Moroccan football has a new champion after Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès (MAS Fès) completed a remarkable campaign to win the 2025/26 Botola Pro title, ending a 41-year wait for the country’s biggest domestic prize. The Yellow and Blacks sealed their fifth league crown, adding to the titles they won in 1964/65, 1978/79, 1982/83 and 1984/85, and writing one of the greatest comeback stories in the club’s history.
The triumph marks the return of one of Morocco’s most historic clubs to the summit after more than four decades in the shadows. Based in the ancient city of Fez, MAS Fès had long been regarded as a sleeping giant despite enjoying continental success by winning the CAF Confederation Cup in 2011 and the CAF Super Cup in 2012. Their latest achievement finally restores the club to the pinnacle of Moroccan football. Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès.
The title is equally significant in the modern era of Moroccan football. Since the professional Botola Pro format was introduced in the 2011/12 season, MAS Fès have become only the eighth different club to win the championship, highlighting the league’s growing competitiveness.
Behind the success was a consistent and disciplined campaign that saw MAS Fès edge out strong competition from defending champions RS Berkane, who finished runners-up to secure another place in the CAF Champions League. Traditional powerhouse Raja Casablanca settled for third place and qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup.
However, the biggest talking point beyond the championship celebrations is the dramatic shift in Morocco’s football hierarchy. For the first time since 2003, none of Wydad AC, Raja Casablanca, or AS FAR will represent the country in the CAF Champions League. It brings to an end a remarkable 22-year streak in which at least one of the three traditional giants featured in Africa’s premier club competition.
The changing landscape reflects the increasing balance within Moroccan football, where clubs such as RS Berkane and now MAS Fès have broken the long-standing dominance of the country’s established heavyweights.
For MAS Fès supporters, though, statistics and milestones are secondary to the emotion of finally reclaiming the championship. Generations of fans who had waited since the 1984/85 season can now celebrate another golden chapter in the club’s illustrious history.
With the Botola Pro crown secured, MAS Fès now return to the CAF Champions League, carrying renewed ambition to re-establish themselves among Africa’s elite and build on the momentum of a season that will forever be remembered in Moroccan football history.
