2021–22 Division Excellence
The 2021–22 Division Excellence was the 85th season of the Division Excellence, the highest premier basketball league in Morocco. The defending champions were AS Salé.
| 2021–22 Division Excellence | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Dates | 21 November 2021 – 30 June 2022 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular season | |
| BAL | AS Salé |
| Finals | |
| Champions | AS Salé (9th title) |
| Runners-up | FUS Rabat |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The season started on 21 November 2021 and ended on 30 June 2022.[1] Salé won the championship, their 9th title and their 7th in a row (not counting abandoned seasons).
Teams
Team changes
 Promoted from 2020 to 2021 1NDH |
 Relegated from 2020 to 2021 Division Excellence |
|---|---|
| Raja CA | Olympique de Safi |
Raja CA, Majd Tanger and Atletic Beni Snassen were promoted to the league. Olympique de Safi, Amal Riadi El Hajeb and ASE Essaouira were relegated from the previous season.
Arenas and locations
| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Atletic Beni Snassen | Berkane | Salle Moulay El Hassan |
| AS Salé | Salé | Salle Bouazzaoui |
| Pomme de Midelt | Midelt | Salle de Midelt |
| FAR Rabat | Rabat | Salle Ibn Yassine |
| Raja CA | Casablanca | Salle Bouchentouf |
| Renaissance Berkane | Berkane | Salle Moulay El Hassan |
| Wydad AC | Casablanca | Salle WAC |
| Majd Tanger | Tanger | Salle Ziaten |
| MAS Fes | Fez | Salle 11 Janvier |
| FUS Rabat | Rabat | Salle Ibn Rochd |
| IRT Tanger | Tanger | Salle Ziaten |
| Lixus Larache | Larache | Salle Omnisports |
| Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | Al Hoceima | Salle 3 Mars |
| KACM | Marrakech | Salle Zerktouni |
| AMI | Ifrane | Salle Omnisports de Ifrane |
| ASCEBB | Tantan | Salle Omnisports de Tantan |
Regular season
Group South
| Pos. | Club | Pld | W | L | Diff | PF | PA | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FUS Rabat | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1105 | 891 | 214 | Advance to playoff round |
| 2 | AS Salé | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1122 | 920 | 202 | |
| 3 | FAR Rabat | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1056 | 867 | 189 | |
| 4 | Wydad AC | 14 | 9 | 5 | 895 | 785 | 110 | |
| 5 | Kawkab de Marrakech | 14 | 9 | 5 | 923 | 907 | 16 | Qualification for 9th place game |
| 6 | Raja CA | 14 | 4 | 10 | 926 | 1041 | -115 | Qualification for 11th place game |
| 7 | ASCEBB | 14 | 2 | 12 | 740 | 1065 | -325 | |
| 8 | Pomme de Midelt | 14 | 1 | 13 | 770 | 1061 | -291 | |
Source: FRMBB
Group North
| Pos. | Club | Pld | W | L | Diff | PF | PA | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRT Ittihad Tanger | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1058 | 762 | 296 | Advance to playoff round |
| 2 | Lixus Larache | 12 | 9 | 3 | 922 | 718 | 204 | |
| 3 | Majd Tanger | 12 | 8 | 4 | 982 | 730 | 252 | |
| 4 | MAS Fes | 12 | 7 | 5 | 933 | 793 | 140 | |
| 5 | Athletic Club Bni Yznasn | 12 | 4 | 8 | 810 | 872 | -62 | Qualification for 9th place game |
| 6 | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima | 12 | 3 | 9 | 770 | 865 | -95 | Qualification for 11th place game |
| 7 | Renaissance de Berkane | 12 | 0 | 12 | 509 | 1244 | -735 | |
| 8 | AMI (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Source: FRMBB; (W) – Withdrew
Playoff round
In the playoff round, the four highest-placed teams from each regular season group play each other in two groups. The top two teams from both groups advance to the semifinals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | IRT | FAR | ASLL | KACM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRT Tanger | 6 | 5 | 1 | 444 | 409 | +35 | 11 | Advance to semifinals | — | 65–57 | 77–67 | 75–52 | |
| 2 | FAR Rabat | 6 | 4 | 2 | 409 | 379 | +30 | 10 | 80–64 | — | 79–63 | 89–60 | ||
| 3 | Lixus Larache | 6 | 3 | 3 | 449 | 431 | +18 | 9 | Qualify for 5th place game | 79–86 | 72–45 | — | 77–59 | |
| 4 | KACM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 385 | 468 | −83 | 6 | Qualify for 7th place game | 74–77 | 55–59 | 85–91 | — |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | ASS | FUS | MTB | MAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Salé | 6 | 5 | 1 | 512 | 440 | +72 | 11 | Advance to semifinals | — | 85–75 | 90–63 | 97–82 | |
| 2 | FUS Rabat | 6 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 469 | +31 | 10 | 76–66 | — | 85–87 | 88–79 | ||
| 3 | Majd Tanger | 6 | 2 | 4 | 406 | 471 | −65 | 8 | Qualify for 5th place game | 56–82 | 59–80 | — | 74–64 | |
| 4 | Maghreb de Fes | 6 | 1 | 5 | 476 | 514 | −38 | 7 | Qualify for 7th place game | 88–92 | 93–96 | 70–67 | — |
Classification round
5th and 6th place game
7th and 8th place game
9th and 10th place game
11th and 12th place game
Semifinals and finals
The semifinals are played in a two-legged series, the finals are played in a best-of-three playoff format.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| IRT Ittihad Tanger | 84 | 84 | 168 | |||||||
| FUS Rabat | 108 | 62 | 170 | |||||||
| FUS Rabat | 0 | |||||||||
| AS Salé | 2 | |||||||||
| AS Salé | 64 | 90 | 154 | |||||||
| FAR | 51 | 38 | 89 | |||||||
References
- "DEXH 2021-2022". Fédération Royale Marocaine de BasketBall (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-01.