Moroccan Basketball League (Division Excellence) History

League status

The Division 1 (D1) is the first-tier professional basketball league in Morocco. Division 1 was established in 1957.
The DEX-H sits above the Premier Division which effectively forms the second-tier of Moroccan basketball.
At the end of regular season, top 4 teams qualify to the play-offs.

League name history

1957-2021: Division 1  2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2019-2020 2020-2021
2021 until now: Division Excellence  2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Until 2021
Since 2021

Title holders

Championships by club

TitlesClubYears
3FUS Rabat 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25

Finals year-by-year

SeasonWinnerResultFinalistRegular Season Champion
2022-23Fath US de Rabat3-1Majd Tanger BasketballFath US de Rabat
2023-24Fath US de Rabat77-59,67-76,79-60,82-56AS de SaleFath US de Rabat
2024-25Fath US de Rabat3-2AS de SaleIRT Tanger

Finals participants

ClubWLTotal
FUS Rabat303
AS Sale022
MTB011

Final Four participants

Club1st2nd3rd4th
FUS Rabat2000
AS Sale0200
IRT Tanger0011
MAS Fez0011

Players with the most appearances in the Moroccan Finals

PlayerFinals AppearancesYears
Abdelhakim Zouita32023, 2024, 2025
Soufiane Benhmine32023, 2024, 2025
Jaouad Darib22023, 2024
Soufiane Kourdou22024, 2025
Johnathan Jordan22024, 2025
Khalid Boukichou22024, 2025
Yassine El Mahsini22024, 2025
Yacine Baeri22024, 2025
Ayoub Nouhi22024, 2025
Badreddine Azouga22024, 2025

Players with the most Moroccan titles

PlayerCountYears Won
Abdelhakim Zouita32023, 2024, 2025
Soufiane Benhmine32023, 2024, 2025
Johnathan Jordan22024, 2025
Yacine Baeri22024, 2025
Ayoub Nouhi22024, 2025
Badreddine Azouga22024, 2025
Abdelkarim El Haoua22024, 2025
Mohamed Zeghloul22024, 2025