Morocco national football team

Morocco

Nickname(s)	أُسُودالأطلس (Lions of the Atlas)
Association	Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Rachid Taoussi
Captain	Nadir Lamyaghri
Most caps	Noureddine Naybet (115)
Top scorer	Ahmed Faras (42)[citation needed]
Home stadium	Stade de Marrakech
FIFA code	MAR
FIFA ranking	74
Highest FIFA ranking	10 (April 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	95 (September 2010)
Elo ranking	80
Highest Elo ranking	17 (December 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking	80 (26 March 2013)
First colours Second colours
First international
Morocco 3–3 Iraq (Lebanon; 19 October 1957)
Biggest win
Morocco 13–1 Saudi Arabia (Morocco; 6 September 1961)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 6–0 Morocco (Japan; 11 October 1964)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1970)
Best result	Round of 16, 1986
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	15 (First in 1972)
Best result	Winners; 1976

The Morocco national football team (Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم‎), nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas), is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Rachid Taoussi. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African and Arab team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and England. They were also the first African team to make it to second round barely losing to eventual runner-ups West Germany 1–0 in 1986. They also came within two minutes of moving out of the group stage of the 1998 World Cup, Kjetil Rekdal's late winning goal for Norway against Brazil eliminating them. Glory came back in 2012 for the Moroccan National Team when they were victorious in the 2012 Arab Nations Cup defeating Libya in the final.

Home stadium

The Moroccan National team traditionally used the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in (Rabat) and the Stade Mohamed V in (Casablanca) as their main stadiums, but they've recently started using the new Stade de Marrakech in (Marrakech), this is where Morocco have played their last seven home games.

World Cup record

Morocco's national football team participated four times in the FIFA World Cup. Their best performance was the 1986 edition when they advanced to the second round, being the first African nation to do so. In 1998, the team narrowly missed repeating the same achievement.

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1958	Did Not Enter
1962	Did Not Qualify
1966	Withdrew
1970	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	6
1974 to 1982	Did Not Qualify
1986	Round of 16	11th	4	1	2	1	3	2
1990	Did Not Qualify
1994	Group Stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	5
1998	Group Stage	18th	3	1	1	1	5	5
2002 to 2014	Did Not Qualify
2018	To Be Decided
2022	To Be Decided
Total	Round of 16	4/19	13	2	4	7	12	18

Africa Cup of Nations Record

Morocco team before the match against Niger at 2011-2012

• 1957 – Did not enter
• 1959 – Did not enter
• 1962 – Withdrew
• 1963 – Did not qualify
• 1965 – Did not enter
• 1968 – Did not enter
• 1970 – Did not qualify
• 1972 – Round 1
• 1974 – Did not enter
• 1976 – Champions

• 1978 – Round 1
• 1980 – Third place
• 1982 – Did not qualify
• 1984 – Did not qualify
• 1986 – Fourth place
• 1988 – Fourth place
• 1990 – Did not qualify
• 1992 – Round 1
• 1994 – Did not qualify
• 1996 – Did not qualify

• 1998 – Quarterfinals
• 2000 – Round 1
• 2002 – Round 1
• 2004 – Second place
• 2006 – Round 1
• 2008 – Round 1
• 2010 – Did not qualify
• 2012 – Round 1
• 2013 – Round 1
• 2015 – Qualified (Host)

Arab Nations Cup record

Arab Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998 Arab Nations Cup	Group Stage	2	1	0	1	2	2
2002 Arab Nations Cup	Semi Final	5	1	2	2	5	6
2012 Arab Nations Cup	Champions	5	4	1	0	11	2

Fixtures and results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Scorers	Competition
13 October 2012	Marrakech stadium, Marrakech	Mozambique	4 – 0	Barrada  39' Kharja  64' (P) El Arabi  85' Amrabt  94'	2013 ACN Q
14 November 2012	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca	Togo	0 – 1		Friendly
12 December 2012	Stade El Abdi, El Jadida	Niger	3 – 0	Hamdallah  2' Hadraf  37' Iajour  51'	Friendly
8 January 2013	Rand Stadium, Rosettenville	Zambia	0 - 0		Friendly
12 January 2013	Rand Stadium, Rosettenville	Namibia	2 - 1	El Hamdaoui  2' Kaddioui  79'	Friendly
19 January 2013	Soccer City, Johannesburg	Angola	0 - 0		2013 ACN
23 January 2013	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban	Cape Verde	1 - 1	El Arabi  78'	2013 ACN
27 January 2013	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban	South Africa	2 - 2	El Adoua  9' Hafidi  81'	2013 ACN
6 March 2013	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Mali	2 - 1	Abourazzouk  43' Bamaamar  69'	Friendly
24 March 2013	Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania	1 - 3	El Arabi  94'	2014 FIFAWC Q
8 June 2013	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Tanzania	2 - 1	Hamdallah  41' (P) El Arabi  51'	2014 FIFAWC Q
15 June 2013	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Gambia	2 - 0	Barrada  4' Belhanda  51'	2014 FIFAWC Q
6 September 2013	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan	Ivory Coast	vs.		2014 FIFAWC Q

Squad

Current squad

Match date: June 8, 2013 – June 15, 2013
Opposition: Tanzania – Gambia
Competition: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round

Caps and goals updated as of June 15, 2013 after match against Gambia

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Mohamed Amsif (1989-02-07) February 7, 1989 3 0 FC Augsburg 12 1GK Anas Zniti (1988-10-28) October 28, 1988 2 0 Maghreb de Fès 22 1GK Yassine Bounou (1991-04-05) April 5, 1991 0 0 Atlético Madrid 2 2DF Michaël Chrétien Basser (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 35 0 Bursaspor 3 2DF Zakarya Bergdich (1989-01-07) January 7, 1989 13 0 RC Lens 4 2DF Ahmed Kantari (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 13 0 Stade Brest 5 2DF Mehdi Benatia (1987-04-17) April 17, 1987 30 1 AS Roma 13 2DF Yassine Jebbour (1991-01-24) January 24, 1991 1 0 Stade Rennes 15 2DF Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 8 0 Montpellier HSC 17 2DF Issam El Adoua (1986-09-12) September 12, 1986 15 1 Vitória de Guimarães 21 2DF Zouhair Feddal (1989-02-01) February 1, 1989 1 0 FUS de Rabat 6 3MF Adil Hermach (1986-06-27) June 27, 1986 19 0 Toulouse FC 7 3MF Abdelaziz Barrada (1989-06-19) June 19, 1989 15 2 Getafe CF 8 3MF Salaheddine Saidi (1987-02-06) February 6, 1987 3 0 FAR Rabat 10 3MF Younès Belhanda (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 21 2 Montpellier HSC 11 3MF Adel Taarabt (1989-05-24) May 24, 1989 16 4 Queens Park Rangers 14 3MF Mbark Boussoufa (1984-08-15) August 15, 1984 30 5 FC Anzhi Makhachkala 16 3MF Mounir Obbadi (1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 3 0 AS Monaco 19 3MF Kamel Chafni (1982-06-11) June 11, 1982 10 0 Stade Brest 9 4FW Youssef El Arabi (1987-06-03) June 3, 1987 17 6 Granada CF 18 4FW Hamza Abourazzouk (1986-06-16) June 16, 1986 3 1 Raja Casablanca 20 4FW Abderrazak Hamdallah (1990-12-17) December 17, 1990 6 1 Aalesunds FK

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 5 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Aziz El Kinani (1978-08-30) August 30, 1978 7 0 Moghreb Tétouan v. Togo, 14 November 2012 DF Abderrahim Chakir (1986-12-15) December 15, 1986 5 0 FAR Rabat v. Tanzania, 24 March 2013 DF Romain Saïss (1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 1 0 Clermont v. Togo, 14 November 2012 DF Ismail Belmaalem (1988-04-09) April 9, 1988 7 0 Baniyas v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 DF Rachid Soulaimani (1982-11-21) November 21, 1982 11 0 Raja Casablanca v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 MF Houssine Kharja (1982-11-09) November 9, 1982 77 12 Al-Araby v. Mozambique, 14 November 2012 MF Adrien Regattin (1991-08-22) August 22, 1991 1 0 Toulouse v. Togo, 14 November 2012 MF Said Fettah (1986-01-15) January 15, 1986 1 0 Wydad Casablanca v. Niger, 13 October 2012 MF Mochine Metouali (1986-03-03) March 3, 1986 0 0 Raja Casablanca v. Mozambique, 13 October 2012 MF Ahmed Jahouh (1988-07-31) July 31, 1988 5 0 Moghreb Tétouan v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 MF Zakaria Labyad (1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 1 0 Sporting Lisbon v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 FW Mouhcine Iajour (1985-06-14) June 14, 1985 2 1 Raja Casablanca v. Niger, 12 December 2012 FW Marouane Chamakh (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 63 17 West Ham United v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 FW Yassine Salhi (1987-11-23) November 23, 1987 11 8 Raja Casablanca v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 Coaches Source: Managers Name Nationality Years as Manager Trophy Won Larbi Ben Barek 1957 Mohammed Khamiri 1959 Abdelkader Lokhmiri 1959 Larbi Ben Barek 1960 Kader Firoud 1961 Mohammed Massoun 1961 - 1963 Mohammed Massoun & Abderrahmane Mahjoub 1963 - 1967 Abderrahmane Mahjoub 1967 Guy Cluzeau & Abdellah Settati , 1968 - 1969 Abdellah Settati 1969 Blagoja Vidinić 1970 José Barinaga 1971 - 1972 Abdellah Settati 1972 Abderrahmane Mahjoub 1972 - 1973 Virgil Mărdărescu 1974 - 1978 1976 African Cup of Nations Abdellah El-Ammari 1978 Guy Cluzeau 1979 Just Fontaine 1979 - 1980 Jebrane & Yabram Hamidouch 1980 Yabram Hamidouch 1981 Abdellah El-Ammari 1982 Jaime Valente 1983 Mehdi Faria 1983 - 1988 Jaime Valente 1988 - 1989 Antonio Valentín 1989 - 1990 Abdellah Ajri Blinda 1990 Abdelghani El-Naciri 1990 Werner Olk 1990 - 1992 Abdelkhalek Louzani 1992 Abdellah Ajri Blinda 1993 - 1994 Mohammed Lamari 1994 Gílson Nunes 1995 Henri Michel 1995 - 2000 Henryk Kasperczak 2000 Mustapha Madih (Caretaker) 2000 Humberto Coelho 2000 - 2002 Badou Ezzaki 2002 - 2005 Philippe Troussier 2005 Mohamed Fakhir 2006 - 2007 Henri Michel 2007 - 2008 Fathi Jamal 2008 Roger Lemerre 2008 - 2009 Hassan Moumen (Caretaker) 2009 - 2010 Eric Gerets 2010 - 2012 2012 Arab Nations Cup Rachid Taoussi 2012 - References External links Official website of Morocco's FA RSSSF archive of results