Morocco national futsal team

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Morocco
Nickname(s)Lions of the Atlas
اسود الاطلس
Irzem n Atlasi
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Home stadiumSalle Mohammed V
FIFA codeMAR
FIFA ranking24 [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belarus 4–1 Morocco 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; February 11, 1995)
Biggest win
 Morocco 14–1 South Africa 
(Cairo, Egypt; April 18, 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–0 Morocco 
(Cairo, Egypt; July 31, 2004)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2012)
Best resultGroup Stage, (2012, 2016)
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Appearances4 (First in 2000)
Best result Champions, (2016, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2000)
Best resultGroup Stage, (2000, 2015)

The Morocco national futsal team, nicknamed Irzem n Atlasi (Lions of the Atlas) represents Morocco in international and African futsal competitions. It is affiliated to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and is one of the strongest teams in Africa, clinching Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in last two occasions (2016 and 2020) [2].


Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

  • 1989 – Did not enter
  • 1992 – Did not enter
  • 1996 – Did not enter
  • 2000 – Did not qualify
  • 2004 – Did not qualify
  • 2008 – Did not qualify
  • 2012 – Group stage
  • 2016 – Group stage
  • 2020 – Qualified

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

  • 1996 – Did not enter
  • 2000 – Second Place
  • 2004 – Third Place
  • 2008 – Third Place
  • 2011 – Cancelled
  • 2016 – Champions
  • 2020 – Champions

Futsal Confederations Cup

  • 2009 – Did not enter
  • 2013 – Did not enter
  • 2014 – Did not enter

Arab Futsal Championship

  • 1998 – Second Place
  • 2005 – Second Place
  • 2007 – 4th Place
  • 2008 – Did not enter

Arab Futsal Championship

See also: Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Egypt 1998 Did not enter
Libya 2005
Egypt 2007
Egypt 2008
Total 0/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

North African Futsal Tournament

  • 2005 – Second Place
  • 2009 – Did not enter
  • 2010 – Second Place

2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Main article: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6
3  Libya 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4  Angola 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Angola 2–5 Morocco
Paulo Alberto Ribeiro 20'
Quissanga Alberto De Almeida 24'		 Report Saad Knia 4'
Artur Saddam Samuel Dasilva 26' (o.g.)
Adil Habil 36'
Soufiane El Mesrar 37', 40'
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Morocco 3–2 Libya
Bilal Bakkali 18', 23'
Mohamed Jouad 28'		 Report Mohamed Ibrahim Shahout 32'
Rabia Abdelrahim 38'
Referee: Theodore Yves Eyebe Messoa (Cameroon)
Morocco 2–3 Egypt
Mostafa Eid Mohamed 14' (o.g.)
Adil Habil 35'		 Report Ahmed Mohamed Abdelkader 12', 30'
Mostafa Eid Mohamed 33'
Referee: Almoiz Ahmed Mohamed (Sudan)

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Mozambique 1–4 Morocco
Ricardo Lenio Mendes Muendane 39' Report Soufiane El Mesrar 13'
Saad Knia 22'
Adil Habil 26' (pen.), 38'
Referee: Moez Ben Salem (Tunisia)

Final

Morocco 3–2 Egypt
Mohamed Jouad 13'
Bilal Bakkali 19'
Adil Habil 38'		 Report Mostafa Eid Mohamed 12', 18'
Referee: José Francisco Katemo Katchingavisa (Angola)

2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4
3  Iran 3 1 1 1 9 11 −2 4
4  Morocco 3 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Morocco 0–5 Azerbaijan
Report Vassoura 15', 18', 33'
Gallo 29'
Thiago Bolinha 31'
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: José Francisco Katemo Katchingavisa (Angola)
Iran 5–3 Morocco
Tayyebi 10'
Javid 15'
Hassanzadeh 16', 24'
Tavakoli 18'		 Report Jouad 16'
Adil Habil 19' (pen.), 33'
Referee: Sergio Cabrera (Cuba)
Spain 4–3 Morocco
Lozano 8', 33'
Aicardo 17'
Raúl Campos 19'		 Report Adil Habil 14', 34'
El Mazray 24'
Attendance: 2,696
Referee: Yuri García (Colombia)

Player List

Coach
Hicham Deguig

The final squad was announced on 18 January 2020.[3][4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Abdelkrim Nbia (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 30) Morocco Ajax Tetouan
2 2DF Achraf Saoud (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 29) Morocco Sakr Agadir
3 4FW Anás El-Ayyane (1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 27) Italy Lynx Latina
4 2DF Mohamed Jouad (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 (aged 26) France Toulon Élite
5 3MF Youssef El Mazray (1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 32) Morocco Fath Settat
6 2DF Soufiane Borite (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 27) Morocco Ville Haute Kénitra
7 3MF Zakaria Kauiri (1987-08-17)17 August 1987 (aged 32) Morocco Loukous Ksar Elkbir
8 3MF Saad Knia (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 32) Morocco Fath Settat
9 4FW Abdelatif Fati (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 29) Morocco Fath Settat
10 4FW Soufiane El-Mesrar (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 29) France ACCES
11 3MF Bilal Bakkali (1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 26) France ACCES
12 1GK Reda Khiyari (1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 28) Morocco Ville Haute Kénitra
13 3MF Hamza Maimón (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 28) Spain Palma
14 3MF Idriss El-Fenni (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 23) Morocco Ajax Tanger


Previous squads

FIFA Futsal World Cup squads

See also

References

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "African futsal kings: We have the quality for the next stage of the World Cup". futsalfeed.com. March 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "La liste finale de l'Equipe Marocaine retenue pour le tournoi final" (in French). FRMF. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "Morocco Squad for the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations" (PDF). FRMF. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.

External links

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