Morocco national football team
| Nickname(s) | أُسُودالأطلس / Igrzamn n Atlasi (Atlas Lions) |
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| Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) & UAFA (Arab world) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Badou Ezzaki | ||
| Captain | Mehdi Benatia | ||
| Most caps | Noureddine Naybet (115) | ||
| Top scorer | Ahmed Faras (42)[citation needed] | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Adrar, Agadir | ||
| FIFA code | MAR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 80 |
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| Highest | 10 (April 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 95 (September 2010) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 69 | ||
| Highest | 17 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 81 (May 2013) | ||
| First international | |||
(Lebanon; 19 October 1957) |
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| Biggest win | |||
(Morocco; 6 September 1961) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
(Japan; 11 October 1964) |
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| 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 ; Tamaziǧt : Tarabbut anamur n Maghrib), nicknamed أسود الأطلس / Irzem n Atlasi (Lions of the Atlas), is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Badou Ezzaki. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African and 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 runners-up 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. On 5 February 2015, The CAF Executive Committee decided to suspend the Morocco national football team from the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2017 and 2019, and to impose on the Royal Moroccan Football Federation the regulatory fine of US$1 million, along with the sum of 8.05 million Euros in compensation for all material damage sustained by CAF, stakeholders and partners as a result of the decision not to host 2015 edition.[1] However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning Morocco may enter the tournaments.[2]
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Home stadium[edit]
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. And we all remember the historical total humiliation of Morocco vs Hungary .Morocco lost that match 6-0.They were beaten up by one single man. After that match Morocco was known as the worst football team that the history of football has ever known.
Competitive record[edit]
FIFA World Cup[edit]
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 | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| Did Not Qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| Group Stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |||
| Did Not Qualify | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Did Not Qualify | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Group Stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |||
| Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||
| To Be Decided | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Round of 16 | 4/20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 102 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 136 | 78 | ||
Summer Olympic Games[edit]
| Football at the Summer Olympic record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| No football tournament | ||||||||
| Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| No football tournament | ||||||||
| Did Not Enter | ||||||||
| Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| Round 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Withdrew | ||||||||
| Round 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| Round 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| Round 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| Round 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Round 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| Round 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
| To Be Decided | ||||||||
| Total | Round 2 | 7/26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 48 |
Africa Cup of Nations[edit]
African Nations Championship[edit]
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Arab Nations Cup[edit]
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Pan Arab Games[edit]
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Islamic Solidarity Games[edit]
Jeux de la Francophonie[edit]
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Mediterranean Games[edit]
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Minor tournaments[edit]
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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| Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Winner | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Winner | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| Winner | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | |
| Runner-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Runner-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Runner-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 titles | 12/12 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 36 |
Honours[edit]
Senior team[edit]
- Champions (1):
2012
Youth and Olympic teams[edit]
- Pan Arab Games (2): 1961, 1985
- Islamic Solidarity Games (1): 2013
- Mediterranean Games (2): 1983, 2013
- Jeux de la Francophonie (1): 2001
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (1): 1997
- Arab Cup U-20 (1): 2011
- UNAF U-20 Tournament (1): 2015
- UNAF U-17 Tournament (2): 2007, 2011
Fixtures and results[edit]
Squad[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against
Ivory Coast on October 9, and
Guinea on October 12, 2015.[3]
Caps and goals updated as October 9, 2015 after the friendly match against Guinea
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
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Previous squads[edit]
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Coaches[edit]
Source:[4]
| Managers | |||
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| 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 | 2012–2013 | ||
| Hassan Benabicha (caretaker) | 2013-2014 | ||
| Badou Ezzaki[5] | 2014–present | ||
Kit suppliers[edit]
| Kit provider | Period |
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| Adidas | 1982-1993 |
| Lotto | 1994-1995 |
| Umbro | 1995 |
| Lotto | 1995-1997 |
| Puma | 1998–2001 |
| Nike | 2002–2006 |
| Puma | 2007–2011 |
| Adidas | 2012–present |
See also[edit]
- Morocco women's national football team
- Morocco A' national football team
- Morocco national under-23 football team
- Morocco national under-20 football team
- Morocco national under-17 football team
Other football codes
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "MOROCCO FINED, BANNED FROM TWO AFCON TOURNAMENTS". Confédération Africaine de Football. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
- ^ "Morocco win appeal over Afcon 2017 and 2019 bans". BBC Sport. 2 April 2015.
- ^ http://www.frmf.ma/fr/article/equipe-nationale-26-joueurs-convoqu%C3%A9s-face-%C3%A0-la-c%C3%B4te-d%E2%80%99ivoire-et-la-guin%C3%A9e
- ^ Hassanin Mubarak. "Morocco National Team Coaches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27252927
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