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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 ranking19 (May 2021) [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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 2012)
Best resultGroup Stage, (2012, 2016)
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Appearances5 (First in 2000)
Best result Champions, (2016, 2020)
AMF World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1994)
Best resultQuarter finals, (2019)

The Morocco national futsal team, nicknamed Ousoud Al Atlas (Lions of the Atlas) represents Morocco in international futsal competitions. It is affiliated to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and is one of the strongest teams in Africa. The team has notably won the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title in the last two editions (2016 and 2020) and qualified for the World Cup three times, first appearing in 2012.[2]

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter
British Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008
2012 Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 15 −10
Colombia 2016 Group stage 3 0 0 3 6 14 −8
Lithuania 2021 Qualified
2024 To be determined
Total 2/8 6 0 0 6 11 29 −18

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Libya 2009 Did not enter
Brazil 2013
Kuwait 2014
Total 0/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Egypt 1996 Did not enter
Egypt 2000 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 24 12 +12
2004 Semi-Finals 1 0 0 1 3 11 −8
Libya 2008 Third place 6 4 0 2 20 11 +9
Burkina Faso 2011 Cancelled
South Africa 2016 Champions 5 4 0 1 17 10 +7
Morocco 2020 Champions 5 5 0 0 23 1 +22
Total 5/6 20 14 1 5 87 45 +42

Arab Futsal Championship

Arab Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Egypt 1998 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 30 19 +11
Egypt 2005 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 30 15 +15
Libya 2007 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 12 18 −6
Egypt 2008 Did not participate
Egypt 2021 Champions 5 5 0 0 26 2 +24
Total 4/5 20 15 0 5 98 54 +44

North African Futsal Tournament

North African Futsal Tournament record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Libya 2005 Runners-up 4 2 0 2 23 8 +15
Tunisia 2009 Did not participate
Libya 2010 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 21 5 +16
Total 2/3 8 5 0 3 44 13 +31

2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Main article: 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Knockout stage
2  Libya 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Equatorial Guinea 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
4  Mauritius 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 Withdrew after one match[a]
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 30 January 2020, Mauritius announced that they had withdrawn from the tournament due to the Western Sahara conflict.[3][4] Their remaining matches were awarded as 3–0 wins for their opponents (Regulations Article 81).[5]
Morocco 3–0 Libya
  • Knia 6'
  • El-Ayyane 12'
  • Jouad 31'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Morocco 8–1 Equatorial Guinea
  • Jouad 8'
  • El-Mesrar 17'
  • Knia 19'
  • Saoud 20', 25'
  • Borite 31'
  • El-Fenni 34'
  • Maimón 38'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Mauritius Cancelled
Awarded 0–3		 Morocco
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Morocco 4–0 Angola
  • Saoud 7', 17'
  • Jouad 8'
  • Maimón 33'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Final

Morocco 5–0 Egypt
  • El-Mesrar 3', 17'
  • Fati 13'
  • El-Ayyane 23'
  • Knia 27'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible advance to the knockout stage based on ranking
4  Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 13 September 2021. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Morocco Match 6 Solomon Islands
Thailand Match 17 Morocco
Portugal Match 30 Morocco

Player List

Coach
Hicham Deguig

The final Squad for the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations was announced on 18 January 2020.[6][7]

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

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. ^ "Withdrawal of Mauritius from the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2020". CAF. January 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Mauritius follow SA's lead and withdraw from controversial Futsal Africa Cup of Nations". Daily Dispatch. January 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Regulations of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  6. ^ "La liste finale de l'Equipe Marocaine retenue pour le tournoi final" (in French). FRMF. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Morocco Squad for the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations" (PDF). FRMF. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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