Morocco national futsal team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | Lions of the Atlas اسود الاطلس Irzem n Atlasi | ||
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Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Home stadium | Salle Mohammed V | ||
FIFA code | MAR | ||
FIFA ranking | 19 (May 2021) [1] | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; February 11, 1995) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Cairo, Egypt; April 18, 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Cairo, Egypt; July 31, 2004) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (First in 2012) | ||
Best result | Group Stage, (2012, 2016) | ||
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 2000) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
AMF World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1994) | ||
Best result | Quarter 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 record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 |
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Qualified | |||||||
2024 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 2/8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 29 | −18 |
Futsal Confederations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
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Total | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
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Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
2004 | Semi-Finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
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Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 |
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Cancelled | |||||||
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Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 |
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Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
Total | 5/6 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 87 | 45 | +42 |
Arab Futsal Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
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Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 19 | +11 |
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Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 15 | +15 |
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Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 |
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Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 |
Total | 4/5 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 98 | 54 | +44 |
North African Futsal Tournament record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
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Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 |
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Did not participate | |||||||
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | Withdrew after one match[a] |
Morocco ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Semi-finals
Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Final
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible advance to the knockout stage based on ranking |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 13 September 2021. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Morocco ![]() | Match 6 | ![]() |
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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 |
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1 | GK | Abdelkrim Nbia | 8 April 1989 (aged 30) | ![]() |
2 | DF | Achraf Saoud | 21 June 1990 (aged 29) | ![]() |
3 | FW | Anás El-Ayyane | 30 October 1992 (aged 27) | ![]() |
4 | DF | Mohamed Jouad | 4 March 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() |
5 | MF | Youssef El Mazray | 1 July 1987 (aged 32) | ![]() |
6 | DF | Soufiane Borite | 11 December 1992 (aged 27) | ![]() |
7 | MF | Zakaria Kauiri | 17 August 1987 (aged 32) | ![]() |
8 | MF | Saad Knia | 6 September 1987 (aged 32) | ![]() |
9 | FW | Abdelatif Fati | 25 December 1990 (aged 29) | ![]() |
10 | FW | Soufiane El-Mesrar | 5 June 1990 (aged 29) | ![]() |
11 | MF | Bilal Bakkali | 24 February 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() |
12 | GK | Reda Khiyari | 21 May 1991 (aged 28) | ![]() |
13 | MF | Hamza Maimón | 11 July 1991 (aged 28) | ![]() |
14 | MF | Idriss El-Fenni | 9 May 1996 (aged 23) | ![]() |
Previous squads
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See also
References
- ^ Futsal World Ranking
- ^ "African futsal kings: We have the quality for the next stage of the World Cup". futsalfeed.com. March 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ "Withdrawal of Mauritius from the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2020". CAF. January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Mauritius follow SA's lead and withdraw from controversial Futsal Africa Cup of Nations". Daily Dispatch. January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Regulations of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "La liste finale de l'Equipe Marocaine retenue pour le tournoi final" (in French). FRMF. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Morocco Squad for the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations" (PDF). FRMF. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
External links
- Morocco FA official site