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It is the Morocco National Football Team, dubbed "the Atlas Lions", is the representative of Morocco in international football for men tournaments. It is run by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, which is also known as FRMF. The colors of the team are green and red. The team is an active member of both FIFA as well as the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

In the world arena, Morocco won the 1976 African Cup of Nations, two African Nations Championships and FIFA Arab Cup once. They've participated in the FIFA World Cup six times. Their most successful result was during the year 1986 when they became the first and one and only African nation to be the top team in an entire group in the FIFA World Cup. In 1986's FIFA World Cup Group F, Morocco finished ahead of England, Portugal and Poland after holding Poland as well as England to goalless ties, and defeating Portugal 3-1. They became one of the first African national team of football, and the only national football team from outside Europe in those from the Americas (after North Korea in 1966 World Cup), to be able to make it into the second round of the World Cup. In the next round of 16 knockouts they lost narrowly to the eventual champions West Germany 1-0.

The main rivals of Morocco are predominantly Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt. Morocco also has had extremely fierce matches against Gabon as well as Ivory Coast, due to the frequent matches they have played in recent times. Morocco has numerous talented players who were born in Europe and currently playing in the best European leagues (Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Eredivisie and is thought to be as one of the best teams in African football history.

The Atlas Lions were considered one of the most successful national teams of football around the globe when they were ranked as at the top of the FIFA World Rankings in April 1998. This was one of the first African national team to be recognized by FIFA as one of the top ten teams of national football. Also, they are the first African national team to be among high in the FIFA World Rankings over three years. They were ranked by FIFA between 1997 and 1999. At the time of writing, June 20, 2022 Morocco was ranked the 22nd-best team in the world.

1. History

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1.1. Pre-independence period

The Moroccan national team was formed in 1928. The team had its first game on the 22nd day of December of that year , against the B team from France which it was defeated 1-1. The team, which was made up of the top footballers from the LMFA or the Moroccan Football League (settlers or natives) and was involved in friendly matches with different North African teams such as the ones from Algeria as well as Tunisia. These associations of settler clubs as well as local footballers, as well as having their own championships and a rivalry with one another, played each other in a competition that Morocco won numerous times, including during 1948-1949.

The LMFA also had to face some club teams , including NK Lokomotiva Zagreb in January 1950, and also France A, and France B. With France A, the LMFA played a 1-1 draw in Casablanca in 1941.

On September 9, 1954, a quake was felt in the Algerian region of Orleansville (now Chlef) and resulted in damage to the town and death of over 1,400 persons. On the 7th of October, 1954 the French Football Association and the Maghreb inhabitants held an event to raise money for families of those who were killed in the devastating event. In the game, which was played on the Parc de Princes in Paris, a group comprised from Moroccans, Algerians and Tunisians took on the team representing France. The team was led by the superstar Larbi Benbarek and Larbi Benbarek, the Maghreb team was able to prevail 3-1, just a month prior to that game, the Toussaint Rouge attacks by the Algerian National Liberation Front which was the start of the Algerian War.

1.2. The beginnings of Morocco (1955–1963)

In 1955 in 1955, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation was created at the close of French protection of Morocco which had existed from 1912.

On the 19th October of 1957, in the second event of the Pan Arab Games in Lebanon, Morocco made its debut as an independent nation against Iraq on the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium where they drew 3-3. In the competition, Morocco won its first victory ever against Libya by winning 5-1. They and then beating Tunisia 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals. With a 1-1 tie, Morocco was drawn with Syria the draw was drawn to decide who could advance to the final. Syria was selected against Morocco. Morocco was able to withdraw from the third place final against Lebanon and was ranked fourth overall.

Between 1957 between 1957 and between 1957 and Morocco hosted numerous matches in friendly competition against National Liberation Front team, the official representative of Algeria prior to its declaration of independence in 1957. In 1959 Morocco took part to the very first tournament which was the qualifying round for the Rome Olympics. In a group that included Tunisia along with Malta, Morocco finished second in goal difference but did not make it to the finals. The same year the football federation of Morocco became a member of FIFA.

in 1960 Morocco took part at World Cup qualification for the first time. They were drawn against Tunisia in the opening round Morocco took the lead in their first match 2-1, whereas Tunisia defeated the second leg with a score of 2-1. A play-off that took place at Palermo, Italy also finished with a draw, and it was a toss between the two teams to decide who advanced. Morocco was the winner of the coin and then beat Ghana 1-1 on aggregate to advance to the intercontinental play-offs. The draw was in a draw with Spain, Morocco lost 4-2 in aggregate, and failed to make it to the finals.

in 1961 Morocco was hosting The Pan-Arab Games and was the winner of the football tournament by winning all five matches. The third game, which they played with Saudi Arabia, resulted in the biggest victory ever for Morocco with a score of 13-1. They also secured the first two wins they have ever won against an European team, defeating East Germany 2-1 and 2-0.

In 1963 in 1963, the Moroccan team was close to being able to qualify for in the African Cup of Nations. In the crucial play-off against Tunisia the team was defeated by 4-1 at Tunis and then won by a score of 4-2 in their home stadium, and lost and were thus eliminated. In the Mediterranean Games in Naples 1963 they placed fourth following losing 2-1 in the final to secure third place . They were playing the reserve Spanish team.

 

1.3. First appearances in international competitions (1963–1976)

Morocco participated for the very first time in the last phase of an international tournament in 1964 at the Tokyo Olympics. After qualifying under the direction of coach Mohamed Massoun, the Moroccans were placed in three teams following the expulsion from North Korea. Morocco were beaten in both matches against Hungary (6-0 which was the team's most devastating defeat ever) in addition to Yugoslavia (3-1 although they scored the first goal in the second half through Ali Bouachra).

In 1966 in 1966, Morocco's Moroccan Football Association joined the Confederation of African Football and could participate in competitions organised through the CAF.

In 1967's Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia was the host. Moroccans fell in the opening round, placing fourth within a squad made up of Italy, France, and Algeria.

When they were preparing to play in the 1968 Olympics, Morocco refused to take on Israel but were later substituted by Ghana.

Between 1968 and 1969 The team was involved in preparing for qualifying for the Mexican World Championship in 1970. The first game was a success and they defeated Senegal (1-0) in addition to Tunisia after a draw that was mandatory in the wake of three draws (of which the final one was in Marseille in a draw that was 2 - 3). In the last round of the preliminary round, which was played against Sudan as well as Nigeria, Morocco obtained five points which put them above Nigeria and becoming the first nation to qualify to play in the final round of an international championship. Then, Morocco lost the decisive play-off against Algeria in order to advance to the final round in the 70 Africa Cup of Nations.

Morocco was an early African national side to be selected for the world championship, following participation during an tournament of elimination (at 1934 FIFA World Cup in Italy, Egypt was the first African national team to participate in the World Cup, but without having played in the qualifying tournament before). It was the Moroccan team, which was coached by Yugoslav Blagoje Vidinic, consisted solely of players in the Moroccan league, which included Driss Bamous, and Ahmed Faras.

The 3rd June of 1970, in a match against West Germany in front of 12,942 fans, Morocco surprisingly opened the scoring with a goal during the twenty-first game played by Houmane Jarir. In the second period, however West Germany scored. West Germans scored with Uwe Seeler and Gerd Muller, and prevailed by the score of 2-1. In the third quarter, however, The Lions of the Atlas then took on Peru in the presence of 13,537 fans. The Moroccans scored three goals in the span of ten minutes, and lost three goals to win 3-0. The 11th of June, 1970 the lost Moroccans played against Bulgaria 1-1. They scored a goal to come back in the sixty-sixth game by Maouhoub Ghazouani. This was the first win that the African national team during the World Cup.

At the time of 1972's Africa Cup of Nations qualification in 1972, the Lions of the Atlas ousted Algeria before facing Egypt and defeated Egypt 3-0 in the first leg , and then losing 3-2 when they returned and yet, they qualified to the very first time to participate in the final stage of the tournament in Europe. The group phase, in which they played three draws of 1-1 with Congo, Sudan and Zaire and were eliminated in the initial round. The three Moroccan goals featured the signature from Ahmed Faras.

Qualification for 1972 Olympics with two draws and two wins. Morocco began their campaign in Group A, playing an uncontested draw against the United States, then lost 3-1 against host West Germany and defeated Malaysia by 6-0 thanks to the help of an Ahmed Faras hat-trick, thereby progressing to the second round. In the end, due to losses against USSR (3-0), Denmark (3-1) and Poland (5-0) and Poland (5-0), they had to be eliminated of the competition which left them at the bottom of their group. As of now, this performance is still the most impressive performance by this group of Atlas Lions at the Olympic soccer tournament.

In 1974's world cup qualifying tournament, Morocco successfully passed three qualifying rounds prior to entering the final stage alongside Zambia as well as Zaire. Although they were beaten 4-0 away by Zambia and Zaire, the Moroccans came back in the second match, beating their opponent by 2-0 in their home. Then they returned back to Zaire in their 3rd match but were beaten 3-0. They conceded all three goals during the second half and with Faras being forced off the field because of injuries. Morocco made an appeal seeking for a replay. The appeal was denied by FIFA. To protest the decision, Morocco withdrew from the qualifying tournament, which caused them to miss their final game. Atlas Lions to miss their final home game against Zaire that had qualified for the finals which resulted in FIFA giving Zaire the win 2-0 in a walkover. The same reason was the reason why Morocco also decided to not participate during their 1974 African Cup of Nations qualification.

As of 1974 Morocco had only played two matches, both against Algeria with an 2-0 victory and a draw. Following 1974 Morocco began to play regularly in FIFA as well as CAF competitions. They were able to secure qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations by defeating Ghana in the final round, but were unable to get a spot in the 1976 Olympics after being they were eliminated by Nigeria.

1.4. Between successes and defeats (1976–1986)

Morocco is coached by Romanian Virgil Mardarescu and captained by Ahmed Faras, took the title of the continental champion, winning first place in the last round in the African Cup of Nations, during his second time participating in the final stage of the tournament.

The final stage, which took place in Ethiopia it was expected to be a new experience in that the first two teams of both teams from four teams could have played in a final round made up of four teams, battling for with each other for the title of Champion of Africa. Elimination rounds had to be postponed in favor of the mini-championship. The 29th February of 1976 was the day the tournament began with the opening matches of the group A. However, Morocco included into group B began on March 1st, 1976. They were placed in a group along with Sudan, Zaire and Nigeria the team of Mardarescu was able to draw 2-2 by scoring Sudan Cherif Fetoui's Moroccan goals on 5th minute and Ahmed Abouali on the 58th minute) and, later with the help of Abdel Ali Zhraoui's goal the eighth minute of play and a 2-0 win over Zaire. In their last match, they came back 3-1 victory over Nigeria (Nigerian goals on the 5th , an injury and a Moroccan trio featuring Ahmed Faras on the 8th, Abdallah Tazi on 19th and Larbi Chebbak on the 81st) and securing first spot in the group, and being able to play in an elimination round (a group stage consisting of four teams) along with Nigeria and Nigerians, who are second within the Group B. The final round pitted Morocco in a match against Egypt. The Moroccans were ahead due to a goal from Faras and were held to a draw, but then took the lead in the closing minutes of the final whistle with Zahraoui. They won by a score of 2-1. The second game against the Nigerians was a huge success due to the goals Ahmed Faras and Redouane El Guezzar, who scored in the closing eight minutes of the game to overcome the opponent's provisional victory (2-1). The final game, which was against Guinea could have determined on the African Champion team. On the 14th of March, 1976 in Addis Ababa the Guineans were determined to win were leading during the first period, however, four minutes before the end of the game, Ahmed Makrouh scored the goal in the final draw (1-1) which handed Morocco the first cup in its history. Morocco the first trophy in its history.

Morocco was unable to be able to qualify for their participation in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, the 1978 FIFA World Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In 1978, at the Africa Cup of Nations, they were eliminated in the initial round. At their 1980 Africa Cup of Nations they were third winning the final consolation Egypt by 2-0. They also triumphed at their 1984 Mediterranean Games, played at home, after their 3-0 win during the semi-final with Turkey B.

Morocco was not able to qualify for in 1982's Africa Cup of Nations or the 1985 Africa Cup of Nations. In 1986, at the Africa Cup of Nations, they came fourth and were defeated by 3-2 in the consolation final in the final by Ivory Coast (Moroccan goals by Abdelfettah Rhiati and Mohammed Sahil).

 

1.5. Golden Generation (1986–2000)

The next time they played was 1986's FIFA World Cup which took place in Mexico. Morocco under the guidance of Jose Faria, the Brazilian Jose Faria, had an effective team available including Aziz Bouderbala, Salahdine Hmied, Merry Krimau and Mohamed Timoumi.

At Mexico, Morocco surprisingly won an entire group that included Portugal, England and Poland due to 2 draws in the group against English as well as the Polish team, as well as an impressive 3-1 win over Portugal. Portuguese (Abderrazak Khairi was the star player, scoring two goals and scored goals by Abdelkrim Merry Krimau). But they were narrowly removed in the first knockout round by West Germany in the first knockout round due to a goal scored by Lothar Matthaus, who scored one minute prior to the closing of the time. Morocco made history as the only African or Arab nation to progress to an initial round in an international championship.

A few years later two years later, the Moroccan team made an appearance in the 1998 African Cup of Nations as an official host country, with high hopes. After winning the opening round the team was defeated in the semi-finals against Cameroon and ended up fourth after losing in the consolation final to Algeria (1-1 following extra time, and 4-3 following penalties).

The failure to be able to make it into an appearance at the FIFA World Cup opened a time of turmoil. The year 1992 African Cup of Nations, the team was eliminated in the initial round. They didn't play at all, neither at the 1994 Africa Cup or in the 1996 African Cup.

In the last decade of the millennium The North African team took part in two world championships, in the United States in 1994 and in France in 1998. In both instances, they fell in the opening round, however in the second one, they was close to qualifying.

in 1994 Morocco was evicted from the tournament after losing three times to Belgium (1-0), Saudi Arabia (2-1, Moroccan goal of Mohammed Chaouch) and Netherlands (2-1, Moroccan goal of Hassan Nader),[19and in 1998 they were exiled in a controversial manner. After having drawn their first game against Norway with a score of 2-2 (goals from stars Mustapha Hadji, and Abdeljalil Hadda) and lost 3-1 against Brazil, Morocco coached by the French Henri Michel clearly beat (3-0) the Scotland (goal by Abdeljalil Hadda and two goals by Salaheddine Bassir) in Saint-Etienne however, by the time the qualifying was believed to have been completed but they were surpassed in the rankings by Norway and Norway were incredibly impressive against Brazil (2-1) and scored the crucial goal in the closing minutes of the match, due to a highly debated penalty.

In 1998, at the Africa Cup of Nations, after winning their group Morocco were defeated and then eliminated of South Africa (2-1). They did not be able to qualify for at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

 

1.6. Difficult years (2004–2018)

Morocco participated during this year's African Cup of Nations, Morocco was placed in Group D after losing to Nigeria by 1-0, beating Benin by 4-0, and playing 1-1 against South Africa. Morocco was able to advance into the knockout phase and were to play Algeria. They eventually prevailed 3-1 after extra time, and beat a record-breaking 4-0 in Mali in the semi-final. They fell in to Tunisia in the African Cup of Nations Final against Tunisia with a score of 2-1.

Local Atlas Lions Local Atlas Lions were eliminated in the qualifiers for first two editions African Nations Championship (CHAN) in 2011 and 2009 before being able to qualify for the first second time for the CHAN in 2014 which was held at South Africa instead of Libya originally, who were supposed to host the sole continental championship for local players.

When they first participated in the tournament they were the Moroccans were coached by head coach Hassan Benabicha (who, in the absence of Rachid Taoussi, was enlisted to lead the team only days before the beginning of the final competition) failed to reach in the 2nd round. Rachid Taoussi was behind the selection of the Moroccans to the tournament but was not offered the opportunity to take them beyond that point, since his replacement was Hassan Benabicha, who had been successful in several regional and international tournaments during the time, along as well as other lower-categories Moroccan team.

The two first matches played by the Moroccans at the tournament ended in draw 1-1 and 0-0 with Zimbabwe as well as Burkina Faso, respectively. It was only following the third game that the Local Atlas Lions could ensure their place in the next round after defeating Uganda 3-1. In the quarter-finals Morocco were defeated by Nigeria 3-4 after having led by 3-0 at the start of the match.

In 2016 it was a different Moroccan coach, sporting the infamous title of Mohamed Fakhir, who led Morocco to qualify for the second time at the CHAN tournament, which was held in Rwanda. This was more difficult than their previous performance, as being eliminated from the tournament. Atlas Lions eliminated in the first round, after finishing third among their groups.

The final game with a stunning 4-1 victory against the host nation Rwanda did not stop the Moroccans from being eliminated. They had already endured an unresolved draw against Gabon and also a 0-1 defeat to Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast in their first two games.

In 2012 Morocco's national team took home their first 2012 Arab Cup which is a tournament exclusively only for Arab national teams. It was the team consisting of only of players participating for the Moroccan championship. Morocco began their first match by winning 4-0 against Bahrain. They also tied their second game against Libya and then racked up a stunning four-to-one victory in their final match against Yemen with the goal played with Yassine Salhi. They made it into the knockout stage by topping their group. They'll play Iraq in the semi-final , where they won 2-1. They had to face Libya again in the finals for a second time after drawing their first game. They defeated Libya at the end of their match with penalties following a very long 1-1 draw. Yassine Salhi was their top scorer and was named the top player of the tournament.

Moroccan fans were able to enjoy not just having the CHAN in the kingdom in 2018, two years after as well as the victory in the tournament for their national team that was the 3rd North African country to win the title of the tournament, following Tunisia and Libya in 2011, winners in 2011 and Libya during 2014. The journey was not straightforward for Moroccan players who were coached by Jamal Sellami in 2018, because they were facing powerful skilled African National teams, especially in the semi-final and final games. In the group stage it was simpler, as they scored the team winning 4-0 against Mauritania and a subsequent 3-1 victory over Guinea after which they played the draw was scoreless in the final group match against Sudan at the end of the match of the group. They Local Atlas Lions finished top of their group , scoring 7 points from 9 to make it into the quarterfinals, which they defeated Namibia by 2-0 in Casablanca. On the 31st of January, 2018, Al Mountakhab made history, when they qualified for the final game in the CHAN for the first time in their history, after winning the title in 2014 Libya by 3-1 in the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca. The final game was an explosion of Moroccan goals. There were four goals scored by Zakaria Hadraf both in the 44th and 61st minute, Walid El Karti in the 64th minute as well in the 64th minute by Ayoub El Kaabi (top scoring player of the tournament) at the end of the 72nd minutes, to earn one of the first CHAN distinction for the Kingdom of Morocco. Ayoub El Kaabi went on to be named the Total man of the tournament.

1.7. Second era (2018–present)

The 2018, FIFA World Cup, Morocco's return to the finals of the world cup after a gap of 20 years. [35 They North Africans were drawn in Group B along with World Cup favorites Spain, Portugal and Iran. In their first game with Iran, Morocco showed full commitment, but fell one goal in the closing minutes of the match scoring an unassisted goal. In their second match, Morocco faced Portugal but was defeated 1-0 due to the goal of Cristiano Ronaldo. In their final game against Spain they led at 2-1, but were unable to maintain it and ended up drawing 2-3, with goals scored by Khalid Boutaib and Youssef En-Nesyri.

Morocco was preparing for into the 2019 AFCON with confidence, having participated in the previous World Cup. However, despite three consecutive group stage victories, Morocco was shockingly knocked out by less well-known Benin during the first round of 16.

On the 19th of October, Morocco qualified for the 2020 African Nations Championship in Cameroon and made it to the semi-finals for the 4th time after beating Algeria by 3-0 on the Stade municipal in Berkane. Morocco as title holders, was placed in the group C along with Rwanda, Togo and Uganda. The tournament was postponed for one year because of the COVID-19 virus. Morocco did not win convincingly their first match against Togo due to an injury-time penalty by Yahya Jabrane at the end of 27 minutes. The second match against Rwanda was a goalless draw. Morocco was able to come back from a deficit of 1-0 to easily secure a win of 5-2 against Uganda and topped the group with seven points, and eliminating their opponents. Morocco also defeated Zambia 3-1 in the quarter-finals, and thus advanced into the semi-finals where they'll take on Cameroon. They would then face Cameroon in the semi-finals. Atlas Lions would eliminate the hosts with a crushing 4-1 score on Limbe Stadium. Limbe Stadium. On February 20, 2021 Morocco took home their second trophy following a 2-0 victory against Mali during the championship final at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaounde and both goals were that were scored in the final minutes of the second period with Soufiane Bouftini and Ayoub Elkaabi. Morocco has become one of the teams to win consecutive titles since the tournament's inception back in 2009. Soufiane Rahimi was later to receive the title of Total Man of the tournament following an impressive performance in which he scored 5 goals.

In the month of December 2021, Morocco was the first country to participate in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup in Group C with Jordan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. Morocco began the tournament by winning 4-0 in the first match against Palestine, Morocco then managed to defeat a very defensive Jordan with a further 4-0 victory and had their last match win with the final game with a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals following a penalty shootout against Algeria.

After having a clear victory in the twenty-one Africa Cup of Nations qualification group that included Mauritania, Burundi, and Central African Republic. Morocco was among the top contenders to take home the 2021 edition the tournament that was hosted in Cameroon. [50Morocco were among the favorites to win the 2021 edition of the tournament hosted in Camero Morocco were grouped into group E , which comprised Gabon, Ghana and Comoros. Morocco was victorious in the first game against Ghana scoring Sofiane Boufal in the closing seconds of the match. In their second match against Comoros they won the victory 2-0. Their final match with Gabon was to determine who would finish the top spot in the table which ended in a tie of 2-2. Morocco was able to advance for the Round of 16 following being top of the table in their group. They defeated Malawi by a score of 2-1 at the end of the 16th round. They lost in the quarter-finals following an 2-1 loss to Egypt.

2. Home stadium

In the days that it was part of the Cherifian Empire At the time of the Cherifian Empire, the Philip stadium was one of the biggest Moroccan stadium. It was capable of holding 25,000 people. Following the independence of the country it was changed designation to Stade d'honneur de Casablanca (nicknamed "Donor" by the residents who resided in Casablanca). The stadium is primarily utilized for the Moroccan team, as well as by the two major clubs in Casablanca: Wydad AC and Raja CA. The stadium was then subject to extensive renovations to be capable of hosting in 1983 the Mediterranean Games in Casablanca towards the end of the 70s. It was reopened in 1983 with the name of Stade Mohammed V, and later had 80,000 seats prior to being reduced to 67,000 seats after an overhaul in anticipation of Morocco's plan for hosting in the World Cup in 2000. From 2016 to 2019 between 2016 and 2019, the Mohammed V stadium underwent major improvements and modernization. The capacity of the stadium was reduced and now the stadium holds 45,891 seats.

The Grand Complex of Rabat was established in 1983 with its name Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. It is also home to the national side that play a number of matches at the stadium. The Rabat stadium was able to hold 65,000 people, but it was mostly used by two teams from the local leagues that were Far Rabat and FUS Rabat. The capacity was decreased by 53,000 in 2000 , and it was increased to 45,800 seats by 2020. It is the current stadium of Morocco's national team football.

Since 2011 to 2011, from 2011, Atlas Lions played most of their games in the newly constructed Stade de Marrakech, which can accommodate 45,240 seats. The stadium is thought to be a blessing for players of the Moroccan team, which has won many important matches before a huge crowd, including beating Algeria in the qualifying matches to 2013's Africa Cup of Nations football by 4-1 and Tanzania by 3-1 , giving Morocco to qualify, and another crucial match against Mozambique which ended with a crushing win on the scale of 4-1. The result allowed this time to qualify for 2013's Africa Cup of Nations.

Morocco also has several large stadiums that were built in the late 2000s, such as the one at Fez Stadium which has 45,000 seats. It also hosts two teams that are part of Fez: MAS Fez and Wydad de Fes.

3. Kit suppliers

After gaining independence from France and the United States, Morocco's official colours are mostly red shirts and socks in green. away colours are generally in green or white.

Kit provider Period
 Adidas 1982–1993
 Lotto 1994–1995
 Umbro 1995
 Lotto 1995–1997
 Puma 1998–2002
 Nike 2003–2006
 Puma 2007–2011
 Adidas 2012–2018
 Puma 2019–

4. Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

4.1. 2021

6 October2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Morocco  5–0  Guinea-Bissau Rabat, Morocco
9 October2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Guinea-Bissau  0–3  Morocco Casablanca, Morocco
12 October2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Guinea  1–4  Morocco Rabat, Morocco
12 November2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Sudan  0–3  Morocco Rabat, Morocco
16 November2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Morocco  3–0  Guinea Rabat, Morocco

4.2. 2022

10 January2021 AFCON GS Morocco  1–0  Ghana Yaoundé, Cameroon
14 January2021 AFCON GS Morocco  2–0  Comoros Yaoundé, Cameroon
18 January2021 AFCON GS Gabon  2–2  Morocco Yaoundé, Cameroon
25 January2021 AFCON R16 Morocco  2–1  Malawi Yaoundé, Cameroon
30 January2021 AFCON QF Egypt  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Morocco Yaoundé, Cameroon
25 March2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 1st leg DR Congo  1–1  Morocco Kinshasa, DR Congo
29 March2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2nd leg Morocco  4–1
(5–2 agg.)
 DR Congo Casablanca, Morocco
1 JuneFriendly United States  3–0  Morocco Cincinnati, United States
9 June2023 AFCON qualification Morocco  2–1  South Africa Rabat, Morocco
13 June2023 AFCON qualification Liberia  0–2  Morocco Casablanca, Morocco
23 SeptemberFriendly Morocco  v  Chile Barcelona, Spain
27 SeptemberFriendly Morocco  v  Paraguay Seville, Spain
23 November2022 FIFA World Cup Morocco  v  Croatia Al Khor, Qatar
27 November2022 FIFA World Cup Belgium  v  Morocco Doha, Qatar
1 December2022 FIFA World Cup Canada  v  Morocco Doha, Qatar

4.3. 2023

March2023 AFCON qualification South Africa  v  Morocco  
March2023 AFCON qualification Morocco  v  Liberia

5. Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach  Walid Regragui 
Assistant coach  Rachid Benmahmoud
 Gharib Amzine
Goalkeeping coach  Omar Harrak
Fitness coach  Edu Gonzalez
Video Analyst  Moussa El Habachi
Technical director  Chris Van Puyvelde

5.1. Coaching history

Managers
Larbi Benbarek   1957 - - -
Mohammed Khamirib & Abdelkader Lokhmiri   1959 - - -
Larbi Benbarek   1960 - - -
Kader Firoud   1961 - - -
Mohammed Massoun & Abderrahmane Mahjoub   1961–1967 - - -
Guy Cluzeau & Abdellah Settati   1968–1969 - - -
Blagoja Vidinić   1970 - 1970 (GS) -
José Barinaga   1971–1972 - - 1972 (GS)
Abderrahmane Mahjoub   1972–1973 - - -
Virgil Mărdărescu   1974–1978 1976 African Cup of Nations - 1976 (W) - 1978 (GS)
Guy Cluzeau   1979 - - -
Just Fontaine   1979–1980 - - -
Jebrane & Yabram Hamidouch   1980–1981 - - 1980 (3RD)
Abdellah El-Ammari   1982 - - -
Jaime Valente   1983 - - -
Mehdi Faria   1983–1988 - 1986 (R16) 1986 (4TH) - 1988 (4TH)
Jaime Valente   1988–1989 - - -
Antonio Valentín   1989–1990 - - -
Abdellah Ajri Blinda   1990 - - -
Werner Olk   1990–1992 - - 1992 (GS)
Abdellah Ajri Blinda   1993–1994 - 1994 (GS) -
Mohammed Lamari   1994 - - -
Gílson Nunes   1995 - - -
Henri Michel   1995–2000 - 1998 (GS) 1998 (QF) - 2000 (GS)
Henryk Kasperczak   2000 - - -
Humberto Coelho   2000–2002 - - 2002 (GS)
Badou Ezzaki   2002–2005 - - 2004 (F)
Philippe Troussier   2005 - - -
Mohamed Fakhir   2006–2007 - - 2006 (GS)
Henri Michel   2007–2008 - - 2008 (GS)
Fathi Jamal   2008 - - -
Roger Lemerre   2008–2009 - - -
Hassan Moumen (caretaker)   2009–2010 - - -
Eric Gerets   2010–2012 - - 2012 (GS)
Rachid Taoussi   2012–2013 - - 2013 (GS)
Hassan Benabicha (caretaker)   2013–2014 - - -
Badou Ezzaki   2014–2016 - - -
Hervé Renard   2016–2019 - 2018 (GS) 2017 (QF) - 2019 (R16)
Vahid Halilhodžić   2019–2022 - - 2021 (QF)
Walid Regragui   2022– - - -

6. Players

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Chile and Paraguay in 23 and 27 September 2022, respectively.

6.1. Current Squad

Caps and goals are correct as of 13 June 2022, after the match against Liberia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
  GK Yassine Bounou (vice-captain) 5 April 1991 (age 31) 43 0  Sevilla
  GK Munir El Kajoui 10 May 1989 (age 33) 43 0  Al Wehda
  GK Anas Zniti 28 October 1988 (age 33) 5 0  Raja CA
  GK Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti 5 April 1996 (age 26) 3 0  Wydad AC

  DF Romain Saïss (captain) 26 March 1990 (age 32) 63 1  BeÅŸiktaÅŸ
  DF Achraf Hakimi 4 November 1998 (age 23) 51 8  Paris Saint-Germain
  DF Noussair Mazraoui 14 November 1997 (age 24) 12 2  Bayern Munich
  DF Jawad El Yamiq 29 February 1992 (age 30) 11 2  Valladolid
  DF Samy Mmaee 8 September 1996 (age 26) 10 0  Ferencváros
  DF Badr Benoun 30 September 1993 (age 28) 3 0  Qatar SC
  DF Achraf Dari 6 May 1999 (age 23) 2 0  Stade Brest
  DF Yahia Attiyat Allah 2 March 1995 (age 27) 1 0  Wydad AC
  DF Hamza El Moussaoui 7 April 1993 (age 29) 0 0  RS Berkane

  MF Younès Belhanda 25 February 1990 (age 32) 58 5  Adana Demirspor
  MF Sofyan Amrabat 21 August 1996 (age 26) 36 0  Fiorentina
  MF Selim Amallah 15 November 1996 (age 25) 22 4  Standard Liège
  MF Amine Harit 18 June 1997 (age 25) 14 0  Marseille
  MF Ilias Chair 30 October 1997 (age 24) 9 1  Queens Park Rangers
  MF Azzedine Ounahi 19 April 2000 (age 22) 7 2  Angers
  MF Yahya Jabrane 18 June 1991 (age 31) 4 0  Wydad AC
  MF Abdelhamid Sabiri 28 November 1996 (age 25) 0 0  Sampdoria

  FW Youssef En-Nesyri 1 June 1997 (age 25) 48 14  Sevilla
  FW Hakim Ziyech 19 March 1993 (age 29) 40 17  Chelsea
  FW Sofiane Boufal 17 September 1993 (age 29) 29 4  Angers
  FW Ayoub El Kaabi 25 June 1993 (age 29) 23 8  Hatayspor
  FW Ryan Mmaee 1 November 1997 (age 24) 12 4  Ferencvárosi
  FW Munir El Haddadi 1 September 1995 (age 27) 11 2  Getafe
  FW Zakaria Aboukhlal 18 February 2000 (age 22) 10 2  Toulouse
  FW Soufiane Rahimi 23 March 1996 (age 26) 6 0  Al-Ain
  FW Walid Cheddira 22 January 1998 (age 24) 0 0  Bari
  FW Abde Ezzalzouli 17 December 2001 (age 20) 0 0  Osasuna

6.2. Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Sami Tlemcani 21 February 2004 (age 18) 0 0  Chelsea v.  Guinea, 12 October 2021

DF Sofiane Alakouch 29 July 1998 (age 24) 4 0  Metz v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
DF Sofian Chakla 2 September 1993 (age 29) 4 0  OH Leuven v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
DF Mohamed Chibi 21 January 1993 (age 29) 1 0  Pyramids v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
DF Adam Masina 2 January 1994 (age 28) 16 0  Udinese v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022 INJ
DF Nayef Aguerd 30 March 1996 (age 26) 21 1  West Ham v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022 INJ
DF Souffian El Karouani 19 October 2000 (age 21) 3 0  NEC 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Ayoub El Amloud 8 April 1994 (age 28) 1 0  Wydad AC v.  Guinea, 12 October 2021

MF Fayçal Fajr 1 August 1988 (age 34) 51 4  Al Wehda v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
MF Aymen Barkok 21 May 1998 (age 24) 18 1  Mainz 05 v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
MF Adel Taarabt 24 May 1989 (age 33) 30 4 Unattached v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022
MF Imran Louza 1 May 1999 (age 23) 11 2  Watford v.  DR Congo, 29 March 2022
MF Youssef Maleh 28 August 1998 (age 24) 0 0  Fiorentina v.  Guinea, 16 November 2021
MF Abdou Harroui 13 January 1998 (age 24) 0 0  Sassuolo v.  Guinea, 12 October 2021

FW Tarik Tissoudali 2 April 1993 (age 29) 9 2  Gent v.  Liberia, 13 June 2022 INJ
FW Achraf Bencharki 24 September 1994 (age 27) 11 0  Al Jazira 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

DEC Player declined the call-up to the squad
INJ Did not make it to the current squad due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Player retired from internationals
SUS Player is suspended
WD Player withdrew from the roster for non-injury related reasons

6.3. FIFA World Cup squads

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6.3.1. 2018 FIFA World Cup squad

Coach:  Hervé Renard

Morocco's 26-man preliminary squad was announced on 17 May 2018. The final squad was announced on 4 June.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Yassine Bounou 5 April 1991 (aged 27) 11 0  Girona
2 DF Achraf Hakimi 4 November 1998 (aged 19) 10 1  Real Madrid
3 DF Hamza Mendyl 21 October 1997 (aged 20) 13 0  Lille
4 DF Manuel da Costa 6 May 1986 (aged 32) 28 1  Ä°stanbul BaÅŸakÅŸehir
5 DF Medhi Benatia (captain) 17 April 1987 (aged 31) 57 2  Juventus
6 DF Romain Saïss 26 March 1990 (aged 28) 24 1  Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 MF Hakim Ziyech 19 March 1993 (aged 25) 18 9  Ajax
8 MF Karim El Ahmadi 27 January 1985 (aged 33) 51 1  Feyenoord
9 FW Ayoub El Kaabi 25 June 1993 (aged 24) 10 11  RS Berkane
10 MF Younès Belhanda 25 February 1990 (aged 28) 47 5  Galatasaray
11 MF Fayçal Fajr 1 August 1988 (aged 29) 23 2  Getafe
12 GK Munir Mohamedi 10 May 1989 (aged 29) 27 0  Numancia
13 FW Khalid Boutaïb 24 April 1987 (aged 31) 18 7  Yeni Malatyaspor
14 MF Mbark Boussoufa 15 August 1984 (aged 33) 59 7  Al Jazira
15 MF Youssef Aït Bennasser 7 July 1996 (aged 21) 14 0  Caen
16 MF Nordin Amrabat 31 March 1987 (aged 31) 44 4  Leganés
17 DF Nabil Dirar 25 February 1986 (aged 32) 34 3  Fenerbahçe
18 MF Amine Harit 18 June 1997 (aged 20) 6 0  Schalke 04
19 FW Youssef En-Nesyri 1 June 1997 (aged 21) 16 2  Málaga
20 FW Aziz Bouhaddouz 30 March 1987 (aged 31) 15 3  FC St. Pauli
21 MF Sofyan Amrabat 21 August 1996 (aged 21) 6 0  Feyenoord
22 GK Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti 5 April 1996 (aged 22) 2 0  IR Tanger
23 MF Mehdi Carcela 1 July 1989 (aged 28) 20 1  Standard Liège

6.3.2. 1998 FIFA World Cup squad

Head coach:  Henri Michel

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Abdelkader El Brazi 5 November 1964 (aged 33) 37  FAR Rabat
2 DF Abdelilah Saber 21 April 1974 (aged 24) 25  Sporting CP
3 DF Abdelkrim El Hadrioui 6 March 1972 (aged 26) 59  Benfica
4 DF Youssef Rossi 28 June 1973 (aged 24) 20  Rennes
5 DF Smahi Triki 1 August 1967 (aged 30) 16  Lausanne
6 DF Noureddine Naybet (captain) 10 February 1970 (aged 28) 91  Deportivo La Coruña
7 MF Mustapha Hadji 16 November 1971 (aged 26) 42  Deportivo La Coruña
8 MF Saïd Chiba 18 September 1970 (aged 27) 23  Compostela
9 FW Abdeljalil Hadda 21 March 1972 (aged 26) 11  Club Africain
10 FW Abderrahim Ouakili 11 December 1970 (aged 27) 8  1860 Munich
11 MF Ali Elkhattabi 17 January 1977 (aged 21) 6  Heerenveen
12 GK Driss Benzekri 31 December 1970 (aged 27) 6  RS Settat
13 DF Rachid Neqrouz 10 April 1972 (aged 26) 13  Bari
14 FW Salaheddine Bassir 5 September 1972 (aged 25) 26  Deportivo La Coruña
15 DF Lahcen Abrami 31 December 1969 (aged 28) 41  Wydad Casablanca
16 MF Rachid Azzouzi 10 January 1971 (aged 27) 35  Greuther Fürth
17 MF Gharib Amzine 3 May 1973 (aged 25) 2  Mulhouse
18 MF Youssef Chippo 10 May 1973 (aged 25) 20  Porto
19 DF Jamal Sellami 6 October 1970 (aged 27) 0  Raja Casablanca
20 DF Tahar El Khalej 16 June 1968 (aged 29) 54  Benfica
21 FW Rachid Rokki 8 November 1974 (aged 23) 2  Chabab Mohammédia
22 GK Mustapha Chadili 14 February 1973 (aged 25) 0  Raja Casablanca

6.3.3. 1994 FIFA World Cup squad

Head coach: Abdellah Blinda

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Khalil Azmi 23 August 1964 (aged 29) 3  Raja Casablanca
2 DF Nacer Abdellah 3 March 1966 (aged 28) 0  Waregem
3 DF Abdelkrim El Hadrioui 6 March 1972 (aged 22) 2  FAR Rabat
4 MF Tahar El Khalej 16 June 1968 (aged 26) 0  KAC Marrakesh
5 DF Smahi Triki 1 August 1967 (aged 26) 0  Châteauroux
6 DF Noureddine Naybet 10 February 1970 (aged 24) 5  Nantes
7 MF Mustapha Hadji 16 November 1971 (aged 22) 0  Nancy
8 MF Rachid Azzouzi 10 January 1971 (aged 23) 4  MSV Duisburg
9 FW Mohammed Chaouch 12 December 1966 (aged 27) 2  Nice
10 MF Mustafa El Haddaoui (c) 28 July 1961 (aged 32) 7  Angers
11 MF Rachid Daoudi 21 February 1966 (aged 28) 2  WAC Casablanca
12 GK Said Dghay 14 January 1964 (aged 30) ?  Olympique Casablanca
13 FW Ahmed Bahja 21 December 1970 (aged 23) 3  KAC Marrakesh
14 DF Ahmed Masbahi 17 January 1966 (aged 28) ?  KAC Marrakesh
15 MF El Arbi Hababi 12 August 1967 (aged 26) 0  Olympique Khouribga
16 FW Hassan Nader 8 July 1965 (aged 28) 1  Farense
17 FW Abdeslam Laghrissi 5 January 1962 (aged 32) 4  Raja Casablanca
18 DF Rachid Neqrouz 10 April 1972 (aged 22) 0  Mouloudia Oujda
19 FW Abdelmajid Bouyboud 24 October 1966 (aged 27) 2  WAC Casablanca
20 MF Hassan Kachloul 19 February 1973 (aged 21) 0  Nîmes
21 MF Mohamed Samadi 21 March 1970 (aged 24) 2  FAR Rabat
22 GK Zakaria Alaoui 17 June 1966 (aged 28) 0  KAC Marrakesh

6.4. Africa Cup of Nations squads

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6.4.1. CAN 2021 squad

Coach:  Vahid Halilhodžić

A 25-man final squad was announced on 23 December 2021. On 28 December 2021, Badr Benoun, Mohamed Chibi, and Soufiane Rahimi were added to the squad to reach the maximum of 28 players. On 30 December 2021, Anas Zniti withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti. On 10 January 2022, Badr Benoun withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Achraf Bencharki.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Yassine Bounou 5 April 1991 (aged 30) 35 0  Sevilla
2 DF Achraf Hakimi 4 November 1998 (aged 23) 41 5  Paris Saint-Germain
3 DF Adam Masina 2 January 1994 (aged 28) 7 0  Watford
4 MF Sofyan Amrabat 21 August 1996 (aged 25) 27 0  Fiorentina
5 DF Nayef Aguerd 30 March 1996 (aged 25) 12 1  Rennes
6 DF Romain Saïss (captain) 26 March 1990 (aged 31) 54 1  Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 MF Imran Louza 1 May 1999 (aged 22) 5 2  Watford
8 MF Azzedine Ounahi 19 April 2000 (aged 21) 0 0  Angers
9 FW Ayoub El Kaabi 25 June 1993 (aged 28) 28 19  Hatayspor
10 FW Munir El Haddadi 1 September 1995 (aged 26) 8 2  Sevilla
11 MF Fayçal Fajr 1 August 1988 (aged 33) 44 3  Sivasspor
12 GK Munir Mohamedi 10 May 1989 (aged 32) 41 0  Hatayspor
13 MF Ilias Chair 30 October 1997 (aged 24) 7 1  Queens Park Rangers
14 FW Zakaria Aboukhlal 18 February 2000 (aged 21) 5 1  AZ
15 MF Selim Amallah 15 November 1996 (aged 25) 12 3  Standard Liège
16 MF Aymen Barkok 21 May 1998 (aged 23) 14 1  Eintracht Frankfurt
17 FW Sofiane Boufal 17 September 1993 (aged 28) 22 1  Angers
18 DF Sofian Chakla 2 September 1993 (aged 28) 3 0  OH Leuven
19 FW Youssef En-Nesyri 1 June 1997 (aged 24) 40 11  Sevilla
20 DF Sofiane Alakouch 29 July 1998 (aged 23) 2 0  Metz
21 DF Souffian El Karouani 19 October 2000 (aged 21) 3 0  NEC
22 GK Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti 5 April 1996 (aged 25) 17 0  Wydad Casablanca
23 FW Ryan Mmaee 1 November 1997 (aged 24) 7 4  Ferencváros
24 DF Samy Mmaee 8 September 1996 (aged 25) 5 0  Ferencváros
25 DF Mohamed Chibi 21 January 1993 (aged 28) 5 1  AS FAR
26 FW Achraf Bencharki 24 September 1994 (aged 27) 17 1  Zamalek
27 FW Soufiane Rahimi 2 June 1996 (aged 25) 12 6  Al Ain
28 FW Tarik Tissoudali 2 April 1993 (aged 28) 0 0  Gent

6.4.2. CAN 2019 squad

Coach:  Hervé Renard

A 27-man provisional squad was announced on 27 May 2019. Anas Zniti replaced Abdelali Mhamdi on 5 June due to injury.

The final squad was announced on 11 June 2019. On 19 June 2019, it was announced that Abdelkrim Baadi will officially replace the injured Abderrazak Hamdallah.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Yassine Bounou 5 April 1991 (aged 28) 15  Girona
2 DF Achraf Hakimi 4 November 1998 (aged 20) 19  Borussia Dortmund
3 DF Noussair Mazraoui 14 November 1997 (aged 21) 4  Ajax
4 DF Manuel da Costa 6 May 1986 (aged 33) 36  Al-Ittihad
5 DF Medhi Benatia (captain) 17 April 1987 (aged 32) 62  Al-Duhail
6 DF Romain Saïss 26 March 1990 (aged 29) 33  Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 MF Hakim Ziyech 19 March 1993 (aged 26) 23  Ajax
8 MF Karim El Ahmadi 27 January 1985 (aged 34) 61  Al-Ittihad
9 FW Sofiane Boufal 17 September 1993 (aged 25) 9  Celta Vigo
10 FW Younès Belhanda 25 February 1990 (aged 29) 53  Galatasaray
11 MF Fayçal Fajr 1 August 1988 (aged 30) 31  Caen
12 GK Munir Mohand Mohamedi 10 May 1989 (aged 30) 34  Málaga
13 FW Khalid Boutaïb 24 April 1987 (aged 32) 22  Zamalek
14 MF Mbark Boussoufa 15 August 1984 (aged 34) 66  Al-Shabab
15 MF Youssef Aït Bennasser 7 July 1996 (aged 22) 19  Saint-Étienne
16 FW Nordin Amrabat 31 March 1987 (aged 32) 52  Al-Nassr
17 DF Nabil Dirar 25 February 1986 (aged 33) 39  Fenerbahçe
18 MF Mehdi Bourabia 8 July 1991 (aged 27) 3  Sassuolo
19 FW Youssef En-Nesyri 1 June 1997 (aged 22) 22  Leganés
20 FW Oussama Idrissi 26 February 1996 (aged 23) 2  AZ
21 DF Yunis Abdelhamid 28 September 1987 (aged 31) 4  Reims
22 GK Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti 5 April 1996 (aged 23) 2  Wydad Casablanca
23 DF Abdelkrim Baadi 14 April 1996 (aged 23) 2  Hassania Agadir

6.4.3. CAN 2017 squad

Coach:  Hervé Renard

A 26-man provisional squad was announced on 22 December 2016. Aziz Bouhaddouz was added to the squad on 2 January 2017 after the injuries of Younès Belhanda and Oussama Tannane. The final squad was announced on 4 January 2017, with Ismail Haddad and Mohamed Nahiri being left out of the team. On 5 January, it was announced that Omar El Kaddouri would join the team in fear of an injury of Nordin Amrabat (which was later confirmed) while Faycal Rherras was called to replace Sofiane Boufal on 13 January.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 GK Yassine Bounou 5 April 1991 (aged 25) 7  Girona
2 DF Hamza Mendyl 21 October 1997 (aged 19) 5  Lille B
3 DF Fouad Chafik 16 October 1986 (aged 30) 8  Dijon
4 DF Manuel da Costa 6 May 1986 (aged 30) 17  Olympiacos
5 DF Medhi Benatia (captain) 17 April 1987 (aged 29) 44  Juventus
6 DF Romain Saïss 26 March 1990 (aged 26) 8  Wolverhampton Wanderers
7 FW Youssef En-Nesyri 1 June 1997 (aged 19) 6  Málaga
8 MF Karim El Ahmadi 27 January 1985 (aged 31) 35  Feyenoord
9 FW Youssef El-Arabi 3 February 1987 (aged 29) 39  Lekhwiya
10 DF Faycal Rherras 7 April 1993 (aged 23) 1  Hearts
11 MF Fayçal Fajr 1 August 1988 (aged 28) 7  Deportivo La Coruña
12 GK Munir Mohand Mohamedi 10 May 1989 (aged 27) 11  Numancia
13 FW Khalid Boutaïb 24 April 1987 (aged 29) 5  Strasbourg
14 MF Mbark Boussoufa 15 August 1984 (aged 32) 42  Al-Jazira
15 MF Youssef Aït Bennasser 7 July 1996 (aged 20) 5  Nancy
16 MF Omar El Kaddouri 21 August 1990 (aged 26) 20  Napoli
17 MF Nabil Dirar 25 February 1986 (aged 30) 20  Monaco
18 DF Amine Atouchi 1 July 1992 (aged 24) 1  Wydad Casablanca
19 MF Mounir Obbadi 4 April 1983 (aged 33) 21  Lille
20 FW Aziz Bouhaddouz 30 March 1987 (aged 29) 3  FC St. Pauli
21 MF Mehdi Carcela 1 July 1989 (aged 27) 14  Granada
22 GK Yassine El Kharroubi 29 March 1990 (aged 26) 3  Lokomotiv Plovdiv
23 FW Rachid Alioui 18 June 1992 (aged 24) 5  Nîmes

6.4.4. CAN 2013 squad

Coach: Rachid Taoussi 

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Nadir Lamyaghri (c) 13 February 1976 (aged 36) 50 0  Wydad Casablanca
2 DF Abderrahim Achchakir 15 December 1986 (aged 26) 0 0  FAR Rabat
3 DF Zakaria Bergdich 7 January 1989 (aged 24) 8 0  Lens
4 DF Ahmed Kantari 28 June 1985 (aged 27) 8 0  Brest
5 DF Mehdi Benatia 17 April 1987 (aged 25) 25 1  Udinese
6 MF Adil Hermach 27 June 1986 (aged 26) 18 0  Al Hilal
7 MF Abdelaziz Barrada 19 June 1989 (aged 23) 8 1  Getafe
8 MF Karim El Ahmadi 27 January 1985 (aged 27) 17 1  Aston Villa
9 FW Youssef El-Arabi 3 February 1987 (aged 25) 15 3  Granada
10 MF Younès Belhanda 25 February 1990 (aged 22) 17 1  Montpellier
11 FW Oussama Assaidi 15 August 1988 (aged 24) 9 1  Liverpool
12 GK Anas Zniti 28 October 1988 (aged 24) 0 0  MAS Fez
13 FW Youssef Kaddioui 28 September 1984 (aged 28) 0 0  FAR Rabat
14 FW Mounir El Hamdaoui 14 July 1984 (aged 28) 11 2  Fiorentina
15 DF Abdelhamid El Kaoutari 17 March 1990 (aged 22) 4 0  Montpellier
16 DF Abdelatif Noussir 20 February 1990 (aged 22) 1 0  MAS Fez
17 DF Issam El Adoua 12 September 1986 (aged 26) 8 0  Vitória de Guimarães
18 MF Chahir Belghazouani 6 October 1986 (aged 26) 1 0  Ajaccio
19 MF Kamel Chafni 11 June 1982 (aged 30) 4 0  Brest
20 FW Abderrazak Hamdallah 17 December 1990 (aged 22) 2 0  Olympique Safi
21 FW Nordin Amrabat 31 March 1987 (aged 25) 11 2  Galatasaray
22 GK Khalid Askri 20 March 1981 (aged 31) 0 0  Raja Casablanca
23 MF Abdelilah Hafidi 14 May 1992 (aged 20) 0 0  Raja Casablanca

6.5. African Nations Championship squads

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6.5.1. CHAN 2020 squad

Manager: Hussein Ammouta

The 33-man squad was announced on 14 January 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Anas Zniti 28 August 1988 (aged 32) 11 0  Raja Casablana
2 DF El Mehdi Karnass 12 March 1990 (aged 30) 3 1  Difaâ El Jadida
3 DF Abdelkrim Baadi 14 April 1996 (aged 24) 3 0  RS Berkane
4 DF Ismael Mokadem 26 July 1995 (aged 25) 0 0  RS Berkane
5 MF Yahya Jabrane 18 June 1991 (aged 29) 3 0  Wydad Casablanca
6 MF Mohammed Ali Bemammer 19 November 1989 (aged 31) 3 0  Ittihad Tanger
7 FW Zakaria Hadraf 12 March 1990 (aged 30) 15 2  RS Berkane
8 MF Larbi Naji 14 December 1990 (aged 30) 2 0  RS Berkane
9 FW Ayoub El Kaabi 26 June 1993 (aged 27) 16 11  Wydad Casablanca
10 MF Walid El Karti 23 July 1994 (aged 26) 13 3  Wydad Casablanca
11 MF Reda Jaadi 14 February 1995 (aged 25) 0 0  FUS de Rabat
12 GK Mohamed Amsif 7 February 1989 (aged 31) 8 0  FUS de Rabat
13 DF Hamza El Moussaoui 7 April 1993 (aged 27) 0 0  Moghreb Tétouan
14 FW Achraf Dari 6 May 1999 (aged 21) 0 0  Wydad Casablanca
15 DF Soufiane Bouftini 3 August 1994 (aged 26) 2 0  Hassania Agadir
16 MF Zakaria Fati 6 September 1992 (aged 28) 0 0  FAR Rabat
17 MF Anas Bach 10 February 1998 (aged 22) 0 0  FUS de Rabat
18 FW Abdelilah Hafidi 30 January 1992 (aged 28) 17 3  Raja Casablana
19 MF Brahim El Bahraoui 30 July 1992 (aged 28) 0 0  RS Berkane
20 MF Si Mohammed El Fakih 7 February 1990 (aged 30) 0 0  MAS Fez
21 FW Soufiane Rahimi 2 June 1996 (aged 24) 0 0  Raja Casablana
22 GK Zouhair Laaroubi 30 July 1984 (aged 36) 1 0  RS Berkane
23 DF Omar Namsaoui 4 April 1990 (aged 30) 2 0  RS Berkane
24 DF Abdellah Khafifi 19 February 1993 (aged 27) 0 0  Mouloudia Oujda
25 MF Naoufel Zerhouni 14 September 1995 (aged 25) 0 0  FUS de Rabat
26 FW Adam Ennafati 29 June 1994 (aged 26) 1 0  Mouloudia Oujda
27 DF Abdelmounaim Boutouil 1 September 1998 (aged 22) 0 0  SCC Mohammédia
28 FW Reda Slim 25 October 1999 (aged 21) 0 0  FAR Rabat
29 FW Ismail Khafi 19 September 1995 (aged 25) 0 0  Mouloudia Oujda
30 FW Walid Sabbar 25 February 1996 (aged 24) 0 0  OCS
31 MF Noah Sadaoui 14 September 1993 (aged 27) 0 0  Raja Casablanca
32 FW Mohamed Al Makaazi 5 February 1995 (aged 25) 0 0  Raja Casablanca
33 GK Hicham El Majhad 9 April 1991 (aged 29) 0 0  Ittihad Tanger

6.5.2. CHAN 2018 squad

Manager: Jamal Sellami

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Anas Zniti 28 August 1988 (aged 29) 4 0  Raja Casablanca
12 GK Abdelali Mhamdi 29 November 1991 (aged 26) 2 0  RSB
22 GK Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti 5 April 1996 (aged 21) 1 0  Ittihad Tanger

3 DF Hamza Semmoumy 2 November 1992 (aged 25) 2 0  FUS
4 DF Nayef Aguerd 30 March 1996 (aged 21) 1 0  FUS
5 DF Jawad El Yamiq 29 February 1992 (aged 25) 9 1  Raja Casablanca
13 DF Badr Banoun 30 September 1993 (aged 24) 4 1  Raja Casablanca
15 DF Marouane Hadhoudi 13 February 1992 (aged 25) 0 0  DHJ
16 DF Mohamed Nahiri 22 October 1991 (aged 26) 5 0  Wydad Casablanca
20 DF Abdeljalil Jbira 1 September 1990 (aged 27) 6 0  Raja Casablanca
21 DF Zakaria El Hachimi 4 August 1987 (aged 30) 9 0  Wydad Casablanca

2 MF Yahya Jabrane 18 June 1991 (aged 26) 0 0  HUSA
6 MF Badr Boulahroud 21 April 1993 (aged 24) 2 1  FUS
8 MF Salaheddine Saidi 6 February 1987 (aged 30) 14 0  Wydad Casablanca
10 MF Walid El Karti 23 July 1994 (aged 23) 3 0  Wydad Casablanca
18 MF Abdelilah Hafidi 30 January 1992 (aged 25) 13 3  Raja Casablanca
19 MF Barrahma El Mehdi 7 December 1992 (aged 25) 0 0  AS FAR

7 FW Zakaria Hadraf 12 March 1990 (aged 27) 8 0  Raja Casablanca
9 FW Ayoub El Kaabi 25 June 1993 (aged 24) 0 0  RSB
11 FW Ismail Haddad 3 August 1990 (aged 27) 6 1  Wydad Casablanca
14 FW Ahmed Hammoudan 12 July 1991 (aged 26) 2 0  Ittihad Tanger
17 FW Achraf Bencharki 24 September 1994 (aged 23) 3 0  Wydad Casablanca
23 FW Ayoub Nanah 12 November 1992 (aged 25) 1 2  DHJ

6.5.3. CHAN 2016 squad

Head Coach: Mohamed Fakhir

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 GK Mohammed Amine El Bourkadi 22 February 1985 (aged 30)  OC Khouribga
2 DF El Mehdi El Bassil 14 December 1987 (aged 28)  FUS Rabat
3 DF Mohamed Abarhoun 3 May 1989 (aged 26)  Moghreb Tétouan
4 DF Jawad El Yamiq 29 February 1992 (aged 23)  OC Khouribga
5 DF Abderrahim Achchakir 15 December 1986 (aged 29)  AS FAR Club
6 DF Brahim Nekkach 5 May 1982 (aged 33)  Wydad Casablanca
7 FW Mohamed Ounajem 4 January 1992 (aged 24)  Wydad Casablanca
8 FW Zakaria Hadraf 12 March 1990 (aged 25)  Difaâ El Jadidi
9 FW Abdessalam Benjelloun 28 January 1985 (aged 30)  FUS Rabat
10 FW Abdessamad El Mobarky 1 January 1981 (aged 35)  Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
11 FW Abdeladim Khadrouf 3 January 1985 (aged 31)  Moghreb Tétouan
12 GK Abdelali Mhamdi 29 November 1991 (aged 24)  RSB Berkane
13 DF Anass Lamrabat 13 July 1993 (aged 22)  Moghreb Tétouan
14 FW Abdelghani Mouaoui 22 February 1989 (aged 26)  IR Tanger
15 DF Youssef Aguerdoum 12 March 1990 (aged 25)  Difaâ El Jadidi
16 DF Mohamed Oulhaj 6 January 1988 (aged 28)  Raja Casablanca
17 DF Marwane Saâdane 17 January 1992 (aged 23)  FUS Rabat
18 MF Abdelilah Hafidi 30 January 1992 (aged 23)  Raja Casablanca
19 FW Mourad Batna 27 June 1990 (aged 25)  FUS Rabat
20 MF Ahmed Jahouh 31 July 1988 (aged 27)  Raja Casablanca
21 FW Adil Karrouchy 23 November 1982 (aged 33)  Raja Casablanca
22 GK Abderrahman El-Houasli 2 December 1984 (aged 31)  FUS Rabat
23 MF Issam Erraki 5 January 1981 (aged 35)  Raja Casablanca

6.6. Summer Olympics squads

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6.6.1. Olympics 2012 squad

Coach:  Pim Verbeek

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals 2012 club
1 GK Mohamed Amsif 7 February 1989 (aged 23)      Augsburg
2 DF Abdelatif Noussir 20 February 1990 (aged 22)      FUS Rabat
3 DF Mohamed Abarhoun 3 May 1989 (aged 23)      MA Tétouan
4 DF Abdelhamid El Kaoutari 17 March 1990 (aged 22)      Montpellier
5 DF Zakarya Bergdich 7 January 1989 (aged 23)      Lens
6 MF Imad Najah 19 February 1991 (aged 21)      PSV
7 FW Zakaria Labyad 9 March 1993 (aged 19)      Sporting CP
8 MF Driss Fettouhi (c) 30 September 1989 (aged 22)      Istres
9 FW Nordin Amrabat* 31 March 1987 (aged 25)      Galatasaray
10 MF Abdelaziz Barrada 19 June 1989 (aged 23)      Getafe
11 FW Soufiane Bidaoui 20 April 1990 (aged 22)      Lierse
12 MF Omar El Kaddouri 21 August 1990 (aged 21)      Brescia
13 DF Zouhair Feddal 1 January 1989 (aged 23)      Espanyol B
14 MF Houssine Kharja* 9 November 1982 (aged 29)      Al-Arabi
15 MF Rayan Frikeche 9 October 1991 (aged 20)      Angers
16 DF Yassine Jebbour 24 August 1991 (aged 20)      Rennes
17 FW Soufian El Hassnaoui 28 October 1989 (aged 22)      De Graafschap
18 GK Yassine Bounou 5 April 1991 (aged 21)      Atlético Madrid B

6.6.2. Olympics 1984 squad

Head coach:  José Faria

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1 GK Badou Zaki Apr 2, 1959 25 ?  Wydad Casablanca 3 0 270 0 0 0
2 DF Saad Dahan Feb 18, 1956 28 ?  FAR Rabat 3 0 270 0 0  1
3 DF Abdelmajid Lamriss Feb 12, 1959 25 ?  FAR Rabat 3 0 270 0 0 0
4 DF Mustapha El Biyaz Dec 12, 1960 23 ?  KAC Marrakech 2 0 179 0 0  1
5 DF Noureddine Bouyahiaoui Jan 7, 1955 28 ?  KAC Kenitra 3 0 270 0 0 0
6 MF Abdelmajid Dolmy Apr 19, 1953 31 ?  Raja Casablanca 3 0 270 0 0  1
7 MF Mustafa El Haddaoui Jul 28, 1961 23 ?  Raja Casablanca 2 0 79 1 1 0
8 MF Driss Mouttaqui Sep 1, 1956 27 ?  MAS Fez 2 0 160 1 0 0
9 FW Hassan Hanini Oct 21, 1955 28 ?  RS Settat 2 0 117 2 0 0
10 MF Mohamed Timoumi Jan 15, 1960 24 ?  Union de Touarga 3 0 270 0 0 0
11 MF Khalid El-Bied Aug 24, 1955 28 ?  FUS Rabat 3 0 153 0 2 0
12 GK Salahdine Hmied Sep 1, 1961 22 ?  FAR Rabat 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW Mustapha Merry Apr 20, 1958 26 ?  US Valenciennes 3 1 270 0 0 0
14 DF Mohamed Safri Apr 18, 1958 28 ?  CS Chênois 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Lahcen Ouadani Jul 14, 1959 25 ?  FAR Rabat 2 0 170 1 0  1
16 FW Hamid Janina Aug 29, 1958 25 ?  RS Kenitra 1 0 10 0 1 0
17 FW Abdeslam Laghrissi Jan 5, 1962 22 ?  FAR Rabat 3 0 211 0 1 0

7. Player records

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7.1. Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Noureddine Naybet 115 4 1990–2006
2 Ahmed Faras 94 36 1966–1979
3 Youssef Safri 79 8 1999–2009
4 Houssine Kharja 78 12 2004–2015
Ezzaki Badou 78 0 1979–1992
6 Abdelmajid Dolmy 76 2 1973–1988
7 Youssef Chippo 73 9 1996–2006
Mohamed Hazzaz 73 0 1969–1979
9 Abdelkrim El Hadrioui 72 4 1992–2001
10 Mbark Boussoufa 70 8 2006–2019

 

7.2. Top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active with Morocco.

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ahmed Faras 36 94 0.38 1966–1979
2 Salaheddine Bassir 27 59 0.46 1994–2002
3 Abdeljalil Hadda 19 48 0.4 1995–2002
4 Hassan Amcharrat 18 39 0.46 1971–1979
Marouane Chamakh 18 65 0.28 2003–2014
6 Abdeslam Laghrissi 17 35 0.49 1984–1995
Hakim Ziyech 17 40 0.41 2015–present
8 Youssef El-Arabi 16 46 0.36 2010–present
Youssouf Hadji 16 64 0.25 2003–2012
10 Youssef En-Nesyri 14 48 0.29 2016-present
Aziz Bouderbala 14 57 0.25 1979–1992

8. Competitive record

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8.1. FIFA World Cup

Morocco's national football team has participated six 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
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
 1930 Part of  France Part of  France
 1934
 1938
 1950
 1954
 1958 Did not enter Did not enter
 1962 Did not qualify 7 2 2 3 7 8
 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
 1970 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 6 10 4 4 2 11 7
 1974 Did not qualify 10 4 3 3 12 13
 1978 2 0 2 0 2 2
 1982 8 3 2 3 5 6
 1986 Round of 16 11th 4 1 2 1 3 2 8 5 2 1 12 1
 1990 Did not qualify 6 1 3 2 4 5
 1994 Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 5 10 7 2 1 19 4
 1998 18th 3 1 1 1 5 5 6 5 1 0 14 2
 2002 Did not qualify 10 6 3 1 11 3
 2006 10 5 5 0 17 7
 2010 10 3 3 4 14 13
 2014 6 2 3 1 9 8
 2018 Group stage 27th 3 0 1 2 2 4 8 4 3 1 13 1
 2022 Qualified 8 7 1 0 25 3
 202  be determined To be determined
Total Round of 16 6/22 16 2 5 9 14 22 119 58 39 22 175 83

 

Morocco's World Cup record
First Match  Morocco 1–2 Germany 
(León, Mexico; 3 June 1970)
Biggest Win  Morocco 3–0 Scotland 
(Saint-Étienne, France; 23 June 1998)
Biggest Defeat  Brazil 3–0 Morocco 
(Nantes, France; 16 June 1998)
Best Result Round of 16 in 1986
Worst Result Group stage in 1970, 1994, 1998, 2018

8.2. Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record   Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
 1957 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
 1959
 1962 Withdrew Withdrew
 1963 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 6
 1965 Did not enter Did not enter
 1968
 1970 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2
 1972 Group stage 5th 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 2 0 2 9 6
 1974 Did not enter Did not enter
 1976 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 6 6 4 0 2 13 4
 1978 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 2 4 Qualified as defending champions
 1980 Third Place 3rd 5 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 14 5
 1982 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 4
 1984 4 1 2 1 4 2
 1986 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 1 0
 1988 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 3 1 3 3 Qualified as hosts
 1990 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
 1992 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 2 6 4 0 2 11 4
 1994 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 5 4
 1996 4 1 1 2 2 4
 1998 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 4 2 0 10 1
 2000 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 6 4
 2002 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4 6 3 1 2 5 4
 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 14 4 6 5 1 0 10 0
 2006 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 0 1 10 5 5 0 17 7
 2008 11th 3 1 0 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 6 1
 2010 Did not qualify 10 3 3 4 14 13
 2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 3 2 1 8 2
 2013 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 2
 2015 Disqualified Originally qualified as hosts, then disqualified
 2017 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 4 3 6 5 1 0 10 1
 2019 Round of 16 9th 4 3 1 0 4 1 6 3 2 1 8 3
 2021 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 8 5 6 4 2 0 10 1
 2023 To be determined To be determined
 2025
Total 1 Title 18/33 70 27 24 19 82 63 118 63 31 24 182 81

8.3. African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship   African Nations Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
 2009 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 5 6
 2011 2 0 2 0 3 3
 2014 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 7 6 2 1 1 0 1 0
 2016 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 3 1 0 11 3
 2018 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 16 2 2 1 1 0 4 2
 2020 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 3 2 1 1 0 3 0
 2022 Qualified Bye to the final tournament
Total 2 titles 4/6 19 12 5 2 42 13 16 7 8 1 27 14

8.4. Olympic games

Summer Olympics
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1908–1960 Part of France
 1960 Did not qualify
 1964 Round 1 13 2 0 0 2 1 9
 1968 Qualified, but withdrew
 1972 Round 2 8 6 1 1 4 7 14
 1976 Did not qualify
 1980
 1984 Round 1 12 3 1 0 2 1 4
 1988 Did not qualify
Since 1992 See Morocco national under-23 football team
Total Round 2 7/26 23 3 5 15 17 48

8.5. All-Africa Games

All-Africa Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
 1965 Did not enter
 1973
 1978
 1987
 1991
 1995
 1999
 2003
 2007
 2011
 2015
 2019 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 4
 2023 To be determined
All Total Group stage 1/12 3 1 1 1 3 4

8.6. Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
 1951 Did not enter
 1955
 1959
 1963 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 0 2 4 6
 1967 Group stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 6
 1971 Disqualified
 1975 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 4 0 3 2
 1979 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3
 1983  Gold Medal 1st 4 3 1 0 8 2
 1987 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2
Since 1991 See Morocco national under-23 football team or Morocco national under-20 football team
Total 2 Title 7/10 22 8 8 6 23 21

8.7. Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
 1953 Did not enter
 1957 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 2 0 12 6
 1961  Gold Medal 1st 5 5 0 0 26 6
 1965 Did not enter
 1976  Gold Medal 1st 6 4 2 0 12 -
 1985  Silver Medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 9 3
 1992 Did not enter
 1997
 1999
 2004 No football tournament
 2007 Did not enter
 2011
Total 2 Title 4/11 20 14 5 1 59 15

8.8. FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
 1963 Did not participate
 1964
 1966
 1985
 1988
 1992
 1998 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 2 2
 2002 Semi-finals 4th 5 1 2 2 5 6
 2009 Cancelled
 2012 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 11 2
 2021 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 11 2
Total 1 Title 4/10 16 9 4 3 29 12

8.9. Minor tournaments

Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
 1958 Djamila Bouhired Tournament Third Place 3rd 2 1 0 1 3 3
 1964 Tripoli Fair Tournament Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 5 5
 1965 World Military Cup Third Place 3rd 3 1 1 1 3 5
 1965 Tripoli Fair Tournament Third Place 3rd 3 1 1 1 2 1
 1966 World Military Cup Runners-up 2nd 3 0 1 2 1 4
 1966 Tripoli Fair Tournament Winners 1st 4 3 0 1 4 5
 1967 World Military Cup Third Place 3rd - - - - - -
 1974 Kuneitra Cup Winners 1st 7 6 1 0 16 5
 1980 Merdeka Tournament Winners 1st 8 5 2 1 15 7
 1982 Beijing International Friendship Tournaments Winners 1st 5 1 4 0 7 6
 1985 Nehru Cup Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 7 3
 1987 President's Cup Football Tournament Group stage 6th 5 2 0 3 6 6
 1988 Tournoi de France Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 3
 1989 World Military Cup Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 3 4
 1993 World Military Cup Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 16 5
 1994 Friendship Tournament Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 4 3
 1996 Friendship Tournament Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 3
 1996 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Third Place 3rd 2 1 1 0 4 2
 1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Third Place 3rd 2 0 1 1 2 3
 1998 African Military Cup Fourth Place 4th - - - - - -
 1999 LG Cup (Morocco) Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2
 2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 5
 2001 Friendship Tournament Winners 1st 3 1 2 0 6 4
 2002 LG Cup (Morocco) Third Place 3rd 2 1 1 0 2 0
 2002 LG Cup (Iran) Third Place 3rd 2 0 2 0 1 1
 2004 Qatar International Friendship Tournament Winners 1st 5 4 0 1 9 4
 2011 LG Cup (Morocco) Third Place 3rd 2 0 1 1 1 2
 2015 Toulon Tournament Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 9 7
Total 6 Titles 28/28 91 43 25 23 138 98

9. Head-to-head performance

Correct as of 13 June 2022.

Team Confederation GP W D L GF GA GD Win% Loss%
 Albania UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Algeria CAF 36 17 12 7 48 26 22 47.22% 19.44%
 Angola CAF 7 4 2 1 11 7 4 57.14% 14.29%
 Argentina CONMEBOL 3 0 0 3 1 5 –4 0% 100%
 Armenia UEFA 1 1 0 0 6 0 6 100% 0%
 Australia AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0% 100%
 Austria UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 100% 0%
 Bahrain AFC 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 100% 0%
 Belgium UEFA 3 1 0 2 4 6 –2 33.33% 66.67%
 Benin CAF 6 5 1 0 20 3 17 83.33% 0%
 Botswana CAF 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 100% 0%
 Brazil CONMEBOL 3 0 0 3 0 7 –7 0% 100%
 Bulgaria UEFA 6 2 3 1 10 5 5 33.33% 16.67%
 Burkina Faso CAF 11 7 2 2 16 6 10 63.64% 18.18%
 Burundi CAF 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 100% 0%
 Cameroon CAF 13 2 5 6 10 12 –2 15.38% 46.15%
 Canada CONCACAF 3 2 1 0 8 3 5 66.67% 0%
 Cape Verde CAF 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 66.67% 0%
 Central African Republic CAF 5 3 2 0 10 1 9 60% 0%
 Chile CONMEBOL 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0% 0%
 China AFC 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0% 0%
 Colombia CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2 0% 100%
 Comoros CAF 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 66.67% 0%
 Congo CAF 5 3 2 0 6 2 4 60% 0%
 Costa Rica CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100% 0%
 Croatia UEFA 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0% 0%
 Czech Republic UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Denmark UEFA 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 50% 50%
 DR Congo CAF 16 5 8 3 22 11 11 31.25% 18.75%
 East Germany UEFA 4 3 0 1 8 5 3 75% 25%
 Egypt CAF 30 14 12 4 35 18 17 46.67% 13.33%
 England UEFA 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1 0% 50%
 Equatorial Guinea CAF 5 4 0 1 10 2 2 80% 20%
 Estonia UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 100% 0%
 Ethiopia CAF 7 7 0 0 16 0 16 100% 0%
 Finland UEFA 2 0 1 1 0 1 –1 0% 50%
 France UEFA 11 2 4 5 9 19 –10 18.18% 45.45%
 Gabon CAF 19 9 4 6 38 20 18 47.37% 31.58%
 Gambia CAF 8 6 1 1 14 2 12 75% 12.5%
 Germany (*) UEFA 6 0 0 6 3 17 –14 0% 100%
 Ghana CAF 11 5 3 3 8 8 0 45.45% 27.27%
 Greece UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Guinea CAF 14 6 6 2 19 12 7 42.86% 14.29%
 Guinea-Bissau CAF 2 2 0 0 8 0 8 100% 0%
 Hong Kong AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Hungary UEFA 3 0 0 3 2 12 –10 0% 100%
 India AFC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100% 0%
 Indonesia AFC 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100% 0%
 Iran AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0% 100%
 Iraq AFC 10 3 4 3 6 10 –4 30% 30%
 Italy UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0% 100%
 Ivory Coast CAF 21 7 7 7 27 25 2 33.33% 33.33%
 Jamaica CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100% 0%
 Jordan AFC 4 4 0 0 12 2 10 100% 0%
 Kenya CAF 5 3 2 0 10 2 8 60% 0%
 Kuwait AFC 6 3 2 1 14 9 5 50% 16.67%
 Lebanon AFC 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 66.67% 33.33%
 Liberia CAF 4 3 0 1 11 3 8 75% 25%
 Libya CAF 20 10 6 4 34 18 16 50% 20%
 Luxembourg UEFA 3 3 0 0 6 1 5 100% 0%
 Malawi CAF 11 7 3 1 17 4 13 63.64% 9.09%
 Malaysia AFC 4 2 1 1 10 5 5 50% 25%
 Mali CAF 20 9 6 5 33 12 21 45% 25%
 Malta UEFA 3 2 1 0 7 4 3 66.67% 0%
 Mauritania CAF 10 7 3 0 27 5 22 70% 0%
 Mexico CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 100% 0%
 Mozambique CAF 4 3 0 1 11 2 9 75% 25%
 Myanmar AFC 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0% 0%
 Namibia CAF 7 6 1 0 15 2 13 85.71% 0%
 Netherlands UEFA 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 33.33% 66.67%
 New Zealand OFC 2 2 0 0 6 0 6 100% 0%
 Niger CAF 7 6 0 1 16 2 14 85.71% 14.29%
 Nigeria CAF 11 6 2 3 14 8 6 54.55% 27.27%
 Northern Ireland UEFA 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 0% 50%
 Norway UEFA 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0% 0%
 Oman AFC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 Palestine AFC 2 2 0 0 7 0 7 100% 0%
 Peru CONMEBOL 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3 0% 100%
 Poland UEFA 5 1 2 2 3 9 –6 20% 40%
 Portugal UEFA 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 50% 50%
 Qatar AFC 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 50% 0%
 Republic of Ireland UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0% 100%
 Romania UEFA 2 1 0 1 3 5 –2 50% 50%
 Russia (**) UEFA 4 0 1 3 3 7 –4 0% 75%
 Rwanda CAF 4 2 1 1 7 4 3 50% 25%
 São Tomé and Príncipe CAF 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 100% 0%
 Saudi Arabia AFC 8 3 2 3 17 7 10 37.5% 37.5%
 Scotland UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100% 0%
 Senegal CAF 30 17 6 7 41 18 23 56.67% 23.33%
 Serbia (***) UEFA 6 1 1 4 5 12 –7 16.67% 66.67%
 Sierra Leone CAF 7 6 1 0 14 0 14 85.71% 0%
 Singapore AFC 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100% 0%
 Slovakia UEFA 2 2 0 0 4 2 0 100% 0%
 Somalia CAF 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 100% 0%
 South Africa CAF 7 2 3 2 9 10 –1 28.57% 28.57%
 South Korea AFC 6 1 4 1 10 9 1 16.67% 16.67%
 South Yemen AFC 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 100% 0%
 Spain UEFA 3 0 1 2 4 6 –2 0% 66.67%
 Sudan CAF 7 3 4 0 9 3 0 42.86% 0%
  Switzerland UEFA 4 3 0 1 7 10 –3 75% 25%
 Syria AFC 3 3 0 0 6 0 6 100% 0%
 Tanzania CAF 4 3 0 1 7 5 2 75% 25%
 Thailand AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 100% 0%
 Togo CAF 12 6 3 3 22 11 11 50% 25%
 Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF 3 3 0 0 4 0 4 100% 0%
 Tunisia CAF 50 13 28 9 53 46 7 26% 18%
 Uganda CAF 4 2 0 2 10 8 2 50% 50%
 Ukraine UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 0%
 United Arab Emirates AFC 5 2 2 1 6 4 2 40% 20%
 Uruguay CONMEBOL 2 0 0 2 0 2 –2 0% 100%
 United States CONCACAF 5 3 1 1 6 5 1 60% 20%
 Uzbekistan AFC 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100% 0%
 Yemen AFC 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 100% 0%
 Zambia CAF 18 10 2 6 23 18 5 55.56% 33.33%
 Zimbabwe CAF 5 3 2 0 6 2 4 60% 0%

(*) includes  West Germany
(**) includes  Soviet Union
(***) includes  Yugoslavia

10. Honours

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10.1. International competitions

Africa Cup of Nations

  •  Champions: 1976
  •  Runner-up: 2004
  •  Third-place: 1980
  • Fourth-place: 1986, 1988

African Nations Championship

  •  Champions: 2018, 2020

FIFA Arab Cup

  •  Champions: 2012

Pan Arab Games

  •  Gold Medal: 1961, 1976
  •  Silver Medal: 1985

Mediterranean Games

  •  Gold Medal: 1983,2013
  •  Bronze Medal: 1991,2018, 2022

Islamic Solidarity Games

  •  Gold Medal: 2013
  •  Silver Medal: 2005
Competition       Total
Africa Cup of Nations 1 1 1 3
African Nations Championship 2 0 0 2
FIFA Arab Cup 1 0 0 1
Total 4 1 1 6

10.2. Awards

African National Team of the Year

  •  First place : 1985, 1986, 1997
  •  Second place : 1993, 1998, 2003, 2004
  •  Third place : 1980
  • 3rd FIFA Best Mover of the Year: 1993

10.3. Friendly tournaments

Jeux de la Francophonie

  •  Gold Medal: 2001, 2017
  •  Silver Medal: 1989, 2013
  •  Bronze Medal: 2009

Kuneitra Cup

  •  Gold Medal: 1974

Nehru Cup

  •  Bronze Medal: 1985

10.4. Friendly competitions

LG Cup

  •  Runners-up: 1999
  •  Third place: 2002, 2002, 2011

World Military Cup

  •  Runner-up: 1966,1989,1993
  •  Third place:1965,1967

FAQ

Achraf Hakimi

 

As of June 20, 2022, Morocco is ranked as the 22nd-best national team in the world.

International competitions

The Morocco national football team, dubbed Lions de l'Atlas (Atlas Lions) is the official national football team in Morocco and is managed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. It was their first African team to be able to go directly for in the World Cup finals, as they did in 1970.

MAR: Morocco. The name is a reference on the French pronunciation for Morocco, Maroc.

 

Ethnic groups

Moroccans are mostly made up of Arab or Berber origin like other neighboring countries of the Maghreb region. Arabs compose 68 percent of the population in Morocco as well as Berbers constitute 25.6 percent, and Sahrawis constitute 3.6 percent.

In a country with a diverse population, Morocco football can facilitate cultural exchange between its ethnic groups. The enthusiasm for the sport lets most Moroccan supporters gather in cafes and enjoy, and talking about the game. Morocco is a very vocal culture, and that's the most preferred method of viewing the game.

 

The World Cup Finals is the most watched sporting event on earth and has the estimated 715.1 million viewers tuning in to the final of the 2006 tournament. Morocco are a participant in the final stage of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions. They were in 1970, 1986and 1998, 1994, and 2022.

 

One of the developed nations within Africa, Morocco is a melting pot of local Berber, African, Arab and European influences. Because of its strategic location and close proximity to Europe it has been successful in integrating its culture diverse population in a stable, democratically inclusive system.

 

Morocco beat the United States 5-2 qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

 
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