Moroccan national football team

Morocco

Nickname(s)

أُسُودالأطلس
(Lions of the Atlas)

Association

Royal Moroccan Football Federation

Sub-confederation

UNAF (North Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Rachid Taoussi

Captain

Nadir Lamyaghri

Most caps

Noureddine Naybet (115)

Top scorer

Ahmed Faras (42)

Home stadium

Stade de Marrakech

FIFA code

MAR

FIFA ranking

-3

Highest FIFA ranking

10 (April 1998)

Lowest FIFA ranking

95 (September 2010)

Elo ranking

Highest Elo ranking

17 (December 1998)

Lowest Elo ranking

81 (May 2013)

First colours

Second colours

First international

Morocco 3–3 Iraq

(Lebanon; 19 October 1957)

Biggest win

Morocco 13–1 Saudi Arabia

(Morocco; 6 September 1961)

Biggest defeat

Hungary 6–0 Morocco

(Japan; 11 October 1964)

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), nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas), is the national team of Morocco and is managed by Rachid Taoussi. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African and Arab 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 runner-ups 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.

1 Home stadium
2 World Cup record
3 Africa Cup of Nations Record
4 Arab Nations Cup record
5 Fixtures and results
6 Squad
- 6.1 Current squad
7 Coaches
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links

Home stadium

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.

World Cup record

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
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1958	Did Not Enter
1962	Did Not Qualify
1966	Withdrew
1970	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	6
1974 to 1982	Did Not Qualify
1986	Round of 16	11th	4	1	2	1	3	2
1990	Did Not Qualify
1994	Group Stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	5
1998	Group Stage	18th	3	1	1	1	5	5
2002 to 2014	Did Not Qualify
2018	To Be Decided
2022	To Be Decided
Total	Round of 16	4/19	13	2	4	7	12	18

Africa Cup of Nations Record

1957 – Did not enter
1959 – Did not enter
1962 – Withdrew
1963 – Did not qualify
1965 – Did not enter
1968 – Did not enter
1970 – Did not qualify
1972 – Round 1
1974 – Did not enter
Champions

1978 – Round 1
Third place
1982 – Did not qualify
1984 – Did not qualify
1986 – Fourth place
1988 – Fourth place
1990 – Did not qualify
1992 – Round 1
1994 – Did not qualify
1996 – Did not qualify

1998 – Quarterfinals
2000 – Round 1
2002 – Round 1
Second place
2006 – Round 1
2008 – Round 1
2010 – Did not qualify
2012 – Round 1
2013 – Round 1
2015 – Qualified (Host)

Arab Nations Cup record

Arab Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998 Arab Nations Cup	Group Stage	2	1	0	1	2	2
2002 Arab Nations Cup	Semi Final	5	1	2	2	5	6
2012 Arab Nations Cup	Champions	5	4	1	0	11	2

Fixtures and results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Scorers	Competition
23 January 2012	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville	Tunisia	1 – 2	Kharja 86'	2012 ACN
27 January 2012	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville	Gabon	2 – 3	Kharja 25' 89 (P)'	2012 ACN
31 January 2012	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville	Niger}	1 – 0	Belhanda 79'	2012 ACN
29 February 2012	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Burkina Faso	2 – 0	Boussoufa 19' El Arabi 64'	Friendly
25 May 2012	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Senegal	0 – 1		Friendly
2 June 2012	Independence Stadium, Bakau	Gambia	1 – 1	Kharja 76'	2014 FIFAWC Q
9 June 2012	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Ivory Coast	2 – 2	Kharja 40 (P)', Abourazzouk 89'	2014 FIFAWC Q
23 June 2012	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium	Bahrain	4 – 0	El Bahri 16' Salhi 78' Al Hayam 82 (OG)' Benjelloun 90+3'	2012 Arab Nations Cup
26 June 2012	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium	Libya	0 – 0		2012 Arab Nations Cup
29 June 2012	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium	Yemen	4 – 0	Salhi 8 (P)' 47' 58' 63'	2012 Arab Nations Cup
3 July 2012	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium	Iraq	2 – 1	El Ghrib 23' Salhi 27'	2012 Arab Nations Cup Semi Final
6 July 2012	Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium	Libya	1 – 1 (PSO: 1–3)	El Bahri 5'	2012 Arab Nations Cup Final
15 August 2012	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat	Guinea	1 – 2	Salhi 90+1'	Friendly
9 September 2012	Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo	Mozambique	0 – 2		2013 ACN Q
13 October 2012	Marrakech stadium, Marrakech	Mozambique	4 – 0	Barrada 39' Kharja 64' (P) El Arabi 85' Amrabt 94'	2013 ACN Q
14 November 2012	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca	Togo	0 – 1		Friendly
12 December 2012	Stade El Abdi, El Jadida	Niger	3 – 0	Hamdallah 2' Hadraf 37' Iajour 51'	Friendly
8 January 2013	Rand Stadium, Rosettenville	Zambia	0 - 0		Friendly
12 January 2013	Rand Stadium, Rosettenville	Namibia	2 - 1	El Hamdaoui 2' Kaddioui 79'	Friendly
19 January 2013	Soccer City, Johannesburg	Angola	0 - 0		2013 ACN
23 January 2013	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban	Cape Verde	1 - 1	El Arabi 78'	2013 ACN
27 January 2013	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban	South Africa	2 - 2	El Adoua 9' Hafidi 81'	2013 ACN
6 March 2013	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Mali	2 - 1	Abourazzouk 43' Bamaamar 69'	Friendly
24 March 2013	Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam	Tanzania	1 - 3	El Arabi 94'	2014 FIFAWC Q
8 June 2013	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Tanzania	2 - 1	Hamdallah 41' (P) El Arabi 51'	2014 FIFAWC Q
15 June 2013	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech	Gambia	2 - 0	Barrada 4' Belhanda 51'	2014 FIFAWC Q
6 July 2013	Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse	Tunisia	1 - 0	Lembarki 90'	2014 ACN Q
13 July 2013	Grand Stade de Tanger, Tanger	Tunisia	0 - 0		2014 ACN Q
14 August 2013	Grand Stade de Tanger, Tanger	Burkina Faso	1 - 2	Barrada 64'	Friendly
6 September 2013	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan	Ivory Coast	1 - 1	El Arabi 53'	2014 FIFAWC Q
11 October 2013	Stade Adrar, Agadir	South Africa	1 - 1	El Adoua 50'	Friendly

Squad

Current squad

Match date: October 11, 2013
Opposition: South Africa
Competition: Friendly Match

Caps and goals updated as of October 11, 2013 after match against South Africa

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Mohamed Amsif	(1989-02-07) February 7, 1989 (age 25)	6	0	Augsburg
1GK	Anas Zniti	(1988-10-28) October 28, 1988 (age 25)	2	0	FAR Rabat
1GK	Yassine Bounou	(1991-04-05) April 5, 1991 (age 23)	1	0	Atlético Madrid
2DF	Michaël Chrétien Basser	(1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 30)	36	0	Bursaspor
2DF	Mehdi Benatia	(1987-04-17) April 17, 1987 (age 27)	30	1	Roma
2DF	Zakarya Bergdich	(1989-01-07) January 7, 1989 (age 25)	16	0	Real Valladolid
2DF	Abdelhamid El Kaoutari	(1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 (age 24)	8	0	Montpellier
2DF	Zouhair Feddal	(1989-02-01) February 1, 1989 (age 25)	5	0	Siena
2DF	Ayoub El Khaliqi	(1986-09-12) September 12, 1986 (age 27)	4	0	Wydad Casablanca
2DF	Yassine Jebbour	(1991-08-24) August 24, 1991 (age 22)	1	0	Montpellier
2DF	Mohamed Abarhoun	(1989-05-03) May 3, 1989 (age 25)	1	0	MAT Tetouan
3MF	Younès Belhanda	(1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 (age 24)	23	2	Dynamo Kyiv
3MF	Adel Taarabt	(1989-05-24) May 24, 1989 (age 25)	17	4	Fulham
3MF	Abdelaziz Barrada	(1989-06-19) June 19, 1989 (age 25)	17	3	Al-Jazira
3MF	Issam El Adoua	(1986-09-12) September 12, 1986 (age 27)	17	2	Levante
3MF	Salaheddine Saidi	(1987-02-06) February 6, 1987 (age 27)	11	0	FAR Rabat
3MF	Mounir Obbadi	(1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 (age 31)	6	0	AS Monaco
3MF	Omar El Kaddouri	(1990-08-21) August 21, 1990 (age 23)	3	0	Torino
3MF	Mohamed Berrabeh	(1985-10-02) October 2, 1985 (age 28)	3	0	Wydad Casablanca
4FW	Youssef El Arabi	(1987-06-03) June 3, 1987 (age 27)	23	7	Granada
4FW	Mounir El Hamdaoui	(1984-07-14) July 14, 1984 (age 30)	15	3	Malaga
4FW	Abderazak Hamdallah	(1990-12-17) December 17, 1990 (age 23)	5	2	Aalesunds FK
4FW	Abdelilah Hafidi	(1992-01-30) January 30, 1992 (age 22)	5	1	Raja Casablanca

Coaches

Source:^[1]

Managers
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 -

Notes

References

External links

Official website of Morocco's FA
RSSSF archive of results

Football in Morocco

National Association
GNF

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Botola Botola 2 GNFA 1 (2 groups) GNFA 2 (4 groups)

Women	Women Division 1

Domestic cups

Men	Coupe du Trône Moroccan Super Cup

Women	Women Coupe du Trône

Awards

Footballer of the Year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time Table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

v t e International association football

FIFA World Cup Confederations Cup U-20 World Cup U-17 World Cup Olympics World Rankings Player of the Year FIFA Ballon d'Or Teams Debuts Competitions Federations Codes

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-22 U-19 U-16 U-14

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games East Asian Games Francophonie Games IOIG Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also International women's football

v t e National football teams of Africa (CAF)

North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia

West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo

East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹

Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe

Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Swaziland Zambia Zimbabwe

Non-regional Members	Réunion¹

¹ Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

Union of Arab Football Associations

International Competitions

Arab Cup
Pan Arab Games
Palestine Cup of Nations (defunct)
Arab Futsal Championship

Club Competitions

Youth Competitions

Arab U-20 Championship
Arab U-17 Championship
Arab U-15 Championship
Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth (defunct)

Women's Competitions

Arab Women's Championship

Sub-competitions

Gulf	Gulf Cup U-23 Gulf Cup U-17 Gulf Cup Gulf Club Cup

Related Competitions

UNAF	U-23 Tournament U-20 Tournament U-17 Tournament Women's Tournament UNAF Nessma Cup Women's Club Tournament

CECAFA	CECAFA Cup U-20 Championship U-17 Championship Kagame Interclub Cup

WAGF / WAFF	WAFF Championship West Asian Games

ANOCA, OCA / CAF, AFC	Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Afro-Asian Games Afro-Asian Club Championship

ISSF	Islamic Solidarity Games

IMGC	Mediterranean Games

National Teams

Algeria
Bahrain
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Arabic teams not part of the UAFA (Chad)

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Finalists

v t e 1986 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions	Argentina

Runners-up	Germany FR

Third place	France

Fourth place	Belgium

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Brazil England Mexico Spain

Eliminated in the round of 16	Bulgaria Denmark Italy Morocco Paraguay Poland Uruguay Soviet Union

Eliminated in the group stage	Algeria Canada Hungary Iraq Korea Republic Northern Ireland Portugal Scotland

1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010

v t e 1998 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions	France

Runners-up	Brazil

Third place	Croatia

Fourth place	Netherlands

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	Argentina Denmark Germany Italy

Eliminated in the round of 16	Chile England Mexico Nigeria Norway Paraguay Romania FR Yugoslavia

Eliminated in the group stage	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cameroon Colombia Iran Jamaica Japan Korea Republic Morocco Scotland Saudi Arabia South Africa Spain Tunisia United States

1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010

Squads

v t e Morocco squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations Runners-up

1 Fouhami 2 Regragui 3 Roumani 4 Ouaddou 5 El Karkouri 6 Naybet 7 Zairi 8 Kissi 9 Baha 10 Hdiouad 11 Moha 12 El Jarmouni 13 Kharja 14 Bidoudane 15 Safri 16 Mokhtari 17 Chamakh 18 Alla 19 Alioui 20 Hadji 21 Chihab 22 Lamyaghri Coach: Zaki

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