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.
Home stadium [edit]
The Moroccan National team traditionally used the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in (Rabat) and the Stade Mohamed V in (Casablanca) as their main stadiums, but they've recently started using the new Stade de Marrakech in (Marrakech), this is where Morocco have played their last seven home games.
World Cup record [edit]
Morocco's national football team participated four times in the FIFA World Cup. Their best performance was the 1986 edition when they advanced to the second round, being the first African nation to do so. In 1998, the team narrowly missed repeating the same achievement.
Africa Cup of Nations Record [edit]
Morocco team before the match against
Niger at 2011-2012
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- 1978 – Round 1
- 1980 –
 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
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Arab Nations Cup record [edit]
Fixtures and results [edit]
| Date |
Venue |
Home Team |
Result |
Away Team |
Scorers |
Competition |
| 23 January 2012 |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville |
 Tunisia |
2 – 1 |
 Morocco |
Kharja  86' |
2012 ACN |
| 27 January 2012 |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville |
Morocco |
2 – 3 |
 Gabon |
Kharja 25' 89 (P)' |
2012 ACN |
| 31 January 2012 |
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville |
Morocco |
1 – 0 |
 Niger |
Belhanda 79' |
2012 ACN |
| 29 February 2012 |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech |
Morocco |
2 – 0 |
 Burkina Faso |
Boussoufa 19' El Arabi 64' |
Friendly |
| 25 May 2012 |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech |
Morocco |
0 – 1 |
 Senegal |
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Friendly |
| 2 June 2012 |
Independence Stadium, Bakau |
 Gambia |
1 – 1 |
Morocco |
Kharja 76' |
2014 FIFAWC Q |
| 9 June 2012 |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech |
Morocco |
2 – 2 |
 Ivory Coast |
Kharja 40 (P)', Abourazzouk 89' |
2014 FIFAWC Q |
| 23 June 2012 |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium |
Morocco |
4 – 0 |
 Bahrain |
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 |
Morocco |
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2012 Arab Nations Cup |
| 29 June 2012 |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium |
 Yemen |
0 – 4 |
Morocco |
Salhi 8 (P)' 47' 58' 63' |
2012 Arab Nations Cup |
| 3 July 2012 |
Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium |
Morocco |
2 – 1 |
 Iraq |
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) |
Morocco |
El Bahri 5' |
2012 Arab Nations Cup Final |
| 15 August 2012 |
Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
Morocco |
1 – 2 |
 Guinea |
Salhi 90+1' |
Friendly |
| 9 September 2012 |
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo |
 Mozambique |
2 – 0 |
Morocco |
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2013 ACN Q |
| 13 October 2012 |
Marrakech stadium, Marrakech |
Morocco |
4 – 0 |
Mozambique |
Barrada 39' Kharja 64' (P)
El Arabi 85' Amrabt 94' |
2013 ACN Q |
| 14 November 2012 |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca |
Morocco |
0 – 1 |
 Togo |
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Friendly |
| 12 December 2012 |
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida |
Morocco |
3 – 0 |
Niger |
Hamdallah 2' Hadraf 37'
Iajour 51' |
Friendly |
| 8 January 2013 |
Rand Stadium, Rosettenville |
Morocco |
0 - 0 |
 Zambia |
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Friendly |
| 12 January 2013 |
Rand Stadium, Rosettenville |
Morocco |
2 - 1 |
 Namibia |
El Hamdaoui 2' Kaddioui 79' |
Friendly |
| 15 January 2013 |
Rand Stadium, Rosettenville |
Morocco |
0 - 0 |
 Bidvest |
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Friendly |
| 19 January 2013 |
Soccer City, Johannesburg |
 Angola |
0 - 0 |
Morocco |
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2013 ACN |
| 23 January 2013 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
Morocco |
1 - 1 |
 Cape Verde |
El Arabi 78' |
2013 ACN |
| 27 January 2013 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
Morocco |
2 - 2 |
South Africa |
El Adoua 9' Hafidi 81' |
2013 ACN |
| 6 March 2013 |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech |
Morocco |
2 - 1 |
 Mali |
Abourazzouk 43' Bamaamar 69' |
Friendly |
| 24 March 2013 |
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar Es Salaam |
 Tanzania |
3 - 1 |
Morocco |
El Arabi 94' |
2014 FIFAWC Q |
| 7 June 2013 |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech |
Morocco |
vs. |
Tanzania |
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2014 FIFAWC Q |
| 14 June 2013 |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech |
Morocco |
vs. |
Gambia |
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2014 FIFAWC Q |
| 6 September 2013 |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan |
Ivory Coast |
vs. |
Morocco |
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2014 FIFAWC Q |
Current squad [edit]
The following players were called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against Tanzania on March 24, 2013.
Caps and goals updated as of 24 March 2013, subsequent to the WCQ 2014 match against Tanzania.
| 0#0 |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of birth (age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
| 1 |
1GK |
Nadir Lamyaghri |
(1976-02-13) February 13, 1976 (age 37) |
55 |
0 |
Wydad Casablanca |
| 12 |
1GK |
Anas Zniti |
(1988-10-28) October 28, 1988 (age 24) |
2 |
0 |
MAS Fez |
| 22 |
1GK |
Yassine Bounou |
(1991-04-05) April 5, 1991 (age 22) |
0 |
0 |
 Atletico Madrid |
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| 2 |
2DF |
Mickaël Basser |
(1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 28) |
35 |
0 |
 Bursaspor |
| 5 |
2DF |
Mehdi Benatia |
(1987-04-17) April 17, 1987 (age 26) |
30 |
1 |
 Udinese |
| 3 |
2DF |
Zakaria Bergdich |
(1989-01-07) January 7, 1989 (age 24) |
11 |
0 |
 RC Lens |
| 4 |
2DF |
Ahmed Kantari |
(1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 27) |
11 |
0 |
Stade Brest |
| 15 |
2DF |
Abdelhamid El Kaoutari |
(1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 (age 23) |
8 |
0 |
Montpellier HSC |
| 16 |
2DF |
Abderrahim Chakir |
(1986-12-15) December 15, 1986 (age 26) |
5 |
0 |
FAR Rabat |
| 13 |
2DF |
Zouhair Feddal |
(1989-02-01) February 1, 1989 (age 24) |
1 |
0 |
FUS Rabat |
| 6 |
2DF |
Yassine Jebbour |
(1991-01-24) January 24, 1991 (age 22) |
0 |
0 |
AS Nancy |
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| 14 |
3MF |
Mbark Boussoufa |
(1984-08-15) August 15, 1984 (age 28) |
30 |
5 |
 Anzhi |
| 10 |
3MF |
Younes Belhanda |
(1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 (age 23) |
20 |
1 |
Montpellier HSC |
| 7 |
3MF |
Abdelaziz Barrada |
(1989-06-19) June 19, 1989 (age 23) |
13 |
1 |
Getafe |
| 17 |
3MF |
Issam El Adoua |
(1986-09-12) September 12, 1986 (age 26) |
13 |
1 |
 Vitória de Guimarães |
| 19 |
3MF |
Kamel Chafni |
(1982-06-11) June 11, 1982 (age 30) |
8 |
0 |
Brest |
| 18 |
3MF |
Chakhir Belghazouani |
(1986-10-06) October 6, 1986 (age 26) |
6 |
0 |
AC Ajaccio |
| 8 |
3MF |
Mounir Obbadi |
(1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 (age 30) |
1 |
0 |
AS Monaco |
| 20 |
3MF |
Anouar Kali |
(1991-06-03) June 3, 1991 (age 21) |
0 |
0 |
 FC Utrecht |
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| 9 |
4FW |
Youssef El Arabi |
(1987-06-03) June 3, 1987 (age 25) |
15 |
3 |
Granada CF |
| 11 |
4FW |
Nabil El Zhar |
(1986-08-27) August 27, 1986 (age 26) |
9 |
2 |
Levante |
| 23 |
4FW |
Nabil Dirar |
(1986-02-25) February 25, 1986 (age 27) |
6 |
0 |
AS Monaco |
| 21 |
4FW |
Abderrazak Hamdallah |
(1990-12-17) December 17, 1990 (age 22) |
4 |
1 |
 Aalesunds FK |
| 24 |
4FW |
Nacer Barazite |
(1990-05-27) May 27, 1990 (age 22) |
0 |
0 |
 Austria Wien |
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Recent call-ups [edit]
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 5 months.
| Pos. |
Player |
Date of birth (age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
Latest call-up |
| GK |
Aziz El Kinani |
(1978-08-30) August 30, 1978 (age 34) |
7 |
0 |
Maghreb Tétouan |
v. Togo, 14 November 2012 |
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| DF |
Romain Saïss |
(1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 (age 23) |
1 |
0 |
Clermont Foot |
v. Togo, 14 November 2012 |
| DF |
Ismail Belmaalem |
(1988-04-09) April 9, 1988 (age 25) |
7 |
0 |
 Baniyas SC |
v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 |
| DF |
Rachid Soulaimani |
(1982-11-21) November 21, 1982 (age 30) |
11 |
0 |
Raja Casablanca |
v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 |
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| MF |
Houssine Kharja |
(1982-11-09) November 9, 1982 (age 30) |
77 |
12 |
 Al-Araby |
v. Mozambique, 14 November 2012 |
| MF |
Adrien Regattin |
(1991-08-22) August 22, 1991 (age 21) |
1 |
0 |
Toulouse |
v. Togo, 14 November 2012 |
| MF |
Said Fettah |
(1986-01-15) January 15, 1986 (age 27) |
1 |
0 |
Wydad Casablanca |
v. Niger, 13 October 2012 |
| MF |
Mochine Metouali |
(1986-03-03) March 3, 1986 (age 27) |
0 |
0 |
Raja Casablanca |
v. Mozambique, 13 October 2012 |
| MF |
Ahmed Jahouh |
(1988-07-31) July 31, 1988 (age 24) |
5 |
0 |
Maghreb Tetouan |
v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 |
| MF |
Mbark Boussoufa |
(1984-08-15) August 15, 1984 (age 28) |
30 |
5 |
Anzhi Makhachkala |
v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 |
| MF |
Zakaria Labyad |
(1993-03-09) March 9, 1993 (age 20) |
1 |
0 |
Sporting CP |
v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 |
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| FW |
Mouhcine Iajour |
(1985-06-14) June 14, 1985 (age 27) |
2 |
1 |
Raja Casablanca |
v. Niger, 12 December 2012 |
| FW |
Marouane Chamakh |
(1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 29) |
63 |
17 |
 West Ham United |
v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 |
| FW |
Yassine Salhi |
(1987-11-23) November 23, 1987 (age 25) |
11 |
8 |
Raja Casablanca |
v. Mozambique, 9 September 2012 |
Coaches [edit]
Source:[1]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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