Football in Morocco

Football in Morocco
Governing body	Royal Moroccan Football Federation
National team	national football team
National competitions
Coupe du Trône
International competitions
Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA World Cup(National Team) African Cup of Nations(National Team)

Football is the most popular sport in Morocco. The governing board for Moroccan football is the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.^[1]

National competitions

Nationally, professional football is divided into 2 leagues: the top-tier GNF 1 and the second-tier GNF 2.

Coupe du Trône

The Coupe du Trône is a football cup competition in Morocco open to both professional and amateur squads.

The 2007, 2008, and 2009 winner was FAR Rabat who also won the most cups with a total of 11. The 2010 winner was FUS de Rabat. The 2011 winner was MAS Fès.

International competitions

Morocco men's national football team

The Morocco national football team, nicknamed Lions de l'Atlas (Atlas Lions), is the national team of Morocco and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. They were the first African team to qualify directly to the World Cup finals, as they did in 1970. They were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup, which they did in 1986, finishing ahead of Portugal, Poland, and England. Morocco fell to eventual runner-up West Germany 1-0 in the second round.^[2]

Morocco won the African Nations Cup once, in 1976.^[3]

Morocco women's national football team

The Morocco women's national football team represents Morocco in international women's football and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team played its first international match in 1998, as part of the third African Women's Championship. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.

References

↑ Alami, Aida (2012-05-09). "Morocco Struggles to Rein in Soccer Hooligans". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
↑ "World Cup Soccer Roundup : Morocco Gains the Second Round in a Stunner - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1986-06-12. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
↑ "BBC SPORT | Football | African Cup of Nations | Morocco rise again". BBC News. 2004-02-06. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

External links

Maroc.net

Football in Morocco
National Association GNF Coupe Msabih Talaa
National teams	National team Local team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17 Women
League system	Botola Botola 2 GNFA 1 (2 groups) GNFA 2 (4 groups)
Domestic cups	Throne Cup Morocco Super Cup Women Throne Cup
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 Moroccan foreign players

Football in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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