Morocco national football team

Morocco
Nickname(s) أُسُودالأطلس / Igrzamn n Atlasi
(Atlas Lions)
Association Fédération
Royale Marocaine de Football
(FRMF)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach Hervé Renard
Captain Medhi Benatia
Most caps Noureddine Naybet (115)
Top scorer Ahmed Faras (42)
Home stadium Stade Adrar, Agadir
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
FIFA code MAR
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 60 Decrease 4 (6 July 2017)
Highest 10 (April 1998)
Lowest 95 (September 2010)
Elo ranking
Current 58 (11 June 2017)
Highest 17 (December 1998)
Lowest 81 (May 2013)
First international
Morocco Morocco 3–3 Iraq 
(Lebanon; 19 October 1957)
Biggest win
Morocco Morocco 13–1 Saudi Arabia 
(Morocco; 6 September 1961)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 6–0 Morocco Morocco
(Japan; 11 October 1964)
World Cup
Appearances 4 (first in 1970)
Best result Round of 16, 1986
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 16 (first in 1972)
Best result Champions, 1976

The Morocco national football team[1] nicknamed the Lions of the Atlas, is the national team of Morocco. It is currently managed by Hervé Renard.

Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, 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. They were also the first African team to make it to second round barely losing to eventual runners-up 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.

After a decade-long drought, glory came back in 2012 for the Moroccan national team in when they were victorious in the 2012 Arab Nations Cup.

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) and Stade Adrar in (Agadir).

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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 FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930Did not enter Did not enter
Italy1934
France1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 Did Not Qualify 7 2 2 3 7 8
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Group Stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 6 10 4 4 2 11 7
West Germany 1974Did Not Qualify 10 4 3 3 12 13
Argentina 1978 2 0 2 0 2 2
Spain 1982 8 3 2 3 5 6
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 11th 4 1 2 1 3 2 8 5 2 1 12 1
Italy 1990 Did Not Qualify 6 1 3 2 4 5
United States 1994 Group Stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 5 10 7 2 1 19 4
France 1998 Group Stage 18th 3 1 1 1 5 5 6 5 1 0 14 2
South Korea Japan 2002Did not qualify 10 6 3 1 11 3
Germany 2006 10 5 5 0 17 7
South Africa 2010 10 3 3 4 14 13
Brazil 2014 6 2 3 1 9 8
Russia 2018To Be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total Round of 16 4/22 13 2 4 7 12 18 103 47 35 21 137 79

Summer Olympic Games

historical kit of Morocco

Since 1992, the Olympic team has been drawn from a squad with a maximum of three players over 23 years age, and the achievements of this team are not generally regarded as part of the national team's records, nor are the statistics credited to the players' international records.

Football at the Summer Olympic record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Greece 1896No football tournament
France 1900Did Not Enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
United States 1932No football tournament
Germany 1936Did Not Enter
United Kingdom 1948
Finland 1952
Australia 1956
Italy 1960Did Not Qualify
Japan 1964Round 113200219
Mexico 1968Withdrew
West Germany 1972Round 286114714
Canada 1976Did Not Qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984Round 112310214
South Korea 1988Did Not Qualify
Spain 1992Round 115301228
United States 1996Did Not Qualify
Australia 2000Round 116300317
Greece 2004Round 110311133
China 2008Did Not Qualify
United Kingdom 2012Round 111302123
Brazil 2016Did Not Qualify
Japan 2020To be determined
TotalRound 27/262335151748

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
Sudan 1957Did not enter Did not enter
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962Withdrew Withdrew
Ghana 1963Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 6
Tunisia 1965Did not enter Did not enter
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2
Cameroon 1972Group Stage5th303033 4 2 0 2 9 6
Egypt 1974Did not enter Did not enter
Ethiopia 1976Winner1st6420116 6 4 0 2 13 4
Ghana 1978Group Stage6th311124 Qualified as defending champions
Nigeria 1980Third Place3rd521243 4 2 1 1 14 5
Libya 1982Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 4
Ivory Coast 1984 4 1 2 1 4 2
Egypt 1986Fourth Place4th512245 2 1 1 0 1 0
Morocco 1988Fourth Place4th513133 Qualified as hosts
Algeria 1990Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1
Senegal 1992Group Stage9th201112 6 4 0 2 11 4
Tunisia 1994Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 5 4
South Africa 1996 4 1 1 2 2 4
Burkina Faso 1998Quarter-Finals6th421163 6 4 2 0 10 1
GhanaNigeria 2000Group Stage11th311112 4 2 2 0 6 4
Mali 2002Group Stage9th311134 6 3 1 2 5 4
Tunisia 2004Runner-up2nd6411144 6 5 1 0 10 0
Egypt 2006Group Stage13th302101 10 5 5 0 17 7
Ghana 2008Group Stage11th310276 4 3 1 0 6 1
Angola 2010Did not qualify 10 3 3 4 14 13
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012Group Stage12th310245 6 3 2 1 8 2
South Africa 2013Group Stage10th303033 2 1 0 1 4 2
Equatorial Guinea 2015Withdrew, disqualified or did not enter Withdrew, disqualified or did not enter
Gabon 2017Quarter-Finals7th420243 6 5 1 0 10 1
Cameroon 2019To Be Determined
Ivory Coast 2021
Guinea 2023
Total 1 Title 16/31 61 21 22 18 70 57 106 56 27 23 164 77

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record African Nations Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 5 6
Sudan 2011 2 0 2 0 3 3
South Africa 2014Quarter-finals8th412176 2 1 1 0 1 0
Rwanda 2016Group stage10th311142 4 3 1 0 11 3
Kenya 2018To Be Determined
Ethiopia 2020
TotalQuarter-finals2/47232118 12 5 6 1 20 12

Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Lebanon 1963Did not participate
Kuwait 1964
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985
Jordan 1988
Syria 1992
Qatar 1998 Group Stage 5th 2 1 0 1 2 2
Kuwait 2002 Semi Final 4th 5 1 2 2 5 6
2009Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2012 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 11 2
Total1 Title3/9126321810

Pan Arab Games

Football at the Pan Arab Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1953Did not enter
Lebanon 1957Fourth Place4th4220126
Morocco 1961 Gold Medal1st5500266
United Arab Republic 1965Did not enter
Syria 1976 Gold Medal1st642012-
Morocco 1985 Silver Medal2nd531193
Syria 1992Did not enter
Lebanon 1997
Jordan 1999
Algeria 2004No football tournament
Egypt 2007Did not enter
Qatar 2011
Total2 Titles4/112014515915

Islamic Solidarity Games

Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 2005 Silver Medal2nd522142
Iran 2010Cancelled
Indonesia 2013 Gold Medal1st430163
Azerbaijan 2017Group Stage5th312021
Turkey 2021To Be Determined
Total1 Title3/312642126

Jeux de la Francophonie

Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Morocco 1989 Silver Medal2nd5311107
France 1994 Fourth Place4th420256
Madagascar 1997Did not enter
Canada 2001 Gold Medal 1st6330123
Niger 2005 Group Stage9th310244
Lebanon 2009 Bronze Medal 3rd430163
France 2013 Silver Medal2nd411244
Ivory Coast 2017 Gold Medal 1st5320131
Canada 2021To Be Determined
Total1 Title7/83116785428

Mediterranean Games

Football at the Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1951Did not enter
Spain 1955
Lebanon 1959
Italy 1963Fourth Place4th420246
Tunisia 1967Group Stage7th310246
Turkey 1971Fourth Place4th421132
Algeria 1975Fourth Place4th514032
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979Group Stage6th302123
Morocco 1983 Gold Medal1st531082
Syria 1987Group Stage5th311122
Greece 1991 Bronze Medal 3rd320163
France 1993Group Stage9th201102
Italy 1997Did not enter
Tunisia 2001Group Stage8th210164
Spain 2005Fourth Place4rd512233
Italy 2009withdrew
Turkey 2013 Gold Medal 1st5420125
Spain 2018To Be Determined
Algeria 2021
Total2 Titles12/1728310152047

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Spain 1965 World Men's Military CupThird Place3rd311135
Libya 1965 Tripoli TournamentThird Place3rd311121
Morocco 1966 World Men's Military CupRunner-up2nd301214
Libya 1966 Tripoli Exhibition CupWinner1st430145
Belgium 1967 World Men's Military CupThird Place3rd------
Syria 1974 Kuneitra CupWinner1st7610165
Malaysia 1980 Merdeka TournamentWinner1st8521157
France 1988 Tournoi de FranceRunner-up2nd210143
Italy 1989 World Men's Military CupRunner-up2nd311134
Morocco 1993 World Men's Military CupRunner-up2nd5401165
Morocco 1996 King Hassan II International Cup TournamentThird Place3rd211042
Morocco 1998 King Hassan II International Cup TournamentThird Place3rd201123
Morocco 1999 LG CupRunner-up2nd210122
Morocco 2000 King Hassan II International Cup TournamentRunner-up2nd210125
Morocco 2002 LG Cup (Morocco)Third Place3rd211020
Iran 2002 LG Cup (Iran)Third Place3rd202011
Morocco 2011 LG Cup (Morocco)Third Place3rd201112
Total3 titles17/17522613137854

Honours

Senior team

Winner (1): 1976
Runners-up (1): 2004
Third place (1): 1980
Champions (1): 2012

Youth and Olympic teams

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2016

2017

2018

Current team status

2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon (Q) 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Qualified as host 3–11 Sep '18 5–13 Nov '18 1–0
1  Malawi 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Final tournament 3–11 Sep '18 1–0 5–13 Nov '18
3  Comoros 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 19–27 Mar '18 8–16 Oct '18 3–11 Sep '18
3  Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 8–16 Oct '18 19–27 Mar '18 3–11 Sep '18
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2017. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  2–1  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 0–1

Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round. Source: FIFA

{{2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round Group C table |show_matches=yes}}

Current squad

The following 27 players were called up for the Friendly match against  Netherlands on May 31, and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against  Cameroon on 10 June 2017 respectively.[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 31 May 2017 after the match against Netherlands.[3] [4]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Munir Mohamedi (1989-05-10) May 10, 1989 19 0 Spain Numancia
1 1GK Yassine Bounou (1991-04-05) April 5, 1991 9 0 Spain Girona
22 1GK Yassine El Kharroubi (1990-03-29) March 29, 1990 2 0 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv

17 2DF Nabil Dirar (1986-02-25) February 25, 1986 28 2 Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
4 2DF Manuel da Costa (1986-05-06) May 6, 1986 21 0 Greece Olympiacos
6 2DF Romain Saïss (1990-03-26) March 26, 1990 16 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 2DF Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 13 0 France Bastia
3 2DF Zouhair Feddal (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989 11 0 Spain Alavés
5 2DF Jawad El Yamiq (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 2 0 Morocco RCA

3MF Ismail Haddad (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 3 0 Morocco WAC
14 3MF Mbark Boussoufa (3rd captain) (1984-08-15) 15 August 1984 50 7 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira
8 3MF Karim El Ahmadi (1985-01-27) January 27, 1985 42 1 Netherlands Feyenoord
10 3MF Younès Belhanda (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 38 3 Turkey Galatasaray
16 3MF Nordin Amrabat (1987-03-31) March 31, 1987 35 4 England Watford
21 3MF Mehdi Carcela-González (1989-07-01) July 1, 1989 18 1 Greece Olympiacos
11 3MF Fayçal Fajr (1988-08-01) August 1, 1988 15 1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña
3MF Hakim Ziyech (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993 9 5 Netherlands Ajax
19 3MF Youssef Aït Bennasser (1996-07-07) July 7, 1996 8 0 France Nancy
9 3MF Sofiane Boufal (1993-09-17) September 17, 1993 5 0 England Southampton
23 3MF Sofyan Amrabat (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 1 0 Netherlands Feyenoord
25 3MF Yassin Ayoub (1994-03-06) March 6, 1994 0 0 Netherlands Utrecht

7 4FW Youssef En Nesyri (1997-07-01) July 1, 1997 14 1 Spain Málaga
20 4FW Aziz Bouhaddouz (1987-01-29) January 29, 1987 11 3 Germany FC St. Pauli
13 4FW Khalid Boutaïb (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 10 2 France Strasbourg
18 4FW Yacine Bammou (1991-11-09) November 9, 1991 5 1 France Nantes
24 4FW Walid Azaro (1995-10-06) 6 October 1995 3 0 Egypt Al Ahly
4FW Mimoun Mahi (1994-03-13) March 13, 1994 0 0 Netherlands Groningen

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 Mohamed Amsif (1989-02-07) February 7, 1989 8 0 Morocco IRT v.  Albania, August 31, 2016

DF Fouad Chafik (1986-10-16) October 16, 1986 9 0 France Dijon v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
DF Hamza Mendyl (1997-10-21) October 21, 1997 10 0 France Lille v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
DF Achraf Hakimi (1998-11-04) November 4, 1998 1 0 Spain Real Madrid B v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
DF Faycal Rherras (1993-04-07) April 7, 1993 2 0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
DF Mohamed Nahiri (1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 2 0 Morocco FUS v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
DF Nayef Aguerd (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 1 0 Morocco FUS v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
DF Badr Banoun (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 0 0 Morocco RCA v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
DF Saâd Lagrou (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 0 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
DF Manuel Da Costa (Vice-captain) (1986-05-06) May 6, 1986 22 0 Greece Olympiacos v.  Burkina Faso, March 24, 2017 INJ
DF Medhi Benatia (Captain) (1987-04-17) April 17, 1987 49 1 Italy Juventus v.  Burkina Faso, March 24, 2017 DEC
DF Amine Atouchi (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 1 0 Morocco WAC 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
DF Achraf Lazaar (1992-01-22) January 22, 1992 17 0 England Newcastle United v.  Togo, November 15, 2016
DF Yunis Abdelhamid (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987 2 0 France Dijon v.  Canada, October 11, 2016

MF Achraf Bencharki (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 0 0 Morocco WAC v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
MF Abdelilah Hafidi (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992 4 1 Morocco RCA v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
MF Mounir Obbadi (1983-04-04) April 4, 1983 22 0 France Lille v.  Burkina Faso, March 24, 2017 INJ
MF Omar El Kaddouri (1990-08-21) August 21, 1990 27 5 Italy Empoli 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
MF Nabil El Zhar (1986-08-27) August 27, 1986 10 2 Spain Las Palmas v.  Canada, October 11, 2016
MF Ismail H'Maidat (1995-06-16) June 16, 1995 1 0 Portugal Olhanense v.  Canada, October 11, 2016

FW Ahmed Hammoudan (1991-07-12) 12 July 1991 0 0 Morocco IRT v.  Tunisia, March 28, 2017
FW Youssef El-Arabi (1987-02-03) 3 February 1987 41 15 Qatar Lekhwiya 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
FW Rachid Alioui (1992-06-18) 18 June 1992 9 2 France Nîmes 2017 Africa Cup of Nations INJ
FW Oussama Tannane (1994-03-23) March 23, 1994 6 0 France Saint-Étienne 2017 Africa Cup of Nations PRE
FW Ryan Mmaee (1997-04-01) April 1, 1997 1 0 Belgium Standard Liège v.  São Tomé and Príncipe, September 4, 2016
FW Aatif Chahechouhe (1986-07-02) July 2, 1986 10 1 Turkey Fenerbahçe v.  Albania, August 31, 2016
Notes

    Previous squads

    Personnel

    Current technical staff

    Position Name
    Head coach France Hervé Renard
    Assistant coach France Patrice Beaumelle
    Assistant coach Morocco Mustapha Hadji
    Goalkeeping coach France Philippe Sence
    Fitness coach France Grégory Dupont
    Sporting director Morocco Aziz Bouderbala

    Coaches

    Source:[5]

    Managers
    Name Nationality Years as Manager Trophy Won
    Larbi Ben Barek Morocco 1957
    Mohammed Khamiri Morocco 1959
    Abdelkader Lokhmiri Morocco 1959
    Larbi Ben Barek Morocco 1960
    Kader Firoud France 1961
    Mohammed Massoun Morocco 1961–1963
    Mohammed Massoun & Abderrahmane Mahjoub Morocco 1963–1967
    Abderrahmane Mahjoub Morocco 1967
    Guy Cluzeau & Abdellah Settati France, Morocco 1968–1969
    Abdellah Settati Morocco 1969
    Blagoja Vidinić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1970
    José Barinaga Spain 1971–1972
    Abdellah Settati Morocco 1972
    Abderrahmane Mahjoub Morocco 1972–1973
    Virgil Mărdărescu Romania 1974–1978 1976 African Cup of Nations
    Abdellah El-Ammari Morocco 1978
    Guy Cluzeau France 1979
    Just Fontaine France 1979–1980
    Jebrane & Yabram Hamidouch Morocco 1980
    Yabram Hamidouch Morocco 1981
    Abdellah El-Ammari Morocco 1982
    Jaime Valente Brazil 1983
    Mehdi Faria Brazil 1983–1988
    Jaime Valente Brazil 1988–1989
    Antonio Valentín Argentina 1989–1990
    Abdellah Ajri Blinda Morocco 1990
    Abdelghani El-Naciri Morocco 1990
    Werner Olk Germany 1990–1992
    Abdelkhalek Louzani Morocco 1992
    Abdellah Ajri Blinda Morocco 1993–1994
    Mohammed Lamari Morocco 1994
    Gílson Nunes Brazil 1995
    Henri Michel France 1995–2000
    Henryk Kasperczak Poland 2000
    Mustapha Madih (caretaker) Morocco 2000
    Humberto Coelho Portugal 2000–2002
    Badou Ezzaki Morocco 2002–2005
    Philippe Troussier France 2005
    Mohamed Fakhir Morocco 2006–2007
    Henri Michel France 2007–2008
    Fathi Jamal Morocco 2008
    Roger Lemerre France 2008–2009
    Hassan Moumen (caretaker) Morocco 2009–2010
    Eric Gerets Belgium 2010–2012 2012 Arab Nations Cup
    Rachid Taoussi Morocco 2012–2013
    Hassan Benabicha (caretaker) Morocco 2013–2014
    Badou Ezzaki[6] Morocco 2014–2015
    Hervé Renard[7] France 2016–present

    Kit suppliers

    Kit provider Period
    Adidas
    1982–1993
    Lotto
    1994–1995
    Umbro
    1995
    Lotto
    1995–1997
    Puma 1998–2001
    Nike
    2002–2006
    Puma 2007–2011
    Adidas
    2012–present

    See also

    Other football codes

    References

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    3. "Liste des Joueurs". Mountakhab.net (in French). 16 Mar 2016.
    4. http://www.cafonline.com/fr-fr/competitions/31theditionofafricancupofnationtotal,gabon2017/teamdetails/playerlist.aspx?TeamsIDs=quPkAv3VFPzh%2bsrwHfJIPL20VCA%2fyHFWvsfWIp5GcijGtt9dQqiRu8h9laWj4NHQ
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    7. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35586217
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