Morocco national football team 1024865 225395199 2008-07-13T13:26:03Z 122.108.207.132 /* Current Squad */ {{Citations missing|date=February 2008}} {{Infobox National football team | Name = Morocco | Badge = FRMF.svg | Nickname = أسود الأطلس<br>(''Lions of the Atlas'') | Association = [[Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football|Fédération Royale<br/>Marocaine de Football]] | Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]]) | Coach = {{flagicon|France}} [[Roger Lemerre]] | Captain = [[Youssef Safri]] | Most caps = [[Abdelmajid Dolmy]] (124) | Top scorer = [[Salaheddine Bassir]] (43) | Home Stadium = [[Stade Mohamed V]] | FIFA Trigramme = MOR | FIFA Rank = 37 | FIFA max = 10| FIFA max date = April 1998| FIFA min = 49| FIFA min date = March 2008| Elo Rank = 46 | Elo max = 17 | Elo max date = 1999| Elo min = 57 | Elo min date = 1983, 1992, 1993| pattern_la1=_redborder|pattern_b1=_thinredsides|pattern_ra1=_redborder| leftarm1=008000|body1=008000|rightarm1=008000|shorts1=008000|socks1=008000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_thinredsides|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF| First game ={{flagicon|Morocco}} Morocco 3 - 3 [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] {{flagicon|Iraq|1924}}<br/>([[Lebanon]]; [[19 October]], [[1957]]) | Largest win ={{flagicon|Morocco}} Morocco 13 - 1 [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}<br/>([[Morocco]]; [[6 September]], [[1961]]) | Largest loss ={{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] 6 - 0 Morocco {{flagicon|Morocco}}<br/>([[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]; [[11 October]], [[1964]]) | World cup apps = 4 | World cup first = 1970 | World cup best = Round 2, [[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] | Regional name = [[African Nations Cup]] | Regional cup apps = 13| Regional cup first = [[1972 African Nations Cup|1972]] | Regional cup best = Winners, [[1976 African Nations Cup|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 controlled by the [[Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football]]. They were the first African team to win a group at the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]], which they did in [[Football World Cup 1986|1986]], finishing ahead of [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], [[Poland national football team|Poland]], and [[England national football team|England]]. They were also the first African team to make it to second round barely losing to eventual runner-ups [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] 1-0 in 1986. They also came within two minutes of moving out of the group stage of the [[Football World Cup 1998|the 1998 World Cup]], [[Kjetil Rekdal]]'s late winning goal for [[Norway national football team|Norway]] against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] eliminating them. Morocco won the [[African Nations Cup]] in [[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]]. Morocco is a favorite for many African supporters, making it one of the best African football teams, internationally. ==World Cup record== *[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1958|1958]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[Football World Cup 1962|1962]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1966|1966]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[Football World Cup 1970|1970]] - Round 1 *[[Football World Cup 1974|1974]] to [[Football World Cup 1982|1982]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] - Round 2 *[[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - Round 1 *[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] - Round 1 *[[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify'' == African Nations Cup record == {| |valign="top"| *[[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1959 African Nations Cup|1959]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1962 African Nations Cup|1962]] - ''Withdrew'' *[[1963 African Nations Cup|1963]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1965 African Nations Cup|1965]] - ''Did not enter'' *[[1968 African Nations Cup|1968]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1970 African Nations Cup|1970]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1972 African Nations Cup|1972]] - Round 1 *[[1974 African Nations Cup|1974]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]] - '''Champions''' *[[1978 African Nations Cup|1978]] - Round 1 *[[1980 African Nations Cup|1980]] - Third place *[[1982 African Nations Cup|1982]] - ''Did not qualify'' |width="50"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *[[1984 African Nations Cup|1984]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1986 African Nations Cup|1986]] - Fourth place *[[1988 African Nations Cup|1988]] - Fourth place *[[1990 African Nations Cup|1990]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1992 African Nations Cup|1992]] - Round 1 *[[1994 African Nations Cup|1994]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1996 African Nations Cup|1996]] - ''Did not qualify'' *[[1998 African Nations Cup|1998]] - Quarterfinals *[[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] - Round 1 *[[2002 African Nations Cup|2002]] - Round 1 *[[2004 African Nations Cup|2004]] - Second place *[[2006 African Nations Cup|2006]] - Round 1 *[[2008 African Nations Cup|2008]] - Round 1 |} ==Famous players== *[[Marouane Chamakh]] *[[Tarik Sektioui]] *[[Jaouad Zairi]] *[[Larbi Benbarek]] *[[Salaheddine Bassir]] *[[Aziz Bouderbala]] *[[Abdelmjid Dolmi]] *[[Talal El Karkouri]] *[[Ahmed Farras]] *[[Karim El Ahmadi]] *[[Mustapha Hadji]] *[[Youssef Hadji]] *[[Noureddine Naybet]] *[[Mohammed Timoumi]] *[[Badou Zaki]] ==Current Squad== The following players were called for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] in June 2008. {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Tarik El Jarmouni]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|12|30}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FAR Rabat]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Karim Fegrouch]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|1|1}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Wydad Casablanca]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Nadir Lamyaghri]]|age={{birth date and age|1976|2|13}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda FC]]|clubnat=UAE}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mourad Aïni]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|3|24}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Raja Casablanca]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Michaël Chrétien Basser]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|10|7}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[AS Nancy]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Badr El Kaddouri]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|1|31}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Dynamo Kyiv]]|clubnat=Ukraine}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Amin Erbati]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|7|7}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Olympique Marseille]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Salaheddine Sbai]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|8|21}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[R. Charleroi S.C.]]|clubnat=Belgium}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nabil El Zhar]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|8|27}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Liverpool F.C.]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Issam Erraki]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|11|27}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FAR Rabat]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Rachid Hamdani]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|4|8}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Clermont Foot]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Adil Hermach]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|6|27}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[RC Lens]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Houssine Kharja]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|11|9}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[A.C. Siena]]|clubnat=Italy}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Ahmed Ajeddou]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|10|7}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al Ahly Tripoli]]|clubnat=Libya}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Nabil Dirar]] [[Image:Cruz Roja.svg|15px]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|2|25}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Club Brugge K.V.]]|clubnat=Belgium}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mbark Boussoufa]] [[Image:Cruz Roja.svg|15px]]||age={{birth date and age|1984|8|15}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[R.S.C. Anderlecht]]|clubnat=Belgium}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Youness Mankari]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|2|4}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Wydad Casablanca]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mohammed Oulhaj]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|1|6}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Raja Casablanca]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Karim El Ahmadi]] [[Image:Cruz Roja.svg|15px]]||age={{birth date and age|1985|1|27}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Feyenoord]]|clubnat=Netherlands}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Youssef Safri]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|1|3}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Southampton F.C.]]|clubnat=England}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Hicham Aboucherouane]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|4|2}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Espérance Sportive de Tunis]]|clubnat=Tunisia}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Abdessalam Benjelloun]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|1|28}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Hibernian F.C.]]|clubnat=Scotland}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Brahim El Bahri]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|3|19}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Le Mans Union Club 72]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Madihi]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|2|15}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Moghreb Athletic Tétouan]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Tarik Sektioui]] [[Image:Cruz Roja.svg|15px]]||age={{birth date and age|1977|5|13}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[F.C. Porto]]|clubnat=Portugal}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Marouane Chamakh]] [[Image:Cruz Roja.svg|15px]]||age={{birth date and age|1984|1|10}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Bouchaib El Moubarki]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|1|12}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Grenoble Foot 38]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Youssef Hadji]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|2|25}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[AS Nancy]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Soufiane Alloudi]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|7|1}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al Ain FC]]|clubnat=UAE}} {{nat fs g end}} ===Recent call up=== {{nat fs g start}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Hamza Boudlal]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|11|2}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Olympique Khouribga]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mounir El Hamdaoui]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|7|14}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[AZ (football club)|AZ Alkmaar]]|clubnat=Netherlands}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Salaheddine Aqqal]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|4|3}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Al Ittifaq]]|clubnat=Saudi Arabia}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Nabil Baha]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|10|12}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Málaga CF]]|clubnat=Spain}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Youssef El Akchaoui]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|2|18}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[NEC (football club)|NEC Nijmegen]]|clubnat=Netherlands}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hassan Alla]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|11|24}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Le Havre AC]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jamal Ait Ben Idir]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|1|10}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Le Havre AC]]|clubnat=France}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Youssef Mokhtari]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|3|25}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[MSV Duisburg]]|clubnat=Germany}} {{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hicham Mahdoufi]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|8|5}}|caps=|goals=|club=[[Olympique Khouribga]]|clubnat=Morocco}} {{nat fs g end}} ==Coaches== *1957 {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Larbi Ben Barek]], Abdelkader Lohkmiri, Mohamed Kadmiri *1961-1964 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Mohamed Massoun, Kader Firoud. *1964-1967 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Mohamed Massoun, [[Abderrahmane Belmahjoub]]. *1968 {{flagicon|France}} Cluzeau, {{flagicon|Morocco}} Abdellah Settati *1970 {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Blagoja Vidinić]] *1971 {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Abderrahmane Belmahjoub]] *1972 {{flagicon|Spain}} José Barinaga *1972 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Abdallah El-Emmani *1976 {{flagicon|Romania}} Gheorghe Mãrdãrescu *1977 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Abdellah "Malaga" Antaki *1979 {{flagicon|France}} Cluzeau *1979-1981 {{flagicon|France}} [[Just Fontaine]] *1980 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Jounane & Yabram Hamidouch *1981 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Yabram Hamidouch *1983-1988 {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[José Faria]] "Mehdi" *1988-1989 {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jaime Valente]] *1989-1990 {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Antonio Valentín Angelillo|Antonio Valentín "Angelino Angelillo"]] *1990-1992 {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Werner Olk]] *1992 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Abdelkhalek Louzani *1993 {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Abdellah Blinda|Abdellah Ajri Blinda]] *1994 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Mohammed Lamari *1995 {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Gilson Nunez]] *1995-2000 {{flagicon|France}} [[Henri Michel]] *2000 {{flagicon|Poland}} [[Henryk Kasperczak]] *2001 {{flagicon|Morocco}} Mustapha Madih *2002 {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Humberto Coelho]] *2002-2005 {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Badou Zaki]] *2005 {{flagicon|France}} [[Philippe Troussier]] *2005-2007 {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Mohamed Fakhir]] *2007-2008 {{flagicon|France}} [[Henri Michel]] *2008-2008 {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Fathi Jamal]] (interim) *2008- {{flagicon|France}} [[Roger Lemerre]] ==Sport equipment== *[[Puma AG]] ==External links== *[http://www.frmf.ma/ Morocco FA] official site *[http://www.atlas-lions.com/ Moroccan National Team 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