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	Mehdi Benatia
Most caps	Noureddine Naybet (115)[1]
Top scorer	Ahmed Faras (42)[2]
Home stadium	Stade Adrar, Agadir Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
FIFA code	MAR
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	60 2 (20 October 2016)
Highest	3 (April 1998)
Lowest	95 (September 2010)
Elo ranking
Current	61 (15 September 2016)
Highest	17 (December 1998)
Lowest	81 (May 2013)
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	Champions, 1976

The Morocco national football team^[3] 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 defeating Libya in the final. On 5 February 2015, The CAF Executive Committee decided to suspend the Morocco national football team from the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2017 and 2019, and to impose on the Royal Moroccan Football Federation the regulatory fine of US$1 million, along with the sum of 8.05 million Euros in compensation for all material damage sustained by CAF, stakeholders and partners as a result of the decision not to host 2015 edition.^[4] However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning Morocco may enter the tournaments.^[5]

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
1930	Did not enter									Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962	Did Not Qualify									7	2	2	3	7	8
1966	Withdrew									Withdrew
1970	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	6		10	4	4	2	11	7
1974	Did Not Qualify									10	4	3	3	12	13
1978										2	0	2	0	2	2
1982										8	3	2	3	5	6
1986	Round of 16	11th	4	1	2	1	3	2		8	5	2	1	12	1
1990	Did Not Qualify									6	1	3	2	4	5
1994	Group Stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	5		10	7	2	1	19	4
1998	Group Stage	18th	3	1	1	1	5	5		6	5	1	0	14	2
2002	Did not qualify									10	6	3	1	11	3
2006										10	5	5	0	17	7
2010										10	3	3	4	14	13
2014										6	2	3	1	9	8
2018	To Be Determined
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
1896	No football tournament
1900	Did Not Enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932	No football tournament
1936	Did Not Enter
1948
1952
1956
1960	Did Not Qualify
1964	Round 1	13	2	0	0	2	1	9
1968	Withdrew
1972	Round 2	8	6	1	1	4	7	14
1976	Did Not Qualify
1980
1984	Round 1	12	3	1	0	2	1	4
1988	Did Not Qualify
1992	Round 1	15	3	0	1	2	2	8
1996	Did Not Qualify
2000	Round 1	16	3	0	0	3	1	7
2004	Round 1	10	3	1	1	1	3	3
2008	Did Not Qualify
2012	Round 1	11	3	0	2	1	2	3
2016	Did Not Qualify
2020	To be determined
Total	Round 2	7/26	23	3	5	15	17	48

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 1957 Did not enter Did not enter 1959 1962 Withdrew Withdrew 1963 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 6 1965 Did not enter Did not enter 1968 1970 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2 1972 Group stage 5th 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 2 0 2 9 6 1974 Did not enter Did not enter 1976 Winner 1st 6 4 2 0 11 6 6 4 0 2 13 4 1978 Group stage 6th 3 1 3 1 2 4 Qualified as defending champions 1980 Third Place 3rd 5 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 14 5 1982 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 4 1984 4 1 2 1 4 2 1986 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 1988 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 3 1 3 3 Qualified as hosts 1990 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1 1992 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 2 6 4 0 2 11 4 1994 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 5 4 1996 4 1 1 2 2 4 1998 Quarterfinals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 4 2 0 10 1 2000 Group Stage 11th 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 6 4 2002 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4 6 3 1 2 5 4 2004 Runner-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 14 4 6 5 1 0 10 0 2006 Group Stage 13th 3 0 2 1 0 1 10 5 5 0 17 7 2008 Group Stage 11th 3 1 0 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 6 1 2010 Did not qualify 10 3 3 4 14 13 2012 Group Stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 3 2 1 8 2 2013 Group Stage 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 2015 Withdrew, disqualified or did not enter Withdrew, disqualified or did not enter 2017 Qualified 6 5 1 0 10 1 2019 To Be Determined 2021 2023 Total 1 Title 15/30 57 19 22 16 66 54 106 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 2009 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 5 6 2011 2 0 2 0 3 3 2014 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 7 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 2016 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 2 4 3 1 0 11 3 2018 To Be Determined 2020 Total Quarter-finals 2/4 7 2 3 2 11 8 12 5 6 1 20 12

Arab Nations Cup Arab Nations Cup record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1963 Did not participate 1964 1966 1985 1988 1992 1998 Group Stage 5th 2 1 0 1 2 2 2002 Semi Final 4th 5 1 2 2 5 6 2009 Cancelled 2012 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 11 2 Total 1 Title 3/9 12 6 3 2 18 10

Pan Arab Games Football at the Pan Arab Games record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1953 Did not enter 1957 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 2 0 12 6 1961 Gold Medal 1st 5 5 0 0 26 6 1965 Did not enter 1976 Gold Medal 1st 6 4 2 0 12 - 1985 Silver Medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 9 3 1992 Did not enter 1997 1999 2004 No football tournament 2007 Did not enter 2011 Total 2 Titles 4/11 20 14 5 1 59 15

Islamic Solidarity Games Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2005 Silver Medal - 5 2 2 1 4 2 2010 Cancelled 2013 Gold Medal - 4 3 0 1 6 3 2017 To Be Determined Total 1 Title 2/2 9 5 2 2 10 5 Jeux de la Francophonie Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1989 Silver Medal 2nd 5 3 1 1 10 7 1994 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 0 2 5 6 1997 Did not enter 2001 Gold Medal 1st 6 3 3 0 12 3 2005 Group Stage 9th 3 1 0 2 4 4 2009 Bronze Medal 3rd 4 3 0 1 6 3 2013 Silver Medal 2nd 4 1 1 2 4 4 2017 To Be Determined Total 1 Title 6/7 26 13 5 8 41 27

Mediterranean Games Football at the Mediterranean Games record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1951 Did not enter 1955 1959 1963 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 0 2 4 6 1967 Group Stage 7th 3 1 0 2 4 6 1971 Fourth Place 4th 4 2 1 1 3 2 1975 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 4 0 3 2 1979 Group Stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 1983 Gold Medal 1st 5 3 1 0 8 2 1987 Group Stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2 1991 Bronze Medal 3rd 3 2 0 1 6 3 1993 Group Stage 9th 2 0 1 1 0 2 1997 Did not enter 2001 Group Stage 8th 2 1 0 1 6 4 2005 Fourth Place 4rd 5 1 2 2 3 3 2009 withdrew 2013 Gold Medal 1st 5 4 2 0 12 5 2017 To Be Determined 2021 Total 2 Titles 12/17 28 3 10 15 20 47

Minor tournaments

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1965 World Men's Military Cup	Third Place	3rd	3	1	1	1	3	5
1965 Tripoli Tournament	Third Place	3rd	3	1	1	1	2	1
1966 World Men's Military Cup	Runner-up	2nd	3	0	1	2	1	4
1966 Tripoli Exhibition Cup	Winner	1st	4	3	0	1	4	5
1967 World Men's Military Cup	Third Place	3rd	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974 Kuneitra Cup	Winner	1st	7	6	1	0	16	5
1980 Merdeka Tournament	Winner	1st	8	5	2	1	15	7
1988 Tournoi de France	Runner-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	3
1989 World Men's Military Cup	Runner-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	3	4
1993 World Men's Military Cup	Runner-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	16	5
1996 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament	Third Place	3rd	2	1	1	0	4	2
1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament	Third Place	3rd	2	0	1	1	2	3
1999 LG Cup	Runner-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	2	2
2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament	Runner-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	2	5
2002 LG Cup (Morocco)	Third Place	3rd	2	1	1	0	2	0
2002 LG Cup (Iran)	Third Place	3rd	2	0	2	0	1	1
2011 LG Cup (Morocco)	Third Place	3rd	2	0	1	1	1	2
Total	3 titles	17/17	52	26	13	13	78	54

Honours

Senior team

• Africa Cup of Nations

Winner (1): 1976

Runners-up (1): 2004

Third place (1): 1980

• Arab Nations Cup

Champions (1): 2012

Youth and Olympic teams

• Pan Arab Games (2): 1961, 1985
• Islamic Solidarity Games (1): 2013
• Mediterranean Games (2): 1983, 2013
• Jeux de la Francophonie (1): 2001
• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (1): 1997
• Arab Cup U-20 (1): 2011
• UNAF U-20 Tournament (1): 2015
• UNAF U-17 Tournament (2): 2007, 2011

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2016

Cape Verde  v  Morocco

26 March 2016 2017 ACN Q	Cape Verde	0–1	Morocco	Praia, Cape Verde
16:00 UTC−01:00		Report	El-Arabi  26' (pen.)	Stadium: Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde Referee: Neant Alioum (Cameroon)

Morocco  v  Cape Verde

29 March 2016 2017 ACN Q	Morocco	2–0	Cape Verde	Marrakech, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	El-Arabi  54' (pen.), 61'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Morocco  v  Congo

27 May 2016 Friendly	Morocco	2–0	Congo	Tangier, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1	Ziyech  4', 55' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de Tanger Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Libya  v  Morocco

3 June 2016 2017 ACN Q	Libya	1–1	Morocco	Radès, Tunisia
19:00 UTC+1	Al-Werfalli  90+1'	Report	Dirar  36'	Stadium: Stade de Radès Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Albania  v  Morocco

31 August 2016 Friendly	Albania	0–0	Morocco	Shkodër, Albania
19:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

Morocco  v  São Tomé and Príncipe

4 September 2016 2017 ACN Q	Morocco	2–0	São Tomé and Príncipe	Rabat, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Ziyech  55' (pen.) Bouhaddouz  83'	Report		Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)

Gabon  v  Morocco

8 October 2016 2018 FWC Q	Gabon	0–0	Morocco	Franceville, Gabon
17:30 UTC+1		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Stade de Franceville Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Morocco  v  Canada

11 October 2016 Friendly	Morocco	4–0	Canada	Marrakech, Morocco
20:00 UTC	Carcela  12' Ziyech  65', 81' Alioui  87'	Report		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Morocco  v  Ivory Coast

12 November 2016 2018 FWC Q	Morocco	0–0	Ivory Coast	Marrakech, Morocco
20:30 UTC		Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)		Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Referee: Bernard Camille ()

Morocco  v  Togo

15 November 2016 Friendly	Morocco	2–1	Togo	Marrakech, Morocco
20:00 UTC	Khalid Boutaïb  16', 58'	Report	Floyd Ayité  9'	Stadium: Stade de Marrakech Attendance: 1000

2017

DR Congo  v  Morocco

16 January 2017 CAN 2017	DR Congo	–	Morocco	Oyem, Gabon
20:00				Stadium: Stade d'Oyem

Morocco  v  Togo

20 January 2017 CAN 2017	Morocco	–	Togo	Oyem, Gabon
20:00				Stadium: Stade d'Oyem

Morocco  v  Ivory Coast

24 January 2017 CAN 2017	Morocco	–	Ivory Coast	Oyem, Gabon
20:00				Stadium: Stade d'Oyem

Morocco  v  Mali

28 August 2017 2018 FWC Q	Morocco	–	Mali	Morocco
		CAF Report

Mali  v  Morocco

2 September 2017 2018 FWC Q	Mali	–	Morocco	Bamako, Mali
		CAF Report		Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars

Morocco  v  Gabon

2 October 2017 2018 FWC Q	Morocco	–	Gabon	Morocco
		CAF Report

Ivory Coast  v  Morocco

6 November 2017 2018 FWC Q	Ivory Coast	–	Morocco	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
		CAF Report		Stadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Current team status

2017 Africa Cup of Nations

Group C of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations will be played from 16 to 24 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consists of Ivory Coast, Morocco, DR Congo, and Togo.^[6]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	CAF Rankings Points[nb 1]	FIFA Rankings Start of event
C1	Ivory Coast	Group I winners	3 September 2016	22nd	2015	Winners (1992, 2015)	63.5
C2	DR Congo	Group B winners	4 September 2016	18th	2015	Winners (1968, 1974)	29.5
C3	Morocco	Group F winners	29 March 2016	16th	2013	Winners (1976)	18.5
C4	Togo	Group A runners-up	4 September 2016	8th	2013	Quarter-finals (2013)	15.5

Notes

1. The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Morocco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Togo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 16 January 2017. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

• The group winners advance to play the runners-up of Group D.
• The group runners-up advance to play the winners of Group D.

Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).^[7]

Ivory Coast vs Togo

Ivory Coast  v  Togo

16 January 2017 17:00

Ivory Coast	Match 5	Togo
	Report

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

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DR Congo vs Morocco

DR Congo  v  Morocco

16 January 2017 20:00

DR Congo	Match 6	Morocco
	Report

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

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Ivory Coast vs DR Congo

Ivory Coast  v  DR Congo

20 January 2017 17:00

Ivory Coast	Match 13	DR Congo
	Report

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

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Morocco vs Togo

Morocco  v  Togo

20 January 2017 20:00

Morocco	Match 14	Togo
	Report

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

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Morocco vs Ivory Coast

Morocco  v  Ivory Coast

24 January 2017 20:00

Morocco	Match 21	Ivory Coast
	Report

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

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Togo vs DR Congo

Togo  v  DR Congo

24 January 2017 20:00

Togo	Match 22	DR Congo
	Report

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References

1. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub290715_neutral.pdf
2. http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/277/023/7/index.html
3. (Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم‎‎ ; Tamaziǧt : Tarabbut anamur n Maghrib), nicknamed أسود الأطلس / Irzem n Atlasi (Lions of the Atlas),
4. "MOROCCO FINED, BANNED FROM TWO AFCON TOURNAMENTS". Confédération Africaine de Football. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
5. "Morocco win appeal over Afcon 2017 and 2019 bans". BBC Sport. 2 April 2015.
6. "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
7. "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.

External links

• 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com

DR Congo  v  Morocco

16 January 2017 20:00

DR Congo	Match 6	Morocco

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

Morocco  v  Togo

20 January 2017 20:00

Morocco	Match 14	Togo

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

Morocco  v  Ivory Coast

24 January 2017 20:00

Morocco	Match 21	Ivory Coast

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

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}}

Squad

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against  Gabon on 8 October and the friendly match against  Canada on 11 October 2016.^[1]
Caps and goals updated as October 11, 2016 after the Friendly match against Canada.^[2]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Munir Mohamedi	May 10, 1989	11	0	Numancia
23	GK	Yassine Bounou	April 5, 1991	7	0	Girona
24	GK	Yassine El Kharroubi	March 29, 1990	1	0	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
5	DF	Medhi Benatia (Captain)	April 17, 1987	43	1	Juventus
20	DF	Nabil Dirar	February 25, 1986	19	2	Monaco
3	DF	Achraf Lazaar	January 22, 1992	17	0	Newcastle United
4	DF	Manuel Da Costa (2nd Captain)	May 6, 1986	15	0	Olympiacos
15	DF	Abdelhamid El Kaoutari	March 17, 1990	13	0	Bastia
14	DF	Zouhair Feddal	January 1, 1989	11	0	Alavés
2	DF	Fouad Chafik	October 16, 1986	7	0	Dijon
22	DF	Faycal Rherras	April 7, 1993	1	0	Hearts
6	MF	Karim El Ahmadi	January 27, 1985	36	1	Feyenoord
8	MF	Younès Belhanda	February 25, 1990	35	3	Nice
16	MF	Mounir Obbadi	April 4, 1983	20	0	Lille
19	MF	Mehdi Carcela-González	July 1, 1989	12	1	Granada
10	MF	Hakim Ziyech	March 19, 1993	9	5	Ajax
13	MF	Romain Saïss	March 26, 1990	6	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers
17	MF	Fayçal Fajr	August 1, 1988	6	0	Deportivo La Coruña
18	MF	Youssef Aït Bennasser	July 7, 1996	3	0	Nancy
7	MF	Sofiane Boufal	September 17, 1993	2	0	Southampton
21	FW	Nordin Amrabat	March 31, 1987	31	4	Watford
11	FW	Oussama Tannane	March 23, 1994	4	0	Saint-Étienne
9	FW	Aziz Bouhaddouz	March 30, 1987	3	1	St Pauli
12	FW	Youssef En Nesyri	July 1, 1997	3	0	Malaga

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	February 7, 1989	8	0	IRT	v.  Albania, August 31, 2016
GK	Mohammed Amine El Bourkadi	February 22, 1985	0	0	FAR Rabat	v.  Equatorial Guinea, November 15, 2015
DF	Yunis Abdelhamid	September 28, 1987	2	0	Dijon	v.  Canada, October 11, 2015
DF	Achraf Hakimi[3]	November 4, 1998	1	0	Real Madrid B	v.  Canada, October 11, 2015
DF	Hamza Mendyl	October 21, 1997	3	0	Lille	v.  Canada, October 11, 2015
MF	Nabil El Zhar	August 27, 1986	10	2	UD Las Palmas	v.  Canada, October 11, 2015
MF	Ismail H'Maidat	June 16, 1995	1	0	Vicenza	v.  Canada, October 11, 2015
MF	Omar El Kaddouri	August 21, 1990	22	5	Napoli	v.  São Tomé and Príncipe, September 4, 2016
MF	Ouasim Bouy	June 11, 1993	0	0	Palermo	v.  Libya, June 6, 2016
FW	Yacine Bammou	November 9, 1991	4	1	Nantes	v.  São Tomé and Príncipe, September 4, 2016
FW	Ryan Mmaee	April 1, 1997	1	0	Standard Liège	v.  São Tomé and Príncipe, September 4, 2016
FW	Aatif Chahechouhe	July 2, 1986	10	1	Fenerbahce	v.  Albania, August 31, 2016
FW	Adnane Tighadouini	November 30, 1992	1	0	Vitesse	v.  Equatorial Guinea, November 15, 2015

Notes

• ^SUS Player is suspended
• ^INJ Did not make it to the current squad due to injury
• ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby

Previous squads

African Cup of Nations squads CAN 1972 squad CAN 1976 squad CAN 1978 squad CAN 1980 squad CAN 1986 squad CAN 1988 squad CAN 1992 squad CAN 1998 squad CAN 2000 squad CAN 2002 squad CAN 2004 squad CAN 2006 squad CAN 2008 squad CAN 2012 squad CAN 2013 squad

Football at the Summer Olympics squads Olympics 1964 squad Olympics 1972 squad Olympics 1984 squad From 1992, under-23 squad Olympics 1992 squad Olympics 2000 squad Olympics 2004 squad Olympics 2012 squad

FIFA World Cup squads 1970 FIFA World Cup squad 1986 FIFA World Cup squad 1994 FIFA World Cup squad 1998 FIFA World Cup squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

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

Coaches

Source:^[4]

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		2012–2013
Hassan Benabicha (caretaker)		2013–2014
Badou Ezzaki[5]		2014–2015
Hervé Renard[6]		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

• Morocco A' national football team
• Morocco national under-23 football team
• Morocco national under-20 football team
• Morocco national under-17 football team
• Morocco women's national football team

Other football codes

• Morocco national futsal team
• Morocco national beach soccer team

References

1. "اللائحة النهائية للمنتخب الوطني الأول أمام الغابون وكندا" (in Arabic). FRMF. 27 September 2016.
2. "Liste des Joueurs". Mountakhab.net (in French). 16 Mar 2016.
3. http://www.frmf.ma/sites/default/files/start%20list%20%20-%20maroc%20vs%20canada%20-%2011-10-2016-%20GSM.pdf
4. Hassanin Mubarak. "Morocco National Team Coaches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27252927
6. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35586217

External links

• Official website of Morocco's FA
• RSSSF archive of results