Morocco national futsal team

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Morocco
Nickname(s)Lions of the Atlas
اسود الاطلس
Irzem n Atlasi
Association Royal Moroccan Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Flag of Morocco.svg Hicham Dguig
Home stadium Salle Mohammed V
FIFA code MAR
FIFA ranking 8 ( June 2023)
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Home colours
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Away colours
First international
Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Belarus 4–1 Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; February 11, 1995 [1]
Biggest win
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 16–0 Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg
(Dammam, Saudi Arabia; June 21, 2022)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7–0 Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg
(Cairo, Egypt; July 31, 2004) [2]
World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 2012 )
Best resultQuarter finals (2021)
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Appearances5 (First in 2000 )
Best resultGold medal africa.svgChampions (2016, 2020)
Arab Futsal Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1998 )
Best result Gold medal with cup.svg Champions (2021, 2022, 2023)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2022 )
Best result Gold medal with cup.svg Champions (2022)

The Morocco national futsal team, nicknamed Ousoud Al Atlas (Lions of the Atlas), represents Morocco in international futsal competitions. It is affiliated to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and is one of the strongest teams in the world.

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The team has notably won 2 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, 3 Arab Futsal Cup and 1 Futsal Confederations Cup. They qualified for the World Cup three times, first appearing in 2012. Their best World Cup run was in the 2021, when they reached the Quarter-finals. [3]

History

Morocco was the runner-up for the 1998 Arab Futsal Championship and the 2000 African Futsal Championship [4] and ended in the 3rd place in the 2008 African Futsal Championship. [5]

At the 2010 UNAF tournament, the Moroccan national team obtained the 2nd place after winning against the Algeria 7-2, the Palestinian selection 7-1, and Tunisia 4-4. In the final it will lose against Libya 4-3. [6]

The Moroccan team will compete in the Mediterranean Futsal Cup where it will obtained 5th place. National Futsal coach Hicham Dguig will be elected as the best coach of the competition organized in Libya. The player Yahya Baya will appear in the typical team of the tournament won by Croatia.

On 24 April 2016, Morocco won its first ever african title after defeating Egypt 3-2 in the final. [7] 4 years later, they won their second title after defeating Egypt 5-0 in the final. [8] [9]

On 29 May 2021, They won their first Arab cup in 2021 after defeating Egypt 4-0 in the final. [10] In the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup, Morocco qualified to the knockout stages after finishing second in the group stages winning one match and drawing two. [11] They were knocked out in the Quarter-Finals after losing 1-0 to Brazil. [12] [13] They went on to win the next Arab cup edition, claiming their second Arab cup title after defeating Iraq 3-0. [14] [15] On 5 September 2022, they were ranked 8th in the Futsal world ranking ahead of Italy and behind Kazakhstan. [16]

On 16 September 2022, Morocco defeated Iran 4-3 in the final, to win its first ever Confederations Cup. [17] [18]

On 16 June 2023, Morocco defeated Kuwait 7-1 in the final, to win its third Arab cup. [19]

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989 Did not enter
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1992
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2000 Did not qualify
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 2004
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008
Flag of Thailand (TIS 982 draft standard).svg 2012 Group stage3003515−10
Flag of Colombia.svg 2016 Group stage3003614−8
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2021 Quarter finals5221137+6
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2024 To be determined
Total3/9112272436−12

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2009 Did not enter
Flag of Brazil.svg 2013
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2014
Flag of Thailand.svg 2021
Flag of Thailand.svg 2022 Champions4310148+8
Total1/54310148+8

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
Flag of Egypt.svg 1996 Did not enter
Flag of Egypt.svg 2000 Runners-up31112412+12
2004 Semi-Finals2002311−8
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2008 Third place64022011+9
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 2011 Cancelled
Flag of South Africa.svg 2016 Champions54011710+7
Flag of Morocco.svg 2020 Champions5500231+22
Flag of Morocco.svg 2024 Qualified as host
Total6/72014158745+42

Arab Futsal Championship

Arab Futsal Championship record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
Flag of Egypt.svg 1998 Runners-up54013019+11
Flag of Egypt.svg 2005 Runners-up54013015+15
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2007 Fourth Place52031218−6
Flag of Egypt.svg 2008 Did not participate
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021 Champions5500262+24
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2022 Champions6600466+40
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2023 Champions6600326+26
Total6/738270517666+110

North African Futsal Tournament

North African Futsal Tournament record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2005 Runners-up4202238+15
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2009 Did not participate
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2010 Runners-up4301215+16
Total2/385034413+31

World ranking

Rankings are calculated by Futsal World Ranking. [20]

AfricaWorldCountryPoints
18Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1526
239Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1112
341Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1088
446Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1031
563Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 902
688Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 830
792Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 809
894Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 803
As of January 2024

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2023 Arab Futsal Cup.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Abdelkrim Anbia (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 34) Flag of Morocco.svg ASF Agadir
121 GK Reda Khiyari (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 33) Flag of Morocco.svg CL Ksar El-Kebir

42 DF Youssef Jouad (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 24) Flag of Morocco.svg SCC Mohammédia
52 DF Anas Taybi (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 27) Flag of Morocco.svg CL Ksar El-Kebir
62 DF Soufiane Borite (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 31) Flag of Finland.svg FC Kemi
172 DF Othmane El-Idrissi (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999 (age 24) Flag of Morocco.svg CL Ksar El-Kebir

34 FW Anás El-Ayyane (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 31) Flag of Spain.svg Ribera Navarra FS
74 FW Ismail Amazal (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 27) Flag of Morocco.svg ASF Agadir
84 FW Saad Knia (captain) (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 36) Flag of Morocco.svg SCC Mohammédia
94 FW Otmane Boumezou (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31) Flag of Morocco.svg SCC Mohammédia
104 FW Soufian Charraoui (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27) Flag of France.svg Mouvaux Lille MF
114 FW Mohamed Kamal (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 22) Flag of Morocco.svg Club Feth Settat
134 FW Hamza Maimón (1991-07-11) 11 July 1991 (age 32) Flag of Spain.svg Levante UD
144 FW Idriss Raiss El-Fenni (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 27) Flag of Morocco.svg SCC Mohammédia
154 FW Khalid Bouzid (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 25) Flag of Spain.svg Industrias Santa Coloma
164 FW Anas Dahani (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24) Flag of Morocco.svg SCC Mohammédia

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Mohammed Cheridou (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 24) Flag of Morocco.svg Oussoud Khabazatv. Flag of France.svg  France, 18 April 2023

DF Yassin Salhi (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 24) Flag of Morocco.svg AS Martilv. Flag of France.svg  France, 18 April 2023
DF Bilal Bakkali (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 30) Flag of France.svg Étoile Lavalloise MFC v. Flag of France.svg  France, 18 April 2023
DF Achraf Saoud (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 33) Flag of Morocco.svg SCC Mohammédia v. Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia, 22 December 2022

FW Anas Bakkali (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 25) Flag of France.svg Étoile Lavalloise MFC v. Flag of France.svg  France, 18 April 2023
FW Soufiane El-Mesrar (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 33) Flag of France.svg Étoile Lavalloise MFC v. Flag of France.svg  France, 18 April 2023
FW Saadallah Hajibi (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 22) Flag of Morocco.svg Oussoud Khabazatv. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, 14 April 2023
FW Anass Nasser (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) Flag of Finland.svg FC Kemi v. Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq, 2 March 2023
FW Khalid Kouri (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 30) Flag of Morocco.svg CL Ksar El-Kebirv. Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq, 2 March 2023
FW Youssef El-Mazray (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 36) Flag of Morocco.svg SCC Mohammédia v. Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia, 22 December 2022

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

Previous squads

Honours

Official competitions

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Futsal Confederations Cup

Arab Futsal Cup

North African Futsal Tournament

Friendly Tournament

UEFS Futsal Men's Championship

CFA International Futsal Tournament

Futsal Week Winter Cup

Futsal Week October Cup

See also

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