Morocco_national_futsal_team
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.
| Nickname(s) | Lions of the Atlas اسود الاطلس Irzem n Atlasi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Hicham Dguig | ||
| Home stadium | Salle Mohammed V | ||
| FIFA code | MAR | ||
| FIFA ranking | 8 ( June 2023) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Belarus 4–1 Morocco (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; February 11, 1995 [1] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Morocco 16–0 Somalia  (Dammam, Saudi Arabia; June 21, 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Egypt 7–0 Morocco (Cairo, Egypt; July 31, 2004)[2] | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Quarter finals (2021) | ||
| Africa Futsal Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 2000) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2016, 2020,2024) | ||
| Arab Futsal Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2021, 2022, 2023) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
The team has notably won 3 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]
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]
In 2024, Morocco Won its third continental title after beating Angola 5-1 in the 2024 Final, thus becoming the nation with the most titles along with Egypt. [20]
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
 1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1992 | ||||||||
 1996 | ||||||||
 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2004 | ||||||||
 2008 | ||||||||
 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 |
 2021 | Quarter finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
 2024 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 4/10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 36 | −12 |
Futsal Confederations Cup
| Futsal Confederations Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
 2009 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
 2014 | ||||||||
 2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +8 |
| Total | 1/5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +8 |
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
| Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
| 1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2000 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
| 2004 | Semi-Finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
| 2008 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 |
 2011 | Cancelled | |||||||
 2016 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 |
| 2020 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
| 2024 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | +31 |
| Total | 6/7 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 124 | 51 | +73 |
Arab Futsal Cup
| Arab Futsal Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
| 1998 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 19 | +11 |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 15 | +15 |
| 2007 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 |
| 2008 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2021 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 |
 2022 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | +40 |
| 2023 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 |
| Total | 6/7 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 176 | 66 | +110 |
North African Futsal Tournament
| North African Futsal Tournament record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | DIF |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | +15 |
 2009 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2010 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 |
| Total | 2/3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 13 | +31 |
- As of 30 March 2024
| Year | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [21] |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [22] |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [23] |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [24] |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [25] |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [26] |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [27] |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [28] |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [29] |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [30] |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [31] |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [32] |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [33] |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [34] |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [35] |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [36] |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | [37] |
Rankings are calculated by Futsal World Ranking.[38]
| Africa | World | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Morocco |
1526 |
| 2 | 39 | Egypt |
1112 |
| 3 | 41 |  Libya |
1088 |
| 4 | 46 |  Angola |
1031 |
| 5 | 63 |  Mozambique |
902 |
| 6 | 88 | South Africa |
830 |
| 7 | 92 |  Zambia |
809 |
| 8 | 94 |  Zimbabwe |
803 |
- As of January 2024
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2023 Arab Futsal Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Abdelkrim Anbia | (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35) | ASF Agadir | ||
| 12 | 1GK | Reda Khiyari | (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 33) | CL Ksar El-Kebir | ||
| 4 | 2DF | Youssef Jouad | (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999 (age 24) | SCC Mohammédia | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Anas Taybi | (1996-03-25) 25 March 1996 (age 28) | CL Ksar El-Kebir | ||
| 6 | 2DF | Soufiane Borite | (1992-12-11) 11 December 1992 (age 31) |  FC Kemi | ||
| 17 | 2DF | Othmane El-Idrissi | (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999 (age 24) | CL Ksar El-Kebir | ||
| 3 | 4FW | Anás El-Ayyane | (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 31) | Ribera Navarra FS | ||
| 7 | 4FW | Ismail Amazal | (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 27) | ASF Agadir | ||
| 8 | 4FW | Saad Knia (captain) | (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 36) | SCC Mohammédia | ||
| 9 | 4FW | Otmane Boumezou | (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 31) | SCC Mohammédia | ||
| 10 | 4FW | Soufian Charraoui | (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27) |  Mouvaux Lille MF | ||
| 11 | 4FW | Mohamed Kamal | (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 22) | Club Feth Settat | ||
| 13 | 4FW | Hamza Maimón | (1991-07-11) 11 July 1991 (age 32) | Levante UD | ||
| 14 | 4FW | Idriss Raiss El-Fenni | (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 27) | SCC Mohammédia | ||
| 15 | 4FW | Khalid Bouzid | (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26) | Industrias Santa Coloma | ||
| 16 | 4FW | Anas Dahani | (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24) | SCC Mohammédia | ||
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mohammed Cheridou | (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 (age 24) | Oussoud Khabazat |
v. France, 18 April 2023 | ||
| DF | Yassin Salhi | (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 24) | AS Martil |
v. France, 18 April 2023 | ||
| DF | Bilal Bakkali | (1993-02-24) 24 February 1993 (age 31) | Étoile Lavalloise MFC |
v. France, 18 April 2023 | ||
| DF | Achraf Saoud | (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 33) | SCC Mohammédia |
v.  Latvia, 22 December 2022 | ||
| FW | Anas Bakkali | (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 25) | Étoile Lavalloise MFC |
v. France, 18 April 2023 | ||
| FW | Soufiane El-Mesrar | (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 33) | Étoile Lavalloise MFC |
v. France, 18 April 2023 | ||
| FW | Saadallah Hajibi | (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 22) | Oussoud Khabazat |
v.  Japan, 14 April 2023 | ||
| FW | Anass Nasser | (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28) | FC Kemi |
v.  Iraq, 2 March 2023 | ||
| FW | Khalid Kouri | (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993 (age 30) | CL Ksar El-Kebir |
v. Iraq, 2 March 2023 | ||
| FW | Youssef El-Mazray | (1987-07-01) 1 July 1987 (age 36) | SCC Mohammédia |
v. Latvia, 22 December 2022 | ||
COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. | ||||||
Previous squads
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Official competitions
Champions: 2022
UEFS Futsal Men's Championship
Runners-up: 1995
Friendly Tournament
North African Futsal Tournament
CFA International Futsal Tournament
- Champions: 2019[39]
Futsal Week Winter Cup
- Champions: 2020[40]
Futsal Week October Cup
- Champions: 2023[41]
Ho Chi Minh City International Futsal Championship
- Champions: 2024[42]
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