FAR Rabat
Encyclopedia
Forces Armées Royales de Rabat is a Moroccan football
club based in Morocco
's capital city (Rabat
).
The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco
with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal Armed Forces. Founded the late Moroccan monarch King Hassan II. The club went on to the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
's capital city (Rabat
Rabat
Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
).
The club was founded in 1958 soon after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
with Raja and Wydad. FAR stands for , roughly translated to mean Royal Armed Forces. Founded the late Moroccan monarch King Hassan II. The club went on to the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces.
Honours
- Moroccan League First DivisionGNF 1The Botola , is the top division of the Moroccan football league system, the highest football league in Morocco.-History:The first edition of the Moroccan Football League under the FRMF was created in 1956/1957 just after the independence of Morocco....
: 12
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- 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1984, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2008
- Second Place : 1960, 1971, 1991, 2004, 2006, 2007
- Coupe du TrôneMoroccan CupThe Coupe du Trône, the Moroccan Cup is a football cup competition open to both professional and amateur clubs in Morocco.-Results of finals:-Performance by club:-External links:*...
: 11
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- 1959, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Runner-up : 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 1
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- 1985
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 1
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- 2005
- Runner-up : 2006
- African Cup Winners' CupAfrican Cup Winners' CupThe African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederations Cup...
: 0
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- Runner-up : 1997
- CAF Super CupCAF Super CupThe CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...
: 0
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- Runner-up : 2005
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 5 appearances
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- 2005CAF Champions League 2005The CAF Champions League 2005 started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round. The two legs of the final were played on 28 October and 12 November, with Egypt's Al-Ahly coming out as 3-0 aggregate winners.-Preliminary Round:...
- Second Round - 2006CAF Champions League 2006The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....
- Second Round - 2007CAF Champions League 2007The CAF Champions League 2007 was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final.-Preliminary round:The 1st legs were...
- Group Stage - 2008CAF Champions League 2008The CAF Champions League 2008 was the 12th running of the CAF Champions League competition. Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved an unprecented 6th Champions League cup by winning 4-2 on aggregate against Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon .-Preliminary round:...
- Preliminary Round - 2009CAF Champions League 2009The 2009 CAF Champions League is the 45th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 13th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...
- First Round
- 2005
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 5 appearance
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- 1968African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 was the 4th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Semi-Finals - 1985African Cup of Champions Clubs 1985The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1985 was the 21st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa....
- Champion - 1986African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986 was the 22nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Quarter-Finals - 1988African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988 was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Semi-Finals - 1990African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990 was the 25th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
- Second Round
- 1968
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 4 appearances
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- 2004 - Intermediate Round
- 2005CAF Confederation Cup 2005The CAF Confederation Cup 2005 started with the preliminary round that was played in January and February 2005. FAR Rabat of Morocco beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria in the final.-Preliminary round:1st legs played 30 January 2005....
- Champion - 2006CAF Confederation Cup 2006The CAF Confederation Cup 2006 started with the preliminary round that was played in February and March 2006. Étoile Sahel of Tunisia beat FAR Rabat of Morocco in the final...
- Finalist - 2010 - First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances
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- 1987 - Quarter-Finals
- 1997 - Finalist
- 1999 - Quarter-Finals
- 2000 - Quarter-Finals
- 2001 - Second Round