The Morocco national football team , nicknamed أسود الأطلس (Lions of the Atlas), is the national team of 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...

 and is managed by Eric Gerets. Winners of the African Nations Cup in 1976, they were the first African team to win a group at the World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

, which they did in 1986

1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...

, finishing ahead of Portugal

Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...

, Poland

Poland national football team

The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...

, and England

England national football team

The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...

. They were also the first African team to make it to second round barely losing to eventual runner-ups West Germany

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....

 1–0 in 1986. They also came within two minutes of moving out of the group stage of the 1998 World Cup

1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...

, Kjetil Rekdal

Kjetil Rekdal

Kjetil André Rekdal is a Norwegian football coach and a former footballer. He is currently managing Aalesund in Norwegian Tippeligaen. His previous tenure was at Kaiserslautern of the 2...

's late winning goal for Norway

Norway national football team

The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...

 against Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 eliminating them.

Home stadium

The Moroccan National team traditionally used the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat

Rabat

Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...

) and the Stade Mohamed V

Stade Mohamed V

Stade Mohamed V is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of Maarif district...

 (Casablanca

Casablanca

Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...

) as their main stadiums, but recently started using the new Marrakech stadium

Stade de Marrakech

Stade de Marrakech, The Marrakesh Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Marrakech, Morocco. It was designed by Gregotti Associati International....

, as the last four home games were held there.

World Cup record

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 The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Year	Round	Position
1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...	Did Not Enter
1934 1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934....
1938 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...
1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...
1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
1962 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...	Did Not Qualify
1966 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...	Withdrew
1970 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	6
1974 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...	Did Not Qualify
1978 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
1986 1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...	Round of 16	11th	4	1	2	1	3	2
1990 1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...	Did Not Qualify
1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...	Group Stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	5
1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...	Group Stage	18th	3	1	1	1	5	5
2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...	Did Not Qualify
2006 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....	To Be Determined
2018 2018 FIFA World Cup The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups was the process by which the locations for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups were selected. The process began officially in March 2009; eleven bids from thirteen countries were received, including one which was withdrawn and one that was...
2022 2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2022 in Qatar. The competition is scheduled to take place in June and July, although proposals have been made for a winter season. The tournament will involve...
Total	Round of 16	4/19	13	2	4	7	12	18

African Cup of Nations Record

1957 – Did not enter 1959 – Did not enter 1962 – Withdrew 1963 – Did not qualify 1965 – Did not enter 1968 – Did not enter 1970 – Did not qualify 1972 – Round 1 1974 – Did not enter 1976 – Champions 1978 – Round 1 1980 – Third place 1982 – Did not qualify 1984 – Did not qualify 1986 – Fourth place

1988 – Fourth place 1990 – Did not qualify 1992 – Round 1 1994 – Did not qualify 1996 – Did not qualify 1998 – Quarterfinals 2000 – Round 1 2002 – Round 1 2004 – Second place 2006 – Round 1 2008 – Round 1 2010 – Did not qualify 2012 – Qualified 2013 – To be determined 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification process for the edition 29th of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. South Africa have automatically qualified as the host country.-Qualified nations:-Format:... 2015 2015 Africa Cup of Nations The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations is scheduled to be the 30th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa . For the second time, the tournament is scheduled to be hosted by Morocco - the previous tournament held in Morocco was in 1988.-Intended Bids:-Bids shortlist:CAF...  – Qualified (Host)

Results since 2010

Date	Venue	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers	Competition
11 August 2010	Stade Moulay Abdellah Stade Moulay Abdellah Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and is the home ground of FAR Rabat. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it can also stage athletics. The stadium holds 52,000... , Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...		2–1		Hadji Youssouf Hadji Youssouf Hadji is a Moroccan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, he currently plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1.- Career :Hadji started his career at Nancy in Ligue 1 under the guidance of Laszlo Bölöni...	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
3 September 2010	Stade Moulay Abdellah Stade Moulay Abdellah Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and is the home ground of FAR Rabat. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it can also stage athletics. The stadium holds 52,000... , Rabat Rabat Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...		0–0			2012 ACN Q
8 October 2010	Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...		0–1		Hamdaoui Mounir El Hamdaoui Mounir El Hamdaoui is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Ajax in the Netherlands...	2012 ACN Q
17 November 2010	Windsor Park Windsor Park Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland national football team. It is also where the Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals are played.-History:... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...		1–1		Chamakh Marouane Chamakh Marouane Chamakh is a French-Moroccan footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League and the Moroccan national team as a striker. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability".Chamakh started his career...	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
9 February 2011	Stade Mohamed V Stade Mohamed V Stade Mohamed V is part of a big athletic complex situated in the heart of the city of Casablanca, Morocco, in the western part of Maarif district... , Casablanca Casablanca Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...		3–0		Boussoufa Mbark Boussoufa Moubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa is a Dutch-born Moroccan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Anzhi Makhachkala and the Moroccan national team.-Early career:...   Bakkali	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
27 March 2011	Stade 19 Mai 1956 Stade 19 Mai 1956 Stade 19 Mai 1956 is a football stadium located in Annaba, Algeria. The stadium has a capacity of 50,000. and is an all-seater. It is currently used on a regular basis by football club USM Annaba who play in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1... , Annaba Annaba Annaba is a city in the northeastern corner of Algeria near the river Seybouse. It is located in Annaba Province. With a population of 257,359 , it is the fourth largest city in Algeria. It is a leading industrial centre in eastern Algeria....		1–0			2012 ACN Q
6 June 2011	Marrakech Stadium Stade de Marrakech Stade de Marrakech, The Marrakesh Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Marrakech, Morocco. It was designed by Gregotti Associati International....		4–0		Benatia Mehdi Benatia Mehdi Benatia is a Moroccan football defender, who plays for Italian Serie A side Udinese.-Early life:He was born to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother and opted to play for Morocco national football team....   Chamakh Marouane Chamakh Marouane Chamakh is a French-Moroccan footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League and the Moroccan national team as a striker. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability".Chamakh started his career...   Hadji Youssouf Hadji Youssouf Hadji is a Moroccan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, he currently plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1.- Career :Hadji started his career at Nancy in Ligue 1 under the guidance of Laszlo Bölöni...   Assaidi Oussama Assaidi Oussama Assaidi is a Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Eredivisie side SC Heerenveen and for the Morocco national football team. He previously played for FC Omniworld and De Graafschap.- Early career :...	2012 ACN Q
10 August 2011	Dakar Dakar Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...		0–2		Kharja Houssine Kharja Houssine Kharja is a France born, Moroccan footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina. He is tall and weighs .- Career :...   Arabi	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
4 September 2011			0–0			2012 ACN Q
9 October 2011	Marrakech Stadium Stade de Marrakech Stade de Marrakech, The Marrakesh Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Marrakech, Morocco. It was designed by Gregotti Associati International....		3–1		Chamakh Marouane Chamakh Marouane Chamakh is a French-Moroccan footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League and the Moroccan national team as a striker. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability".Chamakh started his career...   Taarabt Adel Taarabt Adel Taarabt is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as an Attacking midfielder and can also be used as a winger....   Boussoufa Mbark Boussoufa Moubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa is a Dutch-born Moroccan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Anzhi Makhachkala and the Moroccan national team.-Early career:...	2012 ACN Q
11 November 2011	Marrakech Stadium Stade de Marrakech Stade de Marrakech, The Marrakesh Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Marrakech, Morocco. It was designed by Gregotti Associati International....		0–1			Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...
13 November 2011	Marrakech Stadium Stade de Marrakech Stade de Marrakech, The Marrakesh Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Marrakech, Morocco. It was designed by Gregotti Associati International....		1–1 (PSO: 2–4)		Amrabt Nordin Amrabat Nordin Amrabat is a Moroccan football player, who is currently playing for Kayserispor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He has played for Dutch national youth teams and has been called up for the senior national side one time. However, on October 1, 2009, Amrabat announced his decision to play for...	Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

Current squad

The following players participated in the LG Cup held on 11-13 November 2011.

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.
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African nations cup 2012 Qualification

Morocco finished 1st in their group and qualified for African nations cup automatically.

• Group D

  6

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  	6	3	2	1	8	2
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  	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8
  	6	2	2	2	5	8	−3	8
  	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	5

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Coaches

Larbi Ben Barek, Abdelkader Lohkmiri, Mohamed Kadmiri (1957–1961) Mohamed Massoun, Kader Firoud (1961–1964) Mohamed Massoun, Abderrahmane Belmahjoub (1964–1967) Cluzeau,   Abdellah Settati (1968–1970)   Blagoja Vidinić

Blagoja Vidinic

Blagoje Vidinić was a Macedonian football coach, former player, and former Olympic participant of Serbian origin....

 (1970–1971) Abderrahmane Belmahjoub (1971) José Barinaga (1972) Abdallah El-Emmani (1972–1976) Gheorghe Mărdărescu (1976–1977) (Winner of African Nations Cup) Abdallah Ben Barek "Malaga" (1977) Cluzeau (1979) Just Fontaine

Just Fontaine

Just "Justo" Fontaine is a former French football player.-Football career:He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with 13 in 1958...

 (1979–1981) Yabram Hamidouch (1981) José Faria

José Faria

José 'Mehdi' Faria in Rio de Janeiro is a Brazilian football coach. He coached Morocco in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when they became the first African team to advance to the second round.He converted to Islam when coaching Morocco....

 "Mehdi" (1983–1988) Jaime Valente (1988–1989) Antonio Valentín "Angelino Angelillo"

Antonio Valentin Angelillo

Antonio Valentín Angelillo is an Italian Argentine former football forward who played the majority of his professional career in the Italian Serie A, and was a member of both the Argentine and the Italian national teams.-Club career:...

 (1989–1990) Werner Olk (1990–1992) Abdelkhalek Louzani (1992) Abdellah Ajri Blinda

Abdellah Blinda

Abdellah El-Ajri, "Blinda" was a Moroccan football player and manager and a handball player.- Career :Abdellah Blinda was firstly a handball player before he started playing football...

 (1993–1994) Mohammed Lamari (1994) Gilson Nunez (1995) Henri Michel

Henri Michel

-External links:...

 (1995–2000) Henryk Kasperczak

Henryk Kasperczak

Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak is a Polish football manager and a football player.As a player, Kasperczak took part in two FIFA World Cups with Poland, achieving third place in 1974, as well as a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.As a manager, Kasperczak enjoyed most...

 (2000) Mustapha Madih (2001) Humberto Coelho (2002) Badou Zaki

Badou Zaki

Ezzaiki Badou, nicknamed "Zaki" was the manager of the Morocco national football team from 2002 to 2005. Before coaching, he was a noted goalkeeper, appearing as the keeper for the Morocco national football team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He was named by France...

 (2002–2005) Philippe Troussier

Philippe Troussier

Philippe Troussier is a former French football player and now a manager.-Coaching career:Troussier is known as the "White Witch Doctor" for his success with African club teams such as Asec Abidjan of the Côte d'Ivoire and the national teams of Nigeria, South Africa and Burkina Faso...

 (2005) Mohamed Fakhir

Mohamed Fakhir

Mohamed Fakhir is a former Moroccan football player who used to play for Raja Casablanca. Fakhir has also been a manager for several Moroccan clubs and the Morocco national football team...

 (2005–2007) Henri Michel

Henri Michel

-External links:...

 (2007–2008) Fathi Jamal

Fathi Jamal

Fathi Jamal is a Moroccan former footballer, who played most of his career for Raja Casablanca, JSM Laayoune and Kawkab Marrakech. After retiring as a player, he coached many teams, most notably Morocco's youth team that finished 4th at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship...

 (2008) Roger Lemerre (2008–2009) Hassan Moumen

Hassan Moumen

Hassan Moumen is a Moroccan football coach and former player who was appointed manager of the Moroccan national side in July 2009. Moumen also manages Moroccan club side FUS de Rabat, and previously managed Chabab Massira.-References:...

 (2009–2010) Eric Gerets (2010–)

External links

• Morocco FA official site
• Maroc Football
• The Atlas Lions – The Moroccan National Soccer Team – Mountakhab
• Maroc Football.info
• Moroccan National Team (Atlas-Lions)
• RSSSF archive of results