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. The team has notably won the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title in the last two editions (2016 and 2020) and qualified for the World Cup three times, first appearing in 2012.[3]

Morocco
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Lions of the Atlas
اسود الاطلس
Irzem n Atlasi
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMorocco Hicham Dguig
Home stadiumSalle Mohammed V
FIFA codeMAR
FIFA ranking8 (1 January 2023)
Home colours
Away colours
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
Appearances3 (First in 2012)
Best resultQuarter finals (2021)
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Appearances5 (First in 2000)
Best resultGold Champions (2016, 2020)
Arab Futsal Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1998)
Best result Champions (2021, 2022)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2022)
Best result Champions (2022)

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]

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Netherlands 1989Did not enter
British Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000Did not qualify
Chinese Taipei 2004
Brazil 2008
2012Group stage3003515−10
Colombia 2016Group stage3003614−8
Lithuania 2021Quarter finals5221137+6
2024To be determined
Total3/9112272436−12

Futsal Confederations Cup
Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Libya 2009Did not enter
Brazil 2013
Kuwait 2014
Thailand 2021
Thailand 2022Champions4310148+8
Total1/54310148+8

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Egypt 1996Did not enter
Egypt 2000Runners-up31112412+12
2004Semi-Finals2002311−8
Libya 2008Third place64022011+9
Burkina Faso 2011Cancelled
South Africa 2016Champions54011710+7
Morocco 2020Champions5500231+22
Total5/62014158745+42

Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Egypt 1998Runners-up54013019+11
Egypt 2005Runners-up54013015+15
Libya 2007Fourth Place52031218−6
Egypt 2008Did not participate
Egypt 2021Champions5500262+24
Saudi Arabia 2022Champions6600466+40
Total5/626210514460+84

North African Futsal Tournament
North African Futsal Tournament record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Libya 2005Runners-up4202238+15
Tunisia 2009Did not participate
Libya 2010Runners-up4301215+16
Total2/385034413+31

World ranking

Rankings are calculated by Futsal World Ranking.[19]

Africa World Country Points
1 8  Morocco 1492
2 33  Egypt 1172
3 42  Libya 1065
4 46  Angola 1031
5 70  Mozambique 884
6 84  South Africa 830
7 92  Zambia 774
8 99  Algeria 699
As of May 2022

Team

Current squad

The final Squad for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was announced on 2 September 2021.[20][21]

Head coach
Morocco Hicham Dguig
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Abdelkrim Anbia (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 32) Morocco ASF Agadir
2 2DF Achraf Saoud (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 31) Morocco SCC Mohammédia
3 4FW Anás El-Ayyane (1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 28) Italy Cybertel Aniene
4 2DF Youssef Jouad (1999-12-30)30 December 1999 (aged 21) Morocco SCC Mohammédia
5 3MF Youssef El Mazray (C) (1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 34) Morocco SCC Mohammédia
6 2DF Soufiane Borite (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 28) Morocco SCC Mohammédia
7 3MF Ismail Amazal (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 24) Morocco ASF Agadir
8 3MF Saad Knia (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 34) Morocco SCC Mohammédia
9 4FW Otmane Boumezou (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 29) Morocco SCC Mohammédia
10 4FW Soufiane El Mesrar (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 31) France ACCES
11 3MF Bilal Bakkali (1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 28) France ACCES
12 1GK Reda Khiyari (1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 30) Morocco Dynamo Kénitra
13 3MF Hamza Bouyouzan (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 30) Spain Palma
14 3MF Idriss Raiss El-Fenni (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 25) Morocco SCC Mohammédia
15 3MF Khalid Bouzid (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 23) Spain FS García
16 1GK Mohammed Cheridou (1999-09-20)20 September 1999 (aged 21) Morocco ASS Khabazat Oussoud Kénitra

Previous squads

Honours

Official competitions

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Futsal Confederations Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions: 2022

Arab Futsal Cup

Friendly Tournament

North African Futsal Tournament

UEFS Futsal Men's Championship

  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up: 1998

CFA International Futsal Tournament

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions: 2019[22]

Futsal Week Winter Cup

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions: 2020[23]

See also

References
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  2. "Group C: Morocco (Fifa Futsal World Cup)".
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