Morocco national futsal team

The Morocco national futsal team, nicknamed Irzem n Atlasi (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 Africa. 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.[2]

Morocco
Nickname(s)Lions of the Atlas
اسود الاطلس
Irzem n Atlasi
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Home stadiumSalle Mohammed V
FIFA codeMAR
FIFA ranking21 (December 2020) [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belarus 4–1 Morocco 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; February 11, 1995)
Biggest win
 Morocco 14–1 South Africa 
(Cairo, Egypt; April 18, 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Lebanon 8–3 Morocco 
(Cairo, Egypt; January 17, 2007)
World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 2012)
Best resultGroup Stage, (2012, 2016)
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Appearances5 (First in 2000)
Best result Champions, (2016, 2020)
World Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1994)
Best resultQuarter finals, (2019)

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup
  • 1989 – Did not enter
  • 1992 – Did not enter
  • 1996 – Did not enter
  • 2000 – Did not qualify
  • 2004 – Did not qualify
  • 2008 – Did not qualify
  • 2012 – Group stage
  • 2016 – Group stage
  • 2020 – Qualified

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
  • 1996 – Did not enter
  • 2000 – Second Place
  • 2004 – Third Place
  • 2008 – Third Place
  • 2011 – Cancelled
  • 2016 – Champions
  • 2020 – Champions

Futsal Confederations Cup
  • 2009 – Did not enter
  • 2013 – Did not enter
  • 2014 – Did not enter

Arab Futsal Championship
  • 1998 – Second Place
  • 2005 – Second Place
  • 2007 – 4th Place
  • 2008 – Did not enter

Arab Futsal Championship
See also: Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
1998Did not enter
2005
2007
2008
Total0/40000000

North African Futsal Tournament
  • 2005 – Second Place
  • 2009 – Did not enter
  • 2010 – Second Place

2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Main article: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6
3  Libya 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4  Angola 3 0 0 3 6 13 −7 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Angola 2–5 Morocco
Paulo Alberto Ribeiro  20'
Quissanga Alberto De Almeida  24'		 Report Saad Knia  4'
Artur Saddam Samuel Dasilva  26' (o.g.)
Adil Habil  36'
Soufiane El Mesrar  37', 40'
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Morocco 3–2 Libya
Bilal Bakkali  18', 23'
Mohamed Jouad  28'		 Report Mohamed Ibrahim Shahout  32'
Rabia Abdelrahim  38'
Referee: Theodore Yves Eyebe Messoa (Cameroon)
Morocco 2–3 Egypt
Mostafa Eid Mohamed  14' (o.g.)
Adil Habil  35'		 Report Ahmed Mohamed Abdelkader  12', 30'
Mostafa Eid Mohamed  33'
Referee: Almoiz Ahmed Mohamed (Sudan)

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Mozambique 1–4 Morocco
Ricardo Lenio Mendes Muendane  39' Report Soufiane El Mesrar  13'
Saad Knia  22'
Adil Habil  26' (pen.), 38'
Referee: Moez Ben Salem (Tunisia)

Final
Morocco 3–2 Egypt
Mohamed Jouad  13'
Bilal Bakkali  19'
Adil Habil  38'		 Report Mostafa Eid Mohamed  12', 18'
Referee: José Francisco Katemo Katchingavisa (Angola)

2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Main article: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Group F
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 13 6 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Azerbaijan 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4
3  Iran 3 1 1 1 9 11 −2 4
4  Morocco 3 0 0 3 6 14 −8 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Morocco 0–5 Azerbaijan
Report Vassoura  15', 18', 33'
Gallo  29'
Bolinha  31'
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: José Francisco Katemo Katchingavisa (Angola)
Iran 5–3 Morocco
Tayyebi  10'
Javid  15'
Hassanzadeh  16', 24'
Tavakoli  18'		 Report Jouad  16'
Adil Habil  19' (pen.), 33'
Referee: Sergio Cabrera (Cuba)
Spain 4–3 Morocco
Lozano  8', 33'
Aicardo  17'
Raúl Campos  19'		 Report Adil Habil  14', 34'
El Mazray  24'
Attendance: 2,696
Referee: Yuri García (Colombia)

Player List
Coach
Hicham Deguig

The final squad was announced on 18 January 2020.[3][4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Abdelkrim Nbia (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 30) Ajax Tetouan
2 2DF Achraf Saoud (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 29) Sakr Agadir
3 4FW Anás El-Ayyane (1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 27) Lynx Latina
4 2DF Mohamed Jouad (1993-03-04)4 March 1993 (aged 26) Toulon Élite
5 3MF Youssef El Mazray (1987-07-01)1 July 1987 (aged 32) Fath Settat
6 2DF Soufiane Borite (1992-12-11)11 December 1992 (aged 27) Ville Haute Kénitra
7 3MF Zakaria Kauiri (1987-08-17)17 August 1987 (aged 32) Loukous Ksar Elkbir
8 3MF Saad Knia (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 32) Fath Settat
9 4FW Abdelatif Fati (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 29) Fath Settat
10 4FW Soufiane El-Mesrar (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 29) ACCES
11 3MF Bilal Bakkali (1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 26) ACCES
12 1GK Reda Khiyari (1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 28) Ville Haute Kénitra
13 3MF Hamza Maimón (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 28) Palma
14 3MF Idriss El-Fenni (1996-05-09)9 May 1996 (aged 23) Ajax Tanger


Previous squads
FIFA Futsal World Cup squads

See also

References
  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "African futsal kings: We have the quality for the next stage of the World Cup". futsalfeed.com. March 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. "La liste finale de l'Equipe Marocaine retenue pour le tournoi final" (in French). FRMF. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. "Morocco Squad for the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations" (PDF). FRMF. January 18, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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