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 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.[5]

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 ranking13 (7 January 2022)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belarus 4–1 Morocco 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; February 11, 1995 [2]
Biggest win
 Morocco 14–1 South Africa 
(Cairo, Egypt; April 18, 2000)[3]
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–0 Morocco 
(Cairo, Egypt; July 31, 2004)[4]
World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 2012)
Best resultQuarter finals (2021)
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Appearances5 (First in 2000)
Best result Champions (2016, 2020)

Competitive record

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

2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Main article: 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 14 4 +10 7 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 1 2 0 10 4 +6 5
3  Thailand 3 1 1 1 11 9 +2 4
4  Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 4 22 −18 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Morocco 6–0 Solomon Islands
Report (FIFA)
Thailand 1–1 Morocco
Report (FIFA)
Portugal 3–3 Morocco
Report (FIFA)

Futsal Confederations Cup
Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
2009Did not enter
2013
2014
Total0/30000000

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

2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Main article: 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Knockout stage
2  Libya 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Equatorial Guinea 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
4  Mauritius 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 Withdrew after one match[lower-alpha 1]
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. On 30 January 2020, Mauritius announced that they had withdrawn from the tournament due to the Western Sahara conflict.[6][7] Their remaining matches were awarded as 3–0 wins for their opponents (Regulations Article 81).[8]
Morocco 3–0 Libya
  • Saad Knia 6'
  • Anas El-Ayyane 12'
  • Yousif Jouad 31'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Morocco 8–1 Equatorial Guinea
  • Yousif Jouad 8'
  • Soufiane El Mesrar 17'
  • Saad Knia 19'
  • Achraf Saoud 20', 25'
  • Soufiane Borite 31'
  • Idris El-Fenni 34'
  • Hamza Maimón 38'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Mauritius Cancelled
Awarded 0–3		 Morocco
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Morocco 4–0 Angola
  • Achraf Saoud 7', 17'
  • Yousif Jouad 8'
  • Hamza Maimón 33'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Final
Morocco 5–0 Egypt
  • Soufiane El Mesrar 3', 17'
  • Abdelatif Fati 13'
  • Anas El-Ayyane 23'
  • Saad Knia 27'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Futsal Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
1998Runners-up54013019+11
2005Runners-up54013015+15
2007Fourth Place52031218−6
2008Did not participate
2021Champions5500262+24
2022
Total4/52015059854+44

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

Team

Current squad

The final Squad for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was announced on 2 September 2021.[9][10]

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

Previous squads

Honours

Official competitions

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Arab Futsal Cup

Friendly Tournament

North African Futsal Tournament

See also

References
  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. "Group C: Morocco (Fifa Futsal World Cup)".
  3. كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول Archived 2021-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Group C: Morocco (Fifa Futsal World Cup)".
  5. "African futsal kings: We have the quality for the next stage of the World Cup". futsalfeed.com. March 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. "Withdrawal of Mauritius from the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2020". CAF. January 30, 2020.
  7. "Mauritius follow SA's lead and withdraw from controversial Futsal Africa Cup of Nations". Daily Dispatch. January 30, 2020.
  8. "Regulations of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  9. "FIFA Futsal World Cup™ squads confirmed". FIFA. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  10. "Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. September 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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