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Abdelmajid Dolmy
Abdelmajid Dolmy (; 20 August 1953 – 27 July 2017) was a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a libero then as a central midfielder for Raja CA and the Moroccan national team. Nicknamed ''Maestro'', he is widely considered one of the best players in the history of Moroccan and African football. He started playing football in Derb sultan and joined the Raja-Oasis Complex in 1969 aged 16. Two years later, he joined the first team where he made a few appearances before establishing himself as a key player in 1973. He won the Throne Cup in 1974, 1977 and 1982, and came close to winning Botola many times. In 1987, Olympique de Casablanca signed him for a then Moroccan record transfer fee. In 1990, he returned to Raja and retired the next year at the age of 38. With the ''Atlas Lions'', he made his debut with the U20 national team in 1971. In 1973, he was called up to the senior team for a friendly match against Senegal, but did not play. On 23 February 1975, he mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.22 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the Port of Casablanca being one of the largest artificial ports in Africa, and the third-largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med ( east of Tangier) and Port Said. Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. Casablanca is a significant financial centre, ranking 54th globally in the September 2023 Global Financial Centres Index rankings, between Brussels and Rome. The Casablanca Stock Exchange is Africa's third-largest in terms of market c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976–77 Moroccan Throne Cup ...
The 1976–77 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 21st edition of the competition. Raja Club Athletic won the cup, beating Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi 1–0 in the final, played at the Stade de FUS in Rabat. Raja Club Athletic won the cup for the second time in their history. Tournament Last 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, Raja Club Athletic and Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi, on 17 July 1977 at the Stade de FUS in Rabat. Notes and references {{DEFAULTSORT:1976-77 Moroccan Throne Cup Moroccan Throne Cup Throne Cup Moroccan Throne Cup The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup () is a knockout football tournament in Moroccan football, organized by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.The first club to win this cup was Mouloudia Oujda. Since the inception of the cup, the sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany National Football Team
The Germany national football team () represents Germany in men's international Association football, football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association (''Deutscher Fußball-Bund''), founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied Occupation Zones in Germany, Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany (commonly referred to as West Germany in English between 1949 and 1990), the Saarland national football team, Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany national football team, East Germany team representing the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following German reunific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage
The 1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals in Mexico. The stage began on 15 June 1986, and ended with the 1986 FIFA World Cup Final, final at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 29 June 1986. Sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a Single-elimination tournament, single-elimination style tournament: The top two teams from each of the six groups, as well as the 1986 FIFA World Cup#Ranking of third-placed teams, best four third-placed teams. In the round of 16, the four third-placed teams played against four of the group winners from group A-D, with the remaining two group winners from group E and F taking on two of the group runners-up; the remaining four runners-up were paired off against each other. The winners of the eight round of 16 matches were then paired together in the quarter-finals, the winners of which played against each other in the semi-finals. The ties in each round were played over a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. 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 resigned in November 1982. Mexico was selected as the new host in May 1983, and became the first country to host the World Cup more than once, after previously 1970 FIFA World Cup, hosting the 1970 edition. The World Cup was won by Argentina national football team, Argentina (their second title, after winning in 1978 FIFA World Cup, 1978). Argentina was captained by the 25-year-old Diego Maradona, who played a large part in his team's success by scoring his "The hand of God, Hand of God" goal, as well as another voted the "Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)#The Goal of the Century, Goal of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932. This was the first of two consecutive Olympic Games to be held in North America, with Calgary, Alberta, Canada, hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics. California was the home state of the incumbent President of the United States, U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who officially opened the Games. These were the first Summer Olympic Games under the President of the International Olympic Committee, IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. The 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, 1984 Games were boycotted by fourteen Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union and East Germany, in response to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, American-led boycott of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1983 Mediterranean Games
The 1983 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 9th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco between 9 and 17 September 1983 as part of the 1983 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams.Cumhuriyet Newspaper archive, September 1983 Participating teams Nine teams took part in the tournament. Squads Venues Tournament ''All times local : Time zone (UTC+0)'' Group stage Morocco, Egypt and Turkey qualified for semifinals. France won the fourth semifinal place on lots. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final Tournament classification References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mediterranean Games 1983 Sports at the 1983 Mediterranean Games 1983 in African football 1983 in Asian football 1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 African Cup Of Nations
The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from 1974: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but a final stage was introduced with the top two finishers of each of the first stage groups. Morocco won its first championship by topping the final group. Guinea finished second. Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are: ;Notes Squads Venues First round Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: # Goal difference in all group matches # Greater number of goals scored in all group matches # Drawing of lots Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Final round ---- ---- Goalscorers CAF Team of the tournament Goalkeeper * Mohammed Al- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam on May 12, 1970, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles. It is the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in Canada. Toronto hosted the 1976 Summer Paralympics the same year as the Montreal Olympics, also the only Summer Paralympics to be held in Canada. Calgary and Vancouver later hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1988 and 2010, respectively. This was the first of two consecutive Olympic games held in North America, followed by the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Twenty-nine countries, mostly African, boycotted the Montreal Games when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to ban New Zealand, after the New Zealand national rugby union team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libya National Football Team
The Libya national football team () represents Libya in men's international football and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cup but has qualified for editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1982, 2006, and 2012. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and 2012, and third in 1966. The team is affiliated with both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). Due to political circumstances, Libya has typically been less successful in international competition compared to other North African teams like Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. Libya has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and its participation in AFCON is sporadic, having only qualified for three AFCON editions. In the 2010s, Libya's global ranking improved due to the increasing number of Libyan players playing in foreign leagues. At the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the team recorded their firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgil Mărdărescu
Virgil Vintilă Mărdărescu (also known as "Gil Mărdărescu"; 15 July 1921 – 11 June 2003) was a Romanian football player and Manager (association football), manager. Playing career Mărdărescu was born on 15 July 1921 in Bucharest, Romania. He made his Liga I, Divizia A debut on 8 February 1948, playing for FC Petrolul Ploiești, Flacăra București under the guidance of coach Emerich Vogl in a 5–0 home win over CSM Școlar Reșița, UD Reșița. He made a total of five appearances in the first league over the course of two seasons spent at Flacăra. Managerial career Mărdărescu started coaching at age 34 in 1955 at Unirea Tricolor București, Dinamo Brașov, then he went at Unirea Tricolor București, Dinamo Cluj, afterwards in the 1958–59 Divizia A, 1958–59 season he worked at FC Universitatea Cluj, Universitatea Cluj with whom he finished the season on the 11th place. His following spells were at CS Jiul Petroșani, Jiul Petroșani and FC Universitatea Craiova, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal National Football Team
The Senegal national football team (French language, French: ''Équipe de football du Senegal''), nicknamed ''Les Lions de la Teranga'' (meaning: ''The Lions of Teranga''), represents Senegal in men's international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation. One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the 2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the second team from Africa to do so (after Cameroon national football team, Cameroon in 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990). They managed to upset defending world champions France national football team, France, finish second in their group, and beat Sweden men's national football team, Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey national football team, Turkey in the 2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, quarter-finals. Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965 African Cup of Nations, 1965, when they lost 1� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
