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Football In Morocco
Football is the most popular sport in Morocco. The governing board for Moroccan football is the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. Football in Morocco witnessed a great development in the last stage, which gained international fame, after the honor and representation of the honorable Moroccan team Raja in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA international tournament hosted by Morocco when Raja Club Athletic reached the final match against the great German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. The most popular clubs in Morocco are Raja Casablanca, Wydad Casablanca and ASFAR. Morocco national football team won the 1976 African Cup of Nations, two African Nations Championships and FIFA Arab Cup once. They have participated in the FIFA World Cup six times. Their best result came in 2022, when they were the first African and Arab national team to reach the semi-finals at the FIFA World Cup. National competitions Botola Nationally, professional football is divided into 2 leagues: the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Moroccan Football Federation
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation ( ar, الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم), (french: Fédérarion Royale marocaine de football) is the governing body of football in Morocco. It was established in 1956. It became a member in the FIFA in 1960, and in the same year it also became a member in the CAF association. It organises the football league, the Botola, the Morocco national football team and the Morocco women's national football team. It is based in Rabat. it is also a member of the UAFA and UNAF. History Africa Cup Of Nations On 29 January 2011, the CAF Board decided that Morocco would host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, while the 2017 edition would be held in South Africa. In October 2014, the government of Morocco requested a postponement of the tournament due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. After the matter was discussed at the executive committee meeting on 2 November 2014, CAF decided to keep the date of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary football competition. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga. Seasons run from August to May. Games are played on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. All of the Bundesliga clubs qualify for the DFB-Pokal. The winner of the Bundesliga qualifies for the DFL-Supercup. Fifty-six clubs have competed in the Bundesliga since its founding. Bayern Munich has won 31 of 59 titles, as well as the last ten seasons. The Bundesliga has seen other champions, with Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and VfB Stuttgart most prominent among them. The Bundesliga is one of the top national leagues, ranked third in Europe according to UEFA's league coeffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moghreb Tétouan
Moghreb Atletico Tetouan ( ar, المغرب أتلتيكو تطوان; acronym MAT) is a Moroccan football club based in Tetouan. MA Tétouan was founded in 1922 and used to compete in the Tétouan local compétitions till 1956 when Morocco gained independence from Spain as the club made its transition to the Moroccan league. History Foundation and first years (1926–1956) Unfortunately for the history of the club there are not many electronic sources, but according to the known archive, especially which has been summarized in several books by Mr. Ahmed Mghara, the club was created in 1926, and was the winner of the Tetouan Cup in 1931. ;Tetouan Cup It was during the period of Mr. President Mohamed Medina and his deputy Abdelatif Ghaylan that the Moghreb had just been crowned for the first time in its history by winning the Tetouan Cup. After independence (Since 1956) After the Independence of Morocco, the club have a new committee and find themselves in the northern grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassania Agadir
Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir ( ar, الحسنية الاتحاد الرياضي لأكادير, translit=al-ḥasaniyya al-ittiḥād ar-riyāḍiyy li-ʾagādīr, zgh, ⵍⵃⴰⵙⴰⵏⵢⵢⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵏⵏⵓⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ, translit=lḥasanyya tamunt n tunnunt n ugadir) commonly referred to as Hassania Agadir and known as l'Hassania, or simply as HUSA, is a Moroccan football club based in Agadir. The club was founded on December 22, 1946. It plays its home games at Stade Adrar. History Early years (1946–1963) Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir was founded on 22 December 1946 by a group of patriots against French colonialism, and more particularly by Ahmed Kabbage, Abbas Kabbage, Hassan Oulhaj Akhannouch and Lahoucine Bijaouane, who are considered the founding fathers of the team. The founders chose a color for the team represented by two colors, red and white, and named it El Hassania, the name that expresses their adherence to their Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawkab Marrakech
Kawkab Athlétique Club of Marrakech ( ar, الكوكب المراكشي; KACM) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Marrakech. The club was founded on 20 September 1947 by Hadj Idriss Talbi. Honours * Moroccan League First Division ::1958, 1992 *Moroccan Cup ::1963, 1964, 1965, 1987, 1991, 1993 *CAF Cup: 1 ::1996 Performance in CAF competitions * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance ::1993: Second Round *CAF Cup: 2 appearances ::1996 - Champion ::1997 - Second Round *CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances ::1988 - withdrew in First Round ::1995 - withdrew in First Round Managers * Zaki Badou (2000–01), (2006–07), (2010–11) * Fathi Jamal Fathi Jamal (born 11 February 1959, in Casablanca) 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' ... (Aug 9, 2009–May 31, 2011) * Hicham Dmiai (June 1, 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KAC Kenitra
KAC or Kac may refer to: Organizations * Kenitra Athletic Club, a football club in Kenitra, Morocco * Knight's Armament Company, US * Korea Airports Corporation * Kosciusko Alpine Club, an Australian ski club People * Eduardo Kac (born 1960), Brazilian-American artist * Mac Kac (1920–1987), French jazz drummer * Mark Kac (1914–1984), Polish-American mathematician * Victor Kac (born 1943), Russian-American mathematician Places * Kać, Novi Sad, South Bačka District, Serbia * Kenyon Athletic Center, Gambier, Knox County, Ohio, US * Kiaracondong railway station, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, code Other * ICAO designator for Kuwait Airways See also * Kács Kács is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to ..., Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary * KACS, a radio station in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maghreb Fes
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, Libya, Mauritania (also considered part of West Africa), Morocco, and Tunisia. The Maghreb also includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara (controlled mostly by Morocco and partly by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) and the Spanish cities Ceuta and Melilla.Article 143. As of 2018, the region had a population of over 100 million people. Through the 18th and 19th centuries, English sources often referred to the region as the Barbary Coast or the Barbary States, a term derived from the demonym of the Berbers. Sometimes, the region is referred to as the Land of the Atlas, referring to the Atlas Mountains, which are located within it. The Maghreb is usually defined as encompassing much of the northern part of Africa, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GNF 2
Botola Pro 2, commonly known as Botola 2 (formerly known before as the ''Groupement National de Football 2''), is the second division of the Moroccan football league, behind the Botola, the highest football league in Morocco. It features 16 teams across the country that compete for the top two positions in the competition which at the end of the season allows them promotion to the Botola. Each season as well, the 3 bottom teams are all relegated to the third-level, Division Nationale. 2021–22 clubs Results Winners after 1996 * 1995–96 : Hassania Agadir * 1996–97 : MAS Fez * 1997–98 : FUS Rabat * 1998–99 : RS Settat * 1999-00 : RAC Casablanca * 2000–01 : IR Tanger * 2001–02 : Kenitra AC * 2002–03 : MC Oujda * 2003–04 : OC Safi * 2004–05 : Moghreb Tétouan * 2005–06 : MAS Fez * 2006–07 : FUS Rabat * 2007–08 : AS Salé * 2008–09 : FUS Rabat * 2009–10 : JS Kasba Tadla * 2010–11 : CODM Meknès * 2011–12 : Raja Beni Mellal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of FIFA's member associations. The 22nd FIFA World Cup is taking place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022; it is the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world and Muslim world, and the second held entirely in Asia after the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. France are the defending champions, having defeated Croatia 4–2 in the 2018 final. At an estimated cost of over $220 billion, it is the most expensive World Cup ever held; this figure is disputed by Qatari officials, including organising CEO Nasser Al Khater, who said the true cost is $8 billion, and other figures relate to overall infrastructure development since the World Cup was awarded to Qatar in 2010. This tournament is set to be the last with 32 participating teams, with the field to increase to 48 teams for the 2026 edition. To avoid the extremes of Qatar's hot climate, this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA Arab Cup
The FIFA Arab Cup ( ar, كأس العرب, translit=Kaʾs al-ʿArab), or simply Arab Cup, is an international association football competition which has been organized by FIFA since 2021, and is contested by the senior men's national teams of the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), the sport's governing body for countries in the Arab world. The current champion is Algeria, which won its first title at the 2021 tournament in Qatar. The championship's inaugural edition was in 1963, held in Lebanon, which was won by Tunisia. After having been played in 1964 and 1966, the Arab Cup was halted for almost 20 years, before being contested in 1985. The tournament was played five more times until 2012, the last competition organized by the UAFA. The 2021 edition was the first organized by FIFA. The ten Arab Cup tournaments have been won by six national teams. Iraq have won four times; the other Arab Cup winners are Saudi Arabia, with two titles; Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and ... [...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 soccer 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 (and only to date), by topping the final group. Guinea finished second. Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are: * * (host) * * * * * * (holders) Squads Venues First round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Final round ---- ---- Scorers ;4 goals * Mamadou Aliou Keïta ;3 goals * Ahmed Faras * Baba Otu Mohammed * Ali Gagarin ;2 goals * Mustafa Abdou * Taha Basri * Solomon Sheferahu * Abdelâali Zahraoui * Haruna Ilerika * Muda Lawal * Sam Ojebode * Thompson Usiyan * Bengally Sylla ;1 goal * Ahmed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASFAR (football Club)
Association sportive des Forces armées royales (, ar, الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية), commonly known as AS FAR ( ar, نادي الجيش الملكي), is a professional sport club based in Morocco's capital Rabat, that competes in Botola, the top tier of Moroccan football. The club was founded in 1958, 3 years after Morocco had gained their independence and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco. The club has traditionally worn a black home kit since inception. ASFAR is a well known club for the success of its football section, very popular in and outside the country. The team has played its home matches in the 53,000 capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in downtown Rabat since 1983. The club is one of the most widely supported teams in Africa. ASFAR is one of three founding members of Botola that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1956, along with Wydad AC and Raja CA. The club h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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