The 2016 Moroccan Throne Cup was the 60th staging of the

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 ...

. The winners were assured a place for the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round.

Olympique Khouribga Olympique Club de Khouribga, known simply as OCK, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Khouribga. History The club was founded in 1923 and is considered one of the oldest clubs in Morocco. The club first entered the first division ...

will enter as the defending champions after winning the 2015 edition. The 2016 Moroccan Throne Cup Final was played at the Stade Sheikh Mohamed Laghdaf in

Laayoune Laayoune or El Aaiún (, Latn, ar, al-ʕuyūn , , ) is the largest city of the disputed territory of Western Sahara, with a population of 271,344 in 2023. The city is the ''de jure'' capital of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, though it ...

, on 18 November 2016.

MAS Fez Maghreb Fez () is a Moroccan professional Football team, football club based in Fez, Morocco, Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. The club was founded in 1946. Maghreb Fez, commonly ...

won their 4th title.

Final phase

Qualified teams

The following teams competed in the 2016 Moroccan Throne Cup. 16 teams of

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Chabab Rif Hoceima Chabab Rif Al-Hoceima, also referred to as CRA, is a Moroccan football club based in Al Hoceima, a Riffian city in northern Morocco. The club was founded in 1953 and is best known for their 2010 promotion to the Botola Pro, the top tier league ...

* Difaâ El Jadidi *

FAR Rabat Association sportive des Forces armées royales (, ), abbreviated as AS FAR (), 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 aft ...

FUS Rabat Fath Union Sport (), commonly known as FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport' is the name of the sports club whi ...

Hassania Agadir Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir () 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 22 December 1946. It plays its home games at Adrar Stadium ...

IR Tanger Ittihad Riadi Tanger (; ), often shortened to IR Tanger or the abbreviation IRT, is a Moroccan football club based in Tangier, that competes in Botola, Morocco's top professional football league. The club was founded in 1936 as Unión Deportiv ...

KAC Kénitra KAC or Kac may refer to: Organizations * Kenitra Athletic Club, a football club in Kenitra, Morocco * EC KAC or Klagenfurter Athletiksport Club, an ice hockey club in Klagenfurt, Austria * Knight's Armament Company, an American firearm manufactu ...

Kawkab Marrakech Kawkab Athletic Club of Marrakesh (; KACM) is a Moroccan professional football (soccer), football club based in Marrakech, Marrakesh. The club was founded on 20 September 1947 by Hadj Idriss Talbi. History On 2 May 2023, Kawkab was promoted to ...

Maghreb Fès Maghreb Fez () is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football. The club was founded in 1946. Maghreb Fez, commonly known as MAS, is one of the oldest sports clubs in Morocco. ...

MC Oujda Mouloudia Club of Oujda (), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan football club based in Oujda. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its creation: on March 16, 1946 ( ...

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Olympic Safi Olympic Club Safi () is a Moroccan professional football club based in Safi. Winner of the Moroccan Cup in ''1950'', the club has currently been playing in Botola since the 2004–05 season. Official Titles Moroccan Throne Cup (Coupe du Trô ...

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic, widely known as Raja Casablanca or simply Raja, is a Football team, football club based in Casablanca, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football league system, Moroccan football. Founded on 20 M ...

RSB Berkane Renaissance Sportive de Berkane () commonly referred to as Nahdat Berkane or RS Berkane for short, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Berkane, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football. Founded on 21 May 1938 a ...

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9 teams of 2015–16 GNF 2 *

Ittihad Khemisset Ittihad Zemmouri Khemisset () is a Moroccan football club based in Khemisset. The club was founded in 1940. They play their home games at Stade du 18 novembre. Honours * Moroccan League First Division **Runners-up (1): 2008 *Coupe du Trône ...

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Rachad Bernoussi Club Rachad Bernoussi is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the second division. The club was founded in 1961 and is located in the town of Casablanca. They play in the Complexe Bernoussi, and their president is Hicham Chbora.. Pe ...

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Wydad Témara Wydad Athletic Club (, ), often known outside Morocco as Wydad Casablanca, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola, the top tier of the Moroccan football l ...

Youssoufia Berrechid Club Athletic Youssoufia Berrechid, usually known simply as Youssoufia Berrechid, is a Moroccan football club based in Berrechid, Morocco. The club was founded in 1927 and their stadium is called Berrechid Municipal Stadium. They currently pla ...

6 teams of 2015–16 GNFA 1 * Amal Souk Sebt *

Fath Wislan Meknes Fath may refer to: People ; Given name * Abol Fath Khan (1755/56 – 1787), third Shah of the Zand dynasty, ruler of the Persian Empire in 1779 * Abu'l-Fath, 14th-century Samaritan chronicler * Abu'l-Fath an-Nasir ad-Dailami (died 1053), imam of ...

* Hassania Lazari Oujda * Renaissance Martil *

Union Sidi Kacem Union Sportive de Sidi Kacem is a Moroccan football club currently playing in the second division and was founded in 1927 in Sidi Kacem. Most of the club's achievements came in the 1970s and 1980s after gaining promotion to the GNF 1 in 1967. Th ...

* Union Sportif Amal Tiznit 1 teams of 2015–16 GNFA 2 * Club Rajaa Sportive Jadida

Bracket

Round of 16

* 1/16th finals of the Moroccan Throne Cup First leg: 10/11/12 June 2016 * 1/16th finals of the Moroccan Throne Cup Second leg: 17/18/19 June 2016
Draw of the 2016 Moroccan Throne Cup season

Round of 8

* 1/8th finals of the Coupe du Trône First leg: 2–7 September 2016 * 1/8th finals of the Coupe du Trône Second leg: 9–10 September 2016

Quarter-finals

* 1/4th finals of the Moroccan Throne Cup First leg: 27–28 September 2016 * 1/4th finals of the Moroccan Throne Cup Second leg: 1–2 October 2016

Semi-finals

* Semi-finals of the Coupe du Trône First leg: 19 October 2016 * Semi-finals of the Coupe du Trône Second leg: 2 November 2016

Final

External links

Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football
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