Fath Union Sport ( ar, اتحاد الفتح الرياضي), commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat, is a

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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 which encompasses everything from

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to the game of

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History

Foundation

Fath Union Sport de Rabat was founded on 1946 when

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was under the French protectorate. The club is considered the heir of Union Sportive de Rabat-Salé, founded on 1932, which was the first nationalist club in Morocco according to the late

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, one of the Moroccan football historic symbols. This club was dissolved by the

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in 1944. After the foundation of Fath Union Sport de Rabat. the

refused its integration with the French National Football League under the pretext that it was a nationalist club.

Relationship with Prince Moulay Abdallah

Prince Moulay Abdallah was one of the biggest fans of FUS de Rabat and also the honorary president of the club, he supported the team financially and helped to attend many goals that are still entrenched in the memories of all Moroccan football fans. The late prince used to come to the stadium to see the training session without being recognized and to organize friendly games to harden the club's players and make them more efficient.

Titles

Although Fath de Rabat is one of the historical clubs in

, it has only 6 titles won in the

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respectively in 1967, 1973, 1976, 1995, 2010 and 2014. The club won the first cup after defeating

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by two goals scored by Fettah and Laroussi to one in

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. The second one was taken in the city of

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after the team beat

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(3–1). In 1976, FUS de Rabat got the third cup by defeating

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, the only goal of the final match was scored by Khalid Labied, who was later the shared top scorer of

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. The fans of Rabat's team did not rejoice any title only after almost twenty years when they got another Throne Cup in 1995 at the expense of

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. The final match was finished by the score of 2–0, the goals had been scored by Postnov and Hammou. On 25 November 2010 FUS de Rabat won their last cup in

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after overthrowing the team of Maghreb Fez by the score of 2–1. Issoufou scored the first goal and the second was made by El Fatihi.

African Competitions

Since 2010, FUS de Rabat became one of five

teams that succeeded to have African titles after winning the

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, the club had also participated more than one time in African competitions. After winning

in 1995 FUS de Rabat had participated in the

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and succeeded to the quarter-final before being eliminated by

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(0–1 on Aggregate). In that time

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was the coach of the team. In 2002, The team participated in the

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and was eliminated from the second round by Satellite FC of

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. after a draw without goals in

, they lost outside their ground by the score of 1–0. Although it lost the final match of

in 2009 against neighbours AS FAR, the club had the opportunity to participate in the

. FUS de Rabat managed to be the competition's surprise by disqualifying several famous teams and among them the defending champion

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after beating them in Rabat by the score of 2–0 and going to

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to have a draw (0–0). Rabat team would after that come in the top of Group B after having several good results against

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, Haras El-Hodood and

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. On 12 November 2010, FUS de Rabat was qualified for the first time to the final match of the competition although the team was defeated against

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by 1–0, because they did well outside in

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by beating the home side by the score of 2–1 in

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. The African title came on November 4, after making a draw 0–0 with

one week before in Rabat, the team succeed to create the surprise in

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by beating the host team by the score of 3–2. Defender Boukhriss opened the score for FUS de Rabat but the hosts succeed to overturn the game in their favor after scoring two goals. In the 75th minute Mohamed Zouidi equalized the score and added the third goal in 89th minute while

players were trying to score to take the title.

Honours

List of trophies won by the club *

Botola The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prima ...

::Winners (1) : 2016 ::Runner-up (5) : 1973, 1974, 1981, 2001, 2012 *

Coupe du Trône The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a football tournament sponsored by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and brings together Moroccan clubs who play on the knockout system until two teams reach the final match. Unlike the league cha ...

::1967, 1973, 1976, 1995, 2010, 2014 ::Runner-up : 1960, 2009 , 2015 * GNF 2 Moroccan Championship ::1962, 1998, 2007, 2009 *

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Performance in CAF competitions

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: 2 appearance ::

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– Second round ::

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– Second round *

: 2 appearances ::

– Champion :: 2011 – First Round of 16 ::

– Group stage (Top 8) ::

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– Second round :: 2016 – Semi-final ::

– Semi-final *

: 1 appearance ::

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– Second Round *

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: 1 appearance ::1996 – Quarter-Final *

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: 1 appearance :: 2011 – ''Runner up''

Current squad

''As of 18 August 2022''

Managers

Léopold Anoul Léopold "Pol" Anoul (19 August 1922 – 11 February 1990) was a Belgian footballer. During his club career he played for Royal FC Liégeois (1942–1957) and Standard Liège (1957–1960). From 1947 to 1954, he earned 48 caps and scored ...

(1973-1974) * Zaki Badou (1993–94) *

Philippe Troussier Philippe Omar TroussierOctober's ten - Religious conversions

(1995–97) * Ivica Todorov (1998–00) *

Yves Herbet Yves Herbet (born 17 August 1945) is a French former football player and manager, who played as a midfielder. He was part of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. I ...

(1999–03) *

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(2007) *

Rachid Taoussi Rachid Taoussi ( ar, رشيد الطاوسي – born 1959, Sidi Kacem) is a former Moroccan football player and manager. Club career Born in Sidi Kacem, Taoussi began his career at age 17 with Union Sidi Kacem as a midfielder. Coaching ca ...

(2007–08) * Hassan Moumen (2008–??) *

Hussein Amotta Hussein Ammouta ( ar, الحسين عموتة, ; also spelled Lhoussaine Ammouta – born 24 October 1969 in Khemisset) is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Botola side Wydad AC. He previ ...

(July 1, 2008 – June 24, 2011) *

Jamal Sellami Jamal Sellami ( ar, جمال السلامي) (born 6 October 1970) is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the coach of the Moroccan club FUS Rabat. He played for several clubs, including O ...

(June 30, 2011 – May 8, 2014) *

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(May 8, 2014–)

References

External links

* {{Moroccan football Football clubs in Morocco 1946 establishments in Morocco Sports clubs in Morocco Association football clubs established in 1946 CAF Confederation Cup winning clubs