Football in Morocco

Football is the most popular sport in Morocco, with an estimated 55 percent of the population declaring an active interest in the sport. The sport was introduced to the region in the late nineteenth century by French expatriates, highlighted by the founding of Association Sportive des Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (ASPTT) in Casablanca in 1892, two decades prior to the formal establishment of the French protectorate in 1912. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (Arabic: الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم; Tifanigh: ⵜⴰⵙⴷⴰⵡⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵡⵊⵊⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵕ, or FRMF) is the sport's national governing body, assuming domestic control following independence in 1956. The country features a structured tier system, spearheaded by the professional top-flight division, the Botola Pro 1, followed by Botola Pro 2. The winner of the Botola Pro 1 is crowned the Moroccan football champion.

Football in Morocco has witnessed significant development in recent years, with increased international fame. Morocco hosted the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, in which Moroccan team Raja reached the final, finishing runners-up to German Bundesliga heavyweights Bayern Munich. The most popular clubs in the country are Wydad Casablanca, Raja Casablanca and AS FAR.

The Morocco national football team has won the Africa Cup of Nations and Arab Cup twice each, and African Nations Championship three times. The Atlas Lions are Africa's greatest ever FIFA World Cup national team, having participated in the competition six times, making history as the first and only African side to reach the semi-finals at the 2022 World Cup, as well as reach back-to-back quarter-finals at the 2026 World Cup. The Atlas Lions hold records for both the longest winning streak by a national team at 19, and undefeated matches at 43 respectively.