The Association's Sports of Forces Armed Royal (Women) (

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: الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية‎; AS FAR), (

: نادي الجيش الملكي‎), is a Moroccan professional women's football club based in Morocco's capital ( Rabat-

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), that competes in Moroccan Women's Championship, the top tier of Moroccan football. The club has won the Moroccan Women's Championship on a record 9 times. The club is affiliated to men's team of AS FAR who have been playing in the Botola since its inception in 1958–1959. In domestic football, the club has won 17 trophies; 9 Moroccan Women's Championship titles, 8 Moroccan Women Throne Cup. In international competitions, Asfar have won 1 trophy; 1

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title.

History

The team won the national league in 2021. Afterwards they won the UNAF zonal qualifier which qualified them to the inaugural 2021

. In the

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, ASFAR qualified to the knockout stages after finishing second in the group stages winning against Rivers Angels, drawing against

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and losing against Vihiga Queens. They lost 2-1 to

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in the semi-final. On November 18, Asfar clinched the third place by beating

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3–1. In 11 May 2022, ASFAR won their tenth National Championship title. In the next edition of the Women's Champions League, ASFAR qualified to the knockout stages after finishing top in the group stages winning all three matches. They defeated Bayelsa Queens in the semi-final, to make their first appearance in the

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. On 13 November 2022, Asfar won their first African cup after defeating

4-0 in the

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. After winning their continental trophy,

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congratulated them for their heroic performance in becoming the first Moroccan and first

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team to win the Women's champions league.

Grounds

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

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. It is named after

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of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and is the home ground of ASFAR. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it can also stage athletics. The stadium holds 52,000. Since 2008 it is host of the Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat. It was a confirmed venue for the

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until Morocco was stripped of its hosting rights. It was also a venue for the

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ASFAR Football Academy

Sports Center of FAR

Honours

Domestic

League titles * Moroccan Women's Championship : Winners (record) (9): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 : Runner-up (1): 2015 * Moroccan Women Throne Cup : Winners (record) (8): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 :

Continental

: Winners (record) (1):

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: Third place:

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* UNAF-CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers : Winners (1):

* Morocco-United Arab Emirates Friendship Cup : Winners (1): 2016

Performance in CAF competitions

: 2 appearances ::

– Third place ::

– Champion

References

{{Reflist

External links

AS FAR (women)
on Instagram Women's football clubs in Morocco Football clubs in Rabat AS FAR (football)