The Morocco national futsal team, nicknamed ''Ousoud Al Atlas (Lions of the Atlas)'' represents

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in international

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competitions. It is affiliated to the

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and is one of the strongest teams in

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. The team has notably won the

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title in the last two editions (

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and

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) and qualified for the

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three times, first appearing in

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History

Morocco was the runner-up for the

1998 Arab Futsal Championship The 1998 Arab Futsal Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 6 December to 12 December 1998. Mauritania were originally invited, but declined and were replaced by Palestine. Egypt defeated Morocco in the final, 8-4. Group stage Group 1 ...

and the

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and ended in the 3rd place in the

2008 African Futsal Championship The 2008 African Futsal Championship took place in Tripoli, Libya from 21 March to 30 March 2008. The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil. The tournament was contested by ten teams, split into ...

. At the 2010 UNAF tournament, the Moroccan national team obtained the 2nd place after winning against the

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7-2, the Palestinian selection 7-1, and

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4-4. In the final it will lose against

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4-3. The Moroccan team will compete in the Mediterranean Futsal Cup where it will obtained 5th place. National Futsal coach Hicham Dguig will be elected as the best coach of the competition organized in

. The player Yahya Baya will appear in the typical team of the tournament won by Croatia. On 24 April 2016, Morocco won its first ever african title after defeating

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3-2 in the final. 4 years later, they won their second title after defeating

5-0 in the final. On 29 May 2021, They won their first Arab cup in 2021 after defeating

4-0 in the final. In the

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, Morocco qualified to the knockout stages after finishing second in the group stages winning one match and drawing two. They were knocked out in the Quarter-Finals after losing 1-0 to

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. They went on to win the next Arab cup edition, claiming their second Arab cup title after defeating Iraq 3-0. On 5 September 2022, they were ranked 8th in the Futsal world ranking ahead of

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and behind

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. On 16 September 2022, Morocco defeated

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4-3 in the final, to win its first ever

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Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Arab Futsal Championship

North African Futsal Tournament

World ranking

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are calculated by ''Futsal World Ranking''.

Team

Current squad

The final Squad for the

was announced on 2 September 2021. ;Head coach: Hicham Dguig

Previous squads

;FIFA Futsal World Cup squads: * 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad * 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup squad ;Africa Futsal Cup of Nations * 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations squad

Honours

Official competitions

Champions:

Runner-up:

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Third-place:

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Futsal Confederations Cup The Futsal Confederations Cup is a futsal tournament for national teams. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, OFC), the winner of the FIFA Futsal World Cup and ...

* Champions:

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* Champions:

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* Runners-up:

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Friendly Tournament

North African Futsal Tournament The North African Futsal Tournament ( ar, دورة اتحاد شمال أفريقيا لكرة القدم الخماسية) was a national futsal (indoor association football) competition of the North Africa nations, however some other teams whic ...

* Runners-up:

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* Runners-up:

CFA International Futsal Tournament * Champions: 2019 Futsal Week Winter Cup * Champions: 2020

References

External links

Morocco FA
official site {{National sports teams of Morocco African national futsal teams

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History

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Arab Futsal Championship

North African Futsal Tournament

World ranking

Team

Current squad

Previous squads

Honours

Official competitions

Friendly Tournament

See also

References

External links