Morocco national futsal team

Morocco
Nickname(s)Lions of the Atlas
اسود الاطلس
Irzem n Atlasi
AssociationRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMorocco Hicham Dguig
Home stadiumSalle Mohammed V
FIFA codeMAR
FIFA ranking8 ( June 2023)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Belarus 4–1 Morocco 
(Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; February 11, 1995 [1]
Biggest win
 Morocco 16–0 Somalia 
(Dammam, Saudi Arabia; June 21, 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 7–0 Morocco 
(Cairo, Egypt; July 31, 2004)[2]
FIFA World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2012)
Best resultQuarter finals (2021)
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Appearances5 (First in 2000)
Best resultGold Champions (2016, 2020, 2024)
Arab Futsal Cup
Appearances5 (First in 1998)
Best result Champions (2021, 2022, 2023)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2022)
Best result Champions (2022)

The Morocco national futsal team, nicknamed Ousoud Al Atlas (Lions of the Atlas), represents Morocco in international futsal competitions. It is affiliated to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and is one of the strongest teams in the world.

The team has notably won 3 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, 3 Arab Futsal Cup and 1 Futsal Confederations Cup. They qualified for the World Cup three times, first appearing in 2012. Their best World Cup run was in the 2021, when they reached the Quarter-finals.[3]

  1. ^ "Group C: Morocco (Fifa Futsal World Cup)".
  2. ^ "Group C: Morocco (Fifa Futsal World Cup)".
  3. ^ "African futsal kings: We have the quality for the next stage of the World Cup". futsalfeed.com. March 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2020.