1956–57 Moroccan Throne Cup
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Country | Morocco |
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Dates | 1956-1957 |
Champions | Mouloudia Club d'Oujda (1st title) |
Runners-up | Wydad Athletic Club |
1957–58 Moroccan Throne Cup → |
The 1956-1957 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the first edition of the competition.
The teams played one-legged matches. In case of a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place.
Mouloudia Club d'Oujda beat Wydad Athletic Club in the final, after a draw (1-1). The Royal Moroccan Football Federation decided that the team who scored first would win the title. The final took place at stade Marcel Cerdan in Casablanca.
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The final took place between the winners of the two semi-finals, Mouloudia Club d'Oujda and Wydad Athletic Club, on 16 November 1957 at the stade Marcel Cerdan in Casablanca, with 30,000 spectators.
MC Oujda opened the scoring through Français Braizat (
- MCO : Assaban, Restoy, Belkheir, Boutaleb, Larabi, Kaouachi, Madani, Sabi, Belaïd, Braizat, Charef.
- WAC : Benjilali, Messaoud, Tibari, Lahbib, Kadmiri, Mustapha 1, Bel Hassan, Azhar, Mustapha 2, Gomez, Mayet.
Mouloudia Club d'Oujda won the title at the expense of Wydad AC, despite the score finishing as a draw (1-1), as the Royal Moroccan Football Federation had decided that the team to score first would win the title. King Mohammed V of Morocco and the former President of Wydad Athletic Club Mohamed Benjelloun Touimi were present at the final and presented the cup to the winners, MC Oujda.
Notes and references
- ↑ José Batalha. rsssf.com, ed. "Morocco 1956/57". Retrieved 6 May 2016.