Royal Moroccan Football Federation

Royal Moroccan Football Federation
CAF
Founded 1956[1]
Headquarters Rabat
FIFA affiliation 1960
CAF affiliation 1960
President Fouzi Lekjaa
Website www.frmf.ma

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation, (in Arabic: الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم‎) or (in French: Fédération royale marocaine de football), is the governing body of football in Morocco. It is based in Rabat.

On 5 February 2015, The CAF Executive Committee decided to suspend the Morocco national football team from the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, 2017 and 2019, and to impose on the Royal Moroccan Football Federation the regulatory fine of US$1 million, along with the sum of 8.05 million Euros in compensation for all material damage sustained by CAF, stakeholders and partners as a result of the decision not to host 2015 edition.[2]

Record of the Moroccan national team:

  • World Cup
    • 5 times : 1970, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2018.
    • second round : 1986.
  • LG Cup
    • Final : 1999.
    • 3rd Place : 2002, 2011.
  • Hassan II Cup
    • 3rd Place : 1996, 1998.
    • Final : 2000.
  • Arab Cup
    • Semi-Final : 2002.
    • Winner : 2012
  • Arab games
    • Semi-final : 1957.
    • Winner : 1961, 1976.
    • Final : 1985.
  • Africa cup
    • 16 participation's : 1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017.
    • Winner : 1976.
    • 2nd place : 2004.
    • 3rd place : 1980.
    • 4th place : 1986, 1988.
    • Quarter final : 1998, 2017.

Record of junior national teams

  • World Cup Juniors
    • 3 Participation's : 1977, 1997, 2005.
    • Huitième final : 1997.
    • Semi-final : 2005.
  • Africa Cup Juniors
    • Winner : 1997.
    • Semi-final : 1987, 2005.
  • Friend's league
    • Winner : 2004.
  • Palestine Cup
    • Winner : 1989.

Presidents

Fifa rejected an election in 2013, and demanded a new election in 2014.[3] A term generally lasts four years.

  • –1994
  • 1994–2009 Housni Benslimane[4]
  • 2009–2013: Ali Fassi-Fihri[5]
  • 2013 Fouzi Lekjaa
  • 2013–2014: Ali Fassi-Fihri
  • 2014– Fouzi Lekjaa

References

  1. ↑ http://frmf.ma/fr/content/histoire-du-football-au-maroc
  2. ↑ "MOROCCO FINED, BANNED FROM TWO AFCON TOURNAMENTS". Confédération Africaine de Football. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
  3. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/24965193
  4. ↑ http://www.maghress.com/fr/aujourdhui/68091
  5. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/04/18/1216244/ali-fassi-fihri-takes-control-of-the-moroccan-football


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