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Morocco women's national football team

Morocco women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing Morocco

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Morocco national football team.

The Morocco women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب المغرب لكرة القدم للسيدات, French: Équipe du Maroc féminine de football) represents Morocco in international women's football and is managed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team played its first international match in 1998, as part of the third Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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They have participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup once, in 2023. They made history in the same tournament,[2] qualifying to the knock-out stages after placing second in the group stages before they fell short in the Round of 16 to France.

The traditional rivals of Morocco are mainly Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt.[3]

History

On 26 April 2006, Morocco made their first ever final in the 2006 Arab Women's Championship, defeating Egypt 4–2 in the semi-final. They lost the final 1–0 against Algeria.[4]

2020s

On 22 February 2020, Morocco lionesses managed to win the 2020 UNAF Women's Cup after defeating Algeria 2–0 to top the final standings.[5][6]

After hiatus and lack of achievement, the Women's AFCON was expanded to 12 teams, starting from 2020, but due to COVID-19 pandemic, the first edition was held in Morocco 2022 instead.[7] Using this home advantage, Morocco restarted its women's football structure, rebuilt its women's team that has long been neglected. With greater interest, Morocco was able to create history by reaching the semi-finals in their home soil.[8][9] With this achievement, Morocco made a history as the first Arab country to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup,[10][11] debuting in 2023.[12][13] Morocco went on to make another historic chapter as the first North African and Arab country to participate in the final of a continental tournament by beating African powerhouse and three-times defending champions Nigeria on penalties.[14][15] However, Morocco could not finish its dream in the final after losing to an experienced South African side, whose two goals crushed the Moroccan dream to win the title.[16][17]

In their first ever FIFA Women's World Cup, Morocco qualified to the Knockout-stages after placing second in their group, losing their first match 6–0 to Germany[18][19] and winning both their second and third match 1–0 respectively against South Korea and Colombia.[20][21][22] Thus, becoming the lowest ranked nation to qualify for the Knock-out stages.[23][24] They ended their journey in the Round of 16, after losing 4–0 to France.[25]

On 12 October 2023, Spanish coach Jorge Vilda was announced as the new head coach of the Moroccan women's team.[26][27] On 14 November 2023, Morocco was nominated for the 2023 Best African Women’s National Team of the Year by CAF.[28]

Nicknames

The Morocco women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Atlas Lionesses".[29][30]

Home stadium

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Morocco's home matches were held at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, managed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The stadium served as the home ground for AS FAR and frequently hosted matches for the men's team. Situated in Rabat, Morocco, this iconic venue has been the stage for numerous significant tournaments. Among these, the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations stands out as a significant event, where Morocco showcased their prowess by playing all their matches at this stadium and even reached the final. Though they lost to South Africa in the final, the stadium will forever be remembered for witnessing Morocco's historic qualification to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.

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Morocco's home colours are most red shirts and green shorts and socks, away colours are usually all white or all green.

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Results and fixtures

Main article: Morocco women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

11 April International Friendly Romania  1–0  Morocco Bucharest, Romania
17:30 
1 July Friendly Italy  0–0  Morocco Ferrara, Italy
18:15 UTC+2 Stadium: Paolo Mazza stadium
Referee: Ioanna Allayitou (Cyprus)
5 July International Friendly Switzerland  0–0  Morocco Winterthur, Switzerland
Stadium: Schützenwiese
Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)
16 July International Friendly Jamaica  1–0  Morocco Melbourne, Australia
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
24 July FIFA WC GS Germany  6–0  Morocco Melbourne, Australia
18:30 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,256
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
30 July FIFA WC GS South Korea  0–1  Morocco Adelaide, Australia
14:00 UTC+9:30 Report Jraïdi 6' Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 12,886
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
3 August FIFA WC GS Morocco  1–0  Colombia Perth, Australia
18:00 UTC+8 Lahmari 45+4' Report Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 17,342
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
8 August 2023 FIFA WC R16 France  4–0  Morocco Adelaide, Australia
20:30 UTC+9:30
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 13,557
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
22 September International Friendly Morocco  0–2  Zambia Casablanca
19:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium
26 September International Friendly Morocco  2–6  Zambia Rabat
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Moulay Hassan Stadium
26 October 2024 Olympic qualifying Namibia  0–2  Morocco Marrakech
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
31 October 2024 Olympic qualifying Morocco  2–0
(4–0 agg.)		  Namibia Rabat
Stadium: Moulay Hassan Stadium
Note: Morocco won 4–0 on aggregate.
1 December International Friendly Morocco  1–1  Uganda Casablanca
19:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium
Referee: Rokiatou Fofana (Mali)
5 December International Friendly Morocco  3–0  Uganda Rabat
19:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Moulay Hassan Stadium

2024

23 February 2024 (2024-02-23) 2024 Olympic qualifying Tunisia  1–2  Morocco Soliman, Tunisia
Stadium: Stade municipal de Soliman
28 February 2024 (2024-02-28) 2024 Olympic qualifying Morocco  4–1
(6–2 agg.)		  Tunisia Rabat
Stadium: Moulay Hassan Stadium
Note: Morocco won 6–2 on aggregate.
5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) 2024 Olympic qualifying Zambia  1–2  Morocco Ndola, Zambia
17:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
9 April 2024 (2024-04-09) 2024 Olympic qualifying Morocco  0–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)		  Zambia Rabat
20:00 UTC±0
Stadium: Moulay Hassan Stadium
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Note: Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

sources: "Morocco Results and Fixtures". Soccerway.com. "Morocco – Soccer – Team Profile". globalsportsarchive.

Coaching staff

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Manager history

Players

Main article: List of Morocco women's international footballers
See also: Category:Morocco women's international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying game against  Zambia on 5 and 9 April 2024.

Caps and goals accurate up to and including (5 December 2023).

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

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Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup
Africa Women Cup of Nations
UNAF Women's Tournament
Malta International Women's Football Tournament

Player records

See also: Category:Morocco women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of (22 February 2024).

Top goalscorers

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Most capped players

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Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Morocco at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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Women's Africa Cup of Nations

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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All-Africa Games

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Arab Women's Cup

Morocco lost to Algeria in the championship game of the first Arab Women's Cup in 2006 after defeating host Egypt 4–2 in the semi-finals.[35]

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UNAF Women's Tournament

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Honours

Continental

Runners-up: (1) 2022

Regional

Champions: (1) 2020
Runners-up: (1) 2006
Runners-up: (1) 2021

International

Champions: (1) 2022

Awards

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Second place: 2022, 2023

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the Morocco national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
[37] *As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

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  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
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See also

Other football codes

References

Notes

    Citations

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