Morocco National Under-20 Football Team
Morocco national under-20 football team, represents Morocco in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco.
The current coach is Zakaria Aboub.
| Nickname(s) | The Atlas Lions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Royal Moroccan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Zakaria Aboub | ||
| Home stadium | Stade Mohamed V | ||
| FIFA code | MAR | ||
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| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Winners(1):  1997 | ||
| UNAF U-20 Tournament | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Winners(2):  : 2015, 2020 | ||
| Arab Cup U-20 | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2): 1989, 2011 | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1977) | ||
| Best result | Semi-final (2005) | ||
Medal record | |||
History
On 24 December 2020, Morocco won the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament and qualified for the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. In the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco topped their group stage after winning 1-0 against Gambia, drawing 0-0 with Ghana, and defeating Tanzania 2-0. Their campaign ended after losing to Tunisia on penalties.
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 Maurice Revello Tournament between 5 and 18 June 2023.
Caps and goals are correct as of 16 May 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Abdellah Bentayg | 11 January 2003 | 5 | 0 | Fath Union Sport | |
| GK | Hatim Sioiah | 1 January 2003 | 1 | 0 | Raja CA | |
| DF | Wassim Lantaki | 17 February 2004 | 10 | 1 |  Lille | |
| DF | Reda Ergouai | 14 June 2003 | 9 | 1 |  Gil Vicente | |
| DF | Othmane Boukhriss | 12 September 2004 | 8 | 1 | AS FAR | |
| DF | Diyae Jermoumi | 19 July 2004 | 4 | 0 |  Ajax | |
| DF | Ahmed Khatir | 14 March 2005 | 4 | 0 | Mohammed VI Football Academy | |
| DF | Abdellah Azrour | 1 January 2003 | 2 | 0 | Raja CA | |
| DF | Faissal Al Mazyani | 18 January 2005 | 0 | 0 |  Genk | |
| DF | Amine Et Taïbi | 5 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Genk | |
| DF | Achraf Laâziri | 8 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Lyon | |
| MF | Yassine Khalifi | 9 August 2005 | 16 | 3 | Union de Touarga | |
| MF | Usama Arhoun | 7 March 2004 | 12 | 0 |  Málaga | |
| MF | Elias Kurt | 27 March 2003 | 5 | 0 |  Schalke 04 | |
| MF | Nabil El Basri | 26 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | MVV Maastricht | |
| MF | Mohamed Hafid | 1 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Caen | |
| FW | Abderahmane Soussi | 30 January 2003 | 9 | 2 | Royal Antwerp | |
| FW | Aïman Maurer | 25 September 2004 | 8 | 1 | Clermont Foot | |
| FW | Abde Raihani | 5 February 2004 | 7 | 3 | Atlético Madrid | |
| FW | Mohamed Radid | 17 February 2003 | 4 | 1 | Fath Union Sport | |
| FW | Ilyes Ziani | 20 June 2003 | 3 | 0 | Standard Liège | |
| FW | Adnane Bensaad | 21 October 2005 | 2 | 0 | Atlético Madrid | |
| FW | Salim El Jebari | 5 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Atlético Madrid | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the Morocco U-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Elias Mago | 23 March 2004 | 7 | 0 | Standard Liège | v.  Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Ayman El Wafi | 11 May 2004 | 4 | 0 |  Hellas Verona | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Zakaria Labib | 1 January 2003 | 3 | 1 | Raja CA | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Oualid Mhamdi | 20 May 2003 | 3 | 0 | Greuther Fürth | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Salaheddine Cofi | 22 September 2003 | 2 | 0 | Fath Union Sport | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| DF | Redouane Halhal | 5 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | Montpellier | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| MF | Othmane Chraibi | 21 February 2003 | 3 | 0 | Metz | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| FW | Omar Sadik | 22 March 2004 | 8 | 4 | Espanyol | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| FW | El Mehdi Maouhoub | 5 June 2003 | 8 | 1 | Fath Union Sport | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
| FW | Ilyas Lefrancq | 3 December 2003 | 3 | 0 | Mechelen | v. Libya, 24 October 2022 |
Previous squads
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FIFA World Cup U-20
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 1977 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
 1979 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1981 | ||||||||
 1983 | ||||||||
 1985 | ||||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | ||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
 1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2001 | ||||||||
 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | Fourth Place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |
 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | ||||||||
 2017 | ||||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
 2021 | canceled | |||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | TBD | |||||||
| Total | 3/22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1979 | Second round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1985 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1987 | Semifinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 1989 | First Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1997 | Winner | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
 1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2001 | |||||||
 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 2005 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2009 | |||||||
 2011 | |||||||
 2013 | |||||||
 2015 | |||||||
 2017 | |||||||
 2019 | |||||||
 2021 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 11/22 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 33 |
Tournament Records
UNAF U-20 Tournament record
| UNAF U-20 Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 14 / 17 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 | did not participate | |||||||
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? |
 2007 | Fourth Place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | Fourth Place | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | Third Place | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | Fourth Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | Fourth Place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | Third Place | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | Third Place | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | Runner-up | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | Winner | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016 | canceled | |||||||
| 2019 | Fourth Place | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | Winner | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | withdrew | |||||||
| 2022 | Third Place | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | Runner-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| Total | w | 3 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 46? | 44? |
Arab Cup U-20 record
| Arab Cup U-20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 8 / 8 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1983 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 1985 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 1989 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
 1992 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
 2012 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2020 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
| 2021 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 2nd | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 28 |
Mediterranean Games
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1991 |  Bronze Medal | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 1993 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2001 | Group stage | 8th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | withdrew | |||||||
| 2013 |  Gold Medal | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 2018 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 2026 | TBD | |||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 7/9 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 28 |
UNAF U-18 Tournament
| UNAF U-18 Tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 2 / 2 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | Winner | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | w | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Jeux de la Francophonie
| Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1989 |  Silver Medal | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1994 | Fourth Place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
 1997 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2001 | Gold Medal | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2005 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 2009 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 2013 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 2017 | Gold Medal | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
 2023 | did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 7/9 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 28 |
Honours
- African Youth Championship:
- Arab Cup U-20:
- UNAF U-20 Tournament:
- Islamic Solidarity Games
- Gold Medalists (1): 2013
- Jeux de la Francophonie
References
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