AS FAR (football club)

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ASFAR Rabat

Full name	Association's Sports of Forces Armed Royal
Nickname(s)	Royal Army Club
Short name	ASFAR
Founded	1 September 1958; 63 years ago (1958-09-01)
Ground	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Rabat, Morocco
Capacity	53,300
President	Mohamed Haramou
Manager	Sven Vandenbroeck
League	Botola
2020–21 Botola	3rd
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The Association's Sports of Forces Armed Royal (Arabic: الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية; AS FAR), (Arabic: نادي الجيش الملكي), is a professional sport club based in Morocco's capital (Rabat-Salé), that competes in Botola, the top tier of Moroccan football, which they never have been relegated from.

The club was founded in 1958, 3 years after Morocco had gained their independence, and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco. ASFAR is an abbreviation for Sports Association of the Royal Armed Forces.

ASFAR is one of the most successful clubs in Morocco with 30 titles in total : 12 Botola Pro1, 11 Morocco Throne Cup, 4 Moroccan Super Cup, 1 Botola Pro2, 1 African Champions League and 1 African Confederation Cup. Also he is the first Moroccan team to win the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1985, and has never been relegated to the Moroccan Second Division. Together with historical rival Wydad AC , the matches between the parties are known as "Moroccan Clasico", and their local rivals whom they contest the big "Capital City Derby" is FUS Rabat.

History[]

Housni Benslimane The first Goalkeeper for team after winning the first title for Moroccan Throne Cup 1958–59

ASFAR was founded on 1 September 1958, by the initiative of the Crown Prince at Molay Al Hassan, who was an avid football fan himself, by signing a decree as High Commander of the Moroccan Royal Army. The club scouts and players works with the Royal Armed Forces to develop players in multiple aspects (technical level, fitness management, sportsmanship).

One year after its creation, the football team, while still in the second division, won their first Throne Cup. The same year the club finished first in the division of the Moroccan Championship. In Moroccan Throne Cup, they manage to hide in eighths of final and then face the Wydad Casablanca, the latter is beaten on the score of 1–0. During the quarter-finals, the military defeated the Fath Union Sport Rabat at the first Rabat derby, where ASFAR won the match 3–1. The final took place on December 14, 1959, face Mouloudia Oujda won the first two editions of the throne cup and prepares to make a triple while the military, for their first season, a cut of the throne would be the ideal. Finally the ASFAR win this match on the 1–0 score that is stuck at Stade Mohammed V.^[1]

The period 1959-1971 is the ASFAR's Age's golden during which it won seven champion titles and two throne cups. It was also the period of the Great Team with players who marked the club's history as Benslimane, Bamous, Fadili, Bakha, Khalifa, Ammar, Allal, Ammari, and so many others. The framework of the Moroccan National Team of the time consisted of ASFAR players.

ASFAR Season 2007-08 the winner of Botola and Moroccan Cup

Grounds[]

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium[]

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Arabic: مركب الأمير مولاي عبد الله) is a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and is the home ground of ASFAR. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it can also stage athletics. The stadium holds 52,000. Since 2008 it is host of the Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat. It was a confirmed venue for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations until Morocco was stripped of its hosting rights. It was also a venue for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.

Sports Center of FAR[]

Honours[]

This is a list of honours for the senior Raja Casablanca team that include a total of 32 Trophies

Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners Up Domestic Botola 12 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1984, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2008 1960, 1971, 1991, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013 Coupe du Trône 11 1959, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1986, , , 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, Botola 2 1 1959 Moroccan Super Cup 4 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 Continent CAF Champions League 1 1985 CAF Confederation Cup 1 2005 2006 CAF Super Cup 0 2006 African Cup Winners' Cup 0 1997 Intercontinental Afro-Asian Club Championship 0 1986 Records and statistics[] National competitions[] The ASFAR was the first moroccan club that achieved a triple throne cup on two occasions, years (1984-1985-1986) and years (2007-2008-2009). Season Botola Throne Cup Super Cup 1958–1959 Botola 2 Promoted Winner Winner 1959–1960 2nd 1/8 final - 1960–1961 1st 1/2 final Winner 1961–1962 1st 1/16 final Winner 1962–1963 1st 1/2 final Winner 1963–1964 1st 1/4 final - 1964–1965 4 1/8 final 1965–1966 * * 1966–1967 1st 1/2 final 1967–1968 1st 1/4 final 1968–1969 3rd 1/8 final 1969–1970 1st 1/8 final 1970–1971 2nd Winner 1971–1972 4 1/16 final 1972–1973 12 1/16 final 1973–1974 9 1/16 final 1974–1975 12 1/16 final 1975–1976 11 1/16 final 1976–1977 7 1/16 final 1977–1978 7 1/4 final 1977–1978 7 1/4 final 1978–1979 9 1/4 final 1979–1980 12 1/8 final 1980–1981 9 1/16 final 1981–1982 6 1/8 final 1982–1983 7 1/16 final 1983–1984 1st Winner 1984–1985 3rd Winner 1985–1986 3rd Winner 1986–1987 1st 1/2 final 1987–1988 3rd Runners–up 1988–1989 1st 1/2 final 1989–1990 7 Runners–up 1990–1991 2nd 1/4 final 1991–1992 6 1/4 final 1992–1993 8 1/8 final 1993–1994 3rd 1/2 final 1994–1995 4 1/16 final 1995–1996 6 Runners–up 1996–1997 7 1/8 final 1997–1998 5 Runners–up 1998–1999 8 Winner 1999–2000 9 1/8 final 2000–2001 8 1/8 final 2001–2002 6 1/2 final 2002–2003 9 Winner 2003–2004 2nd Winner 2004–2005 1st 1/8 final 2005–2006 2nd 1/8 final 2006–2007 2nd Winner 2007–2008 1st Winner 2008–2009 3rd Winner 2009–2010 7 1/8 final 2010–2011 6 1/16 final 2011–2012 7 Runners–up 2012–2013 2nd 1/8 final 2013–2014 7 1/4 final 2014–2015 11 1/8 final 2015–2016 4 1/4 final 2016–2017 6 1/2 final 2017–2018 8 1/16 final 2018–2019 14 1/16 final 2019–2020 6 - 2020–2021 3rd - * The club has made a year after having been suspended by the Moroccan federation. Because when the season that preceded, the club had lost a match by 3–0 against the MAS and players had beaten the referee at the end of the meeting. During this year, the team had played tournaments and friendlies. Top scorers in Botola[] AS FAR Season 2009–10 The ASFAR controls the title of Top scorers in Botola, which has the largest number of scorers a total of 14 times.[1] Season Nat Player Goals Scored 1980 15 1983 Abdeslam Laghrissi 14 1987 Abderrazak Khairi 12 1988 17 1990 Abdeslam Laghrissi 22 1991 15 1992 11 1995 Abdeslam Laghrissi 15 2005 Mohamed Armoumen 12 2007 Jawad Ouaddouch 12 2008 13 2009 Mustapha Allaoui 14 2011 Jawad Ouaddouch 11 2016 Mehdi Naghmi 12 Top scorers in CAF Champions League[] Season Nat Player Goals Scored 1985 Saad Dahane 4 1985 4 1985 Abderrazak Khairi 4 1988 Abdeslam Laghrissi 7 Performance in CAF competitions[] The public's failure at finale the CAF Cup 2006 At the continental level, AS FAR is the first Moroccan club to have participated in an African Cup; It was in 1968, when it has reached the stage of the semi-finals of the African Cup of Champions Clubs. She was also the first Moroccan club to win the CAF Champions League, in 1985. CAF Champions League: 6 appearances 2005 – Second Round 2006 – Second Round 2007 – Group stage 2008 – Preliminary Round 2009 – First Round 2014 – Preliminary Round African Cup of Champions Clubs: 5 appearance 1968 – Semi-finals 1985 – Champion 1986 – Quarter-finals 1988 – Semi-finals 1990 – Second Round CAF Confederation Cup: 5 appearances 2004 – Intermediate Round 2005 – Champion 2006 – Finalist 2010 – First Round 2013 – Intermediate Round CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances 1987 – Quarter-finals 1997 – Finalist 1999 – Quarter-finals 2000 – Quarter-finals 2001 – Second Round CAF Super Cup: 1 appearances 2006 – Finalist African cups all-time statistics[] As of 26 March 2019 CAF competitions Competition S P W D L GF GA GD CAF Champions League 11 60 25 12 23 92 62 +30 CAF Confederation Cup 5 34 16 11 7 39 24 +15 African Cup Winners' Cup 5 32 16 6 10 45 27 +18 CAF Super Cup 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Total 22 127 57 30 40 176 113 +63 Players[] Pierre Kalala and Driss Bamous during the return of the 1968 African Champions Cup semi-final, against the AS FAR, in January 1969 TP Englebert in Casablanca First team squad[] As of 15 September 2021. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MAR Mohamed Baayou 2 DF  MAR Brahim Dahmoun 3 DF  MAR Mohamed El Mahdi Barkaoui 4 DF  RWA Emmanuel Imanishimwe 5 DF  MAR Mohamed Chibi 6 DF  MAR Omar Jerrari 7 MF  MAR Reda Slim 8 MF  MAR Brahim Sabaouni 9 FW  MAR Abdelillah Amimi 10 MF  MAR Zakaria Fati 11 MF  MAR Khalid Ait Ouarkhane 12 GK  MAR Hassan Doughmi 13 MF  MAR Hamza Moujahid 14 FW  MAR Noah Sadaoui 17 FW  MAR Mohamed El Khaloui No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  CMR Lambert Araina 19 DF  MAR Anouar Tarkhatt 20 DF  MAR Ayman Chabani 22 GK  MAR Ayoub Lakred 23 DF  CPV Diney 24 MF  MAR Mounir El Allouchi 25 DF  MAR Reda Mhannaoui 27 FW  MAR Mohssine Abba 29 DF  MAR Mouhamed Moufid 30 MF  MAR Ayoub El Malyani 31 FW  MAR Hamza Igamane 33 FW  MAR Ismail Khafi 34 MF  MAR Mohamed Rabie Hrimat 35 MF  GAB Abdou Atchabao Managers[] Current technical staff[] Role Name Head coach Sven Vandenbroeck Assistant coaches Adil Serraj Assistant coaches Mohamed Samadi Goalkeeping coach Khalid Askri Fitness coache Yohwen guihard Fitness coache Hassane Benazzouz Kinetotherapist Adil Boussif Club doctor Jawad Nadim Masseur Mohamed Abdellaoui Last updated: 21 August 2021 Former coach[] Fin (shtoki) (1958–59) Fin Larbi Benbarek (1959–60) (1960–69) (1969–70) Sabino Barinaga (1970–71) Blagoje Vidinić (1971–72) (1972–73) Amar Ben Siffedine (1972–73) Sabino Barinaga (1973–74) Fin Driss Bamous (1973–74) (1974–80) Sabino Barinaga (1980–82) Mircea Dridea (1982–83) Fin José Faria (1983–88) Antonio Angelillo (1988–90) Fin José Faria (1990–92) (1992–93) Mário Wilson (1993–95) Jesualdo Ferreira (1995–96) Carlos Alhinho (1996–97) Henri Depireux (1997–98) Georges Heylens (1998–99) Rachid Taoussi (1999–2000) Henri Depireux (2000–2001) Alain Giresse (July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2003) Mohamed Fakhir (2004–05) Henri Stambouli (March 1, 2006 – Jan 6, 2007) (2007) Mustapha Madih (2007–2008) Mohamed Fakhir (2008–2009) Walter Meeuws (July 16, 2009 – Nov 7, 2009) Aziz El Amri (2010) Mustapha Madih (2010–2011) Fathi Jamal (Nov 1, 2011 – April 16, 2012) Rachid Taoussi (July 1, 2012 – Dec 7, 2012) Abderrazak Khairi (Dec 7, 2012 – June 25, 2013) (July 1, 2013 – Oct 1, 2013) Rachid Taoussi (Oct 22, 2013 – Dec 13, 2014) José Romão (2015–16) (2016) Aziz El Amri (2016–2018) Abderrazak Khairi (2018) Mohamed Fakhir (2018) Carlos Alós Ferrer (2019) Abderrahim Taleb (2019–2020) Sven Vandenbroeck (2021–) Sports Club[] Active sections of ASFAR Football Basketball Athletics Handball Boxing Volleyball Taekwondo Wrestling Archery Judo Gymnastics Swimming There are several other sporting branches in the club besides football professionally and the results of the Club in those prestigious results are sports and distinct local and continental levels. Supporters[] ASFAR has the largest number of supporters of any team in Morocco the greater the focus of fans are in The region Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, It has a population of 4,580,866. Also, the club has an important fan base inside the country, where several towns are renowned for counting vast majorities of ASFAR supporters, and outside the borders, among Moroccan emigrants. The ASFAR Ultras movement began in 2005, when the bases of Ultras Askary Rabat (UAR), And The second group Black Army (BA) was created in 2006, Their sanctuary is the southern Included of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.[2] Curva chè Tifo Ultras Black Army Pyroshow Ultras Askary Tifo Ultras Askary before a final Coupe de Trône Women[] Main article: AS FAR (women) ASFAR has a women's team, AS FAR (women).[2][3] The women's team won the national league in 2021.[4][5][6] Afterwards they won the UNAF zonal qualifier which qualified them to the inaugural 2021 CAF Women's Champions League.[7][2][3] References[] ^ "Morocco 1958/59". ^ a b "Haidamou: Our bet is to rewrite history with our women's team". CAFOnline.com. Confedération Africaine du Football (CAF). Retrieved 2021-10-29. ^ a b "AS FAR participates in the 1st Women's Champions League in Egypt". Morocco Latest News. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021. ^ "Football - Dames : Les dames de l'ASFAR couronnées championnes du football national féminin". ^ Kitabri, A. (2 April 2021). "Football féminin : L'AS FAR représentante du Maroc en Ligue des Champions". L'Opinion Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-29. ^ Babatunde, Oyediji Oluwaseun (15 June 2021). "ASFAR crowned Champions of 2020/21 Moroccan Women's Championship". KICK442. Retrieved 2 November 2021. ^ "Football - Dames : Qualifiée aux finales, l'ASFAR représente l'UNAF à la Women's Champions League de la CAF". External links[] Wikimedia Commons has media related to AS FAR. Official club website Official supporters website