ASFAR (football club)

The Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales (Arabic: الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية‎; ASFAR), also known as the Royal Army Club (Arabic: نادي الجيش الملكي‎), is a professional sport club based in Morocco's capital city (Rabat-Salé).

Association Sportive des FAR
Full nameAssociation Sportive des Forces Armées Royales
Nickname(s)The Leader (الزعيم)
Conquerors
Black Army
Short nameASFAR
Founded1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)
GroundPrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Rabat, Morocco
Capacity53,300
PresidentMohamed Haramou
ManagerAbderrahim Talib
LeagueBotola
2018–1913th
WebsiteClub website

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

ASFAR is the Most winning official titles in total 29 titles, And became the first club in Morocco to win one of the African cup competitions, the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1985, and has never been relegated to the Moroccan Second Division, with his Historical rivals Wydad Casablanca and Raja Casablanca, and matches Between the parties are known as "Moroccan Clasico", And a big other match are known as "Capital city Derby" against his neighbor FUS Rabat.[1]

ASFAR is the most successful moroccan club of the 20st century, and was ranked first locally, 10 continental and 201 universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001-2010), issued by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 2011.

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

The ASFAR was founded on 1 September 1958, by the initiative of the Crown Prince at Molay Al Hassan, who was from football fans, After a decree signed, As a High Commander of the Moroccan Royal Army. The exploration of players from the Royal Armed Forces، and work with them to develop all levels (technical level, fitness management, sportsmanship.) for an integrated team.

One year after its creation, the football team, still in second division, wins his first Throne Cup. The same year the club ranks first in 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 final quarters, the military defeat the Fath Union Sport Rabat at the first Capital city derby opposing them, The ASFAR win this match on the 3-1 score. 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.[2]


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.

Grounds

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Main article: 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
Main article: Sports Center of FAR

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

Domestic

Leagues

Cups

International

Friendly competitions
  • International elite championship
    • Runners-up (1): 2008
  • Ahmed Antifit Tournament
    • Runners-up (1): 2009

Records and statistics

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.

Season Nat Player Goals Scored
1980 Idriss Ouadich 15
1983 Abdeslam Laghrissi 14
1987 Abderrazak Khairi 12
1988 Lahcen Anaflous 17
1990 Abdeslam Laghrissi 22
1991 Lahcen Anaflous 15
1992 Lahcen Anaflous 11
1995 Abdeslam Laghrissi 15
2005 Mohamed Armoumen 12
2007 Jawad Ouaddouch 12
2008 Abderrazak El Mnasfi 13
2009 Mustapha Allaoui 14
2011 Jawad Ouaddouch 11
2016 Mehdi Naghmi 12

National competitions

The ASFAR was the first Club to win the Botola in four consecutive years (1961-1962-1963-1964) and the only team that achieved a triple throne Cup on two occasions, years (1984-1985-1986) and years (2007-2008-2009), and was the only team that has honorably keep the glasses in his locker.

Season Botola Throne Cup Super Cup
1958–1959Botola 2 PromotedWinnerWinner
1959–19602nd1/8 finalNot play
1960–19611st1/2 finalWinner
1961–19621st1/16 finalWinner
1962–19631st1/2 finalWinner
1963–19641st1/4 finalnot held
1964–196541/8 final
1965–1966**
1966–19671st1/2 final
1967–19681st1/4 final
1968–19693rd1/8 final
1969–19701st1/8 final
1970–19712ndWinner
1971–197241/16 final
1972–1973121/16 final
1973–197491/16 final
1974–1975121/16 final
1975–1976111/16 final
1976–197771/16 final
1977–197871/4 final
1977–197871/4 final
1978–197991/4 final
1979–1980121/8 final
1980–198191/16 final
1981–198261/8 final
1982–198371/16 final
1983–19841stWinner
1984–19853rdWinner
1985–19863rdWinner
1986–19871st1/2 final
1987–19883rdRunners–up
1988–19891st1/2 final
1989–19907Runners–up
1990–19912nd1/4 final
1991–199261/4 final
1992–199381/8 final
1993–19943rd1/2 final
1994–199541/16 final
1995–19966Runners–up
1996–199771/8 final
1997–19985Runners–up
1998–19998Winner
1999–200091/8 final
2000–200181/8 final
2001–200261/2 final
2002–20039Winner
2003–20042ndWinner
2004–20051st1/8 final
2005–20062nd1/8 final
2006–20072ndWinner
2007–20081stWinner
2008–20093rdWinner
2009–201071/8 final
2010–201161/16 final
2011–20127Runners–up
2012–20132nd1/8 final
2013–201471/4 final
2014–2015111/8 final
2015–201641/4 final
2016–201761/2 final
2017–201881/16 final

* 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.

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.

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
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
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 11602512239262+30
CAF Confederation Cup 534161173924+15
African Cup Winners' Cup 532166104527+18
CAF Super Cup 11010000
Total22127573040176113+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 25 Marc, 2020.

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Mohamed Baayou  Morocco
2 Defender Brahim Dahmoun  France
3 Defender Yassine Amrioui  Morocco
4 Midfielder Mohamed Ali Bemammer  Morocco
5 Midfielder Imad Errahouli  Morocco
6 Defender Omar Jerrari  Morocco
9 Forward Abdelillah Amimi  Morocco
10 Midfielder Essis Baudelaire Aka  Ivory Coast
11 Forward Youssef Toutouh  Denmark
13 Midfielder Hamza Moujahid  Morocco
14 Forward Joseph Guédé Gnadou  Ivory Coast
15 Defender Diney  Cape Verde
17 Forward Hamza Goudali  Morocco
18 Forward Mohamed Fikri  Morocco
19 Defender Anouar Tarkhatt  Morocco
20 Defender Ayman Chabani  Morocco
21 Defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil (captain)  Morocco
22 Goalkeeper Ayoub Lekred  Morocco
23 Midfielder Salaheddine Bahia  Morocco
24 Midfielder Reda Slim  Morocco
25 Midfielder Yassine Boughaz  Morocco
26 Forward Khalid Ait Ouarkhane  Morocco
27 Forward Jamaâ Marzougi  Morocco
35 Midfielder Aboubacar Ibrahim Toungara  Mali

Managers

Current technical staff
Role Name
Head coach Abderrahim Talib
Assistant coaches Mouhcine Bouhlal
Goalkeeping coach Farid Salamate
Fitness coache Hassane Benazzouz
Kinetotherapist Adil Boussif
Club doctor Jawad Nadim
Masseur Mohamed Abdellaoui
  • Last updated: 21 March 2019

Former coach

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.


  • Curva chè
  • Tifo Ultras Black Army
  • Pyroshow Ultras Askary
  • Tifo Ultras Askary before a final Coupe de Trône
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References
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