AS FAR (football club)
Full name | Association's Sports of Forces Armed Royal | |||
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Nickname(s) | الزعيم (The Leader, Boss) العساكر (Militarians) الجيش الأسود (Black Army) | |||
Short name | AS FAR, FAR, Asker | |||
Founded | 1 September 1958 | |||
Ground | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | |||
Capacity | 53,000 | |||
President | Mohamed Haramou | |||
Manager | Nasreddine Nabi | |||
League | Botola | |||
2022–23 | Botola, 1st of 16 (champions) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Association sportive des Forces armées royales (transl. Sports Association of the
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. The club has traditionally worn a black home kit since inception. AS FAR is a well known club for the success of its football section, very popular in and outside the country. The team played its home matches in the 53,000 capacity Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in downtown Rabat from 1983 to 2023.
The club is one of the most widely supported teams in Africa. AS FAR is one of three founding members of Botola that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1956, along with Wydad AC and Raja CA.[1][2] The club holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably the rivalries with Wydad AC, Raja CA and FUS Rabat, whom they contest the "Capital Derby".
AS FAR is one of the most successful clubs in Morocco with 31 titles in total: 13
AS FAR 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.[6]
History
Early years (1958–1965)
AS FAR was founded on 1 September 1958, by the initiative of the Crown Prince
One year after its creation, the football team, while still in the second division, won their first Throne Cup. That same year, the club finished first in the division of the Moroccan Championship. In the
The Royal Army's won its second title in less than two years, after it squandered the championship title in a play-off against the
Domination of Moroccan football (1965–1984)
The Royal Army returned to the atmosphere of competition in the championship, after the banned season. AS FAR was crowned with two other titles immediately after resuming its activity in the championship in 1967 and 1968 and 1970.
In the same period, at the beginning of the sixties, Al-Asaker also took control of the Moroccan Super Cup winning it in four out of six times.[10] Then the Royal Army, led by its French coach Clezo, began to dominate the league competition by winning four titles, and the team's first meeting with the championship title was in the 1960-61 season, and control of the championship title continued for four consecutive seasons until 1964 as a new record.[11][12][13][14]
Internationally and in the same era, the Royal Army team had the honor of participating in the first edition of the
In their fifth participation, the military team was able to reach the final of the
AS FAR was the first Moroccan team to participate in African competitions by drawing the
First African title (1984–2004)
After a long 12 years trophyless run, AS FAR achieved the most important victory by winning the championship titles and the Moroccan Throne Cup, despite the short period that José Faria spent as the team's coach.[16][17]
The Royal Army team entered the African competition, after winning the championship title, by participating in the
The team went on to win three
Then the Royal Army team embraced the championship title for the second time with Faria in 1987, and in 1989 with Argentine
The Return (2004–)
The Royal Army won two successive titles for the
After a long absence from the championship title that lasted 15 seasons, the military team returned to win its 11th league title in 2005, in a historic match drawing the 30th and last round of the league, in the Mohammed V compound in front of
After 20 years of winning its first African title, the FAR team won the CAF Confederation Cup in 2005 after defeating the Nigerian
On 2 December 2006, As far lost the
After 11 trophyless seasons, As far clinched the
After 15 years, As far won its 13th league title after topping the table with 67 points.[38][39]
Grounds
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (
AS FAR Football Academy
Sports Center of FAR
Honours
- This is a list of honours for the senior AS FAR team that include a total of 31 Trophies[43]
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Other competitions
- Trofeo Semana del Sol, Spain[53]
- Winner (1): 1977
- Trofeo Ciudad de Cordoba, Spain
- Runners-up (1): 1976
- North African Cup of Champions
- Runners-up (1): 2008
- International elite championship
- Runners-up (1): 2008
- Ahmed Antifit Tournament
- Winner (1): 2007
- Runners-up (1): 2009
Top scorers in Botola
The AS FAR controls the title of Top scorers in Botola, which has the largest number of scorers a total of 14 times.Morocco - List of Topscorers
Season | Nat | Player | Goals Scored |
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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 |
Top scorers in CAF Champions League
Season | Nat | Player | Goals Scored |
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1985 | Saad Dahane | 4 | |
1985 | Abdellah Haidamou | 4 | |
1985 | Abderrazak Khairi | 4 | |
1988 | Abdeslam Laghrissi | 7 |
Performance in CAF competitions
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
- CAF Champions League: 12 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 7 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances
- CAF Super Cup: 1 appearances
- 2006 – Finalist
African cups all-time statistics
As of 29 August 2023
CAF competitions | ||||||||
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Competition | S | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
CAF Champions League | 12 | 62 | 27 | 12 | 23 | 100 | 62 | +38 |
CAF Confederation Cup | 7 | 52 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 72 | 37 | +35 |
African Cup Winners' Cup | 5 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 27 | +18 |
CAF Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 25 | 147 | 69 | 35 | 43 | 217 | 126 | +91 |
Players
First team squad
- As of 15 April 2024[update]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Current technical staff
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Nasreddine Nabi |
General Supervisor | Hussein Ammouta |
Assistant | Mustapha Khalfi |
Assistant coaches | Hicham El Hajjami |
Goalkeeping coach | Mohamed Znibi |
Fitness coache | Hassane Benazzouz |
Kinetotherapist | Jaouad Taghzaoui |
Kinetotherapist | Adil Boussif |
Club doctor | Hafid Bouchan |
Equipment manager | Abderrahman Badraoui |
Performance analyst | Ayman Makroud |
Team rep | El Habib Laâzizi |
- Last updated: 27 May 2023
Former coach
- Fin Mohamed Anouar (shtoki) (1958–59)
- Fin Larbi Benbarek (1959–60)
- Guy Cluseau (1960–69)
- Mustafa El Ghazouani (1969–70)
- Sabino Barinaga (1970–71)
- Blagoje Vidinić (1971–72)
- Anoul dos Santos (1972–73)
- Amar Ben Siffedine(1972–73)
- Sabino Barinaga (1973–74)
- Fin Driss Bamous (1973–74)
- Guy Clisaux (1974–80)
- Sabino Barinaga (1980–82)
- Mircea Dridea (1982–83)
- Fin José Faria (1983–88)
- Antonio Angelillo(1988–90)
- Fin José Faria (1990–92)
- Mustapha Dafarallah (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)
- Jaouad Milani (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)
- Jaouad Milani (July 1, 2013 – Oct 1, 2013)
- Rachid Taoussi (Oct 22, 2013 – Dec 13, 2014)
- José Romão (2015–16)
- Abdelmalek El Aziz (2016)
- Aziz El Amri (2016–2018)
- Abderrazak Khairi (2018)
- Mohamed Fakhir (2018)
- Carlos Alós Ferrer(2019)
- Abderrahim Taleb (2019–2020)
- Sven Vandenbroeck (2021–2022)[54]
- Fernando Da Cruz (2022–2023)[55]
- Mohammed Aziz Samadi (2023)
- Nasreddine Nabi (2023–)[56]
Sports Club
Active sections of ASFAR | |||
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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 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, with Ultras Askary Rabat (UAR05) being the first Group Ultra in Morocco, and Black Army (BA06) being the second Group Ultra and it was created in 2006. Their sanctuary is the southern Included of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
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Curva chè
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Tifo Ultras Black Army
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Pyroshow Ultras Askary
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Tifo Ultras Askary before a final Coupe de Trône
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