Maghreb of Fez

{{Short description|Moroccan sports club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox football club | nickname = النمور الصفر (Yellow Tigers) | ground = [[Fez Stadium]] | capacity = 45,000 | season = [[2024–25 Botola|2024–25]] | pattern_la1 = _black_stripes_thin1 | pattern_b1 = _aek1516h | pattern_ra1 = _black_stripes_thin1 | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FFDF00 | body1 = FFDF00 | rightarm1 = FFDF00 | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = FFDF00 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _nike_white | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 0000ff | body2 = 0000ff | rightarm2 = 0000ff | shorts2 = 0000ff | socks2 = 0000ff | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = _Nike_black_transparent | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = | pattern_so3 = | leftarm3 = ffffff | body3 = ffffff | rightarm3 = ffffff | shorts3 = ffffff | socks3 = ffffff | clubname = MAS | image = MAS_de_Fes.png | image_size = 150px | fullname = Maghreb Association Sportive of Fez <br /> المغرب الرياضي الفاسي | short name = MAS | founded = {{start date and age|16 October 1946}} | chairman = Ismael Jamai | manager = [[Pablo Franco]] | league = [[Botola Pro]] | position = Botola Pro, 7th of 16 | website = {{URL|https://www.maghreb-fes.com/}} }}

'''Maghreb Fez''' ({{langx|ar|المغرب الرياضي الفاسي}}), commonly known as '''MAS''', is a Moroccan professional [[Football team|football club]] based in [[Fez, Morocco|Fez]], which competes in the [[Botola Pro]], the top division of the [[Moroccan football league system]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Site officiel du MAS |url=http://masfoot.ma/ |website=MAS |access-date=26 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915150925/http://masfoot.ma/ |archive-date=15 September 2017 |language=ar}}</ref>

Founded on 16 October 1946 in [[Fez, Morocco|Fez]], Maghreb Fez is one of the oldest sports clubs in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=تاريخ كرة القدم – FRMF |url=https://frmf.ma/histoire-du-football-au-maroc/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |language=ar}}</ref> During the protectorate period, the club also had a social and political dimension. Several of its founders and members were involved in the Moroccan national movement, and sporting activities sometimes served as a framework for meetings linked to independence efforts. More broadly, clubs such as Maghreb Fez contributed to the expression of a national identity distinct from colonial influence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=almaghribtoday |title=المغرب الفاسي: تاريخ عريق |url=https://www.almaghribtoday.net/1229/142405-المغرب-الفاسي-تاريخ-عريق-وحُلم-لم-يتحقق-بعد-بالصعود-إلى-دوري-القسم |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Almaghribtoday |language=ar}}</ref>

Maghreb Fez has established itself as one of the notable clubs in Moroccan football. At the domestic level, it has won ten major titles, including four [[Botola Pro]] championships, four [[Moroccan Throne Cup|Throne Cup]] titles and two second-division titles. At the continental level, the club has won the [[CAF Confederation Cup]] and the [[CAF Super Cup]].

== History == Maghreb Fez is considered one of the founding clubs of Moroccan football. Since its establishment in 1946, it has played an early role in national competitions, notably becoming the first non-French team to reach the later stages of the French Cup, where it faced [[Red Star FC]].

Following the creation of the [[Botola Pro|Moroccan championship]], Maghreb Fez established itself among the competitive clubs in the league. The club developed its own organizational structure, including administrative management and financial resources supported by local figures in the city.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the club reached several finals of the [[Moroccan Throne Cup]] but was unsuccessful in 1966, 1971 and 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 1965/66 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro66.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 1970/71 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/marocup71.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco Cup 1973/74 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/marocup74.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> The club eventually won its first league title in 1979, with a squad that included players such as [[Mohammed Hazzaz]] and [[Abdallah Tazi]].

This success was followed by a period of consolidation in the 1980s. The club won its first Throne Cup in 1980, shortly after its 1979 league title,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 1978/79 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro79.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> and added two further league titles in 1983 and 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 1982/83 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro83.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 1984/85 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro85.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

In 1988, Maghreb Fez won the [[1987–88 Moroccan Throne Cup]] after defeating [[ASFAR (football club)|FAR Rabat]] on penalties (4–2) in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 1987/88 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro88.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول |url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=1666 |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=www.kooora.com}}</ref>

The club finished as runner-up in the Throne Cup on several occasions, including 1993, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 1992/93 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro93.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2000/01 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro01.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2001/02 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro02.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2007/08 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro08.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2009/10 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maro2010.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>

Maghreb Fez won the [[2011 Moroccan Throne Cup]] after defeating [[COD Meknès]] 1–0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-17 |title=المغرب الفاسي يحرز كأس العرش على حساب النادي المكناسي |url=https://www.hespress.com/المغرب-الفاسي-يحرز-كأس-العرش-على-حساب-ا-70056.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Hespress}}</ref> During the same campaign, the club eliminated [[Wydad AC]] in the semi-finals.

[[File:Raja de Casablanca vs Maghreb de Fes, November 09 2008-05.jpg|thumb|right|267x267px|Maghreb Fez against [[Raja CA]] in 2008]]

In the [[2011 CAF Confederation Cup]], They played their first group match in [[Fez Stadium]] in which they won 1–0 against [[JS Kabylie]], scored by [[Chemseddine Chtibi]] in the 85th minute.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-07-16 |title=المغرب الفاسي يتخطي شبيبة القبائل بصعوبة (فيديو) |url=https://www.hespress.com/المغرب-الفاسي-يتخطي-شبيبة-القبائل-بصع-55612.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}</ref> They drew their second against [[Daring Club Motema Pembe|Motema Pembe]] and won their third against [[Sunshine Stars F.C.|Sunshine Stars]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-14 |title=المغرب الفاسي يهزم صن شاين النيجيري (فيديو) |url=https://www.hespress.com/المغرب-الفاسي-يهزم-صن-شاين-النيجيري-في-58382.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}</ref> Maghreb Fez won two and drew one of their 2nd leg matches, They defeated JS Kabylie (1–0)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-11 |title=المغرب الفاسي يهزم شبيبة القبائل في عقر دارها |url=https://www.hespress.com/المغرب-الفاسي-يهزم-شبيبة-القبائل-في-عق-60647.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}</ref> and defeated Motema Pembe (3–0), while they drew 1–1 against Sunshine Stars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=المغرب الفاسى وصن شاين النيجيرى إلى نصف نهائى الكونفدرالية الأفريقية!!! |url=https://www.cover-sd.com/n/s/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cover-sd.com%2Fn%2Fs%2F14819 |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=صحيفة كفر و وتر الإلكترونية |language=ar-sa}}</ref> Maghreb Fez qualified to the knockout stages after finishing top in the group stages winning four matches and drawing two. In the semi-finals they defeated [[G.D. Interclube]] on penalties. They were proclaimed '''Champions''' after defeating [[Club Africain]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-12-05 |title=المغرب الفاسي يتوج باللقب بعد فوزه على الأفريقي التونسي |url=https://www.france24.com/ar/20111205-football-caf-cup-maghreb-fas-morocco-winner-vs-club-africain-tunisia |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=فرانس 24 / France 24 |language=ar}}</ref> They automatically qualified to the [[2012 CAF Super Cup]], in which they defeated [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance ST]] and won their second African title for the team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-25 |title=المغرب الفاسي يحرز كأس السوبر الأفريقية بعد فوزه على الترجي بضربات الترجيح |url=https://www.france24.com/ar/20120225-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A-%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AD |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=فرانس 24 / France 24 |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=المغرب الفاسي بطلاً للسوبر الإفريقي |url=https://www.skynewsarabia.com/sport/7448-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%95%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=سكاي نيوز عربية |language=ar}}</ref>

In 2016, they won their [[2016 Moroccan Throne Cup|4th Moroccan Throne Cup]] after defeating [[Olympic Club de Safi|Olympic Safi]] (2–1) in the final, both goals scored by [[Guiza Djédjé]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=المغرب الفاسي بطلا لكأس العرش المغربي |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/sport/football/بطولات-عربية/2016/11/18/المغرب-الفاسي-بطلا-لكأس-العرش-المغربي |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=www.aljazeera.net |language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-18 |title=المغرب الفاسي يهزم أولمبيك آسفي ويحرز لقب كأس العرش |url=https://www.hespress.com/المغرب-الفاسي-يهزم-أولمبيك-آسفي-ويحرز-325149.html |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}</ref>

== Grounds == The stadium has been welcoming the team since 2007 at the [[Fez Stadium]], which has a capacity of 45,000 spectators. The construction of the sports complex began in early 1992, and it was expected to be completed in February 1997, as it was scheduled to host the African Youth Cup next to the honorary stadium of Meknes, but the failure to complete the workshops prevented that, after the completion period knew stops And several failures as a result of technical problems added to the original financial envelope in financing the project,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fez Stadium in Fès, Morocco {{!}} Wander |url=https://www.wander.am/travel/fes-106/places/fez-stadium-138239.en.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.wander.am |language=en}}</ref> which was what led the interests of the guardianship ministry and the urban group of Fez in 1999 to find another support for the completion of the project, The urban group contributed three million euros, and the concerned ministry contributed eight million euros, while the amount allocated for the completion of this sports landmark, which has a capacity of 45 thousand spectators, was estimated at 35 million euros. Construction and equipment works were completed in 2003.

Highest recorded attendance is 50,000 spectators on 4 December 2011, in which it witnessed Maghreb fez play against [[Club Africain]] in the [[2011 CAF Confederation Cup|2011 CAF Confederation Cup final]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Complexe Sportif de Fès – StadiumDB.com |url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/mar/complexe_sportif_de_fes |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=stadiumdb.com}}</ref>

==Current squad== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Hamza Afsal}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ITA|pos=DF|name=Zakaria Hamadi}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=[[Saad Ait Khorsa]]}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=Aymane Chbani}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Oussama Noureddine}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=BOT|pos=FW|name=[[Kabelo Seakanyeng]]}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Achraf Harmach}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=[[Soufiane Benjdida]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Soulyman Allouch]]}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=MAR|pos=GK|name=Oussama Errahmany}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=[[Adil Rhaili]]}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=MAR|pos=GK|name=[[Salaheddine Chihab]]}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Kevin Yamga]]}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=[[Anas Tahiri]]}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=MRT|pos=FW|name=Cheikhna Semega}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=Marouane Ouhrou}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Nizar Guessous}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Mohamed Loumim}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Adam Brika}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=El Habib Brija}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=NGR|pos=DF|name=[[Benjamin Tanimu]]}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=Hamza Ait Allal}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=MAR|pos=DF|name=Driss El Jabli}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=Zakaria Allaoui}} {{Fs player|no=68|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Khalid Baba}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=Youssef Dalouzi}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=CIV|pos=FW|name=Privat Djéssan Bi}} {{Fs player|no=95|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=[[Amine Oudrhiri]]}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=MAR|pos=GK|name=Walid Laghrissi}} {{Fs end}}

==Supporters== The official supporter group of MAS are the Fatal Tigers. They were formed in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-17 |title="إلترات" المغرب الفاسي تحتفل بذكرى التأسيس |url=https://www.hespress.com/إلترات-المغرب-الفاسي-تحتفل-بذكرى-ال-521482.html |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}}</ref>

==Honours==

=== National === *'''[[Botola|Moroccan league]] (4):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco - List of Champions |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/marochamp.html |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> ''' :: [[1964–65 Botola|1965]], [[1978–79 Botola|1979]], [[1982–83 Botola|1983]], [[1984–85 Botola|1985]]

*'''[[Moroccan Throne Cup]] (4):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco - List of Cup Finals |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/marocuphist.html |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>''' :: [[1979–80 Moroccan Throne Cup|1980]], [[1987–88 Moroccan Throne Cup|1988]], [[2011 Moroccan Throne Cup|2011]], [[2016 Moroccan Throne Cup|2016]]

*'''[[Botola 2|Moroccan league 2]] (2):''' :: 1997, [[2005–06 GNF 2|2006]]

=== African === *'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]] (1):<ref>{{Cite web |title=CAF Cup and Confederation Cup |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/af3.html |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>''' ::[[2011 CAF Confederation Cup|2011]]

*'''[[CAF Super Cup]] (1):<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Super Cup |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afsup.html |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>''' ::[[2012 CAF Super Cup|2012]]

==Performance in CAF competitions== *'''[[CAF Champions League]]: 1 appearance''' ::[[2012 CAF Champions League|2012]] – Second Round

* '''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: 2 appearances''' ::[[1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1984]] – Quarter-finals ::[[1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1986]] – Second Round

*'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 5 appearances''' ::[[2009 CAF Confederation Cup|2009]] – First Round ::[[2011 CAF Confederation Cup|2011]] – '''Champion''' ::[[2012 CAF Confederation Cup|2012]] – Play-off round ::[[2014 CAF Confederation Cup|2014]] – First Round ::[[2017 CAF Confederation Cup|2017]] – Play-off round

*'''[[CAF Cup Winners' Cup]]: 2 appearances''' ::[[1990 African Cup Winners' Cup|1990]] – Second Round ::[[2003 African Cup Winners' Cup|2003]] – First Round

*'''[[CAF Super Cup]]: 1 appearance''' ::[[2012 CAF Super Cup|2012]] – '''Champion'''

==Managers== {{div col|colwidth=28em}} *{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Alexandru Moldovan]] (1995–96) *{{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Ivica Todorov]] (1996–97) *{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Aurel Țicleanu]] (1997–99) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Ezzaki Badou|Zaki Badou]] (July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2002) *{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Aurel Țicleanu]] (2002) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Aziz El Amri]] (2002–03) *{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Aurel Țicleanu]] (2003–04) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Jaouad Milani]] (2004–06) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Abderrazak Khairi]] (2006) *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Oscar Fulloné]] (2007) *{{flagicon|France}} [[Pierre Lechantre]] (2007 – Jan 08) *{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Christian Lang]] (2008) *{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Lamine N'Diaye]] (July 1, 2008–09) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Mohamed Fakhir]] (2009) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Abdelhadi Sektioui]] (2010) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Rachid Taoussi]] (2010–12) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Tarik Sektioui]] (2012) *{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Azzedine Aït Djoudi]] (Oct 30, 2012 – June 30, 2013) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Tarik Sektioui]] (July 1, 2013 – Oct 14, 2013) *{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Charly Rössli]] (Nov 1, 2013 – Feb 18, 2014) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Abderrahim Taleb]] (2014) *{{flagicon|France}} [[Franck Dumas]] (Aug 2014–14) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Rachid Taoussi]] (2015) *{{flagicon|France}} [[Denis Lavagne]] (2015– March 2016) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Mohamed Al Achhabi]] (2016) *{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Oussama Bouiraaman]] (2020) *{{flagicon|France}} [[David Boulogne]](2022–?)<ref>{{cite news |last1=ناصر |first1=عبد السلام |title=الفرنسي دافيد بولونجي يقود المغرب الفاسي |url=https://www.hespress.com/الفرنسي-دافيد-بولونجي-يقود-المغرب-الف-1066092.html |access-date=22 October 2022 |publisher=Hespress}}</ref> {{div col end}}

==Rival clubs== * {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Wydad de Fès|Wydad Fès]] (Derby) * {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[COD Meknès]] (Derby) * {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[ASFAR (football club)|AS FAR]] (Rivalry) * {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[ES Tunis]] (Rivalry)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20190701194135/http://www.massawi.com/ Fan website of Maghreb de Fès] (archived 1 July 2019)

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