Maghreb of Fez

Maghreb Fez (Arabic: المغرب الرياضي الفاسي), commonly known as MAS, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, which competes in the Botola Pro, the top division of the Moroccan football league system.

Founded on 16 October 1946 in Fez, Maghreb Fez is one of the oldest sports clubs in Morocco. 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.

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 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 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. 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, and added two further league titles in 1983 and 1985.

In 1988, Maghreb Fez won the 1987–88 Moroccan Throne Cup after defeating FAR Rabat on penalties (4–2) in the final.

The club finished as runner-up in the Throne Cup on several occasions, including 1993, 2001, 2002, 2008 and 2010.

Maghreb Fez won the 2011 Moroccan Throne Cup after defeating COD Meknès 1–0 in the final. During the same campaign, the club eliminated Wydad AC in the semi-finals.

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. They drew their second against Motema Pembe and won their third against Sunshine Stars. Maghreb Fez won two and drew one of their 2nd leg matches, They defeated JS Kabylie (1–0) and defeated Motema Pembe (3–0), while they drew 1–1 against Sunshine Stars. 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. They automatically qualified to the 2012 CAF Super Cup, in which they defeated Espérance ST and won their second African title for the team.

In 2016, they won their 4th Moroccan Throne Cup after defeating Olympic Safi (2–1) in the final, both goals scored by Guiza Djédjé.

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, 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 final.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
No. Pos. Nation Player 2 MF MAR Hamza Afsal 3 DF ITA Zakaria Hamadi 4 DF MAR Saad Ait Khorsa 5 DF MAR Aymane Chbani 6 MF MAR Oussama Noureddine 7 FW BOT Kabelo Seakanyeng 8 MF MAR Achraf Harmach 9 FW MAR Soufiane Benjdida 11 FW NED Soulyman Allouch 12 GK MAR Oussama Errahmany 13 DF MAR Adil Rhaili 16 GK MAR Salaheddine Chihab 17 FW FRA Kevin Yamga 19 MF MAR Anas Tahiri 20 FW MTN Cheikhna Semega	No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF MAR Marouane Ouhrou 23 MF MAR Nizar Guessous 24 MF MAR Mohamed Loumim 26 MF MAR Adam Brika 27 MF MAR El Habib Brija 28 DF NGA Benjamin Tanimu 31 DF MAR Hamza Ait Allal 32 DF MAR Driss El Jabli 36 FW MAR Zakaria Allaoui 68 MF MAR Khalid Baba 77 FW MAR Youssef Dalouzi 90 FW CIV Privat Djéssan Bi 95 MF MAR Amine Oudrhiri 99 GK MAR Walid Laghrissi
2	MF	MAR	Hamza Afsal
3	DF	ITA	Zakaria Hamadi
4	DF	MAR	Saad Ait Khorsa
5	DF	MAR	Aymane Chbani
6	MF	MAR	Oussama Noureddine
7	FW	BOT	Kabelo Seakanyeng
8	MF	MAR	Achraf Harmach
9	FW	MAR	Soufiane Benjdida
11	FW	NED	Soulyman Allouch
12	GK	MAR	Oussama Errahmany
13	DF	MAR	Adil Rhaili
16	GK	MAR	Salaheddine Chihab
17	FW	FRA	Kevin Yamga
19	MF	MAR	Anas Tahiri
20	FW	MTN	Cheikhna Semega
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	MAR	Marouane Ouhrou
23	MF	MAR	Nizar Guessous
24	MF	MAR	Mohamed Loumim
26	MF	MAR	Adam Brika
27	MF	MAR	El Habib Brija
28	DF	NGA	Benjamin Tanimu
31	DF	MAR	Hamza Ait Allal
32	DF	MAR	Driss El Jabli
36	FW	MAR	Zakaria Allaoui
68	MF	MAR	Khalid Baba
77	FW	MAR	Youssef Dalouzi
90	FW	CIV	Privat Djéssan Bi
95	MF	MAR	Amine Oudrhiri
99	GK	MAR	Walid Laghrissi