ASFAR (football club)


The Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales, also known as the Royal Army Club, is a professional sport club based in Morocco's capital city.
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.
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, issued by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics in 2011.

History

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 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.
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

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium 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

Domestic

Leagues

Top scorers in Botola

The ASFAR controls the title of Top scorers in Botola, which has the largest number of scorers a total of 14 times.
SeasonNatPlayerGoals Scored
1980Idriss Ouadich15
1983Abdeslam Laghrissi14
1987Abderrazak Khairi12
1988Lahcen Anaflous17
1990Abdeslam Laghrissi22
1991Lahcen Anaflous15
1992Lahcen Anaflous11
1995Abdeslam Laghrissi15
2005Mohamed Armoumen12
2007Jawad Ouaddouch12
2008Abderrazak El Mnasfi13
2009Mustapha Allaoui14
2011Jawad Ouaddouch11
2016Mehdi Naghmi12

National competitions

The ASFAR was the first Club to win the Botola in four consecutive years and the only team that achieved a triple throne Cup on two occasions, years and years, and was the only team that has honorably keep the glasses in his locker.



SeasonBotolaThrone CupSuper 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 finalnot held
1965–1966**not held
1966–19671st1/2 finalnot held
1967–19681st1/4 finalnot held
1968–19693rd1/8 finalnot held
1969–19701st1/8 finalnot held
1970–19712ndWinnernot held
1971–197241/16 finalnot held
1972–1973121/16 finalnot held
1973–197491/16 finalnot held
1974–1975121/16 finalnot held
1975–1976111/16 finalnot held
1976–197771/16 finalnot held
1977–197871/4 finalnot held
1977–197871/4 finalnot held
1978–197991/4 finalnot held
1979–1980121/8 finalnot held
1980–198191/16 finalnot held
1981–198261/8 finalnot held
1982–198371/16 finalnot held
1983–19841stWinnernot held
1984–19853rdWinnernot held
1985–19863rdWinnernot held
1986–19871st1/2 finalnot held
1987–19883rdRunners–upnot held
1988–19891st1/2 finalnot held
1989–19907Runners–upnot held
1990–19912nd1/4 finalnot held
1991–199261/4 finalnot held
1992–199381/8 finalnot held
1993–19943rd1/2 finalnot held
1994–199541/16 finalnot held
1995–19966Runners–upnot held
1996–199771/8 finalnot held
1997–19985Runners–upnot held
1998–19998Winnernot held
1999–200091/8 finalnot held
2000–200181/8 finalnot held
2001–200261/2 finalnot held
2002–20039Winnernot held
2003–20042ndWinnernot held
2004–20051st1/8 finalnot held
2005–20062nd1/8 finalnot held
2006–20072ndWinnernot held
2007–20081stWinnernot held
2008–20093rdWinnernot held
2009–201071/8 finalnot held
2010–201161/16 finalnot held
2011–20127Runners–upnot held
2012–20132nd1/8 finalnot held
2013–201471/4 finalnot held
2014–2015111/8 finalnot held
2015–201641/4 finalnot held
2016–201761/2 finalnot held
2017–201881/16 finalnot held


* 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

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.

Players

First team squad

As of 25 Marc, 2020.

Managers

Current technical staff

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, the first Ultras group in Morocco, And The second group Black Army was created in 2006, Their sanctuary is the southern Included of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.

File:Black-army-far-wac-4.jpg|Curva chè
File:TIFO.jpg|Tifo Ultras Black Army
File:Far-wac-.jpg|Pyroshow Ultras Askary
File:Tifo des supporters des FAR lors de la final de la coupe du trône 2012.jpg|Tifo Ultras Askary before a final Coupe de Trône