ASFAR Rabat
Full nameAssociation's Sports of Forces Armed Royal women
Nickname(s)The Leader الزعيمات
The black devils & Militarians
Black Army
Short nameASFAR
Founded2007 (17 years ago) (2007)
GroundSports Center of FAR
LeagueMoroccan Women's Championship
2022–23Moroccan Women's Championship, 1st of 14 (champions)
AS FAR active departments

Football
(men's)
Football
(women's)

The Association's Sports of Forces Armed Royal (Arabic: الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية; AS FAR), (Arabic: نادي الجيش الملكي), is a Moroccan professional women's football club based in Morocco's capital (Rabat-Salé), that competes in Moroccan Women's Championship, the top tier of Moroccan football.[1][2][3][4]

The club has won the Moroccan Women's Championship on a record 10 times.[5][6] The club is affiliated to men's team of AS FAR who have been playing in the Botola since its inception in 1958–1959.[1][2]

In domestic football, the club has won 20 trophies; 10 Moroccan Women's Championship titles, 10 Moroccan Women Throne Cup. In international competitions, Asfar have won 1 trophy; 1 CAF Women's Champions League title.

History

The team won the national league in 2021.[7] Afterwards they won the UNAF zonal qualifier which qualified them to the inaugural 2021 CAF Women's Champions League.[8][9][10]

In the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League, ASFAR qualified to the knockout stages after finishing second in the group stages winning against Rivers Angels,[11] drawing against Mamelodi Sundowns and losing against Vihiga Queens.[12][13] They lost 2–1 to Hasaacas Ladies in the semi-final.[14] On November 18, Asfar clinched the third place by beating Malabo Kings 3–1.[15]

In 11 May 2022, ASFAR won their tenth National Championship title.[16]

In the next edition of the Women's Champions League, ASFAR qualified to the knockout stages after finishing top in the group stages winning all three matches.[17][18][19] They defeated Bayelsa Queens in the semi-final, to make their first appearance in the Champions League final.[20][21] On 13 November 2022, Asfar won their first African cup after defeating Mamelodi Sundowns 4–0 in the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League Final.[22][23] After winning their continental trophy, King Mohammed VI congratulated them for their heroic performance in becoming the first Moroccan and first North African team to win the Women's champions league.[24] After their asthonishing performance, ASFAR has been named the second-best women’s club in Africa for the year 2022 by IFFHS, after receiving a total of 152 points, while first-place holders South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies claimed 174 points.[25][26] On 1 April 2023, Asfar defeated Sporting Casablanca 5–0 to win their 9th throne cup.[27] They went on to win the 2023 league.[28] On 3 October 2023, Asfar defeated USS Berkane 8–0 to win their 10th throne cup.[29] On 14 November 2023, Asfar was nominated for the 2023 Best African Club of the Year by CAF.[30]

Grounds

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Main article: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Arabic: مركب الأمير مولاي عبد الله) was a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and was the home ground of AS FAR until 2023. It was used mostly for football matches and it also staged athletics. The stadium had a capacity of 52,000. From 2008 until 2023, it hosted 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

Players

As of 1 November 2023[31]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Morocco MAR Khadija Er-Rmichi
2 DF Morocco MAR Zineb Redouani
3 MF Morocco MAR Ikram Benjaddi
4 DF Morocco MAR Siham Boukhami
5 DF Morocco MAR Nouhaila Benzina
6 MF Morocco MAR Fatima Dahmos
7 MF Morocco MAR Ghizlane Chebbak
8 DF Morocco MAR Salma Berrabah
9 FW Morocco MAR Safa Banouk
10 FW Morocco MAR Najat Badri
11 FW Morocco MAR Fatima Tagnaout
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Morocco MAR Wissal Titah
13 MF Ghana GHA Mafia Nyame
14 DF Morocco MAR Aziza Rabbah
15 DF Morocco MAR Ghizlane Chhiri
16 GK Morocco MAR Fatima El Jebraoui
17 MF Morocco MAR Hanane Ait El Haj
18 FW Morocco MAR Sanaâ Mssoudy
18 MF Morocco MAR Houda El Mestour
19 FW Morocco MAR Douha Ahmamou
20 DF Ghana GHA Blessing Agbomadzi
21 FW Morocco MAR Hibat Allah Azegrouz

Honours

Domestic

League titles

Winners (record) (10): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Runner-up (1): 2015
Winners (record) (10): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Continental

Winners (1): 2022
Third place : 2021, 2023
Winners (1): 2021
Winners (1): 2016

Performance in CAF competitions

2021 – Third place
2022 – Champion
2023 – Third place

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Football - Dames : Les dames de l'ASFAR couronnées championnes du football national féminin".
  3. ^ "Championnat national féminin de football : Les dames de l AS FAR sacrées pour la première fois". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-29.
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