AS-FAR Club
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| Full name | Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales | |||
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| Nickname(s) |
Les FAR The Leader (الزعيم) Blacks Devils Military Club | |||
| Founded | 01 September 1958 (57 years ago) | |||
| Ground |
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Rabat, Morocco | |||
| Capacity | 52,000 | |||
| Chairman |
Hosni Benslimane | |||
| Manager |
Abdelmalek Laâziz | |||
| League |
 Botola | |||
| 2014–15 | 11th | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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| Active departments of AS-FAR | ||||
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 Football |
 Basketball |
 Athletics |
 Handball | |
 Boxing |
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 Taekwondo |
 Wrestling | |
 Archery |
 Judo |
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 Swimming |
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Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales (Arabic: الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية) Also known as the Royal Army Club (Arabic: نادي الجيش الملكي)، referred to as Association Sportive des FAR, known usually as AS-FAR is a professional sport club based in Morocco's capital city (Rabat).
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 stands for French: Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales, roughly translated to mean Sports Association the Royal Armed Forces. Founded the late Moroccan monarch King Hassan II. The club went on to the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces.
AS FAR is The most Successful team in Morocco with 29 titles in total, AS FAR is also the most popular team in Morocco because of their numerous fans inside and outside the country.
First class AS FAR nationally and continentally 3rd in 2011 occupied search rank 201 globally, international classification, by IFFHS, of the international order of the clubs during the first decade of the 21st century, ranking it ahead of the national teams, and third level after Al Ahly SC of Egypt and Esperance Club of Tunisia.
History
The Royal Army Club configuration idea came in the era of independence by the late King Hassan II who was a football fan. In 1958 the idea is applied after it has been difficult during the colonial era by gathering players from the Royal Moroccan armed forces and work with them to develop all levels (technical level, fitness management, sportsmanship.) for an integrated team. Club Royal Army being a national team, since its inception, officials adopted to bring Moroccan players only, from all over Morocco Moroccan clubs that use reverse other foreign players.
And owns the Royal Army team the best athlete center of the composition at the continental level, an area of nearly 40 hectares , contains two stadiums for Trainings and stadium with artificial turf as this center has many facilities including a hotel and a school. Selected red and green colors of the Club, the same colors of the Moroccan flag, reflecting his patriotism, and add the black shirts of the Club. Since then, wearing shirts striped vertically red and green and black pennant included immortal of the Royal armed forces motto "God, fatherland, King" as an expression of the extent of his patriotism, The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces is financier of the team along with other incomes and incomes of pitch, being the far team lkaeath by Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex since it opened, which seats more than 65000 spectators.
Crest and colours
Crest
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Former crest
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Present crest
Colors
Sport equipment
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Home kit
Structures
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Arabic: مركب الأمير مولاي عبد الله) 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 the ASFAR
Maamora sports centre is based in the city of Salé, glued to the town of Rabat. This is the sports centre of the club of ASFAR and the Moroccan national football team.
It has an area of 40 hectares. This centre has two grass pitches, a synthetic for football, and two with artificial grass, a swimming Hall, built in the form of tent caidale all-wood, two Olympic swimming pools, a gym equipped with the most sophisticated equipment, three Tennis courts, a fight for the boxing room and gym.
Within this centre, there are also medical service composed of a physiotherapy room, a balneotherapy room and a room of electrotherapy without forgetting a dental surgery practice. This service is provided by five sports doctors including a woman and a dental surgeon.
Honours
National titles
- Winners (12): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1984, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2008
- Runners-up (7): 1960, 1971, 1991, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013
- Winners (11): 1959, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Runners-up (5): 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2012
- Moroccan Super Cup
- Winners (4): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
International titles
- Winner (1): 1985
- Winner (1): 2005
- Runners-up (1): 2006
- Winner (1): 1977
- Runners-up (3): 1966، 1989، 1993
- Runners-up (2): 1967, 1970
- Runners-up (1): 1986
- Runners-up (1): 1997
- Runners-up (1): 2005
- Runners-up (1): 2008
Bilan season by season
The Royal Army was the first Club achieves National Championship title four consecutive years (1961-1962-1963-1964) and the only team that achieved a triple throne Cup on two occasions, years (1984-1985-1986) and 2 years (2007-2008-2009) and was the only team that has honorably keep the glasses in his locker and most is the culmination of Moroccan League locally 12, Cup throne 11, and Moroccan Super Cup 4.
| Season | Botola | Coupe du Trône |
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| 1958-1959 | GNF 2 | Winner |
| 1959-1960 | 2 | 1/8 final |
| 1960-1961 | 1 | 1/2 final |
| 1961-1962 | 1 | 1/16 final |
| 1962-1963 | 1 | 1/2 final |
| 1963-1964 | 1 | 1/4 final |
| 1964-1965 | 4 | 1/8 final |
| 1965-1966 | * | * |
| 1966-1967 | 1 | 1/2 final |
| 1967-1968 | 1 | 1/4 final |
| 1968-1969 | 3 | 1/8 final |
| 1969-1970 | 1 | 1/8 final |
| 1970-1971 | 2 | Winner |
| 1971-1972 | 4 | 1/16 final |
| 1972-1973 | 12 | 1/16 final |
| 1973-1974 | 9 | 1/16 final |
| 1974-1975 | 12 | 1/16 final |
| 1975-1976 | 11 | 1/16 final |
| 1976-1977 | 7 | 1/16 final |
| 1977-1978 | 7 | 1/4 final |
| 1978-1979 | 9 | 1/4 final |
| 1979-1980 | 13 | 1/8 final |
| 1980-1981 | 9 | 1/16 final |
| 1981-1982 | 6 | 1/8 final |
| 1982-1983 | 7 | 1/16 final |
| 1983-1984 | 1 | Winner |
| 1984-1985 | 3 | Winner |
| 1985-1986 | 3 | Winner |
| 1986-1987 | 1 | 1/2 final |
| 1987-1988 | 3 | Finalist |
| 1988-1989 | 1 | 1/2 final |
| 1989-1990 | 7 | Finalist |
| 1990-1991 | 2 | 1/4 final |
| 1991-1992 | 6 | 1/4 final |
| 1992-1993 | 8 | 1/8 final |
| 1993-1994 | 3 | 1/2 final |
| 1994-1995 | 4 | 1/16 final |
| 1995-1996 | 6 | Finalist |
| 1996-1997 | 7 | 1/8 final |
| 1997-1998 | 8 | Finalist |
| 1998-1999 | 8 | Winner |
| 1999-2000 | 9 | 1/8 final |
| 2000–2001 | 8 | 1/8 final |
| 2001-2002 | 6 | 1/2 final |
| 2002-2003 | 9 | Winner |
| 2003-2004 | 2 | Winner |
| 2004-2005 | 1 | 1/8 final |
| 2005-2006 | 2 | 1/8 final |
| 2006-2007 | 2 | Winner |
| 2007-2008 | 1 | Winner |
| 2008-2009 | 3 | Winner |
| 2009-2010 | 7 | 1/8 final |
| 2010-2011 | 6 | 1/16 final |
| 2011-2012 | 7 | Finalist |
| 2012-2013 | 2 | 1/8 final |
| 2013-2014 | 7 | 1/4 final |
| 2014-2015 | 11 | 1/8 final |
* 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, l'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.
- CAF Champions League: 6 appearances
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 5 appearance
- CAF Confederation Cup: 5 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances
- CAF Super Cup: 1 appearances
- 2006 – Finalist
International partnerships for the Club
Mohammed V Trophy: Royal Army team had the privilege of participating in the first version of Mohammed V international Cup 1962 after won the League title for the same year and followed the Club shares that it became the Club most involved with this cup with 8 posts after winning the League in those years, and he is buffeted by stronger world clubs Cup final came in then, and on two occasions but was not lucky enough to win the years 1967 and 1970 and was able to record 20 goals through 16 games, this Details of this leader games trophy against stronger clubs:
1962
| Semi-finalels |  Stade de Reims | AS-FAR Club |
5-0 |
 Inter Milan |  Real Madrid |
1-0 | |
| Consolation | AS-FAR Club | Real Madrid |
4-3 |
| Final | Stade de Reims | Inter Milan |
2-1 |
1963
| Semi-finals | Real Zaragoza | AS-FAR Club |
(2)1-1(4) |
 Partizan Belgrade | AS Monaco |
(3)4-4(5) | |
| Consolation | AS-FAR Club | AS Monaco |
(1)3-3(4) |
| Final | Partizan Belgrade | Real Zaragoza |
4-2 |
1964
| Semi-finals | Real Madrid | AS-FAR Club |
4-0 |
 Boca Juniors | AS Saint-Étienne |
3-0 | |
| Consolation | AS Saint-Étienne | AS-FAR Club |
3-2 |
| Final | Boca Juniors | Real Madrid |
2-1 |
1966
| Semi-finals | Boca Juniors | AS-FAR Club |
1-0 |
| Real Madrid | Wydad Casablanca |
2-0 | |
| Consolation | AS-FAR Club | Wydad Casablanca |
5-2 |
| Final | Real Madrid | Boca Juniors |
(2)1-1(4) |
1967
| Semi-finals | AS-FAR Club |  Dukla Prague |
1-0 |
 Ruda Zvezda | Valencia CF |
2-0 | |
| Consolation | Valencia CF | Dukla Prague |
(4)2-2(1) |
| Final | Ruda Zvezda | AS-FAR Club |
1-0 |
1968
| Semi-finals |  CR Flamengo | AS-FAR Club |
2-1 |
| Racing Club | AS Saint-Étienne |
1-0 | |
| Consolation | AS Saint-Étienne | AS-FAR Club |
2-0 |
| Final | CR Flamengo | Racing Club |
3-2 |
1970
The Cup Mohammed V 1970 is the 9th edition organized. This edition being held in Casablanca from 29 to 31 August 1970 saw the victory of the Spanish club Atletico de Madrid face the Moroccans of ASFAR in the final.
| Semi-finals | Atlético de Madrid | AS Saint-Étienne |
2-1 |
| AS-FAR Club |  Standard de Liège |
1-0 | |
| Consolation | AS Saint-Étienne | Standard de Liège |
(4)1-1(2) |
| Final | Atlético de Madrid | AS-FAR Club |
4-1 |
1986
| Semi-finals | Grêmio Porto Alegre |  Ajax Amsterdam |
2-0 |
| Standard de Liège | AS-FAR Club |
1-0 | |
| Consolation | Ajax Amsterdam | AS-FAR Club |
4-1 |
| Final | Standard de Liège | Grêmio Porto Alegre |
2-0 |
Popular culture
A.S. FAR: History of a legend football
A book on the history of the Association Sportswoman of the Royal Armed Forces (AS FAR), football, his Division writer Azzouz Belfaida comes from appear under the title "AS FAR, history a footballing legend. Born to Taza in 1939, Belfaida began his career in the front Taza Najah to integrate AS FAR where he played from 1958 to 1967. He was the author of the first goal AS far in the League, 14 September 1958 (4th minute), against the Safi Ittihad (victory of AS FAR 4-1). During his coaching career, he was including Deputy Cluseau, Barinagua and Faria, before take control of several teams of first and second divisions Belfaida back on 50 years of existence of the military club, since its inception in 1958 by late SM Hassan II, then Prince heir, until 2009, a story that the author accompanied from the beginning, since he wore the Habs Jersey (Red black and green) from 1958 to 1967, before becoming technical framework in the club breast and rubbing shoulders with several renowned coaches, such as the French Guy Cluseau, the Moroccan Mustapha Geary, the Spanish Sabino Barinagua and Brazilian Mehdi Faria. This book Archivist relate, inter alia, performance of this prestigious club who was still the locomotive of football Moroccan and main purveyor of national team in material of human resources, to through its different generations, whether those Hosni Benslimane, Ammar and Mokhtatif and Waseem and Allal, or even those of ten and Dawson and, more recently, raki and Lemnasfi. The book draws up an inventory of different games played by AS FAR, be it at the level national (national championship, Cup from the throne, the Youth Cup, Cup Mohammed V), continental and regional or in the World Championship military, as well as of different interests of its players in the national teams. The author traces also the various events that have marked the course of AS FAR, first representative of football Moroccan in competitions African (1968) and first team of the Kingdom to have won the Cup African champions (1985) For Belfaida, this book fills the empty huge in documentation of sporting history Moroccan, especially at the level of clubs. In a statement to the MAP, it stated that this book, based on memory, still fresh, of the author and his diary and his own archives that he held daily, is the culmination of dozens years of hard work, consisting of in the collection, analysis and classification matter, before its reformulation, with the help of his brother Abdelaziz, which is University Professor. In the preface to the book, General of Division Noureddine El Kanabi, president delegate AS FAR, indicates that this book is "a valuable tool and information platform for the professionals and researchers wishing to complement and strengthen their knowledge", "a history through its pages for the nostalgic" and "a revelation for young athletes who have not lived the epic of this glorious team".
Players
Current squad
As of 20 April 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The scorers of ASFAR
language of numbers and statistics, military group owns the largest number of titles for the scorers with a total of 13 times followed by goodwill sports eight times, and all come from Husa and difaâ third grade six times.
And ironically, the first time the Royal Army player won the title of top scorer Championship 1980 back when attacking Idris wadish registering 15 goals, and since then the military swept the title at 13 times the rate of once every two seasons.
| Season | Player | Goals Scored |
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| 1980 | Idris 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 |
Notable players
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Managers
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Supporters
In recent years, the ultras supporters groups grow like mushrooms. Virtually all the elite teams have one, or even several. But only a small handful proves to be really active on the ground, Ultras Askary 2005 and Black Army 2006 is one group. There are also supporters of all Moroccan cities, Then with considering the Royal Army Club as a national team is enjoying a large fan base which makes it among the most popular teams and him especially popular in Morocco, and military audiences place is South side of Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat named "Curva Ché".
According to magazine World Ultra, the club's supporters made the best sixth trip to the world in the city of Fez during the month of November 2007. It is a monthly chart that ranks the best movement of each month. Public askary had a displacement of 10.231 supporters behind the movements of other clubs such as: Boca Juniors (1), Inter Milan (2nd), (4th) Olympiakos, Olympique de Marseille (3rd), Paris Saint-Germain (5th).
Sports Club
Not only sports practiced by the Royal Army on club football, but there are several games and sports practiced in the Club including: basketball, athletics, handball, boxing, volleyball, taekwondo, wrestling and armorial, aerobics and gymnastics and swimming and other sports. These sports besides football professionally and the results of the Club in those prestigious results are sports and distinct local and continental levels.
- Basketball : basketball is the second discipline created by the FAR (in 1959).
- Athletics : founded as in 1959.
- handball : handball section was founded in 1960.
- Boxing : created just after the OJ in Tokyo in 1964.
- Volleyball : 1973 is the year of the creation of the volleyball section.
- Taekwondo : established in 1976.
- fight : after the OJ in Seoul in 1988, the section of the fight has emerged.
- archery : the section was created in 2002.
- Aerobics : while archery, aerobics became the tenth discipline AS far.
- swimming : created in 2008.
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