Moroccan Throne Cup

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The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup (Arabic: كأس العرش) is a knockout football tournament in Moroccan football, organized by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.The first club to win this cup was Mouloudia Oujda. Since the inception of the cup, the system has been one-match, but this system has been modified to back and forth.

Moroccan Throne Cup
كأس العرش
Organising bodyRoyal Moroccan Football Federation
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
RegionMorocco Morocco
Qualifier forCAF Confederation Cup
Current championsRaja CA (9th title) (2022–23)
Most successful club(s)ASFAR (12 titles)
Websitefrmf.ma
2024 Moroccan Throne Cup

The Throne Cup champion qualifies directly to the CAF Confederation Cup, but if the cup champion is the same as the league champion in that season or a participant in the CAF Champions League, the club that played the final is the one who compensates him in the external competition, and the ASFAR is the club most crowned with the title Throne Cup with 12 titles as a record. The current champions are RS Berkane.[1]

History

Mohammed V of Morocco and Haj Benjelloun in the 1957 Throne Cup final
MC Oujda winner of the 1960 Throne Cup

MC Oujda won the first two edition of the throne cup after defeating Wydad AC in both finals.[2][3]

Format

The current format features 4 preliminary rounds and the final phase. All games are one-legged.

The final phase starts with the Round of 32 where the 16 teams qualified from the fourth round are joined by all 16 Botola teams. Draws are "blind", meaning a Botola team can be drawn in one match with a team from the same league. The Round of 32 is followed by the Round of 16 matches, quarterfinals, semifinals and a final. Although not only one stadium has hosted the final, it is usually played in the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.

Results of finals

No.SeasonWinner (Number of titles)ScoreRunner-upRef
11956–57Mouloudia Oujda (1)*1–1Wydad Casablanca[4]
21957–58Mouloudia Oujda (2)2–1Wydad Casablanca[5]
31958–59AS FAR (1)1–0Mouloudia Oujda[6]
41959–60Mouloudia Oujda (3)1–0FUS de Rabat[7]
51960–61KAC Kenitra (1)1–0Wydad Casablanca[8]
61961–62Mouloudia Oujda (4)1–0Kawkab Marrakesh[9]
71962–63Kawkab Marrakesh (1)3–2 (aet)Hassania Agadir[10]
81963–64Kawkab Marrakesh (2)3–2Wydad Casablanca[11]
91964–65Kawkab Marrakesh (3)3–1Raja CA[12]
101965–66CODM Meknès (1)2–0MAS Fès[13]
111966–67FUS de Rabat (1)2–1RS Settat[14]
121967–68Racing Casablanca (1)1–0 (aet)Raja CA[15]
131968–69Renaissance Settat (1)2–1 (aet)KAC Kenitra[16]
141969–70Wydad Casablanca (1)1–0Renaissance Settat[17]
151970–71AS FAR (2)1–1 (aet, 8–7 pens)MAS Fès[18]
161971–72Final Chabab Mohammédia vs Racing Casablanca not played. Title goes to SCCM by a draw.[19]
171972–73FUS de Rabat (2)3–2Ittihad Khemisset[20]
181973–74Raja CA (1)1–0MAS Fès[21]
191974–75SCC Mohammédia (2)2–0Union Sidi Kacem[22]
201975–76FUS de Rabat (3)1–0KAC Kenitra[23]
211976–77Raja CA (2)1–0 (aet)Difaa El Jadida[24]
221977–78Wydad Casablanca (2)3–0Renaissance Kénitra[25]
231978–79Wydad Casablanca (3)2–1SCC Mohammédia[26]
241979–80MAS Fès (1)1–0Union Sidi Kacem[27]
251980–81Wydad Casablanca (4)2–1CODM Meknès[28]
261981–82Raja CA (3)1–0Renaissance Kénitra[29]
271982–83Olympique Casablanca (1)1–1 (aet, 5–4 pens)Raja CA[30]
281983–84AS FAR (3)1–0Renaissance Kénitra[31]
291984–85AS FAR (4)3–0Difaa El Jadida[32]
301985–86AS FAR(5)3–1Difaa El Jadida[33]
311986–87Kawkab Marrakesh (4)4–0Renaissance Berkane[34]
321987–88MAS Fès (2)0–0 (4–3 pens)AS FAR[35]
331988–89Wydad Casablanca (5)2–0Olympique Khouribga[36]
341989–90Olympique Casablanca (2)0–0 (aet, 4–2 pens)AS FAR[37]
351990–91Kawkab Marrakesh (5)2–1KAC Kenitra[38]
361991–92Olympique Casablanca (3)1–0Raja CA[39]
371992–93Kawkab Marrakesh (6)1–0MAS Fès[40]
381993–94Wydad Casablanca (6)1–0Olympique Khouribga[41]
391994–95FUS de Rabat (4)2–0Olympique Khouribga[42]
401995–96Raja CA (4)1–0 (aet)AS FAR[43]
411996–97Wydad Casablanca (7)1–0 (aet)Kawkab Marrakesh[44]
421997–98Wydad Casablanca (8)2–1AS FAR[45]
431998–99AS FAR (6)1–0 (aet)SCC Mohammédia[46]
441999–2000Majd Casablanca (1)1–1 (aet, 8–7 pens)RS Settat[47]
452000–01Wydad Casablanca (9)1–0 (aet)MAS Fès[48]
462001–02Raja CA (5)2–0MAS Fès[49]
472002–03AS FAR (7)1–0Wydad Casablanca[50]
482003–04AS FAR (8)0–0 (aet, 3–0 pens)Wydad Casablanca[51]
492004–05Raja CA (6)0–0 (aet, 5–4 pens)Olympique Khouribga[52]
502005–06Olympique Khouribga (1)1–0Hassania Agadir[53]
512006–07AS FAR (9)1–1 (aet, 5–4 pens)Rachad Bernoussi[54]
522007–08AS FAR (10)1–0 (aet)MAS Fès[55]
532008–09AS FAR (11)1–1 (aet, 5–4 pens)FUS de Rabat[56]
542009–10FUS de Rabat (5)2–1MAS Fès[57]
552010–11MAS Fès (3)1–0[58]CODM Meknès[59]
562011–12Raja CA (7)0–0 (aet, 5–4 pens)AS FAR[60]
572012–13Difaa El Jadida (1)0–0 (aet, 5–4 pens)Raja CA[61]
582013–14FUS de Rabat (6)2–0Renaissance Berkane[62]
592014–15Olympique Khouribga (2)0–0 (aet, 4–1 pens)FUS de Rabat[63]
602015–16MAS Fès (4)2–1 (aet)Olympic Safi[64]
612016–17Raja CA (8)1–1 (aet, 3–1 pens)Difaa El Jadida[65]
622017–18Renaissance Berkane (1)2–2 (aet, 3–2 pens)Wydad Fès[66]
632018–19TAS de Casablanca (1)2–1Hassania Agadir[67]
642019–20AS FAR (12)3–0Moghreb Tétouan[68]
652020–21Renaissance Berkane (2)0–0 (aet, 3–2 pens)Wydad Casablanca[69]
662021–22Renaissance Berkane (3)1–0 (aet)Raja CA[70]
672022–23Raja CA (9)2–1ASFAR[71]
  • Mouloudia Oujda won because they scored first

Performance

Performance by clubs

List of football clubs ranked by total wins and runners-up.[72]

ClubWinnersRunner-upWinning yearsRunner-up years
AS FAR1261959, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 20201988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2012, 2023
Wydad Casablanca971970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998, 20011957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 2003, 2004, 2021
Raja CA961974, 1977, 1982, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2017, 20231965, 1968, 1983, 1992, 2013, 2022
FUS de Rabat631967, 1973, 1976, 1995, 2010, 20141960, 2009, 2015
Kawkab Marrakesh621963, 1964, 1965, 1987, 1991, 19931962, 1997
MAS Fès481980, 1988, 2011, 20161966, 1971, 1974, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
Mouloudia Oujda411957, 1958, 1960, 19621959
Renaissance Berkane322018, 2021, 20221987, 2014
Olympique Casablanca3-1983, 1990, 1992
Olympique Khouribga242006, 20151989, 1994, 1995, 2005
Chabab Mohammédia221972, 19751979, 1999
Difaa El Jadida1420131977, 1985, 1986, 2017
KAC Kenitra1319611969, 1976, 1991
RS Settat1319691967, 1970, 2000
CODM Meknès1219661981, 2011
Racing Casablanca1119681972
Majd Casablanca1-2000
TAS Casablanca1-2019
Hassania Agadir-31963, 2006, 2019
Renaissance Kenitra-31978, 1982, 1984
Union Sidi Kacem-21975, 1980
Ittihad Khemisset-11973
Rachad Bernoussi-12007
Olympic Safi-12016
Wydad Fès-12018
Moghreb Tétouan-12020

By city

CityChampionshipsClubs
Casablanca24Wydad (9), Raja (9), Olympique de Casablanca (3), Racing de Casablanca (1), TAS de Casablanca (1), Majd Casablanca (1)
Rabat18AS FAR (12), FUS Rabat (6)
Marrakesh6Kawkab Marrakech (6)
Fez4Maghreb de Fès (4)
Oujda4MC Oujda (4)
Berkane3RS Berkane (3)
Khouribga2Olympique Club de Khouribga (2)
Mohammedia2SCC Mohammédia (2)
Settat1RS Settat (1)
El Jadida1Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi (1)
Kenitra1KAC Kénitra (1)
Meknes1COD Meknès (1)

Records

  • Most titles won: 12 wins[73]
    • ASFAR (1959, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2020)
  • Most consecutive wins: 3 wins
  • Most Finals: 17 finals
  • Most finals lost: 8 finals

References