The Moroccan national handball team is the national handball team of Morocco and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Handball Federation based in Rabat, Morocco.
Results
World Championship +EditionRoundPosition* 1938 Germany Did not enter 1954 Sweden 1958 East Germany 1961 West Germany 1964 Czechoslovakia 1967 Sweden 1970 France 1974 East Germany 1978 Denmark 1982 West Germany 1986 Switzerland 1990 Czechoslovakia 1993 SwedenDid not Qualify 1995 Iceland Preliminary round 22nd of 24 5 0 0 5 93 149 −56 1997 Japan Preliminary round 23rd of 24 5 0 0 5 90 141 −51 1999 Egypt Preliminary round 17th of 24 5 0 3 2 100 117 −17 2001 France Preliminary round 22nd of 24 5 0 0 5 112 162 −40 2003 Portugal Preliminary round 23rd of 24 5 0 0 5 113 145 −32 2005 TunisiaDid not Qualify 2007 Germany President's Cup 20th of 24 6 2 0 4 165 193 −28 2009 Croatia Did not Qualify 2011 Sweden 2013 Spain 2015 Qatar 2017 France 2021 Egypt President's Cup 29th of 32 7 1 1 5 167 206 −39 / 2023 Poland/Sweden President's Cup 30th of 32 7 1 0 6 178 223 −45 // 2025 Croatia/Denmark/NorwayDid not Qualify 2027 GermanyTBD / 2029 France/Germany // 2031 Denmark/Iceland/NorwayTotal8/320 Titles45443710181336−318 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided in a penalty shootout.
African Championship +EditionRoundPosition 1974 Tunisia Did not Qualify 1976 AlgeriaDid not Qualify 1979 People's Republic of the CongoDid not Qualify 1981 TunisiaDid not Qualify 1983 EgyptDid not Qualify 1985 AngolaDid not Qualify 1987 Morocco Preliminary round 8th place 4 0 1 3 73 88 −15 1989 Algeria Preliminary round 5th place 4 1 1 2 72 77 −5 1991 Egypt Bronze Medal Match 4th place 6 3 1 2 −7 1992 Ivory Coast Match of 7th place 7th place 3 1 0 2 87 47 +40 1994 Tunisia Bronze Medal Match 4th place 5 2 0 3 91 75 +15 1996 Benin Bronze Medal Match 4th place 6 4 0 2 134 128 +6 1998 South Africa Preliminary round 5th place 5 3 0 2 108 111 +3 2000 Algeria Bronze Medal Match 4th place 6 3 1 2 136 113 +23 2002 Morocco Bronze Medal Match 4th place 5 3 0 2 158 102 +56 2004 Egypt Second round 6th place 6 2 0 4 158 185 −27 2006 Tunisia Bronze Medal Match 3rd place 7 5 0 2 184 129 +55 2008 Angola Preliminary round 8th place 5 1 0 4 122 144 −22 2010 Egypt Main round 6th place 6 2 0 4 148 186 −38 2012 Morocco Bronze Medal Match 4th place 8 5 0 3 183 196 −13 2014 Algeria Quarter Finals 6th place 8 4 0 4 222 199 +23 2016 Egypt Quarter finals 5th place 6 3 0 3 136 147 −11 2018 Gabon Bronze Medal Match 4th place 7 3 0 5 180 196 +19 2020 Tunisia Main round 6th place 8 4 0 4 247 223 +24 2022 Egypt Bronze Medal Match 3rd place 5 3 0 2 130 135 −5 2024 Egypt Quarter finals 7th place 6 3 0 3 169 171 −2 2026Quarter finals 7th place 7 4 1 2 244 211 +33Total21/270 Titles1245956130112942+69
African Games +EditionRoundPosition 2019 Morocco Semi finals 3rd place 6 4 0 2 190 122 +68Total1/130 Titles6402190122+68
Mediterranean Games +EditionRoundPosition 1983 Morocco Preliminary Round 7th place 5 2 1 2 96 87 +9 1997 Italy Preliminary Round 11th place 5 1 0 4 97 123 −26 2001 Tunisia Preliminary Round 10th place 4 1 0 3 118 136 −18Total3/110 Titles14419311346-35
Islamic Games +EditionRoundPosition 1961 Morocco Final 2º place 1985 Morocco bronze medal match 3º puesto 6 4 1 1 1999 Jordania Final 2º place 2005 Egypt final phase 5º place 6 1 0 5 129 163 −34 2011 Katar group stage 6º place 3 1 0 2 77 83 −6Total5/90 Títulos12618206246-40
Islamic Solidarity Games +EditionRoundPosition 2005 Saudi Arabia Qualifying round 6th place 5 1 0 4 153 168 −15 2017 Azerbaijan Preliminary Round 6th place 4 2 0 2 98 99 −1 2021 Turkey Preliminary Round 6th place 3 0 0 3 45 61 −16Total3/30 Titles12309296328-32
Other Competitions Angola international 50 years tournament
+EditionRoundPosition 2025 Angola Final round 3rd place 3 1 0 2 72 89 −17Total1/10 Titles31027289-17
Competitions (U20)
African Men's Junior Handball Championship Year Round Place MP W D L GF GA GD Nigeria 1984 final phase 8th Place ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? Algeria 1986 final phase 7th Place 4 0 5 4 66 104 −38 Tunisia 1988final phase 6th Place 5 0 0 5 93 114 −21 Egypt 1990 final phase 4th Place 4 1 0 3 53 77 −24 Ivory Coast 1998 final phase 5th Place 5 0 0 5 ?? ?? ?? Ivory Coast 2006 group stage 5th Place 4 2 0 2 66 82 −16 Libya 2008 semi-finals 3rd Place 4 2 0 2 131 123 +8 Gabon 2010group stage 10th Place 5 1 1 3 113 127 −14 Ivory Coast 2012 group stage 9th Place 6 3 0 3 136 133 +3 Mali 2016 final phase 5th Place 5 1 1 3 117 163 −46 Morocco 2018 final phase 4th Place 6 1 2 3 130 147 −17 Rwanda 2022 group stage 5th Place 4 1 1 2 114 115 −1 Mahdia 2024 semi-finals 4th Place 6 3 0 3 186 143 +43 Total 0 Titles 13/21 58 15 5 38 1205 1328 −123
World Championship Tunisia in the Junior World Championship recordYearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGAGD Sweden 1977 First round 19th 5 1 0 4 86 124 −36 Egypt 2009 First Round 22st 7 1 1 5 159 217 −58 Algeria 2017 First Round 22st 7 1 0 6 141 194 −53 Germany/Greece 2023 First round 23st 8 3 1 4 181 200 −19 2025 PolandFirst Round22st8314253262−9Total5/250 Titles359323820997−177
Arab Junior Championship +EditionRoundPosition 2024 Morocco Final Champion 6 2 1 3 131 129 +3Total1/41 Titles6213131129+3
Competitions (U18) World Youth Championship Tunisia in the Youth World Championship recordMen's youth world championship infoYearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGAGD Qatar 2005 First Round 10th Place 5 0 0 5 103 173 −70 Bahrain 2007 First Round 15th Place 7 1 1 5 181 216 −35 Tunisia 2009First Round20th Place 6 0 0 6 111 220 −109 Argentina 2011 Hungary 2013 Russia 2015 Georgia 2017 North Macedonia 2019 Croatia 2023 First Round 18th Place 8 3 1 4 238 239 −1 Egypt 2025First Round 30th Place 8 1 0 7 204 266 −62Total5/110 Titles3452278371114−277
African Youth Championship Tunisia in the African Youth Championship recordYearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGAGD Ivory Coast 2000Did not compete Morocco 2004Final Round3rd Libya 2008Final Round5th Gabon 2010Final Round6th500590143−53 Ivory Coast 2012 Mali 2016QuarterFinals5th6303153147+6 Morocco 2018Final Round6th6105108152−44 Morocco 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rwanda 2022SemiFinals3rd5401173127+54 Tunisia 2024Semi Finals4th6303115164−49Total7/110 Titles2811017639733−96
Competitions (U16) World Cadet Championship Tunisia in the Youth World Championship recordMen's youth world championship infoYearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGAGD Morocco 2025 First Round 11th Place 5 0 1 4 151 175 −24Total1/10 Titles5014151175−24
Team Current squad Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Noureddine Bouhaddioui
References
External links IHF profile