Moroccan Elite Cup Explained

Moroccan Elite Cup
Organiser:LMFA
Founded:1940
Number Of Teams:4
Current Champions:Fath US
(1 title)
Most Successful Club:Wydad AC
(4 titles)
Abolished:1956

The Moroccan Elite Cup (Arabic: كأس النخبة المغربية) is a former soccer competition organized by the Service de la Jeunesse et des Sports (SJS) and guided by the Moroccan football league in the Morocco. It was created in 1940, and lasted through 1956. The final edition was won by Fath US, who defeated Wydad AC in the final by a score of 2–1.

List of competitions by season

1940/41
1941/42
1945/46
1947/48
1951/52
1955/56

Awards

ÉditionWinnerScoreFinalistsStadiumLocation
1940[2] US Athlétique5-2Racing ACStade PhilipCasablanca
1941[3] AS Casablanca6-1AS RabatStade BelvédèreRabat
1942[4] US Marocaine3-0SA MarrakechStade PhilipCasablanca
1943[5] US Marocaine (2)7-2Racing ACStade PhilipCasablanca
1944
1945[6] Wydad AC2-1Racing ACStade PhilipCasablanca
1946[7] AS Aviation3-0US BourgogneStade de l'AviationCasablanca
1947[8] US Marocaine (3)5-1US AthlétiqueStade PhilipCasablanca
1948[9] Wydad AC (2)7-1Racing ACStade PhilipCasablanca
1949[10] Racing AC (minimes)ChampionnatWydad AC (minimes)Stade PhilipCasablanca
1950
1951[11] Wydad AC (3)1-0Racing ACStade PhilipCasablanca
1955[12] Wydad AC (4)1-0Fath USStade BelvédèreRabat
1956[13] Fath US2-1Wydad ACStade BelvédèreRabat

Performance by club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Years
Wydad AC421945, 1948, 1951, 1955
Racing AC151949
US Athletic 111940
AS Aviation1- 1946
AS Casablanca 1- 1941
Fath US1- 1956
AS Rabat - 1 -
SA Marrakech - 1 -
US Bourgogne - 1 -

External links

Notes and References

  1. Match annulé, journal du "Petit-Marocain", 22/09/1941
  2. Web site: Le Petit Marocain . 30 September 1940 .
  3. Web site: Le Petit Marocain . 22 September 1941 .
  4. Web site: Le Petit Marocain . 20 September 1942 .
  5. Web site: Le Petit Marocain . 10 October 1943 .
  6. Web site: La Vigie marocaine . 3 April 1945 .
  7. Web site: Le Petit Marocain . May 1946 .
  8. Web site: Le Petit Marocain . 7 September 1947 .
  9. Web site: La Vigie marocaine . 30 March 1948 .
  10. Web site: Le Petit Marocain . 3 April 1949 .
  11. Web site: Le Petit Marocain . 27 August 1951 .
  12. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bd6t51412924/f1.item.zoom
  13. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bd6t51472124/f1.item.zoom