1956–57 Moroccan Throne Cup

The 1956–57 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the first edition of the competition.

1956–57 Moroccan Throne Cup
CountryMorocco
Dates1956–1957
ChampionsMouloudia Club d'Oujda (1st title)
Runners-upWydad Athletic Club

The teams played one-legged matches. In case of a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place.

Mouloudia Club d'Oujda beat Wydad Athletic Club in the final, after a draw (1–1). The Royal Moroccan Football Federation decided that the team who scored first would win the title. The final took place at stade Marcel Cerdan in Casablanca.

Mohammed V of Morocco and Mohamed Benjelloun Touimi, ready to present the trophy to the winners of the competition.

The final took place between the winners of the two semi-finals, Mouloudia Club d'Oujda and Wydad Athletic Club, on 16 November 1957 at the stade Marcel Cerdan in Casablanca, with 30,000 spectators. MC Oujda opened the scoring through Français Braizat ( 42'). Wydad equalised in the second half through a penalty from the Frenchman Patrice Mayet 60' (pen). The match was refereed by Boubker Lazrak. The teams were as follows:[1]

  • MCO : Assaban, Restoy, Belkheir, Boutaleb, Larabi, Kaouachi, Madani, Sabi, Belaïd, Braizat, Charef.
  • WAC : Benjilali, Messaoud, Tibari, Lahbib, Kadmiri, Mustapha 1, Bel Hassan, Azhar, Mustapha 2, Gomez, Mayet.

Mouloudia Club d'Oujda won the title at the expense of Wydad AC, despite the score finishing as a draw (1–1), as the Royal Moroccan Football Federation had decided that the team to score first would win the title. King Mohammed V of Morocco and the former President of Wydad Athletic Club Mohamed Benjelloun Touimi were present at the final and presented the cup to the winners, MC Oujda.

Notes and references
  1. José Batalha. rsssf.com (ed.). "Morocco 1956/57". Retrieved 6 May 2016.

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