Olympic Club Safi

Olympic Club Safi
Full nameOlympic Club Safi
Nickname(s)The sharks
Founded6 September 1921
GroundEl Massira Stadium
Safi, Morocco
Capacity15,000
ChairmanMohamed hidaoui
Manager Amin El karma
LeagueBotola
2024–257th

Olympic Club Safi (Arabic: نادي أولمبيك آسفي) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Safi. Winner of the Moroccan Cup in 2023-24, the club has currently been playing in Botola since the 2004–05 season.

History

Olympic Club de Safi, founded in 1921, is one of Morocco's oldest football clubs. Based in the coastal city of Safi, the team has spent much of its history in the lower divisions before rising to prominence in the early 2000s. The club earned promotion to the Botola Pro (Moroccan top division) in the 2003–04 season and has remained a steady presence since. Their home ground is Stade El Massira, which holds around 15,000 fans. Backed by the OCP Group since 1986, OCS reached notable success with a Throne Cup final appearance in 2016 and regular top-half finishes in recent Botola seasons.[1] The club is also known for its passionate supporters and investment in youth development through a dedicated football academy.

On 22 June 2025, Olympic Club de Safi made history by qualifying for the CAF Confederation Cup for the first time, set to begin in the 2025–26 season, after reaching the final of the 2024–25 Moroccan Throne Cup by defeating Union de Touarga in the semi-final.[2] Their qualification was secured after RS Berkane defeated Maghreb Tetouan in the other semi-final,[3][4] as Berkane had already qualified for the CAF Champions League, thereby granting the Confederation Cup berth to Olympic Safi. On 29 June 2025, Olympic Club de Safi crowned their campaign by winning the final, claiming the Moroccan Throne Cup for the first time in their history.[5][6]

Current squad

As of 15 April 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MAR Khalid Kbiri Alaoui
2 DF  MAR Mohamed Mourad Naji
3 FW  MAR Brahim El Bahraoui
5 FW  MAR Zakaria Belmaachi
6 DF  MAR Karim El Bounagate
8 MF  MAR Faraji Karmoune
9 FW  MLI Cheickna Samaké
10 MF  MAR Abderrahmane Qassaq
11 FW  MAR Younes Najjari
13 MF  MAR Hamza Moujahid
14 MF  MAR Ali Acha
15 DF  MAR Abdelghafour Lamirat
17 DF  MAR Ayman Hadry
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  MAR Mehdi Ashabi
22 GK  MAR Abderrahmane Kernane
27 FW  MAR Saad El Morsli
29 FW  GUI Boniface Haba
30 DF  MAR Soulaiman El Amrani
32 MF  MAR Yassine Belfadla
33 DF  MAR Souhail Yechou
36 MF  MAR Salaheddine Errahouli
40 MF  MAR Walid Rhailouf
64 DF  ALG Houari Ferhani
80 MF  MAR Youssef Michte
88 FW  MLI Abdoulaye Diarra
96 GK  MAR Mehdi Denna
99 DF  MAR Yassine Kordani

Managers

  • Alain Geiger (April 27, 2007 – Dec 3, 2007)
  • Youssef Lemrini (Jan 10, 2013 – June 20, 2013)
  • Badou Zaki (July 1, 2013 – Dec 17, 2013)
  • Youssef Fertout (Dec 24, 2013 – June 19, 2014)
  • Hicham El Idrissi (June 21, 2014– Mars 10 2014)
  • Youssef Fertout (Mars 10, 2013 – August 29, 2014)
  • Aziz El Amri (August 29, 2014 – April 20, 2016)
  • Hicham Dmii (April 20, 2016 – August 15, 2020)
  • Mohamed AlKaysser (April 20, 2016 – August 15, 2020)
  • Abdelhadi Sektioui (March 8, 2020 – unknown)
  • Amine El Karma (January 20, 2021 – May 5, 2021)[7]'[8]
  • Saida Chiba (May 11, 2021 – July 1, 2021)[9]'[10]
  • Faouzi Jamal (July 7, 2021 –[11]

Honours

Moroccan Throne Cup

Botola Pro2

  • Champions (2): 2003–04, 1956–57

References

  1. ^ "Morocco 2015/16". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. ^ chouaib (2025-06-21). "أولمبيك آسفي إلى نهائي كأس العرش". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  3. ^ "أولمبيك آسفي يصنع التاريخ بتأهّله لأول مرة إلى كأس الكاف - هبة سبور" (in Arabic). 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  4. ^ الضابي, مصطفى (2025-06-22). "أولمبيك آسفي يصنع التاريخ ويتأهّل لأول مرة إلى كأس الكاف". Lematin Sports (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  5. ^ MASAITI, Amira EL (2025-06-29). "Olympic Safi crowned Throne Cup champions after penalty shootout victory". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  6. ^ Alami, Aymen (2025-06-29). "Olympique Safi Win Throne Cup on Penalties After Draw With RS Berkane". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  7. ^ LOKHNATI, Mohamed. "OCS : Le Comité directeur dispense Amine Karma et cherche un arrangement à l'amiable avec Abdelhadi Sektioui". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  8. ^ "L'Olympique de Safi va acter la séparation avec son entraîneur A. Sektioui". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. ^ "Chiba à la tête de l'Olympique de Safi". www.lebrief.ma (in French). 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  10. ^ "Saïd Chiba nouveau manager général de l'OCS". MAP SPORT (in French). 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  11. ^ "Valse des entraineurs: Faouzi Jamal débarque à Safi". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 2021-09-18.
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