FUS Rabat
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| Full name | Fath Union Sport Football Club |
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| Founded | April 10, 1946 |
| Ground | Stade de FUS, Rabat |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| President | Mounir Majidi |
| Head Coach | Walid Regragui |
| League | Botola |
| 2015–16 | 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Fath Union Sport (Arabic: اتحاد الفتح الرياضي; commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat) is a Moroccan football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath Union Sport' is the name of the sports club which encompasses everything from Basketball to the game of Chess.
Fath Union Sport de Rabat was founded on 1946 when Morocco was under the French protectorate. The club is considered the heir of Union Sportive de Rabat-Salé, founded on 1932, which was the first nationalist club in Morocco according to the late Père Jégo, one of the Moroccan football historic symbols. This club was dissolved by the French authorities in 1944.
After the foundation of Fath Union Sport de Rabat. the French authorities refused it integration to the French National Football League under the pretext that it was a nationalist club. But the problem was finally solved after having Mohammed V surgery.
Prince Moulay Abdallah was one of the biggest fans of FUS de Rabat and also the honorary president of the club, he supported the team financially and helped to attend many goals that are still entrenched in the memories of all Moroccan football fans.
The late prince used to come to the stadium to see the training session without being recognized and to organize friendly games to harden the club's players and make them more efficient.
Although Fath de Rabat is one of the biggest clubs in Morocco, it has only 5 titles won in the Moroccan Throne Cup respectively in 1967, 1973, 1976, 1995 and 2010. The club won the first cup after defeating RS Settat by two goals scored by Fettah and Laroussi to one in Stade D'honneur. The second one was taken in the city of Agadir after the team beat Ittihad Khemisset (3–1).
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