Moghreb Athletic Tétouan
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Maghreb Athletic Tetouan is a Moroccan football club
based in Tetouan
. The club was founded in 1922.
saw the appearance of its first clubs of football
, "Sporting of Tetuán" and "el Hispano-Marroquí" ("The Spanish-Moroccan"). One year later these two club are fused and that gave the birth to the "Athletic Club".
During the Spanish Protectorate of Northern Morocco
the club played the 1951-52
season of the Spanish Liga
after winning Spanish Segunda División
(the southern group) in the season 1950/1951.
After independence
, the club was split into two clubs, Club Atlético Maghreb based in Tetouan and another that merged with Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta to form Atlético Ceuta
, now playing in Spanish Segunda División B
.
Moroccan football league system
The Moroccan football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Morocco.-Structure:At the top is the Groupement National de Football Elite, which has two divisions...
based in Tetouan
Tétouan
Tetouan is a city in northern Morocco. The Berber name means literally "the eyes" and figuratively "the water springs". Tetouan is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea. It lies a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about 40 mi E.S.E. of Tangier...
. The club was founded in 1922.
History
In 1917, TetouanTétouan
Tetouan is a city in northern Morocco. The Berber name means literally "the eyes" and figuratively "the water springs". Tetouan is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea. It lies a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about 40 mi E.S.E. of Tangier...
saw the appearance of its first clubs of football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, "Sporting of Tetuán" and "el Hispano-Marroquí" ("The Spanish-Moroccan"). One year later these two club are fused and that gave the birth to the "Athletic Club".
During the Spanish Protectorate of Northern Morocco
Spanish Morocco
The Spanish protectorate of Morocco was the area of Morocco under colonial rule by the Spanish Empire, established by the Treaty of Fez in 1912 and ending in 1956, when both France and Spain recognized Moroccan independence.-Territorial borders:...
the club played the 1951-52
La Liga 1951-52
La Liga 1951-52 season, the twenty-first since its establishment, started on 9 September 1951 and finished on April 13, 1952.The division was composed of the following clubs:- Final table :-Pichichi Trophy:- References :****...
season of the Spanish Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
after winning Spanish Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
(the southern group) in the season 1950/1951.
After independence
History of Morocco
The History of Morocco spans over 12 centuries, without considering the Classical antiquity. The country was first unified by the Idrisid dynasty in 780, representing the first Islamic state in Africa autonomous from the Arab Empire. Under the Almoravid dynasty and the Almohad dynasty, Morocco...
, the club was split into two clubs, Club Atlético Maghreb based in Tetouan and another that merged with Sociedad Deportiva Ceuta to form Atlético Ceuta
AD Ceuta
Asociación Deportiva Ceuta is a Spanish football team based in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Founded in 1996, it plays in Segunda División B – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Alfonso Murube, with a capacity of 6,500.-History:...
, now playing in Spanish Segunda División B
Segunda División B
Segunda División B is the third level of the Spanish football league system. It is administered by the RFEF. The top two levels are La Liga, also referred to as the Primera División, and the Segunda División. Immediately below Segunda División B is the Tercera Division...
.