2017 in Morocco

29 January – Morocco is eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals after losing 1–0 to Egypt.^[1]

26 June – Moroccan police and gendarmerie launch a large-scale crackdown in Al Hoceima and surrounding areas to prevent a planned march in solidarity with detained activists.^[2]

14-30 July – Morocco competes at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with three swimmers (two men and one woman) participating under a Universality invitation from FINA.^[3]

8 August – Soufiane El Bakkali wins silver in the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase, earning Morocco's only medal at the championships.^[4]

17 December – Morocco win the 2017 North African Tri Nations title by beating Algeria 20–13 in the final match in Oujda.^[5]

• 18 January – Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi, Sufi leader (b. 1922).^[6]