Wydad AC
2017–18 season
PresidentSaïd Naciri
managerHussein Amotta
(until 9 January 2018)[1]
Faouzi Benzarti
(from 18 January 2018)[2]
StadiumStade Mohamed V
BotolaRunners–up
Throne CupRound of 16
Champions League2017: Winners
2018: Quarter-finals
Club World CupFifth place
CAF Super CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Nahiri (9 goals)

All:
Mohamed Nahiri (10 goals)
Ismail El Haddad (10 goals)

The 2017–18 season is Wydad AC's 78th season in their existence and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They have competed in the Botola, the 2017 CAF Champions League, the 2018 CAF Champions League and the Throne Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 10 September 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Morocco GK Yassine El Kharroubi 29 March 1990 (aged 27) Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv
12 Morocco GK Badreddine Benachour 8 September 1994 (aged 23) Morocco Youth system
22 Morocco GK Zouhair Laaroubi 30 July 1984 (aged 33) Morocco Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
Defenders
16 Morocco CB Naïm Aarab 7 February 1988 (aged 29) Belgium Sint-Truidense
13 Morocco CB Youssef Rabeh 13 April 1985 (aged 32) Morocco Moghreb Tétouan
5 Morocco CB Amine Atouchi 7 January 1992 (aged 25) Morocco Youth system
25 Burkina Faso CB / LB Mohamed Ouattara 7 March 1993 (aged 24) Burkina Faso Étoile Filante
29 Ivory Coast CB Cheick Comara 14 October 1993 (aged 23) Finland Ekenäs IF
Morocco CB Achraf Dari 6 May 1999 (aged 18) Morocco Youth system
15 Morocco CB / LB Abdelhamid El Kaoutari 17 March 1990 (aged 27) Italy Palermo
28 Morocco RB / LB Abdelatif Noussir 20 February 1990 (aged 27) Morocco MAS Fes
30 Morocco CB / RB / DM Mohamed Nahiri 22 October 1991 (aged 25) Morocco FUS Rabat
27 Morocco RB / LB Zakaria El Hachimi 4 August 1987 (aged 30) Morocco Raja Casablanca
3 Morocco LB Fahd Aktaou 13 January 1993 (aged 24) Netherlands Heracles Almelo
8 Morocco LB Badr Gaddarine 20 October 1997 (aged 19) Morocco Youth system
Midfielders
24 Morocco DM Jamel Aït Ben Idir 10 January 1984 (aged 33) France AJ Auxerre
6 Morocco DM / RB Brahim Nekkach 15 February 1982 (aged 35) Morocco Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
4 Morocco DM / CB / CM Salaheddine Saidi 6 February 1987 (aged 30) United Arab Emirates Dubai CSC
14 Morocco CM Faycal Haddadi 24 April 1996 (aged 21) Morocco TAS de Casablanca
2 Morocco DM Anas El Asbahi 15 October 1993 (aged 23) Morocco Raja Casablanca
11 Morocco LW Ismail El Haddad 3 August 1990 (aged 27) Morocco Hassania Agadir
19 Morocco RW Amin Tighazoui 20 April 1989 (aged 28) Morocco OC Khouribga
26 Morocco RW Abdeladim Khadrouf 3 January 1985 (aged 32) Morocco Moghreb Tétouan
21 Morocco AM Rachid Housni 2 May 1990 (aged 27) Morocco Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
10 Morocco CM / AM Walid El Karti 23 July 1994 (aged 23) Morocco OC Khouribga
19 Ghana AM Daniel Nii Adjei 29 September 1988 (aged 28) Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Forwards
Ivory Coast Guillaume Nicaise Daho 20 December 1994 (aged 22) Ivory Coast Africa Sports
23 Nigeria Chisom Chikatara 24 November 1994 (aged 22) Nigeria Abia Warriors
7 Morocco RW Mohamed Ounajem 4 January 1992 (aged 25) Morocco Chabab Atlas Khénifra
25 Argentina Alejandro Quintana 20 February 1992 (aged 25) Bolivia Club Blooming
9 Morocco Mohammed Aoulad 29 August 1991 (aged 26) Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise
20 Morocco Ayman El Hassouni 22 February 1995 (aged 22) Morocco Youth system
Morocco Hicham Massaki 6 August 1998 (aged 19) Morocco Youth system
17 Morocco Achraf Bencharki 24 September 1994 (aged 22) Morocco Maghreb de Fès
37 Morocco RW Reda Hajhouj 2 July 1994 (aged 23) Morocco Youth system

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Botola Pro 30 14 9 7 44 26 +18 046.67 Runners–up 10 September 2017 20 May 2018
Throne Cup 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 050.00 Round of 32 Round of 16 23 August 2017 12 October 2017
2017 Champions League 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 050.00 Group stage Winners 17 September 2017 4 November 2017
FIFA Club World Cup 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00 Second round Fifth place 9 December 2017 12 December 2017
CAF Super Cup 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 Final Winners 24 February 2018
2018 Champions League 4 2 1 1 11 5 +6 050.00 First round Group stage 7 March 2018 15 May 2018
Total 47 22 13 12 69 41 +28 046.81

Updated to match played 7 March 2020
Source: Competitions

Botola Pro

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 IR Tanger (C) 30 14 10 6 34 23 +11 52 Qualification for the CAF Champions League
2 Wydad Casablanca 30 14 9 7 44 26 +18 51[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hassania Agadir 30 13 12 5 40 22 +18 51[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup
4 FUS Rabat 30 13 10 7 34 26 +8 49
5 Difaâ El Jadidi 30 13 9 8 49 33 +16 48[lower-alpha 2]
Source: frmf.ma
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Wydad Casablanca finished ahead of Hassania Agadir on goals scored: Wydad Casablanca 44, hassania Agadir 40
  2. Difaa Jadidi finished ahead of Raja Casablanca on head-to-head goal difference: Difaa Jadidi 2–1 Raja Casablanca, Raja Casablanca 3–2 Difaa Jadidi

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 14 9 7 44 26  +18 51 9 2 4 26 15  +11 5 7 3 18 11  +7

Last updated: 24 September 2017 (2017-09-24).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLDDWWWLDWLLLLLDWWWWDDWWWDWDWDW
Position151312105467467101213121197567653324232
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

10 September 2017 1 Wydad AC 1–3 FUS Rabat Casablanca
21:30
  • Atouchi 38'
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Hassan Rahmani
10 November 2017 2 Rapide Oued Zem 1–1 Wydad AC Kasba Tadla
16:00
  • Safsafi 30'
Report
  • Daho 20'
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Tadla
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
15 November 2017 3 FAR de Rabat 0–0 Wydad AC Rabat
18:00 Report Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
19 November 2017 8 Wydad AC 0–0 Racing de Casablanca Rabat
20:00 Report Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
Referee: Karim Sabri
22 November 2017 4 Wydad AC 2–1 Difaâ El Jadidi Casablanca
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
26 November 2017 9 Olympique Khouribga 0–5 Wydad AC Khouribga
16:00 Report
Stadium: Complexe OCP
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
29 November 2017 5 Moghreb Tétouan 1–2 Wydad AC Tétouan
16:00
  • Ismaili 26'
Stadium: Stade Saniat Rmel
Referee: Adil Zourak
18 December 2017 12 Wydad AC 0–1 IR Tanger Rabat
16:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
Referee: Youssef Haraoui
21 December 2017 6 Wydad AC 1–0 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Casablanca
16:00
Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
25 December 2017 13 Hassania Agadir 1–0 Wydad AC Agadir
19:00
Report Stadium: Stade Adrar
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
28 December 2017 14 Wydad AC 0–1 Olympic Safi Rabat
16:00 Report
  • Attiatallah 23'
Stadium: Complexe Sportif Moulay Abdallah
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
31 December 2017 15 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 0–0 Wydad AC Khénifra
16:00 Report Stadium: Stade Municipal de Khenifra
Referee: Abderrahim El Yaakoubi
4 January 2018 7 RSB Berkane 2–1 Wydad AC Oujda
15:30
Report
  • Daho 32'
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur D'oujda
Referee: Adil Zaourak
8 January 2018 11 Kawkab Marrakesh 2–1 Wydad AC Marrakech
20:00
  • El Haki 22'
  • El Baraka 89'
Report
  • Daho 16'
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
10 February 2018 10 Wydad AC 1–2 Raja Casablanca Casablanca
16:00
  • Boutayeb 20' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Noureddine Jaafari
14 February 2018 16 FUS Rabat 2–4 Wydad AC Rabat
  • Anouar 37', 89' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
Referee: Redoane Jiyed
18 February 2018 17 Wydad AC 3–1 Rapide Oued Zem Casablanca
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Abderrahim El Yaakoubi
28 February 2018 18 Wydad AC 3–1 FAR de Rabat Casablanca
Report
  • Ijroten 40'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
4 March 2018 19 Difaâ El Jadidi 0–1 Wydad AC El Jadida
Report Stadium: Stade El Abdi
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
11 March 2018 20 Wydad AC 0–0 Moghreb Tétouan Casablanca
Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Mohamed Nhayeh
29 March 2018 21 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 0–0 Wydad AC Al Hoceima
Report Stadium: Stade Mimoun Al Arsi
25 April 2018 22 Wydad AC 2–1 RSB Berkane Casablanca
20:30 Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
2 April 2018 23 Racing de Casablanca 0–1 Wydad AC Casablanca
Stadium: Stade Père-Jégo
Referee: Jalal Jiyed
8 April 2018 24 Wydad AC 5–2 Olympique Khouribga Casablanca
21:00
  • El Moutaraji 21', 35'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
14 April 2018 25 Raja Casablanca 1–1 Wydad AC Casablanca
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
21 April 2018 26 Wydad AC 4–1 Kawkab Marrakesh Casablanca
Report
  • Amimi 89'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
29 April 2018 27 IR Tanger 0–0 Wydad AC Tanger
17:00 Report Stadium: Stade Marshan
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
9 May 2018 28 Wydad AC 1–0 Hassania Agadir Casablanca
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Adil Zourak
12 May 2018 29 Olympic Safi 1–1 Wydad AC Safi
20:00 Report Stadium: Stade El Massira
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
20 May 2018 30 Wydad AC 3–1 Chabab Atlas Khénifra Casablanca
Report
  • Laâroubi 79' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Taoufik Gourar

Moroccan Throne Cup

23 August 2017 R32 1st leg Kawkab Marrakech 0–1 Wydad AC Marrakech
22:00 Report Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
27 August 2017 R32 2nd leg Wydad AC 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Kawkab Marrakech Casablanca
21:00 Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
3 October 2017 R16 1st leg Wydad AC 1–1 RSB Berkane Casablanca
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
12 October 2017 R16 2nd leg RSB Berkane 2–1
(3–2 agg.)
Wydad AC Oujda
16:00 Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur D'oujda
Referee: Redouane Jiyed

2017 CAF Champions League

knockout stage

Quarter-finals

17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) First leg Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 1–0 Morocco Wydad AC Pretoria
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Semi-finals

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) First leg USM Alger Algeria 0–0 Morocco Wydad AC Algiers
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) Second leg Wydad AC Morocco 3–1
(3–1 agg.)
Algeria USM Alger Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Final

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) First leg Al-Ahly Egypt 1–1 Morocco Wydad AC Alexandria
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) Second leg Wydad AC Morocco 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Egypt Al-Ahly Casablanca
20:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

FIFA Club World Cup

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) Second round Pachuca Mexico 1–0 (a.e.t.) Morocco Wydad AC Abu Dhabi
17:00 UTC+4 Guzmán 112' Report Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 12,488[3]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) Fifth place Wydad AC Morocco 2–3 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Al Ain
18:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 4,281[4]
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

CAF Super Cup

24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) Wydad AC Morocco 1–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Casablanca
16:30 UTC±0 Tighazoui 83' Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

2018 CAF Champions League

First round

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) First leg Wydad AC Morocco 7–2 Ivory Coast Williamsville AC Casablanca
18:00 UTC±0
Report
  • J.-W. N'da 2'
  • J.-F. N'da 37'
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) Second leg Williamsville AC Ivory Coast 2–0
(4–7 agg.)
Morocco Wydad AC Abidjan
16:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Robert Champroux
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Group stage

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC HOR MSD TGP
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12 Quarter-finals 2–0 1–0 3–0
2 Guinea Horoya 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9 1–1 2–2 2–1
3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 6 1 3 2 5 6 1 6 1–1 0–0 2–1
4 Togo AS Togo-Port 6 1 1 4 4 9 5 4 0–0 1–2 1–0
Source: CAF
5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) Matchday 1 Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 1–1 Morocco Wydad AC Pretoria
21:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) Matchday 2 Wydad AC Morocco 3–0 Togo AS Togo-Port Casablanca
19:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBotolaThrone CupChampions LeagueOther[lower-alpha 1]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Morocco MAR Yassine El Kharroubi 6060000000
22 GK Morocco MAR Zouhair Laaroubi 240210100020
12 GK Morocco MAR Badreddine Benachour 6030200010
Defenders
16 DF Morocco MAR Naïm Aarab 10181100010
13 DF Morocco MAR Youssef Rabeh 10090000010
5 DF Morocco MAR Amine Atouchi 285224410020
29 DF Ivory Coast CIV Cheick Comara 251211200020
DF Morocco MAR Achraf Dari 3030000000
15 DF Morocco MAR Abdelhamid El Kaoutari 4040000000
28 DF Morocco MAR Abdelatif Noussir 303263200020
30 DF Morocco MAR Mohamed Nahiri 248228000020
27 DF Morocco MAR Zakaria El Hachimi 150130100010
8 DF Morocco MAR Badr Gaddarine 9070100010
Midfielders
24 MF Morocco MAR Jamel Aït Ben Idir 7050100010
6 MF Morocco MAR Brahim Nekkach 270220300020
4 MF Morocco MAR Salaheddine Saidi 300270000030
14 MF Morocco MAR Faycal Haddadi 0000000000
2 MF Morocco MAR Anas El Asbahi 5140110000
11 MF Morocco MAR Ismail Haddad 256225000031
19 MF Morocco MAR Amin Tighazoui 317286100021
21 MF Morocco MAR Rachid Housni 120100200000
10 MF Morocco MAR Walid El Karti 281231200030
19 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Nii Adjei 1010000000
Forwards
23 FW Nigeria NGA Chisom Chikatara 5141000010
7 FW Morocco MAR Mohamed Ounajem 152142100000
25 FW Argentina ARG Alejandro Quintana 142132000010
9 FW Morocco MAR Mohammed Aoulad 205164210020
20 FW Morocco MAR Ayman El Hassouni 140130000010
FW Morocco MAR Hicham Massaki 1010000000
Players transferred out during the season
25 DF Burkina Faso BFA Mohamed Ouattara 5020200010
26 MF Morocco MAR Abdeladim Khadrouf 162111310020
17 FW Morocco MAR Achraf Bencharki 8150210010
FW Ivory Coast CIV Guillaume Nicaise Daho 153123200010
37 FW Morocco MAR Reda Hajhouj 13190200021

Last updated: 8 June 2019
Source: footballdatabase.eu

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. B 1 TC CL 1 CWC SC TOTAL
30MoroccoMohamed NahiriDF8020010
11MoroccoIsmail HaddadMF5041010
19MoroccoAmin TighazouiMF602019
9MoroccoMohammed AouladFW411006
5MoroccoAmine AtouchiDF410005
17MoroccoAchraf BencharkiFW013004
Ivory CoastGuillaume Nicaise DahoFW300003
28MoroccoAbdelatif NoussirDF300003
7MoroccoMohamed OunajemFW201003
10MoroccoWalid El KartiMF102003
25ArgentinaAlejandro QuintanaFW200002
26MoroccoAbdeladim KhadroufMF110002
16MoroccoNaïm AarabDF101002
23NigeriaChisom ChikataraFW100001
29Ivory CoastCheick ComaraDF100001
37MoroccoReda HajhoujFW000101
2MoroccoAnas El AsbahiMF010001
4MoroccoSalaheddine SaidiMF001001
Own Goals200002
Totals445172169

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
12 July 2017DFMorocco Zakaria El HachimiRaja CasablancaFree transfer
28 July 2017FWMorocco Mohammed AouladBelgium Union Saint-GilloiseFree transfer
29 July 2017GKMorocco Yassine El KharroubiBulgaria Lokomotiv PlovdivFree transfer[5]
9 August 2017DFIvory Coast Cheick ComaraFinland Ekenäs IFUndisclosed
12 August 2017DFMorocco Mohamed NahiriFUS Rabat220,000 [6]
22 September 2017MFMorocco Amin TighazouiOC Khouribga268,000
4 January 2018MFGhana Daniel Nii AdjeiDemocratic Republic of the Congo TP MazembeUndisclosed[7]
12 January 2018DFMorocco Abdelhamid El KaoutariItaly PalermoUndisclosed[8]
16 January 2018FWArgentina Alejandro QuintanaBolivia Club BloomingUndisclosed[9]

Out

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
14 January 2018FWMorocco Reda HajhoujAlgeria USM AlgerFree transfer[10]
22 January 2018FWMorocco Achraf BencharkiSaudi Arabia Al-Hilal9,000,000 $[11]

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