2017–18 Wydad AC season

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.

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)

Squad list edit

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   GK Yassine El Kharroubi (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 27)   Lokomotiv Plovdiv
12   GK Badreddine Benachour (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 23)   Youth system
22   GK Zouhair Laaroubi (1984-07-30)30 July 1984 (aged 33)   Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
Defenders
16   CB Naïm Aarab (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 29)   Sint-Truidense
13   CB Youssef Rabeh (1985-04-13)13 April 1985 (aged 32)   Moghreb Tétouan
5   CB Amine Atouchi (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 25)   Youth system
25   CB / LB Mohamed Ouattara (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 24)   Étoile Filante
29   CB Cheick Comara (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 23)   Ekenäs IF
  CB Achraf Dari (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 18)   Youth system
15   CB / LB Abdelhamid El Kaoutari (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 27)   Palermo
28   RB / LB Abdelatif Noussir (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 (aged 27)   MAS Fes
30   CB / RB / DM Mohamed Nahiri (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 25)   FUS Rabat
27   RB / LB Zakaria El Hachimi (1987-08-04)4 August 1987 (aged 30)   Raja Casablanca
3   LB Fahd Aktaou (1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 24)   Heracles Almelo
8   LB Badr Gaddarine (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 19)   Youth system
Midfielders
24   DM Jamel Aït Ben Idir (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 33)   AJ Auxerre
6   DM / RB Brahim Nekkach (1982-02-15)15 February 1982 (aged 35)   Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
4   DM / CB / CM Salaheddine Saidi (1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 30)   Dubai CSC
14   CM Faycal Haddadi (1996-04-24)24 April 1996 (aged 21)   TAS de Casablanca
2   DM Anas El Asbahi (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 (aged 23)   Raja Casablanca
11   LW Ismail El Haddad (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27)   Hassania Agadir
19   RW Amin Tighazoui (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 28)   OC Khouribga
26   RW Abdeladim Khadrouf (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 32)   Moghreb Tétouan
21   AM Rachid Housni (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 27)   Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
10   CM / AM Walid El Karti (1994-07-23)23 July 1994 (aged 23)   OC Khouribga
19   AM Daniel Nii Adjei (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 28)   TP Mazembe
Forwards
  Guillaume Nicaise Daho (1994-12-20)20 December 1994 (aged 22)   Africa Sports
23   Chisom Chikatara (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 22)   Abia Warriors
7   RW Mohamed Ounajem (1992-01-04)4 January 1992 (aged 25)   Chabab Atlas Khénifra
25   Alejandro Quintana (1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 25)   Club Blooming
9   Mohammed Aoulad (1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 26)   Union Saint-Gilloise
20   Ayman El Hassouni (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (aged 22)   Youth system
  Hicham Massaki (1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 19)   Youth system
17   Achraf Bencharki (1994-09-24)24 September 1994 (aged 22)   Maghreb de Fès
37   RW Reda Hajhouj (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 23)   Youth system

Competitions edit

Overview edit

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 edit

League table edit

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[a]
3 Hassania Agadir 30 13 12 5 40 22 +18 51[a] 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[b]
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. ^ a b 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 edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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 edit

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

Matches edit

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
Report
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
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
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
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur D'oujda
Referee: Adil Zaourak
8 January 2018 11 Kawkab Marrakesh 2–1 Wydad AC Marrakech
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
10 February 2018 10 Wydad AC 1–2 Raja Casablanca Casablanca
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Noureddine Jaafari
14 February 2018 16 FUS Rabat 2–4 Wydad AC Rabat
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
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
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
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
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Taoufik Gourar

Moroccan Throne Cup edit

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 edit

knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals edit

17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) First leg Mamelodi Sundowns   1–0   Wydad AC Pretoria
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) Second leg Wydad AC   1–0
(3–2 p)
  Mamelodi Sundowns Rabat
21:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Penalties

Semi-finals edit

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) First leg USM Alger   0–0   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   3–1
(3–1 agg.)
  USM Alger Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Final edit

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) First leg Al-Ahly   1–1   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   1–0
(2–1 agg.)
  Al-Ahly Casablanca
20:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

FIFA Club World Cup edit

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) Second round Pachuca   1–0 (a.e.t.)   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   2–3   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 edit

24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) Wydad AC   1–0   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 edit

First round edit

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

Group stage edit

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC HOR MSD TGP
1   Wydad AC 6 3 3 0 8 2 +6 12 Quarter-finals 2–0 1–0 3–0
2   Horoya 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9 1–1 2–2 2–1
3   Mamelodi Sundowns 6 1 3 2 5 6 −1 6 1–1 0–0 2–1
4   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   1–1   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   3–0   AS Togo-Port Casablanca
19:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Squad information edit

Playing statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Botola Throne Cup Champions League Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   MAR Yassine El Kharroubi 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK   MAR Zouhair Laaroubi 24 0 21 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
12 GK   MAR Badreddine Benachour 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
16 DF   MAR Naïm Aarab 10 1 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF   MAR Youssef Rabeh 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF   MAR Amine Atouchi 28 5 22 4 4 1 0 0 2 0
29 DF   CIV Cheick Comara 25 1 21 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF   MAR Achraf Dari 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   MAR Abdelhamid El Kaoutari 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF   MAR Abdelatif Noussir 30 3 26 3 2 0 0 0 2 0
30 DF   MAR Mohamed Nahiri 24 8 22 8 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 DF   MAR Zakaria El Hachimi 15 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 DF   MAR Badr Gaddarine 9 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
24 MF   MAR Jamel Aït Ben Idir 7 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 MF   MAR Brahim Nekkach 27 0 22 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF   MAR Salaheddine Saidi 30 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 MF   MAR Faycal Haddadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 MF   MAR Anas El Asbahi 5 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 MF   MAR Ismail Haddad 25 6 22 5 0 0 0 0 3 1
19 MF   MAR Amin Tighazoui 31 7 28 6 1 0 0 0 2 1
21 MF   MAR Rachid Housni 12 0 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   MAR Walid El Karti 28 1 23 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
19 DF   GHA Daniel Nii Adjei 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
23 FW   NGA Chisom Chikatara 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW   MAR Mohamed Ounajem 15 2 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   ARG Alejandro Quintana 14 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   MAR Mohammed Aoulad 20 5 16 4 2 1 0 0 2 0
20 FW   MAR Ayman El Hassouni 14 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   MAR Hicham Massaki 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
25 DF   BFA Mohamed Ouattara 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF   MAR Abdeladim Khadrouf 16 2 11 1 3 1 0 0 2 0
17 FW   MAR Achraf Bencharki 8 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
FW   CIV Guillaume Nicaise Daho 15 3 12 3 2 0 0 0 1 0
37 FW   MAR Reda Hajhouj 13 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 1

Last updated: 8 June 2019
Source: footballdatabase.eu

Goalscorers edit

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
30   Mohamed Nahiri DF 8 0 2 0 0 10
11   Ismail Haddad MF 5 0 4 1 0 10
19   Amin Tighazoui MF 6 0 2 0 1 9
9   Mohammed Aoulad FW 4 1 1 0 0 6
5   Amine Atouchi DF 4 1 0 0 0 5
17   Achraf Bencharki FW 0 1 3 0 0 4
  Guillaume Nicaise Daho FW 3 0 0 0 0 3
28   Abdelatif Noussir DF 3 0 0 0 0 3
7   Mohamed Ounajem FW 2 0 1 0 0 3
10   Walid El Karti MF 1 0 2 0 0 3
25   Alejandro Quintana FW 2 0 0 0 0 2
26   Abdeladim Khadrouf MF 1 1 0 0 0 2
16   Naïm Aarab DF 1 0 1 0 0 2
23   Chisom Chikatara FW 1 0 0 0 0 1
29   Cheick Comara DF 1 0 0 0 0 1
37   Reda Hajhouj FW 0 0 0 1 0 1
2   Anas El Asbahi MF 0 1 0 0 0 1
4   Salaheddine Saidi MF 0 0 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 44 5 17 2 1 69

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
12 July 2017 DF   Zakaria El Hachimi Raja Casablanca Free transfer
28 July 2017 FW   Mohammed Aoulad   Union Saint-Gilloise Free transfer
29 July 2017 GK   Yassine El Kharroubi   Lokomotiv Plovdiv Free transfer [5]
9 August 2017 DF   Cheick Comara   Ekenäs IF Undisclosed
12 August 2017 DF   Mohamed Nahiri FUS Rabat 220,000 [6]
22 September 2017 MF   Amin Tighazoui OC Khouribga 268,000
4 January 2018 MF   Daniel Nii Adjei   TP Mazembe Undisclosed [7]
12 January 2018 DF   Abdelhamid El Kaoutari   Palermo Undisclosed [8]
16 January 2018 FW   Alejandro Quintana   Club Blooming Undisclosed [9]

Out edit

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
14 January 2018 FW   Reda Hajhouj   USM Alger Free transfer [10]
22 January 2018 FW   Achraf Bencharki   Al-Hilal 9,000,000 $ [11]

References edit

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