2023–24 Wydad AC season

The 2023–24 season is Wydad Athletic Club's 84th season in existence and the club's 68th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. Wydad will participate in this season's edition of the Botola, the Throne Cup, the Champions League, the African Football League and the Arab Club Champions Cup.

Wydad AC
2023–24 season
PresidentSaid Naciri
ManagerAdil Ramzi
StadiumStade Mohammed V
(until 5 November 2023)
Stade de Marrakech
(from 25 November 2023)
Botola7th
Throne CupRound of 32
Champions LeagueGroup stage
African Football LeagueRunners-up
Arab Club Champions CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Charki El Bahri
(4 goals)

All:
Charki El Bahri
Ayoub El Amloud
(4 goals each)
Biggest win3–0
Hafia FC (H)
3–0
Ittihad Tanger (A)
3–0
Enyimba (H)
Biggest defeat0–2
Fath Union Sport (H)
0–2
Mamelodi Sundowns (A)
All statistics correct as of 12 November 2023.

Season events edit

Players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MAR Mehdi Maftah
2 MF   MAR Oussama Mahrous
3 MF   MAR Anas Serrhat
4 DF   MAR Amine Aboulfath
5 MF   MAR Yahya Jabrane (captain)
6 MF   MAR Houmam Baaouch
7 FW   MAR Zouhair El Moutaraji
8 MF   MAR Ismail Moutaraji
10 FW   LBY Hamdou Elhouni
11 FW   MAR Mohamed Ounajem
12 GK   MAR Taha Mourid
13 MF   MAR Abdellah Haimoud
14 DF   MAR Yahia Attiyat Allah
15 DF   MAR Hamza Regragui
16 DF   MAR Jamal Harkass
17 MF   ALG Zakaria Draoui
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   NED Soufyan Ahannach
19 FW   MAR Montasser Lahtimi (on loan from Trabzonspor)
20 DF   ALG Ilyes Chetti
21 FW   MAR Charki El Bahri
22 DF   MAR Ayoub El Amloud
23 FW   MAR Hicham Boussefiane
25 DF   MAR Amine Farhane
26 DF   MAR Hicham Ait Brayem
27 FW   SEN Bouly Sambou
29 FW   MAR Imad Khannouss
30 FW   MAR Saifeddine Bouhra
32 GK   MAR Youssef El Motie
34 FW   MAR Salaheddine Benyachou
35 DF   COD Arsène Zola
40 GK   FRA Boubacca

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 June 2023 MF   Karim Ait Mohamed Free transfer [1]
21 July 2023 DF   Ilyes Chetti Free transfer [2]
21 July 2023 MF   Oussama Mahrous Free transfer [3]
21 July 2023 MF   Zakaria Draoui Free transfer [4]
21 July 2023 GK   Mehdi Maftah Free transfer [5]
24 July 2023 DF   Hamza Regragui Free transfer [6]
24 July 2023 FW   Charki El Bahri Free transfer [7]
29 July 2023 FW   Saifeddine Bouhra SCC Mohammédia Undisclosed [8]
31 July 2023 MF   Anas Serrhat MC Oujda End of loan
11 August 2023 FW   Hamdou Elhouni Free transfer [9]
25 August 2023 MF   Soufyan Ahannach Free transfer [10]
1 September 2023 DF   Jamal Harkass Free transfer [11]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
16 July 2023 FW   Montasser Lahtimi   Trabzonspor 30 June 2024 [12]

Out edit

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
10 July 2023 FW   Badie Aouk End of contract [13]
18 July 2023 MF   Muaid Ellafi End of contract [14]
21 July 2023 FW   Hamid Ahadad Fath Union Sport Free transfer [15]
26 July 2023 MF   Reda Jaadi End of contract [16]
26 July 2023 DF   Hamza Ait Allal End of contract [17]
29 July 2023 MF   Ayman El Hassouni End of contract [18]
31 July 2023 MF   Jalal Daoudi End of contract
22 August 2023 DF   Houcine Benayada   CR Belouizdad End of contract [19]
28 August 2023 GK   Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti Maghreb de Fès Free transfer [20]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date to Ref.

Released edit

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Botola 31 August 2023 2024 Matchday 1 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 066.67
Throne Cup TBD Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
CAF Champions League 17 September 2023 Second round 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
African Football League 22 October 2023 12 November 2023 Quarter-finals Runners-up 6 4 0 2 7 4 +3 066.67
Arab Club Champions Cup 27 July 2023 2 August 2023 Group stage Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 17 9 4 4 23 13 +10 052.94

Last updated: 12 November 2023
Source: Competitions

Botola edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 FUS Rabat 24 10 8 6 25 21 +4 38
5 Olympic Safi 24 8 10 6 23 20 +3 34[a]
6 Wydad AC 23 9 7 7 26 23 +3 34[a]
7 Union de Touarga 24 9 6 9 26 27 −1 33
8 MA Tétouan 24 7 11 6 22 20 +2 32
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2024. Source: FRMF.ma
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2a) Head-to-head goal difference if they are two teams with equal points; 2b) Goal difference if they are more than two teams with equal points; 3) Number of wins; 4) Goals scored; 5) Play-off between involved teams.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Olympic Safi +1, Wydad AC –1.

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
6 4 1 1 10 5  +5 13 2 0 1 4 3  +1 2 1 0 6 2  +4

Last updated: 7 October 2023.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLWWDWW
Position1695542
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2023. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

31 August 2023 (2023-08-31) 1 Wydad AC 0–2 Fath Union Sport Casablanca
21:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Mohamed El Baroudi
3 September 2023 (2023-09-03) 2 SCC Mohammédia 2–3 Wydad AC Mohammedia
21:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade El Bachir
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 3 Wydad AC 1–0 JS Soualem Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Mohamed Balloute
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 4 RS Berkane 0–0 Wydad AC Berkane
21:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
4 October 2023 (2023-10-04) 5 Wydad AC 3–1 RCA Zemamra Casablanca
18:15 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Yassine Bouslim
7 October 2023 (2023-10-07) 6 Ittihad Tanger 0–3 Wydad AC Tétouan
20:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Saniat Rmel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hamza El Fareq

Throne Cup edit

CAF Champions League edit

Second round edit

17 September 2023 First leg Hafia   1–1   Wydad AC Conakry, Guinea
16:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: General Lansana Conté Stadium
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei (Ivory Coast)
30 September 2023 Second leg Wydad AC   3–0
(4–1 agg.)
  Hafia Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Group stage edit

Group B edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   ASEC Mimosas 6 3 2 1 7 2 +5 11 Advance to knockout stage
2   Simba 6 2 3 1 9 2 +7 9[a]
3   Wydad AC 6 3 0 3 3 4 −1 9[a]
4   Jwaneng Galaxy 6 1 1 4 1 12 −11 4
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Simba +1, Wydad AC –1.
25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 1 Wydad AC   v   Jwaneng Galaxy Marrakech, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 2 ASEC Mimosas   v   Wydad AC Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
16:00 UTC±0 Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 3 Wydad AC   v   Simba Marrakech, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
19 December 2023 (2023-12-19) 4 Simba   v   Wydad AC Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00 UTC+3 Stadium: National Stadium
23–24 February 2024 (2024-02) 5 Jwaneng Galaxy   v   Wydad AC Gaborone, Botswana
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Botswana National Stadium
1–2 March 2024 (2024-03) 6 Wydad AC   v   ASEC Mimosas Marrakech, Morocco
--:-- UTC+1 Stadium: Stade de Marrakech

African Football League edit

Quarter-finals edit

22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) First leg Enyimba   0–1   Wydad AC Uyo, Nigeria
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) Second leg Wydad AC   3–0
(4–0 agg.)
  Enyimba Casablanca, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Semi-finals edit

29 October 2023 (2023-10-29) First leg Wydad AC   1–0   ES Tunis Casablanca, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
1 November 2023 (2023-11-01) Second leg ES Tunis   1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(4–5 p)
  Wydad AC Tunis, Tunisia
16:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Penalties

Final edit

5 November 2023 (2023-11-05) First leg Wydad AC   2–1   Mamelodi Sundowns Casablanca, Morocco
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
12 November 2023 (2023-11-12) Second leg Mamelodi Sundowns   2–0
(3–2 agg.)
  Wydad AC Pretoria, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Arab Club Champions Cup edit

Group stage edit

Group B edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Sadd 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Al-Hilal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Wydad AC 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4   Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) 1 Al Sadd   0–0   Wydad AC Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) 2 Wydad AC   1–1   Al Ahli Tripoli Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
2 August 2023 (2023-08-02) 3 Al-Hilal   2–1   Wydad AC Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Botola Throne Cup Champions League African Football League Arab Club Champions Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   MAR Mehdi Maftah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   MAR Taha Mourid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   MAR Youssef El Motie 16 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 3 0
40 GK   FRA Boubacar Bah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF   MAR Amine Aboulfath 14 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 3 0
14 DF   MAR Yahia Attiyat Allah 14 2 6 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0
15 DF   MAR Hamza Regragui 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   MAR Jamal Harkass 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0
18 DF   MAR Oussama Falouh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   ALG Ilyes Chetti 5 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 2 0
22 DF   MAR Ayoub El Amloud 17 4 6 1 0 0 2 1 6 1 3 1
25 DF   MAR Amine Farhane 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
35 DF   COD Arsène Zola 7 1 2+1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Midfielders
2 MF   MAR Oussama Mahrous 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
3 MF   MAR Anas Serrhat 8 1 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 1+3 1 0 0
5 MF   MAR Yahya Jabrane 15 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 5 1 2 0
6 MF   MAR Houmam Baaouch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   MAR Ismail Moutaraji 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
13 MF   MAR Abdellah Haimoud 13 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 0 3+2 0 2+1 0
17 MF   ALG Zakaria Draoui 17 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 3 0
18 MF   NED Soufyan Ahannach 8 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   MAR Zouhair El Moutaraji 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW   LBY Hamdou Elhouni 11 1 5+1 0 0 0 1 1 1+3 0 0 0
11 FW   MAR Mohamed Ounajem 13 0 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+4 0 2+1 0
19 FW   MAR Montasser Lahtimi 17 0 4+2 0 0 0 2 0 5+1 0 2+1 0
21 FW   MAR Charki El Bahri 14 4 3+3 4 0 0 0+2 0 6 0 0 0
23 FW   MAR Hicham Boussefiane 15 1 1+4 0 0 0 0+2 0 6 1 1+1 0
27 FW   SEN Bouly Sambou 13 3 3+1 2 0 0 2 1 0+4 0 1+2 0
29 FW   MAR Imad Khannouss 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 FW   MAR Saifeddine Bouhra 9 1 2+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+3 0 0+1 1
34 FW   MAR Salaheddine Benyachou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season

Last updated: 12 November 2023
Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers edit

As of match played on 12 November 2023
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Botola Throne Cup CAF Champions League African Football League Arab Club Champions Cup Total
1 21 FW   Charki El Bahri 4 0 0 0 0 4
22 DF   Ayoub El Amloud 1 0 1 1 1 4
3 27 FW   Bouly Sambou 2 0 1 0 0 3
4 5 MF   Yahya Jabrane 1 0 0 1 0 2
14 DF   Yahia Attiyat Allah 0 0 1 1 0 2
6 30 FW   Saifeddine Bouhra 0 0 0 0 1 1
35 DF   Arsène Zola 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 MF   Zakaria Draoui 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 FW   Hamdou Elhouni 0 0 1 0 0 1
16 DF   Jamal Harkass 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 FW   Hicham Boussefiane 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 MF   Anas Serrhat 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 10 0 4 7 2 23

Clean sheets edit

As of match played on 12 November 2023
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name Botola Throne Cup CAF Champions League African Football League Arab Club Champions Cup Total
1 32 GK   Youssef El Motie 2 0 1 3 1 7
2 1 GK   Mehdi Maftah 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 3 0 1 3 1 8

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played on 7 October 2023
No. Pos. Nat. Player Botola Throne Cup CAF Champions League African Football League Arab Club Champions Cup Total
                       
2 MF   Ismail Moutaraji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
3 MF   Anas Serrhat 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF   Amine Aboulfath 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1
5 MF   Yahya Jabrane 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
10 FW   Hamdou Elhouni 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW   Mohamed Ounajem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
13 MF   Abdellah Haimoud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF   Yahia Attiyat Allah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 MF   Zakaria Draoui 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
19 FW   Montasser Lahtimi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   Ayoub El Amloud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF   Ilyes Chetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 FW   Hicham Boussefiane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
24 MF   Soufyan Ahannach 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW   Bouly Sambou 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
30 FW   Saifeddine Bouhra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 GK   Youssef El Motie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
35 DF   Arsène Zola 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
Totals 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 10 2 30 3

References edit

  1. ^ "رسميا.. آيت محمد يوقع عقد انضمامه إلى الوداد لموسمين". www.hesport.com (in Arabic).
  2. ^ @WACofficiel (July 21, 2023). "A new chapter begins. Welcome to the Wydad family, 𝐈𝐥𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢! 🔴🙌 #DimaWydad" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Twitter.
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  4. ^ @WACofficiel (July 21, 2023). "Proud to announce 𝐙𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐮𝐢 as a Wydad warrior! Welcome aboard 👐💯 #DimaWydad" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @WACofficiel (July 21, 2023). "Safe hands added to our squad. Introducing 𝐌𝐞𝐡𝐝𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐚𝐡, our newest goalkeeper! 🕷️🕸️ #DimaWydad" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 July 2023 – via Twitter.
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