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[broken anchor] 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)
← 2016–17

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.PositionNameDate of Birth (Age)Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GKYassine El Kharroubi (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 27) Lokomotiv Plovdiv
12 GKBadreddine Benachour (1994-09-08)8 September 1994 (aged 23) Youth system
22 GKZouhair Laaroubi (1984-07-30)30 July 1984 (aged 33) Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
Defenders
16 CBNaïm Aarab (1988-02-07)7 February 1988 (aged 29) Sint-Truidense
13 CBYoussef Rabeh (1985-04-13)13 April 1985 (aged 32) Moghreb Tétouan
5 CBAmine Atouchi (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 25) Youth system
25 CB / LBMohamed Ouattara (1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 24) Étoile Filante
29 CBCheick Comara (1993-10-14)14 October 1993 (aged 23) Ekenäs IF
CBAchraf Dari (1999-05-06)6 May 1999 (aged 18) Youth system
15 CB / LBAbdelhamid El Kaoutari (1990-03-17)17 March 1990 (aged 27) Palermo
28 RB / LBAbdelatif Noussir (1990-02-20)20 February 1990 (aged 27) MAS Fes
30 CB / RB / DMMohamed Nahiri (1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 25) FUS Rabat
27 RB / LBZakaria El Hachimi (1987-08-04)4 August 1987 (aged 30) Raja Casablanca
3 LBFahd Aktaou (1993-01-13)13 January 1993 (aged 24) Heracles Almelo
8 LBBadr Gaddarine (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 19) Youth system
Midfielders
24 DMJamel Aït Ben Idir (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 33) AJ Auxerre
6 DM / RBBrahim Nekkach (1982-02-15)15 February 1982 (aged 35) Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi
4 DM / CB / CMSalaheddine Saidi (1987-02-06)6 February 1987 (aged 30) Dubai CSC
14 CMFaycal Haddadi (1996-04-24)24 April 1996 (aged 21) TAS de Casablanca
2 DMAnas El Asbahi (1993-10-15)15 October 1993 (aged 23) Raja Casablanca
11 LWIsmail El Haddad (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27) Hassania Agadir
19 RWAmin Tighazoui (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 28) OC Khouribga
26 RWAbdeladim Khadrouf (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 32) Moghreb Tétouan
21 AMRachid Housni (1990-05-02)2 May 1990 (aged 27) Chabab Rif Al Hoceima
10 CM / AMWalid El Karti (1994-07-23)23 July 1994 (aged 23) OC Khouribga
19 AMDaniel 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 RWMohamed 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 RWReda Hajhouj (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 23) Youth system

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Botola Pro3014974426+18046.67Runners–up10 September 201720 May 2018
Throne Cup421153+2050.00Round of 32Round of 1623 August 201712 October 2017
2017 Champions League632163+3050.00Group stageWinners17 September 20174 November 2017
FIFA Club World Cup200224−2000.00Second roundFifth place9 December 201712 December 2017
CAF Super Cup110010+1100.00FinalWinners24 February 2018
2018 Champions League4211115+6050.00First roundGroup stage7 March 201815 May 2018
Total472213126941+28046.81

Updated to match played 7 March 2020
Source: Competitions

Botola Pro

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1IR Tanger (C)30141063423+1152Qualification for the CAF Champions League
2Wydad Casablanca3014974426+1851[a]
3Hassania Agadir30131254022+1851[a]Qualification for the CAF Confederation Cup
4FUS Rabat30131073426+849
5Difaâ El Jadidi3013984933+1648[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:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3014974426 +18519242615 +115731811 +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
18:00ReportStadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
19 November 2017 8 Wydad AC 0–0 Racing de Casablanca Rabat
20:00ReportStadium: 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
16:00Report
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
16:00Report
Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
Referee: Youssef Haraoui
21 December 2017 6 Wydad AC 1–0 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Casablanca
16:00
ReportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
25 December 2017 13 Hassania Agadir 1–0 Wydad AC Agadir
19:00
ReportStadium: Stade Adrar
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
28 December 2017 14 Wydad AC 0–1 Olympic Safi Rabat
16:00Report
  • Attiatallah 23'
Stadium: Complexe Sportif Moulay Abdallah
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
31 December 2017 15 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 0–0 Wydad AC Khénifra
16:00ReportStadium: 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
ReportStadium: Stade El Abdi
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
11 March 2018 20 Wydad AC 0–0 Moghreb Tétouan Casablanca
ReportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Mohamed Nhayeh
29 March 2018 21 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 0–0 Wydad AC Al Hoceima
ReportStadium: Stade Mimoun Al Arsi
25 April 2018 22 Wydad AC 2–1 RSB Berkane Casablanca
20:30ReportStadium: 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
17:00ReportStadium: Stade Marshan
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
9 May 2018 28 Wydad AC 1–0 Hassania Agadir Casablanca
21:00
ReportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Adil Zourak
12 May 2018 29 Olympic Safi 1–1 Wydad AC Safi
20:00ReportStadium: 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
22:00ReportStadium: Stade de Marrakech
27 August 2017 R32 2nd leg Wydad AC 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Kawkab Marrakech Casablanca
21:00ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
3 October 2017 R16 1st leg Wydad AC 1–1 RSB Berkane Casablanca
21:00
ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
12 October 2017 R16 2nd leg RSB Berkane 2–1
(3–2 agg.)
Wydad AC Oujda
16:00Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur D'oujda
Referee: Redouane Jiyed

2017 CAF Champions League

knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

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

FIFA Club World Cup

v Wydad AC
9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) Second round Pachuca 1–0 (a.e.t.) Wydad AC Abu Dhabi
17:00 UTC+4Guzmán 112'ReportStadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 12,488[3]
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
v Urawa Red Diamonds
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

v TP Mazembe
24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) Wydad AC 1–0 TP Mazembe Casablanca
16:30 UTC±0Tighazoui 83'ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

2018 CAF Champions League

First round

v Williamsville AC
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) First leg Wydad AC 7–2 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)
v Wydad AC
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) Second leg Williamsville AC 2–0
(4–7 agg.)
Wydad AC Abidjan
16:00 UTC±0
ReportStadium: Stade Robert Champroux
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Group stage

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WAC HOR MSD TGP
1 Wydad AC633082+612Quarter-finals2–01–03–0
2 Horoya623177091–12–22–1
3 Mamelodi Sundowns613256−161–10–02–1
4 AS Togo-Port611449−540–01–21–0
Source: CAF
v AS Togo-Port
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) Matchday 2 Wydad AC 3–0 AS Togo-Port Casablanca
19:00 UTC±0ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotalBotolaThrone CupChampions LeagueOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  MARYassine El Kharroubi6060000000
22GK  MARZouhair Laaroubi240210100020
12GK  MARBadreddine Benachour6030200010
Defenders
16DF  MARNaïm Aarab10181100010
13DF  MARYoussef Rabeh10090000010
5DF  MARAmine Atouchi285224410020
29DF  CIVCheick Comara251211200020
DF  MARAchraf Dari3030000000
15DF  MARAbdelhamid El Kaoutari4040000000
28DF  MARAbdelatif Noussir303263200020
30DF  MARMohamed Nahiri248228000020
27DF  MARZakaria El Hachimi150130100010
8DF  MARBadr Gaddarine9070100010
Midfielders
24MF  MARJamel Aït Ben Idir7050100010
6MF  MARBrahim Nekkach270220300020
4MF  MARSalaheddine Saidi300270000030
14MF  MARFaycal Haddadi0000000000
2MF  MARAnas El Asbahi5140110000
11MF  MARIsmail Haddad256225000031
19MF  MARAmin Tighazoui317286100021
21MF  MARRachid Housni120100200000
10MF  MARWalid El Karti281231200030
19DF  GHADaniel Nii Adjei1010000000
Forwards
23FW  NGAChisom Chikatara5141000010
7FW  MARMohamed Ounajem152142100000
25FW  ARGAlejandro Quintana142132000010
9FW  MARMohammed Aoulad205164210020
20FW  MARAyman El Hassouni140130000010
FW  MARHicham Massaki1010000000
Players transferred out during the season
25DF  BFAMohamed Ouattara5020200010
26MF  MARAbdeladim Khadrouf162111310020
17FW  MARAchraf Bencharki8150210010
FW  CIVGuillaume Nicaise Daho153123200010
37FW  MARReda Hajhouj13190200021

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.PlayerPos. B 1 TC CL 1 CWC SC TOTAL
30 Mohamed NahiriDF8020010
11 Ismail HaddadMF5041010
19 Amin TighazouiMF602019
9 Mohammed AouladFW411006
5 Amine AtouchiDF410005
17 Achraf BencharkiFW013004
Guillaume Nicaise DahoFW300003
28 Abdelatif NoussirDF300003
7 Mohamed OunajemFW201003
10 Walid El KartiMF102003
25 Alejandro QuintanaFW200002
26 Abdeladim KhadroufMF110002
16 Naïm AarabDF101002
23 Chisom ChikataraFW100001
29 Cheick ComaraDF100001
37 Reda HajhoujFW000101
2 Anas El AsbahiMF010001
4 Salaheddine SaidiMF001001
Own Goals200002
Totals445172169

Transfers

In

Date Pos PlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource
12 July 2017DF Zakaria El HachimiRaja CasablancaFree transfer
28 July 2017FW Mohammed Aoulad Union Saint-GilloiseFree transfer
29 July 2017GK Yassine El Kharroubi Lokomotiv PlovdivFree transfer[5]
9 August 2017DF Cheick Comara Ekenäs IFUndisclosed
12 August 2017DF Mohamed NahiriFUS Rabat220,000 [6]
22 September 2017MF Amin TighazouiOC Khouribga268,000
4 January 2018MF Daniel Nii Adjei TP MazembeUndisclosed[7]
12 January 2018DF Abdelhamid El Kaoutari PalermoUndisclosed[8]
16 January 2018FW Alejandro Quintana Club BloomingUndisclosed[9]

Out

Date Pos PlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource
14 January 2018FW Reda Hajhouj USM AlgerFree transfer[10]
22 January 2018FW Achraf Bencharki Al-Hilal9,000,000 $[11]

References