2018–19 Wydad AC season

The 2018–19 season is Wydad AC's 79th season in its existence and the club's 63rd consecutive season[broken anchor] in the top flight of Moroccan football. They have competed in the Botola, the Champions League, Arab Club Champions Cup, and the Throne Cup.

Wydad AC
2018–19 season
PresidentSaid Naciri
ManagerFaouzi Benzarti
StadiumStade Mohamed V
Stade Père Jégo
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Botola1st
Throne CupSemi-finals
Club ChampionshipSecond round
Champions League2018: Quarter-finals

2019: Runners–up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Babatunde (8 goals)

All:
Mohamed Nahiri (12 goals)

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Botola Pro3017855630+26056.67Winners7 September 20189 June 2019
Throne Cup431073+4075.00Round of 32Semi-finals2 September 20182 November 2018
2018 Champions League623142+2033.33Group stageQuarter-finals17 July 201821 September 2018
2019 Champions League136431911+8046.15First roundRunners–up15 December 201831 May 2019
Club Champions Cup403123−1000.00First roundSecond round24 September 20188 November 2018
Total572819108849+39049.12

Updated to match played 7 March 2020
Source: Competitions

Botola Pro

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Wydad Casablanca (C)3017855630+2659Qualification for Champions League
2Raja Casablanca30151055636+2055
3Hassania Agadir3012993022+845[a]Qualification for Confederation Cup
4Olympic Safi3012993738−145[a]Participation in Arab Club Champions Cup[b]
5IR Tanger3091382730−340
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
3017855630 +265912303711 +265551919 0

Last updated: 24 February 2020.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Ground
Result
Position
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

7 September 2018 Round 1 Olympic Safi 2–1 Wydad AC Safi
20:00
  • Mansouri 15'
  • Koffi Boua 48'
Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Stade El Massira
Referee: Youssef Haraoui
22 November 2018 Round 2 Wydad AC 3–2 Youssoufia Berrechid Casablanca
14:30
Footballdatabase report
  • Rachid 43'
  • Aina 89'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
26 November 2018 Round 3 Wydad AC 3–0 Fath Union Sport Casablanca
18:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
29 November 2018 Round 4 Rapide Oued Zem 0–0 Wydad AC Oued Zem
14:00Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
21 October 2018 Round 5 Wydad AC 2–0 Mouloudia Oujda Casablanca
21:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Jamal Belbassri
2 December 2018 Round 6 Moghreb Tétouan 1–1 Wydad AC Tétouan
14:00
  • Bellaaroussi 34'
Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Stade Saniat Rmel
Referee: Mohamed Nhayeh
5 December 2018 Round 7 Wydad AC 3–0 Difaâ El Jadidi Casablanca
16:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
11 November 2018 Round 8 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 2–1 Wydad AC Imzouren
14:00
  • Ruyman 43'
  • Fikri 44'
Footballdatabase report
  • El Ghanjaoui 8' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stade municipal d'Imzouren
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
26 December 2018 Round 9 Wydad AC 2–1 Hassania Agadir Casablanca
17:00Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
6 January 2019 Round 10 Raja Casablanca 0–1 Wydad AC Marrakech
13:00Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
9 December 2018 Round 11 Wydad AC 1–0 FAR Rabat Casablanca
16:00Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Yassin Bouslim
19 December 2018 Round 12 Olympique Khouribga 0–1 Wydad AC Khouribga
15:00Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Complexe OCP
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
2 January 2019 Round 13 Wydad AC 0–0 RSB Berkane Casablanca
14:00Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
24 January 2019 Round 14 IR Tanger 1–0 Wydad AC Tanger
18:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Ibn Batouta
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
27 January 2019 Round 15 Wydad AC 3–1 Kawkab Marrakesh El Jadida
14:00
Footballdatabase report
  • Amimi 7'
Stadium: Stade El Abdi
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
7 February 2019 Round 16 Wydad AC 1–0 Olympic Safi Casablanca
14:00Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
20 February 2019 Round 17 Youssoufia Berrechid 1–2 Wydad AC Berrechid
14:00
  • Sadil 78'
Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Adil Zourak
17 February 2019 Round 18 Fath Union Sport 0–1 Wydad AC Rabat
14:00Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
Referee: Daki Radad
24 February 2019 Round 19 Wydad AC 3–0 Rapide Oued Zem Casablanca
14:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
28 February 2019 Round 20 Mouloudia Oujda 2–3 Wydad AC Oujda
14:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Honneur Stadium
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
4 March 2019 Round 21 Wydad AC 2–1 Moghreb Tétouan Casablanca
14:00Footballdatabase report
  • El Makaazi 64'
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Adil Zourak
28 March 2019 Round 22 Difaâ El Jadidi 1–1 Wydad AC El Jadida
17:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade El Abdi
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
1 April 2019 Round 23 Wydad AC 6–1 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima Casablanca
16:00
Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Yassin Bouslim
18 April 2019 Round 24 Hassania Agadir 2–1 Wydad AC Agadir
16:00Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Adrar
Referee: Adil Zourak
21 April 2019 Round 25 Wydad AC 2–2 Raja Casablanca Marrakech
16:00
Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
9 May 2019 Round 26 FAR Rabat 1–1 Wydad AC Rabat
22:00
  • Berrahma 90+6' (pen.)
Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Yassin Bouslim
4 June 2019 Round 27 Wydad AC 4–1 Olympique Khouribga Casablanca
22:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Mohamed Nhayeh
13 May 2019 Round 28 RSB Berkane 3–2 Wydad AC Berkane
22:00
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade Municipal de Berkane
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
17 May 2019 Round 29 Wydad AC 2–2 IR Tanger Casablanca
22:00Footballdatabase report
Stadium: Stade Père Jégo
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
9 June 2019 Round 30 Kawkab Marrakesh 3–3 Wydad AC Marrakech
16:00
  • Amimi 13', 53' (pen.)
  • Zahraoui 25'
Footballdatabase reportStadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Redouane Jiyed

Moroccan Throne Cup

2 September 2018 Round of 32 Kawkab Marrakech 1–2 Wydad AC Marrakech
21:30
  • Dahbi 45'
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
3 October 2018 Round of 16 Wydad AC 2–0 IR Tanger Casablanca
21:00ReportStadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
7 October 2018 Quarter-finals Wydad AC 2–1 Olympic Safi Casablanca
21:30Report
  • Attiatallah 87'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
2 November 2018 Semi-finals RSB Berkane 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Wydad AC Fez
17:00Report
Stadium: Fez Stadium
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
Penalties
Namsaoui
Laachir
Fo-Doh Laba
Mokadem
Dayo
Ouidar
Aziz
Tighazoui
El Hassouni
Ounajem
Aouk
Gaddarine
Nahiri
Comara

Arab Club Championship Cup

First round

v Al-Ahli Tripoli
24 September 2018 Wydad AC 1–1 Al-Ahli Tripoli Casablanca
19:00 UTC+1
Report
  • Taqtaq 23'
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
v Wydad AC
28 September 2018 Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–1
(2–4 p)
Wydad AC Sfax (Tunisia)
20:00 UTC+1
ReportStadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Penalties

Second round

v Étoile du Sahel
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) Wydad AC 0–0 Étoile du Sahel Casablanca
19:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Turki Al Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
v Wydad AC
8 November 2018 (2018-11-08) Étoile du Sahel 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Wydad AC Sousse
20:00 UTC+1
ReportStadium: Stade Olympique de Sousse
Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

2018 Champions League

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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
v Wydad AC
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) 3 Horoya 1–1 Wydad AC Conakry
16:00 UTC±0Report
Stadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
v Horoya
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) 4 Wydad AC 2–0 Horoya Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
v Mamelodi Sundowns
17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 5 Wydad AC 1–0 Mamelodi Sundowns Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
v Wydad AC
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) 6 AS Togo-Port 0–0 Wydad AC Lomé
16:00 UTC±0ReportStadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

knockout stage

Quarter-finals

v Wydad AC
14 September 2018 (2018-09-14) ES Sétif 1–0 Wydad AC Sétif
20:00 UTC+1
  • Diomande 16'
ReportStadium: Stade du 8-Mai-1945
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
v ES Sétif
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) Wydad AC 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
ES Sétif Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

2018–19 Champions League

First round

v ASC Diaraf
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) Wydad AC 2–0 ASC Diaraf Casablanca
19:00 UTC+1
ReportStadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
v Wydad AC
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) ASC Diaraf 3–1
(3– (a) 3 agg.)
Wydad AC Dakar
17:00 UTC±0
  • O. Guèye 18'
  • Diène 47'
  • Ba 88'
Report
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WAC MSD LOB ASE
1 Wydad AC631286+210[a]Quarter-finals1–00–05–2
2 Mamelodi Sundowns631295+410[a]2–13–03–1
3 Lobi Stars621346−27[b]0–12–12–0
4 ASEC Mimosas6213610−47[b]2–00–01–0
Source: CAF
Notes:
v ASEC Mimosas
11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) 1 Wydad AC 5–2 ASEC Mimosas Rabat
20:00 UTC+1Report
Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
v Wydad AC
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 2 Mamelodi Sundowns 2–1 Wydad AC Pretoria
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
v Wydad AC
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 3 Lobi Stars 0–1 Wydad AC Enugu
14:00 UTC+1Report
Stadium: Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
v Lobi Stars
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 4 Wydad AC 0–0 Lobi Stars Rabat
20:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
v Wydad AC
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 5 ASEC Mimosas 2–0 Wydad AC Abidjan
16:00 UTC±0
ReportStadium: Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
v Mamelodi Sundowns
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 6 Wydad AC 1–0 Mamelodi Sundowns Rabat
17:00 UTC+1
ReportStadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

knockout stage

Quarter-finals

v Wydad AC
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) Horoya 0–0 Wydad AC Conakry
16:00 UTC±0ReportStadium: Stade du 28 Septembre
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
v Horoya
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) Wydad AC 5–0
(5–0 agg.)
Horoya Rabat
20:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Semi-finals

v Mamelodi Sundowns
26 April 2019 (2019-04-26) Wydad AC 2–1 Mamelodi Sundowns Rabat
20:00 UTC+1
ReportStadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
v Wydad AC
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) Mamelodi Sundowns 0–0
(1–2 agg.)
Wydad AC Pretoria
15:00 UTC+2ReportStadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Final

v Espérance de Tunis
24 May 2019 (2019-05-24) Wydad AC 1–1 Espérance de Tunis Rabat
22:00 UTC±0
ReportStadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
v Wydad AC
31 May 2019 (2019-05-31) Espérance de Tunis Abandoned[note 1] Wydad AC Radès
22:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotalBotolaThrone CupChampions LeagueChampionship Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
26GK  MARAhmed Reda Tagnaouti4602704015000
27GK  MARMohamed Manar1010000000
12GK  MARBadreddine Benachour2020000000
Defenders
30DF  MARMohamed Nahiri40122173016500
28DF  MARAbdelatif Noussir4632414118100
22DF  MARAyoub El Amloud160120004000
24DF  MARHamza El Wasti3020001000
29DF  CIVCheick Comara4452324117200
2DF  MARAnas El Asbahi14180006100
Midfielders
4MF  MARSalah Eddine Saidi4242134017100
6MF  MARBrahim Nekkach4102204015000
15MF  MARYahya Jabrane242162008000
17MF  MARBadie Aouk274192206200
8MF  MARBadr Gaddarine2821414110000
14MF  MARFaycal Haddadi1000001000
19MF  MARAmin Tighazoui3111912010000
18MF  MARWalid El Karti5082754019300
14MF  MARAchraf Dari4332634013000
20MF  MARAyman El Hassouni4052252016000
Forwards
33FW  CIVMohamed Ouattara6050001000
9FW  NGAMichael Babatunde3992381015100
25FW  NGAGabriel Okechukwu8050102000
5FW  MARZouhair El Moutaraji267165109200
7FW  MARMohamed Ounajem4392354216200
10FW  LBRWilliam Jebor236153424100
11FW  MARIsmail El Haddad4342123019200
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 8 June 2019
Source: fr.soccerway.com

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 ACC TOTAL
30 Mohamed NahiriDF705012
7 Mohamed OunajemFW522110
9 Michael BabatundeFW80109
18 Walid El KartiMF50308
5 Zouhair El MoutarajiFW50207
10 William JeborFW32117
20 Ayman El HassouniMF50005
29 Cheick ComaraDF21205
4 Salah Eddine SaidiMF30104
17 Badie AoukMF20204
11 Ismail El HaddadFW20204
14 Achraf DariMF30003
28 Abdelatif NoussirDF11103
15 Yahya JabraneMF20002
8 Badr GaddarineMF11002
19 Amin TighazouiMF10001
2 Anas El AsbahiDF00101
Own Goals10001
Totals56723288

Transfers

In

Out

Notes

References