Wydad AC
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Wydad Athletic Club (Arabic: نادي الوداد الرياضي, Arabic pronunciation: [naːdiː‿l.widaːd arrːiyːadˤiː]), often known outside Morocco as Wydad Casablanca, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola Pro, the top tier of the Moroccan football league system. They are one of three clubs to have never been relegated from the top flight. It was founded on 8 May 1937 by seven Moroccans belonging to the national movement for independence, led by Mohamed Benjelloun Touimi. They initially focused on water polo to give indigenous Moroccans the right to access swimming pools before Mohamed Ben Lahcen Affani – also known by the nickname of "Père Jégo" ("Father Jégo") – created the football section in 1939. He was the first manager of the team. The club has traditionally worn a red home kit since inception. Domestically, Wydad has won a record of 22 Moroccan league titles, 9 Moroccan Throne Cup and one Independence Cup, becoming the most titled club in Morocco. In continental, international and regional competitions, the club has won three CAF Champions Leagues, one African Cup Winners' Cup, one CAF Super Cup, one Afro-Asian Club Championship, one Mohammed V Cup, one Arab Club Champions Cup, one Arab Super Cup, three North African Championship and one North African Cup. The club also competes in basketball, Water polo, handball, volleyball, table tennis, field hockey, fencing, cycle sport, rugby, futsal and Wydad Women's football. The club holds many long-standing rivalries in Morocco with Raja CA, and with the capital side AS FAR.
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| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2025–present | Kappa | Ingelec |
| Type of group | Name | Creation date |
| Ultras group | Ultras Winners 2005 | 13 November 2005 |
| Fans Association | Rouge & Blanc | 2000 (Dissolved in 2007) |
| Fans Association | Al Bayet Al Ahmar | 2002 |
| Fans Association | Tawasoul | 2007 |
| Fans Association | Association Anssare Wydad Al Ouma | 2010 |
| Ultras group | Ultras Creators 2008 | January 21, 2008 (Dissolved in 2013) |
| Season | League | Moroccan Throne Cup | Continental | Other competitions | Top scorer(s) | ||||||||||||
| Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pos | Player(s) | Goals | ||||||
| 2020–21 | Botola | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 67 | 1st | SF | CAF Champions League | SF | — | — | Ayoub El Kaabi | 18 |
| 2021–22 | Botola | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 63 | 1st | RU | CAF Champions League | W | — | — | Guy Mbenza | 16 |
| 2022–23 | Botola | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 66 | 2nd | SF | CAF Super Cup | RU | FIFA Club World Cup | R2 | Bouly Sambou | 13 |
| CAF Champions League | RU | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | Botola | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 44 | 6th | R32 | African Football League | RU | Arab Club Champions Cup | GS | Ade Oguns | 6 |
| CAF Champions League | GS | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–25 | Botola | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 54 | 3rd | R16 | — | — | FIFA Club World Cup | GS | Mohamed Rayhi | 11 |
| Type | Competition | Titles | Winning seasons | Runners-up |
| Domestic | Botola Pro | 22 | 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22 | 1939–40, 1942–43, 1945–46, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1971–72, 1979–80, 1981–82, 93–1994, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23 |
| Moroccan Throne Cup | 9 | 1970, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001 | 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 2003, 2004, 2021 | |
| Independence Cup | 1 | 1956 | – | |
| Continental | CAF Champions League | 3 | 1992, 2017, 2021–22 | 2011, 2018–19, 2022–23 |
| CAF Super Cup | 1 | 2018 | 1993, 2003, 2022 | |
| African Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 2002 | – | |
| Intercontinental | Afro-Asian Club Championship | 1 | 1993 | – |
| Mohammed V Cup | 1 | 1979 | – | |
| Regional | Arab Club Champions Cup | 1 | 1989 | 2008, 2009 |
| Arab Super Cup | 1 | 1992 | – | |
| North African Cup | 1 | 1949 | 1951, 1953 | |
| North African Championship | 3 | 1948, 1949, 1950 | 1955 |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAR | Abdelali Mhamdi |
| 2 | DF | MAR | Mohamed Moufid |
| 3 | FW | RSA | Thembinkosi Lorch |
| 4 | DF | MAR | Amine Aboulfath |
| 5 | DF | MAR | Mohammed El Jadidi |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Walid Sabbar |
| 7 | FW | MAR | Zouhair El Moutaraji |
| 8 | FW | MAR | Mohamed Rayhi |
| 9 | FW | BOT | Tumisang Orebonye |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Arthur |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Nordin Amrabat (captain) |
| 14 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Ferreira |
| 15 | MF | MAR | Abdelghafour Lamirat |
| 16 | GK | MAR | Mehdi Benabid |
| 17 | MF | MAR | Rayane Mahtou |
| 18 | FW | MAR | Hamza Elowasti |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | MAR | Hamza Hannouri |
| 20 | DF | MAR | Walid Atik |
| 21 | FW | MAR | Hakim Ziyech |
| 22 | DF | NED | Bart Meijers |
| 23 | MF | MAR | Oussama Zemraoui |
| 24 | DF | MAR | Ayoub Boucheta |
| 25 | MF | BFA | Stephane Aziz Ki |
| 27 | MF | COD | Joseph Bakasu |
| 28 | FW | MAR | Walid Nassi |
| 29 | MF | MAR | Hamza Sakhi |
| 32 | GK | MAR | Youssef El Motie |
| 33 | MF | BRA | Pedrinho |
| 34 | DF | MAR | Mohamed Bouchouari |
| 36 | GK | MAR | Omar Aqzdaou |
| 52 | FW | MAR | Chamss Eddine El Allaly |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | |
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Mohamed Amine Benhachem |
| Assistant coaches | Abdessamad Ouarrad Brahim Nekkach |
| Goalkeepers coach | Zouhair Laaroubi |
| Data analyst | Agdal Tarek |
| Tactical analyst | Elhadji Abdoulaye Seck |
| Set-piece coach | Fouad Taalat |
| Physical trainer | Idriss Saissi Hassani |
| Technical manager | Hassan Benabicha |
| Position | Name |
| President | Hicham Ait Menna |
| Vice President / Disciplinary Commission | N/A |
| Deputy Secretary General | |
| Legal Commission | |
| General Treasurer | |
| Assistant Treasurer | |
| Organizing committee | |
| Committee and Strategy and Development | |
| Infrastructure Commission, human and material resources | |
| Commission Rules and Regulations | |
| Marketing and Communications Committee | |
| Commission for External Relations | |
| Commission Technical Team | |
| Finance Commission | |
| Commission and media relations | |
| Commission Fair Play | |
| Women's Commission |
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