2017–18 Wydad Casablanca season

The 2017–18 season is Wydad Casablanca's 78th season in existence and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They will be competing in Botola, the 2017 CAF Champions League, the 2018 CAF Champions League and the Throne Cup.

Wydad Casablanca
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: Group stage
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

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 Zouheir Laaroubii (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

Overview

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 N/A 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

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Hassania Agadir 30 13 12 5 40 22 +18 51[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2]
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) Champion.
Notes:
  1. 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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

Matches

10 September 2017 1 Wydad Casablanca 1–3 FUS Rabat Casablanca
21:30
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Hassan Rahmani
10 November 2017 2 Rapide Oued Zem 1–1 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca Rabat
18:00 Report Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
19 November 2017 8 Wydad Casablanca 0–0 Racing de Casablanca Rabat
20:00 Report Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
Referee: Karim Sabri
22 November 2017 4 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca Khouribga
16:00 Report
Stadium: Complexe OCP
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
29 November 2017 5 Moghreb Tétouan 1–2 Wydad Casablanca Tétouan
16:00
  • Ismaili  26'
Stadium: Stade Saniat Rmel
Referee: Adil Zourak
18 December 2017 12 Wydad Casablanca 0–1 IR Tanger Rabat
16:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Moulay Abdellah
Referee: Youssef Haraoui
21 December 2017 6 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca Agadir
19:00
Report Stadium: Stade Adrar
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
28 December 2017 14 Wydad Casablanca 0–1 Olympic Safi Rabat
16:00 Report
  • Attiatallah  23'
Stadium: Complexe Sportif Moulay Abdallah
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
31 December 2017 15 Chabab Atlas Khénifra 0–0 Wydad Casablanca Khénifra
16:00 Report Stadium: Stade Municipal de Khenifra
Referee: Abderrahim El Yaakoubi
4 January 2018 7 RSB Berkane 2–1 Wydad Casablanca Oujda
15:30
Report
  • Daho  32'
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur D'oujda
Referee: Adil Zaourak
8 January 2018 11 Kawkab Marrakesh 2–1 Wydad Casablanca Marrakech
20:00
  • El Haki  22'
  • El Baraka  89'
Report
  • Daho  16'
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Taoufik Gourar
10 February 2018 10 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca Rabat
  • Anouar  37', 89' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
Referee: Redoane Jiyed
18 February 2018 17 Wydad Casablanca 3–1 Rapide Oued Zem Casablanca
Report
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Abderrahim El Yaakoubi
28 February 2018 18 Wydad Casablanca 3–1 FAR de Rabat Casablanca
Report
  • Ijroten  40'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
4 March 2018 19 Difaâ El Jadidi 0–1 Wydad Casablanca El Jadida
Report
Stadium: Stade El Abdi
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
11 March 2018 20 Wydad Casablanca 0–0 Moghreb Tétouan Casablanca
Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Mohamed Nhayeh
29 March 2018 21 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 0–0 Wydad Casablanca Al Hoceima
Report Stadium: Stade Mimoun Al Arsi
25 April 2018 22 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca Casablanca
Stadium: Stade Père-Jégo
Referee: Jalal Jiyed
8 April 2018 24 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca Casablanca
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Redouane Jiyed
21 April 2018 26 Wydad Casablanca 4–1 Kawkab Marrakesh Casablanca
Report
  • Amimi  89'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Samir Guezzaz
29 April 2018 27 IR Tanger 0–0 Wydad Casablanca Tanger
17:00 Report Stadium: Stade Marshan
Referee: Abderrahim Yaacoubi
9 May 2018 28 Wydad Casablanca 1–0 Hassania Agadir Casablanca
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Referee: Adil Zourak
12 May 2018 29 Olympic Safi 1–1 Wydad Casablanca Safi
20:00 Report
Stadium: Stade El Massira
Referee: Hicham Tiazi
20 May 2018 30 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca Marrakech
22:00 Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
27 August 2017 R32 2nd leg Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca 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 Casablanca Oujda
16:00
Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur D'oujda
Referee: Redouane Jiyed

2017 CAF Champions League

knockout stage

Quarter-finals

17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) First leg Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca 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

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

Final

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

FIFA Club World Cup

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) Second round Pachuca 1–0 (a.e.t.) Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca 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

24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) Wydad Casablanca 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

First round

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07) First leg Wydad Casablanca 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)
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) Second leg Williamsville AC 2–0 Wydad Casablanca Abidjan
16:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Robert Champroux
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Group stage

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC HOR MSD TGP
1 Wydad Casablanca 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 Casablanca Pretoria
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
15 May 2018 (2018-05-15) Matchday 2 Wydad Casablanca 3–0 AS Togo-Port Casablanca
19:00 UTC±0
Report Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBotolaThrone CupChampions LeagueOther[lower-alpha 1]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Yassine El Kharroubi 6060000000
22 GK Zouhair Laâroubi 240210100020
12 GK Badreddine Benachour 6030200010
Defenders
16 DF Naïm Aarab 10181100010
13 DF Youssef Rabeh 10090000010
5 DF Amine Atouchi 285224410020
29 DF Cheick Comara 251211200020
DF Achraf Dari 3030000000
15 DF Abdelhamid El Kaoutari 4040000000
28 DF Abdelatif Noussir 303263200020
30 DF Mohamed Nahiri 248228000020
27 DF Zakaria El Hachimi 150130100010
8 DF Badr Gaddarine 9070100010
Midfielders
24 MF Jamel Aït Ben Idir 7050100010
6 MF Brahim Nekkach 270220300020
4 MF Salaheddine Saidi 300270000030
14 MF Faycal Haddadi 0000000000
2 MF Anas El Asbahi 5140110000
11 MF Ismail Haddad 256225000031
19 MF Amin Tighazoui 317286100021
21 MF Rachid Housni 120100200000
10 MF Walid El Karti 281231200030
19 DF Daniel Nii Adjei 1010000000
Forwards
23 FW Chisom Chikatara 5141000010
7 FW Mohamed Ounajem 152142100000
25 FW Alejandro Quintana 142132000010
9 FW Mohammed Aoulad 205164210020
20 FW Ayman El Hassouni 140130000010
FW Hicham Massaki 1010000000
Players transferred out during the season
25 DF Mohamed Ouattara 5020200010
26 MF Abdeladim Khadrouf 162111310020
17 FW Achraf Bencharki 8150210010
FW Guillaume Nicaise Daho 153123200010
37 FW Reda Hajhouj 13190200021

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

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
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 Player To club Transfer fee Source
14 January 2018FW Reda Hajhouj USM AlgerFree transfer[10]
22 January 2018FW Achraf Bencharki Al-Hilal9,000,000 $[11]

References

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