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Wydad Athletic Club
File:Logo-wac-2019.png
Full nameWydad Athletic Club
Nickname(s)Wydad al-ouma
Short nameWAC
Founded8 May 1937; 87 years ago (8 May 1937)
GroundStade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
Capacity45,000
PresidentSaid Naciri
Head CoachFaouzi Benzarti
LeagueBotola IAM Pro
2018–191st
Websitehttps://wac.ma
Current season

Wydad Athletic Club (Berber language Imaziɣen: ⵡⵢⴷⴰⴷ ⴰⵜⵀⵍⴻⵜⵉⵛ ⵛⵍⵓⴱ) (Template:Lang-ar, Arabic pronunciation: [naːdiː‿l.wydaːd arːiyːadˤiː]), commonly known as WAC, also called Wydad of Nation is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca, Morocco, best known for its football team which is considered as the most titled team in Moroccan football with 48 titles.

Wydad has won a record of 20 Moroccan league titles and 9 Moroccan Cups and 8 Moroccan Super Cup. In continental competitions the club has won 2 CAF Champions League, 1 CAF Cup Winners, 1 CAF Super Cup, 1 Afro-Asian Club Championship, 1 Arab Club Champions Cup, 1 Arab Super Cup, 3 North African Championship, 3 North African Super Cup, 1 North African Cup, 1 Mohammed V Trophy.

History

The first section of the 'WYDAD Athletic Club ("WAC") to be created was the Waterpolo section on May 8, 1937. The members of the first management committee of WAC team was Haj Mohamed Benjelloun (President), Maitre Mohamed Zarouk, Mohamed Ben Lahsan, Haj Mohamed Ben Mohamed Ben Lahsan Benjelloun, Ralph Botbol, Charles Benchetrit, Bienvenu, Lucien Bilikrinieu, Pierre André, Boravel, and Croné Vivirel.

Other sections where created for the Moroccan team as time went by, such as basketball in 1938 and football, which was created by Haj Tounsi alias Père Jégo in 1939. Today, there are a total of fourteen sections, including volleyball, handball, boxing, wrestling, cycling, badminton, track and field, swimming, rugby, and hockey.

There are several versions of the story of the origin of the club's name, but the version found in Ahmed Lahrizi's book Wydad Volume 1 is the most widespread and the most plausible. According to the book, during the frequent meetings which led to the creation of the club, one of the founding members arrived late after watching the latest film of the legendary Egyptian actress and singer Oum Kaltoum, Wydad (in Arabic, "Wydad" means "Love"). This incident inspired the founders to give the name to the club.

Before independence (1935–1955)

Creation and early Wydad (1937–1940)

Wydad in 1939-40 season

The creation of Wydad was very difficult at the time. Indeed, the context was marked by the French protectorate of Morocco. The origin of its creation is synonymous with the club omnisport indeed because during this time the port of Casablanca was surrounded by swimming pools and access to it should be part of a club, but clubs were all directed by settlers. From the 1935–36 season, several Moroccan Muslims and Jews were able to enjoy the swimming pools of the city registering well on its clubs. But when the number of Muslims grew rapidly worried that the French authorities sent him the natives clubs. It was after this came the idea of creating a club for Moroccans. But it was not easy because after several requests to the French authorities for the creation of the club, whenever requests were unanswered, future presidents Wydad decided to contact the Franco-Moroccan and this is where the General Nogues personally intervened to allow the creation of Wydad. Thus was created the Wydad Athletic Club on the 8th of May 1937. The name Wydad is unknown to this day, in fact many historians bring their explanations, but the historian Ahmed Lahrizi, author of the epic Wydad is the best known is widespread as this, when the first meeting of the first committee of Wydad, a person wanting to call, Mohamed Benjelloun who arrived late because he watched the last film of the great singer Arab Oum Kalthoum entitled Wydad (Love) and thus the first Moroccan club history was called Wydad Athletic Club. The first section of the club was that of water-polo and after a proposal by the first President, Mohamed Benjelloun, it was decided to set up several other sections and this is through this initiative that the football section Wydad was created in 1939.

Wydad played its first game against defending champion USM Casablanca as part of the first day of the championship in what is a criterion of war in September 1939. This meeting was the first of Wydad ended in defeat with a score of two goals to one. The first scorer was Abdelkader Lakhmiri. During this first season Wydad it was not a championship that was played but a true test of war called cutting war because of the Second World War. The first edition of this competition was played so in the context of the 1939–40 season and ended with a victory for the USM Casablanca facing the new team what Wydad. One who had played his first match against USM and had also faced rematch is still faced in the final after an incredible journey that has to qualify. The meeting was ended with a score of 1–0 at Stade Philippe to Casablanca. 1939/40 : Champion of Chaouia League 1940 : Winner of Moroccan Super Cup 1940 : Runner-up of Moroccan Cup

The following season was also a criterion of war except that this time Wydad fails the same course as in the previous season. The Reds began the competition in a group comprising a total of nine groups or they managed to skilled in the finals. The final phase started from the quarter-finals where finally, the WAC is beaten by the Olympic Khouribga to score a 1–0. And finally. 1940/41 : Runner-up of Chaouia League.

Promotion and Honour Division d'Honneur (1941–1947)

Wydad in 1941-42 season

After playing two seasons in cutting the war, the French authorities under the orders of the Vichy regime decided to play the championship again at war. Despite the very good performance of Wydad, the French authorities decided to Wydad play in the second division and not first. One of the main reasons is the fact that the federation at the time was managed by teams of 1st Division. Despite these injustices, Wydad managed to be the first in their pool and in the context of a game between the dam at Ittihad Ribati, he succeeds in beating up the latter by a goal to nil. For fear that Wydad up in the first division, the federation decided to play another game the opponent this time in the Athletic Union of Meknes. This encounter was played behind closed doors in Meknes and during the month of Ramadan. The team was composed meknassis majority of non-Muslims opposed to Wydad. But finally Wydad thanks to a goal from Ben Messaoud to 12 minute first successful rising after receiving a letter from the federation confirming the rise in 1st division. 1941/42 : Champion of Moroccan Championship D2 1941/42 : Runner-up of Chaouia League.

The next season after winning the championship promotion honor is the 2nd level football league in Morocco and after winning his matches dams, Wydad newly promoted division plays of honor is 'equivalent of first division football league in Morocco. During this season, Wydad had a good run, finishing in the top three of their group to play the final round, which begins from the second round. And after a very good run, Wydad reached the final of the chicken and confronts the USM Casablanca club already encountered in regional chickens. Wydad fails to win his first title in this competition and was beaten on the score of 2–0. 1942/43 : Champion of Chaouia League. 1942/43 : Runner-up of Moroccan Championship.

During the season 1943–44, the red and white ends the year with a balance of the quarter-finals after several victories, the club face Fedala score on the river 2–0. Also noteworthy during this season package of USM Casablanca. In 1944–45, the club managed the final qualification in the pool but was eliminated by the Association Sportive Marrakech Marrakech often called SAM despite a victory in the second round against the ASM score of 3–0.

The 1945–46 season is one of the best in the club since its inception as Wydad won the regional championship with a total of more than 62 points or 19 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. After winning the title, Wydad qualifies for final round where he was defeated by the USM Casablanca final score of 3–1. Despite this defeat, the balance of the season is rather positive. During the 1946–47 season, the club honors its first participation in the North African Cup but failed to move beyond sixteenth-finals following a defeat club Fedala the most minimal scores a 1–0. In the league, the WAC failed to win the title.

Early titles and independence (1947–1956)

Wydad Casablanca in 1955

It will took more than nine years for Wydad can finally win his first championship first division. In a group of eight clubs, Wydad played fourteen matches and won six, lost two and drawn six transfers.Moroccan Iyad El Baz helped win Wydad's first ever trophy. During the same season Wydad participates in the North African championship football championship with the title won and even managed to win by beating the US Athletic score of 4–2. Wydad will also participate in the African Cup of Northern football season 1948–49 is a competition organized by the Union of North African league football that it is made up of five leagues is that of the Morocco, Tunisia, Algiers, Oran and Constantine. The competition began for Wydad in the knockout final against Red Star of Algiers. The match ended in a victory for Wydad Casablanca score of 3–1. Then, in the quarter-finals, he must face the USM Bone or he managed to climb in the semi-finals with a victory on the score of 2–1. Continuing his journey, he must then face the Olympic Hussein Dey, club league Algiers. This meeting was a massacre ending with a victory on the score of 3–0 while the club qualified for the finals is a club and even Casablanca Moroccan who managed to beat the Sports Club Hammam Lif on the modest score of 1–0. this club is in fact the US Athletic. The final was held in Casablanca in 1949, is opposed both clubs are Wydad Casablanca that and the US Athletic and after 90 minutes of play, Wydad won the competition for the first time in its history with a victory on the score of 2–1. During the same season he also managed to win a Championship North African football when editing played as mini-league since it was the team with the most points wins the championship, he also won another championship, so it is the first club which has tripled something which nobody has done throughout history. During the following season Wydad fails to succeed on a hat-trick but doubled. So he won the Moroccan championship for the third time in its history and a row with a total of more than 57 points and won the championship of North African football by beating the Athletic Union Muslim Oran on the score 4–0 in Algiers on 28 May 1950.

During the 1950–51 season, Wydad continues its momentum by winning the national championship but was beaten in the final of the African Cup North face SC Bel-Abbes on the score 1–0. It also managed not to win the championship of North Africa that it was under the control of Wydad three seasons.

During the last season played before independence, Wydad won his fifth and last championship title before Moroccan independence. Participating teams in this championship was twelve in number counting Wydad. During the same season, the Reds were beaten in the final of the championship of North Africa to Casablanca in the face of Esperance Sportive de Guelma score of 2–1.

After independence (1956–present)

Wydad in 2010–11 season

Wydad Casablanca were crowned champions of Africa after defeating Egyptian giants Al Ahly 2–1 on aggregate in the 2017 CAF Champions League final.

In January 2018, the team sacked their coach Hussein Amotta, after a poor first half of the season.[1] "We respect the coach but we are all working for Wydad and so that's why we took the decision to end Hussein Amotta's contract and we wish him all the best," the club said in a statement.

Crest

Supporters

The northern part of the Stade Mohammed V is occupied by the supporters of Wydad Athletic Club, we distinguish mainly three types of supporters: the members of the supporters' associations, the Ultras Winners members and the independents who do not belong to any group of supporters.

Stade Mohammed V – Casablanca
Supporters of Wydad Casablanca in Stade Mohammed V

Honours

National competitions

Winners (20): 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
Winners (9): 1969–70, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01
Winners (8): 1940, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1966, 1969, 1995, 1999
  • Chaouia League
Winners (5): 1939–40, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46
Winners: 1941–42
  • Chaouia Cup
Winners: 1947
  • Independence Cup
Winners: 1956

International Competitions

Winners (2): 1992, 2017
Winners: 2002
Winners: 1993
Winners: 2018
Winners: 1989
Winners: 1992
Winners (3): 1948, 1949, 1950
Winners (3): 1949, 1950, 1951
Winners: 1949
Winners: 1979

Regional competitions

  • Georges Super Cup
Winner (1): 1941
  • Toussaint Super Cup
Winner (1): 1948
  • Opening Season Cup
Winner (1): 1952

Friendly Competitions

  • Ahmed Antifit Tournament
Winner (9): 1988, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2017
Runner-up (2): 2008, 2011
  • Fête Mouloud Tournament
Winner(1): 1941
  • Fête Aïd Seghir Tournament
Winner(1): 1941
  • Fête of Throne
Winner(1): 1941
  • New Year Tournament
Winner(1): 1944
  • Belhachmi Tournament
Winner(1): 1945
  • Six Cup
Winner(1): 1946
  • Léopold Sauvaire Cup
Winner(1): 1947
  • 16 November Cup
Winner(1): 1955
  • Green Walk Tournament
Winner(1): 1975
  • Meknès International Tournament
Winner(1): 1979
  • Mohamed Benjelloun Trophy
Winner(1): 1980
  • Independence Tournament
Winner(1): 1983
  • Pescara International Tournament
Winner(1): 1988
  • El Jedida International Tournament
Winner(1): 1989
  • Dalas International Cup
Winner(1): 1996
  • Vicente Lucas Trophy
Winner(1): 2014
  • Tabouk International Cup
Winner(1): 2016

Junior

  • Botola
Champion(15): 1948/49, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1974/75, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1979/80, 1982/83, 1984/85, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1993/94, 2002/03, 2012/13, 2016/17
Vice-champion: 2014/15, 2018/19
  • UNAF Champions League
Champion(1): 1949

Direction

Wydad Committee since 2014
Name Post
Said Naciri President
Idriss Benhima Vice President / Disciplinary Commission
Jamal Rahmani Vice President
Othmane Chrif Alami Vice President
Maati Warit Deputy Secretary General
Salaheddine Chenguiti Legal Commission
Nouredine Benkiran General Treasurer
Abdelkader Kadiri Hassani Assistant Treasurer
Ramzi Berrada Organizing committee
Idris Slaoui Committee and Strategy and Development
Mohamed Gayate Infrastructure Commission, human and material resources
Salaheddine Aboulghali Commission Rules and Regulations
Karim Benchekroune Marketing and Communications Committee
Otmane Cherif Alami Commission for External Relations
Hafid El Akram Commission Technical Team
Karim Fath Finance Commission
Rachid Chrifi Alaoui Commission and media relations
Amina Lamrani Commission Fair Play
Fatima Aouam Women's Commission

Recent performance in CAF competitions

1987 – Second Round
1991 – Quarter-finals
1992 – Champion
1993 – Second Round
1994 – Second Round
2007 – Second Round
2011 – Runner-up
2016 – Semi-finals
2017 – Champion
2018 – Quarter final
2018–19 – final
2019–20 – registred
2004 – Second Round of 16
2007 – Second Round of 16
2012 – Group stage
2013 – Second round
1993 – Runner-up
2003 – Runner-up
2018 – Champion
1998 – Semi-finals
2002 – Champion
2003 – Semi-finals
1999 – Runner-up
2000 – Second Round
2001 – Quarter-finals

Current squad

As of 01 May 2019[2]

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 Morocco MAR Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
2 MF Morocco MAR Anas El Asbahi
3 DF Morocco MAR Achraf Dari
4 MF Morocco MAR Salaheddine Saidi
5 FW Morocco MAR Zouhair El Moutaraji
6 MF Morocco MAR Brahim Nekkach (1st captain)
7 FW Morocco MAR Mohamed Ounajem
8 DF Morocco MAR Badr Gaddarine
9 MF Nigeria NGA Michael Babatunde
10 FW Liberia LBR William Jebor
11 FW Morocco MAR Ismail Haddad
12 GK Morocco MAR Badereddine Benaachour
14 MF Morocco MAR Faycal Haddadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Morocco MAR Naïm Aarab
17 FW Morocco MAR Badie Aouk
18 MF Morocco MAR Walid El Karti
19 FW Morocco MAR Amin Tighazoui
20 FW Morocco MAR Ayman El Hassouni
21 MF Morocco MAR Yahya Jabrane
22 DF Morocco MAR Ayoub El Amloud
24 MF Morocco MAR Hmaza Elowasti
25 FW Nigeria NGA Gabriel Okechukwu
26 GK Morocco MAR Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
28 DF Morocco MAR Abdelatif Noussir (2nd captain)
29 DF Ivory Coast CIV Cheick Comara
30 DF Morocco MAR Mohamed Nahiri

On loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— {{{pos}}} Morocco MAR Mehdi Daghogi (MAS)
-- MF Morocco MAR Youssef Shouyekh (Racing Casablanca)
— {{{pos}}} Morocco MAR Mouhcine Mouhtadi

Loan Deals Expired 30 June 2017.

Managers

Presidents

Notes

  1. ^ Al-Batash had his first spell started from 1972; then at his second spell, he won three consecutive league titles: 1975–1976, 1976–1977 and 1977–1978.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Moroccan and African champions Wydad Casablanca sack coach Amotta". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Effectif de l'Equipe Pro". www.wac.ma/ (in French). Wydad Casablanca.
  3. ^ المدربون المتوجين في البطولة (in Arabic). adrare.net. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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