Moroccan classico

Moroccan Classico
LocationMorocco (Rabat and Casablanca)
Teams
First meetingAS FAR 1–0 Wydad AC
1958–59 Moroccan Throne Cup
(6 December 1959)
Latest meetingWydad AC 2–1 AS FAR
2024–25 Botola Pro
(3 May 2025)
StadiumsStade Mohammed V (Casablanca)
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat)
Statistics
Meetings total146
Most winsWydad AC (47)
Largest victoryAS FAR 0–5 Wydad AC
2016–17 Botola
(23 October 2016)

The Moroccan Classico is the name given to matches between Wydad AC and AS FAR football clubs from Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco.[1][2][3]

This match is a rivalry between two of the most important and successful clubs in Moroccan football, and the most decorated, as Wydad leads the list of teams with the most Botola titles, and FAR leads the list of clubs with the most Throne Cup wins.

On the other hand, this match can be considered a geographical rivalry, given that one of the clubs belongs to Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco, and the other to Rabat, the country's capital.

History

Foundation and Beginnings

Wydad AC (Wydad Athletic Club) was founded on May 8, 1937, in Casablanca by a group of nationalist intellectuals and resistance members during the French Protectorate. The aim was to establish a club that represented the Moroccan people and promoted national spirit while ensuring independence from any colonial influence. The club began its activities with a football section and other sports departments, playing its first official matches at a stadium in the Derb el-Melah neighborhood before later moving to the Mohammed V Stadium.

Among the prominent founders were Chérif El Hafi, Abdelrahim Nemli, Mohamed Bensalem, and Père Jégo, who became the club’s first coach and helped lay the team’s technical foundations. Wydad started its journey in local amateur competitions before gradually ascending to the first division in 1942, achieving its first major titles in the 1940s.

In contrast, AS FAR (Sports Association of the Royal Armed Forces) was established on September 1, 1958, through an initiative of the military institution and with the blessing of King Hassan II. Its goal was to create a club representing the Royal Armed Forces and participating in official competitions. The team was part of a multi-sport association, with football as its main focus. The club’s official colors are red, black, and green. AS FAR won the Throne Cup in its first season and quickly advanced to the top division, becoming a direct competitor to Wydad in the Moroccan league.

Results

Key

Colors

  Wydad win
  Draw
  FAR win

Botola Pro

These are the meetings in the Botola

Season Date Home team Score Away team Goals (Home) Goals (Away)
1959–1960 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1960–1961 FAR 1–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1961–1962 FAR 1–2 Wydad
Wydad 1–2 FAR
1962–1963 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1963–1964 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1964–1965 FAR 1–1 Wydad
Wydad 0–0 FAR
1966–1967 FAR 1–1 Wydad
Wydad 0–0 FAR
1967–1968 FAR 1–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1968–1969 FAR 1–1 Wydad
Wydad 1–0 FAR
1969–1970 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 0–1 FAR
1970–1971 FAR 1–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–0 FAR
1971–1972 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 2–1 FAR
1972–1973 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–2 FAR
1973–1974 FAR 1–1 Wydad
Wydad 2–2 FAR
1974–1975 FAR 2–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–0 FAR
1975–1976 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 3–0 FAR
1976–1977 FAR 2–0 Wydad
Wydad 3–1 FAR
1977–1978 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–0 FAR
1978–1979 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 2–1 FAR
1979–1980 FAR 3–0 Wydad
Wydad 4–1 FAR
1980–1981 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 0–3 FAR
1981–1982 FAR 1–1 Wydad
Wydad 2–2 FAR
1982–1983 FAR 1–4 Wydad
Wydad 1–0 FAR
1983–1984 FAR 1–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1984–1985 FAR 2–1 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1985–1986 FAR 2–0 Wydad
Wydad 0–0 FAR
1986–1987 FAR 2–2 Wydad
Wydad 0–0 FAR
1987–1988 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 0–0 FAR
1988–1989 FAR 1–0 Wydad
Wydad 0–0 FAR
1989–1990 FAR 3–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–0 FAR
1990–1991 FAR 0–1 Wydad
Wydad 3–1 FAR
1991–1992 FAR 2–2 Wydad
Wydad 0–0 FAR
1992–1993 FAR 1–1 Wydad Anaflous Daoudi (28)
Wydad 2–0 FAR Fertout (?, ?)
1993–1994 FAR 2–2 Wydad
Wydad 2–2 FAR Daoudi, Chafik El Hadrioui, Ouchla
1994–1995 FAR 1–1 Wydad
Wydad 1–3 FAR Allali (70) Laghrissi (9, 45, 90)
1995–1996 FAR 0–3 Wydad Loumari (20, 43 p., 88)
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1996–1997 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
1997–1998 FAR 2–0 Wydad
Wydad 2–1 FAR
1998–1999 FAR 2–1 Wydad
Wydad 3–1 FAR
1999–2000 FAR 1–1 Wydad
Wydad 3–3 FAR
2000–2001 FAR 0–3 Wydad
Wydad 3–3 FAR Abrami, Kassab, Raji Foulouh, Armoumen, Ouchla
2001–2002 FAR 0–3 Wydad Mabrouk (43, ?), Benchrifa
Wydad 1–0 FAR
2002–2003 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–1 FAR
2003–2004 Wydad 0–0 FAR
FAR 0–0 Wydad
2004–2005 Wydad 1–0 FAR Benchrifa (76)
FAR 0–0 Wydad
2005–2006 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 1–0 FAR El Brazi
2006–2007 FAR 0–1 Wydad Toure (32)
Wydad 1–0 FAR Ajraoui (10)
2007–2008 Wydad 0–0 FAR
FAR 1–2 Wydad
2008–2009 FAR 2–0 Wydad Bendriss (70), Kaddioui (74)
Wydad 0–0 FAR
2009–2010 FAR 1–0 Wydad Jaouad (14)
Wydad 1–0 FAR Sekkat (35 p.)
2010–2011 Wydad 1–1 FAR Iajour (11) Kabli (45+2)
FAR 1–1 Wydad Ouaddouch (23) Allaoui (33)
2011–2012 FAR 2–2 Wydad Fellah (20), Kabli (76) Mouithys (31 p.), Lemsen (70)
Wydad 2–0 FAR Kone (75), Houassi (86)
2012–2013 FAR 2–0 Wydad Aqqal (20, 58)
Wydad 0–1 FAR Jounaid (38)
2013–2014 Wydad 2–1 FAR Evouna (19), Ondama (37) Berrahma (71)
FAR 1–1 Wydad Naghmi (5) Evouna (62)
2014–2015 FAR 1–2 Wydad Berrahma (87) Berrabeh (17), Evouna (73)
Wydad 2–0 FAR Atouchi (71), Ondama (88)
2015–2016 Wydad 4–2 FAR Hajhouj (38), El Karti (63), El Moutaraji (70, 90+3) Tair (75), El Yousfi (85)
FAR 0–2 Wydad El Karti (40), Ondama (79)
2016–2017 FAR 0–5 Wydad Bencharki (31), Rabeh (40), Saidi (80), Jebor (87 p.), Ondama (88)
Wydad 1–1 FAR Jebor (86) El Yousfi (18)
2017–2018 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 3–1 FAR El Haddad (10), Nahiri (17), Tighazoui (33) Ijroten (40)
2018–2019 Wydad 1–0 FAR El Karti (43)
FAR 1–1 Wydad Berrahma (90+6 p.) Jebor (12 p.)
2019–2020 Wydad 1–0 FAR Aouk (69 p.)
FAR 1–1 Wydad Goudali (85) El Haddad (17)
2020–2021 FAR 0–0 Wydad
Wydad 2–0 FAR El Moutaraji (22, 49)
2021–2022 FAR 0–1 Wydad Ellafi (61)
Wydad 3–0 FAR Mbenza (25), Jabrane (90+3 p.) Haimoud (90+5)
2022–2023 FAR 3–0 Wydad Slim (4), Hammoudan (31), Guede (78)
Wydad 1–1 FAR Borges (45+6 o.g.) Aboulfath (90+7 o.g.)
2023–2024 FAR 3–1 Wydad Naji (58), Ait Ouarkhane, (85), Diakité (90) Jabrane (45+12 p.)
13 April 2024 Wydad 0–1 FAR Hrimat (45+1)
2024–2025 19 December 2024 FAR 2–2 Wydad Hrimat (4), El Fahli (49) Zemraoui (14), Rayhi (18)
3 May 2025 Wydad 2–1 FAR Obeng (32), Lorch (67) Hadraf (57)

Throne Cup

These are the meetings in the Moroccan Throne Cup

# Season Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (Home) Goals (Away)
1 1958–1959 1/8 Final FAR 1–0 Wydad
2 1960–1961 1/2 Final First leg Wydad 2–0 FAR
3 Second leg FAR 1–0 Wydad
4 1966–1967 1/4 Final FAR 1–0 Wydad
5 1967–1968 1/8 Final First leg Wydad 1–1 FAR
6 Second leg FAR 0–0 [a] Wydad
7 1980–1981 1/16 Final First leg FAR 1–2 Wydad
8 Second leg FAR 0–0 Wydad
9 1988–1989 1/2 Final Wydad 3–2 FAR Ndao (?, ?), Nader (?) Laghrissi (?), Anaflous (?)
10 1993–1994 1/2 Final FAR 0–1 Wydad Fertout (55)
11 1997–1998 Final FAR 1–2 Wydad
12 2002–2003 11 January 2004 Final FAR 1–0 Wydad Abdessadek (5)
13 2003–2004 28 November 2004 Final FAR 0–0 [b] Wydad
14 2006–2007 1/2 Final FAR 1–1 [c] Wydad
15 2008–2009 1/4 Final FAR 0–0 [d] Wydad
16 2018–2019 24 September 2019 1/16 Final Wydad 1–3 FAR El Kaabi (90) Guede (50), Slim (86, 90+3)
  1. ^ FAR won 8–7 on penalties.
  2. ^ FAR won 3–0 on penalties.
  3. ^ FAR won 4–3 on penalties.
  4. ^ FAR won 4–2 on penalties.

Statistics

Overall match statistics

As of 3 May 2025
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals
FAR WAC FAR WAC
Botola Pro 130 25 42 63 104 133
Throne Cup 16 5 5 6 13 13
Total 145 30 47 69 117 146

Honours

  •    Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
AS FAR Competition Wydad AC
Domestic
13 Botola Pro 22
12 Moroccan Throne Cup 9
4 Moroccan Super Cup (defunct) 0
29 Aggregate 31
Continental
1 CAF Champions League 3
1 CAF Confederation Cup 0
0 CAF Super Cup 1
0 African Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) 1
0 Afro-Asian Club Championship (defunct) 1
2 Aggregate 6
Regional
0 Arab Club Champions Cup 1
0 Arab Super Cup (defunct) 1
0 North African Championship (defunct) 3
0 North African Cup (defunct) 1
0 Aggregate 6
31 Total Aggregate 43

Head-to-head ranking (1957–2025)

P. 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8
9 9 9 9
10
11 11
12 12 12
13
14 14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Records

Personnel at both clubs

Players

FAR then Wydad
Salaheddine Saidi
Wydad then FAR
Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti

Managers

FAR then Wydad
Wydad then FAR

See also

References

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