Moroccan Classico

Moroccan Classico
LocationMorocco (Rabat and Casablanca)
Teams
First meetingWydad AC 0–1 AS FAR
1958–59 Moroccan Throne Cup
(6 December 1958)
Latest meetingWydad AC 1–2 AS FAR
2025–26 Botola Pro
(4 Mars 2026)
StadiumsStade Mohammed V (Casablanca)
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat)
Statistics
Meetings total147
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 was 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)
1 1959–1960 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
2 Wydad 1–1 FAR
3 1960–1961 FAR 1–0 Wydad –
4 Wydad 1–1 FAR
5 1961–1962 FAR 1–2 Wydad
6 Wydad 1–2 FAR
7 1962–1963 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
8 Wydad 1–1 FAR
9 1963–1964 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
10 Wydad 1–1 FAR
11 1964–1965 FAR 1–1 Wydad
12 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
13 1966–1967 FAR 1–1 Wydad
14 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
15 1967–1968 FAR 1–0 Wydad –
16 Wydad 1–1 FAR
17 1968–1969 FAR 1–1 Wydad
18 Wydad 1–0 FAR –
19 1969–1970 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
20 Wydad 0–1 FAR –
21 1970–1971 FAR 1–0 Wydad –
22 Wydad 1–0 FAR –
23 1971–1972 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
24 Wydad 2–1 FAR
25 1972–1973 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
26 Wydad 1–2 FAR
27 1973–1974 FAR 1–1 Wydad
28 Wydad 2–2 FAR
29 1974–1975 FAR 2–0 Wydad –
30 Wydad 1–0 FAR –
31 1975–1976 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
32 Wydad 3–0 FAR –
33 1976–1977 FAR 2–0 Wydad –
34 Wydad 3–1 FAR
35 1977–1978 Wydad 1–0 FAR Shaita (57) –
36 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
37 1978–1979 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
38 Wydad 2–1 FAR
39 1979–1980 FAR 3–0 Wydad –
40 Wydad 4–1 FAR
41 1980–1981 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
42 Wydad 0–3 FAR –
43 1981–1982 FAR 1–1 Wydad
44 Wydad 2–2 FAR
45 1982–1983 FAR 1–4 Wydad
46 Wydad 1–0 FAR –
47 1983–1984 FAR 1–0 Wydad –
48 Wydad 1–1 FAR
49 1984–1985 FAR 2–1 Wydad
50 Wydad 1–1 FAR
51 1985–1986 FAR 2–0 Wydad –
52 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
53 1986–1987 FAR 2–2 Wydad
54 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
55 1987–1988 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
56 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
57 1988–1989 FAR 1–0 Wydad –
58 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
59 1989–1990 FAR 3–0 Wydad –
60 Wydad 1–0 FAR –
61 1990–1991 FAR 0–1 Wydad –
62 Wydad 3–1 FAR Ndao (?, ?), Daoudi (? p.) Anaflous (?)
63 1991–1992 FAR 2–2 Wydad
64 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
65 1992–1993 Wydad 2–0 FAR Fertout (8, 60) –
66 FAR 1–1 Wydad Anaflous (?) Daoudi (28)
67 1993–1994 Wydad 2–2 FAR Daoudi (?), Chafik (?) El Hadrioui (?), Ouchla (?)
68 FAR 2–2 Wydad
69 1994–1995 FAR 1–1 Wydad
70 Wydad 1–3 FAR Allali (70) Laghrissi (9, 45, 90)
71 1995–1996 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
72 FAR 0–3 Wydad – Loumari (20, 43 p., 88)
73 1996–1997 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
74 Wydad 1–1 FAR
75 1997–1998 FAR 2–0 Wydad –
76 Wydad 2–1 FAR
77 1998–1999 FAR 2–1 Wydad
78 6 February 1999 Wydad 3–1 FAR Abdelfattah (?), Chbouki (?), Termina (?) Fadli (?)
79 1999–2000 3 October 1999 FAR 1–1 Wydad
80 2 April 2000 Wydad 3–3 FAR
81 2000–2001 4 November 2000 FAR 0–3 Wydad – El Afoui (?, ?), Allali (? p.)
82 1 Mars 2001 Wydad 3–3 FAR Abrami (45+3), Kessab (72), Raji (78) Foulouh (26), Armoumen (50), Ouchla (90+5)
83 2001–2002 14 October 2001 FAR 0–3 Wydad – Mabrouk (43, ?), Benchrifa (?)
84 17 February 2002 Wydad 1–0 FAR –
85 2002–2003 22 December 2002 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
86 4 May 2003 Wydad 1–1 FAR
87 2003–2004 15 October 2003 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
88 6 Mars 2004 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
89 2004–2005 31 October 2004 Wydad 1–0 FAR Benchrifa (76) –
90 27 Mars 2005 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
91 2005–2006 23 November 2005 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
92 8 Mars 2006 Wydad 1–0 FAR El Brazi (25) –
93 2006–2007 20 December 2006 FAR 0–1 Wydad – Toure (32)
94 14 April 2007 Wydad 1–0 FAR Ajraoui (10) –
95 2007–2008 5 January 2008 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
96 1 June 2008 FAR 1–2 Wydad Kacemi (90+4) Bidoudane (8, 43)
97 2008–2009 2 November 2008 FAR 2–0 Wydad Bendriss (70), Kaddioui (74) –
98 18 April 2009 Wydad 0–0 FAR – –
99 2009–2010 7 November 2009 FAR 1–0 Wydad Jaouad (14) –
100 13 Mars 2010 Wydad 1–0 FAR Sekkat (35 p.) –
101 2010–2011 19 September 2010 Wydad 1–1 FAR Iajour (11) Kabli (45+2)
102 13 April 2011 FAR 1–1 Wydad Ouaddouch (23) Allaoui (33)
103 2011–2012 11 December 2011 FAR 2–2 Wydad Fellah (20), Kabli (76) Mouithys (31 p.), Lemsen (70)
104 14 April 2012 Wydad 2–0 FAR Kone (75), Houassi (86) –
105 2012–2013 19 September 2012 FAR 2–0 Wydad Aqqal (20, 58) –
106 29 May 2013 Wydad 0–1 FAR – Jounaid (38)
107 2013–2014 15 December 2013 Wydad 2–1 FAR Evouna (19), Ondama (37) Berrahma (71)
108 27 April 2014 FAR 1–1 Wydad Naghmi (5) Evouna (62)
109 2014–2015 7 December 2014 FAR 1–2 Wydad Berrahma (87) Berrabeh (17), Evouna (73)
110 18 April 2015 Wydad 2–0 FAR Atouchi (71), Ondama (88) –
111 2015–2016 6 September 2015 Wydad 4–2 FAR Hajhouj (38), El Karti (63), El Moutaraji (70, 90+3) Tair (75), El Yousfi (85)
112 17 February 2016 FAR 0–2 Wydad – El Karti (40), Ondama (79)
113 2016–2017 23 October 2016 FAR 0–5 Wydad – Bencharki (31), Rabeh (40), Saidi (80), Jebor (87 p.), Ondama (88)
114 23 April 2017 Wydad 1–1 FAR Jebor (86) El Yousfi (18)
115 2017–2018 19 November 2017 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
116 29 April 2018 Wydad 3–1 FAR El Haddad (10), Nahiri (17), Tighazoui (33) Ijroten (40)
117 2018–2019 9 December 2018 Wydad 1–0 FAR El Karti (43) –
118 10 May 2019 FAR 1–1 Wydad Berrahma (90+6 p.) Jebor (12 p.)
119 2019–2020 19 December 2019 Wydad 1–0 FAR Aouk (69 p.) –
120 9 September 2020 FAR 1–1 Wydad Goudali (85) El Haddad (17)
121 2020–2021 9 May 2021 FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
122 28 July 2021 Wydad 2–0 FAR El Moutaraji (22, 49) –
123 2021–2022 28 October 2021 FAR 0–1 Wydad – Ellafi (61)
124 29 April 2022 Wydad 3–0 FAR Mbenza (25), Jabrane (90+3 p.) Haimoud (90+5) –
125 2022–2023 29 December 2022 FAR 3–0 Wydad Slim (4), Hammoudan (31), Guede (78) –
126 3 May 2023 Wydad 1–1 FAR Borges (45+6 o.g.) Aboulfath (90+7 o.g.)
127 2023–2024 28 November 2023 FAR 3–1 Wydad Naji (58), Ait Ouarkhane, (85), Diakité (90) Jabrane (45+12 p.)
128 13 April 2024 Wydad 0–1 FAR – Hrimat (45+1)
129 2024–2025 19 December 2024 FAR 2–2 Wydad Hrimat (4), El Fahli (49) Zemraoui (14), Rayhi (18)
130 3 May 2025 Wydad 2–1 FAR Obeng (32), Lorch (67) Hadraf (57)
131 2025–2026 4 Mars 2026 Wydad 1–2 FAR Ziyech Sabbar (o.g.), El Fahli

Throne Cup

These are the meetings in the Moroccan Throne Cup

Season Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1958–1959 Round of 16 Wydad 0–1 FAR – Kacem (109)
1960–1961 Semi-finals First leg Wydad 2–0 FAR –
Second leg FAR 1–0 Wydad –
1966–1967 Quarter-finals FAR 1–0 Wydad –
1967–1968 Round of 16 First leg Wydad 1–1 FAR
Second leg FAR 0–0 [a] Wydad – –
1980–1981 Round of 32 First leg FAR 1–2 Wydad
Second leg FAR 0–0 Wydad – –
1988–1989 Semi-finals Wydad 3–2 FAR Ndao (?, ?), Nader (?) Laghrissi (?), Anaflous (?)
1993–1994 Semi-finals FAR 0–1 Wydad – Fertout (55)
1997–1998 Final FAR 1–2 Wydad Ouchla (41 p.) Kessab (25), Allali (63)
2002–2003 Final FAR 1–0 Wydad Abdessadek (6) –
2003–2004 Final FAR 0–0 [b] Wydad – –
2006–2007 Semi-finals FAR 1–1 [c] Wydad Mssassi (3) El Brazi (90+3)
2008–2009 Quarter-finals FAR 0–0 [d] Wydad – –
2018–2019 Round of 32 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 4 Mars 2026
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals
FAR WAC FAR WAC
Botola Pro 131 26 42 63 106 133
Throne Cup 16 5 5 6 13 13
Mohamed V Cup 1 1 0 0 5 2
Total 148 32 47 69 124 148

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 Elite Cup (defunct) 1
0 Mohammed V Cup (defunct) 1
0 North African Championship (defunct) 3
0 North African Cup (defunct) 1
0 Aggregate 7
31 Total Aggregate 44

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 2 2
3 3 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 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10
11 11
12 12 12 12
13 13
14 14
15
16
17
18
19
20
  • Total: Wydad with 39 higher finishes, FAR with 25 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2024–25 season). No head-to-heads in 1957 and 1958, since AS FAR had not yet been founded, and in 1959, since AS FAR was in the Botola 2, and in 1966, since AS FAR was suspended from the league.

Records

Results

Biggest wins (3+ goals)

Winning margin Result Date Competition
5 FAR 0–5 Wydad 23 October 2016 Botola Pro
3 Wydad 4–1 FAR 24 May 1980
FAR 1–4 Wydad 13 November 1982
Wydad 3–0 FAR 1976
FAR 3–0 Wydad 3 February 1980
Wydad 0–3 FAR 1981
FAR 3–0 Wydad 1989/1990
FAR 0–3 Wydad 1996
FAR 0–3 Wydad 4 November 2000
FAR 0–3 Wydad 14 October 2001
Wydad 3–0 FAR 29 April 2022
FAR 3–0 Wydad 29 December 2022

Most goals in a match (5+ goals)

Goals Result Date Competition
6 Wydad 3–3 FAR 2 April 2000 Botola Pro
Wydad 3–3 FAR 1 Mars 2001
Wydad 4–2 FAR 6 September 2015
5 Wydad 4–1 FAR 24 May 1980
FAR 1–4 Wydad 13 November 1982
Wydad 3–2 FAR 1989 Throne Cup
FAR 0–5 Wydad 23 October 2016 Botola Pro

Personnel at both clubs

Players

FAR then Wydad
Wydad then FAR

Managers

FAR then Wydad
Wydad then FAR

See also

References

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