Moroccan classico

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Moroccan Classico
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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)
Stadiums Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca)
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat)
Statistics
Meetings total146
Most wins Wydad 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]

Contents

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

These are the meetings in the Botola

SeasonHome teamScoreAway team
1959–1960 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1960–1961 FAR1–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1961–1962 FAR1–2Wydad
Wydad1–2FAR
1962–1963 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1963–1964 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1964–1965 FAR1–1Wydad
Wydad0–0FAR
1966–1967 FAR1–1Wydad
Wydad0–0FAR
1967–1968 FAR1–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1968–1969 FAR1–1Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
1969–1970 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad0–1FAR
19970–1971 FAR1–0Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
1971–1972 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad2–1FAR
1972–1973 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad1–2FAR
1973–1974 FAR1–1Wydad
Wydad2–2FAR
1974–1975 FAR2–0Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
1975–1976 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad3–0FAR
1976–1977 FAR2–0Wydad
Wydad3–1FAR
1977–1978 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
1978–1979 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad2–1FAR
1979–1980 FAR3–0Wydad
Wydad4–1FAR
1980–1981 WAC0–0Wydad
Wydad0–3FAR
1981–1982 FAR1–1Wydad
Wydad2–2FAR
1982–1983 FAR1–4Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
1983–1984 FAR1–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1984–1985 FAR2–1Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1985–1986 FAR2–0Wydad
Wydad0–0FAR
1986–1987 FAR2–2Wydad
Wydad0–0FAR
1987–1988 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad0–0FAR
1988–1989 FAR1–0Wydad
Wydad0–0FAR
1989–1990 FAR3–0Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
1990–1991 FAR0–1Wydad
Wydad3–1FAR
1991–1992 FAR2–2Wydad
Wydad0–0FAR
1992–1993 FAR1–1Wydad
Wydad2–0FAR
1993–1994 FAR2–2Wydad
Wydad2–2FAR
1994–1995 FAR1–1Wydad
Wydad1–3FAR
1995–1996 FAR0–3Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1996–1997 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
1997–1998 FAR2–0Wydad
Wydad2–1FAR
1998–1999 FAR2–1Wydad
Wydad3–1FAR
1999–2000 FAR1–1Wydad
Wydad3–3FAR
2000–2001 FAR0–3Wydad
Wydad3–3FAR
2001–2002 FAR0–3Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
2002–2003 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
2003–2004 Wydad0–0FAR
FAR0–0Wydad
2004–2005 Wydad1–0FAR
Wydad0–0FAR
2005–2006 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
2006–2007 FAR0–1Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
2007–2008 Wydad0–0FAR
FAR1–2Wydad
2008–2009 FAR2–0Wydad
Wydad0–0FAR
2009–2010 FAR1–0Wydad
Wydad1–0FAR
2010–2011 Wydad1–1FAR
FAR1–1Wydad
2011–2012 FAR2–2Wydad
Wydad2–0FAR
2012–2013 FAR2–0Wydad
Wydad0–1FAR
2013–2014 Wydad2–1FAR
FAR1–1Wydad
2014–2015 FAR1–2Wydad
Wydad2–0FAR
2015–2016 Wydad4–2FAR
FAR0–2Wydad
2016–2017 FAR0–5 [4] Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
2017–2018 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad3–1FAR
2018–2019 Wydad1–0FAR
Wydad1–1FAR
2019–2020 Wydad1–0FAR
FAR1–1Wydad
2020–2021 FAR0–0Wydad
Wydad2–0FAR
2021–2022 FAR0–1Wydad
Wydad3–0FAR
2022–2023 FAR3–0Wydad
Wydad1–1FAR
2023–2024 FAR3–1Wydad
Wydad0–1FAR
2024–2025 FAR2–2Wydad
Wydad2–1FAR

Throne Cup

These are the meetings in the Moroccan Throne Cup

SeasonRoundHome teamScoreAway team
1958–1959 1/8 FinalFAR1–0Wydad
1960–1961 1/2 FinalWydad2–0FAR
FAR1–0Wydad
1966–1967 1/4 FinalFAR1–0Wydad
1967–1968 1/8 FinalWydad1–1FAR
FAR0–0Wydad
1980–1981 1/16 FinalFAR1–2Wydad
FAR0–0Wydad
1988–1989 1/2 FinalWydad3–2FAR
1993–1994 1/2 FinalFAR0–1Wydad
1997–1998 FinalFAR1–2Wydad
2002–2003 FinalFAR1–0Wydad
2003–2004 FinalFAR0–0

(3–0 p.)

Wydad
2005–2006 1/2 FinalFAR1–1

(4–3 p.)

Wydad
2008–2009 1/4 FinalFAR0–0

(4–2 p.)

Wydad
2018–2019 1/16 FinalWydad1–3FAR

Statistics

Overall match statistics

As of 3 May 2025
CompetitionMatchesWinsDrawsGoals
FARWACFARWAC
Botola 130254263104133
Throne Cup 165561313
Total145304769117146

Honours

  •    Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
AS FARCompetitionWydad AC
Domestic
13 Botola Pro 22
12 Moroccan Throne Cup 9
4 Moroccan Super Cup (defunct)0
29Aggregate31
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
2Aggregate6
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 North African Super Cup (defunct)3
0Aggregate9
31Total Aggregate46

Head-to-head ranking (1957–2025)

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Records

Personnel at both clubs

Players

FAR then Wydad
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Salaheddine Saidi
Wydad then FAR
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Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti

Managers

FAR then Wydad
Wydad then FAR

See also

References

  1. ↑ "كلاسيكو المغرب.. تاريخ من الصراع بين الكبار". kooora. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "كلاسيكو المغرب" بين الجيش والوداد.. 65 سنة من التاريخ الكروي"". hesport. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "أرقام الكلاسيكو المغربي تُرجّح كفّة الوداد على حساب الجيش الملكي". mfmsport. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "الوداد يسحق الجيش الملكي بخماسية ويتصدر الدوري". kooora. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
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