Moroccan classico
| Location | Morocco (Rabat and Casablanca) |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | AS FAR 1–0 Wydad AC 1958–59 Moroccan Throne Cup (6 December 1959) |
| Latest meeting | Wydad AC 2–1 AS FAR 2024–25 Botola Pro (3 May 2025) |
| Stadiums | Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca) Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium (Rabat) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 146 |
| Most wins | Wydad AC (47) |
| Largest victory | AS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 19970–1971 | 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 | |
| Wydad | 2–0 | FAR | ||
| 1993–1994 | FAR | 2–2 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 2–2 | FAR | ||
| 1994–1995 | FAR | 1–1 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 1–3 | FAR | ||
| 1995–1996 | FAR | 0–3 | Wydad | |
| 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 | ||
| 2001–2002 | FAR | 0–3 | Wydad | |
| 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 | |
| Wydad | 0–0 | FAR | ||
| 2005–2006 | FAR | 0–0 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 1–0 | FAR | ||
| 2006–2007 | FAR | 0–1 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 1–0 | FAR | ||
| 2007–2008 | Wydad | 0–0 | FAR | |
| FAR | 1–2 | Wydad | ||
| 2008–2009 | FAR | 2–0 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 0–0 | FAR | ||
| 2009–2010 | FAR | 1–0 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 1–0 | FAR | ||
| 2010–2011 | Wydad | 1–1 | FAR | |
| FAR | 1–1 | Wydad | ||
| 2011–2012 | FAR | 2–2 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 2–0 | FAR | ||
| 2012–2013 | FAR | 2–0 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 0–1 | FAR | ||
| 2013–2014 | Wydad | 2–1 | FAR | |
| FAR | 1–1 | Wydad | ||
| 2014–2015 | FAR | 1–2 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 2–0 | FAR | ||
| 2015–2016 | Wydad | 4–2 | FAR | |
| FAR | 0–2 | Wydad | ||
| 2016–2017 | FAR | 0–5 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 1–1 | FAR | ||
| 2017–2018 | FAR | 0–0 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 3–1 | FAR | ||
| 2018–2019 | Wydad | 1–0 | FAR | |
| Wydad | 1–1 | FAR | ||
| 2019–2020 | Wydad | 1–0 | FAR | |
| FAR | 1–1 | Wydad | ||
| 2020–2021 | FAR | 0–0 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 2–0 | FAR | ||
| 2021–2022 | FAR | 0–1 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 3–0 | FAR | ||
| 2022–2023 | FAR | 3–0 | Wydad | |
| Wydad | 1–1 | FAR | ||
| 2023–2024 | FAR | 3–1 | Wydad | |
| 13 April 2024 | Wydad | 0–1 | FAR | |
| 2024–2025 | 19 December 2024 | FAR | 2–2 | Wydad |
| 3 May 2025 | Wydad | 2–1 | FAR |
Throne Cup
These are the meetings in the Moroccan Throne Cup
| Season | Date | Round | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–1959 | 1/8 Final | FAR | 1–0 | Wydad | |
| 1960–1961 | 1/2 Final | Wydad | 2–0 | FAR | |
| FAR | 1–0 | Wydad | |||
| 1966–1967 | 1/4 Final | FAR | 1–0 | Wydad | |
| 1967–1968 | 1/8 Final | Wydad | 1–1 | FAR | |
| FAR | 0–0 | Wydad | |||
| 1980–1981 | 1/16 Final | FAR | 1–2 | Wydad | |
| FAR | 0–0 | Wydad | |||
| 1988–1989 | 1/2 Final | Wydad | 3–2 | FAR | |
| 1993–1994 | 1/2 Final | FAR | 0–1 | Wydad | |
| 1997–1998 | Final | FAR | 1–2 | Wydad | |
| 2002–2003 | 11 January 2004 | Final | FAR | 1–0 | Wydad |
| 2003–2004 | 28 November 2004 | Final | FAR | 0–0
(3–0 p.) |
Wydad |
| 2005–2006 | 1/2 Final | FAR | 1–1
(4–3 p.) |
Wydad | |
| 2008–2009 | 1/4 Final | FAR | 0–0
(4–2 p.) |
Wydad | |
| 2018–2019 | 24 September 2019 | 1/16 Final | Wydad | 1–3 | FAR |
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
|
| 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)
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Records
Personnel at both clubs
Players
- FAR then Wydad
- 2004: Zakaria Aboub
- 2005: Faouzi El Brazi
- 2009: Mohamed Armoumen
- 2009: Ahmed Ajeddou
- 2011: Mustapha Allaoui
- 2011: Youssef Kaddioui
- 2011: Youssef Rabeh
- 2014: Brahim Nekkach
- 2014: Salaheddine Saidi
- 2018: Ayoub El Amloud
- 2021: Jalal Daoudi
- 2024: Abdelmounaim Boutouil
- 2024: Mohamed Moufid
- 2025: Mehdi Benabid
- 2025: Tumisang Orebonye
- Wydad then FAR
- 2003: Tarik El Jarmouni
- 2004: Adil Serraj
- 2008: Mourad Fellah
- 2012: Youness Bellakhder
- 2014: Taoufik Ijroten
- 2015: Hicham El Amrani
- 2015: Yassine El Houasli
- 2015: Said Fettah
- 2025: Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti
Managers
- FAR then Wydad
- 2003: Rachid Taoussi
- 2023: Sven Vandenbroeck
- Wydad then FAR
- 2015: José Romão
- 2019: Abderrahim Talib
See also
References
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- ^ "كلاسيكو المغرب" بين الجيش والوداد.. 65 سنة من التاريخ الكروي"". hesport. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "أرقام الكلاسيكو المغربي تُرجّح كفّة الوداد على حساب الجيش الملكي". mfmsport. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2025.