The Moroccan Classico is the name given to matches between Wydad AC and AS FAR football clubs from Casablanca and Rabat, Morocco.
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 F = Final SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16 = Round of 16 R32 = Round of 32
Botola Pro These are the meetings in the Botola
Team won the competition that season
#SeasonDateR.Home teamAway teamScoreGoals (home)Goals (away)11959–196020 December 19599WydadFAR1–1Ghrari (60)Mustapha (20)21 May 196022FARWydad0–0––31960–1961FARWydad1–0?–4WydadFAR1–1??51961–1962FARWydad1–2??, ?6WydadFAR1–2??, ?71962–1963FARWydad0–0––8WydadFAR1–1??91963–1964FARWydad0–0––10WydadFAR1–1??111964–1965FARWydad1–1??12WydadFAR0–0––131966–1967FAR Wydad1–1??14WydadFAR0–0––151967–1968FARWydad1–0?–16WydadFAR1–1??171968–1969FARWydad1–1??18WydadFAR1–0Abdelkebir (?)–191969–1970FARWydad 0–0––20WydadFAR0–1–?211970–1971FARWydad1–0?–22WydadFAR1–0?–231971–1972FARWydad0–0––24WydadFAR2–1?, ??251972–1973FARWydad0–0––26WydadFAR1–2??, ?271973–1974FARWydad1–1??28WydadFAR2–2?, ??, ?291974–1975FARWydad2–0?, ?–30WydadFAR1–0?–311975–1976FARWydad0–0––32WydadFAR3–0?, ?, ?–331976–1977FARWydad2–0?, ?–34WydadFAR3–1?, ?, ?351977–197814WydadFAR1–0Shaita (57)–3629FARWydad0–0––371978–1979FARWydad0–0––38WydadFAR2–1?, ??391979–19803 February 198013FARWydad3–0Tounsi (74), Chellal (81), Naji (89)–4024 May 198028WydadFAR4–1Ahardane (10, 62, 64), Abdelkhalek (60)Ouadich (38)411980–19815FARWydad0–0––4224WydadFAR0–3–Tniouni (11, 60), Ouadich (78)431981–19829 January 198214FARWydad1–1Tniouni (33)Ahardane (1)4428 May 198231WydadFAR2–2?, ??, ?451982–198313 November 198210FARWydad1–4Ouadich (25)Benhmida (41), Bouderbala (55), Fakhreddine (60), Saber (73)4625WydadFAR1–0?–471983–1984WydadFAR1–1Malik (?)Hamdi (?)48FARWydad1–0?–491984–1985FARWydad2–1Hcina (?), Lamsaouri (? p.)Fakhreddine (?)50WydadFAR1–1Fakhreddine (?)Halim (?)511985–1986FARWydad2–0?, ?–52WydadFAR0–0––531986–1987FAR Wydad2–2?, ??, ?54WydadFAR0–0––551987–1988FARWydad0–0––56WydadFAR0–0––571988–1989FARWydad1–0?–58WydadFAR0–0––591989–19904WydadFAR1–0?–6019FARWydad 3–0 ?, ?, ?–611990–19913WydadFAR3–1Ndao (?, ?), Daoudi (? p.)Anaflous (?)6218FARWydad0–1–Khlifi (? o.g.)631991–1992FARWydad2–2?, ??, ?64WydadFAR0–0––651992–19933WydadFAR2–0Fertout (8, 60)–6618FARWydad1–1Anaflous (?)Daoudi (28)671993–1994WydadFAR2–2Daoudi (?), Chafik (?)El Hadrioui (?), Ouchla (?)68FARWydad2–2?, ??, ?691994–1995FARWydad1–1??70WydadFAR1–3Allali (70)Laghrissi (9, 45, 90)711995–1996WydadFAR0–0––72FARWydad0–3–Loumari (20, 43 p., 88)731996–1997FARWydad0–0––74WydadFAR1–1??751997–1998FARWydad2–0Laouzi (?), Sahfi (?)–76WydadFAR2–1?, ??771998–1999FARWydad2–1?, ??786 February 1999WydadFAR3–1Abdelfattah (?), Chbouki (?), Termina (?)Fadli (?)791999–20003 October 1999FARWydad1–1??802 April 2000WydadFAR3–3?, ?, ??, ?, ?812000–20014 November 2000FARWydad0–3–El Afoui (?, ?), Allali (? p.)821 Mars 2001WydadFAR3–3Abrami (45+3), Kessab (72), Raji (78)Foulouh (26), Armoumen (50), Ouchla (90+5)832001–200214 October 2001FARWydad0–3–Mabrouk (43, ?), Benchrifa (?)8417 February 2002WydadFAR1–0Benchrifa (? p.)–852002–200322 December 2002FARWydad0–0––864 May 2003WydadFAR1–1Raji (?)Fadli (?)872003–200415 October 2003Wydad FAR0–0––886 Mars 2004FARWydad0–0––892004–200531 October 2004WydadFAR1–0Benchrifa (76)–9027 Mars 2005FARWydad0–0––912005–200623 November 2005FARWydad0–0––928 Mars 2006WydadFAR1–0El Brazi (25)–932006–200720 December 2006FAR Wydad0–1 –Toure (32)9414 April 2007WydadFAR1–0Ajraoui (55)–952007–20085 January 2008WydadFAR0–0––961 June 2008FARWydad1–2Kacemi (90+4)Bidoudane (8, 43)972008–20092 November 2008FARWydad2–0Bendriss (70), Kaddioui (74)–9818 April 2009WydadFAR0–0––992009–20107 November 2009FARWydad 1–0 Jaouad (14)–10013 Mars 2010WydadFAR1–0 Sekkat (35 p.)–1012010–201119 September 2010WydadFAR1–1Iajour (11)Kabli (45+2)10213 April 2011FARWydad1–1Ouaddouch (23)Allaoui (33)1032011–201211 December 2011FARWydad2–2Fellah (20), Kabli (76)Mouithys (31 p.), Lemsen (70)10414 April 2012WydadFAR2–0Kone (75), Houassi (86)–1052012–201319 September 2012FARWydad2–0Aqqal (20, 58)–10629 May 2013WydadFAR0–1–Jounaid (38)1072013–2014 15 December 2013WydadFAR2–1Evouna (19), Ondama (37)Berrahma (71)10827 April 2014FARWydad1–1Naghmi (5)Evouna (62)1092014–20157 December 2014FARWydad1–2Berrahma (87)Berrabeh (17), Evouna (73)11018 April 2015WydadFAR2–0Atouchi (71), Ondama (88)–1112015–20166 September 2015WydadFAR4–2Hajhouj (38), El Karti (63), El Moutaraji (70, 90+3)Tair (75), El Yousfi (85)11217 February 2016FARWydad0–2–El Karti (40), Ondama (79)1132016–201723 October 2016FARWydad0–5–Bencharki (31), Rabeh (40), Saidi (80), Jebor (87 p.), Ondama (88)11423 April 2017WydadFAR1–1Jebor (86)El Yousfi (18)1152017–201819 November 2017FARWydad0–0––11629 April 2018WydadFAR3–1El Haddad (10), Nahiri (17), Tighazoui (33)Ijroten (40)1172018–20199 December 2018WydadFAR1–0El Karti (43)–11810 May 2019FARWydad1–1Berrahma (90+6 p.)Jebor (12 p.)1192019–202019 December 2019WydadFAR1–0Aouk (69 p.)–1209 September 2020FARWydad1–1Goudali (85)El Haddad (17)1212020–20219 May 2021FARWydad0–0––12228 July 2021WydadFAR2–0El Moutaraji (22, 49)–1232021–202228 October 2021FARWydad0–1–Ellafi (61)12429 April 2022WydadFAR3–0Mbenza (25), Jabrane (90+3 p.) Haimoud (90+5)–1252022–202329 December 2022FARWydad3–0Slim (4), Hammoudan (31), Guede (78)–1263 May 2023WydadFAR1–1Borges (45+6 o.g.)Aboulfath (90+7 o.g.)1272023–202428 November 2023FARWydad3–1Naji (58), Ait Ouarkhane, (85), Diakité (90)Jabrane (45+12 p.)12813 April 2024WydadFAR0–1–Hrimat (45+1)1292024–202519 December 2024FARWydad2–2Hrimat (4), El Fahli (49)Zemraoui (14), Rayhi (18)1303 May 2025WydadFAR2–1Obeng (32), Lorch (67)Hadraf (57)1312025–20264 Mars 2026WydadFAR1–2ZiyechSabbar (o.g.), El Fahli1322026FARWydad–
Throne Cup These are the meetings in the Moroccan Throne Cup
Team won the competition that season
#SeasonDateR.Home teamAway teamScoreGoals (home)Goals (away)1 1958–19596 December 1958R16WydadFAR0–1–Kacem (109)21960–1961SFWydadFAR2–0?, ?–3FARWydad1–0?–41966–1967 QFFARWydad1–0?–51967–1968R16WydadFAR1–1??6FARWydad0–0 ––71980–1981R32FARWydad1–2??, ?8WydadFAR0–0––91988–1989SFWydadFAR3–2Ndao (?, ?), Nader (?)Laghrissi (?), Anaflous (?)101993–1994SFFARWydad0–1–Fertout (55)111997–199811 July 1999FFARWydad1–2Ouchla (41 p.)Kessab (25), Allali (63)122002–200311 January 2004FFARWydad1–0Abdessadek (6)–132003–200428 November 2004FFARWydad0–0 ––142006–20073 November 2007QFFARWydad1–1 Mssassi (3)El Brazi (90+3)152008–20091 July 2009QFFARWydad0–0 ––162018–201924 September 2019R32WydadFAR1–3El Kaabi (90)Guede (50), Slim (86, 90+3)
Statistics Overall match statistics
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals FAR WAC FAR WAC Botola Pro 132 27 42 63 108 134 Throne Cup 16 5 5 6 13 13 Total 148 32 47 69 121 147
Honours Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition. AS FARCompetitionWydad ACDomestic 13 Botola Pro 22 12 Moroccan Throne Cup 9 25Aggregate 31Continental 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 27Total Aggregate 44
Head-to-head ranking (1957–2025) P.5758596061626364656667686970717273747576777879808182838485868788899091929394959697989900010203040506070809101112131415161718192021222324251111111111111111111111111111111222222222222222222222223333333333333333333444444444444444555555555666666666666677777777777778888899999999101011111212121213131414151617181920 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.
Hat-tricks No.PlayerForScoreDateCompetitionStadium1 Larbi AherdaneWydad AC4–1 (H)24 May 19801979–80 BotolaStade Père Jégo2 Abdeslam LaghrissiAS FAR1–3 (A)19951994–95 BotolaStade Mohamed V3 Driss LoumariWydad AC0–3 (A)19961995–96 BotolaMoulay Abdellah Sports Complex
Records Results Biggest wins (3+ goals) Winning margin Result Date Competition 5 FAR 0–5 Wydad 23 October 2016Botola Pro3 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 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 Competition6 Wydad 3–3 FAR 2 April 2000Botola Pro Wydad 3–3 FAR 1 Mars 2001 Wydad 4–2 FAR 6 September 20155 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 2016Botola Pro
Personnel at both clubs Players
FAR, then Wydad
1973: Mohamed Maaroufi 2004: Zakaria Aboub 2005: Faouzi El Brazi 2009: Mohamed Armoumen 2009: Ahmed Ajeddou 2010: Abderrahmane Mssassi 2011: Mustapha Allaoui 2011: Youssef Kaddioui 2011: Youssef Rabeh 2014: Brahim Nekkach 2014: Salaheddine Saidi 2015: Brahim El Bahri 2016: El Mehdi Karnass 2018: Ayoub El Amloud 2019: Mohamed Kamal 2021: Jalal Daoudi 2024: Abdelmounaim Boutouil 2024: Mohamed Moufid 2025: Mehdi Benabid 2025: Tumisang Orebonye
Wydad, then FAR
1958: Mohamed Anouar "Chtouki" 2003: Tarik El Jarmouni 2004: Adil Serraj 2008: Mourad Fellah 2009: Mohamed Madihi 2012: Youness Bellakhder 2014: Nabil Loualji 2014: Taoufik Ijroten 2015: Hicham El Amrani 2015: Yassine El Houasli 2015: Said Fettah 2025: Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti 2026: Nabil Marmouk 2026: Yazid Faffa
Managers FAR, then Wydad
2023: Sven Vandenbroeck
Wydad then FAR
2012: Rachid Taoussi 2015: José Romão 2019: Abderrahim Talib
See also Casablanca derby
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