# 2019–20 Wydad AC season

The 2019–20 season is Wydad AC's 80th season in their existence and the club's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. They have competed in the Botola, the Champions League, Arab Club Champions Cup, and the Throne Cup. The season started on 14 September 2019, and was scheduled to end on 1 July 2020. However, the season was suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco, then resumed in July and ended in 11 October 2020. Wydad drew an average home attendance of 25,305 in the 2019–20 edition of the Moroccan top-flight football league.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Botola | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 056.67 | — | Runners–up | 6 October 2019 | 11 October 2020 |
| Throne Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 24 September 2019 | 24 September 2019 |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 025.00 | First round | Second round | 31 August 2019 | 23 November 2019 |
| Champions League | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 041.67 | First round | Semi-finals | 15 September 2019 | 23 October 2020 |
| Total | 47 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 50 | +30 | 048.94 |
Updated to match played 23 October 2020 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Raja Casablanca (C, Q) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Wydad Casablanca (Q) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 59 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | RS Berkane (Q) | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 57 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | FUS Rabat | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 49 | |
| 5 | Mouloudia Oujda | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 48 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 October 2020. Source: Competitive matches

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

### Matches

Unless otherwise noted, all times in WAT  Win  Draw  Loss

## Champions League
### First round
### Group stage
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MSD | WAC | PET | USM |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Wydad AC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Petro de Luanda | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |

### knockout stage
#### Semi-finals
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

    As of 12 October 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Botola | Botola | Throne Cup | Throne Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Championship Cup | Championship Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 26 | GK | MAR | Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti | 40 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | MAR | Aissa Sioudi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | MAR | Yassine El Kharroubi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MAR | Anas El Asbahi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | MAR | Adil Rhaili | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | MAR | Brahim Najmeddine | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | BEL | Soufiane Karkache | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | MAR | Ayoub El Amloud | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | MAR | Youssef Chaina | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | MAR | Abdelatif Noussir | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | CIV | Cheick Comara | 23 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | MAR | Mohamed Nahiri | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | MF | MAR | Achraf Dari | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | MAR | Salaheddine Saidi | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | MAR | Yahya Jabrane | 33 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Brahim Nekkach | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MAR | Badr Gaddarine | 28 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | MAR | Haytham El Bahja | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | MAR | Hamza Asrir | 27 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | MAR | Badie Aouk | 34 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | MAR | Walid El Karti | 37 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Amin Tighazoui | 15 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MAR | Ayman El Hassouni | 33 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | NGA | Michael Babatunde | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | MAR | Mohamed Kamal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| | FW | MAR | Yahia Attiyat allah | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NGA | Gabriel Okechukwu | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | MAR | Zouhair El Moutaraji | 24 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | COD | Kazadi Kasengu | 22 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | UGA | Joel Madondo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Ismail El Haddad | 30 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | CIV | Laurent Magby Gbagbo | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | MAR | Mohammed Saidani | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| | FW | MAR | Ayoub El Kaabi | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Last updated: 8 June 2019 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | B 1 | TC | ACC | CL 1 | TOTAL |
| | | Ayoub El Kaabi | FW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | | Kazadi Kasengu | FW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | | Ismail El Haddad | FW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | | Yahya Jabrane | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 30 | | Mohamed Nahiri | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 17 | | Badie Aouk | MF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | | Michael Babatunde | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | | Ayman El Hassouni | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | | Zouhair El Moutaraji | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | | Laurent Magby Gbagbo | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | | Cheick Comara | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | | Hamza Asrir | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Badr Gaddarine | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | | Amin Tighazoui | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Brahim Najmeddine | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | Salaheddine Saidi | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | | Walid El Karti | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | | Ayoub El Amloud | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 52 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 80 |

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | MAR | Yanis Henin |
| 26 | GK | MAR | Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti |
| 27 | GK | MAR | Aissa Sioudi |
| – | GK | MAR | Yassine El Kharroubi |
| 2 | DF | MAR | Adil Rhaili |
| 3 | DF | MAR | Achraf Dari |
| 8 | DF | MAR | Badr Gaddarine |
| 13 | DF | MAR | Ibrahim Najm Eddine |
| 16 | DF | MAR | Hamza Asrir |
| 22 | DF | MAR | Ayoub El Amloud |
| 23 | DF | MAR | Ayoub Moudden |
| 24 | DF | MAR | Mohamed Rahim |
| 25 | DF | MAR | Youssef Chaina |
| 28 | DF | MAR | Abdelatif Noussir (2nd captain) |
| 29 | DF | CIV | Cheick Comara |
| 30 | DF | MAR | Mohamed Nahiri |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| – | MF | MAR | Yahia Attiyat allah |
| 4 | MF | MAR | Salaheddine Saidi |
| 5 | MF | MAR | Yahya Jabrane |
| 6 | MF | MAR | Brahim Nekkach (1er captain) |
| 9 | MF | NGA | Michael Babatunde |
| 14 | MF | MAR | Haytham El Bahja |
| 18 | MF | MAR | Walid El Karti |
| 21 | MF | MAR | Soufiane Karkache |
| 7 | FW | MAR | Zouhair El Moutaraji |
| 9 | FW | COD | Kazadi Kasengu |
| 10 | FW | CIV | Laurent Magby |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Ismail Haddad |
| 17 | FW | MAR | Badie Aouk |
| 19 | FW | MAR | Amin Tighazoui |
| 20 | FW | MAR | Ayman El Hassouni |
| – | FW | BFA | Mohamed Ouatara |
| 15 | FW | UGA | Joel Madondo |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Brahim Najmeddine | Kawkab Marrakech | Undisclosed |
| 20 December 2019 | GK | Aissa Sioudi | SCC Mohammédia | Undisclosed |
| 25 December 2019 | DF | Youssef Chaina | Youssoufia Berrechid | 56,000 € |
| 25 December 2019 | FW | Kazadi Kasengu | SCC Mohammédia | 170,000 € |
| 1 January 2020 | DF | Soufiane Karkache | RS Berkane | 200,000 € |
| 10 January 2020 | FW | Joel Madondo | Hippos FC | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2020 | DF | Ayoub El Amloud | KAC Kénitra | 56,000 € |
| 15 January 2020 | DF | Adil Rhaili | Umm Salal SC | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 6 December 2019 | FW | Ayoub El Kaabi | Hebei China Fortune | Loan Return | |