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The Casablanca Derby (Template:Lang-ar) is a derby between the Moroccan football clubs Raja and Wydad. Matches are played in the Stade Mohamed V, often containing a fierce and vibrant crowd.

Casablanca Derby
LocationCasablanca, Morocco
TeamsRaja CA
Wydad AC
First meetingRaja 1–0 Wydad
1956–57 Botola
(10 February 1957)
Latest meetingWydad 2–1 Raja
2022–23 Botola
(23 October 2022)
Next meetingRaja v Wydad
2022–23 Botola
(5 April 2023)
StadiumsStade Mohammed V
Statistics
Meetings total150
Most winsRaja (42)
Most player appearancesMohamed Oulhaj (21)
Top scorerSaid Ghandi (7)
Largest victoryRaja 5-1 Wydad
1995–96 Moroccan Throne Cup
(8 February 1996)

The Casablanca Derby has extensive national media coverage and is a topic of debate for several days before and after the match between the fans of both clubs, whether in the streets, schools or workplace.

History

Wydad have historically been seen as more middle-class and privileged thanks to the one-time backing of King Mohammed V before his death in 1961.[1] Wydad Casablanca has historically been associated with the Moroccan monarchy due to its close ties with the Moroccan royal family. The club's colors, red and white, are also said to symbolize the Moroccan monarchy.

Raja Casablanca, on the other hand, has traditionally been associated with leftist and populist politics.[2] The club was founded in 1949 by a group of leftist activists and intellectuals who wanted to create a team that represented the working class. The club's colors, green and white, are said to symbolize the hope and renewal of the Moroccan people.

Incidents and memorable matches

As in most of the world's derbies, riots and fights can take place before, during and especially after a major game.

The first match between the two rival was in 1956 in which Raja won 1–0.

The second match was won by Wydad 3–0 in 1957.

In 1978, Raja players withdrew from the match against Wydad during the last 10 minutes of the second-half because they were mistreated after conceding a penalty with a red card to their goalkeeper. Raja players did not accept the referee's decision and left the stadium by order of their captain Mohamed Fakhir, while Pitchou sat on the ball and waited with passion to score this penalty but Raja players refused to continue the match. The game ended by a score of 1–0 for Wydad.[3]

In 1996, Raja defeated Wydad 5–1 in the Moroccan Throne Cup quarts-finals. This score is the highest between the two rivals.

On April 6, 2001, Wydad initially won 3–0, but Raja complained about the illegal participation of the substitute Abdelhaq Ait Laarif who was registered with both Wydad and Étoile de Casablanca. The Moroccan federation accorded the win to Raja.[4]

On September 29, 2001, during the 100th derby which was part of the semifinals for the Moroccan Throne Cup, Youssef Belkhouja, a Wydad player, died on the pitch of a heart attack.[5]

On 24 May 2006, there was a fierce competition between the two rivals to clinch the league title. Raja scored first with a penalty by Abdellatif Jrindou, that result would have given Raja the title; but at the end of the match (at the 90+6 minute), a staggering strike from a long distance by Hicham Louissi gave Wydad the draw needed to win the league for the 16th time after 13 years of the last cup.[6]

On October 20, 2007, during an encounter between rival team supporters, Hamza Eddali, a Wydad fan who was 17, died. He is to date the last person killed in the Casablanca derby.

On April 18, 2010, after Raja beat Wydad with a score of 1–0, a fight broke out between Wydad and Raja fans. Over one hundred people were arrested.[7]

In 2012, Wydad requested the FIFA and Royal Moroccan Football Federation to count the 5 titles that the club won in the regional championship organized during the Colonial Era in Morocco by french authorities before the creation of the Moroccan federation in 1956 as Botola titles. Their request was accepted and so, increased Wydad's Botola titles from 12 to 17. Wydad is the only club in Morocco to have their titles from the colonial era (before 1956) admitted by the FIFA.

On November 23, 2019, the two rivals met in the second round of the Arab Club Championship. This was the first time that the derby took place in a non-local competition. The first game ended 1–1,[8] with Wydad leading by away goals. The second leg was one of if not the most epic match in derby history, with Wydad going up 4–1 with 15 minutes to play and Raja coming back to score in the 94th minute to make it 4–4, with Raja progressing on away goals. This is the record for most combined goals in derby history but the match is also notable for its extraordinary atmosphere, with numerous Tifos being displayed and fireworks and flares going off throughout the match, the latter of which there were so many it looked at times that the stands were on fire.[9]

Results

As of 23 October 2022[10][11][12]

Botola

Season # Home team Score Away team
1956–1957 1 Raja 1–0 Wydad
2 Wydad 3–0 Raja
1957–1958 3 Raja 0–0 Wydad
4 Wydad 1–1 Raja
1958–1959 5 Raja 0–2 Wydad
6 Wydad 1–2 Raja
1959–1960 7 Raja 2–1 Wydad
8 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1960–1961 9 Raja 2–0 Wydad
10 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1961–1962 11 Raja 1–0 Wydad
12 Wydad 1–0 Raja
1962–1963 13 Raja 1–1 Wydad
14 Wydad 0–1 Raja
1963–1964 15 Raja 0–1 Wydad
16 Wydad 1–1 Raja
1964–1965 17 Wydad 1–1 Raja
18 Raja 1–2 Wydad
1965–1966 19 Raja 0–0 Wydad
20 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1966–1967 21 Raja 0–0 Wydad
22 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1967–1968 23 Raja 0–0 Wydad
24 Wydad 1–3 Raja
1968–1969 25 Raja 1–1 Wydad
26 Wydad 1–0 Raja
1969–1970 27 Raja 0–2 Wydad
28 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1970–1971 29 Raja 0–0 Wydad
30 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1971–1972 31 Raja 0–0 Wydad
32 Wydad 1–1 Raja
1972–1973 33 Raja 1–0 Wydad
34 Wydad 1–0 Raja
1973–1974 35 Raja 1–0 Wydad
36 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1974–1975 37 Raja– 1–1 Wydad
38 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1975–1976 39 Raja 0–0 Wydad
40 Wydad 1–1 Raja
1976–1977 41 Raja 1–1 Wydad
42 Wydad 2–3 Raja
1977–1978 43 Raja 2–2 Wydad
44 Wydad 1–1 Raja
1978–1979 45 Raja 0–1 Wydad
46 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1979–1980 47 Raja 1–2 Wydad
48 Wydad 0–2 Raja
1980–1981 49 Raja 1–0 Wydad
50 Wydad 1–2 Raja
1981–1982 51 Raja 0–0 Wydad
52 Wydad 1–0 Raja
1982–1983 53 Raja 0–0 Wydad
54 Wydad 1–1 Raja
1983–1984 55 Raja 3–1 Wydad
56 Wydad 2–2 Raja
1984–1985 57 Raja 2–0 Wydad
58 Wydad 1–2 Raja
1985–1986 59 Raja 1–1 Wydad
60 Wydad 1–0 Raja
1986–1987 61 Raja 0–0 Wydad
62 Wydad 1–1 Raja
1987–1988 63 Wydad 5–2 Raja
64 Raja 1–0 Wydad
1988–1989 65 Raja 0–1 Wydad
66 Wydad 3–1 Raja
1989–1990 67 Raja 0–1 Wydad
68 Wydad 2–1 Raja
1990–1991 69 Raja 1–1 Wydad
70 Wydad 0–1 Raja
1991–1992 71 Raja 1–1 Wydad
72 Wydad 1–0 Raja
1992–1993 73 Raja 1–2 Wydad
74 Wydad 2–2 Raja
1993–1994 75 Raja 1–0 Wydad
76 Wydad 0–0 Raja
1994–1995 77 Raja 1–0 Wydad
78 Wydad 2–1 Raja
1995–1996 79 Raja 0–1 Wydad
80 Wydad 0–3 Raja
1996–1997 81 Wydad 2–2 Raja
82 Raja 2–2 Wydad
1997–1998 83 Wydad 0–0 Raja
84 Raja 1–1 Wydad
1998–1999 85 Raja 0–0 Wydad
86 Wydad 0–1 Raja
1999–2000 87 Wydad 0–0 Raja
88 Raja 1–1 Wydad
2000–2001 89 Raja 1–1 Wydad
90 Wydad 3–0* Raja
2001–2002 91 Wydad 2–0 Raja
92 Raja 0–2 Wydad
2002–2003 93 Raja 1–0 Wydad
94 Wydad 0–3 Raja
2003–2004 95 Wydad 0–1 Raja
96 Raja 2–0 Wydad
2004–2005 97 Raja 1–1 Wydad
98 Wydad 0–1 Raja
2005–2006 99 Wydad 1–2 Raja
100 Raja 1–1 Wydad
2006–2007 101 Raja 0–1 Wydad
102 Wydad 1–1 Raja
2007–2008 103 Raja 2–0 Wydad
104 Wydad 0–1 Raja
2008–2009 105 Raja 0–0 Wydad
106 Wydad 1–0 Raja
2009–2010 107 Raja 1–1 Wydad
108 Wydad 0–1 Raja
2010–2011 109 Raja 1–2 Wydad
110 Wydad 1–1 Raja
2011–2012 111 Wydad 0–0 Raja
112 Raja 0–1 Wydad
2012–2013 113 Raja 1–1 Wydad
114 Wydad 1–1 Raja
2013–2014 115 Wydad 1–1 Raja
116 Raja 2–0 Wydad
2014–2015 117 Wydad 2–1 Raja
118 Raja 2–2 Wydad
2015–2016 119 Wydad 0–0 Raja
120 Raja 3–0 Wydad
2016–2017 121 Raja 0–0 Wydad
122 Wydad 1–0 Raja
2017–2018 123 Wydad 1–2 Raja
124 Raja 1–1 Wydad
2018–2019 125 Raja 0–1 Wydad
126 Wydad 2–2 Raja
2019–2020 127 Raja 1–0 Wydad
128 Wydad 0–0[13] Raja
2020–2021 129 Wydad 2–0 Raja
130 Raja 1–2 Wydad
2021–2022 131 Wydad 1–1[14] Raja
132 Raja 2–0[15] Wydad
2022–2023 133 Wydad 2–1[16] Raja
134 Raja – Wydad

Moroccan Throne Cup

Season Round Home team Score Away team
1963–1964 1/2 Final Raja 0–0 Wydad
1/2 Final Replay Wydad 1–0 Raja
1964–1965 1/4 Final Raja 2–1 Wydad
1973–1974 1/2 Final Wydad 1–1

(p. 3–4)

Raja
1989–1990 1/16 Final Wydad 2–2 Raja
1/16 Final Replay Raja 1–0 Wydad
1992–1993 1/4 Final Wydad 1–2 Raja
1995–1996 1/4 Final Raja 5–1 Wydad
1997–1998 1/4 Final Wydad 2–2 Raja
1/4 Final Replay Raja 0–1 Wydad
2000–2001 1/4 Final Wydad 1–0 Raja
2002–2003 1/2 Final Wydad 1–1

(p. 12–11)

Raja
2006–2007 1/4 Final Raja 0–2 Wydad
2011–2012 1/2 Final Wydad 1–3 Raja
2020–2021 1/4 Final Wydad 2–0[17] Raja

Arab Club Champions Cup

Season Round Home team Score Away team
2019–2020 1/16 Final 1st leg Raja 1–1[18] Wydad
1/16 Final 2nd leg Wydad 4–4[19] Raja

Statistics

Matches Summary

As of 23 October 2022
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals
RCA WAC RCA WAC
Botola 133 42 40 63 113 106
Throne Cup 15 6 6 3 19 17
Arab Club Champions Cup 2 0 0 2 5 5
Total 150 43 39 68 137 128

Honours

Wydad leads Raja in terms of official overall trophies. Wydad have 22 domestic league titles compared to 12 for Raja, while both have three titles in the CAF Champions League.[20]

Raja CA Competition Wydad AC
Domestic
12 Botola 22
8 Throne Cup 9
0 National Super Cup 7
20 Aggregate 38
Continental
3 CAF Champions League 3
2 CAF Confederation Cup 0
2 CAF Super Cup 1
0 African Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) 1
1 CAF Cup (defunct) 0
8 Aggregate 5
Regional
2 Arab Club Champions Cup 1
0 North African Championship 3
0 Arab Super Cup 1
0 North African Cup 1
1 UNAF Club Cup 0
3 Aggregate 6
International
1 Afro-Asian Club Championship 1
0 Mohammed V Cup 1
1 Aggregate 2
32 Total Aggregate 51

Records

Results

Biggest wins (3+ goals)

Winning margin Result Season Competition
4 Raja 5–1 Wydad 1995–96 Moroccan Throne Cup
3 Wydad 3–0 Raja 1956–57 Botola
Wydad 0–3 Raja 1995–96
Wydad 3–0 Raja 2000–01
Wydad 0–3 Raja 2002–03
Raja 3–0 Wydad 8 May 2016

Longest undefeated runs

Games Club Period Wins Draws
11 Raja 1973 – 1978 3 8
8 Wydad 1968 – 1972 2 6
7 Raja 1982 – 1985 3 4
Raja 29 March 1998 – 6 April 2001 2 5
Raja 1965 – 1968 1 6
Wydad 1996 – 13 December 1998 1 6

Players

Goalscoring

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Said Ghandi Raja 7
2   Mohsine Moutouali Raja 6
  Mouhcine Iajour Raja / Wydad 6
4   Moussa Hanoun Raja 5
  Rachid Daoudi Wydad 5
  Mustapha Khalif Raja 5
  Abdellatif Beggar Raja / Wydad 5
  Mustapha Bidoudane Raja / Wydad 5

Personnel at both clubs

Players

The first players to move from Raja to Wydad and back were Abdulaziz Anini and Ezzeddine Abdel-Rafi in 1973.[21]

Raja then Wydad
Wydad then Raja

Managers

Raja then Wydad
Wydad then Raja

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