Casablanca derby

Casablanca Derby
Zakaria Zerouali of Raja CA and Khalid Sekkat of Wydad AC during a Casablanca derby in 2010
LocationCasablanca, Morocco
TeamsRaja CA
Wydad AC
First meetingRaja CA 1–0 Wydad AC
1956–57 Botola
(10 February 1957)
Latest meetingWydad AC 0–0 Raja CA
2025–26 Botola Pro
(29 October 2025)
Next meetingRaja CA v Wydad AC
2025–26 Botola Pro
(2026)
StadiumsStade Mohammed V
Statistics
Meetings total157
Most winsRaja CA (46)
Largest victoryRaja CA 5–1 Wydad AC
1995–96 Moroccan Throne Cup
(8 February 1996)

The Casablanca Derby (Arabic: ديربي الدارالبيضاء) is the football match in Morocco between Casablanca rivals Raja CA and Wydad AC. Traditionally played in the Stade Mohamed V, it is considered as one of the fiercest derbies in the world.[1][2]

Since the beginning of Botola, the top tier of the Moroccan football league system, the two teams have never been relegated and have always played each other every season whether in the league or in Throne Cup. They faced each other outside of national competitions once, during the 2019 Arab Cup of Champion Clubs. This duel is accentuated by a social dimension; Wydad is closer to the bourgeoisie class, while Raja is more popular since it has always been associated with the Moroccan trade union from which many of its founders and presidents belong.[3] However, these ideological differences have faded over time and supporters of the two clubs now come from different social backgrounds.

The post-1980s period is marked by a rivalry in performance and prestige. It intensified even more over in the 2000s with the emergence of ultras groups. The Casablanca Derby is considered to be the football pinnacle in the Kingdom, due to its number of matches which exceeded the 150 in 2022, making it the most played confrontation in Moroccan football history, and the enthusiasm of the supporters who attach particular importance to it since it represents the opposition of the most popular and successful clubs in Morocco.[4]

The top scorer in the history of the Casablanca Derby is Said Ghandi with 7 goals, followed by Mohsine Moutouali and Mouhcine Iajour with six goals each.

History

Wydad in 1950 (top) and Raja in 1957 (bottom), both under coach Père Jégo

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.[5] 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. The Moroccan king Mohammed VI is also a supporter of the club.[6]

Raja Casablanca, on the other hand, has traditionally been associated with leftist and populist politics.[7] 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.

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

On February 10, 1957, the first meeting took place between the two rivals, and witnessed Raja's victory 1–0 at Stade Philip in Casablanca.[8][9]

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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

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.[14][15]

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.[16]

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.

In November 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,[17] 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.[18] 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,[19][20] the latter of which there were so many it looked at times that the stands were on fire.[21]

Results

Key

  • SF = Semi-finals
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • R32 = Round of 32

  Raja win  Draw  Wydad win

Botola Pro

These are the meetings in the Botola Pro

# Season Date R. Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 1956–1957 10 February 1957 12 Raja 1–0 Wydad Laâchir (43) –
2 2 June 1957 27 Wydad 3–0 Raja Kadmiri (20), Benchekroun (65), Chtouki (85 p.) –
3 1957–1958 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
4 Wydad 1–1 Raja ? Acila
5 1958–1959 1 Wydad 1–2 Raja ? Hanoun (10), Abdenbi (81)
6 14 Raja 0–2 Wydad – Khalfi (14), Brahim (17)
7 1959–1960 5 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
8 18 Raja 2–1 Wydad Hanoun (27, 55) ?
9 1960–1961 7 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
10 20 Raja 2–0 Wydad Hanoun, Abdenbi –
11 1961–1962 8 Raja 1–0 Wydad Hanoun –
12 21 Wydad 1–0 Raja Driss (61) –
13 1962–1963 9 Raja 1–1 Wydad Ouezzani ?
14 22 Wydad 0–1 Raja – Aliouate
14 1963–1964 9 Raja 0–1 Wydad – Tibari (14)
15 22 Wydad 1–1 Raja ? Sakim
16 1964–1965 9 Wydad 1–1 Raja ? Ghandi
17 22 Raja 1–2 Wydad Ghandi Mahjoub (77), Mustapha (80)
18 1965–1966 12 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
19 29 May 1966 25 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
20 1966–1967 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
21 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
22 1967–1968 3 Wydad 1–3 Raja ? Benini (?, ?), Zarhouny
23 20 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
24 1968–1969 8 Wydad 1–0 Raja Zahid (69) –
25 23 Raja 1–1 Wydad Azhar ?
26 1969–1970 3 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
27 18 Raja 0–2 Wydad – Kibir (24, 42)
28 1970–1971 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
29 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
30 1971–1972 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
31 Wydad 1–1 Raja Hassan Ghandi (69)
32 1972–1973 5 Wydad 1–0 Raja Maarouf –
33 22 Raja 1–0 Wydad Petchou (90) –
34 1973–1974 6 Raja 1–0 Wydad Ghandi –
34 21 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
35 1974–1975 Raja 1–1 Wydad Ghandi ?
36 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
37 1975–1976 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
38 Wydad 1–1 Raja ? Fethi
39 1976–1977 8 Raja 1–1 Wydad Jawad ?
40 23 Wydad 2–3 Raja ?, ? El Andaloussi, Lâarabi, Dolmy
41 1977–1978 30 October 1977 7 Wydad 1–1 Raja Petchou Beggar
42 26 March 1978 22 Raja 2–2 Wydad Ghandi (52), Mokhles (83 p.) Ahmed (60 p.), Lecheheb
43 1978–1979 7 Raja 0–1 Wydad [a]
44 22 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
45 1979–1980 23 December 1979 8 Raja 1–2 Wydad Zahir (54) Lecheheb (8), Mellouk (90 o.g.)
46 4 May 1980 23 Wydad 0–2 Raja – Fethi (50, 69)
47 1980–1981 3 Raja 1–0 | Wydad Beggar –
48 22 Wydad 1–2 Raja ? Beggar, Lâarabi
49 1981–1982 19 December 1981 11 Wydad 1–0 Raja Ennaji (82) –
50 8 May 1982 28 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
51 1982–1983 4 December 1982 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
52 22 May 1983 Wydad 1–1 Raja ? Seddiki
53 1983–1984 21 January 1984 12 Wydad 2–2 Raja Beggar (15, 60) Acha, Hariri
54 26 May 1984 27 Raja 3–1 Wydad Souadi (28, 41), El Haddaoui (77) ?
55 1984–1985 25 November 1984 12 Raja 2–0 Wydad Ouhamouch (31, 59) –
56 12 May 1985 27 Wydad 1–2 Raja Zhour El Maâtaoui, Souadi
58 1985–1986 12 November 1985 6 Wydad 1–0 Raja Rajhi (31) –
59 22 February 1986 25 Raja 1–1 Wydad Acha ?
60 1986–1987 25 April 1987 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
61 23 May 1987 Wydad 1–1 Raja ? Bartal
62 1987–1988 9 Wydad 1–0 Raja Mahmoudi (30) –
63 26 Raja 1–0 Wydad Bartal –
64 1988–1989 5 February 1989 12 Raja 0–1 Wydad – Ndao
65 4 June 1989 27 Wydad 3–1 Raja Ibrahima (?, ?), Ndao Diagne
66 1989–1990 26 November 1989 10 Wydad 2–1 Raja Ndao (45), Nader (78) Jamal (29 p.)
67 5 May 1990 25 Raja 0–1 Wydad – Nader (33)
68 1990–1991 8 December 1990 10 Raja 1–1 Wydad El Maâtaoui (90+2) Daoudi
69 5 May 1991 25 Wydad 0–1 Raja – Bark
70 1991–1992 24 November 1991 12 Wydad 1–0 Raja Bouyboud (82) –
71 10 May 1992 27 Raja 1–1 Wydad Madih ?
72 1992–1993 13 December 1992 10 Raja 1–2 Wydad Khalif Daoudi, Fertout
73 May 1993 25 Wydad 2–2 Raja Fertout, Daoudi Khalif, Oustad
74 1993–1994 5 December 1993 10 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
75 3 April 1994 25 Raja 1–0 Wydad Nejjary –
76 1994–1995 18 December 1994 12 Wydad 2–1 Raja Bouyboud (?, ?) Badiane
77 21 May 1995 27 Raja 1–0 Wydad Serji –
78 1995–1996 11 February 1996 12 Wydad 0–3 Raja – Nejjary, Khalif, Nazir
79 26 May 1996 27 Raja 0–1 Wydad – Kessab
80 1996–1997 3 November 1996 Wydad 2–2 Raja Kessab (66, 67) Ogandaga (16), Jinani (32)
81 17 May 1997 Raja 2–2 Wydad Mesraoui, Amedah Nacer, Daoudi
82 1997–1998 2 November 1997 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
83 29 March 1998 Raja 1–1 Wydad Jrindou (78 p.) Mbaye (44)
84 1998–1999 13 December 1998 12 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
85 30 May 1999 27 Wydad 0–1 Raja – Rizki (85)
86 1999–2000 21 November 1999 10 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
87 14 May 2000 25 Raja 1–1 Wydad Safri (73) El Afoui (21)
88 2000–2001 2 December 2000 10 Raja 1–1 Wydad El Moubarki (88 p.) Abdelfattah (35)
89 6 April 2001 25 Wydad 0–1 Raja [b]
90 2001–2002 9 December 2001 12 Wydad 2–0 Raja Madihi (37), Benchrifa (53 p.) –
91 19 May 2002 27 Raja 0–2 Wydad – Benchrifa (16 p., 45+1 p.)
92 2002–2003 19 January 2003 12 Raja 1–0 Wydad Suleiman (73) –
93 15 June 2003 27 Wydad 0–3 Raja – Bidoudane (3, 63), Nater (52)
94 2003–2004 16 November 2003 10 Wydad 0–1 Raja – Diallo (55)
95 2 May 2004 25 Raja 2–0 Wydad Bidoudane (73), Koné (78) –
96 2004–2005 5 December 2004 10 Raja 1–1 Wydad Mesloub (6) Talha (3)
97 30 April 2005 25 Wydad 0–1 Raja – Alloudi (90+2)
98 2005–2006 4 December 2005 10 Wydad 1–2 Raja Talbi (56) Maïga (67), Alloudi (72)
100 24 May 2006 25 Raja 1–1 Wydad Jrindou (50 p.) Louissi (90+5)
101 2006–2007 12 November 2006 5 Raja 0–1 Wydad – Jouiâa (39)
102 18 February 2007 20 Wydad 1–1 Raja Abdelghani (81) Laurens (66)
103 2007–2008 24 November 2007 8 Raja 2–0 Wydad Jlaïdi (41), Ouhaki (45+3) –
104 23 March 2008 23 Wydad 0–1 Raja – Senghor (45+1)
105 2008–2009 16 November 2008 11 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
106 3 April 2009 26 Raja 0–1 Wydad – Jouiâa (4)
107 2009–2010 20 December 2009 11 Raja 1–1 Wydad Najdi (87) Ait Laarif (9)
108 18 April 2010 26 Wydad 0–1 Raja – Baïla (41)
109 2010–2011 4 December 2010 10 Raja 1–2 Wydad Tair (53) Iajour (20, 90+3)
110 10 April 2011 25 Wydad 1–1 Raja Benkajjane (70) Tair (78)
111 2011–2012 31 December 2011 13 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
112 6 May 2012 28 Raja 0–1 Wydad – Iajour (90+1)
113 2012–2013 16 December 2012 12 Raja 1–1 Wydad Abourazzouk (68) Ondama (17)
114 29 April 2013 27 Wydad 1–1 Raja Sekkat (31) Menkari (63 o.g.)
115 2013–2014 24 November 2013 9 Wydad 1–1 Raja Kone (25) Kouko (88)
116 6 April 2014 24 Raja 2–0 Wydad Iajour (55), Moutouali (90+3) –
117 2014–2015 30 November 2014 10 Wydad 2–1 Raja Hajhouj (28), Kone (57) El Amrani (69 o.g.)
118 11 April 2015 25 Raja 2–2 Wydad Osaguona (62), Aqqal (90+1) Belmkadem (77 o.g.), El Moutaraji (89)
119 2015–2016 20 December 2015 12 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
120 8 May 2016 27 Raja 3–0 Wydad Osaguona (20), Hafidi (42), Erraki (90+3) –
121 2016–2017 27 November 2016 10 Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
122 23 April 2017 25 Wydad 1–0 Raja Atouchi (31) –
123 2017–2018 10 February 2018 10 Wydad 1–2 Raja Boutayeb (20 o.g.) Iajour (33), Benoun (88)
124 14 April 2018 25 Raja 1–1 Wydad Benoun (88) Atouchi (37)
125 2018–2019 6 January 2019 10 Raja 0–1 Wydad – El Haddad (78)
126 21 April 2019 25 Wydad 2–2 Raja El Karti (13), Saidi (45+1) S. Rahimi (21), Iajour (72)
127 2019–2020 22 December 2019 10 Raja 1–0 Wydad Ahaddad (81) –
128 24 September 2020 25 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
129 2020–2021 21 March 2021 10 Wydad 2–0 Raja Dari (4), El Amloud (15) –
130 3 July 2021 25 Raja 1–2 Wydad S. Rahimi (57 p.) El Amloud (15), El Moutaraji (70)
131 2021–2022 6 November 2021 10 Wydad 1–1 Raja Benyachou (77) Hadhoudi (79)
132 16 June 2022 25 Raja 2–0 Wydad Moutouali (45+3 p., 86 p.) –
133 2022–2023 23 October 2022 6 Wydad 2–1 Raja El Hassouni (56), Zola (80) Nahiri (90 p.)
134 5 April 2023 21 Raja 2–2 Wydad Bouzok (39 p.), Boulacsoute (67) Zola (45+3), El Hassouni (90+10 p.)
135 2023–2024 3 January 2024 14 Wydad 0–2 Raja – Ait Brayem (51 o.g.), Zrida (64)
136 02 June 2024 29 Raja 1–0 Wydad Ennafati (90+2) –
137 2024–2025 22 November 2024 11 Raja 1–1 Wydad Sakho (53) Rayhi (78)
138 12 April 2025 26 Wydad 1–1 Raja Rayhi (18 p.) H. Rahimi (27)
139 2025–2026 29 October 2025 6 Wydad 0–0 Raja – –
140 2026 21 Raja – Wydad
  1. ^ After the controversial sending-off of Raja's goalkeeper in the 83rd minute, with Wydad leading 1-0, a dispute erupted and the Raja players refused to continue the match. The penalty was never taken. A few days later, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) declared Wydad the winners with a score of 1-0.
  2. ^ Raja was awarded a 1–0 win after Wydad fielded an ineligible player.

Throne Cup

These are the meetings in the Moroccan Throne Cup

  Team won the competition that season
# Season Date R. Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 1963–1964 17 May 1964 SF Raja 0–0 Wydad – –
2 19 May 1964 Wydad 1–0 Raja Khalfi –
3 1964–1965 21 Mars 1965 QF Raja 2–1 Wydad Aliouate (45), Ghandi (81) ?
4 1973–1974 SF Wydad 1–1 [a] Raja Shaita Lâarabi
5 1989–1990 October 1990 R32 Wydad 2–2 Raja Ndao (79), Rajhi (85) Bark (60), Mensah (69)
6 October 1990 Raja 1–0 Wydad Fadel (o.g.) –
7 1992–1993 9 Mars 1994 QF Wydad 1–2 Raja Daoudi Fadel (88 o.g.), Nejjary (102 p.)
8 1995–1996 18 February 1996 QF Raja 5–1 Wydad Sellami (19), Khalif (26 p., 41), Nazir (55, 58) Loumari (83)
9 1997–1998 4 February 1998 QF Wydad 2–2 Raja Allali, Lakhouil (p.) Londo (p.), Amedah
10 6 February 1998 Raja 0–1 Wydad – Mbaye (40)
11 2000–2001 29 September 2001 QF Wydad 1–0 Raja El Kaddouri (96) –
12 2002–2003 11 October 2003 SF Wydad 1–1 [b] Raja Benchrifa (75 p.) Suleiman (21)
13 2006–2007 20 October 2007 QF Raja 0–2 Wydad – Bidoudane (81, 90+3)
14 2011–2012 6 November 2012 SF Wydad 1–3 Raja Ondama (82) Moutouali (89 p.), Salhi (115), Hafidi (118)
15 2020–2021 7 July 2022 QF Wydad 2–0 Raja Attiat-Allah (10), El Moutaraji (62) –
16 2021–2022 9 July 2023 SF Wydad 0–1 Raja – Zola (18 o.g.)
  1. ^ Raja won 4–3 on penalties.
  2. ^ Wydad won 12–11 on penalties.

Arab Club Champions Cup

These are the meetings in the Arab Club Champions Cup

  Team won the competition that season
# Season Date R. Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 2019–2020 2 November 2019 R16 Raja 1–1 Wydad Ngoma El Haddad
2 23 November 2019 Wydad 4–4 Raja Nahiri (12 p.), El Hassouni (56), El Kaabi (58), Aouk (72) Moutouali (50 p., 89 p.) Ahaddad (74), Malango (90+4)

Statistics

Overall match statistics

As of 29 October 2025
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals
RCA WAC RCA WAC
Botola Pro 139 39 33 67 121 107
Throne Cup 16 7 6 3 20 17
Arab Club Champions Cup 2 0 0 2 5 5
Total 157 46 39 72 146 129

Honours

Wydad leads Raja in terms of overall trophies, while both have three titles in the CAF Champions League.[22]

  •    Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
Raja CA Competition Wydad AC
Domestic
13 Botola Pro 22
9 Moroccan Throne Cup 9
22 Aggregate 31
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
1 Afro-Asian Club Championship (defunct) 1
9 Aggregate 6
Regional
2 Arab Club Champions Cup 1
0 Arab Super Cup (defunct) 1
0 Mohammed V Cup (defunct) 1
0 North African Championship (defunct) 3
0 North African Cup (defunct) 1
1 UNAF Club Cup 0
3 Aggregate 7
34 Total Aggregate 44

Head-to-head ranking (1957–2025)

P. 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10
11 11 11
12 12
13 13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
  • Total: Wydad with 39 higher finishes, Raja with 30 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2024–25 season).

Records

Results

Biggest wins (3+ goals)

margin Result Date Competition
4 Raja 5–1 Wydad 18 February 1996 Moroccan Throne Cup
3 Wydad 3–0 Raja 2 June 1957 Botola Pro
Wydad 0–3 Raja 11 February 1996
Wydad 0–3 Raja 15 June 2003
Raja 3–0 Wydad 8 May 2016

Most goals in a match (5+ goals)

Goals Result Date Competition
8 Wydad 4–4 Raja 23 November 2019 Arab Club Champions Cup
6 Raja 5–1 Wydad 18 February 1996 Throne Cup
5 Wydad 2–3 Raja 1977 Botola

Longest runs

Most consecutive wins

Games Club Period League Cup
4 Wydad 5 February 1989 – 5 May 1990 4 –
3 Raja 4 May 1980 – 1981 3 –
26 May 1984 – 12 May 1985 3 –
21 May 1995 – 18 February 1996 2 1
Wydad 29 September 2001 – 19 May 2002 2 1
Raja 9 July 2023 – 2 June 2024 2 1

Longest undefeated runs

Games Club Period Wins Draws League Cup
12 Raja 1973 – 1978 4 8 11 1
10 Wydad 1968 – 1972 3 7 10 –
8 26 May 1996 – 13 December 1998 2 6 6 2

Longest undefeated runs in the league

Games Club Period Wins Draws
11 Raja 1973 – 1978 3 7
10 Wydad 1968 – 1972 3 7
Raja 3 November 1996 – 6 April 2001 2 8
8 Wydad 1963 – 1967 2 6
Raja 19 January 2003 – 24 May 2006 6 2
7 Raja 4 December 1982 – 12 November 1985 3 4
Wydad 4 December 2010 – 24 November 2013 2 5

Players

Top scorers

Said Ghandi is the all-time top scorer in the Derby history with 7 goals
Rank Player Team(s) (goals) Goals
1 Morocco Said Ghandi Raja 7
2 Morocco Mouhcine Iajour Wydad (3)
Raja (3) 		6
Morocco Mouhcine Moutouali Raja
4 Morocco Moussa Hanoun Raja 5
Morocco Abdellatif Beggar Raja (3)
Wydad (2)
Morocco Mustapha Khalif Raja
Morocco Rachid Daoudi Wydad
Morocco Mustapha Bidoudane Raja (3)
Wydad (2)
9 Senegal Moussa Ndao Wydad 4
Morocco Mohammed Benchrifa Wydad
11 Morocco Mustapha Chahid "Cherif" Wydad 3
Morocco Abdelkader Lecheheb Wydad
Morocco Mohamed Lâarabi Raja
Morocco Abdelhak Fethi Raja
Morocco Abdelhak Souadi Raja
Morocco Fakhreddine Rajhi Wydad
Morocco Mjid Bouyboud Wydad
Morocco Omar Nejjary Raja
Morocco Abdelkarim Nazir Raja
Morocco Boujemâa Kessab Wydad
Morocco Zouhair El Moutaraji Wydad
Morocco Ayman El Hassouni Wydad

Most player appearances

The Rajaoui Said Ghandi, the record appearance-maker of the Casablanca derby (26) and Fakhreddine Rajhi, the record appearance-maker of Wydad (22)
Rank Player Team(s) Apps
1 Morocco Said Ghandi Raja 26
2 Morocco Abdelmajid Dolmy Raja 25
Morocco Abdellatif Jrindou Raja
4 Morocco Lâarbi El Khattabi Wydad 22
Morocco Fakhreddine Rajhi Wydad
6 Morocco Houmane Jarir Raja 21
Morocco Lahcen Abrami Wydad
Morocco Anas Zniti Raja
9 Morocco Abdelkader Ouaraghli Wydad 20
Morocco Mohamed Oulhaj Raja

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.[23]

Raja, then Wydad
Mouhcine Iajour
Name Position Raja Wydad
Career Career
Morocco Moussa Hanoun FW 1953–63
1964–66 		1969–70
Morocco Mustapha Fahim "Milazzo" DF 1956–67 1967–?
Morocco Ali Bendayan "Aliouate" FW 1963–68
1969–71 		1968–69
Morocco Mohamed Maaroufi FW 1964–66 1973–74
Morocco Mohamed Beggar GK 1965–68 ?
Morocco Mustapha Choukri "Petchou" MF 1966–75 1975–79
Morocco Azzeddine Abderrafi MF 1968–73 1973–79
Morocco Jawad El Andaloussi DF 1972–77
1983–85 		1981–83
Morocco Abdellatif Beggar MF 1974–84
1979–83
1986–87 		1983–86
Morocco Jawad Chennaoui FW 1977–83
1985–86 		1983–85
Morocco Aziz Kharbouch GK 1979–80
1983–88 		1980–83
Morocco Mohamed Fennani DF 1979–81 1981–?
Morocco Nabil Okba FW 1994–95
1996–97 		1998–2001
Morocco Adil Serraj DF 1998–2002 2003–04
Morocco Zakaria Aboub MF 1999–2002
2009–10 		2004–05
Morocco Mohamed Armoumen FW 2002–03
2008–09 		2010
Morocco Mustapha Bidoudane FW 2002–06 2007–10
Morocco Mouhssine Iajour FW 2004–07
2012–14
2017–19 		2010–12
Morocco Said Fettah MF 2005–11
2014–15 		2011–14
Morocco Hicham El Amrani DF 2006–09 2011–15
Morocco Yassine El Kordy DF 2006–08 2014–17
Morocco Omar Najdi FW 2008–11 2012–14
Morocco Anas El Asbahi MF 2011–12 2012–20
Morocco Zakaria El Hachimi DF 2012–17 2017–19
Nigeria Michael Babatunde FW 2015–16 2018–21
Morocco Hamid Ahadad FW 2019–20
2021–22 		2022–23
Morocco Jamal Harkass DF 2021–23 2023–25
Morocco Mehdi Moubarik MF 2023–24 2024–25
Morocco Walid Sabbar MF 2014–18
2022–23 		2025–
Wydad, then Raja
Tarik El Jarmouni
Name Position Wydad Raja
Career Career
Morocco Abdelkader Jalal MF 1939–49
1949–54 		1969–70
Morocco Mohamed Naoui FW 1940–44 1949–53
Morocco Mustapha Bettache FW 1950–55 1963–66
Morocco Abderrahmane Acila FW 1952–55 1955–58
Morocco Mohamed Jdidi DF 1954–57 1957–62
1968–69
Morocco Abdellah Azhar FW 1956–57
1967–68 		1965–66
Morocco Mohammed Sahraoui MF 1957–71 1974–75
Morocco Abdelkader Bozambo MF ?–1965 1965–69
Morocco Abdelaziz Anini DF ?–1973 1973–74
Morocco Mohamed Sahil MF 1980–84
1986–87 		1989
Morocco Faouzi Kadmiri DF 1984–86
1992–95 		1987–92
Morocco Khalil Azmi GK 1984–92 1992–94
Morocco Hassan Hirs DF 1987–90 1990–92
Morocco Mustapha El Gherchi DF ?–1992 1992–95
Morocco Mustapha Bark MF ? 1989–91
Morocco Khalid Fouhami GK 1991–94 2006–08
Morocco Tarik El Jarmouni GK 2000–02 2009–12
Morocco Abdelmajid Eddine FW 2001–02 2012–13
Morocco Abdelhaq Ait Laarif MF 2002–05
2009–11 		2011–12
Morocco Youness Bellakhder DF 2005–06
2016–17 		2009–11
Morocco Zakaria Ismaili DF 2007–10 2010–11
Morocco Jawad Issine FW 2010–14 2014–15
Republic of the Congo Lys Mouithys FW 2011–13 2014
Morocco Youssef Kaddioui MF 2011–12 2015–17
Morocco Abdeladim Khadrouf MF 2016–18 2018
Morocco Mohamed Nahiri DF 2017–20 2021–23
Morocco Haitam El Bahja DF 2019–21 2022–23
Morocco Ayoub El Amloud DF 2019–24 2026–

Managers

Raja, then Wydad
Faouzi Benzarti
Name Raja Wydad
Career Career
Morocco Abdelhak El Kadmiri 1967–68 ?
Morocco Abderrahman Mahjoub 1969–70 ?
Morocco Abdelkader Lakhmiri 1970–71 ?
Bulgaria Dobromir Tashkov 1976–78 ?
Romania Alexandru Moldovan 1996–97
2000–01
2005 		1997–98
Argentina Oscar Fulloné 1998–2000
2005–06 		2002–03
2008
Tunisia Faouzi Benzarti 2013–14
2022 		2018–19
2020–21
2023–24
Spain Juan Carlos Garrido 2017–19 2020
2023
Wydad, then Raja
José Romão
Name Wydad Raja
Career Career
Morocco Père Jégo 1939–52 1956–68
Morocco Kacem Kacemi 1956 1956
Morocco Mustapha Bettache 1972–74
1975–78 		1981
Ukraine Yuriy Sevastyanenko 1989–94
1999
2000–01 		2001
Portugal José Romão 2005–06 2008–09
2009–10
2014–15
Morocco Rachid Taoussi 2002 2015–16
2022

See also

  • Moroccan Classico

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