Casablanca derby

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Casablanca Derby
Wydad Casablanca vs Raja de Casablanca, November 16 2008-10.jpg
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 meetingTBD
StadiumsStade Mohammed V
Statistics
Meetings totalOfficial matches: 150
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 (Arabic: ديربي الدارالبيضاء) 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.

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.

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

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,[6] 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.[7]

Results

As of 23 October 2022[8][9][10]

Botola

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

Note: The match in 2001 was awarded to Raja due to Wydad fielded an illegible player.

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[15] Raja

Arab Club Champions Cup

Season Round Home team Score Away team
2019–2020 1/8 Final 1st leg Raja 1–1[16] Wydad
1/8 Final 2nd leg Wydad 4–4[17] Raja

Statistics

As of 23 October 2022
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals
RCA WAC RCA WAC
Botola 133 36 34 63 113 106
Throne Cup 15 6 6 3 19 17
Arab Club Champions Cup 2 0 0 2 5 5
Total 150 42 40 68 137 128

Records

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 2015–16

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 who played for both clubs

The first players to move from Raja to Wydad and back were Abdulaziz Anini and Ezzeddine Abdel-Rafi in 1973.[18]

Raja then Wydad

Wydad then Raja

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.[19]

Raja CA Competition Wydad AC
Domestic
12 Botola 22
8 Throne Cup 9
20 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
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 44

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