2019–20 Wydad AC season explained

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Botola		Runners–up	6 October 2019	11 October 2020
Throne Cup	Round of 32		24 September 2019
Arab Club Champions Cup	First round	Second round	31 August 2019	23 November 2019
Champions League	First round	Semi-finals	15 September 2019	23 October 2020
Total Ligue 1 See main article: 2019–20 Botola. League table Matches Unless otherwise noted, all times in WAT Moroccan Throne Cup See main article: 2019 Moroccan Throne Cup. Club Championship Cup See main article: 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup. Second round Champions League See main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League. First round See main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds. Group stage Group C knockout stage See main article: 2019–20 CAF Champions League knockout stage. Semi-finals Squad information Playing statistics
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=140 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 width=10 TOTAL FW 4 1 1 4 10 9 FW 8 0 0 2 10 11 FW 7 0 1 2 10 5 MF 8 0 0 1 9 30 DF 2 0 2 4 8 17 MF 5 0 1 2 8 9 FW 4 0 0 0 4 20 MF 2 0 1 1 4 7 FW 3 0 0 1 4 15 FW 3 0 0 0 3 29 DF 2 0 0 0 2 16 MF 1 0 0 0 1 8 MF 1 0 0 0 1 19 MF 1 0 0 0 1 13 DF 1 0 0 0 1 4 MF 0 0 1 0 1 18 MF 0 0 0 1 1 22 DF 0 0 1 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 52 1 8 19 80 Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 2020.[8] Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 1 July 2019 DF Brahim Najmeddine Undisclosed 20 December 2019 GK Aissa Sioudi Undisclosed 25 December 2019 DF Youssef Chaina 25 December 2019 FW 1 January 2020 DF 10 January 2020 FW Joel Madondo Undisclosed [9] 13 January 2020 DF 15 January 2020 DF Free transfer Out References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wydad : le coach Zoran Manojlovic limogé. lebrief.ma. 13 January 2020. 29 February 2020.
2. Web site: Maroc : le Français Sébastien Desabre nommé entraîneur du Wydad Casablanca. lequipe.fr. 21 January 2020. 29 February 2020.
3. Web site: Juan Garrido takes over Wydad Casablanca from Desabre. KingFut. Jreissati. Michel. 25 February 2020. 26 February 2020.
4. Web site: Juan Carlos Garrido n’est plus coach du Wydad . lionsdelatlas.ma . 10 September 2020. 3 October 2020.
5. Web site: Miguel Angel Gamondi succède à Carlos Garrido limogé . lematin.ma . 10 September 2020. 3 October 2020.
6. Web site: Botola - Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision. Botola - Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision. en. 2019-08-22.
7. Web site: Morocco’s "Botola" resumes after 4-month COVID-19 break . cafonline.com . 28 July 2020 .
8. Web site: Effectif de l'Equipe Pro. wac.ma/. Wydad Casablanca. French.
9. Web site: Joel Madondo agrees personal terms with Wydad Casablanca. eagle.co.ug. 10 January 2020. 1 March 2020.
10. Web site: Ayoub El Kaabi quittera le Wydad fin décembre. hespress.com. 6 December 2019. 1 March 2020.