2020–21 Wydad AC season explained

The 2020–21 season is Wydad AC's 81st season in their existence and the club's 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Moroccan football. Wydad participated in this season's edition of the Botola, the Champions League and the Throne Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Transfers

In

Date		Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
24 September 2020	FW			Free transfer	[1]
24 September 2020	AM / LW			Free transfer	[2]
28 October 2020	MF	Ayoub Skouma	FUS Rabat	Undisclosed	[3]
6 November 2020	MF	Sofian El Moudane	Ittihad Tanger	Swap	[4]
10 October 2020	MF	Anas Serrhat	Renaissance Zemamra	Undisclosed	[5]
10 October 2020	DF	Zakaria Kiani	Renaissance Zemamra	Undisclosed
3 November 2020	DF	Amine Aboulfath	Youssoufia Berrechid	Undisclosed	[6]
7 November 2020	DF	Amine Farhane	Widad Témara	Undisclosed	[7]
11 November 2020	FW			Undisclosed	[8]
13 November 2020	DF	Ayoub Benchaoui	Difaâ El Jadida	Undisclosed	[9]
17 November 2020	MF	Hamza Ait Allal	Rapide Oued Zem	Undisclosed
30 November 2020	DF	Mohamed Rahim	SCC Mohammédia	€230k	[10]
16 January 2021	RW	Mounsef Chrachem	Chabab Atlas Khénifra	€200k	[11]
31 January 2021	RW	Mohamed Ounajem	Zamalek SC	Loan	[12]
1 February 2021	MF	Bilal Ziani Guennon	Atlético Albacete	Undisclosed	[13]

Out

Date		Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
30 June 2020	DF	Mohamed Nahiri	–	End of contract	[14]
13 September 2020	RW	Amin Tighazoui	–	End of contract
15 September 2020	DF	Adil Rhaili	Apollon Smyrnis	Free transfer	[15]
28 October 2020	DF	Brahim Nekkach	Renaissance Zemamra	End of contract	[16]
1 November 2020	MF	Ismail Moutaraji	SCC Mohammédia	Undisclosed	[17]
3 November 2020	DF	Mohamed Ouattara	Al-Hilal Club	Undisclosed	[18]
6 November 2020	DF	Anas El Asbahi	Ittihad Tanger	Swap
15 November 2020	MF	Mohamed Kamal		Undisclosed	[19]
15 November 2020	ST			€1.67m	[20]
24 November 2020	DF	Youssef Chaina	Youssoufia Berrechid	Free transfer	[21]
26 November 2020	FW			$260k	[22]
29 November 2020	MF	Haytham El Bahja	Chabab Riadi Salmi	Loan	[23]
30 November 2020	DF	Ayoub Mouddane	Olympique Safi	Loan	[24]
4 February 2021	ST	Gbagbo Junior Magbi	Al-Tai FC	Loan	[25]
5 February 2021	DF	Abdelatif Noussir	Moghreb Tétouan	Free transfer	[26]
9 February 2021	DF	Ibrahim Najm Eddine	Difaâ El Jadida	Loan	[27]
1 July 2021	ST	Michael Babatunde	–	End of contract	[28]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Botola	Matchday 1	Winners	6 December 2020	28 July 2021
Throne Cup	Round of 32	Semi-finals	30 December 2020	1 August 2021
Champions League	First round	Semi-finals	23 December 2020	26 June 2021
Total Botola See main article: 2020–21 Botola. League table Matches Unless otherwise noted, all times in WAT Moroccan Throne Cup See main article: 2019–20 Moroccan Throne Cup. Champions League See main article: 2020–21 CAF Champions League. First round See main article: 2020–21 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds. Group stage Group C Knockout stage See main article: 2020–21 CAF Champions League knockout stage. Semi-finals 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. References

Notes and References

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2. Web site: 25 September 2020. Le libyen Muaid Ellafi opte pour le Wydad de Casablanca. infomediaire.net. 25 September 2020.
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8. Web site: Msuva: Tanzania forward completes Wydad Casablanca four-year move - Reports Goal.com. live. 2020-11-11. www.goal.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126021928/https://www.goal.com/en-tza/news/msuva-tanzania-forward-completes-wydad-casablanca-four-year-move-/o12xhopuosxe1uls35gy5s469 . 2020-11-26 .
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13. Web site: Almountakhab. الزياني لاعب ريال مدريد ثالث صفقات الوداد. live. 2021-02-02. الزياني لاعب ريال مدريد ثالث صفقات الوداد. ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20210202120933/https://www.almountakhab.com/node/1146150 . 2021-02-02 .
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16. Web site: رسميا/ ابراهيم النقاش يوقع في كشوفات نهضة الزمامرة. live. 2020-10-28. www.elbotola.com. Ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20201031024333/https://www.elbotola.com/article/2020-10-28-13-38-275.html . 2020-10-31 .
17. Web site: شباب المحمدية ضمّ رسميا المترجي من الوداد لمدة 5 سنوات. live. 2020-11-01. www.hesport.com. ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422175908/https://www.hesport.com/akhbar/maroc/118995.html . 2021-04-22 .
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19. Web site: المغرب التطواني يتعاقد مع اللاعب محمد كمال بعقد يمتد لثلاثة مواسم. live. 2020-11-15. الموقع الرسمي لفريق المغرب التطواني. ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125220723/https://www.matfoot.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF-2/ . 2020-11-25 .
20. Web site: 15 November 2020. إسماعيل الحداد ينتقل رسميًا إلى الخور القطري. arabia.as.com. 6 December 2020.
21. Web site: 2020-11-24. شينا يودع الوداد قبل العودة ليوسفية برشيد. live. 2020-11-24. كووورة. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125104415/https://www.kooora.com/?n=977773 . 2020-11-25 .
22. Web site: "وثيقة مسربة" تكشف تفاصيل انتقال كازادي إلى النادي المصري. live. 2020-11-27. www.elbotola.com. Ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422175907/https://www.elbotola.com/article/2020-11-27-10-14-758.html . 2021-04-22 .
23. Web site: الوداد الرياضي يعير هيثم البهجة للشباب الرياضي السالمي لموسم واحد. live. 2020-11-29. www.elbotola.com. Ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126171617/https://www.elbotola.com/article/2020-11-29-22-18-918.html . 2021-01-26 .
24. Web site: Arryadia - لاعب الوداد البيضاوي أيوب المودن يلتحق بنادي أولمبيك آسفي على سبيل الإعارة. live. 2020-11-30. arryadia.snrt.ma. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422175908/https://arryadia.snrt.ma/ar/football-news-ar/14672-2020-11-30-19-04-30 . 2021-04-22 .
25. Web site: رسميا/ الطائي السعودي يتعاقد مع الإيفواري جونيور غباغبو قادما من الوداد. live. 2021-02-04. www.elbotola.com. Ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20210205015139/https://www.elbotola.com/article/2021-02-04-20-38-71.html . 2021-02-05 .
26. News: رسميا: المغرب التطواني يعلن تعاقده مع عبد اللطيف نصير. Ar. 2021-02-05.
27. Web site: الدفاع الحسني الجديدي يقدم نجم الدين. live. 2021-02-09. www.hesport.com. ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20210422181410/https://www.hesport.com/akhbar/122792.html . 2021-04-22 .
28. Web site: باباتوندي عبر "رسالة وداع": "ستظل الوداد في قلبي إلى الأبد.. حافظوا على العلم مرفوعا". live. 2021-07-01. www.elbotola.com. Ar. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812101950/https://www.elbotola.com/article/2021-07-01-10-32-701.html . 2021-08-12 .