Wydad AC
| Full name | Wydad Athletic Club | |||
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| Nicknames | Club of the Nation Icon of the Resistance The Emperor The Red Castle | |||
| Short name | WAC | |||
| Founded | 8 May 1937 | |||
| Stadium | Mohammed-V Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 45,000 | |||
| President | Hicham Ait Menna | |||
| Manager | Mohamed Amine Benhachem | |||
| League | Botola Pro | |||
| 2024–25 | Botola Pro, 3rd of 16 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Wydad Athletic Club (Arabic: نادي الوداد الرياضي, Arabic pronunciation: [naːdiː‿l.widaːd arrːiyaːdˤiː]), often known outside Morocco as Wydad AC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that competes in Botola Pro, the top tier of the Moroccan football league system.
It was founded on 8 May 1937 by seven Moroccans belonging to the national movement for independence, led by haj Mohamed Benjelloun Touimi, created also the football section in june 1939. The club has traditionally worn a red home kit since inception.
Domestically, WAC has won a record of 22 Moroccan league titles, 9 Moroccan Throne Cup, 7 Moroccan Super Cup, 4 Moroccan Elite Cup and 4 Season's Opening Cup, also the Moroccan' Independence Cup... etc, becoming the most titled club in Morocco. In the international competitions, the club has won three CAF Champions Leagues, three ULNA Champions Leagues, one CAF Winners Cup, one ULNA Winners Cup, one Intercontinental Mohammed-V Cup, one Afro-Asian Club Champions Cup, one Arab Club Champions Cup, one Arab Super Cup three ULNA Super Cup one CAF Super Cup and one ULNA Juniors Champions League.
The club also competes in basketball, Water polo, handball, volleyball, table tennis, field hockey, fencing, cycle sport, rugby, futsal and Women's football team.The club also competes in basketball, Water polo, handball, volleyball, table tennis, field hockey, fencing, cycle sport, rugby, futsal and Women's football team.