The club also competes in basketball, Water polo, handball, volleyball, table tennis, field hockey, fencing, cycle sport, rugby, futsal and women's football.

[5] The origin of the establishment of Wydad Athletic Club on resistance the colonialism that was imposed by the French authorities during the era of protectorate in Morocco, since before the independence of Morocco, the port of Casablanca was surrounded by a large number of swimming pools that were dedicated to clubs and sports associations only, and the Europeans were the ones who can supervise them.

[6] The idea of establishing Wydad Athletic Club was not as easy as it could be imagined, as all the members of the original core, including Hajj Mohamed Benjelloun Touimi and Hajj Dr. Abdellatif Benjelloun Touimi, suffered from the continued rejection and intransigence of the French authorities to the idea of establishing a “full Moroccan club”, which prompted them to resort to the Franco-Moroccan Association, in order to amend the matters related to registering the club's name, after which the General Resident in Morocco at the time, Maurice Nogues, personally intervened to allow the establishment of Wydad Athletic Club, but with specific conditions.

[6] Wydad played its first game against defending champion USM Casablanca as part of the first day of the championship in what is a criterion of war in September 1939.

The first edition of this competition was played so in the context of the 1939–40 season and ended with a victory for the USM Casablanca facing the new team what Wydad.

Despite these injustices, Wydad managed to be the first in their pool and in the context of a game between the dam at Ittihad Ribati, he succeeds in beating up the latter by a goal to nil.

For fear that Wydad up in the first division, the federation decided to play another game the opponent this time in the Athletic Union of Meknes.

The next season after winning the championship promotion honor is the 2nd level football league in Morocco and after winning his matches dams, Wydad newly promoted division plays of honor is 'equivalent of first division football league in Morocco.

During the season 1943–44, the red and white ends the year with a balance of the quarter-finals after several victories, the club face Fedala score on the river 2–0.

The 1945–46 season is one of the best in the club since its inception as Wydad won the regional championship with a total of more than 62 points or 19 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

During the same season Wydad participates in the North African Championship with the title won and even managed to win by beating the US Athletic score of 4–2.

[11] During the 1950–51 season, Wydad continues its momentum by winning the national championship but was beaten in the final of the African Cup North face SC Bel-Abbes on the score 1–0.

During the same season, the Reds were beaten in the final of the championship of North Africa to Casablanca in the face of Esperance Sportive de Guelma score of 2–1.

Morocco becomes independent, and the WAC receives the honorary Resistance Card with the number 1 by his royal majesty Mohammed V. Before launching the first Moroccan championship for the 1956/57 season, the committee decides to organize a first competition called Independence Cup, and classify the teams in the divisions.

During the following season, Wydad is still vice-champion behind the Casablanca star while in the Throne Cup, the WAC is eliminated in the round of 16 against the FAR of Rabat, winners of this competition.

The following season, the WAC finished 6th in the Botola classification, and was beaten in the eighth finals of the Morocco Cup against Mouloudia d'Ouejda with the score of 2 goals to 0.

In the 1962/63 season, the WAC again finished 6th in Botola, and reached the semi-final of the Morocco Cup eliminated by KAC Marrakech.

The WAC participated for the first time in its history in the Mohammed V Cup where it finished 4th, after elimination against Real Madrid in the semi-final with the score of 2 goals to 0.

The 1966–67 season ended with a 4th place in the championship, and an elimination in the quarter-final of the Morocco Cup against the sports association of the royal armed forces.

The following season the WAC will finish 8th in Botola, and eliminated in the round of 16 of the Cup against the same opponent, the sports association of the royal armed forces.

During the 1968–69 season, the WAC returned to the Botola podium, winning its 8th title of Champion of Morocco with a total of 73 points, including 16 victories, 11 draws and 3 lost matches.

We had to wait thirty-one years to see the WAC winner of the Morocco Cup, and it was against RS Settat that the reds won the title with the score of a goal to zero.

[41] One day after the club's 85th anniversary, Wydad defeated Atlético Petróleos de Luanda 4–2 on aggregate (3–1 away and 1–1 at home) to advance to their 5th Champions League final and the 3rd one in 6 years.

[51] In the inaugural season of the African Football League, wydad managed to qualify to the semi-final after defeating Enyimba 4–0 on aggregate (1–0 away and 3–0 at home).

With "Together forever" as their slogan, they are renowned all over the world for their unconditional love and support for the team, as well as their spectacular displays at each game.

[55] • First league match: Wydad 1–2 US Marocaine (1939–40 Moroccan League) • First African match: Wydad 3–1 ASC Police (1987 African Cup of Champions Clubs) • First Arab match: Wydad 2–0 Al-ittifaq (1989 Arab Club Champions Cup) • First win match: Wydad 5–0 SC Mazagan (1939–40 Moroccan League) • Biggest league win: Wydad AC 7–0 Hassania Agadir (1958–59) • Biggest cup win: Amal Tiznit 0–5 Wydad AC (2015–16) • Biggest African win: Wydad AC 6–0 Rivers United FC (2022–23 CAF Champions League) • Biggest Arab win: Wydad AC 4–0 Al-wehdat (2008–09 Arab Champions League) • Record number of games won in one season: 23 games (1985–86) • Record number of points in one season: 93 points (1985–86) • Record goals scored in season: 58 goals (1985–86) • Record for lowest number of goals conceded: 8 goals (2002–03) • Record of consecutive games won: 9 games (1990–91) • Record number of most away wins in one season: 14 games (1985–86) • Record for lowest number of draws: 5 games (1986–87) • Record for lowest number of defeats: 1 game (1977–78) • Record for most titles in Morocco: 50 • Record for most national titles: 37 • Record for the highest number of titles in the Moroccan Championship: 22 • Record for the highest number of vice-champion titles in the Moroccan Championship: 17 • 2nd highest number of Throne Cup: 9 titles • Record number of finals in the Throne Cup: 15 • Record for the highest number of consecutive seasons in the Moroccan league: 77 • Only to have never left the championship since 1942 • National record number of Champions league finals: 6 • The first team to win the Moroccan league after independence: 1956–57 • The first team to win the Domestic Double (Botola, Throne Cup): 1978 • The first and only Moroccan, Arab and African team to win the Mohammed V Cup: 1979 • The first Moroccan team to win the Arab Club Champions Cup: 1989 • The first and only Moroccan team to win the Arab Super Cup: 1992 • The first Moroccan team to win the Afro-Asian Cup: 1993 • The first and only Moroccan team to win the African Cup Winners' Cup: 2002 • Largest number of top scorers in the Championship, 17 times with 13 scorers: Chtouki (1948, 1955), Abdesslam (1949), Driss (1950), Khalfi (1951, 1959), Chrif (1978), Mjidou (1984), Nader (1986, 1987, 1989), Fertout (1993), Evouna (2015), Jebor (2017), El Kaabi (2021), Mbenza (2022), Sambou (2023) • Aziz Bouderbala is the player who win the most titles in the Throne Cup: 4 titles • Moussa Ndao is the first foreigner to score in a Throne Cup final: 1989 • Abdelkhalek Saber is the first and only player to score three goals in a Throne Cup final: 1978 • Abdelkhalek Saber is the player who scored the most goals in the Throne Cup finals: 4 goals • Hassan Nader is among the 4 players who achieved the highest number of championship's top scorer: 3 times • Badou Zaki is the only goalkeeper who won the African Ballon d'Or: 1986 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22

[66][67] 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 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.

[74] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.