2003–04 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2003–04 season
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachMourad Abdelouahab
(until April 2004)
Mustapha Aksouh (c)
(from April 2004)
(until 31 June 2004)
StadiumStade Omar Hammadi
Division 1Runners-up
Algerian CupWinners
Champions League2003: Semifinals
2004: Second Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rabie Benchergui (12 goals)

All:
Rabie Benchergui (15 goals)

In the 2003–04 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 24th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 24 May 2004.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Hichem Mezaïr GK (1976-10-16)16 October 1976 (aged 27) WA Tlemcen 121 0
12 Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche GK (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 18) Reserve team 1 0
25 Merouane Abdouni GK (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 22) USM El Harrach 22 0
Defenders
2 Mohamed Hamdoud RB / CB (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 27) Reserve team 0 0
4 Salim Aribi CB (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 29) CA Batna 73 7
5 Mounir Zeghdoud CB (1970-11-18)18 November 1970 (aged 33) USM Aïn Beïda 0 0
18 Rabah Deghmani CB (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 28) IB Khémis El Khechna 0 0
20 Mahieddine Meftah LB / CB / RB (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 35) JS Kabylie 0 0
Youcef Siahi CB (1984-10-03)3 October 1984 (aged 19) Reserve team 1 0
Midfielders
6 Farid Djahnine MF (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 27) Reserve team 0 0
7 Amar Ammour AM (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 27) ASM Oran 76 17
8 Billel Dziri CM (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 31) CS Sedan Ardennes 0 0
15 Karim Ghazi DM (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 24) CR Belouizdad 0 0
10 Hocine Achiou AM (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 24) Reserve team 0 0
16 Lahcène Nazef MF (1974-09-02)2 September 1974 (aged 29) NA Hussein Dey 25 0
22 Hamidou Balbone MF (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 26) EF Ouagadougou 26 6
26 Hocine Metref DM (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 20) Reserve team 33 4
Forwards
9 Ali Meçabih ST (1972-04-02)2 April 1972 (aged 31) USM Blida 4 2
11 Fadel Ryad Settara FW (1975-05-18)18 May 1975 (aged 28) CR Belouizdad 10 0
13 Mohamed Cheraïtia FW (1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (aged 21) Reserve team 22 1
14 Moncef Ouichaoui ST (1977-04-05)5 April 1977 (aged 26) USM Annaba 88 33
19 Rabie Benchergui ST (1978-03-14)14 March 1978 (aged 25) ASM Oran 63 26
21 Rafik Deghiche FW (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 (aged 20) Reserve team 21 2
23 Mamadou Diallo CF (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 21) JS Centre Salif Keita 19 9
- Abdelhakim Meziani RW (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 22) Youth system 11 1

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
31 August 2003 AM Hamidou Balbone EF Ouagadougou Undisclosed [2]
13 December 2003 CF Mamadou Diallo JS Centre Salif Keita 700 millions DA [3]

Out

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
12 January 2004 DM Karim Ghazi Espérance de Tunis Loan for six months [4]

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 30 17 7 6 49 23 +26 056.67 Runner-up 14 August 2003 24 May 2004
Algerian Cup 6 4 2 0 12 1 +11 066.67 Round of 64 Winner 5 February 2004 25 June 2004
2003 Champions League 8 3 1 4 9 6 +3 037.50 Group stage Semifinals 9 August 2003 8 November 2003
2004 Champions League 4 2 1 1 12 5 +7 050.00 First round Second Round 10 April 2004 30 May 2004
Total 48 26 11 11 82 35 +47 054.17

Division 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 JS Kabylie (C) 30 17 10 3 40 21 +19 61 2005 CAF Champions League
2 USM Alger 30 17 7 6 49 23 +26 58
3 NA Hussein Dey 30 13 10 7 31 19 +12 49 2004-05 Arab Champions League
4 ES Sétif 30 14 5 11 41 31 +10 47
5 MC Alger 30 14 5 11 35 34 +1 47
Updated to match(es) played on 9 october 2014. Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 17 7 6 49 23  +26 58 13 1 1 29 8  +21 4 6 5 20 15  +5

Last updated: 12 December 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWDWWWWLLWDDWDWWDWLWWLWDWLWLW
Position121221111111111111122121222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

14 August 2003 Round 1 USM Alger 3–0 JSM Bejaïa Bologhine
Hamdoud 4'
Dziri 64'  77'
Ammour 90'
Zeghdoud  47'

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Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Haïmoudi, Oukil, Kerraï
28 August 2003 Round 3 USM Alger 3–2 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Bologhine
Ghoul 3'
Benchergui 14'
Aribi  40' 65'
Ghazi  51'

Mezaïr, Ghoul (Settara, 66’), Aribi, Deghmani, Meftah, Ghazi, Ammour (Deghiche, 77’), Dziri, Achiou (Djahnine, 73’), Ouichaoui, Benchergui - Coach Abdelouahab.
Report[5] Derbal 16'
Maydi 19'
Benchadi  45'
Deffaf  69'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Djaballah, Meknous, Belfekroun
1 September 2003 Round 4 CA Batna 1–1 USM Alger Batna
33' Ouichaoui
 61' Achiou

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Stadium: Mustapha Seffouhi Stadium
Referee: Belkacem, Menfouss, Ouaddah
10 September 2003 Round 6 RC Kouba 0–3 USM Alger Algiers
21', 75' Benchergui
79' Ouichaoui

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Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Berber, Achrouf, Chouih
15 September 2003 Round 2 MC Oran 1–1 USM Alger Oran
16:00 48' Benchergui
Achiou

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Stadium: Stade Habib Bouakeul
Referee: Kaïdi, Saker, Seddik
7 November 2003 Round 10 USM Alger 0–1 US Chaouia Bologhine


Mezaïr, Hamdoud (Settara, 61’), Ghoul (Metref, 61’), Aribi, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Ammour, Dziri, Ghazi, Achiou, Benchergui (Deghiche, 86’) - Coach Abdelouahab.
Report[6] Touil 51' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benouza, Berrahmoune, Djezzar
17 November 2003 Round 13 USM Annaba 1–1 USM Alger Annaba
28'  65' Dziri
 61' Meftah

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Stadium: Stade 19 Mai 1956
Referee: Haïmoudi, Kerraï, Haïmoudi
20 November 2003 Round 14 USM Alger 2–1 NA Hussein Dey Algiers
Benchergui 8'  47'
Meftah  9'
Aribi  65'
Kabri 90+1' (o.g.)

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Aribi, Ammour, Dziri, Achiou, Deghmani, Benchergui, Meftah (Nazef, 85’), Ghazi, Balbone - Coach Abdelouahab and Aksouh.
Report[7] Taoual  41'
Kabri 46'  61'
Bouras  75'
Djerradi  88'
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Zekrini, Hasnaoui, Hanifi
24 November 2003 Round 5 USM Alger 1–0 USM Blida Bologhine
Achiou 72'
Deghmani  34'
Dziri  90'

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Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Khelifi, Sedrati, Chaâbane
1 December 2003 Round 7 USM Alger 1–0 CR Belouizdad Algiers
Achiou 2'
Meftah  7'
Balbone  61'
Zeghdoud  81'

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Arribi, Zeghdoud, Meftah (Nazef), Ammour (Metref), Ghazi, Settara, Achiou, Balbone - Coach Abdelouahab.
Report[8] Billel Harkas  ?' Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Boubakour, Talbi, Tahir
5 December 2003 Round 15 WA Tlemcen 1–1 USM Alger Tlemcen
Taleb 15'
Yadel  16'
Report[9] Balbone 7'
Aribi  18'

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Dziri, Ghazi, Deghmani (Nazef, 76’), Benchergui (Ouichaoui, 76’), Balbone (Metref, 86’).
Stadium: Stade des 3 Frères Zerga
Referee: Boumaza, Athmania, Odjani
8 December 2003 Round 8 USM Alger 2–1 ES Sétif Bologhine
Ghazi 23'
Benchergui 85'
Dziri  34'
Zeghdoud  87'
Ghoul  90'
Achiou  90+1'

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20' Mohamed Reda Abaci Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mehidi, Naceri, Bechirène
15 December 2003 Round 9 ASO Chlef 1–0 USM Alger Chlef
Tahraoui 88' Meftah  30'

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Stadium: Stade Mohamed Sahli
Referee: Djaballah, Oukil, Bakir
18 December 2003 Round 11 MC Alger 1–3 USM Alger Algiers
Benali 2'
Larbi Bouamrane  35'
Bouacida  43'  78'
Ouahid  76'
Achiou  21' 25'
Hamdoud 45' (pen.), 88' (pen.)

Mezair, Hamdoud, Zeghdoud (c), Arribi, Meftah, Achiou, Ghazi, Dziri (Cheraitia 83'), Ammour (Nazef 89'), Benchergui, Balbone (Doghmani 80').
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Benaïssa, Sedrati, Kaïd
22 December 2003 Round 12 USM Alger 1–1 JS Kabylie Bologhine
Balbone 54'
Aribi  5'
Meftah  23'

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74' Belkheir Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benouza, Djezzar, Belbecir
29 December 2003 Round 16 JSM Bejaïa 0–6 USM Alger Bejaïa
11' Ammour
 20' Salim Aribi
23' Achiou
37', 88' Benchergui
42', 45' Balbone

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Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Referee: Ould Abdellah, Benarous, Kourichi
8 January 2004 Round 17 USM Alger 2–0 MC Oran Bologhine
Kechamli 40' (o.g.)
Diallo 84'
Dziri  14'

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Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Khelifi, Chaâbani, Hanifi
12 February 2004 Round 20 USM Blida 1–0 USM Alger Blida
 10' Aribi
 30' Hamdoud
 34' Meftah
 64' Djahnine

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Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Mehidi, Neciri, Bachirane
16 February 2004 Round 18 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 0–0 USM Alger Bordj Bou Arreridj
Achiou  25'
Metref  76'

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Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Hamoudi, Ghanem, Belfekroun
19 February 2004 Round 21 USM Alger 4–0 RC Kouba Algiers
Benchergui 28', 33'
Balbone  28'
Achiou 63' (pen.)
Metref  71'
Djahnine  85'
Ammour  85'
Meçabih 90+3'

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Metref, Aribi, Zeghdoud (Deghmani, 80’), Djahnine, Ammour (Ouichaoui, 85’), Nazef, Benchergui, Balbone (Meçabih, 73’), Achiou - Coach Abdelouahab & Aksouh.
Report[10] Zarabi  59'
Tarchi  60'
Lyadi  85'
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Djaballah, Oukil, Kourdbakir
23 February 2004 Round 19 USM Alger 3–0 CA Batna Bologhine
Hamdoud 18'
Benchergui 26' (pen.)
Balbone 89'

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Deghmani, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Nazef, Ammour, Balbone, Meçabih (Diallo, 74’), Achiou (Cheraïtia, 90’), Benchergui (Metref, 86’) - Coach Abdelouahab & Aksouh.
Report[11] Dehfal  6'
Choualib  22'  87'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ould Abdellah, Korichi, Djezzar
12 March 2004 Round 24 USM Alger 3–1 ASO Chlef Bologhine
Achiou 1', 88'
Meçabih 40'
Hamdoud  19'

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Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Berber
18 March 2004 Round 22 CR Belouizdad 0–1 USM Alger Algiers
Bousaïd  15'
Zazou  17'
Billel Harkas  21'  87'
Slatni  44'
Report[12] Hamdoud 10'  49'
Zeghdoud  19'
Dziri  52'
Achiou  90+2'

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Dziri, Achiou, Benchergui (Nazef, 76’), Meftah, Balbone, Diallo - Coach Abdelouahab & Aksouh.
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Benouza, Djezzar, Talbi
26 March 2004 Round 23 ES Sétif 3–0 USM Alger Sétif
Achacha  26'
Fellahi 29'  44'
Bourahli 47', 66'
Fnifi  63'
Report[13] Balbone  44'
Meftah  47'
Deghmani  58'

Mezaïr, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Ouichaoui (Deghiche, 70’), Nazef (Djahnine, 56’), Deghmani, Benchergui, Meftah, Balbone - Coach Abdelouahab.
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Djaballah, Oukil, Kief
1 April 2004 Round 25 US Chaouia 1–1 USM Alger El Khroub
Boulemdaïs 73'  74'
Kasa  89'
Report[14] Dziri  36' 62'
Zeghdoud  46'
Diallo  51'
Achiou  89'

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Dziri, Achiou, Benchergui (Deghiche, 82’), Meftah, Diallo - Coach Abdelouahab.
Stadium: Abed Hamdani Stadium
Referee: Abadallah, Keraï, Haïmoudi
19 April 2004 Round 26 USM Alger 1–0 MC Alger Algiers
Meftah  20'
Ammour  47'
Aribi  64'
Metref 90'

Abdouni, Hamdoud, Arribi, Deghmani, Meftah (Metref 84'), Achiou, Djahnine, Dziri, Ammour, Diallo, Balbone (Benchergui 68') - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
Bouacida  2'
Djabelkheir  32'
Larbi Bouamrane  70'
Daham  88'
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Belkacem, Djezzar, Talbi
3 May 2004 Round 27 JS Kabylie 2–1 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
Djahnine  35'
Diallo 49'
Achiou  50'

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Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Referee: Benouza, Djezzar, Belebcir
7 May 2004 Round 28 USM Alger 1–0 USM Annaba Bologhine
Benchergui  2'
Hamdoud 35' (pen.)

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Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ould Abdellah, Arouche, Telli
19 May 2004 Round 29 NA Hussein Dey 2–1 USM Alger Algiers
Gana  32'
Bouras 45+1' (pen.)
Kabri  45+2'
Yacef 61'
Pastour  72'
Report[15] Hamdoud 23' (pen.)  80'
Abdouni  52'
Aribi  79'

Abdouni, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Achiou, Ouichaoui (Belmellat, 53’), Meftah (Nazef, 46’), Diallo (Cheraïtia, 13’), Metref - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Khelifi, Sedrati, Chaâbane
24 May 2004 Round 30 USM Alger 2–1 WA Tlemcen Bologhine
Ouichaoui 50' (pen.)
Metref 76'
Cheraïtia  90'

Zermmouche - Hamdoud, Ghoul, Doghmani, Siahi - Djahnine, Nazef, Metref - Cheraïtia, Deghiche (Kab, 85'), Ouichaoui - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
Deghmani 62' (o.g.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Belaïd, Meziane, Yekhlef

Algerian Cup

5 February 2004 Round of 64 US Remchi 0–7 USM Alger Oran
16:00 Report[16] Ammour 14'
Meçabih 38', 52', 56', 70'
Diallo 45'
Hamdoud 90'
Stadium: Habib Bouakeul Stadium
Referee: Abdelsamid, Ghoumari, Al Arbi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Ammour, Dziri, Meçabih (Cheraïtia, 72'), Deghmani, Meftah, Diallo (Ouichaoui, 79'), Metref (Ghoul, 74') – Coach: Abdelouahab.
22 March 2004 Round of 32 CR Beni Thour 0–3 w/o USM Alger Biskra
16:00 Stadium: Complexe Sportif d'El Alia
15 April 2004 Round of 16 USM Alger 2–0 WA Boufarik Rouiba
16:00 Benchergui 72'
Achiou 82'
Report Stadium: Stade Mabrouki Salem
Referee: Bounaâdja, Athmania, Oudjani
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
6 May 2004 Quarter-finals USM Alger 3–1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Constantine
15:00 Diallo 12'
Aribi 68'
Metref 72'
Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Referee: Mehidi, Belfakroun, Ghanem
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
10 June 2004 Semi-finals USM Alger 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
MC Oran Chlef
15:00 Diallo  30'
Zeghdoud  42'
Rabah Deghmani  61'
Meftah  83'
Metref  90'
Hamdoud  100'
Report[17] Bendida  79'
Acimi  83'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag
Referee: Mohammed Zekrini
Penalties
Mounir Zeghdoud
Mohamed Hamdoud
Mamadou Diallo
Hocine Achiou
Tarek Ghoul
Kouider Boukessassa
Cheïkh Benzerga
Sofiane Daoud
Moulay Haddou
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Zeghdoud, Djahnine (Ghoul, 79'), Achiou, Ouichaoui (Balbone, 60'), Nazef, Deghmani, Meftah (Deghiche, 99'), Diallo, Metref - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.

Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ES Tunis 6 4 2 0 7 2 +5 14 Advance to knockout stage
2 USM Alger 6 3 0 3 7 4 +3 9
3 Canon Yaoundé 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
4 ASA 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4
Source:
9 August 2003 1 Atlético Sport Aviação 1–0 USM Alger Luanda, Angola
16:00 UTC+1 Balamba 10'

Padi, Jacinto, Sergio, Jamba, Fofana, Balamba, Rasca, Dada, Dallaô, Vicente, Humberto


Mezaïr, Arribi (Hamdoud), Doghmani, Zeghdoud, Ghoul (Metref), Achiou, Meftah, Ghazi, Dziri, Ammour, Ouichaoui (Benchergui)
Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela
Referee: Alex Quarty (Ghana)
22 August 2003 2 USM Alger 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Blida, Algeria
16:00 UTC+1

Mezaïr, Aribi, Zeghdoud  70' (Hamdoud,  70'), Doghmani, Ghoul  80' (Metref,  80'), Achiou, Ghazi, Dziri, Ammour, Ouichaoui  75' (Settara,  75'), Benchergui
Diaky 48'

Tizie, Triki, Jaidi  46' (Megadi,  46'), Badra, Mkademi, Melki, Mnari, Souayah  70' (Yaken,  70'), Clayton  90' (Benyounes,  90'), Diaky, Benie
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Abdellah Med Salem (Libya)
5 September 2003 3 USM Alger 3–0 Canon Yaoundé Algiers, Algeria
16:00 UTC+1 Benchergui 2'
Djahnine  26'
Ammour  40'
Ouichaoui 41', 59' (pen.)

Mezaïr, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Dziri, Achiou, Benchergui  75' (Settara,  75'), Meftah  61' (Deghmani,  61'), Ghazi, Ouichaoui, Ammour, Aribi  82' (Hamdoud,  82') - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab
Report[18] Nomwa Mbasa  13'
Mbarava  58'
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Ndoy Fala (Senegal)
22 September 2003 4 Canon Yaoundé 0–2 USM Alger Yaoundé, Cameroon
14:30 UTC+1


Ndonbarag, Oumar belongar, Ndongo, Tchachaoua  46' (Jama Robert,  46'), Zock A. Koung, Amungwa  46' (Momo Epande,  46'), Bouli, Ngon A. Djam  79' (Dikoume,  79'), Bessala Luc, Mokake, Momo Epande
Hamdoud 46'
Aribi 90+2'

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Arribi, Zeghdoud, Ghoul, Achiou, Ghazi, Dziri, Ammour, Ouichaoui  65' (Metref,  65'), Benchergui  76' (Deghiche,  76')
Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Sowe Moudou (Gambia)
2 October 2003 5 USM Alger 2–0 Atlético Sport Aviação Algiers, Algeria
16:00 UTC+1 Benchergui 31'
Dziri 43'
Ghazi  80'
Achiou  90+2'

Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Aribi, Zeghdoud (c), Djahnine  78' (Settara,  78'), Ghazi, Dziri, Amour  90' (Nazef,  90'), Achiou, Benchergui, Deghiche  66' (Metref,  66') - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab
Report[19] António Alvas  7'
Mateusimwa  80'  90+3'



Lukata, Yacut, Matosimua, Pereira, Yarba Ashe, Bendinha (c), Lutub  26' (Decarvalho,  26'), Alves, Paulo  54' (Kadina Aoe,  54'), Caburgula, Joao Jaquim  42' (Domingos,  42'), Do Rosario
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Ardjoun (Morocco)
18 October 2003 6 Espérance de Tunis 2–0 USM Alger Tunis, Tunisia
16:00 UTC+1 Ben Younes 2'
Azaïez 17'
Mnari  39'

Tizié, Thabet(c)  82' (Lahmar,  82'), Mkademi  90' (Bhaïri,  90'), Badra, Azaïez, Mnari, Melki, Diaky, Souayah, Ben Younès  74' (Triki,  74'), Zitouni - Coach: Michel Decastel
Report Benchergui  59'



Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Nazef  77' (Metref,  77'), Ammour, Dziri(c), Djahnine, Benchergui  85' (Deghiche,  85'), Ouichaoui  72' (Settara,  72') - Coach: Mourad Abdelouahab
Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Semifinals

31 October 2003 first leg USM Alger 1–1 Enyimba Algiers, Algeria
21:30 UTC+1 Ouichaoui 38' (pen.)

Mezair, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Ghoul  79' (Settara,  79'), Achiou, Ghazi, Dziri, Ammour  75' (Djahnine,  75'), Benchergui, Ouichaoui
Orchei 61'

Enyama, Nwanaere, Omolade, Yusuf Mohamed, Michael Orchei  89' (Ikini,  89'), Seyi Ogunsaya, Moussa Aboubacar, Uga Opara, Konieka, Mure Ogunibiyi, David Tyavkansa  57' (Ndidi,  57')
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
8 November 2003 Second leg Enyimba 2–1 USM Alger Aba, Nigeria
16:00 UTC+1 Ghoul 43' (o.g.)
Michael Orchei 90+3'




Vincent Enyeama, Obinna Nwaneri, Kingsley Elvis, Yusuf Mohammed, Abdulazees Isah, Emmanuel Issah, Ndidi Anumnu, Emeka Nwanna, Michael Orchei, Isa Abdullahi, Ugah Opara.
Report Dziri 3'
Nazef  48'
Achiou  74'
Aribi  80'
Mezaïr  82'

Mezair, Hamdoud, Arribi, Zeghdoud, Ghoul  76' (Doghmani,  76'), Ghazi, Djahnine  54' (Metref,  54'), Dziri, Nazef, Ouichaoui  86' (Settara,  86'), Achiou - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab
Stadium: Enyimba International Stadium
Referee: Alex Quarty (Ghana)

Champions League

First round

10 April 2004 first leg USM Alger 8–1 ASFA Yennenga Bologhine, Algeria
15:00 UTC+1 Dziri 20', 47'
Ammour 21'
Diallo 31', 62', 88'
Deghmani  60'
Metref 79'
Balbone 87'

Abdouni, Hamdoud, Aribi, Meftah, Deghmani, Achiou  89' (Deghiche,  89'), Balbone, Dziri, Diallo, Ammour, Djahnine  74' (Metref,  74').
Dano  48'
Mamadou Konte  49' 64'
Ali Diallo  56'  73'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Atef Yagoubi (Tunisia)
Assistant referees: Taoufik Oueslati, Saadallah Chokri (Tunisia)
24 April 2004 Second leg ASFA Yennenga 2–2 USM Alger Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Konte 36', 85' (pen.) [ Report] Diallo 44', 75' Stadium: Stade du 4-Août
Referee: Aguidissou, Aderodjou, Louis Joël (Benin)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni - Meftah, Zeghdoud, Aribi, Hamdoud (Metref) - Ammour, Djahnine (Ouichaoui), Doghmani, Achiou, Balbone (Nazef) - Diallo.

Second round

15 May 2004 first leg USM Alger 2–0 Asante Kotoko Bologhine, Algeria
16:00 UTC+1 Meftah 16'
Ouichaoui 77'
[ Report] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Aboubaker (Ivory Coast)
30 May 2004 Second leg Asante Kotoko 2–0
(1–3 p)
USM Alger Kumasi, Ghana
Duah 5'
Chibsah 81'

Louis Quianoo, Aziz Ansah  76' (Michael Osei,  76'), Godfred Yeboah, Issah Ahmed, Michel Asante, Yusifu Ohibsah, Frank Osei  73' (Michael Osei,  73'), Stephen Oduro, Nah A. Duah  60' (William Tierro,  60'), Shilla Allasan, Charles Taylor
[ Report]


Abdouni, Hamdoud, Arribi, Zeghdoud, Deghmani, Ghoul  83' (Ouichaoui,  83'), Achiou, Meftah, Djahnine  69' (Balbone,  69'), Metref, Diallo
Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium
Referee: Evene Divine (Cameroon)

Squad information

Playing statistics

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No. Nat. Player Division 1 Algerian Cup CAF Champions League Total
GS GS GS GS
Goalkeepers
1 Hichem Mezaïr 23 8 1 31 1
25 Merouane Abdouni 6 1 5 4 1 15 1 1
12 Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 1 1
1 Farid Belmellat 1 1
Defenders
4 Salim Aribi 25 1 8 3 1 2 11 1 3 39 3 13
3 Tarek Ghoul 15 1 1 3 6 2 24 1 3
5 Mounir Zeghdoud 22 4 3 11 1 36 5
20 Mahieddine Meftah 23 8 5 2 6 1 1 34 1 11
2 Mohamed Hamdoud 28 7 4 5 1 2 9 1 42 9 6
18 Rabah Deghmani 21 2 4 1 8 1 33 4
3 Youcef Siahi 1 1
Midfielders
6 Farid Djahnine 16 3 4 9 1 29 4
7 Amar Ammour 25 2 2 3 1 9 1 1 37 4 3
8 Billel Dziri 22 3 5 4 1 9 4 35 7 6
15 Karim Ghazi 15 1 1 6 21 1 1
10 Hocine Achiou 26 7 7 4 1 11 2 41 8 9
16 Lahcène Nazef 19 2 1 4 1 25 2
22 Hamidou Balbone 18 5 3 4 1 4 1 1 26 6 5
26 Hocine Metref 15 2 2 4 1 1 10 1 29 4 3
Forwards
14 Moncef Ouichaoui 18 3 4 10 4 1 32 7 1
13 Mohamed Cheraïtia 8 1 1 2 11 1
19 Rabie Benchergui 24 11 1 1 3 1 8 2 2 35 14 3 1
21 Rafik Deghiche 8 2 4 14
11 Fadel Ryad Settara 6 4 10
Abdelhakim Meziani 1 1 2
Ali Lamine Kab 1 1
9 Ali Meçabih 4 2 1 4 5 6
23 Mamadou Diallo 10 2 1 5 2 1 4 5 19 9 2
Own goals 2 0 0 0
Totals 49 53 2 12 12 0 21 19 0 82 84 2

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. D1 AC CL1 TOTAL
19 Rabie Benchergui FW 12 1 2 15
23 Mamadou Diallo FW 2 2 5 9
10 Hocine Achiou MF 7 1 0 8
- Mohamed Hamdoud DF 6 1 1 8
8 Billel Dziri MF 3 0 4 7
11 Moncef Ouichaoui FW 3 0 4 7
22 Hamidou Balbone MF 5 0 1 6
- Ali Meçabih FW 2 4 0 6
- Hocine Metref MF 2 1 1 4
7 Amar Ammour MF 2 1 1 4
2 Salim Aribi DF 1 1 1 3
5 Mahieddine Meftah DF 0 0 1 1
9 Karim Ghazi MF 1 0 0 1
3 Tarek Ghoul DF 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Totals 49 12 21 82

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat Name N 1 AC CL 1 Total
1 Hichem Mezaïr 9 0 3 12
25 Merouane Abdouni 3 4 1 8
12 Lamine Zemmamouche 0 0 0 0
Farid Belmellat 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 12 4 4 20

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