2017–18 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2017–18 season
OwnerAli Haddad
ChairmanRabouh Haddad
(until 28 February 2018)[1]
Abdelhakim Serrar
(from 28 February 2018)[1]
Head coachPaul Put
(until 11 November 2017)[2]
Miloud Hamdi
(from 12 November 2017)[3]
StadiumOmar Hamadi Stadium
Stade du 5 Juillet
Ligue 16th
Algerian CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Confederation CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Oussama Darfalou (18 goals)
All:
Oussama Darfalou (26 goals)

In the 2017–18 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 40th season, as well as the CAF Champions League, and the Algerian Cup. It was their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

With the start of the season, the team failed to achieve their biggest goal of winning the CAF Champions League after defeating against Morocco's Wydad.[4] on 11 November 2017 the coach Paul Put announced his resignation following a 2-1 defeat to CS Constantine.,[2] A day after Put's departure, the club hired Franco Algerien coach Miloud Hamdi until the end of the season.[3]

Season summary

In preparation for this season, which will start at the end of August 2017, the management of the USMA, in consultation with the technical staff, is planning the summer training course from 04 to 16 August 2017 in Turkey the Usmists will be in Istanbul at 2 pm, a bus will wait for the Algerian delegation to transport it to the station Kartepe in Izmit and will play five friendly matches.[5] three against local clubs, two against Saudi clubs and one against a Qatari club. USM Alger is transported without six players: Ayoub Abdellaoui, Abderrahmane Meziane, Oussama Darfalou, Okacha Hamzaoui and Raouf Benguit Who joined the Algeria A' national team in preparation for the African Nations Championship qualification against the Libyan national team, as for Soumaila Sidibe did not move with the team because of the visa.[6] the first friendly against Mersin İdmanyurdu and ended with a 5–1 victory and only Ziri Hammar played 90 minutes, and he was the author of three assists, in the same context the games it was delayed for a day due to heavy fog.[7] The second match was against Al Kharaitiyat Qatar and ended 4–1 in favor of the Union and saw the match with the young striker Boumechra, who scored two goals The third game against Sultanbeyli Belediyespor canceled because of the fog and to avoid these problems the decision of the management of the USM Alger played the rest of the friendly games in another place to avoid being postponed, then in the fourth game against Al-Hazm Saudi Club won the Union winning two goals to zero, on the final day of training, the team played two friendly matches in the morning against Ataşehir Çamolukspor and ended in favor of USM Alger with a 2–0 victory. In the evening against Al-Orobah from Saudi Arabia, they ended with a 2–2 draw. after a 13-day internship in Turkey in the heights of Izmit, the Red and Black are back home. The plane from Istanbul arrived at the Algiers airport at 18:30.[8]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 May 2018.[9][10][11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Apps. Goals Signed in Contract ends
Goalkeepers
1 Lamine Zemmamouche (C.) GK (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 32) MC Alger 334 1 2012 2020
16 Ismaïl Mansouri GK (1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 29) MO Béjaïa 53 0 2008 2019
30 Mourad Berrefane GK (1986-03-18)18 March 1986 (aged 31) MO Béjaïa 23 0 2014 2018
Defenders
3 Ayoub Abdellaoui LB / CB (1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 24) Reserve team 94 3 2011 2016
5 Mohamed Benyahia CB / DM (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 25) MC Oran 50 5 2016 2019
6 Farouk Chafaï CB (1990-06-23)23 June 1990 (aged 27) Reserve team 227 22 2010 2019
20 Nacereddine Khoualed CB (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 31) US Biskra 289 10 2006 2018
25 Mokhtar Benmoussa LB / LM / LW (1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 31) ES Sétif 208 14 2012 2019
22 Mohamed Rabie Meftah (V.C.) RB (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 32) JSM Béjaïa 206 38 2011 2020
21 Mehdi Benchikhoune RB (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 21) Reserve team 6 0 2017 2022
19 Redouane Cherifi DF (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 24) USM Bel-Abbès 21 0 2017 2021
27 Raouf Benguit CB / DM (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 20) Paradou AC 62 1 2016 2018
Midfielders
15 Oualid Ardji MF (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 21) NA Hussein Dey 13 1 2016 2021
20 Rafik Bouderbal AM / FW (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 29) AS Lyon-Duchère 24 1 2016 2018
4 Soumaila Sidibe AM / DM (1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 25) MO Béjaïa 8 0 2017 2020
8 Kaddour Beldjilali AM / CM (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 29) Étoile du Sahel 82 6 2014 2017
18 Amir Sayoud AM (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 27) DRB Tadjenanet 45 5 2016 2020
10 Ziri Hammar AM (1992-07-25)25 July 1992 (aged 25) JS Saoura 24 3 2016 2020
14 Faouzi Bourenane AM (1994-08-24)24 August 1994 (aged 23) Příbram 15 1 2016 2020
17 Mohamed Benkablia AM (1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 24) JS Kabylie 17 0 2016 2019
23 Hamza Koudri DM (1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 30) MC Alger 184 5 2012 2020
24 Mohammed Benkhemassa AM / DM (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 24) Reserve team 104 4 2011 2018
26 Reda Bellahcene DM (1993-01-21)21 January 1993 (aged 24) FC Saint-Louis Neuweg 23 1 2016 2019
31 Ilyes Yaiche AM / LM (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 20) Reserve team 16 0 2016 2020
7 Faouzi Yaya MF (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 28) MO Béjaïa 27 4 2017 2020
2 Oussama Chita MF (1996-10-31)31 October 1996 (aged 21) MC Alger 22 0 2017 2021
Forwards
11 Abderrahmane Meziane ST (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 23) RC Arbaâ 74 13 2014 2021
13 Oussama Darfalou ST / FW (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 24) RC Arbaâ 79 40 2015 2018
9 Okacha Hamzaoui FW (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 27) Nacional 16 2 2017 2018
10 Reda Hajhouj FW (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 23) Wydad Casablanca 10 2 2018 2019
17 Mohamed Amine Hamia FW (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 28) CR Belouizdad 5 0 2018 2021

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
21 May 2017 CF Okacha Hamzaoui Nacional Loan one year [12][13]
21 June 2017 AM Faouzi Yaya MO Béjaïa Free transfer [14][15]
22 June 2017 DF Redouane Cherifi USM Bel-Abbès Free transfer [16][17]
30 June 2017 FW Manucho CS Constantine Loan Return
30 June 2017 CB Mohamed Amine Madani USM El Harrach Loan Return
4 July 2017 MF Oussama Chita MC Alger Free transfer [18][19]
4 July 2017 CB / DM Raouf Benguit Paradou AC Loan one year
11 July 2017 DF Mehdi Benchikhoune Reserve team First Professional Contract
31 July 2017 MF Soumaila Sidibe MO Béjaïa 7,000,000 DA [20][21]
23 December 2017 MF Oualid Ardji NA Hussein Dey Loan Return [22]
23 December 2017 MF Rafik Bouderbal N/A Return to complete his contract [22]
14 January 2018 FW Reda Hajhouj Wydad Casablanca Free transfer [23]
15 January 2018 FW Mohamed Amine Hamia CR Belouizdad Free transfer (Released) [24]

Out

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
29 June 2017 RB Toufik Zeghdane Sedan Ardennes Free transfer (Released) [25][26]
30 June 2017 CB Raouf Benguit Paradou AC Return from loan
30 June 2017 AM / FW Rafik Bouderbal Unattached Undisclosed
30 June 2017 FW Ghislain Guessan RC Arbaâ End of his contract
30 June 2017 FW Manucho Al Ittihad Alexandria End of contract [27]
30 June 2017 CF Carolus Andriamatsinoro Ohod Club End of contract [28][29]
14 July 2017 AM Abel Khaled DRB Tadjenanet Free transfer (Released) [30]
16 July 2017 DF Abderrahim Hamra DRB Tadjenanet Loan [31]
16 July 2017 FW Kaddour Cherif DRB Tadjenanet Loan [31]
28 July 2017 MF Mustapha Bengrina US Biskra Loan [32]
28 July 2017 MF Ibrahim Farhi US Biskra Loan [33]
30 July 2017 CB Mohamed Amine Madani JS Saoura 20,000,000 DA [34]
11 December 2017 CB Nacereddine Khoualed Ohod Club Free transfer (Released) [35][a]
28 December 2017 AM Ziri Hammar JS Kabylie Loan for six months [37]
8 January 2018 AM Mohamed Benkablia CR Belouizdad Undisclosed [38]
11 January 2018 AM Faouzi Bourenane CR Belouizdad Free transfer (Released) [39]
15 January 2018 AM/DM Soumaila Sidibe CR Belouizdad Loan for six months [39]
  1. ^ Nacereddine Khoualed joined Ohod Club following his release.[36]

Pre-season and friendlies

8 August 2017[note 1] Friendly Mersin İdmanyurdu 1-5 USM Alger Izmit
16:00 UTC+3 Report ?' Benkablia
?' Ben Hamouda
?' Cherifi
?' Boumechra
?' Bourenane		 Stadium: ?
Attendance: 0
Referee: ?
11 August 2017 Friendly Al Kharaitiyat 1-4 USM Alger Izmit
16:30 UTC+3 Report ?' Chafaï
?', ?' Boumechra
?' Benyahia		 Stadium: ?
Attendance: 0
Referee: ?
14 August 2017 Friendly Sultanbeyli Belediyespor Canceled USM Alger Izmit
16:00 UTC+3 [ Report] Stadium: ?
15 August 2017 Friendly USM Alger 2-0 Al-Hazm Izmit
00:00 UTC+3 Sayoud ?'
Yaya ?'		 Report Stadium: ?
Attendance: 0
Referee: ?
16 August 2017 Friendly Ataşehir Çamolukspor 0-2 USM Alger Izmit
10:00 UTC+3 Report ?' Boukhena
?' (pen.) Benmoussa		 Stadium: ?
Attendance: 0
Referee: ?
16 August 2017 Friendly USM Alger 2-2 Al-Orobah Izmit
15:30 UTC+3 Benyahia ?'
Benkablia ?'		 Report Stadium: ?
Attendance: 0
Referee: ?
20 August 2017 Friendly USM Alger 3-2 Olympique de Médéa Bologhine
18:00 Meftah ?'
Meziane ?', ?'		 Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: ?
30 August 2017 Friendly USM Alger 3-0 RC Kouba Bologhine
10:00 Hamzaoui ?', ?'
Hammar ?'		 Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: ?
23 March 2018 Friendly USM Alger 4-3 Paradou AC Bologhine
18:00 Yaya 27', 32'
Hamzaoui 40'
Hamia 76'		 [ Report]
Live TV:
Dzaïr TV		 13', 37' Loucif
55' ?		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: ?

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 11 9 10 43 32 +11 036.67 — 6th 26 August 2017 19 May 2018
Algerian Cup 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 066.67 Round of 64 Round of 16 29 December 2017 2 February 2018
Champions League 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 020.00 Group stage Semi-finals 9 July 2017 21 October 2017
Confederation Cup 6 2 3 1 12 5 +7 033.33 First round Group stage[note 2] 7 March 2018 16 May 2018[note 2]
Total 44 16 15 13 63 43 +20 036.36

Updated to match played 19 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 MC Oran 30 12 9 9 40 37 +3 45
5 MC Alger 30 12 8 10 41 32 +9 44 Qualification for 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
6 USM Alger 30 11 9 10 43 35 +8 42[a]
7 Paradou AC 30 12 6 12 35 30 +5 42[a]
8 ES Sétif 30 10 10 10 35 30 +5 40 Qualification for 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head results.

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 13 9 8 43 35  +8 48 6 4 5 24 18  +6 7 5 3 19 17  +2

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDDLWWWWWDLLDDWDLWLDDWWLDLLWLL
Position4461276211123343352444435566556
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 August 2017 Round 1 USM Alger 2–1 Paradou AC Bologhine
19:00 Hamzaoui 46'
Meftah 80' (pen.)		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		 28' Naidji
 79' Moussaoui		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
Man of the Match: Meftah
7 September 2017 Round 2 NA Hussein Dey 1–1 USM Alger Belouizdad
17:00 Laribi  17'
Gasmi 49' (pen.)  90+4'
Khacef  71'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie		  47' Zemmamouche
74' Meziane		 Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
Man of the Match: Harrag
11 September 2017 Round 3 USM Alger 1–1 DRB Tadjenanet Bologhine
17:45 Darfalou 79'
Benkhemassa  90+2'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
TV Tamazight 4		 17' Attouche
 20' Demane
 42' Maroci
 63' Boufeneche
 84' Hadded		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham
3 October 2017 Round 4 USM Bel-Abbès 2–0 USM Alger Sidi Bel Abbès
17:00 Bounoua 21'
Lamara  31'
Belhocini  35' 45+1'
Toual  45'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre / Canal Algérie		  10' Benkhemassa Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Said Aouina
24 October 2017 Round 5 USM Alger 2–0 USM El Harrach Bologhine
17:00 Darfalou 2'
Benkhemassa  70'
Hammar 87'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie		  49' Delhoum
 53' Mebarki
 67' Khelili		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
28 October 2017 Round 9 USM Alger 4–0 CR Belouizdad Bologhine
17:00 Benmoussa 7'
Hammar 13' (pen.)  34'
Darfalou 23' (pen.), 40'
Abdellaoui  55'
Benkhemassa  61'
Chafaï  76'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie / TV Tamazight 4		  31' Khoudi
 37' Namani		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
3 November 2017 Round 10 Olympique de Médéa 1–1 USM Alger Médéa
15:00 Bouchiba  34'
Baouche 55'  83'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		  80' Koudri
89' Darfalou		 Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
11 November 2017 Round 11 USM Alger 1–2 CS Constantine Bologhine
17:00 Yaya 11'
Benyahia  26'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Algérie 3		 57' Abid
74' Dahar
 90' Belkheir		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
16 November 2017 Round 12 USM Alger 0–2 JS Saoura Bologhine
17:00 Meziane  79'
Meftah  90'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		  6' Merbah
 39' Djallit
45' Bekakchi
 64' Bousmaha
 77' Boukacem
 79' Benkouider
90+3' Yahia-Chérif
 90+3' Bourdim		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Said Aouina
28 November 2017 Round 6 MC Alger 0–2 USM Alger Algiers
17:45 Karaoui  50'
Boudebouda  81'
El Moudene  90+3'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Al-Kass Sports / Algérie 3 / TV Tamazight 4		  40' Koudri
56' (pen.) Benmoussa
 58' Benguit
 71' Benkhemassa
 81' Beldjilali
84' Darfalou		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
Man of the Match: Benguit
2 December 2017 Round 13 MC Oran 1–1 USM Alger Oran
16:00 Ferrahi  48'
Toumi 80'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		  51' Benkhemassa
 71' Sidibe
75' Darfalou		 Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
5 December 2017 Round 7 USM Alger 2–0 US Biskra Bologhine
17:00 Cherifi  12'
Darfalou 16'
Khoualed  58'
Boumechra 74'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Farouk Mial
8 December 2017 Round 14 USM Alger 0–0 JS Kabylie Bologhine
17:00 Benkhemassa  28'
Meftah  47'
Benguit  64'  80'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
TV Tamazight 4		  68' Yettou
 84'  90+3' Ferhani
 88' Asselah		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
12 December 2017 Round 8 ES Sétif 1–2 USM Alger Sétif
17:00 Obambou  27'
Benayad 54'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie / TV Tamazight 4		 5' Darfalou
 9' Benkhemassa
 15'  43' Abdellaoui
75' Chafaï		 Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
16 December 2017 Round 15 USM Blida 2–3 USM Alger Blida
15:00 Guattal 47'
Ghacha  53'
Frioui 55'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		 10' Meziane
58' Darfalou
78' Chafaï		 Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium
Referee: Boubekeur Zouaoui
6 January 2018 Round 16 Paradou AC 0–0 USM Alger Bologhine
17:00 Chahrour  31'
Cheraitia  47'
Naidji  53'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
TV Tamazight 4		  1' Zemmamouche
 17' Abdellaoui
 44' Benguit
 90+3' Meftah		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
20 January 2018 Round 17 USM Alger 1–2 NA Hussein Dey Algiers
16:00 Benkhemassa  33'
Abdellaoui  47'
Chafaï  77'
Benyahia 90+3' (pen.)		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie		 10' Addadi
 81' Laribi
 85' Khiat
89' Ouadji		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
27 January 2018 Round 18 DRB Tadjenanet 0–3 USM Alger Tadjenanet
15:00 Fourloul  80' Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Algérie 3		 23', 38' Yaya
26' Darfalou
 36' Meftah		 Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
9 February 2018 Round 19 USM Alger 1–2 USM Bel-Abbès Algiers
17:00 Hajhouj 14'
Zemmamouche  47'
Chafaï  72'
Benkhemassa  89'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre / TV Tamazight 4		  28' Salah
 47' Lagraâ
 71' Lamara
75' Seguer
85' Tabti		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Boubekeur Zouaoui
16 February 2018 Round 20 USM El Harrach 0–0 USM Alger Algiers
16:00 Daoud  42'  60' Soccerway report
Live TV: None		  42' Koudri Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
24 February 2018 Round 21 USM Alger 2–2 MC Alger Algiers
17:00 Darfalou 1'  43'
Abdellaoui  17'
Bouderbal 19'
Benmoussa  22'
Chafaï  68'
Bellahcene  79'
Meftah  82'
Zemmamouche  90+2'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Al-Kass Sports / Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie		  12' Nekkache
56' Bendebka
71' Hachoud		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa
2 March 2018 Round 22 US Biskra 0–1 USM Alger Biskra
16:00 Maanser  37' Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		 64' Benkhemassa Stadium: El Alia Sports Complex
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
13 March 2018 Round 23 USM Alger 3–2 ES Sétif Bologhine
17:00 Darfalou 8' (pen.)
Benguit  49'  56'
Koudri 50'  53'
Chafaï 82'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre / Canal Algérie		  49' Sidhoum
83', 90+2' Banouh		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
30 March 2018 Round 24 CR Belouizdad 1–0 USM Alger Belouizdad
15:00 Salhi  26'
Bellaili 35' (pen.)
Draoui  72'
Lakroum  89'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Algérie 3		  80' Chafaï
 89' Benkhemassa		 Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Farouk Mial
13 April 2018 Round 25 USM Alger 1–1 Olympique de Médéa Bologhine
16:00 Abdellaoui 38' Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		 12' Benamar
 60' Boucherit
 83' Morcely		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Missoum Benabdellah
20 April 2018 Round 26 CS Constantine 2–1 USM Alger Constantine
16:00 Arroussi  38'
Cherifi 53' (o.g.)
Belameiri  18' 90+4'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Algérie 3		  40' Abdellaoui
 38' Chafaï
 45+2' Benkhemassa
51' Darfalou
 74' Meftah
 88' Benguit
 90+5' Zemmamouche		 Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar
24 April 2018 Round 27 JS Saoura 3–2 USM Alger Béchar
16:00 Bourdim 21', 81' (pen.)
Cherifi 53' (o.g.)		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV: None		 58' (o.g.) Konaté
90+1' (pen.) Benmoussa		 Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
28 April 2018 Round 28 USM Alger 3–1 MC Oran Bologhine
16:00 Darfalou 65' (pen.), 69' (pen.)
Benyahia 83'		 Soccerway report
LFP report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie		 6' Chibane
 38' Mekkaoui
 63' Abdat		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham
11 May 2018 Round 29 JS Kabylie 3–2 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
16:00 Yettou 20'
Benyahia 64' (o.g.)
Radouani 73'		 Soccerway report
Live TV: None		 80', 89' Darfalou Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Farouk Mial
19 May 2018 Round 30 USM Alger 1–2 USM Blida Bologhine
16:00 Hajhouj 64' Soccerway report
Live TV: None		 53' Dadsi
83' Frioui		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ali Nader

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Algerian Cup
29 December 2017 Round of 64 USM Alger 1–0 US Firme Bologhine
16:00 Meftah 45+2'
Sidibe  77'		 USM Alger report
Live TV: None		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Benyahia (Bourenane 84’), Cherifi, Meftah, Sidibe, Chita, Sayoud, Koudri, Bellahcene, Yaya (Yaiche 46’), Meziane
16 January 2018 Round of 32 USM Alger 1–0 CS Constantine Bologhine
16:00 Benguit  32'
Sayoud 60'
Mansouri  90+2'		 dzFoot report
Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre / Canal Algérie		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Farouk Mial
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mansouri, Benyahia, Chafai, Abdellaoui, Benmoussa, Koudri, Benkhemassa, Benguit, Sayoud (Chita 70’), Darfalou (Berrefane 90+2’), Yaya (Ardji 76’)
2 February 2018 Round of 16 JS Saoura 1–0 USM Alger Béchar
17:00 Madani  79'
Yahia-Chérif 81' 82'
Boukacem  90'		 Report
Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre / TV Tamazight 4		  59' Meftah
 67' Benguit
 75' Yaya		 Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Farouk Mial
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Meftah, Chafai, Abdellaoui, Benmoussa (Hamia 88'), Chita, Benguit (Sayoud 86'), Benkhemassa, Hajhouj (Meziane 80'), Derfalou, Yaya

Champions League

Main article: 2017 CAF Champions League

knockout stage

Main article: 2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage
Quarter-finals
16 September 2017 First leg Ferroviário Beira 1–1 USM Alger Beira
15:00 UTC+2 Agy  19'
Kanda 89'		 Report  4' Abdellaoui
63' Darfalou
 84' Zemmamouche		 Stadium: Estádio do Chiveve
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
23 September 2017 Second leg USM Alger 0–0
(1 (a) –1 agg.)		 Ferroviário Beira Algiers
18:30 UTC+1 Report  29' Nyirenda
 81' Maninho		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Semi-finals
29 September 2017 First leg USM Alger 0–0 Wydad Casablanca Algiers
18:00 UTC+1 Meftah  38'
Benmoussa  47'
Chafaï  89'		 Report  14' Gaddarine
 89' Khadrouf		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
21 October 2017 Second leg Wydad Casablanca 3–1
(3–1 agg.)		 USM Alger Casablanca
20:00 UTC+1 El Karti 26'
Bencharki 54', 90+3'
Nekkach  57'
Atouchi  47'  56'		 Report  53' 67' Abdellaoui
 58' Darfalou		 Stadium: Stade Mohammed V
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Confederation Cup

Main article: 2018 CAF Confederation Cup

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
First round
7 March 2018 first leg AS Maniema Union 2–2 USM Alger Kindu
14:00 UTC+2 Mbuka 45'
Mozinzi 51'		 Report 18' Ardji
29' Darfalou		 Stadium: Stade Joseph Kabila
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche - Abdellaoui, Chafaï, Cherifi, Benchikhoun (Benkhemassa 78’) - Benguit, Koudri, Bellahcene (Beldjilali 62’) - Benmoussa, Ardji (Hajhouj 60’), Darfalou
18 March 2018 Second leg USM Alger 1–1
(3 (a) –3 agg.)		 AS Maniema Union Algiers
18:00 UTC+1 Abdellaoui  59'
Darfalou  36' 82'		 Report  39' Mbuka
89' Manzoki		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche - Abdellaoui, Chafaï, Cherifi, Meftah - Benguit (Sayoud 65’), Koudri, Benkhemassa - Benmoussa, Ardji, Darfalou
Play-off round
7 April 2018 first leg Plateau United 2–1 USM Alger Lagos
16:00 UTC+1 Osanga 20'
James 76'		 Report  12' Benguit
56' Yaya
 75' Benyahia
 89' Chafaï		 Stadium: Agege Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche - Abdellaoui, Chafaï, Benyahia, Meftah - Benguit, Koudri, Benkhemassa (Hamia 33’), Benmoussa - Yaya, Darfalou
17 April 2018 Second leg USM Alger 4–0
(5–2 agg.)		 Plateau United Algiers
18:00 UTC+1 Darfalou 29', 49'
Beldjilali 44'
Benkhemassa 82'		 Report  2' Ambrose
 8' Saleh		 Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche - Abdellaoui, Chafaï, Benmoussa, Meftah - Benguit, Koudri (Chita 77’), Beldjilali (Benkhemassa 64’) - Meziane (Ardji 70’), Yaya, Darfalou

Group stage

Main article: 2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage § Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USM RAY GOR YAN
1 USM Alger 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Quarter-finals — 1–1 2–1 4–0
2 Rayon Sports 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–2 — 1–1 1–0
3 Gor Mahia 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8 0–0 1–2 — 4–0
4 Young Africans 6 1 1 4 4 13 −9 4 2–1 0–0 2–3 —
Source: CAF
6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) Matchday 1 USM Alger 4–0 Young Africans Algiers
20:00 UTC+1
Report
  • Mahadhi  64'
  • Juma Ali  83'
 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
16 May 2018 (2018-05-16) Matchday 2 Gor Mahia 0–0 USM Alger Nairobi
19:00 UTC+3
  • Mahadhi  33'  55'
 Report
Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Squad information

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Champions League Confederation Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Lamine Zemmamouche 25 25 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 6 6 1 38 38 1
16 GK Ismaïl Mansouri 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
30 GK Mourad Berrefane 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
GK Abdelmoumen Sifour[a] 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Defenders
3 DF Ayoub Abdellaoui 23 23 1 2 2 0 5 5 1 6 6 0 36 36 2
5 DF Mohamed Benyahia 14 12 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 19 17 2
6 DF Farouk Chafaï 24 24 3 2 2 0 5 5 0 6 6 1 37 37 4
19 DF Redouane Cherifi 17 16 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 21 19 0
20 DF Nacereddine Khoualed[b] 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
21 DF Mehdi Benchikhoune 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 6 0
22 DF Mohamed Rabie Meftah 19 19 1 2 2 1 5 5 0 5 5 0 31 31 2
25 DF Mokhtar Benmoussa 24 20 3 2 2 0 5 5 0 5 4 0 36 31 3
27 DF Raouf Benguit 15 14 0 2 2 0 4 4 0 6 6 0 27 26 0
42 DF Abdeldjalil Semmane[a] 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Midfielders
2 MF Oussama Chita 18 13 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 15 0
4 MF Soumaila Sidibe[b] 5 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0
7 MF Faouzi Yaya 19 16 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 3
8 MF Kaddour Beldjilali 18 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 22 14 1
10 MF Ziri Hammar[b] 10 5 2 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 14 7 3
14 MF Faouzi Bourenane[b] 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
17 MF Mohamed Benkablia[b] 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
18 MF Amir Sayoud 13 7 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 20 10 1
23 MF Hamza Koudri 18 14 1 2 2 0 4 4 0 6 5 0 30 25 1
24 MF Mohammed Benkhemassa 22 22 1 2 2 0 5 4 0 6 4 1 35 32 2
26 MF Reda Bellahcene 10 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 8 0
20 MF Rafik Bouderbal 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 3 1
15 MF Oualid Ardji 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 13 9 1
31 MF Ilyes Yaiche[a] 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 0
84 MF Mohamed Reda Boumechra[a] 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 1
54 MF Billel Benhammouda[a] 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
MF Zinedine Asli[a] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Okacha Hamzaoui 9 5 1 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 14 8 2
11 FW Abderrahmane Meziane 18 15 2 2 1 0 5 5 1 3 3 1 28 24 4
13 FW Oussama Darfalou 27 26 18 2 2 0 5 5 3 5 5 5 39 38 26
10 FW Reda Hajhouj 8 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 6 2
17 FW Mohamed Amine Hamia 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0
Total 30 43 3 2 5 6 6 12 44 63

Last updated: 17 June 2022
Source: soccerway.com

  1. ^ a b c d e f Player from USM Alger Reserve
  2. ^ a b c d e Player transferred out during the season

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Champions League Confederation Cup Total
         
1 GK Lamine Zemmamouche 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
16 GK Ismaïl Mansouri 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3 DF Ayoub Abdellaoui 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 1 1
5 DF Mohamed Benyahia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
6 DF Farouk Chafaï 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
19 DF Redouane Cherifi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DF Nacereddine Khoualed 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF Mohamed Rabie Meftah 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
25 DF Mokhtar Benmoussa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 DF Raouf Benguit 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 2
4 MF Soumaila Sidibe 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF Faouzi Yaya 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Kaddour Beldjilali 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Ziri Hammar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 MF Hamza Koudri 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
24 MF Mohammed Benkhemassa 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
26 MF Reda Bellahcene 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 MF Rafik Bouderbal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Abderrahmane Meziane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 FW Oussama Darfalou 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
Total 51 2 3 5 0 1 7 0 0 7 0 0 70 2 4

Suspensions

Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
21 June 2017 Amir Sayoud 3 (vs. Zamalek)
28 October 2017 Mohammed Benkhemassa 1
16 November 2017 Mohamed Rabie Meftah 1 [note 3]
28 November 2017 Raouf Benguit 1 [note 4]
5 December 2017 Nacereddine Khoualed 1 [note 4]
8 December 2017 Raouf Benguit 1 (vs. JS Kabylie)
12 December 2017 Ayoub Abdellaoui 2 (vs. ES Sétif)
12 December 2017 Mohammed Benkhemassa 1
6 January 2018 Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 1 [note 5]
6 January 2018 Mohamed Rabie Meftah 1 [note 3]
16 January 2018 Ismaïl Mansouri ? (vs. CS Constantine)
20 January 2018 Mohammed Benkhemassa 1
9 February 2018 Mohammed Benkhemassa 1 [note 4]
13 March 2018 Raouf Benguit 1 (vs. ES Sétif)
30 March 2018 Farouk Chafaï 1
20 April 2018 Raouf Benguit 4 (vs. CS Constantine)[40]
20 April 2018 Ayoub Abdellaoui 3 (vs. CS Constantine)[40]
20 April 2018 Mohamed Meftah 1 [note 3]
20 April 2018 Hamza Koudri 8 [41]
6 May 2018 Oussama Darfalou 1

Goalscorers

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC CL1 CC3 TOTAL
13 Oussama Darfalou FW 18 0 3 5 26
6 Farouk Chafaï DF 3 0 1 1 5
7 Faouzi Yaya MF 3 0 0 1 4
11 Abderrahmane Meziane FW 2 0 1 1 4
25 Mokhtar Benmoussa DF 3 0 0 0 3
15 Ziri Hammar MF 2 0 1 0 3
5 Mohamed Benyahia DF 2 0 0 0 2
9 Okacha Hamzaoui FW 1 0 1 0 2
10 Reda Hajhouj FW 2 0 0 0 2
22 Mohamed Meftah DF 1 1 0 0 2
3 Ayoub Abdellaoui DF 1 0 1 0 2
24 Mohammed Benkhemassa MF 1 0 0 1 2
84 Mohamed Reda Boumechra MF 1 0 0 0 1
26 Reda Bellahcene MF 0 0 1 0 1
18 Amir Sayoud MF 0 1 0 0 1
20 Rafik Bouderbal MF 1 0 0 0 1
15 Oualid Ardji MF 0 0 0 1 1
23 Hamza Koudri MF 1 0 0 0 1
8 Kaddour Beldjilali MF 0 0 0 1 1
1 Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche GK 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 43 2 9 12 66

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat Name L 1 AC CL 1 CL 3 Total
1 Lamine Zemmamouche 9 1 3 3 16
16 Ismaïl Mansouri – – – – –
30 Mourad Berrefane – – – – –
TOTALS 9 1 3 3 16

Kit

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Notes

  1. ^ The match was abandoned due to heavy fog after 10 minutes from the start of the match, and was resumed on 9 August 2017, 11:00, from the point of abandonment.[7]
  2. ^ a b The competition will be completed in the new season 2018–19 starting from the third round.
  3. ^ a b c A penalty of one match by the Disciplinary Committee.
  4. ^ a b c A penalty of one match by the Disciplinary Committee because of the protest.
  5. ^ A penalty of one match by the Disciplinary Committee.

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