2018–19 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2018–19 season
OwnerAli Haddad
(until 29 April 2019)[1]
Boualem Chendri
(from 29 April 2019)[1]
ChairmanAbdelhakim Serrar
Head coachMiloud Hamdi
(until 20 May 2018)
Thierry Froger
(from 19 June 2018)[2]
(until 14 March 2019)[3]
Lamine Kebir (C)
(from 23 March 2018)[4]
StadiumOmar Hamadi Stadium
July 5, 1962 Stadium
Ligue 11st
Algerian CupRound of 16
Confederation CupQuarter-finals
Club ChampionshipSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Prince Ibara (9 goals)

All:
Prince Ibara (10 goals)
Biggest win5–1 (vs. MO Béjaïa – 15 October 2018)
Biggest defeat1–4 (vs. Al-Merrikh – 21 November 2018)

In the 2018–19 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 41st season, as well as the Confederation Cup, Club Championship, and the Algerian Cup. It was their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

Season summary

With the end of the 2017–18 season USM Alger started looking for a new coach and the squad saw the departure of many players, most notably Ayoub Abdellaoui, who joined the Swiss club FC Sion.[5] and striker Oussama Darfalou, who joined Dutch club Vitesse.[6][7] finally, after a month of research, the team contracted with French technical Thierry Froger to be the new coach.[8] This season USM Alger is competing on four fronts Ligue 1, Algerian Cup, Confederation Cup and Arab Club Champions Cup, The first goals was to win the Confederation Cup, but they are eliminated in the quarter-finals against the Egyptian club Al-Masry.[9][10] Then in the Arab Club Champions Cup was the ambition to win, especially that the value of financial prizes exceed 15 million dollars.[11] more than the CAF Champions League, but the march of The Reds and Blacks stopped in the second round against the Sudanese Al-Merrikh 4–3 on aggregate.[12] then moved USM Alger's attention to the Ligue 1 Leader in the standings, the USMA counts 33 units and ensures at the same time to finish first at the end of the first phase of the championship Followed by JS Kabylie.[13]

The season was tough on all counts and I took my responsibilities to the end. Now it's time for me to pull out and officially announce it: I will not be the CEO of USMA next year.

Abdelhakim Serrar a statement about his resignation.[14]

After the outbreak of protests in Algeria and the arrest of club owner Ali Haddad on corruption charges.[15] affected the results of USM Alger where he was defeated in three consecutive games, all Darby matches against Paradou AC, MC Alger and CR Belouizdad to shrink the difference to one point from the runner-up four games before the end of the season.[16] On April 30, 2019, The board of the SSPA USMA met and noted the vacancy of the post of president of the company since the incarceration of Ali Haddad there is nearly a month. It was Boualem Chendri who was unanimously elected to succeed him while ETRHB Haddad remains the majority shareholder of the club.[17] On May 26, 2019, And after the victory outside the home against CS Constantine 3–1 achieved the eighth Ligue 1 title, one point behind JS Kabylie.[18] immediately after the end of the game Abdelhakim Serrar announced his resignation from his office.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 May 2019.[19][20]
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 Signed
in
Contract
ends
Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lamine Zemmamouche (C) GK (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 33) MC Alger 2012 2020 357 1
16 Ismaïl Mansouri GK (1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 30) MO Béjaïa 2008 2019 69 0
30 Mourad Berrefane GK (1986-03-18)18 March 1986 (aged 32) MO Béjaïa 2014 2018 28 0
Defenders
5 Mohamed Benyahia CB (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 26) MC Oran 2016 2019 84 8
12 Mohamed Mezghrani CB (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 24) RKC Waalwijk 2018 2021 2 0
6 Farouk Chafaï CB (1990-06-23)23 June 1990 (aged 28) Reserve team 2010 2019 257 24
3 Abderrahim Hamra CB (1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 21) Reserve team 2016 2021 8 0
4 Mexes Nyeck Bayiha CB (1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 22) AS Otôho 2018 2020 2 0
25 Mokhtar Benmoussa LB / LM / LW (1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 32) ES Sétif 2012 2019 232 16
22 Mohamed Rabie Meftah (VC) RB (1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 33) JSM Béjaïa 2011 2020 232 41
21 Mehdi Benchikhoune RB (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 22) Reserve team 2017 2022 7 0
19 Redouane Cherifi LB (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 25) USM Bel-Abbès 2017 2021 60 2
Midfielders
8 Oualid Ardji LW / LB (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 23) NA Hussein Dey 2016 2021 42 3
20 Rafik Bouderbal AM / FW (1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 31) AS Lyon-Duchère 2016 2018 54 2
18 Amir Sayoud AM (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 28) DRB Tadjenanet 2016 2020 57 6
23 Hamza Koudri DM (1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 31) MC Alger 2012 2020 215 7
8 Kamel Belarbi DM (1997-04-11)11 April 1997 (aged 21) USM El Harrach 2018 2022 10 0
10 Muaid Ellafi AM / LW (1996-03-07)7 March 1996 (aged 22) Al-Shabab 2018 2021 15 5
24 Mohammed Benkhemassa AM / DM (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 25) Reserve team 2011 2018 134 4
27 Raouf Benguit CB / DM (1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 22) Paradou AC 2016 2019 102 7
7 Faouzi Yaya MF (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 29) MO Béjaïa 2017 2020 47 7
2 Oussama Chita DM (1996-10-31)31 October 1996 (aged 22) MC Alger 2017 2021 54 2
Forwards
11 Abderrahmane Meziane ST (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 24) RC Arbaâ 2014 2021 110 21
17 Mohamed Amine Hamia FW (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 29) CR Belouizdad 2018 2021 22 6
13 Prince Ibara FW (1996-02-07)7 February 1996 (aged 22) Al-Wakrah 2018 2021 29 10
29 Aymen Mahious ST (1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 21) CA Batna 2018 2021 16 2
14 Abdelkrim Zouari RW (1989-07-14)14 July 1989 (aged 29) USM Bel Abbès 2018 2021 14 4

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
24 January 2018 DF Ryad Kenniche Al-Qadsiah Free transfer (Released) [21]
23 March 2018 FW Zakaria Benchaâ Unattached Free transfer [22]
31 May 2018 FW Aymen Mahious CA Batna 3,000,000 DA [23]
2 June 2018 DF Mohamed Mezghrani RKC Waalwijk Free transfer [24]
4 June 2018 DF Emery Bayisenge JS Massira Free transfer [25]
10 June 2018 FW Mohamed Bentiba MC Oran Free transfer [26]
20 June 2018 FW Charlton Mashumba Highlands Park Free transfer [27]
23 June 2018 DF Raouf Benguit Paradou AC Loan one year [28]
1 July 2018 AM Ziri Hammar JS Kabylie Loan Return
1 July 2018 DF Abderrahim Hamra DRB Tadjenanet Loan Return
1 July 2018 FW Kaddour Cherif DRB Tadjenanet Loan Return
1 July 2018 MF Mustapha Bengrina US Biskra Loan Return
1 July 2018 MF Ibrahim Farhi US Biskra Loan Return
6 July 2018 DF Mohamed Amine Madani JS Saoura Undisclosed [29]
11 July 2018 FW Prince Ibara Al-Wakrah Free transfer [30]
24 July 2018 DF Mexes Nyeck Bayiha AS Otôho Free transfer [31]
4 December 2018 MF Kamel Belarbi USM El Harrach Undisclosed [32]
12 December 2018 DF Vivien Assie Koua Al-Arabi Undisclosed [33]
15 December 2018 MF Muaid Ellafi Al-Shabab Free transfer [34]
30 December 2018 FW Abdelkrim Zouari USM Bel Abbès Free transfer [35]
15 January 2019 DF Yanis Roumadi Farul Constanța Free transfer [36]

Out

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
3 January 2018[a] LB / CB Ayoub Abdellaoui FC Sion Free transfer [37]
20 April 2018 DF Ryad Kenniche CR Belouizdad Free transfer (Released) [38][39]
5 June 2018 AM / CM Kaddour Beldjilali CS Constantine Free transfer (Released) [40]
6 June 2018 [b] ST / FW Oussama Darfalou Vitesse Free transfer [6][41]
14 June 2018 DM Reda Bellahcene MO Béjaïa Free transfer (Released) [42]
23 June 2018 MF Ziri Hammar MC Oran Loan for one year [43]
29 June 2018 MF Ilyes Yaiche NA Hussein Dey Loan [44]
1 July 2018 CF Okacha Hamzaoui Nacional Loan Return
1 July 2018 CB / DM Raouf Benguit Paradou AC Loan Return
1 July 2018 DF Ibrahim Farhi JS Saoura Undisclosed [45]
6 July 2018 DF Mohamed Amine Madani MC El Eulma Free transfer (Released) [29]
10 July 2018 FW Reda Hajhouj Olympique Khouribga Free transfer (Released) [46]
14 July 2018 FW Charlton Mashumba Jomo Cosmos Free transfer (Released)
14 July 2018 DF Emery Bayisenge Unattached[c] Free transfer (Released)
18 July 2018 FW Mohamed Bentiba ASM Oran Free transfer (Released) [48]
12 December 2018 DF Mexes Nyeck Bayiha Sur SC[d] Free transfer (Released)
12 December 2018 MF Ziri Hammar JS Saoura Free transfer (Released) [49]
12 December 2018 DF Mohamed Mezghrani Budapest Honvéd[e] Free transfer (Released)
26 December 2018 FW Aymen Mahious AS Ain M'lila loan for six months
26 December 2018 DF Mehdi Benchikhoune WA Tlemcen loan for six months [51]
26 December 2018 DF Vivien Assie Koua MC Oran Free transfer [52]
2 January 2019 MF Amir Sayoud CR Belouizdad 150,000,000 DA [53]
9 January 2019 MF Faouzi Yaya Unattached[f] Free transfer (Released) [55]
  1. ^ Ayoub Abdellaoui joined FC Sion after the end of his contract on 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ Oussama Darfalou joined Vitesse after the end of his contract on 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ Emery Bayisenge joined Saif on 30 January 2019.[47]
  4. ^ Mexes joined Sur SC on 20 February 2019.
  5. ^ Mezghrani joined Budapest Honvéd on 22 January 2019.[50]
  6. ^ Yaya joined NA Hussein Dey on 14 January 2019.[54]

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
16 GK Ismaïl Mansouri 2 years 2020 6 June 2018 [56]

Pre-season and friendlies

27 June 2018 Friendly Espérance de Tunis 2–0 USM Alger Mutuelleville
19:00 UTC+1 Belaïli 71', 85' Report
Live TV: None
Stadium: Stade Chedli Zouiten
Referee: Wassim Ben Salah (Tunisia)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche (Mansouri 46’), Meftah (Benchikhoune 65’), Benyahia (Bayisenge 46’), Hamra (Nyeck 46’), Benmoussa (Cherifi 65’), Benkhemassa(Sayoud 65’), Chita (Koudri 46’), Benguit, Meziane (Mashumba 65’), Bouderbal (Ardji 65'), Yaya (Ntouba 46’)
2 July 2018 Friendly Étoile Sportive du Sahel 1–0 USM Alger Sousse
18:30 UTC+1 ? 46' [ Report]
Live TV: None
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Sousse
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche (Mansouri 59’), Benyahia (Madani 63’), Chafaï (Bayisenge 63’), Meftah (Mezghrani 59’), Benmoussa (Cherifi 59’), Benkhemassa (Mashumba 61’), Koudri, Chita (Sayoud 61’), Yaya (Ardji 56’), Bouderbal (Meziane 54’), Mahious (Hamia 70’).
11 July 2018 Friendly Sofapaka 1–0 USM Alger Nairobi
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Live TV: None
Stadium: Camp Toyoyo
Note: Lineup for USM Alger
First half - Zemmamouche - Benchikhoune - Chafai - Benyahia - Benmoussa - Chita - Koudri - Benkhemassa - Sayoud - Meziane - Mahious
Second half - Sifour- Mezghrani - Mexes - Hamra - Cherifi - Benguit - Benhamouda - Bouderbal - Ardji - Hamia - Benchaa.

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 15 8 7 49 29 +20 050.00 Winners 14 August 2018 26 May 2019
Algerian Cup 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67 Round of 64 Round of 16 18 December 2018 22 January 2019
Confederation Cup 6 2 1 3 6 7 −1 033.33 Group stage Quarter-final 18 July 2018 23 September 2018
Club Championship 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 075.00 First round Second round 8 August 2018 10 December 2018
Total 43 22 9 12 66 44 +22 051.16

Updated to match played 22 January 2019
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 USM Alger (C) 30 15 8 7 49 29 +20 53 Qualification for Champions League
2 JS Kabylie 30 15 7 8 38 25 +13 52
3 Paradou AC 30 14 6 10 38 24 +14 48 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 JS Saoura 30 13 8 9 33 22 +11 47 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
5 ES Sétif 30 13 6 11 34 24 +10 45
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.
(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 15 8 7 49 29  +20 53 10 2 3 31 13  +18 5 6 4 18 16  +2

Last updated: 26 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWLWDWWDWLWWDWLWDWDWDLLLDWLDW
Position421112211121111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 August 2018 Round 1 USM Alger 3–1 DRB Tadjenanet Bologhine
21:00 Chafaï  9'
Meziane 48'
Ibara 71'
Benchaâ 83'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie
Demane 9'  11'
Aib  62'
Ounnas  66'
Fourloul  86'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Merzoug Brahimi
25 August 2018 Round 2 NA Hussein Dey 0–1 USM Alger Belouizdad
17:00 Brahimi  19' Soccerway report
Live TV:
Algérie 3
Benyahia  29'
Bouderbal  31'
Ibara 44'
Benkhemassa  72'
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
1 September 2018 Round 4 JS Saoura 3–0 USM Alger Béchar
20:00 Zaidi 25', 45+2'
Konaté 45'
Aouedj  62'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
TV Tamazight 4
 33' Hamra Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar
4 September 2018 Round 3 USM Alger 3–1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Bologhine
20:45 Bouderbal 8'
Meftah 33'
Ibara  32' 52'
Benguit  40'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie
Meftahi 9'
El Moudene  61'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
20 September 2018 Round 7 USM Alger 3–0 AS Ain M'lila Bologhine
19:00 Benmoussa 12' (pen.)
Benguit 41'
Mahious 45'
Chita  69'
Soccerway report
Live TV: None
 47' Dif Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Redouane Necib
29 September 2018 Round 8 Paradou AC 1–3 USM Alger Bologhine
17:45 Bouabta  41'
Meziani 48'
Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Ardji  9'
Ibara 19'
Cherifi 58'
Benguit 59'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
6 October 2018 Round 9 USM Alger 0–0 MC Alger Algiers
17:45 Koudri  65' Soccerway report
Live TV:
Algérie 3 / TV Tamazight 4 / Al-Kass Sports
Arous  42'
Demmou  52'
Amada  74'
Tebbi  90+2'
Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
10 October 2018 Round 10 CR Belouizdad 0–1 USM Alger Belouizdad
16:00 Herida  55'
Keddad  56'
Djerrar  77'
Selmi  79'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie
Benguit  11'
Yaya 37'
Koudri  81'
Meziane  56'
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
15 October 2018 Round 5 USM Alger 5–1 MO Béjaïa Bologhine
17:45 Meziane 19', 56'
Koudri 46'
Yaya 52' (pen.)  58'
Zemmamouche  67'
Benguit 89'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
TV Tamazight 4
Dahar 67' (pen.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
19 October 2018 Round 6 USM Bel-Abbès 2–2 USM Alger Sidi Bel Abbès
17:45 Mesmoudi  29'
Bouda 75'
Benayad 77'
Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Chita 42'
Ibara 70'
Meziane  83'
Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956
Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar
30 October 2018 Round 12 Olympique de Médéa 1–3 USM Alger Médéa
15:00 Motrani 68' Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Hamia 15', 90+3'
Yaya  45+2'
Meftah  65'
Ibara 78'
Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa
Referee: Rafik Achouri
9 November 2018 Round 13 USM Alger 1–0 JS Kabylie Bologhine
17:45 Zemmamouche  36'
Yaya 49'
Cherifi  64'
Benkhemassa  74'
Meziane  90+1'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
TV Tamazight 4
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
12 November 2018 Round 14 MC Oran 0–0 USM Alger Oran
17:00 Yettou  37'
Bouchar  61'
Sebbah  83'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
TV Tamazight 4
Ardji  45'
Mansouri  90+2'
Sayoud  90+3'
Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
15 November 2018 Round 15 USM Alger 2–1 CS Constantine Bologhine
17:45 Benyahia 69'  70'
Hamia 83'  84'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre / TV Tamazight 4
Belkacemi 39' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Farouk Mial
29 November 2018 Round 11 USM Alger 0–1 ES Sétif Bologhine
17:45 Benmoussa  19'
Bouderbal  36'
Cherifi  58'
Benkhemassa  78'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre / TV Tamazight 4
Bedrane 15'  58'
Ferhani  56'
Nemdil  78'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Bessiri
4 January 2019 Round 16 DRB Tadjenanet 1–0 USM Alger Tadjenanet
18:00 Aib 24'
Aggar  40'
Bensaha  56'
Demane  70'
Maroci  82'
Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa
15 January 2019 Round 17 USM Alger 4–1 NA Hussein Dey Bologhine
17:45 Benkhemassa  11'
Ibara 34' (pen.)
Cherifi  48'
Meziane  50'
Zouari 52'
Koudri 55'
Ellafi 70'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie
Dib 51'
Harrag  78'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham
18 January 2019 Round 18 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 1–1 USM Alger Magra [note 1]
15:00 Ziad 4' Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Ellafi 75' Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
26 January 2019 Round 19 USM Alger 2–0 JS Saoura Bologhine
16:00 Chafaï  21' 32'
Zouari 42'
Ibara  75'  76'
Ardji  90+3'
Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Boulaouidet  90+3' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
5 February 2019 Round 20 MO Béjaïa 0–0 USM Alger Béjaïa
17:00 Ouali  17'
Herida  90+2'
Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Ardji  40'
Koudri  61'
Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
9 February 2019 Round 21 USM Alger 1–0 USM Bel Abbès Bologhine
18:00 Meziane 23'
Benguit  35'
Chita  59'
Benkhemassa  64'
Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Guebli  81'
Zerrouki  82'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Farid Bahloul
13 February 2019 Round 22 AS Ain M'lila 0–0 USM Alger Aïn M'lila
15:00 Soccerway report
Live TV: None
Stadium: Touhami Zoubir Khelifi Stadium
Referee: Farouk Mial
2 March 2019 Round 23 USM Alger 1–2 Paradou AC Bologhine
17:00 Ibara 12'
Benkhemassa  90'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie
Boudaoui  39'
Naidji 48'  49'
Zorgane  56'
Tahri 68'
Bouchina  82'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
14 March 2019 Round 24 MC Alger 3–2 USM Alger Algiers
17:00 Benaldjia 41'
Bendebka 56'
Lamara 89' (pen.)
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie / Al-Kass Sports
Zouari 52'
Benyahia 85'
Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
3 April 2019 Round 25 USM Alger 2–3 CR Belouizdad Bologhine
18:00 Hamia  10'
Benguit  20'
Meftah  28'
Zouari 31'
Ardji  38'
Meziane 59'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie
Bechou 17', 40'  65'
Sayoud 29' (pen.)
Bouchar  37'
Bousseliou  90+2'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Farouk Mial
21 April 2019 Round 26 ES Sétif 1–1 USM Alger Sétif
16:00 Radouani 74' Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie
Ellafi 42'  43' Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi
11 May 2019 Round 27 USM Alger 3–1 Olympique de Médéa Bologhine
22:30 Benguit 51'  69'
Ellafi 80'  80'
Meziane 90+1'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Algérie 3 / Al-Kass Sports
Addadi 5'  6' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Missoum Benabdellah
16 May 2019 Round 28 JS Kabylie 2–1 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
22:30 Belgherbi 5'
Chetti  45+1'
Salhi  65'
Hamroune 68'
Soccerway report
Live TV:
TV Tamazight 4 / Al-Kass Sports
Cherifi  2'
Ellafi 28'
Benhammouda  42'
Koudri  79'
Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham
21 May 2019 Round 29 USM Alger 1–1 MC Oran Bologhine
22:30 Benkhemassa  33'
Benmoussa 43' (pen.)
Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie / Al-Kass Sports
Halaïmia  25'
Sebbah  33'
Assie 58'
Nadji  62'
Mekkaoui  81'
Litim  87'
Aouadj  89'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Said Aouina
26 May 2019 Round 30 CS Constantine 1–3 USM Alger Constantine
22:30 Belkacemi 34' Soccerway report
Live TV:
Canal Algérie / Al-Kass Sports
Meziane 32'
Ibara 39'  40'
Meftah 85'  86'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi

Algerian Cup

18 December 2018 Round of 64 USM Alger 2–0 ASM Oran Bologhine
18:00 Benyahia 25'
Ardji  65'
Benguit 88'
Cherifi  90'

Live TV: None
Boutiche  30'
Baghdaoui  58'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Berrefane - Cherifi, Benyahia, Meftah, Ardji - Chita, Koudri, Benguit - Yaya (Hamia 71’), Bouderbal (Benhamouda 65’), Meziane
31 December 2018 Round of 32 USM Alger 2–1 (a.e.t.) USM Bel Abbès Bologhine
17:09 Ardji 45'
Bouderbal  65'
Koudri  69'
Hamia 107'
Belarbi  109'

Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre
Benayad 49'
Bounoua  65'
Khedairia  90+5'
Zerrouki  99'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Rafik Achouri
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Berrefane - Cherifi, Benyahia, Meftah (Benmoussa 56’), Ardji (Belarbi 103’) - Chita, Koudri, Benguit (Hamra 120’) - Ibara , Bouderbal , Meziane (Hamia 91’)
22 January 2018 Round of 16 ES Sétif 3–1 USM Alger Sétif
17:00 Bedrane  2' 3'
Ferhani  42' 51'
Djabou 79'
Zeghba  89'

Live TV:
EPTV Terrestre
Koudri  38'
Cherifi 48' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Redouane Necib
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche - Cherifi, Chafaï, Chita, Ardji (Bouderbal 74’) - Benkhemassa, Koudri, Benguit - Zouari (Benhamouda 85’), Hamia (Ellafi 52’), Meziane

Confederation Cup

Group stage

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
18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) Matchday 3 Rayon Sports 1–2 USM Alger Kigali
18:00 UTC+2 Ange  19'
Diarra 38'
Muhire  65'
Report 45+2' Chafaï
 71' Chita
90+3' Benguit
Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) Matchday 4 USM Alger 1–1 Rayon Sports Blida [note 2]
20:00 UTC+1 Chita  29'
Hamia 86'
Report Diarra 28' Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Matchday 5 Young Africans 2–1 USM Alger Dar es Salaam
19:00 UTC+3 Kaseke 44'
Makambo 47'
Mahadhi  67'
Report 52' Meziane
 82' Koudri
Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) Matchday 6 USM Alger 2–1 Gor Mahia Algiers
14:00 UTC+1 Ibara 36'
Sayoud 81'
Benmoussa  90+3'
Report  27' Wendo
 30' Mieno
 62' Shakava
83' Tuyisenge
Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
16 September 2018 First leg Al-Masry 1–0 USM Alger Port Said
21:00 UTC+2 Wadi 54'
Shoukry  73'
Gomaa  81'
Report  31' Meftah
 56' Benyahia
Stadium: Al-Masry Club Stadium
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
23 September 2018 Second leg USM Alger 0–1
(0–2 agg.)
Al-Masry Sétif [note 3]
20:00 UTC+1 Benkhemassa  75'
Mahious  88'
Report Wadi  6' 34'
Shawki  22'
Koffi  70'
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Club Championship Cup

First round

8 August 2018 First leg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–1 USM Alger Karbala
20:00 UTC+3 DZfoot report
Live TV:
Abu Dhabi Sports
72' Mahious Stadium: Karbala International Stadium
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Benyahia, Chafaï, Cherifi, Meftah, Chita, Yaya, Koudri, Benkhemassa, Ardji (Mahious, 63’), Hamia (Benchaâ, 29’, Hamra, 80’)
9 September 2018 Second leg USM Alger 3–0[note 4]
(3–0 agg.)
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Bologhine
19:00 UTC+1 Meftah 39'  49'
Natiq 45' (o.g.)
Benkhemassa  67'
DZfoot report
Live TV:
Abu Dhabi Sports
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Benyahia, Chafaï, Cherifi, Meftah (Koudri, 50’), Chita, Benguit, Benkhemassa, Bouderbal, Meziane (Yaya, 64’), Ibara (Benchaâ, 55’)

Second round

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First leg Al-Merrikh 4–1 USM Alger Omdurman
19:30 UTC+2 Yousif 1', 9', 34'
Al-Nasaan 39'
DZfoot report
Live TV:
Abu Dhabi Sports
62' Hamia
 86' Benmoussa
Stadium: Al-Merrikh Stadium
Referee: Turki Al-Khudair (Saudi Arabia)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Cherifi (Benmoussa, 50’), Benyahia, Chafai, Meftah, Koudri, Benkhemassa, Benguit, Yaya (Mahious, 75’), Hamia, Ardji (Meziane, 64’)
10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) Second leg USM Alger 2–0
(3–4 agg.)
Al-Merrikh Algiers
19:00 UTC+1 Hamia  23'
Benyahia  23'
Chita 40'
Ardji 60'
DZfoot report
Live TV:
Abu Dhabi Sports
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Sultan Al Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mansouri, Cherifi, Benyahia, Meftah, Ardji (Bouderbal, 85'), Chita (Benkhemassa, 57'), Koudri, Benguit, Yaya (Mahious, 77'), Hamia, Meziane

Squad information

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Confederation Cup Club Champions Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Lamine Zemmamouche 13 13 0 1 1 0 6 6 0 3 3 0 23 23 0
16 GK Ismaïl Mansouri 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 15 0
30 GK Mourad Berrefane 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Defenders
5 CB Mohamed Benyahia 25 25 2 2 2 1 3 3 0 4 4 0 34 34 3
6 CB Farouk Chafaï 20 20 1 1 1 0 6 6 1 3 3 0 30 0 2
19 LB Redouane Cherifi 28 27 1 3 3 1 4 4 0 4 4 0 39 38 2
3 CB Abderrahime Hamra 3 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 8 6 0
22 RB Mohamed Rabie Meftah 14 13 2 2 2 0 6 6 0 4 4 1 26 25 3
25 LB / LW Mokhtar Benmoussa 19 12 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 24 14 2
12 CB Mohamed Mezghrani[a] 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
4 CB Mexes Nyeck Bayiha[a] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
21 RB Mehdi Benchikhoune[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Midfielders
2 DM Oussama Chita 21 20 1 3 3 0 5 5 0 3 3 1 32 31 2
10 AM / LW Muaid Ellafi 14 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 5
8 DM Kamel Belarbi 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 0
23 DM Hamza Koudri 20 16 2 3 3 0 4 4 0 4 3 0 31 26 2
24 AM / DM Mohammed Benkhemassa 22 21 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 4 3 0 30 28 0
27 CB / DM Raouf Benguit 28 26 4 3 3 1 6 5 1 3 3 0 40 37 6
20 AM Rafik Bouderbal 21 12 1 3 2 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 30 19 1
15 LW / LB Oualid Ardji 20 17 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 3 3 1 29 23 2
26 AM Billel Benhammouda 12 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3 0
7 MF Faouzi Yaya[a] 10 7 3 1 1 0 5 4 0 4 3 0 20 15 3
18 AM Amir Sayoud[a] 8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 12 4 1
Forwards
11 ST Abderrahmane Meziane 24 23 7 3 3 0 6 6 1 3 2 0 36 34 8
9 ST Zakaria Benchaâ 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 1
13 ST Prince Ibara 23 16 9 1 1 0 4 4 1 1 1 0 29 22 10
14 RW Abdelkrim Zouari 13 10 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 4
17 ST Mohamed Amine Hamia 10 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 3 1 17 10 6
29 ST Aymen Mahious[a] 9 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 1 16 3 2
Total 30 49 3 5 6 6 4 6 43 66

Last updated: 17 June 2022
Source: soccerway.com

  1. ^ a b c d e f Player transferred out during the season

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Confederation Cup Club Championship Total
         
1 GK Lamine Zemmamouche 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 GK Ismaïl Mansouri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Mohamed Benyahia 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
6 DF Farouk Chafaï 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 DF Redouane Cherifi 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF Abderrahime Hamra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF Mohamed Rabie Meftah 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
25 DF Mokhtar Benmoussa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
2 MF Oussama Chita 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 MF Muaid Ellafi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF Kamel Belarbi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 MF Hamza Koudri 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
24 MF Mohammed Benkhemassa 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1
27 MF Raouf Benguit 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
20 MF Rafik Bouderbal 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
15 MF Oualid Ardji 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
26 MF Billel Benhammouda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF Faouzi Yaya 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 MF Amir Sayoud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Abderrahmane Meziane 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 FW Prince Ibara 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
17 FW Mohamed Amine Hamia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
Total 52 0 2 5 0 1 8 0 0 5 0 0 70 0 3

Suspensions

Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
29 July 2018 Oussama Chita 1
29 July 2018 Mohammed Benkhemassa 3 Disciplinary reasons[60]
29 July 2018 Rafik Bouderbal 2 Disciplinary reasons[60]
29 July 2018 Mohamed Benyahia 2 Disciplinary reasons[60]
29 July 2018 Ismaïl Mansouri 2 Disciplinary reasons[60]
9 November 2018 Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 1 Disciplinary reasons
29 November 2018 Mohammed Benkhemassa 2 (vs. ES Sétif)
31 December 2018 Rafik Bouderbal 2 (vs. USM Bel Abbès)
22 January 2019 Hamza Koudri 1
26 January 2019 Prince Ibara 2 (vs. JS Saoura)
11 May 2019 Raouf Benguit 1

Goalscorers

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. L 1 AC CC 3 ACC TOTAL
13 Prince Ibara FW 9 0 1 0 10
11 Abderrahmane Meziane MF 7 0 1 0 8
17 Mohamed Amine Hamia FW 3 1 1 1 6
27 Raouf Benguit MF 4 1 1 0 6
10 Muaid Ellafi MF 5 0 0 0 5
14 Abdelkrim Zouari MF 4 0 0 0 4
7 Faouzi Yaya MF 3 0 0 0 3
5 Mohamed Benyahia DF 2 1 0 0 3
22 Mohamed Meftah DF 2 0 0 1 3
23 Hamza Koudri MF 2 0 0 0 2
25 Mokhtar Benmoussa DF 2 0 0 0 2
6 Farouk Chafaï DF 1 0 1 0 2
19 Redouane Cherifi DF 1 1 0 0 2
29 Aymen Mahious FW 1 0 0 1 2
2 Oussama Chita MF 1 0 0 1 2
15 Oualid Ardji MF 0 1 0 1 2
9 Zakaria Benchaâ FW 1 0 0 0 1
20 Rafik Bouderbal MF 1 0 0 0 1
18 Amir Sayoud MF 0 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 49 5 6 6 66

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat Name L 1 AC CL 3 CL 4 Total
1 Lamine Zemmamouche 4 0 2 6
16 Ismaïl Mansouri 5 1 6
30 Mourad Berrefane 1 1
TOTALS 9 1 0 3 13

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Notes

  1. ^ CA Bordj Bou Arreridj played their home match against USM Alger at Boucheligue Brothers Stadium, Magra, instead of their regular stadium Stade 20 Août 1955, Bordj Bou Arréridj.
  2. ^ USM Alger played their home match against Rayon Sports at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, as it was used for athletics at the 2018 African Youth Games.[57]
  3. ^ USM Alger played their home match against Al-Masry at Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers, due to renovation.[58]
  4. ^ USM Alger were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from spectators.[59]

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