2025–26 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2025–26 season
OwnerGroupe SERPORT
PresidentBoubekeur Abid
StadiumStade du 5 Juillet
Nelson Mandela Stadium
Ligue 1Pre-season
Algerian CupRound of 64
Super CupFinal
Confederation CupSecond round

The 2025–26 season, is USM Alger's 48th season and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Alger are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup, the Super Cup and the Confederation Cup.

Review

Background

On July 7, 2025, USM Alger officially announced the appointment of Lamine Kebir as the new directeur technique sportif (DTS) for the youth categories. He replaces Sofiane Benkhelifa and has signed a two-year contract. In its statement, the club recalled that Kebir is no stranger to USMA, having previously led the senior team to success, most notably winning the Ligue 1 title in 2019. His return is part of a new strategy focused on youth development, with a mission to lead the club’s academy project and structure and supervise the youth setup.[1]

First-team transfers (summer transfer window)

USM Alger has kicked off its 2025–26 summer transfer window with the departure of the Congolese international defender Kévin Mondeko on July 8, 2025. The club officially announced on July 8, 2025, that it had mutually agreed to terminate the player’s contract, just one season after his arrival from TP Mazembe. This move marks the first concrete step in the expected squad reshuffle.[2][3] On the same day, USM Alger announced the departure of Oussama Chita after eight years at the club. He played 197 matches and won four titles. The club praised his discipline, fighting spirit, and loyalty. Chita was among the few players to remain at the club for several consecutive seasons. His farewell comes just days after winning the Algerian Cup with USMA.[4]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 July 2025.[5][6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed
in 		Contract
ends 		Signed from Apps Goals Transfer fees
Goalkeepers
1 Abdelmoumen Sifour GK (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 26) 2023 2025 RC Arbaâ 11 0 Free transfer
16 Kamel Soufi GK (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 28) 2023 2027 MC Oran 24 0 Free transfer
25 Oussama Benbot GK (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 29) 2021 2026 JS Kabylie 125 0 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Rayane Mahrouz RB (2004-11-30)30 November 2004 (aged 19) 2024 2027 Reserve team 30 2 Academy Player
3 Safi Eddine Atamnia CB (2005-02-26)26 February 2005 (aged 19) 2025 Reserve team 10 0 Academy Player
19 Saâdi Radouani (C.) RB (1995-03-18)18 March 1995 (aged 29) 2020 2026 ES Sétif 157 9 Free transfer
17 Haithem Loucif[note 1] RB (1996-07-08)8 July 1996 (aged 28) 2025 2027 Yverdon-Sport 65 1 Undisclosed
21 Adam Alilet CB (1999-01-17)17 January 1999 (aged 25) 2019 2026 Reserve team 127 8 Academy Player
23 Ilyes Chetti LB (1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 29) 2024 2027 Wydad AC 30 0 Free transfer
20 Hocine Dehiri CB (2000-09-16)16 September 2000 (aged 23) 2023 2027 Paradou AC 46 1 20,000,000 DA
Midfielders
8 Islam Merili AM (1998-06-27)27 June 1998 (aged 26) 2022 2026 ASO Chlef 92 8 Free transfer
9 Adalid Terrazas AM (2000-08-25)25 August 2000 (aged 24) 2024 2027 Always Ready 25 0 Undisclosed
11 Glody Likonza AM (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 26) 2024 2027 TP Mazembe 40 1 Free transfer
13 Omar Embarek DM (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 25) 2023 2026 MC El Bayadh 35 0 Free transfer
14 Brahim Benzaza DM (1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 27) 2021 2026 ASO Chlef 118 8 Free transfer
18 Salim Boukhanchouche DM (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 32) 2024 2026 JS Kabylie 52 3 Free transfer
26 Abdelkrim Namani AM (2003-05-13)13 May 2003 (aged 21) 2022 2028 Reserve team 33 1 Academy Player
Forwards
7 Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana ST (1997-11-21)21 November 1997 (aged 26) 2025 2026 Zob Ahan 12 3 Free transfer
10 Ghiles Guenaoui LW (1998-08-02)2 August 1998 (aged 26) 2024 2027 Al Masry SC 4 0 200,000 €
12 Khaled Bousseliou LW (1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 26) 2022 2026 CR Belouizdad 69 6 Free transfer
22 Wale Musa Alli LW (2000-12-31)31 December 2000 (aged 23) 2024 2026 Zbrojovka Brno 40 2 Undisclosed
27 Houssam Ghacha RW / LW (1995-10-22)22 October 1995 (aged 28) 2024 2027 Espérance de Tunis 38 8 Free transfer
31 Mohamed Ben Mazouz ST (2004-03-22)22 March 2004 (aged 20) 2024 2027 Reserve team 20 6 Academy Player
29 Ahmed Khaldi RW (1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 26) 2024 2027 Al-Arabi SC 17 3 Free transfer
28 Riad Benayad ST (1996-11-02)2 November 1996 (aged 28) 2025 2026 Espérance de Tunis 19 2 Free transfer
30 Mehdi Merghem RW (1997-07-19)19 July 1997 (aged 27) 2025 2027 Farense 14 2 Undisclosed
51 Diaa Eddine Mechid RW 2024 2029 Reserve team 8 0 Academy Player

Transfers

In

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
1 July 2025 CB Hocine Dehiri Qadsia SC Loan return
1 July 2025 DM Omar Embarek ES Mostaganem Loan return

Out

Summer

Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
6 July 2025 CB Imadeddine Azzi Kazma Loan return [7]
6 July 2025 LB Nabil Lamara Unattached End of contract
6 July 2025 DM Oussama Chita Unattached End of contract [4]
8 July 2025 CB Kévin Mondeko Unattached Free transfer (Released) [2][3]

New contracts

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendly –
: UTC+1 Report
Note: Lineup for USM Alger
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Note: Lineup for USM Alger
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Note: Lineup for USM Alger

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— — To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Algerian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Round of 64 To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Final To be confirmed In Progress
Confederation Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Second round To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Updated to match played 26 May 2025
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 26 May 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2025. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

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Algerian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Algerian Cup

Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Algerian Super Cup
MC Alger – USM Alger
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Confederation Cup

Main article: 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup


Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 26 May 2025
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Super Cup Confederation Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Abdelmoumen Sifour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK Kamel Soufi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Oussama Benbot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 RB Rayane Mahrouz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CB Safi Eddine Atamnia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CB Kévin Mondeko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 CB Imadeddine Azzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 LB Nabil Lamara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 RB Haithem Loucif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 RB Saâdi Radouani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 CB Adam Alilet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 LB Ilyes Chetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 DM Oussama Chita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DM Islam Merili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 AM Adalid Terrazas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 AM Glody Likonza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DM Brahim Benzaza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DM Salim Boukhanchouche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DM Abdelkrim Namani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
30 RW Mehdi Merghem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 ST Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 LW Ghiles Guenaoui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 LW Khaled Bousseliou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 LW Wale Musa Alli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 RW / LW Houssam Ghacha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 ST Mohamed Ben Mazouz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 RW Ahmed Khaldi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 ST Riad Benayad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 RW Diaa Eddine Mechid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 26 May 2025
Source: soccerway.com

Disciplinary record

As of 26 May 2025
No. Pos. Player Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Confederation Cup Total
       
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of 26 May 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC C3 TOTAL
0 0 0 0
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0

Assists

As of 26 May 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC C3 TOTAL
0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

As of 26 May 2025

Includes all competitive matches.

Clean sheets
No. Nat Name GP GA L 1 AC C3 Total
1 Abdelmoumen Sifour 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Kamel Soufi 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Oussama Benbot 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 0 0 0 0 0


Notes

  1. ^ Loucif played previously for USM Alger from 2021 to 2023.

References

  1. ^ "USMA : Kebir nouveau DTS des jeunes catégories". Competition. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Kevin Mondeko quitte l'USM Alger : Résiliation surprise pour le défenseur des Corbeaux". Congo Quotidien. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Mercato : le contrat de Mondeko avec l'USM Alger résilié". Foot RDC.com. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "اتحاد العاصمة يودّع لاعبه أسامة شيتة بعد 8 سنوات من التألق". Ennahar. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ^ "FICHE DU CLUB: USM ALGER".
  6. ^ "Joueurs du USM Alger". lfp.dz.
  7. ^ "Azzi : « Je ne suis pas maître de mon destin»". Competition. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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