ES Sétif–USM Alger rivalry

Other namesES Sétif vs USM Alger
Location Algeria (Algiers and Sétif), Africa
TeamsES Sétif
USM Alger
First meetingES Sétif 4–2 USM Alger
Algerian Cup
(31 March 1963)
Latest meetingUSM Alger 1–0 ES Sétif
Ligue 1
(16 June 2025)
BroadcastersEPTV Terrestre
StadiumsStade Omar Hamadi USM Alger
Stade 8 Mai 1945 ES Sétif
Statistics
Meetings total94
Most winsUSM Alger (37)
Most player appearancesAkram Djahnit (24)
Top scorerIsâad Bourahli (7)
All-time seriesES Sétif: 36
Drawn: 21
USM Alger: 37
Largest victoryUSM Alger 4–0 ES Sétif
Division 1
(7 November 2002)

The ES Sétif–USM Alger rivalry is a football rivalry between Sétif-based ES Sétif and USM Alger of Algiers. The two clubs together won 42 titles from the Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian Cup and Super Cup at the local level, Regionally the Arab Champions League And internationally in CAF Champions League, CAF Super Cup and the defunct Afro-Asian Club Championship.

History

The beginning (1958–1977)

Union sportive de la médina d'Alger is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algiers Province.[1] The club was formed in Casbah in 1937 as Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger, as for Entente Sportive Sétifienne based in Sétif, Sétif Province. The club was formed in 1958 as Entente Sportive Sétifienne, It is the second Algerian club created during the revolution after the Entente Sportive de Collo (in 1957). ES Sétif and USM Alger are considered among the most successful Algerian football teams, especially since the beginning of the era of professionalism 2010–11 season. They are the first champions of Algeria in the Algerian Cup and the championship season 1962–63. The first official meeting between the two teams was in the semi-finald of the Algerian Cup in 1963, which ended with the victory of ES Sétif 4–2. The first match in the league tournament was during the 1964–65 season, which ended with the victory of ESS with a single goal.

First professional era (1977–1989)

In 1977, a major sports reform was introduced by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, aimed at providing elite clubs with a solid financial foundation to help them operate more professionally. Clubs were restructured under a new status called Association Sportive de Performances (ASP), granting them greater autonomy in management and encouraging the creation of their own training centers. As part of this reform, ES Sétif became sponsored by the national hydrocarbon company Sonatrach and subsequently changed its name to Entente Pétrolière de Sétif (EPS). In 1984, following a shift in sponsorship to the national plastics company, the club was renamed again as Entente Plastique de Sétif (EPS).

Similarly, USM Alger came under the sponsorship of Société nationale de l'électricité et du gaz (Sonelgaz), and the club’s name was changed to Union sportive kahraba d'Alger (USK Alger), with (Arabic: كهرباء, kahraba) meaning electricity in Arabic. During this period, matches between USM Alger and ES Sétif were relatively uneventful and sporadic, due in large part to the two clubs’ frequent relegations to the second division. However, the two sides did meet in the 1980 Algerian cup final, where ES Sétif secured its fifth cup title with a 1–0 victory marking the seventh final defeat for USMA.

In 1988, ES Sétif made history by winning the African Cup of Champions Clubs for the first time, remarkably while competing from the second division. After a narrow 1–0 defeat away to Nigeria’s Iwuanyanwu Nationale in the first leg, ES Sétif triumphed 4–0 in the return leg at the Stade du 17 Juin in Constantine.[2] Following this continental success, they went on to face Al Sadd SC in the final of the Afro-Asian Club Championship and claimed the title a unique achievement in Algerian football history.

Second professional era (since 2010)

Control of the Ligue 1 & Champions League Title for ES Sétif

I want to make this club the best in the country. The USMA is a great team and we will naturally have to play to win titles, that's the least. Personally, I will do my best to ensure that the club does not miss anything on a daily basis. We have many projects and we are very keen to achieve them.

Ali Haddad a statement about his ambitions with the team.[3]

It was decided by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) and the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) to professionalize the Algerian football championship starting with the 2010–11 season. Until then, all Algerian football clubs held semi-professional status, but with this reform, they were officially recognized as professional clubs. FAF president Mohamed Raouraoua, since the start of his term, had advocated for this move toward professionalism.[4] USM Alger became the first professional club in Algeria after businessman Ali Haddad invested 700 million Algerian dinars to purchase an 83% ownership stake in the club.[5][6]

Since the beginning of this professional era, both USM Alger and ES Sétif dominated domestic competition, winning all Ligue 1 titles between them except for the inaugural professional season, which was won by ASO Chlef. This domination continued through to the 2016–17 season. The two clubs also faced each other in the Algerian Super Cup final for the first time in 2014, with USM Alger claiming a 2–0 victory thanks to goals from Ziaya and Andria.[7] In 2014, ES Sétif secured their first CAF Champions League title in the competition’s modern era, becoming the first Algerian team to do so. A year later, USM Alger reached the final but fell short of their first continental crown after being defeated by TP Mazembe.[8]

During that same Champions League campaign, the two Algerian giants met in the group stage the first time two Algerian clubs had faced each other in a continental competition.[9] The first leg match, played on a Ramadan night, saw USM Alger win 2–1.[10] In the second leg, USM Alger triumphed again with a 3–0 victory their fifth consecutive win to secure top spot in the group and qualify for the semi-finals.[11]

New Ownership for Both Clubs: Groupe SERPORT & Sonelgaz

On 28 February 2018, Ali Haddad replaced his brother Rabouh as USM Alger's general manager, appointing former international player and ex-ES Sétif president Abdelhakim Serrar to the position.[12] In the 2018–19 Algerian Cup on 22 January 2019, USM Alger and ES Sétif met for the first time in 12 years at the Stade 8 Mai 1945, with ES Sétif winning 3–1 their first cup victory over USMA since 1980.[13] On 26 May 2019, USM Alger secured its eighth Ligue 1 title after a 3–1 away win against CS Constantine.[14] Immediately following the match, Serrar announced his resignation.[15] On 2 March 2020, after the imprisonment of former president Rabouh Haddad and ahead of a planned shareholders' general assembly on 12 March 2020, Groupe SERPORT officially acquired 94.34% of USM Alger's shares from ETRHB Haddad.[16][17]

On 9 June 2022, while USM Alger players were released for a day by Algeria A' national team coach Madjid Bougherra, USMA player Billel Benhammouda tragically died in a traffic accident near Douaouda and Bou Ismaïl. His death was confirmed after DNA testing.[18] The team, preparing to travel to Sétif for their final match of the 2021–22 season, returned to Algiers upon hearing the news. The Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) postponed the match due to the players' psychological state, and the rescheduled fixture was played with reserves and U19 players.[19][20]

I hope that this project will be done as soon as possible, confided the first manager of the Sonelgaz group. I am the first supporter of ES Sétif. Congratulations to the wilaya of Sétif. We hope for many titles in the future. The team has a game to play on Wednesday and we hope they will win it to be on the podium.

— Statement by the CEO of Sonelgaz regarding the purchase of the majority of shares in ES Setif.[21]

On 22 August 2022, former ES Sétif captain Akram Djahnit left the club after 12 years and joined USM Alger. Djahnit had submitted his case to the National Dispute Resolution Chamber, which ruled in his favor, allowing him to terminate his contract.[22] On 3 June 2023, USM Alger won the CAF Confederation Cup, becoming the first Algerian club to win the competition and securing the first international title in its history, after defeating Young Africans.[23][24]

On 29 May 2023, the CEO of Sonelgaz traveled to Sétif to meet with the Wali of Sétif and ES Sétif's management to finalize the acquisition of the club.[25] On 27 July 2023, ESS Black Eagles held an extraordinary general assembly ratified the resignation of the Board of Directors, including that of president Abdelhakim Serrar, officially transferring full ownership of the club to Sonelgaz.[26] On 15 September 2023, USM Alger won its second continental title by claiming the CAF Super Cup after defeating Al Ahly, the second CAF Super Cup title for an Algerian club, after ES Sétif’s first win in 2015.[27]

All-time head-to-head results

As of 16 June 2025
Tournament GP UV D EV GoalU GoalE
Ligue Professionnelle 1 82 32 19 31 102 102
Algerian Cup 8 2 1 5 8 14
League Cup 1 0 1 0 0 0
Super Cup 1 1 0 0 2 0
Champions League 2 2 0 0 5 1
TOTAL 94 37 21 36 1177 117
GP: Games Played
UV: USM Alger Victory
D: Draw
EV: ES Sétif Victory
GoalU: USM Alger Goals
GoalJ: ES Sétif Goals

All-Time Top Scorers

Player Club Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Super Cup International Total
Isâad Bourahli ES Sétif, USM Alger 7 7
Abdelmalek Ziaya ES Sétif, USM Alger 5 1 6
Farès Fellahi ES Sétif 5 5
Farouk Chafaï USM Alger 4 4
Nabil Hemani ES Sétif 4 4
Hamid Rahmouni ES Sétif 4 4
Rabie Benchergui USM Alger 4 4

All-Time Top appearances

Bold Still playing competitive football in Algeria
since 1999–2000 season.
Statistics correct as of game on 16 June 2025

Player Club Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Super Cup International Total
Akram Djahnit ES Sétif, USM Alger 21 1 1 1 24
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche USM Alger 19 2 1 1 23
Karim Ghazi USM Alger 17 2 19
Hocine Achiou USM Alger 15 2 17
Sofiane Khedairia ES Sétif 12 1 1 2 16
Billel Dziri USM Alger 14 1 15

Honours

USM Alger Championship ES Sétif
International (Official)
CAF Champions League 2
1 CAF Confederation Cup
Afro-Asian Club Championship (Defunct) 1
1 CAF Super Cup 1
2 Aggregate 4
Domestic (Official)
8 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 8
8 Algerian Cup 8
2 Algerian Super Cup 1
17 Aggregate 17
International (Non-official)
1 Arab Champions League 2
21 Total Aggregate 23

League matches

# Date Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 10 Jan 1965 USM Alger 0 – 1 ES Sétif
2 30 May 1965 ES Sétif 2 – 0 USM Alger
3 26 Oc 1969 ES Sétif 1 – 2 USM Alger
4 15 Feb 1970 USM Alger 3 – 1 ES Sétif
5 22 Nov 1970 ES Sétif 2 – 2 USM Alger
6 4 Apr 1971 USM Alger 2 – 1 ES Sétif
7 12 Dec 1971 WR Sétif 2 – 1 USM Alger
8 21 May 1972 WR Sétif 1 – 0 USM Alger
9 15 Dec 1974 USM Alger 2 – 0 ES Sétif
10 20 Apr 1975 ES Sétif 0 – 0 USM Alger
11 9 Nov 1975 ES Sétif 0 – 0 USM Alger
12 9 May 1976 USM Alger 3 – 2 ES Sétif
13 24 Sep 1976 ES Sétif 2 – 0 USM Alger
14 28 Jan 1977 USM Alger 1 – 1 ES Sétif
15 9 Dec 1977 USK Alger 2 – 1 EP Sétif
16 28 Apr 1978 EP Sétif 2 – 1 USK Alger
17 20 Oct 1978 USK Alger 0 – 0 EP Sétif
18 9 Mar 1979 EP Sétif 2 – 1 USK Alger
19 1 Feb 1980 EP Sétif 2 – 1 USK Alger
20 30 May 1980 USK Alger 2 – 1 EP Sétif
21 11 Dec 1981 EP Sétif 4 – 1 USK Alger
22 May 1982 USK Alger 1 – 1 EP Sétif
23 22 Oct 1982 USK Alger 2 – 1 EP Sétif Guedioura 1', Diab 90' Khalfa 39'
24 28 Jan 1983 EP Sétif 2 – 0 USK Alger Saoud 59', Adjissa 76'
25 31 Dec 1987 EP Sétif 2 – 0 USK Alger
26 20 Jun 1988 USK Alger 2 – 0 EP Sétif Mouaci 80', Hadj Adlane 88'
27 12 Oct 1989 USM Alger 0 – 1 ES Sétif Rahmouni 26'
28 29 Mar 1990 ES Sétif 3 – 0 USM Alger Zorgane 43', Benjaballah 46', 74'
29 8 Jan 1997 USM Alger 2 – 0 ES Sétif Zouani 70', Zekri 88'
30 23 Apr 1998 ES Sétif 1 – 3 USM Alger Rahmouni 23' Hadj Adlane 31', Khouni 34', Zouani 38'
31 18 Nov 1999 ES Sétif 2 – 1 USM Alger Fellahi 38', 67' Ghoul 75'
32 18 May 2000 USM Alger 1 – 2 ES Sétif Yacef 58' (pen.) Rahmouni 33', 40'
33 23 Nov 2000 ES Sétif 1 – 1 USM Alger Keraghel 54' Maouche 25'
34 9 Apr 2001 USM Alger 2 – 1 ES Sétif Djahnine 47', 79' Bourahli 85' (pen.)
35 22 Nov 2001 USM Alger 2 – 0 ES Sétif Benchergui 79', Bourahli 83'
36 20 May 2002 ES Sétif 2 – 1 USM Alger Fellahi 4' (pen.), Zorgan 98' Deghiche 54'
37 7 Nov 2002 USM Alger 4 – 0 ES Sétif Ouichaoui 13', Achiou 30', Ammour 66', Deghiche 78'
38 20 Mar 2003 ES Sétif 0 – 0 USM Alger
39 8 Dec 2003 USM Alger 2 – 1 ES Sétif Ghazi 23', Benchergui 85' Abaci 20'
40 26 Mar 2004 ES Sétif 3 – 0 USM Alger Fellahi 30', Bourahli 48', 69'
41 4 Nov 2004 ES Sétif 1 – 2 USM Alger Fellahi 85' Achiou 70', Dziri 88'
42 18 Apr 2005 USM Alger 3 – 2 ES Sétif Benchergui 15', 68', Ghazi 45' Sessay 46', 90'
43 17 Nov 2005 USM Alger 2 – 0 ES Sétif Dziri 70', Eneramo 90'
44 30 Mar 2006 ES Sétif 2 – 1 USM Alger Hadj Aïssa 26', Bourahli 42' Haddou 60' (pen.)
45 31 Aug 2006 ES Sétif 2 – 0 USM Alger Ziaya 45', Bourahli 72'
46 1 Feb 2007 USM Alger 0 – 0 ES Sétif
47 9 Nov 2007 ES Sétif 2 – 1 USM Alger Ziaya 21', 59' Bourahli 12'
48 31 Mar 2008 USM Alger 1 – 0 ES Sétif Achiou 80'
49 11 Sep 2008 ES Sétif 1 – 1 USM Alger Hemani 13' Rial 27'
50 6 Mar 2009 USM Alger 1 – 0 ES Sétif Ammour 84'
51 29 Sep 2009 ES Sétif 2 – 2 USM Alger Laïfaoui 22', Aksas 80' Rial 26', Daham 39'
52 9 Apr 2010 USM Alger 2 – 0 ES Sétif Daham 64', Hamidi 90'
53 25 Sep 2010 USM Alger 1 – 2 ES Sétif Daham 4' Hemani 44', Metref 48'
54 30 Apr 2011 ES Sétif 2 – 0 USM Alger Hemani 33', 66'
55 24 Dec 2011 ES Sétif 3 – 2 USM Alger Laïfaoui 8' (o.g.), Aoudia 59', Benmoussa 90+7' (pen.) Djediat 44' (pen.), 69'
56 19 May 2012 USM Alger 2 – 0 ES Sétif Benaldjia 8', 73'
57 16 Oct 2012 ES Sétif 1 – 0 USM Alger Karaoui 73'
58 19 Feb 2013 USM Alger 1 – 0 ES Sétif Ziaya 6' (pen.)
59 28 Dec 2013 ES Sétif 1 – 1 USM Alger Madouni 90+4' Feham 63'
60 22 May 2014 USM Alger 2 – 2 ES Sétif Seguer 8', Ferhat 76' Djahnit 20', Nadji 88'
61 16 Aug 2014 USM Alger 1 – 1 ES Sétif Meftah 47' (pen.) Djahnit 15' (pen.)
62 20 Jan 2015 ES Sétif 3 – 2 USM Alger Dagoulou 26', 52', Ziaya 64' Boudebouda 43', Nadji 81'
63 25 Aug 2015 USM Alger 2 – 1 ES Sétif Khoualed 26', Belaïli 39' Benyettou 90+4' (pen.)
64 23 Jan 2016 ES Sétif 1 – 1 USM Alger Arroussi 43' Chafaï 26'
65 9 Dec 2016 USM Alger 3 – 1 ES Sétif Chafaï 12', Meftah 25', Meziane 78' Amada 57' (pen.)
66 10 Jun 2017 ES Sétif 2 – 1 USM Alger Djahnit 5', Djabou 52' Sayoud 75'
67 12 Dec 2017 ES Sétif 1 – 2 USM Alger Benayad 54' Darfalou 5', Chafaï 75'
68 13 Mar 2018 USM Alger 3 – 2 ES Sétif Darfalou 8' (pen.), Koudri 50', Chafaï 82' Banouh 83', 90+2'
69 29 Nov 2018 USM Alger 0 – 1 ES Sétif Bedrane 15'
70 21 Apr 2019 ES Sétif 1 – 1 USM Alger Radouani 74' Ellafi 42'
71 15 Aug 2019 USM Alger 2 – 1 ES Sétif Meftah 45+3', Khemaissia 90+4' Bouguelmouna 34'
72 4 Febr 2020 ES Sétif 3 – 1 USM Alger Laribi 45+1', Ghacha 56', Kendouci 58' Zouari 90+4'
73 28 Nov 2020 USM Alger 0 – 2 ES Sétif Amoura 87', 90+2'
74 4 May 2021 ES Sétif 1 – 1 USM Alger Ghacha 80' (pen.) Benhammouda 56'
75 5 Feb 2022 USM Alger 1 – 0 ES Sétif Mahious 16' (pen.)
76 17 Jun 2022 ES Sétif 3 – 1 USM Alger Benayad 4', 66', Bakrar 44' (pen.) Belharrane 27'
77 3 Dec 2022 USM Alger 1 – 1 ES Sétif Zouari 76' Kendouci 68'
78 8 Apr 2023 ES Sétif 1 – 0 USM Alger Bouchama 59'
79 14 Nov 2023 ES Sétif 2 – 1 USM Alger Lahmeri 16' (pen.), Aggoun 49' Yahia 28' (o.g.)
80 19 Mar 2024 USM Alger 2 – 0 ES Sétif Bacha 34', Kanou 59'
81 21 Dec 2024 ES Sétif 1 – 1 USM Alger Bouchama 90+10' Ghacha 30'
82 16 Jun 2025 USM Alger 1 – 0 ES Sétif Ghacha 85'

Algerian Cup results

# Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 31 Mar 1963 SF ES Sétif 4 – 2
(a.e.t.)
USM Alger Kharchi 79', Khemicha 90', 96', Koussim 106' Meziani 11', Bernaoui 23'
2 28 Mar 1964 SF USM Alger 2 – 3 ES Sétif Krimo 56', Meziani 59' Messaoudi II 50', Khemicha 75', Mattem II 79'
3 7 May 1967 SF (1L) USM Alger 1 – 1 ES Sétif
4 21 May 1967 SF (2L) ES Sétif 2 – 0 USM Alger
5 19 Jun 1980 Final EP Sétif 1 – 0 USK Alger Arabat 68'
6 5 Feb 2002 R64 USM Alger 1 – 0 ES Sétif Ouichaoui 19'
7 24 May 2007 QF USM Alger 1 – 0 ES Sétif Doucoure 85'
8 22 Jan 2019 R16 ES Sétif 3 – 1 USM Alger Bedrane 3', Ferhani 51', Djabou 79' Cherifi 48' (pen.)

Super Cup results

# Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 11 Jan 2014 Final ES Sétif 0 – 2 USM Alger Ziaya 8', Andria 40'

League Cup results

# Date Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 10 Feb 2000 Round of 16 USM Alger 0 – 0
(pen. 3–1)
ES Sétif

International results

# Season Round Home team Score Away team Goals (home) Goals (away)
1 2015 Champions League Group stage 1st leg ES Sétif 1–2 USM Alger Korbiaa 84' Seguer 60', Khoualed 72'
2 2nd leg USM Alger 3–0 ES Sétif Belaïli 33', Beldjilali 37', Aoudia 74'

Shared player history

Players who have played for both clubs

Coaches who managed both clubs

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 results

The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons.

64–65 65–66 66–67 67–68 68–69 69–70 70–71 71–72 72–73 73–74 74–75 75–76 76–77 77–78 78–79 79–80 80–81 81–82
No. of teams 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 16 15 16
USM Alger 16 x x x x 5 5 15 x x 5 4 11 5 12 15 x 9
ES Sétif 6 6 5 1 7 10 11 5 10 7 8 5 10 3 6 4 3 3
82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00
No. of teams 16 16 20 20 20 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 12
USM Alger 16 x x x x 7 13 16 x x x x x 1 3 2 4 12
ES Sétif 2 6 6 2 1 14 x 5 7 9 12 15 x x x 4 5 5
00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
No. of teams 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
USM Alger 2 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 6 4 9 3 4 1 8 1 3 6
ES Sétif 7 8 7 4 11 4 1 3 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 8
18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
No. of teams 16 16 20 18 16 16
USM Alger 1 6 4 4 11 4
ES Sétif 5 3 2 7 6 5

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