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2022–23 USM Alger season
In the 2022–23 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 45th season. It was their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Alger participated in the Algerian Cup and the CAF Confederation Cup.
| 2022–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Groupe SERPORT |
| President | Sid Ahmed Arab (from 26 June 2022)[1] |
| Head coach | Jamil Benouahi (from 6 July 2022)[2] (until 3 August 2022)[3] Boualem Charef (from 4 August 2022)[4] (until 25 December 2022)[5][6] Abdelhak Benchikha (from 25 December 2022)[5][6] |
| Stadium | Omar Benrabah Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet |
| Ligue 1 | 11th |
| Algerian Cup | Round of 64 |
| Confederation Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Aymen Mahious (6 goals) All: Aymen Mahious (11 goals) |
| Biggest win | USM Alger 4–1 Al Akhdar |
| Biggest defeat | CS Constantine 3–0 USM Alger |
Review edit
Background edit
On 26 June 2022, Sid Ahmed Arab has succeeded Achour Djelloul who has been imprisoned, as the new president of the club. Reda Abdouche has been appointed as the new general director, this was his second time after 2011.[7] On July 6, 2022, Jamil Benouahi extended his contract for another year to remain the head coach for the new season.[2] On July 21, in the first press conference Reda Abdouche spoke about the club's goals and the recruitment file, the first questions were about the departure of some players, Abdouche stated that he did not reach a month in his position. Where stated that during the spare period in the club, some players decided to sign up for other clubs, such as goalkeeper Alexis Guendouz and there are players that the technical staff decided not to enter in their plans, most notably Hamza Koudri who has been in the club for ten years. Abdouche stated that it is an adventure to rely on a player who suffered from an injury in Cruciate ligament that kept him out of the field for a year and at his age especially since he's at the end of his contract. As for contracts, Abdouche stated that they contacted players, including former players in the club, and although they promised to sign, they refused to answer their calls and joined other clubs.
He also said that they will not pay billions to buy player contracts and that this is not the club's policy and the rest of the clubs are free if they want to, Regarding the stadium, Abdouche said that the interests of the municipality APC and the National Authority for Technical Control of Construction CTC said that Omar Hamadi Stadium poses a danger to the supporters and it was decided to close it and they would play either at Salem Mabrouki Stadium or Omar Benrabah Stadium, especially with the closure of Stade du 5 Juillet until January due to CHAN 2022.[8]
Pre-season edit
On August 1, 2022, USM Alger delegation expected to move to Antalya, Turkey, to take a 14-day preparatory training for the start of the season. But on the day of travel coach Jamil Benouahi and some players refused to travel because of their financial dues and also because of the absence of Mustapha Bouchina and the coach's assistant on the travel list, immediately after that USM Alger administration decided to dismiss the coach from his position, In a press conference Reda Abdouche said that traveling to Turkey would have been on a private plane directly to Antalya, and that the place for preparation was very good and that the team would have played five friendly matches, and that the issue of the assistant coach first of all, has not passed his contract yet and he cannot get a ticket. Bouchina the reason is that his passport is removed from the Spanish embassy and immediately after his recovery, he will be transferred to Turkey, and that the matter is not in their hands especially since the diplomatic relations between the two countries are bad, As for the players salaries Abdouche said that the money entered the club's account on 28 July, after the director of Groupe SERPORT signed it.[9][10]
The next day, 14 players, fitness coach Kamel Boudjenane and goalkeeping coach Lounès Gaouaoui signed a document that refused to dismiss Benouahi and demanded the departure of some of those in the administration and the assistant coach Sofiane Benkhelifa who was appointed by the administration, as well as Farid Saffar a person according to the coach and supporters the cause of all the problems and does not have any position in the club.[11][12][13] The leaders of USM Alger have put an end to the functions of the technical staff of Benouahi. The coach and his peers, fitness coach Boudjenane and goalkeeper coach Gaouaoui, were dismissed from their posts after a hearing before the disciplinary board.[3]
On August 4, 2022, USMA contracted with Boualem Charef to be the new coach with his staff, after canceling Turkey's training, it was replaced by another in Tunisia, where the team moved on August 9 with a delegation of 29 players, with the absence of three players, Brahim Benzaza and Samy Bouali for injury and Hamed Belem due to COVID-19.[14] On August 18, the administration of USM Alger agreed with the authorities of Dar El Beïda to receive the current season at Omar Benrabah Stadium in the presence of the supporters and start against MC El Bayadh.[15]
First-team transfers (summer transfer window) edit
Last season, number of players were loaned and they are Mehdi Beneddine to French club Châteauroux, Anis Khemaissia to USM Annaba, and goalkeeper Abdelmoumen Sifour to RC Arbaâ. The last two after their return from loan were released. The first signing of the season was striker Abdesslem Bouchouareb from NC Magra for two seasons, three days after which the club contracted with the midfield attacker of JS Bordj Ménaïel Abderrahmane Bacha for two seasons.[16] The third contract was the goalkeeper Imad Benchlef also for two seasons, coming from NA Hussein Dey as a substitute for Alexis Guendouz whose contract expired.[17] On August 22, former ES Sétif captain Akram Djahnit has just signed with USM Alger for the next two seasons as the Latest recruits, Djahnit decided to submitting his case to the National Dispute Resolution Chamber which agreed with him, therefore terminating his contract.[18]
After that the club promoted six players from the reserves they are Abdelkader Belharrane, Mohamed Djenidi, Abdessamed Bounacer, Samy Bouali, Aymen Kennan and Mostafa Berkane. USM Alger then signed strikers Khaled Bousseliou from CR Belouizdad and Khalil Darfalou from ES Sétif, After the Ghanaian Kwame Opoku was loaned to Saudi club Najran SC, the foreign player's card became empty, so the club signed a contract with the Libyan Zakaria Alharaish coming from Sutjeska Nikšić from Montenegro for two seasons.[19] As for Taher Benkhelifa who was dismissed by the coach at the time Benouahi, but with the advent of the new coach Boualem Charef he re-contracted him.[20]
On October 19, 2022, former player Tarek Hadj Adlane returned to the club, where he was appointed to head the recruitment and discovery committee, as well as responsible for the club's media cell.[21] On November 7, USM Alger announced to the public opinion that it had settled the case of coach Denis Lavagne by paying the full financial dues he demanded through "FIFA", USMA considered that the case of Lavane is from the "past", and this file was finally closed after transferring the funds to his account within the legal deadlines set by the "FIFA", and also reassured the supporters that the team will continue to prepare for the upcoming challenges in a normal way including the assignment process.[22] On November 26, 2022, USM Alger announced that its request for domiciliation at Stade du 5 Juillet was rejected by the Office of the Olympic Complex Mohamed Boudiaf and argued its refusal by its desire to keep this enclosure closed until the kick-off of the CHAN 2022.[23]
On December 25, 2022, USM Alger terminated the contract with Boualem Charef, with three months compensation, and contracted with Abdelhak Benchikha as a new coach for a year and a half, with Farid Zamiti, assistant, and Farid Belmellat, coach of the goalkeepers.[5][6] On January 3, 2023, Madjid Bougherra unveiled the list of 28 players who will represent Algeria at the 2022 African Nations Championship, including nine players from USMA, Belaïd, Loucif, Radouani, Baouche, Chita, Djahnit, Meziane, Mahious and Ait El Hadj, Two-thirds of Algeria's roster is made up of players from CR Belouizdad and USM Alger.[24][25]
First-team transfers (winter transfer window) edit
In the winter transfers the club released four players, namely defender Mehdi Beneddine who was not included in the options of the coach, and Burkinabe Hamed Belem who did not recover all his capabilities after the serious injury he suffered a year ago.[26] and finally the Ghanaian Kwame Opoku who was released for free despite the great financial value that he received. He brought it at a value of 350,000 euros.[27] As for Abderrahmane Bacha was loaned to USM Khenchela for six months, a last minute transfer which materialized during the last hours of the winter transfer window.[28] In terms of recruitment, USM Alger contracted with one player, the Botswana striker Tumisang Orebonye, coming from the Moroccan club OC Khouribga.[29]
On March 13, 2023, in the late match against HB Chelghoum Laïd in the Ligue 1, USM Alger supporters faced problems entering the stadium, accusing the club administration of being the reason. In the 37th minute of the second half the supporters left the stands in protest against them, especially Sid Ahmed Arab and Reda Abdouche. After the end of the match, Abdelhak Benchikha stated that he did not understand the anger of the supporters and that he Satisfied with the performance of his players, especially since in a month they played eight matches. On March 15, USM Alger announced that Abdessamed Bounacer was invited to trials with Paris FC and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[30] It was a decision that the supporters did not like, after which Bounacer participated in his first match with the first team in the CAF Confederation Cup, becoming the youngest player to represent USM Alger in Africa at the age of 18. On April 11, the technical staff gave Bounacer the green light to conduct experiments in Europe.[31][32]
CAF Confederation Cup final edit
In the quarter-finals of the Confederation Cup and in the first leg match against AS FAR, USMA achieved victory with two goals scored by defenders Radouani and Belaïd.[33] With the elimination from the Algerian Cup and the big difference with the Ligue 1 leaders, winning the Confederation Cup became the only goal this season, as stated by chairman of the Board of Directors Sid Ahmed Arab. In the return match and after a wonderful reception from the Moroccan team, the beginning of the match was not good as it conceded a goal in the first ten minutes, two minutes after that Radouani equalized the score, in the second half and in the first quarter AS FAR scored the second goal, but substitute Khaled Bousseliou equalized the score in the 78th minute which facilitated USM Alger's mission to qualify for the semi-finals.[34][35]
In the semi-finals the club moved to Bouaké to play against ASEC Mimosas where it returned by a draw, a week later in the second leg USMA achieved qualification to the final for the first time after winning with two goals.[36] Benchikha said after the match that it is the time to win the CAF Confederation Cup title for the first time in the history of USM Alger, also said "I am very happy with this meeting and the result. I'm also happy with what our audience did in the stands".[37] USM Alger made a big step towards the title by winning 2–1 in Dar es Salaam in the first leg of the Confederation Cup final against Young Africans. It is on a soggy ground that USMA fought a real fight from start to finish, Mahious opened the score in the 32nd minute after a foul from Brahim Benzaza, despite everything Young Africans tied in the 81st minute with a very beautiful goal scored by Mayele.
We preferred the Stade du 5 Juillet because it's our stadium, we know it and it's big. The Baraki stadium poses a problem especially for the supporters who cannot park there, they have to leave their car at the Sablate then take a bus, that's not okay.
— Sid Ahmed Arab a statement about the stadium.[38]
However less than three minutes later they lead an offensive by Orebonye who finds Bousseliou in the area who without panicking will shift Islam Merili who scores the second goal.[39] Sid Ahmed Arab explained that the club rejected the offer to play the second leg of the CAF Confederation Cup at Nelson Mandela Stadium. Arab explained that they prefer Stade du 5 Juillet because it is their stadium and they know it well, but the other one does not help the supporters.[38] On June 3, 2023, USM Alger became the first Algerian winners of the CAF Confederation Cup despite losing 1–0 at home in the second leg of the final. As rain that began early in the second half became increasingly heavy the match became increasingly scrappy, USMA pocketed a record two million dollars for winning.[40] In the match, Groupe UNITED 1937 attended to set up the largest tifo in Algeria that includes the entire stadium, but it was canceled after a group of MC Alger supporters came and spoiled it, so a battle broke out in the stands with them where the Police rescued them. After the match UNITED 1937 announced the suspension of its activities.
Late end of season edit
On July 4, 2023, the USMA administration strongly denounced in a statement the statements made by the amateur club official in the media Saïd Allik, in which he accuses Groupe SERPORT officials of not respecting justice decisions. The official of the amateur club sued the société sportive par actions of USM Alger in order to remove the symbol of the city of Algiers from the club's logo. It is the symbol that was the subject of ambitions of several capital clubs earlier. Where did justice decide the case in favor of the club sportif amateur (CSA) with a fine of 2 million dinars to the société sportive par actions (SSPA). On the other hand the USMA administration announced that it is committed to removing Algiers state logo from the new shirt that the players will wear starting next August. Saïd Allik responded to Groupe SERPORT's statements and said that the case is old and dates back to the period of the previous owner ETRHB Haddad, and the justice decision was taken three months ago and that the matter is not related to Algiers's logo, but to the club's logo and colors and paying their dues for using this logo.
Squad list edit
Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 July 2023.[41][42]
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 in | Contract ends | Signed from | Apps | Goals | Transfer fees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Lamine Zemmamouche | GK | 19 March 1985 (aged 37) | 2012 | 2023 | MC Alger | 405 | 1 | Free transfer | ||
| 16 | Imad Benchlef | GK | 12 October 1993 (aged 28) | 2022 | 2024 | NA Hussein Dey | 6 | 0 | Free transfer | ||
| 25 | Oussama Benbot | GK | 11 October 1994 (aged 27) | 2021 | 2024 | JS Kabylie | 59 | 0 | Free transfer | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Mehdi Beneddine | LB | 26 February 1996 (aged 26) | 2020 | 2023 | Châteauroux | 35 | 1 | Loan Return | ||
| 3 | Abdelkader Belharrane | RB | 11 August 2000 (aged 22) | 2021 | 2023 | CR Belouizdad | 12 | 1 | Free transfer | ||
| 4 | Zineddine Belaïd (C.) | CB | 20 March 1999 (aged 23) | 2020 | 2024 | NA Hussein Dey | 105 | 10 | Undisclosed | ||
| 5 | Mustapha Bouchina | CB | 10 August 1991 (aged 31) | 2020 | 2024 | Paradou AC | 78 | 1 | 11,000,000 DA | ||
| 12 | Haithem Loucif | RB | 8 July 1996 (aged 26) | 2021 | 2023 | Paradou AC | 53 | 1 | Undisclosed | ||
| 19 | Saâdi Radouani | RB | 18 March 1995 (aged 27) | 2020 | 2024 | ES Sétif | 82 | 5 | Free transfer | ||
| 21 | Adam Alilet | CB | 17 January 1999 (aged 23) | 2019 | 2024 | Reserve team | 69 | 6 | Academy Player | ||
| 22 | Houari Baouche | LB | 24 December 1994 (aged 27) | 2021 | 2023 | USM Bel Abbès | 48 | 0 | Free transfer | ||
| 27 | Ibrahim Bekakchi | CB | 10 January 1992 (aged 30) | 2021 | 2023 | ES Sétif | 28 | 0 | Free transfer | ||
| 81 | Abdessamed Bounacer | CB | 11 December 2004 (aged 17) | 2022 | 2025 | Reserve team | 6 | 0 | Academy Player | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | Oussama Chita (V.C.) | DM | 31 October 1996 (aged 25) | 2017 | 2023 | MC Alger | 138 | 3 | Free transfer | ||
| 8 | Islam Merili | AM | 27 June 1998 (aged 24) | 2022 | 2024 | ASO Chlef | 37 | 4 | Free transfer | ||
| 14 | Brahim Benzaza | DM | 8 April 1997 (aged 25) | 2021 | 2023 | ASO Chlef | 52 | 2 | Free transfer | ||
| 15 | Messala Merbah | DM | 22 July 1994 (aged 28) | 2021 | 2023 | ES Sétif | 35 | 2 | Free transfer | ||
| 24 | Taher Benkhelifa | DM | 10 June 1994 (aged 28) | 2020 | 2024 | Unattached | 124 | 3 | 30,000,000 DA | ||
| 26 | Akram Djahnit | AM | 3 April 1991 (aged 31) | 2022 | 2024 | ES Sétif | 34 | 0 | Free transfer | ||
| 72 | Mohamed Ait El Hadj | AM | 22 March 2002 (aged 20) | 2020 | 2024 | Reserve team | 39 | 3 | Academy Player | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ismail Belkacemi | LW | 24 June 1993 (aged 29) | 2020 | 2023 | CS Constantine | 98 | 28 | Free transfer | ||
| 9 | Abderrahmane Bacha | ST | 21 December 1999 (aged 22) | 2022 | 2024 | JS Bordj Ménaïel | 16 | 1 | Free transfer | ||
| 10 | Abderrahmane Meziane | LW | 7 March 1994 (aged 28) | 2021 | 2023 | Espérance de Tunis | 164 | 32 | Free transfer | ||
| 11 | Abdelkrim Zouari | RW | 14 July 1989 (aged 33) | 2018 | 2023 | USM Bel Abbès | 117 | 21 | Free transfer | ||
| 13 | Hamed Belem | LW | 24 September 1999 (aged 22) | 2021 | 2023 | Rahimo FC | 23 | 1 | 75,000 € | ||
| 13 | Tumisang Orebonye | ST | 26 March 1996 (aged 26) | 2023 | 2025 | OC Khouribga | 23 | 1 | Free transfer | ||
| 17 | Abdesslem Bouchouareb | RW | 10 December 1997 (aged 24) | 2022 | 2024 | NC Magra | 15 | 1 | Free transfer | ||
| 18 | Aymen Mahious | ST | 15 September 1997 (aged 24) | 2018 | 2023 | AS Aïn M'lila | 117 | 37 | Loan return | ||
| 20 | Zakaria Alharaish | RW | 23 October 1998 (aged 23) | 2022 | 2024 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 15 | 1 | Free transfer | ||
| 23 | Khaled Bousseliou | LW | 3 October 1997 (aged 24) | 2022 | 2024 | CR Belouizdad | 22 | 4 | Free transfer | ||
| 35 | Khalil Darfalou | ST | 21 June 2001 (aged 21) | 2022 | 2024 | ES Sétif | 0 | 0 | Free transfer | ||
| 71 | Abderraouf Othmani | ST | 14 June 2001 (aged 21) | 2020 | 2024 | Reserve team | 35 | 6 | Academy Player | ||
Transfers edit
In edit
Summer edit
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2022 | FW | Abdesslem Bouchouareb | NC Magra | Free transfer | [43][44] |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Abderrahmane Bacha | JS Bordj Ménaïel | Free transfer | [16] |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Mehdi Beneddine | Châteauroux | Loan return | [45] |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Anis Khemaissia | USM Annaba | Loan return | |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Abdelmoumen Sifour | RC Arbaâ | Loan return | |
| 2 July 2022 | DF | Abdelkader Belharrane | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | |
| 2 July 2022 | MF | Mohamed Djenidi | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | |
| 2 July 2022 | GK | Imad Benchlef | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer | [46][17] |
| 17 July 2022 | CB | Abdessamed Bounacer | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | |
| 18 July 2022 | FW | Samy Bouali | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | |
| 18 July 2022 | LB | Aymen Kennan | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | |
| 18 July 2022 | MF | Mostafa Bekane | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | |
| 20 July 2022 | FW | Khaled Bousseliou | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer | [47] |
| 27 July 2022 | FW | Khalil Darfalou | ES Sétif | Free transfer | [48] |
| 11 August 2022 | FW | Zakaria Alharaish | Sutjeska Nikšić | Free transfer | [19] |
| 22 August 2022 | MF | Akram Djahnit | ES Sétif | Free transfer | [18] |
Winter edit
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February 2023 | FW | Tumisang Orebonye | OC Khouribga | Free transfer | [29] |
Out edit
Summer edit
| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 June 2022 | GK | Alexis Guendouz | Unattached[a] | Free transfer | [50] |
| 2 July 2022 | MF | Taher Benkhelifa | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) | [51] |
| 3 July 2022 | RB | Fateh Achour | Unattached[b] | Free transfer | [53] |
| 5 July 2022 | CB | Abderrahim Hamra | Unattached | Free transfer | [54] |
| 5 July 2022 | RW | Ibrahim Chenihi | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) | [54] |
| 5 July 2022 | GK | Abdelmoumen Sifour | RC Arbaâ | Released | |
| 14 July 2022 | MF | Hamza Koudri | Unattached | Free transfer | [55] |
| 30 July 2022 | MF | Kamel Belarbi | ASO Chlef | Free transfer (Released) | [56] |
| 6 August 2022 | FW | Kwame Opoku | Najran SC | Loan for one year | [57][58] |
| 23 August 2022 | LB | Anis Khemaissia | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Free transfer |
Winter edit
| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 January 2022 | FW | Hamed Belem | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) | [26] |
| 1 February 2023 | LB | Mehdi Beneddine | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) | [59] |
| 1 February 2023 | FW | Kwame Opoku | Olympique Khouribga | Free transfer (Released) | [27] |
| 5 February 2023 | FW | Abderrahmane Bacha | USM Khenchela | Loan for six months | [28] |
New contracts edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | CB | Mustapha Bouchina | 2 years | 2024 | 30 June 2022 | [60] |
| 19 | RB | Saâdi Radouani | 2 years | 2024 | 30 June 2022 | [60] |
| 24 | MF | Taher Benkhelifa | 2 years | 2024 | 11 August 2022 | [61] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 30 July 2022 Friendly | USM Alger | 2–0 | Algeria U23 | Bologhine |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger First half - Benbot, Loucif, Beneddine, Alilet, Belaïd, Chita, Merbah, Bouchouareb, Belkacemi, Meziane, Mahious. Second half - Benchlef, Radouani, Baouche, Bouchina, Alilet, Merbah (Bekane ?'), Chita (Djenidi ?'), Zouari, Meziane (Belharrane ?'), Belkacemi (Bacha ?'), Bousseliou. | ||||
| 6 August 2022 Friendly | USM Alger | 2–2 | JS Saoura | Bologhine |
| 18:30 |
|
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger First half - Benbot, Radouani, Baouche, Bouchina, Alilet, Chita, Merbah, Belkacemi, Bacha, Bousseliou, Zouari. Second half - Benchlef, Loucif, Beneddine, Bekakchi, Belaïd, Belharrane (Darfalou 73'), Merili, Djenidi (Bekane 70'), Mahious, Meziane, Bouchouareb. | ||||
| 10 August 2022 Friendly | USM Alger | 8–0 | Foot Africa Inter | Tunis, Tunisia |
| 17:30 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade annexe Hammadi Agrebi |
| 13 August 2022 Friendly | Club Africain | 0–3 | USM Alger | Tunis, Tunisia |
| 17:30 UTC+1 | Report[62] |
| Stadium: Parc Mounir Kebaili | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Benbot (Benchlef 58'), Radouani (Loucif 70'), Bouchina, Belaïd, Baouche (Bekakchi 70'), Merbah (Chita 46'), Chita (Merili 30'), (Merbah 70'), Bousseliou (Bouchouareb 30'), Zouari (Meziane 80'), Meziane (Bacha 70'), Bacha (Mahious 47'). | ||||
| 14 August 2022 Friendly | ES Hammam-Sousse | 2–2 | USM Alger | Hammam Sousse, Tunisia |
| 17:30 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade Bou-Ali Lahouar | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - First half - Benchlef, Loucif, Beneddine, Bekakchi, Alilet, Djenidi (Chita ?'), Bekane (Meziane ?'), Bouchouareb, Mahious, Belkacemi, Benkhelifa. Second half - Zemmamouche, Belharrane, Baouche, Alilet (Belaïd 70'), Belhadj Qasim, Chita (Merili 70'), Merbah, Meziane (Bekane 70'), Bacha, Alharaish, Darfalou. | ||||
| 17 August 2022 Friendly | AS Marsa | 1–3 | USM Alger | La Marsa, Tunisia |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - First half - Benbot, Radouani, Baouche, Alilet, Belaïd, Chita, Benkhelifa, Meziane, Zouari, Belkacemi, Bacha. Second half - Zemmamouche (Azri 67'), Loucif, Bekakchi, Bouchina, Belhadj Qasim, Merbah, Merili, Bouchouareb, Mahious (Bacha 85'), Belkacemi (Zouari 65'), Meziane (Alharaish 65'). | ||||
| 13 September 2022 Friendly | USM Blida | 1–2 | USM Alger | Blida |
| 17:00 | Ayoub Belmiloud | Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium | ||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - First half - Benchlef (Zemmamouche 30'), Radouani (Loucif 30'), Baouche (Belharrane 30'), Belaïd (Bekakchi 30'), Alilet (Bouchina 30'), Merbah (Benkhelifa 30'), Chita (Merili 30'), Djahnit (Belkacemi 30'), Alharaish (Ait El Hadj 30'), Mahious (Bacha 30'), Meziane (Bousseliou 40'). Second half - Zemmamouche (Benbot 60'), Radouani, Bekakchi, Alilet (Bouchina 70'), Belaïd (Belem 70'), Benkhelifa, Merbah (Chita 70'), Djahnit (Ait El Hadj 62'), Alharaish, Belkacemi (Belhadj Qasim 70'), Bacha. | ||||
| 20 September 2022 Friendly | USM Alger | 2–1 | ESM Koléa | Dar El Beïda |
| 16:30 | Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - First half - ?. Second half - Benchlef, Belharrane, Baouche, Bekakchi, Bouchina, Benzaza, Bekane, Neamani, Bouali, Bouchouareb, Othmani. | ||||
| 27 October 2022 Friendly | USM Alger | 0–2 | NA Hussein Dey | Bologhine |
| 17:00 | Report[63] | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | ||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - First half - Zemmamouche, Beneddine, Belharrane, Alilet, Bekakchi, Loucif, Merili, Benzaza, Bacha, Bouchouareb, Bousseliou. Second half - Benchlef, Belharrane, Beneddine, Bekakchi, Alilet, Merili, Bouali, Loucif, Alharaish, Bouchouareb, Mekhbat. | ||||
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 36.67 | — | 11th | 27 August 2022 | 15 July 2023 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | Round of 64 | 15 February 2023 | ||
| Confederation Cup | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 56.25 | Second round | Winners | 9 October 2022 | 3 June 2023 |
| Total | 47 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 42.55 | ||||
Updated to match played 15 July 2023
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Paradou AC | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 41 | |
| 10 | MC Oran | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 41 | |
| 11 | USM Alger | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup[c] |
| 12 | US Biskra | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 40 | |
| 13 | NC Magra | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2023. Source: the-sports.org
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:
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:
- ^ Guendouz joined CR Belouizdad on 14 July 2022.[49]
- ^ Achour joined ASO Chlef on 29 July 2022.[52]
- ^ USMA Alger qualified for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup as the title holders.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 21 | −12 |
Last updated: 15 July 2023.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2023. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022.[64]
| 27 August 2022 Round 1 | USM Alger | 1–0 | MC El Bayadh | Dar El Beïda |
| 17:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Youcef Gamouh Assistant referees: Rachid Tamrabet, Bilal Belout Fourth official: Amine Hansal |
| 2 September 2022 Round 2 | USM Khenchela | 0–1 | USM Alger | Khenchela |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali, Akram Sohbi Fourth official: Ahmed Daas |
| 6 September 2022 Round 3 | USM Alger | 1–0 | JS Kabylie | Dar El Beïda |
| 16:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa Assistant referees: Akram Zerhouni, Yacine Ouerd Benslama Fourth official: Anes Azrine |
| 17 September 2022 Round 4 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 1–3 | USM Alger | Chelghoum Laïd |
| 16:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: 11 December 1961 Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbrahem Assistant referees: Amirouche Boufassa, Azzedine Rahmoune Fourth official: Mohamed Boussadia |
| 2 October 2022 Round 6 | MC Oran | 1–0 | USM Alger | Oran |
| 20:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef Assistant referees: Antar Boulfelfel, Walid Saâdi Fourth official: Mohamed Sahouadj |
| 21 October 2022 Round 9 | USM Alger | 1–1 | JS Saoura | Dar El Beïda |
| 15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali, Mokrane Gourari Fourth official: Bilel Soltani |
| 25 October 2022 Round 5 | USM Alger | 2–1 | Paradou AC | Dar El Beïda |
| 15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Hamza Bouslimani Assistant referees: El Habib Belbachir, Nacereddine Ouazza Fourth official: Amine Hansal |
| 29 November 2022 Round 12 | NC Magra | 1–1 | USM Alger | Magra |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium Referee: Houssam Benyahia Assistant referees: Samir Bioud, Mohamed Hamaidi Fourth official: Abdenour Khalfallah |
| 3 December 2022 Round 7 | USM Alger | 1–1 | ES Sétif | Dar El Beïda |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bilel Soltani Assistant referees: Soufiane Cherif Zaatri, Ahmed Benterzi Fourth official: Amine Sekhraoui |
| 7 December 2022 Round 13 | USM Alger | 2–2 | CR Belouizdad | Dar El Beïda |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham Assistant referees: Brahim Hamlaoui, Adel Abane Fourth official: Massinissa Serdjane |
| 20 December 2022 Round 8 | MC Alger | 1–0 | USM Alger | Algiers |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa Assistant referees: Mohamed Serradj, Adel Abane Fourth official: Lahlou Benbraham |
| 24 December 2022 Round 15 | USM Alger | 2–1 | CS Constantine | Dar El Beïda |
| 14:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Youcef Tayeb Bouderbali Assistant referees: Mehdi Walid Benali, Youcef Sohbi Fourth official: Hamlaoui Brahim |
| 8 February 2023 Round 11 | USM Alger | 3–0 | RC Arbaâ | Dar El Beïda |
| 15:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Abdelali Ibrir Assistant referees: Lamine Chellali, Mehdi Belkacem Fourth official: Lamia Athmane |
| 3 March 2023 Round 16 | MC El Bayadh | 0–0 | USM Alger | El Bayadh |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium Referee: Youcef Gamouh Assistant referees: Mohamed Benamira, Haytem Bouima Fourth official: Mohamed Kralifa |
| 13 March 2023 Round 19 | USM Alger | 3–0 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | Dar El Beïda |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Ahmed Benhamou Assistant referees: Oussama Arafa, Mourad Benhamou Fourth official: Lamia Athmane |
| 12 April 2023 Round 17 | USM Alger | 2–0 | USM Khenchela | Algiers |
| 22:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 0 (close doors)[65] Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa Assistant referees: Akram Sohbi, Djilali Hallem Fourth official: Abderahmane Belkebir |
| 5 May 2023 Round 18 | JS Kabylie | 1–0 | USM Alger | Tizi Ouzou |
| 18:00 |
| Report | Stadium: 1 November 1954 Stadium Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti Assistant referees: Hamza Bouzit, Badreddine Bellaghema Fourth official: Anes Azrine |
| 21 May 2023 Round 20 | Paradou AC | 2–1 | USM Alger | Dar El Beïda |
| 16:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Redouane Allou Assistant referees: Mokrane Gourari, Djafar Bentarzi Fourth official: Rachid Kebaili |
| 7 June 2023 Round 25 | USM Alger | 1–0 | US Biskra | Dar El Beïda |
| 16:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee: Mohamed Saidi Assistant referees: Yassine Tadji, Ahmed Islem Raja Fourth official: Lamia Athmane |
| 10 June 2023 Round 21 | USM Alger | 0–0 | MC Oran | Baraki |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Akram Mechairia Assistant referees: Fayçal Djemaa, Anouar Ghazli Fourth official: Malek Aït Ameur |
| 23 June 2023 Round 23 | USM Alger | 2–0 | MC Alger | Baraki |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Houssem Benyahia Assistant referees: Samir Bioud, Mohamed Hamaidi Fourth official: Anes Azrine |
| 27 June 2023 Round 24 | JS Saoura | 2–0 | USM Alger | Béchar |
| 19:00 |
| Report | Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti Assistant referees: Hamza Bouzit, Badreddine Bellaghema Fourth official: Oussama Boumesjed |
| 1 July 2023 Round 26 | RC Arbaâ | 2–1 | USM Alger | Larbaâ |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Ismaïl Makhlouf Stadium Referee: Abdelali Ibrir Assistant referees: Lamine Chellali, Mehdi Belkacem Fourth official: Oussama Makfoudji |
| 4 July 2023 Round 27 | USM Alger | 0–0 | NC Magra | Rouïba |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Salem Mabrouki Stadium Referee: Bilal Bendjahene Assistant referees: Yacine Ouerd Benslama, Djilali Hallam Fourth official: Mohamed Belkebir |
| 7 July 2023 Round 28 | CR Belouizdad | 3–1 | USM Alger | Belouizdad |
| 17:15 | Report | Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium Referee: Mohamed Amine Benzohra Assistant referees: Sofiane Cherif Zaatri, Salim Chamby Fourth official: Amine Hansal |
| 15 July 2023 Round 30 | CS Constantine | 3–0 | USM Alger | Constantine |
| 17:15 | Report | Stadium: Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium Referee: Abdellah Benchehida Assistant referees: Mourad Berrahma, Lahcen Mesbah Fourth official: Mohamed Amine Ayad |
Algerian Cup edit
| 15 February 2023 Round of 64 | IRB Maghnia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | USM Alger | Maghnia |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Nouali Brothers Stadium Referee: Walid Lahreche Assistant referees: Beskri, Assasi | |
| Penalties | ||||
| ? ? ? ? ? ? | Alilet Othmani Belharrane Bousseliou Bouchina Benkhelifa | |||
Confederation Cup edit
Qualifying rounds edit
In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).
Second round edit
| 9 October 2022 First leg | ASC Kara | 0–2 | USM Alger | Lomé |
| 16:00 UTC±0 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade de Kégué Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso) Assistant referees: Seydou Tiama, Habib Oumar Sanou (Burkina Faso) Fourth official: Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso) |
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In the 2022 23 season USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 45th season It was their 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football In addition to the domestic league USM Alger participated in the Algerian Cup and the CAF Confederation Cup USM Alger2022 23 seasonOwnerGroupe SERPORTPresidentSid Ahmed Arab from 26 June 2022 1 Head coachJamil Benouahi from 6 July 2022 2 until 3 August 2022 3 Boualem Charef from 4 August 2022 4 until 25 December 2022 5 6 Abdelhak Benchikha from 25 December 2022 5 6 StadiumOmar Benrabah StadiumStade du 5 JuilletLigue 111thAlgerian CupRound of 64Confederation CupWinnersTop goalscorerLeague Aymen Mahious 6 goals All Aymen Mahious 11 goals Biggest winUSM Alger 4 1 Al AkhdarBiggest defeatCS Constantine 3 0 USM AlgerHome coloursAway colours 2021 222023 24 Contents 1 Review 1 1 Background 1 2 Pre season 1 2 1 First team transfers summer transfer window 1 2 2 First team transfers winter transfer window 1 2 3 CAF Confederation Cup final 1 2 4 Late end of season 2 Squad list 3 Transfers 3 1 In 3 1 1 Summer 3 1 2 Winter 3 2 Out 3 2 1 Summer 3 2 2 Winter 3 3 New contracts 4 Pre season and friendlies 5 Competitions 5 1 Overview 5 2 Ligue 1 5 2 1 League table 5 2 2 Results summary 5 2 3 Results by round 5 2 4 Matches 5 3 Algerian Cup 5 4 Confederation Cup 5 4 1 Qualifying rounds 5 4 1 1 Second round 5 4 1 2 Play off round 5 4 2 Group stage 5 4 3 knockout stage 5 4 3 1 Quarter finals 5 4 3 2 Semi finals 5 4 3 3 Final 6 Squad information 6 1 Appearances and goals 6 2 Disciplinary record 6 3 Goalscorers 6 4 Penalties 6 5 Clean sheets 7 Notes 8 ReferencesReview editBackground edit On 26 June 2022 Sid Ahmed Arab has succeeded Achour Djelloul who has been imprisoned as the new president of the club Reda Abdouche has been appointed as the new general director this was his second time after 2011 7 On July 6 2022 Jamil Benouahi extended his contract for another year to remain the head coach for the new season 2 On July 21 in the first press conference Reda Abdouche spoke about the club s goals and the recruitment file the first questions were about the departure of some players Abdouche stated that he did not reach a month in his position Where stated that during the spare period in the club some players decided to sign up for other clubs such as goalkeeper Alexis Guendouz and there are players that the technical staff decided not to enter in their plans most notably Hamza Koudri who has been in the club for ten years Abdouche stated that it is an adventure to rely on a player who suffered from an injury in Cruciate ligament that kept him out of the field for a year and at his age especially since he s at the end of his contract As for contracts Abdouche stated that they contacted players including former players in the club and although they promised to sign they refused to answer their calls and joined other clubs He also said that they will not pay billions to buy player contracts and that this is not the club s policy and the rest of the clubs are free if they want to Regarding the stadium Abdouche said that the interests of the municipality APC and the National Authority for Technical Control of Construction CTC said that Omar Hamadi Stadium poses a danger to the supporters and it was decided to close it and they would play either at Salem Mabrouki Stadium or Omar Benrabah Stadium especially with the closure of Stade du 5 Juillet until January due to CHAN 2022 8 Pre season edit On August 1 2022 USM Alger delegation expected to move to Antalya Turkey to take a 14 day preparatory training for the start of the season But on the day of travel coach Jamil Benouahi and some players refused to travel because of their financial dues and also because of the absence of Mustapha Bouchina and the coach s assistant on the travel list immediately after that USM Alger administration decided to dismiss the coach from his position In a press conference Reda Abdouche said that traveling to Turkey would have been on a private plane directly to Antalya and that the place for preparation was very good and that the team would have played five friendly matches and that the issue of the assistant coach first of all has not passed his contract yet and he cannot get a ticket Bouchina the reason is that his passport is removed from the Spanish embassy and immediately after his recovery he will be transferred to Turkey and that the matter is not in their hands especially since the diplomatic relations between the two countries are bad As for the players salaries Abdouche said that the money entered the club s account on 28 July after the director of Groupe SERPORT signed it 9 10 The next day 14 players fitness coach Kamel Boudjenane and goalkeeping coach Lounes Gaouaoui signed a document that refused to dismiss Benouahi and demanded the departure of some of those in the administration and the assistant coach Sofiane Benkhelifa who was appointed by the administration as well as Farid Saffar a person according to the coach and supporters the cause of all the problems and does not have any position in the club 11 12 13 The leaders of USM Alger have put an end to the functions of the technical staff of Benouahi The coach and his peers fitness coach Boudjenane and goalkeeper coach Gaouaoui were dismissed from their posts after a hearing before the disciplinary board 3 nbsp Boualem Charef was contracted to train USM Alger replacing Jamil Benouahi and after four months Charef was dismissed from his position On August 4 2022 USMA contracted with Boualem Charef to be the new coach with his staff after canceling Turkey s training it was replaced by another in Tunisia where the team moved on August 9 with a delegation of 29 players with the absence of three players Brahim Benzaza and Samy Bouali for injury and Hamed Belem due to COVID 19 14 On August 18 the administration of USM Alger agreed with the authorities of Dar El Beida to receive the current season at Omar Benrabah Stadium in the presence of the supporters and start against MC El Bayadh 15 First team transfers summer transfer window edit Last season number of players were loaned and they are Mehdi Beneddine to French club Chateauroux Anis Khemaissia to USM Annaba and goalkeeper Abdelmoumen Sifour to RC Arbaa The last two after their return from loan were released The first signing of the season was striker Abdesslem Bouchouareb from NC Magra for two seasons three days after which the club contracted with the midfield attacker of JS Bordj Menaiel Abderrahmane Bacha for two seasons 16 The third contract was the goalkeeper Imad Benchlef also for two seasons coming from NA Hussein Dey as a substitute for Alexis Guendouz whose contract expired 17 On August 22 former ES Setif captain Akram Djahnit has just signed with USM Alger for the next two seasons as the Latest recruits Djahnit decided to submitting his case to the National Dispute Resolution Chamber which agreed with him therefore terminating his contract 18 After that the club promoted six players from the reserves they are Abdelkader Belharrane Mohamed Djenidi Abdessamed Bounacer Samy Bouali Aymen Kennan and Mostafa Berkane USM Alger then signed strikers Khaled Bousseliou from CR Belouizdad and Khalil Darfalou from ES Setif After the Ghanaian Kwame Opoku was loaned to Saudi club Najran SC the foreign player s card became empty so the club signed a contract with the Libyan Zakaria Alharaish coming from Sutjeska Niksic from Montenegro for two seasons 19 As for Taher Benkhelifa who was dismissed by the coach at the time Benouahi but with the advent of the new coach Boualem Charef he re contracted him 20 On October 19 2022 former player Tarek Hadj Adlane returned to the club where he was appointed to head the recruitment and discovery committee as well as responsible for the club s media cell 21 On November 7 USM Alger announced to the public opinion that it had settled the case of coach Denis Lavagne by paying the full financial dues he demanded through FIFA USMA considered that the case of Lavane is from the past and this file was finally closed after transferring the funds to his account within the legal deadlines set by the FIFA and also reassured the supporters that the team will continue to prepare for the upcoming challenges in a normal way including the assignment process 22 On November 26 2022 USM Alger announced that its request for domiciliation at Stade du 5 Juillet was rejected by the Office of the Olympic Complex Mohamed Boudiaf and argued its refusal by its desire to keep this enclosure closed until the kick off of the CHAN 2022 23 nbsp Abdelhak Benchikha became the new coach starting from December 25 for a year and a half On December 25 2022 USM Alger terminated the contract with Boualem Charef with three months compensation and contracted with Abdelhak Benchikha as a new coach for a year and a half with Farid Zamiti assistant and Farid Belmellat coach of the goalkeepers 5 6 On January 3 2023 Madjid Bougherra unveiled the list of 28 players who will represent Algeria at the 2022 African Nations Championship including nine players from USMA Belaid Loucif Radouani Baouche Chita Djahnit Meziane Mahious and Ait El Hadj Two thirds of Algeria s roster is made up of players from CR Belouizdad and USM Alger 24 25 First team transfers winter transfer window edit In the winter transfers the club released four players namely defender Mehdi Beneddine who was not included in the options of the coach and Burkinabe Hamed Belem who did not recover all his capabilities after the serious injury he suffered a year ago 26 and finally the Ghanaian Kwame Opoku who was released for free despite the great financial value that he received He brought it at a value of 350 000 euros 27 As for Abderrahmane Bacha was loaned to USM Khenchela for six months a last minute transfer which materialized during the last hours of the winter transfer window 28 In terms of recruitment USM Alger contracted with one player the Botswana striker Tumisang Orebonye coming from the Moroccan club OC Khouribga 29 On March 13 2023 in the late match against HB Chelghoum Laid in the Ligue 1 USM Alger supporters faced problems entering the stadium accusing the club administration of being the reason In the 37th minute of the second half the supporters left the stands in protest against them especially Sid Ahmed Arab and Reda Abdouche After the end of the match Abdelhak Benchikha stated that he did not understand the anger of the supporters and that he Satisfied with the performance of his players especially since in a month they played eight matches On March 15 USM Alger announced that Abdessamed Bounacer was invited to trials with Paris FC and FC Sochaux Montbeliard 30 It was a decision that the supporters did not like after which Bounacer participated in his first match with the first team in the CAF Confederation Cup becoming the youngest player to represent USM Alger in Africa at the age of 18 On April 11 the technical staff gave Bounacer the green light to conduct experiments in Europe 31 32 CAF Confederation Cup final edit nbsp Groupe UNITED 37 against AS FAR in the quarter finals of the 2022 23 CAF Confederation Cup In the quarter finals of the Confederation Cup and in the first leg match against AS FAR USMA achieved victory with two goals scored by defenders Radouani and Belaid 33 With the elimination from the Algerian Cup and the big difference with the Ligue 1 leaders winning the Confederation Cup became the only goal this season as stated by chairman of the Board of Directors Sid Ahmed Arab In the return match and after a wonderful reception from the Moroccan team the beginning of the match was not good as it conceded a goal in the first ten minutes two minutes after that Radouani equalized the score in the second half and in the first quarter AS FAR scored the second goal but substitute Khaled Bousseliou equalized the score in the 78th minute which facilitated USM Alger s mission to qualify for the semi finals 34 35 In the semi finals the club moved to Bouake to play against ASEC Mimosas where it returned by a draw a week later in the second leg USMA achieved qualification to the final for the first time after winning with two goals 36 Benchikha said after the match that it is the time to win the CAF Confederation Cup title for the first time in the history of USM Alger also said I am very happy with this meeting and the result I m also happy with what our audience did in the stands 37 USM Alger made a big step towards the title by winning 2 1 in Dar es Salaam in the first leg of the Confederation Cup final against Young Africans It is on a soggy ground that USMA fought a real fight from start to finish Mahious opened the score in the 32nd minute after a foul from Brahim Benzaza despite everything Young Africans tied in the 81st minute with a very beautiful goal scored by Mayele We preferred the Stade du 5 Juillet because it s our stadium we know it and it s big The Baraki stadium poses a problem especially for the supporters who cannot park there they have to leave their car at the Sablate then take a bus that s not okay Sid Ahmed Arab a statement about the stadium 38 However less than three minutes later they lead an offensive by Orebonye who finds Bousseliou in the area who without panicking will shift Islam Merili who scores the second goal 39 Sid Ahmed Arab explained that the club rejected the offer to play the second leg of the CAF Confederation Cup at Nelson Mandela Stadium Arab explained that they prefer Stade du 5 Juillet because it is their stadium and they know it well but the other one does not help the supporters 38 On June 3 2023 USM Alger became the first Algerian winners of the CAF Confederation Cup despite losing 1 0 at home in the second leg of the final As rain that began early in the second half became increasingly heavy the match became increasingly scrappy USMA pocketed a record two million dollars for winning 40 In the match Groupe UNITED 1937 attended to set up the largest tifo in Algeria that includes the entire stadium but it was canceled after a group of MC Alger supporters came and spoiled it so a battle broke out in the stands with them where the Police rescued them After the match UNITED 1937 announced the suspension of its activities Late end of season edit nbsp Coat of arms of the city of Algiers On July 4 2023 the USMA administration strongly denounced in a statement the statements made by the amateur club official in the media Said Allik in which he accuses Groupe SERPORT officials of not respecting justice decisions The official of the amateur club sued the societe sportive par actions of USM Alger in order to remove the symbol of the city of Algiers from the club s logo It is the symbol that was the subject of ambitions of several capital clubs earlier Where did justice decide the case in favor of the club sportif amateur CSA with a fine of 2 million dinars to the societe sportive par actions SSPA On the other hand the USMA administration announced that it is committed to removing Algiers state logo from the new shirt that the players will wear starting next August Said Allik responded to Groupe SERPORT s statements and said that the case is old and dates back to the period of the previous owner ETRHB Haddad and the justice decision was taken three months ago and that the matter is not related to Algiers s logo but to the club s logo and colors and paying their dues for using this logo Squad list editPlayers and squad numbers last updated on 15 July 2023 41 42 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 Signedin Contractends Signed from Apps Goals Transfer fees Goalkeepers 1 Lamine Zemmamouche nbsp GK 1985 03 19 19 March 1985 aged 37 2012 2023 nbsp MC Alger 405 1 Free transfer 16 Imad Benchlef nbsp GK 1993 10 12 12 October 1993 aged 28 2022 2024 nbsp NA Hussein Dey 6 0 Free transfer 25 Oussama Benbot nbsp GK 1994 10 11 11 October 1994 aged 27 2021 2024 nbsp JS Kabylie 59 0 Free transfer Defenders 2 Mehdi Beneddine nbsp LB 1996 02 26 26 February 1996 aged 26 2020 2023 nbsp Chateauroux 35 1 Loan Return 3 Abdelkader Belharrane nbsp RB 2000 08 11 11 August 2000 aged 22 2021 2023 nbsp CR Belouizdad 12 1 Free transfer 4 Zineddine Belaid C nbsp CB 1999 03 20 20 March 1999 aged 23 2020 2024 nbsp NA Hussein Dey 105 10 Undisclosed 5 Mustapha Bouchina nbsp CB 1991 08 10 10 August 1991 aged 31 2020 2024 nbsp Paradou AC 78 1 11 000 000 DA 12 Haithem Loucif nbsp RB 1996 07 08 8 July 1996 aged 26 2021 2023 nbsp Paradou AC 53 1 Undisclosed 19 Saadi Radouani nbsp RB 1995 03 18 18 March 1995 aged 27 2020 2024 nbsp ES Setif 82 5 Free transfer 21 Adam Alilet nbsp CB 1999 01 17 17 January 1999 aged 23 2019 2024 nbsp Reserve team 69 6 Academy Player 22 Houari Baouche nbsp LB 1994 12 24 24 December 1994 aged 27 2021 2023 nbsp USM Bel Abbes 48 0 Free transfer 27 Ibrahim Bekakchi nbsp CB 1992 01 10 10 January 1992 aged 30 2021 2023 nbsp ES Setif 28 0 Free transfer 81 Abdessamed Bounacer nbsp CB 2004 12 11 11 December 2004 aged 17 2022 2025 nbsp Reserve team 6 0 Academy Player Midfielders 6 Oussama Chita V C nbsp DM 1996 10 31 31 October 1996 aged 25 2017 2023 nbsp MC Alger 138 3 Free transfer 8 Islam Merili nbsp AM 1998 06 27 27 June 1998 aged 24 2022 2024 nbsp ASO Chlef 37 4 Free transfer 14 Brahim Benzaza nbsp DM 1997 04 08 8 April 1997 aged 25 2021 2023 nbsp ASO Chlef 52 2 Free transfer 15 Messala Merbah nbsp DM 1994 07 22 22 July 1994 aged 28 2021 2023 nbsp ES Setif 35 2 Free transfer 24 Taher Benkhelifa nbsp DM 1994 06 10 10 June 1994 aged 28 2020 2024 Unattached 124 3 30 000 000 DA 26 Akram Djahnit nbsp AM 1991 04 03 3 April 1991 aged 31 2022 2024 nbsp ES Setif 34 0 Free transfer 72 Mohamed Ait El Hadj nbsp AM 2002 03 22 22 March 2002 aged 20 2020 2024 nbsp Reserve team 39 3 Academy Player Forwards 7 Ismail Belkacemi nbsp LW 1993 06 24 24 June 1993 aged 29 2020 2023 nbsp CS Constantine 98 28 Free transfer 9 Abderrahmane Bacha nbsp ST 1999 12 21 21 December 1999 aged 22 2022 2024 nbsp JS Bordj Menaiel 16 1 Free transfer 10 Abderrahmane Meziane nbsp LW 1994 03 07 7 March 1994 aged 28 2021 2023 nbsp Esperance de Tunis 164 32 Free transfer 11 Abdelkrim Zouari nbsp RW 1989 07 14 14 July 1989 aged 33 2018 2023 nbsp USM Bel Abbes 117 21 Free transfer 13 Hamed Belem nbsp LW 1999 09 24 24 September 1999 aged 22 2021 2023 nbsp Rahimo FC 23 1 75 000 13 Tumisang Orebonye nbsp ST 1996 03 26 26 March 1996 aged 26 2023 2025 nbsp OC Khouribga 23 1 Free transfer 17 Abdesslem Bouchouareb nbsp RW 1997 12 10 10 December 1997 aged 24 2022 2024 nbsp NC Magra 15 1 Free transfer 18 Aymen Mahious nbsp ST 1997 09 15 15 September 1997 aged 24 2018 2023 nbsp AS Ain M lila 117 37 Loan return 20 Zakaria Alharaish nbsp RW 1998 10 23 23 October 1998 aged 23 2022 2024 nbsp Sutjeska Niksic 15 1 Free transfer 23 Khaled Bousseliou nbsp LW 1997 10 03 3 October 1997 aged 24 2022 2024 nbsp CR Belouizdad 22 4 Free transfer 35 Khalil Darfalou nbsp ST 2001 06 21 21 June 2001 aged 21 2022 2024 nbsp ES Setif 0 0 Free transfer 71 Abderraouf Othmani nbsp ST 2001 06 14 14 June 2001 aged 21 2020 2024 nbsp Reserve team 35 6 Academy PlayerTransfers editIn edit Summer edit Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source 27 June 2022 FW nbsp Abdesslem Bouchouareb NC Magra Free transfer 43 44 30 June 2022 AM nbsp Abderrahmane Bacha JS Bordj Menaiel Free transfer 16 1 July 2022 LB nbsp Mehdi Beneddine nbsp Chateauroux Loan return 45 1 July 2022 LB nbsp Anis Khemaissia USM Annaba Loan return 1 July 2022 GK nbsp Abdelmoumen Sifour RC Arbaa Loan return 2 July 2022 DF nbsp Abdelkader Belharrane Reserve team First Professional Contract 2 July 2022 MF nbsp Mohamed Djenidi Reserve team First Professional Contract 2 July 2022 GK nbsp Imad Benchlef NA Hussein Dey Free transfer 46 17 17 July 2022 CB nbsp Abdessamed Bounacer Reserve team First Professional Contract 18 July 2022 FW nbsp Samy Bouali Reserve team First Professional Contract 18 July 2022 LB nbsp Aymen Kennan Reserve team First Professional Contract 18 July 2022 MF nbsp Mostafa Bekane Reserve team First Professional Contract 20 July 2022 FW nbsp Khaled Bousseliou CR Belouizdad Free transfer 47 27 July 2022 FW nbsp Khalil Darfalou ES Setif Free transfer 48 11 August 2022 FW nbsp Zakaria Alharaish nbsp Sutjeska Niksic Free transfer 19 22 August 2022 MF nbsp Akram Djahnit ES Setif Free transfer 18 Winter edit Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source 1 February 2023 FW nbsp Tumisang Orebonye nbsp OC Khouribga Free transfer 29 Out edit Summer edit Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source 23 June 2022 GK nbsp Alexis Guendouz Unattached a Free transfer 50 2 July 2022 MF nbsp Taher Benkhelifa Unattached Free transfer Released 51 3 July 2022 RB nbsp Fateh Achour Unattached b Free transfer 53 5 July 2022 CB nbsp Abderrahim Hamra Unattached Free transfer 54 5 July 2022 RW nbsp Ibrahim Chenihi Unattached Free transfer Released 54 5 July 2022 GK nbsp Abdelmoumen Sifour RC Arbaa Released 14 July 2022 MF nbsp Hamza Koudri Unattached Free transfer 55 30 July 2022 MF nbsp Kamel Belarbi ASO Chlef Free transfer Released 56 6 August 2022 FW nbsp Kwame Opoku nbsp Najran SC Loan for one year 57 58 23 August 2022 LB nbsp Anis Khemaissia HB Chelghoum Laid Free transfer Winter edit Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source 29 January 2022 FW nbsp Hamed Belem Unattached Free transfer Released 26 1 February 2023 LB nbsp Mehdi Beneddine Unattached Free transfer Released 59 1 February 2023 FW nbsp Kwame Opoku nbsp Olympique Khouribga Free transfer Released 27 5 February 2023 FW nbsp Abderrahmane Bacha USM Khenchela Loan for six months 28 New contracts edit No Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source 5 CB nbsp Mustapha Bouchina 2 years 2024 30 June 2022 60 19 RB nbsp Saadi Radouani 2 years 2024 30 June 2022 60 24 MF nbsp Taher Benkhelifa 2 years 2024 11 August 2022 61 Pre season and friendlies editUSM Alger v Algeria U23 30 July 2022 FriendlyUSM Alger2 0Algeria U23Bologhine18 00 Mahious nbsp 10 Alilet nbsp 37 Stadium Omar Hamadi StadiumNote Lineup for USM Alger First half Benbot Loucif Beneddine Alilet Belaid Chita Merbah Bouchouareb Belkacemi Meziane Mahious Second half Benchlef Radouani Baouche Bouchina Alilet Merbah Bekane Chita Djenidi Zouari Meziane Belharrane Belkacemi Bacha Bousseliou USM Alger v JS Saoura 6 August 2022 FriendlyUSM Alger2 2JS SaouraBologhine18 30 Belkacemi nbsp 12 Bacha nbsp 38 Mellal nbsp 10 pen Mebarki nbsp 68 Stadium Omar Hamadi StadiumNote Lineup for USM Alger First half Benbot Radouani Baouche Bouchina Alilet Chita Merbah Belkacemi Bacha Bousseliou Zouari Second half Benchlef Loucif Beneddine Bekakchi Belaid Belharrane Darfalou 73 Merili Djenidi Bekane 70 Mahious Meziane Bouchouareb USM Alger nbsp v nbsp Foot Africa Inter 10 August 2022 FriendlyUSM Alger nbsp 8 0 nbsp Foot Africa InterTunis Tunisia17 30 UTC 1 Mahious nbsp 3 21 45 Meziane nbsp 8 Bouchina nbsp 11 Bousseliou nbsp 45 4 Bacha nbsp 82 Chita nbsp 88 Stadium Stade annexe Hammadi Agrebi Club Africain nbsp v nbsp USM Alger 13 August 2022 FriendlyClub Africain nbsp 0 3 nbsp USM AlgerTunis Tunisia17 30 UTC 1 Report 62 Bousseliou nbsp 11 Meziane nbsp 21 Mahious nbsp 56 pen Stadium Parc Mounir KebailiNote Lineup for USM Alger Benbot Benchlef 58 Radouani Loucif 70 Bouchina Belaid Baouche Bekakchi 70 Merbah Chita 46 Chita Merili 30 Merbah 70 Bousseliou Bouchouareb 30 Zouari Meziane 80 Meziane Bacha 70 Bacha Mahious 47 ES Hammam Sousse nbsp v nbsp USM Alger 14 August 2022 FriendlyES Hammam Sousse nbsp 2 2 nbsp USM AlgerHammam Sousse Tunisia17 30 UTC 1 Mahious nbsp 35 Alharaish nbsp 85 pen Stadium Stade Bou Ali LahouarNote Lineup for USM Alger First half Benchlef Loucif Beneddine Bekakchi Alilet Djenidi Chita Bekane Meziane Bouchouareb Mahious Belkacemi Benkhelifa Second half Zemmamouche Belharrane Baouche Alilet Belaid 70 Belhadj Qasim Chita Merili 70 Merbah Meziane Bekane 70 Bacha Alharaish Darfalou AS Marsa nbsp v nbsp USM Alger 17 August 2022 FriendlyAS Marsa nbsp 1 3 nbsp USM AlgerLa Marsa Tunisia17 00 UTC 1 Bacha nbsp 5 Belkacemi nbsp 15 Mahious nbsp 50 Stadium Stade Abdelaziz ChtiouiNote Lineup for USM Alger First half Benbot Radouani Baouche Alilet Belaid Chita Benkhelifa Meziane Zouari Belkacemi Bacha Second half Zemmamouche Azri 67 Loucif Bekakchi Bouchina Belhadj Qasim Merbah Merili Bouchouareb Mahious Bacha 85 Belkacemi Zouari 65 Meziane Alharaish 65 USM Blida v USM Alger 13 September 2022 FriendlyUSM Blida1 2USM AlgerBlida17 00 Ayoub Belmiloud nbsp Belaid nbsp 22 Loucif nbsp 90 Stadium Brakni Brothers StadiumNote Lineup for USM Alger First half Benchlef Zemmamouche 30 Radouani Loucif 30 Baouche Belharrane 30 Belaid Bekakchi 30 Alilet Bouchina 30 Merbah Benkhelifa 30 Chita Merili 30 Djahnit Belkacemi 30 Alharaish Ait El Hadj 30 Mahious Bacha 30 Meziane Bousseliou 40 Second half Zemmamouche Benbot 60 Radouani Bekakchi Alilet Bouchina 70 Belaid Belem 70 Benkhelifa Merbah Chita 70 Djahnit Ait El Hadj 62 Alharaish Belkacemi Belhadj Qasim 70 Bacha USM Alger v ESM Kolea 20 September 2022 FriendlyUSM Alger2 1ESM KoleaDar El Beida16 30 Belem nbsp 11 Othmani nbsp 13 Stadium Omar Benrabah StadiumNote Lineup for USM Alger First half Second half Benchlef Belharrane Baouche Bekakchi Bouchina Benzaza Bekane Neamani Bouali Bouchouareb Othmani USM Alger v NA Hussein Dey 27 October 2022 FriendlyUSM Alger0 2NA Hussein DeyBologhine17 00 Report 63 Stadium Omar Hamadi StadiumNote Lineup for USM Alger First half Zemmamouche Beneddine Belharrane Alilet Bekakchi Loucif Merili Benzaza Bacha Bouchouareb Bousseliou Second half Benchlef Belharrane Beneddine Bekakchi Alilet Merili Bouali Loucif Alharaish Bouchouareb Mekhbat Competitions editOverview edit Competition Record Started round Final position round First match Last match G W D L GF GA GD Win Ligue 1 30 11 7 12 31 30 1 0 36 67 11th 27 August 2022 15 July 2023 Algerian Cup 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 00 0 00 Round of 64 15 February 2023 Confederation Cup 16 9 4 3 24 11 13 0 56 25 Second round Winners 9 October 2022 3 June 2023 Total 47 20 12 15 57 43 14 0 42 55 Updated to match played 15 July 2023Source Competitions Ligue 1 edit Main article 2022 23 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 9 Paradou AC 30 11 8 11 35 33 2 41 10 MC Oran 30 11 8 11 27 34 7 41 11 USM Alger 30 11 7 12 31 30 1 40 Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup c 12 US Biskra 30 10 10 10 30 29 1 40 13 NC Magra 30 11 7 12 35 36 1 40Updated to match es played on 15 July 2023 Source the sports orgRules 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 Guendouz joined CR Belouizdad on 14 July 2022 49 Achour joined ASO Chlef on 29 July 2022 52 USMA Alger qualified for the 2023 24 CAF Confederation Cup as the title holders Results summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 30 11 7 12 31 30 1 40 9 5 1 22 9 13 2 2 11 9 21 12 Last updated 15 July 2023 Source Competitive matches Results by round edit Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAResultWWWWWLDLDLWDDLWDWLWLDLWLWLDLLLPosition7332111224454634364445344557911Updated to match es played on 15 July 2023 Source Competitive matchesA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches edit The league fixtures were announced on 19 July 2022 64 USM Alger v MC El Bayadh 27 August 2022 Round 1USM Alger1 0MC El BayadhDar El Beida17 00 Merbah nbsp 41 Report Berriah nbsp 26 Embarek nbsp 45 Allati nbsp 64 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Youcef GamouhAssistant referees Rachid Tamrabet Bilal BeloutFourth official Amine Hansal USM Khenchela v USM Alger 2 September 2022 Round 2USM Khenchela0 1USM AlgerKhenchela16 30 Baakoh nbsp 65 Bayazid nbsp 70 Sameur nbsp 73 Report Belaid nbsp 6 Alharaish nbsp 68 Stadium Amar Hamam Stadium Referee Mustapha GhorbalAssistant referees Abdelhak Etchiali Akram SohbiFourth official Ahmed Daas USM Alger v JS Kabylie 6 September 2022 Round 3USM Alger1 0JS KabylieDar El Beida16 30 Meziane nbsp 72 Othmani nbsp 90 2 Report Nasri nbsp 19 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Nabil BoukhalfaAssistant referees Akram Zerhouni Yacine Ouerd BenslamaFourth official Anes Azrine HB Chelghoum Laid v USM Alger 17 September 2022 Round 4HB Chelghoum Laid1 3USM AlgerChelghoum Laid16 30 Litt nbsp 81 Report Mahious nbsp 54 Benkhelifa nbsp 73 Benbot nbsp 79 Bacha nbsp 89 Radouani nbsp 90 4 Stadium 11 December 1961 Stadium Referee Lahlou BenbrahemAssistant referees Amirouche Boufassa Azzedine RahmouneFourth official Mohamed Boussadia MC Oran v USM Alger 2 October 2022 Round 6MC Oran1 0USM AlgerOran20 00 Benayad nbsp 4 Belaribi nbsp 28 Khadir nbsp 42 nbsp 61 Abed Abbassi nbsp 89 Belahouel nbsp 90 6 Report Benkhelifa nbsp 29 Alilet nbsp 90 6 Stadium Ahmed Zabana Stadium Referee Mehdi Abid CharefAssistant referees Antar Boulfelfel Walid SaadiFourth official Mohamed Sahouadj USM Alger v JS Saoura 21 October 2022 Round 9USM Alger1 1JS SaouraDar El Beida15 00 Bouchina nbsp 2 Belkacemi nbsp 17 Mahious nbsp 19 Baouche nbsp 75 Report Bangoura nbsp 2 Bouziani nbsp 8 Akacem nbsp 31 Baaziz nbsp 39 Amrane nbsp 67 Saidi nbsp 90 3 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Mustapha GhorbalAssistant referees Abdelhak Etchiali Mokrane GourariFourth official Bilel Soltani USM Alger v Paradou AC 25 October 2022 Round 5USM Alger2 1Paradou ACDar El Beida15 00 Douar nbsp 2 o g Meziane nbsp 25 nbsp 71 Belaid nbsp 37 Benbot nbsp 86 Report Aoued nbsp 65 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Hamza BouslimaniAssistant referees El Habib Belbachir Nacereddine OuazzaFourth official Amine Hansal NC Magra v USM Alger 29 November 2022 Round 12NC Magra1 1USM AlgerMagra15 00 Djahnit nbsp 16 Daoud nbsp 39 Ghanem nbsp 66 pen Report Ait El Hadj nbsp 29 Radouani nbsp 50 Alilet nbsp 58 Meziane nbsp 70 Stadium Boucheligue Brothers Stadium Referee Houssam BenyahiaAssistant referees Samir Bioud Mohamed HamaidiFourth official Abdenour Khalfallah USM Alger v ES Setif 3 December 2022 Round 7USM Alger1 1ES SetifDar El Beida15 00 Zouari nbsp 76 Baouche nbsp 90 1 Report Guenaoui nbsp 26 Tabti nbsp 58 Kendouci nbsp 68 Benamrane nbsp 90 3 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Attendance 0 close doors Referee Bilel SoltaniAssistant referees Soufiane Cherif Zaatri Ahmed BenterziFourth official Amine Sekhraoui USM Alger v CR Belouizdad 7 December 2022 Round 13USM Alger2 2CR BelouizdadDar El Beida15 00 Merili nbsp 4 nbsp 66 Meziane nbsp 14 Report Belkhir nbsp 39 nbsp 40 Bourdim nbsp 70 Bouras nbsp 73 Bouchar nbsp 73 Draoui nbsp 80 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Lahlou BenbrahamAssistant referees Brahim Hamlaoui Adel AbaneFourth official Massinissa Serdjane ASO Chlef v USM Alger 11 December 2022 Round 14ASO Chlef2 1USM AlgerRelizane15 00 Souibaah nbsp 29 65 Kerroum nbsp 70 Fettouhi nbsp 90 Report Alilet nbsp 21 Chita nbsp 38 Stadium Tahar Zoughari Stadium Referee Akram MechariaAssistant referees Faycal Djemaa Abdelhafid MadiFourth official Youcef Tayeb Bouderbali MC Alger v USM Alger 20 December 2022 Round 8MC Alger1 0USM AlgerAlgiers15 00 Benabdi nbsp 67 nbsp 68 Debbih nbsp 89 Report Radouani nbsp 82 Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet Referee Lotfi BekouassaAssistant referees Mohamed Serradj Adel AbaneFourth official Lahlou Benbraham USM Alger v CS Constantine 24 December 2022 Round 15USM Alger2 1CS ConstantineDar El Beida14 30 Ait El Hadj nbsp 42 Mahious nbsp 79 pen Merili nbsp 80 Report Aiboud nbsp 66 Chekal nbsp 77 Madani nbsp 85 Maameri nbsp 89 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Youcef Tayeb BouderbaliAssistant referees Mehdi Walid Benali Youcef SohbiFourth official Hamlaoui Brahim US Biskra v USM Alger 28 December 2022 Round 10US Biskra1 0USM AlgerBiskra17 00 Boussalem nbsp 3 Lakhdari nbsp 37 Khoualed nbsp 75 Dakhia nbsp 90 3 Report Benzaza nbsp 59 Stadium 18 February Stadium Referee Abdellah BenchehidaAssistant referees Mourad Berrahma Amine BelaroussiFourth official Adel Facih USM Alger v RC Arbaa 8 February 2023 Round 11USM Alger3 0RC ArbaaDar El Beida15 00 Alilet nbsp 27 Merili nbsp 54 Mahious nbsp 66 pen Report Brahmi nbsp 55 Chaaraoui nbsp 64 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Abdelali IbrirAssistant referees Lamine Chellali Mehdi BelkacemFourth official Lamia Athmane MC El Bayadh v USM Alger 3 March 2023 Round 16MC El Bayadh0 0USM AlgerEl Bayadh15 00 Benzid nbsp 32 Kouar nbsp 75 Report Baouche nbsp 30 Benkhelifa nbsp 53 nbsp 90 3 Chita nbsp 60 Stadium Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium Referee Youcef GamouhAssistant referees Mohamed Benamira Haytem BouimaFourth official Mohamed Kralifa USM Alger v HB Chelghoum Laid 13 March 2023 Round 19USM Alger3 0HB Chelghoum LaidDar El Beida15 00 Bouchouareb nbsp 46 Mahious nbsp 50 67 nbsp 90 Report Zouad nbsp 90 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Ahmed BenhamouAssistant referees Oussama Arafa Mourad BenhamouFourth official Lamia Athmane ES Setif v USM Alger 8 April 2023 Round 22ES Setif1 0USM AlgerSetif22 00 Bouchama nbsp 59 nbsp 60 Ziti nbsp 62 Bouhalfaya nbsp 90 1 Report Zouari nbsp 26 Radouani nbsp 66 Stadium 8 May 1945 Stadium Referee Houssam BenyahiaAssistant referees Samir Bioud Mohamed HamaidiFourth official Haithem Ghouti USM Alger v USM Khenchela 12 April 2023 Round 17USM Alger2 0USM KhenchelaAlgiers22 30 Alilet nbsp 15 Benzaza nbsp 34 Merili nbsp 52 Chita nbsp 80 Orebonye nbsp 84 Report Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance 0 close doors 65 Referee Nabil BoukhalfaAssistant referees Akram Sohbi Djilali HallemFourth official Abderahmane Belkebir JS Kabylie v USM Alger 5 May 2023 Round 18JS Kabylie1 0USM AlgerTizi Ouzou18 00 Boukhanchouche nbsp 33 nbsp 85 Medjadel nbsp 90 6 Report Alilet nbsp 34 Merili nbsp 36 Stadium 1 November 1954 Stadium Referee Abdelmoumen TouabtiAssistant referees Hamza Bouzit Badreddine BellaghemaFourth official Anes Azrine Paradou AC v USM Alger 21 May 2023 Round 20Paradou AC2 1USM AlgerDar El Beida16 00 Mokeddem nbsp 31 Boulbina nbsp 82 Bouzida nbsp 90 6 Report Bouchina nbsp 28 Bouchouareb nbsp 39 Alharaish nbsp 53 Belharrane nbsp 57 Benkhelifa nbsp 71 Othmani nbsp 90 Baouche nbsp 90 4 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Redouane AllouAssistant referees Mokrane Gourari Djafar BentarziFourth official Rachid Kebaili USM Alger v US Biskra 7 June 2023 Round 25USM Alger1 0US BiskraDar El Beida16 30 Belaid nbsp 14 nbsp 90 Loucif nbsp 90 Report Boufligha nbsp 38 Adouane nbsp 42 Ouabdi nbsp 86 Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium Referee Mohamed SaidiAssistant referees Yassine Tadji Ahmed Islem RajaFourth official Lamia Athmane USM Alger v MC Oran 10 June 2023 Round 21USM Alger0 0MC OranBaraki17 00 Report Benayad nbsp 31 Khadir nbsp 77 Della nbsp 90 4 Stadium Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee Akram MechairiaAssistant referees Faycal Djemaa Anouar GhazliFourth official Malek Ait Ameur USM Alger v MC Alger 23 June 2023 Round 23USM Alger2 0MC AlgerBaraki18 00 Belkacemi nbsp 40 Loucif nbsp 63 nbsp 90 6 Report Stadium Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee Houssem BenyahiaAssistant referees Samir Bioud Mohamed HamaidiFourth official Anes Azrine JS Saoura v USM Alger 27 June 2023 Round 24JS Saoura2 0USM AlgerBechar19 00 Mellel nbsp 22 Baaziz nbsp 34 Saad nbsp 58 Hammia nbsp 90 pen Report Meziane nbsp 29 Alilet nbsp 40 Benzaza nbsp 63 Radouani nbsp 79 Stadium 20 August 1955 Stadium Referee Abdelmoumen TouabtiAssistant referees Hamza Bouzit Badreddine BellaghemaFourth official Oussama Boumesjed RC Arbaa v USM Alger 1 July 2023 Round 26RC Arbaa2 1USM AlgerLarbaa17 00 Toumi nbsp 45 3 69 pen Benlaribi nbsp 58 Sifour nbsp 89 Report Bouchouareb nbsp 19 Benkhelifa nbsp 44 Belaid nbsp 66 pen Stadium Ismail Makhlouf Stadium Referee Abdelali IbrirAssistant referees Lamine Chellali Mehdi BelkacemFourth official Oussama Makfoudji USM Alger v NC Magra 4 July 2023 Round 27USM Alger0 0NC MagraRouiba17 00 Belaid nbsp 47 Zouari nbsp 85 Report Djahnit nbsp 47 Amrane nbsp 69 Stadium Salem Mabrouki Stadium Referee Bilal BendjaheneAssistant referees Yacine Ouerd Benslama Djilali HallamFourth official Mohamed Belkebir CR Belouizdad v USM Alger 7 July 2023 Round 28CR Belouizdad3 1USM AlgerBelouizdad17 15 Wamba nbsp 45 1 pen nbsp 60 Chikhi nbsp 53 Belkhir nbsp 69 Report Benbot nbsp 8 Belkacemi nbsp 25 Bekakchi nbsp 44 Alilet nbsp 45 Stadium 20 August 1955 Stadium Referee Mohamed Amine BenzohraAssistant referees Sofiane Cherif Zaatri Salim ChambyFourth official Amine Hansal USM Alger v ASO Chlef 10 July 2023 Round 29USM Alger1 3ASO ChlefRouiba17 15 Othmani nbsp 10 Djahnit nbsp 20 Report Debbari nbsp 33 nbsp 69 Aliane nbsp 53 Souibaah nbsp 53 Stadium Salem Mabrouki Stadium Referee Mehadji Tayeb BouderbaliAssistant referees Houari Laribi Mustapha KessarFourth official Mohamed Benkhalef CS Constantine v USM Alger 15 July 2023 Round 30CS Constantine3 0USM AlgerConstantine17 15 Maameri nbsp 14 Dib nbsp 33 pen Khaldi nbsp 77 Report Stadium Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium Referee Abdellah BenchehidaAssistant referees Mourad Berrahma Lahcen MesbahFourth official Mohamed Amine Ayad Algerian Cup edit Main article 2022 23 Algerian Cup IRB Maghnia v USM Alger 15 February 2023 Round of 64IRB Maghnia2 2 a e t 5 4 p USM AlgerMaghnia14 00 Benbakhti nbsp 15 Megataa nbsp 2 32 Fliti nbsp 39 Benkamla nbsp 59 Nasri nbsp 72 Faroui nbsp 82 Ferroui Baghdadi Belmir nbsp 67 Nemiche nbsp 67 Benbakhti Harrigui Khireddine nbsp 92 Makantar nbsp 92 Chafai nbsp 77 Malou nbsp 77 Benkamla Nasri nbsp 72 Hamsas nbsp 72 Fliti Megataa Report Benzaza nbsp 58 Mahious nbsp 68 Othmani nbsp 85 Zemmamouche Loucif Baouche Bekakchi nbsp 46 Bouchina nbsp 46 Alilet Chita nbsp 46 Bousseliou nbsp 46 Merili nbsp 46 Benkhelifa nbsp 46 Benzaza Ait El Hadj nbsp 80 Bouchouareb nbsp 80 Belkacemi nbsp 69 Othmani nbsp 69 Mahious nbsp 110 Belharrane nbsp 110 Stadium Nouali Brothers Stadium Referee Walid LahrecheAssistant referees Beskri AssasiPenalties nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Alilet nbsp Othmani nbsp Belharrane nbsp Bousseliou nbsp Bouchina nbsp Benkhelifa Confederation Cup edit Main article 2022 23 CAF Confederation Cup Qualifying rounds edit Main article 2022 23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds In the qualifying rounds each tie will be played on a home and away two legged basis If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg the away goals rule was applied and if still tied extra time will not be played and the penalty shoot out will be used to determine the winner Regulations III 13 amp 14 Second round edit ASC Kara nbsp v nbsp USM Alger 9 October 2022 First legASC Kara nbsp 0 2 nbsp USM AlgerLome16 00 UTC 0 Ougadja nbsp 29 Bode nbsp 68 Report Issaka nbsp 20 o g Mahious nbsp 47 pen Stadium Stade de Kegue Referee Jean Ouattara Burkina Faso Assistant referees Seydou Tiama Habib Oumar Sanou Burkina Faso Fourth official Vincent Kabore Burkina Faso USM Alger span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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