List of USM Alger records and statistics

USM Alger is an Algerian sports club based in Algiers which is best known for its professional association football team. They played their first match in 1937, but only won their first trophy in 1963, to become the first Algerian champions after independent.

USM Alger goalkeeper Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche.
Lamine Zemmamouche is USM Alger's record appearance holder.

USM Alger are one of the most successful clubs in Algeria, having domestically won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 7 times, the Algerian Cup 8 times and the Algerian Super Cup 2 times. Internationally, USM Alger has won the UAFA Club Championship once, winning the last edition in 2013. The club also reached the final match of the 2015 CAF Champions League but he lost to TP Mazembe.

This list includes the major honours won by USM Alger and all-time statistics and records set by the club, its players and its coaches. The players section includes the club's top goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitive matches. It also displays international achievements by players representing USM Alger, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.

Honours

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As of the 2023–24 season, USM Alger have won a total of 20 titles (regional competitions not considered), of which 18 were achieved domestically and 2 were obtained in international competitions. The club's most recent honour is the 2023 CAF Super Cup.

USM Alger honours
Honour No. Years
Ligue 1 8 1962–63, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19
Algerian Cup 8 1980–81, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2012–13
Algerian Super Cup 2 2013, 2016
CAF Confederation Cup 1 2022–23
CAF Super Cup 1 2023
UAFA Club Cup 1 2012–13

Players

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Appearances

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Most appearances

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Competitive matches only, includes appearances as used substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[note 1]

# Name Years League Cup Others1
Africa2
Total
1   Lamine Zemmamouche 2004–2023 298 (0) 33 (0) 25 (0) 49 (1) 405 (1)
2   Karim Ghazi 1998–2011 239 (14) 27 (2) 13 (0) 24 (2) 303 (18)
3   Nacereddine Khoualed 2006–2017 237 (8) 24 (1) 15 (0) 14 (1) 290 (10)
4   Hocine Achiou 1999–2011 205 (25) 29 (9) 13 (1) 35 (5) 282 (40)
5   Billel Dziri 1995–2010 210 (51) 27 (3) 12 (5) 33 (16) 282 (74)
6   Hamza Koudri 2012–2022 206 (14) 19 (0) 12 (0) 38 (1) 275 (15)
7   Mohamed Hamdoud 1996–2008 192 (18) 28 (5) 9 (1) 32 (4) 261 (28)
8   Mohamed Rabie Meftah 2011–2020 188 (38) 18 (2) 11 (3) 41 (6) 258 (49)
9   Farouk Chafaï 2010–2019 188 (13) 21 (2) 11 (2) 37 (7) 257 (24)
10   Mokhtar Benmoussa 2012–2019 168 (13) 16 (1) 11 (1) 36 (1) 231 (16)

1 Includes the Super Cup, League Cup, Arab Champions League and UAFA Club Cup. 2 Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League.

Goalscorers

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Nigerian striker Michael Eneramo is the youngest player to score a hat-trick in USM Alger's first team, at 19 years old.

Top goalscorers in all competitions

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Matches played (including as used substitute) appear in brackets.[note 2]

# Name Years League Cup Others1
Africa2
Total
1   Billel Dziri 1995–2010 51 3 4 16 74
2   Tarek Hadj Adlane 1985–2002 34 (102) 11 (11) 0 (0) 14 (20) 59 (144)
3   Amar Ammour 2002–2009 40 (157) 5 (23) 3 (12) 5 (29) 53 (221)
4   Mohamed Rabie Meftah 2011–2020 38 (188) 2 (18) 3 (11) 6 (41) 49 (258)
5   Ismaïl Belkacemi 2020– 40 (106) 3 (4) 1 (4) 1 (23) 45 (137)
6   Rabie Benchergui 2001–2006 31 (83) 6 (10) 0 (0) 7 (20) 44 (113)
7   Noureddine Daham 2009–2013 32 (79) 4 (10) 3 (7)) 2 (2) 41 (98)
8   Hocine Achiou 1999–2011 25 (205) 9 (29) 1 (13) 5 (35) 40 (282)
=   Issaad Bourahli 2001–2009 25 (74) 5 (7) 1 (6) 9 (13) 40 (100)
=   Oussama Darfalou 2015–2018 30 (57) 0 (4) 0 (0) 10 (18) 40 (79)

1 Includes the Super Cup, League Cup, Arab Champions League and UAFA Club Cup. 2 Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League.

Top goalscorers in international club competitions

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Matches played (Matches played) appear in brackets.

Rank Name Nationality Years Total Ref
1 Billel Dziri   Algeria 1995–2010 16 (33)
2 Tarek Hadj Adlane   Algeria 1985–2002 15 (25)
3 Mamadou Diallo   Mali 2003–2005 10 (10) [2]
4 Oussama Darfalou   Algeria 2015–2018 10 (18) [3]
5 Isâad Bourahli   Algeria 2001–2009 9 (13)
= Aymen Mahious   Algeria 2018–2023 9 (29) [4]
7 Rabie Benchergui   Algeria 2001–2006 7 (20)
= Farouk Chafaï   Algeria 2010–2019 7 (37) [5]
9 Amar Ammour   Algeria 2002–2009 6 (28)
= Abderrahmane Meziane   Algeria 2013–2023 6 (33) [6]
= Mohamed Rabie Meftah   Algeria 2011–2020 6 (41) [7]

Most players titles

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Players with seven titles or more.

# Player Years League Cup Others1
Arab Africa Total
1   Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 2004–2023 4 2 2 1 1 10
2   Billel Dziri 1995–2010 4 5 0 0 0 9
=   Mohamed Hamdoud 1992–2008 4 5 0 0 0 9
4   Mahieddine Meftah 1996–2007 3 5 0 0 0 8
5   Farid Djahnine 1996–2008 3 4 0 0 0 7
=   Mounir Zeghdoud 1997–2007 3 4 0 0 0 7
=   Rabah Deghmani 1999–2006 3 4 0 0 0 7
=   Farouk Chafaï 2010–2019 3 1 2 1 0 7
=   Mokhtar Benmoussa 2012–2019 3 1 2 1 0 7
=   Mohamed Rabie Meftah 2011–2020 3 1 2 1 0 7
=   Hamza Koudri 2012–2022 3 1 2 1 0 7
=   Tarek Ghoul 1996–2005 2 5 0 0 0 7

1 Includes the Super Cup, League Cup.

National teams

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Abderrahmane Meziani was the first USM Alger player to receive an international cap.

Honours

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Transfers

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Highest player fees received by USM Alger
# Name Fee Buying club Date Ref
1   Mamadou Diallo 700,000     Nantes 1 Jan 2005 [8]
2   Zineddine Belaïd 500,000     Sint-Truidense 23 Jun 2024 [9][10]
3   Abdessamed Bounacer 500,000     Al Sadd SC 24 Jul 2024 [11][12][13]
4   Leonel Ateba 250,000     Simba 13 Aug 2024 [14][15]
5   Sid Ahmed Aissaoui 250,000 $    CSKA Moscow 20 Feb 2024 [16][17][18]
6   Tumisang Orebonye 200,000     AS FAR 9 Jan 2024 [19][20]
Highest player fees paid by USM Alger
# Name Fee Previous club Date Ref
1   Kaddour Beldjilali 400,000     Étoile du Sahel 7 Jan 2014 [21]
2   Kwame Opoku 350,000     Asante Kotoko 15 Mar 2021 [22]
3   Leonel Ateba 250,000     Dynamo Douala 31 Jan 2024 [23]

Management

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Coaches

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Presidents

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  • Longest-serving president: Saïd Allik – 16 years (since 1994 until August 6, 2010);
  • Most titles: Saïd Allik – 9:
    • Most Ligue 1 titles: Saïd Allik – 4:
    • Most Algerian Cup titles: Saïd Allik – 5:
    • Most Super Cup titles: Ali Haddad – 2:
    • Most titles in international club competitions: Abdelkarim Harkati – 2:

Club

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Matches

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Firsts

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  • First match: USM Alger 2-2 JSO Hussein Dey (1937–38 Championnat F.S.G.T, 17 October 1937);.[24]
  • First Ligue 1 match: RC Arbaâ 0–6 USM Alger (1962–63 Critérium d'Honneur, 7 October 1962);
  • First Algerian Cup match: USM Alger ?–? ? (1962-1963 Algerian Cup, 4 November 1962);
  • First Super Cup match: RS Kouba 3–1 USM Alger (1981 Algerian Super Cup, 20 August 1981);
  • First League Cup match: USM Alger 0–0 WA Boufarik (1995-1996 Algerian League Cup, 30 November 1995);
  • First match in international club competitions: CARA Brazzaville 1-0 USM Alger (1982 African Cup Winners' Cup First round, 4 April 1982);

Wins

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Defeats

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  • Biggest defeat: 1–7 (against JS Kabylie, 1988–89 Championnat National matchday 29, 11 May 1989);
  • Biggest Algerian Cup defeat: 0–3 (against MC Alger, 2009–10 Algerian Cup Round of 16, 16 March 2010);
  • Biggest Super Cup defeat: 0–1 (against MC Alger, 2014 Super Cup, 9 August 2014);
  • Biggest Ligue 1 defeat: 1–7 (against JS Kabylie, 1988–89 Championnat National matchday 29, 11 May 1989);
  • Biggest defeat in international club competitions: 0–3 (against Primeiro de Agosto, 1998 Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals, 20 September 1998) and (against US Bitam, 2013 CAF Confederation Cup Second round, 4 May 2013);
  • Most defeats in the league in a season: 15 (1989–90 Algerian Championnat National);
  • Fewest defeats in the league in a season: 11 (1962–63 Algerian Championnat National);
  • Most consecutive home matches without defeats: 32 (from 18 April 2005 to 1 February 2007);
  • Most consecutive home matches without defeats in the league: 28 (from 18 April 2005 to 1 February 2007);
  • Most consecutive matches without defeats in the league: 25 (from 26 October 2013 to 13 September 2014).

Goals

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Points

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Stadiums

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  • Stade Omar Hammadi (1962–2022):
    • First match: USM Alger 6–3 USM Blida (Critérium d'Honneur, 14 October 1962);
    • First goal: Krimo Rebih (against USM Blida, Critérium d'Honneur, 14 October 1962);
    • Highest attendance in an official match: 25,000 (against JS Kabylie, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 10 February 2005).
  • Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (1972–present Derbies Only and international matches):
    • First match: USM Alger 0–2 Hamra Annaba (1971-72 Algerian Cup, 17 Juin 1972);
    • First goal: Ahmed Attoui   18' (against MC Alger, 1973 Algerian Cup Final, 19 Juin 1973);
    • Highest attendance in an official match: 90,000 (against MC Alger, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 23 October 2004).

This List of USM Alger games per stadium inside home.[note 3]

No. Image Stadium City Total First match Last match
1   Omar Hamadi Stadium Bologhine 411 US Chaouia

21 September 1995
CR Belouizdad

8 June 2022
2   Stade du 5 Juillet Algiers 91 Raja Casablanca

24 March 1997
Rivers United

7 April 2024
3 Omar Benrabah Stadium Dar El Beïda 11 MC El Bayadh

27 August 2022
USM Khenchela

14 October 2023
4 Salem Mabrouki Stadium Rouïba 9 CA Batna

17 June 2002
ASO Chlef

10 July 2023
5   Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Blida 7 Espérance de Tunis

22 August 2003
US Souf

11 June 2024
6   Stade du 8 Mai 1945 Sétif 3 Al-Masry

23 September 2018
Cape Town City

9 November 2022
7   Nelson Mandela Stadium Baraki 3 MC Oran

10 June 2023
JS Kabylie

6 May 2024
8   Stade 20 Août 1955 Algiers 3 Petro de Luanda

1 February 2020
ES Ben Aknoun

30 May 2024
=   Stade Ben Abdelmalek Ramdane Constantine 1 Stade Malien

31 May 2003
Stade Malien

31 May 2003
=   Stade Frères Brakni Blida 1 Primeiro de Agosto

18 September 1998
Primeiro de Agosto

18 September 1998
=   Stade Omar Benhaddad Kouba 1 USM Annaba

14 October 1999
USM Annaba

14 October 1999
= Stade Bethioua Bethioua 1 Wallidan FC

11 April 2003
Wallidan FC

11 April 2003
=   Miloud Hadefi Stadium Oran 1 FUS Rabat

1 October 2023
FUS Rabat

1 October 2023

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Since 2000–01 season statistics of all the games except for four of them which are, one in the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup US Transfoot vs USM Alger 1 September 2002. and three in the 2003 Arab Unified Club Championship Al-Shorta vs USM Alger 10 July 2003, USM Alger vs Kuwait SC 13 July 2003, USM Alger vs Al-Jaish 15 July 2003.
    Statistics correct as of game against NC Magra on June 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Since 1995–96 season all goals except Algerian League Cup and USM Alger vs CD Travadores second leg CAF Champions League 1997, 1996–97 season.
    Statistics correct as of game against NC Magra on June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Since 1995–96 season all the games
    Correct as of games 2023–24 season.

References

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  5. ^ "Statistiques de Farouk Chafaï en compétitions africaines". footballdatabase.eu.
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  7. ^ "Statistiques de Mohamed Rabie Meftah en compétitions africaines". footballdatabase.eu.
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