2014–15 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2014–15 season
Chairman	Ali Haddad
Head coach	Hubert Velud; (until 1 February 2015); Billel Dziri (c); (from 1 February 2015); (until 18 February 2015); Otto Pfister; (from 19 February 2015); (until 18 May 2015); Mounir Zeghdoud (c); Mahieddine Meftah (c); (from 19 May 2015)
Stadium	Stade Omar Hammadi
Ligue 1	8th
Algerian Cup	Round of 16
Super Cup	Runners–up
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Youcef Belaïli (6 goals); All: ; Youcef Belaïli (8 goals)
Lowest home attendance	0 (vs. MC Alger, 25 April 2015) (vs. ASO Chlef, 29 May 2015)
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

In the 2014–15 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 37th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. The club also competed in the CAF Champions League, the Algerian Super Cup and the Algerian Cup. The club was managed by Hubert Velud, until his sacking on 1 February 2015. He was replaced by Otto Pfister on 19 February. On May 18, Pfister was sacked as coach of USM Alger.^[2]

Pre-season[]

12 July 2014 Friendly	USM Alger	6–0		showIstanbul
23:00	Feham 15' (fk.) Nadji 22', 25' Seguer 59', 70' Nsombo 72'	Report		Stadium:

15 July 2014 Friendly	USM Alger	3–2	Esteghlal F.C.	showIstanbul
22:30	Meftah 8' (pen) Nadji 28' Bourdim 77'	Report		Stadium:

18 July 2014 Friendly	USM Alger	2–1	Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.	showIstanbul
23:00	Bourdim 9' Nsombo 85'	Report		Stadium:

20 July 2014 Friendly	USM Alger	2–1	Al-Wehdat SC	showIstanbul
23:00	Nsombo 77', 79'	Report		Stadium:

25 July 2014 Friendly	USM Alger	2–0	USM Blida	showAlgiers
23:30	Belaïli 50', 55'			Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi

26 July 2014 Friendly	USM Alger	4–0	ESM Kolea	showAlgiers
23:00	Nadji 6' 18' Boudebouda 33' Seguer 86'	Report		Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi

3 August 2014 Friendly	USM Alger	0–1	JSM Béjaïa	showAlgiers
10:30		Report		Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi

3 August 2014 Friendly	USM Alger	2–1	RC Arbaâ	showAlgiers
18:00	Nadji 57' Ferhat 59'	Report	70' Darfalou	Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi

Mid-season[]

10 January 2015 Friendly	Club Africain	0–0	USM Alger	showTunis, Tunisia
13:30		Report		Stadium: Stade Chedli Zouiten

13 January 2015 Friendly	AS Marsa	2–6	USM Alger	showTunis, Tunisia
20:00		Report	Manucho Seguer Andria	Stadium: Stade annexe de Radès

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1	30	10	11	9	35	27	+8	033.33	N/A	8th	16 August 2014	29 May 2015
Algerian Cup	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	066.67	Round of 64	Round of 16	13 December 2014	10 March 2015
Champions League	6	3	2	1	13	7	+6	050.00	Preliminary round	Group stage	15 February 2015	3 May 2015
Algerian Super Cup	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00	Final	Runners–up	9 August 2014
Total	40	15	14	11	55	37	+18	037.50

Ligue 1[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	CR Belouizdad	30	11	9	10	27	34	−7	42^[a]
7	ASM Oran	30	11	8	11	33	37	−4	41^[b]
8	USM Alger	30	10	11	9	35	27	+8	41^[b]
9	NA Hussein Dey	30	10	10	10	23	22	+1	40^[c]
10	RC Arbaâ	30	12	4	14	28	35	−7	40^[c]

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2015. Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff
Notes:

^ CSC 3-1 CRB; CRB 1-1 CSC
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b USMA 1-2 ASMO; ASMO 1-0 USMA
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b NAHD 3-0 RCA; RCA 0-1 NAHD

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	10	11	9	35	27	+8	41	6	7	2	23	11	+12	4	4	7	12	16	−4

Last updated: 29 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	W
Position	8	4	2	4	7	11	11	13	8	5	3	3	1	3	2	4	5	8	4	5	3	3	3	3	4	7	8	8	11	8

Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Win Draw Loss

16 August 2014 Round 1	USM Alger	1–1	ES Sétif	showBologhine
19:00	Meftah 47' (pen.) Chafaï 34' Belaïli 90+1'	Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4	15' (pen.) Djahnit 28' Demmou 40' 90+5' Ziaya	Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Saïdi, Bechirene, Rezgane

23 August 2014 Round 2	JS Kabylie	1–2	USM Alger	showTizi Ouzou
19:00	Ebossé 27' (pen) Mekkaoui 5' 44'	Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports	7' (FK.) Benmoussa 83' Belaïli 11' Bouchema 22' 24' Benmoussa	Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza, Ayad, Oumari

13 September 2014 Round 3	USM Alger	2–0	CR Belouizdad	showBologhine
17:45	Meftah 50' (pen) Nadji 75' Koudri 57' Boudebouda 66' Khoualed 87'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3	25' Djediat 45' Sidhoum 47' Cheurfaoui	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 6.000 Referee: Arab, Boulfelfel, Ait Amar

20 September 2014 Round 4	RC Arbaâ	2–0	USM Alger	showLarbaâ
16:00	Mokdad 5' (pen) Darfalou 44' 90+3' Ali Guechi 13' Ferhani 19' Yettou 34' Zeddam 60' Fellah 66' 90+5'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	3' Meftah 34' Khoualed 55' Bouchema	Stadium: Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Benbrahem, Djabellah, Allaoua

27 September 2014 Round 5	USM Alger	0–1	USM El Harrach	showBologhine
17:45	Khoualed 20' Bouchema 30' Koudri 44' Belaïli 80'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / beIN Sports	57' Aït Ouamar 36' 83'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Achouri, Amri, Bougherara

2 October 2014 Round 6	CS Constantine	2–1	USM Alger	showConstantine
19:00	Allag 13' Remache 79' Boulemdaïs 73' Hadji 75'	Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports	29' 90+5' Seguer	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Ghorbal, Cherchar, Seradj

18 October 2014 Round 7	USM Alger	1–1	MC Oran	showBologhine
19:00	Meftah 17' Seguer 39' Chafaï 89'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	89' (pen.) Bezzaz 41' Merbah 54' Nessakh	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Zouaoui, Bahatte, Benrouane

24 October 2014 Round 8	USM Alger	0–0	NA Hussein Dey	showBologhine
17:00	Bouchema 29'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3	7' Bendebka 71' 77' Ghalem 46' 79'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Abssiri, Hallem, Bourechou

1 November 2014 Round 9	MC El Eulma	1–2	USM Alger	showEl Eulma
16:00	Hamiti 33' Belkhiter 44' Maïza 57' 70' Namane 90'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	27' Koudri 66' Belaïli 20' Meftah 23' Laïfaoui 73' Khoualed	Stadium: Stade Messaoud Zougar Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bachir, Etchiali, Hadj Saïd

7 November 2014 Round 10	USM Alger	2–0	USM Bel-Abbès	showBologhine
19:00	Boudebouda 13', 71' Benkhemassa 15' Ferhat 90+4'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	35' 39' 57' Yaghni	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Aouina, Benaïssa, Chenaoua, Sekhraoui

22 November 2014 Round 11	MC Alger	0–1	USM Alger	showBologhine
18:00	Azzi 15'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	47' Baïteche 76' Meftah	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Benouza, Omari, Ayad

29 November 2014 Round 12	USM Alger	3–1	JS Saoura	showBologhine
18:00	Baïteche 46' Nadji 48' 67' Meziane 90+3' Koudri 62'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	76' 31' 74' Aoudou	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 14.000 Referee: Abid Charef, Boulfelfel, Tamen

6 December 2014 Round 13	MO Béjaïa	0–1	USM Alger	showBéjaïa
16:00	Benali 37' 76' 73' Dehouche 79'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie	35' Meftah 6' Benkhemassa 17' Laïfaoui 33' Belaïli 88' Chafaï	Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Arab, Bazzine, Bioud

19 December 2014 Round 14	USM Alger	1–2	ASM Oran	showBologhine
16:00	Andria 63' Feham 21' Benkhemassa 54' Meftah 59'	Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / ENTV Terrestre	57' 78' Djemaouni 61' 45' 79'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 13.000 Referee: Benbrahem, Allaoua, Cheballah

30 December 2014 Round 15	ASO Chlef	0–0	USM Alger	showChlef
15:00	11' Zaoui 17' 52'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	30' Chafaï 35' Koudri	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag Referee: Necib, Maghlout, Bennacer

20 January 2015 Round 16	ES Sétif	3–2	USM Alger	showSétif
18:00	Dagoulou 26', 52' Ziaya 64' 68' 71' Mellouli 31' Djahnit 70'	Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports	43' Boudebouda 81' Nadji 33' Bouchema 60' Laïfaoui 65' Koudri	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Gherbal, Serradj, Cherchar

24 January 2015 Round 17	USM Alger	1–1	JS Kabylie	showBologhine
16:00	Boudebouda 45+1' Nadji 20' Bouchema 50' Meftah 81' Belaïli 90+4'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3	81' (pen.) Rial 55' Benamara 67' Benlamri	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Aouina, Benaïssa, Chenaoua

30 January 2015 Round 18	CR Belouizdad	2–1	USM Alger	showAlgiers
16:00	Cheurfaoui 21' Djediat 67' Derrag 15' Chebira 37' 56' 52'	Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4	87' Belaïli 22' Boudebouda 70' Bouchema 74' Berrefane 77' Ferhat	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Amalou, Salaouadji, Bourouba

6 February 2015 Round 19	USM Alger	5–1	RC Arbaâ	showBologhine
16:00	Belaïli 3' Meftah 18' 23' (pen.) Ferhat 77' (pen.) Benkhemassa 82' 84' Manucho 90+1' El Orfi 90+3'	Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie	51' Harrouche 21' 33' Ferhani 67' 77' Maarif	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 7.500 Referee: Zouaoui, Aouina, Kechidi

10 February 2015 Round 20	USM El Harrach	0–0	USM Alger	showAlgiers
15:00	13' 90+4'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	58' Belaïli 60' Benkhemassa 90+2' Chafaï	Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Houasnia, Bounoua, Boulkrinet

24 February 2015 Round 21	USM Alger	2–0	CS Constantine	showBologhine
18:00	Benmoussa 30' Belaïli 32'	Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie	89' Berthé	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 6.500

6 March 2015 Round 22	MC Oran	0–0	USM Alger	showOran
15:00	Chérif 29' 61' Bellabès 65'	Soccerway report Live TV: beIN Sports	69' Laïfaoui 89' Boudebouda	Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Mial, Semsoum, Idir

21 March 2015 Round 23	NA Hussein Dey	0–0	USM Alger	showAlgiers
16:00	Ghalem 45+1'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	43' Chafaï	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Benouza, Bechirene, Ladraâ

10 April 2015 Round 24	USM Alger	1–1	MC El Eulma	showBologhine
18:00	Belaïli 5' Bouchema 33' Manucho 90+5' Khoualed 90+9'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	6' 28' 90' Hamiti 69' Ousserir 86'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 18.000 Referee: Ghorbal, Sarradj, Cherchar

14 April 2015 Round 25	USM Bel-Abbès	1–0	USM Alger	showSidi Bel Abbès
17:00	Ghazali 63' 33' Cherifi 64'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	35' El Orfi 58' Benmoussa 67' Abdellaoui	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Necib, Maghlout, Beioud

25 April 2015 Round 26	USM Alger	0–0	MC Alger	showBologhine
17:00	Bouchema 4' Andria 32' Meftah 49' Belaïli 84'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	18' Djallit 27' Hendou 55' Zeghdane	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mial, Idir, Semsoum

9 May 2015 Round 27	JS Saoura	3–2	USM Alger	showBéchar
17:00	Tiouli 5' 63' Sebie 73' (pen.) 25' 90+2'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	9' Bouchema 70' (o.g.) 45' 72' Khoualed	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Benouza, Amari, Ayad

16 May 2015 Round 28	USM Alger	1–1	MO Béjaïa	showBologhine
17:00	Beldjilali 28' Meftah 31'	Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie / beIN Sports / Al Kass Sports	71' Zerdab 50' Mebarakou 80' 85' Rahmani	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Amalou, Bounoua, Azerine

23 May 2015 Round 29	ASM Oran	1–0	USM Alger	showOran
17:00	Herbache 53' 73' 39' 87' Bentiba 90'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	68' Abdellaoui 82' Belaïli 90+2' Koudri 69' 90' Ferhat	Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana Referee: Necib, Meghlout, Benaceur

29 May 2015 Round 30	USM Alger	3–1	ASO Chlef	showBologhine
17:00	Belaïli 9' Feham 22' (pen.) Koudri 45'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	72' Madouni	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bichari, Gourari, Salaouadji

Algerian Cup[]

13 December 2014 Round of 64	CRB Ouled Abdelkader	1–4	USM Alger	showChlef
14:00	Roudouane 89' Roudouane 85'	Live TV: None Report	11' Boudebouda 49' Andria 74', 84' Nadji 90+2' Seguer	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag Referee: Sekhraoui, Hammou, Saïdani

26 December 2014 Round of 32	USM Alger	2–0	USM El Harrach	showBologhine
16:00	Chafaï 40' Andria 74' Khoualed 18' Bouchema 82' Koudri 86'	Live TV: Canal Algérie Report	31' 32' Mebarki 66' 83' Boumechra 86' Harrag 90+1' Ziane Cherif	Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi Referee: Bekouassa, Bounoua, Rachedi

10 March 2015 Round of 16	USM Alger	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	ASO Chlef	showBologhine
14:30	Boudebouda 32' Bouchema 58' Koudri 101' Khoualed 113'	Live TV: Canal Algérie Report	61' Tedjar 45' Zaoui 58' Haddouche 63' 96'	Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi Referee: Arab, Bazzine, Biyoud
	Penalties
	Meftah Belaïli Boudebouda Beldjilali Andria Benkhemassa		Tedjar Daham Haddouche Naamani Hadiouche

Algerian Super Cup[]

9 August 2014	USM Alger	0–1	MC Alger	showBlida
17:30	90' Koudri	Report	Aouedj 81' Azzi 69' Karaoui 87'	Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

Champions League[]

Preliminary round[]

15 February 2015 first leg	USM Alger	3–0	Foullah Edifice FC	showAlgiers, Algeria
18:00 UTC+1	Chafaï 3' Belaïli 56' (pen.) Andria 90+6'	Report Live TV: Canal Algérie	26' 23' 52' Dillah	Stadium: Omar Hammadi Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Wahid Tamuni Salah (Libya)

1 March 2015 Second leg	Foullah Edifice FC	3–1 (3–4 agg.)	USM Alger	showN'Djamena, Chad
14:00 UTC+1	Hilaire 11', 17' (pen.) Boudina 60' 41' 58'	Report	7' Laïfaoui 8' 38' Koudri 23' Manucho 90+3' Zemmamouche	Stadium: Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya Attendance: 300 Referee: Ibrahim Mamane (Niger)

First round[]

15 March 2015 first leg	USM Alger	5–1	AS Pikine	showAlgiers, Algeria
18:00 UTC+1	Bouchema 12' 28' Beldjilali 21' Meftah 52' (pen.), 81' 83' Belaïli 69' Nadji 55'	Report Live TV: Canal Algérie	9' 26' Niang 10' Papa Amadou 33' Mame Bakary 50' Alassane	Stadium: Omar Hammadi Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Mahmoud Zakria El Banna (Egypt)

3 April 2015 Second leg	AS Pikine	1–1 (2��6 agg.)	USM Alger	showDakar, Senegal
15:30 UTC±0	El Hadi Saw 27'	Report Live TV:	2' Bouchema 35' Chafaï 78' Koudri	Stadium: Stade Demba Diop Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Cecil Amatey Fleischer (Ghana)

Second round[]

19 April 2015 first leg	USM Alger	2–1	AS Kaloum	showAlgiers, Algeria
18:00 UTC+1	Chafaï 45+5' Benmoussa 59' Belaïli 37' Abdellaoui 45+2' Feham 52' Meftah 88'	Report Live TV: Canal Algérie	55' Kassongo	Stadium: Omar Hammadi Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)

3 May 2015 Second leg	AS Kaloum	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	USM Alger	showBamako, Mali
16:30 UTC±0	Kassongo 74'	Report	41' Ferhat 51' 52' Andria 73' Zemmamouche	Stadium: Stade Modibo Kéïta Referee: Mutaz Abdelbasit Abdelbasit Khairalla (Sudan)

Note: The second leg was played outside of Guinea due to Ebola outbreak.

Squad information[]

Playing statistics[]

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No.	Nat.	Player	Ligue 1				Algerian Super Cup				Algerian Cup				CAF Champions League				Total
No.	Nat.	Player	Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
Goalkeepers
1		Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	24				1				2				6		2		33		2
16
27		Mourad Berrefane	7		1						1								8		1
Defenders
3		Ayoub Abdellaoui	5		2										4		1		9		3
4		Abdelkader Laïfaoui	14		4						1				5	1			20	1	4
6		Farouk Chafaï	22		6		1				3	1			4	2	1		30	3	7
20		Nacereddine Khoualed	25		5	2	1				2		2		5				33		7	2
25		Mokhtar Benmoussa	22	2	2	1	1				3				6	1			32	3	2	1
26		Brahim Boudebouda	21	5	3		1				3	1			2				27	6	3
29
30		Mohamed Meftah	27	5	9		1				3				4	2	2		35	7	11
Midfielders
5		Abderrahmane Bourdim	2								1								3
7		Zinedine Ferhat	19	1	1	1	1				2				2		1		24	1	2	1
8		Akim Orinel	2				1												3
8		Kaddour Beldjilali	7	1							1				2	1			10	2
10		Youcef Belaïli	25	6	7	1					2				5	2	1		32	8	8	1
11		Hocine El Orfi	14		3										4				18		3
13		Nassim Bouchema	23	1	9		1				3		2		5	1	2		32	2	13
15		Bouazza Feham	16	1	1		1				1				4		1		22	1	2
21		Noui Laïfa	1																1
23		Hamza Koudri	25	2	6		1		1		3		2		4	1		1	33	3	9	1
24		Mohammed Benkhemassa	13	1	5						2				3				18	1	5
28		Karim Baïteche	18	2	1										5				23	2	1
Forwards
9		Carolus Andriamatsinoro	28	1	1		1				3	2			6	2	1		38	5	2
12		Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou	9	2											3		1		12	2	1
14		Rachid Nadji	20	3	2		1				3	2			2			1	26	5	2	1
18		Mohamed Seguer	14	1	2						1		1						15	1	3
19		Ernest Nsombo	4				1												5
20		Mohamed Taib	1																1
21		Rostand Kako	2																2
33		Abderrahmane Meziane	5	1							2				1				8	1
Own goals				0				0				0				0				0
Totals				34	72	6		0	1	0		7	7	0		13	13	2		54	93	8

Goalscorers[]

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

No.	Player	Pos.	Ligue 1	Cup	CAF Champions League	TOTAL
10	Belaïli	MF	6	0	2	8
30	Meftah	DF	5	0	2	7
26	Boudebouda	DF	4	2	0	6
14	Nadji	FW	3	2	0	5
9	Andria	FW	1	2	2	5
6	Chafaï	DF	0	1	2	3
25	Benmoussa	DF	2	0	1	3
23	Koudri	MF	2	0	1	3
12	Manucho	FW	2	0	0	2
28	Baïteche	MF	2	0	0	2
13	Bouchema	MF	1	0	1	2
8	Beldjilali	MF	1	0	1	2
15	Feham	MF	1	0	0	1
18	Seguer	FW	1	0	0	1
33	Meziane	FW	1	0	0	1
25	Benkhemassa	MF	1	0	0	1
7	Ferhat	MF	1	0	0	1
4	Laïfaoui	DF	0	0	1	1
Own Goals			1	0	0	1
Totals			35	7	13	55

Assists table[]

Rank	Player	Assists
1	Mokhtar Benmoussa	8
2	Zinedine Ferhat	5
3	Mohamed Meftah	4
4	Brahim Boudebouda	2
5	Hamza Koudri	2
6	Youcef Belaïli	2
7	Rachid Nadji	2
8	Bouazza Feham	2
9	Nassim Bouchema	1
10	Manucho	1
11	Andria	1
12	Karim Baïteche	1

Last updated: 3 April 2015

Suspensions[]

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
23 August 2014	Mokhtar Benmoussa	2	(vs. JS Kabylie)
27 September 2014	Youcef Belaïli	2	(vs. USM El Harrach)
24 October 2014	Nassim Bouchema	1
1 November 2014	Nacereddine Khoualed	1
29 November 2014	Hamza Koudri	1
30 December 2014	Farouk Chafaï	1
6 February 2015	Nassim Bouchema	1
1 March 2015	Hamza Koudri	1	(vs. Foullah Edifice FC)
15 March 2015	Rachid Nadji	2	(vs. AS Pikine)
3 April 2015	Nassim Bouchema	1
11 April 2015	Nacereddine Khoualed	2	(vs. MC El Eulma)
19 April 2015	Mohamed Meftah	1
25 April 2015	Youcef Belaïli	1
3 May 2015	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	1
9 May 2015	Nacereddine Khoualed	1	(vs. JS Saoura)
23 May 2015	Zinedine Ferhat	2	(vs. ASM Oran)

Penalties[]

Date	Name	Opposition	Scored?
16 August 2014	Mohamed Meftah	ES Sétif	Y
13 September 2014	Mohamed Meftah	CR Belouizdad	Y
6 February 2015	Mohamed Meftah	RC Arbaâ	Y
6 February 2015	Zinedine Ferhat	RC Arbaâ	Y
15 February 2015	Youcef Belaïli	Foullah Edifice FC	Y
15 March 2015	Mohamed Meftah	AS Pikine	Y
29 May 2015	Bouazza Feham	ASO Chlef	Y

Clean sheets[]

Includes all competitive matches.

No.	Name	L 1	AC	SC	CL 1	Total
1	Lamine Zemmamouche	8	1	–	1	10
27	Mourad Berrefane	2	–	–	–	2
	TOTALS	10	1	–	1	12

Overall seasonal record[]

Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.

Games played	40 (30 Ligue 1, 1 Super Cup, 3 Algerian Cup, 6 Champions League)
Games won	15 (10 Ligue 1, 0 Super Cup, 2 Algerian Cup, 3 Champions League)
Games drawn	14 (11 Ligue 1, 0 Super Cup, 1 Algerian Cup, 2 Champions League)
Games lost	11 (9 Ligue 1, 1 Super Cup, 0 Algerian Cup, 1 Champions League)
Win %	37.50%
Goals scored	55 (35 Ligue 1, 0 Super Cup, 7 Algerian Cup, 13 Champions League)
Goals conceded	37 (27 Ligue 1, 1 Super Cup, 2 Algerian Cup, 7 Champions League)
Goal difference	+18 (+8 Ligue 1, -1 Super Cup, +5 Algerian Cup, +6 Champions League)
Yellow cards	93 (72 Ligue 1, 1 Super Cup, 7 Algerian Cup, 13 Champions League)
Red cards	7 (5 Ligue 1, 0 Super Cup, 0 Algerian Cup, 2 Champions League)
Worst discipline
Biggest win	5-1 (vs. RC Arbaâ, Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, 6.02.2015) 5-1 (vs. AS Pikine, 2015 CAF Champions League, 15.03.2015)
Heaviest defeat	1-3 (on 1 occasions) 0-2 (on 1 occasions)
Highest scoring match	5-1 (vs. RC Arbaâ, Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, 6.02.2015) 5-1 (vs. AS Pikine, 2015 CAF Champions League, 15.03.2015)
Most appearances	38 (Carolus Andriamatsinoro)
Top scorer	8 (Youcef Belaïli)
Most assists	8 (Mokhtar Benmoussa)

Squad list[]

Players and squad numbers last updated on 29 May 2015.^[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Name	Date Of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Apps.	Goals	Signed In	Contract Ends	Signing Fee
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	(1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 29)	MC Alger	246	0	2012	2015	Free transfer
16	GK		(1992-02-15)15 February 1992 (aged 22)	MC Mekhadma	0	0	2014	2016	Free transfer
27	GK	Mourad Berrefane	(1986-03-18)18 March 1986 (aged 28)	MO Béjaïa	8	0	2014	2016	Free transfer
Defenders
3	CB / LB	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 21)	Reserve team	10	0	2011	2016	Youth system
4	CB / RB	Abdelkader Laïfaoui	(1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 33)	ES Sétif	79	5	2011	2015	Free transfer
6	CB	Farouk Chafaï	(1990-06-23)23 June 1990 (aged 24)	Reserve team	124	12	2010	2016	Youth system
20	CB	Nacereddine Khoualed (C)	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 28)	US Biskra	244	7	2006	2018	Free transfer
25	LB / LM / LW	Mokhtar Benmoussa	(1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 28)	ES Sétif	100	7	2012	2016	Free transfer
26	LB	Brahim Boudebouda	(1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 24)	Le Mans FC	79	9	2012	2016	Free transfer
30	RB	Mohamed Rabie Meftah	(1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 29)	JSM Béjaïa	118	17	2012	2017	Free transfer
Midfielders
5	AM	Abderrahmane Bourdim	(1994-06-14)14 June 1994 (aged 20)	Reserve team	3	0	2014	2019	Youth system
7	RW / AM	Zinedine Ferhat	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 21)	Reserve team	109	7	2011	2016	Youth system
10	LW / RW / AM	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 22)	Espérance de Tunis	32	8	2014	2016	Free transfer
11	DM	Hocine El Orfi	(1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 27)	Paradou AC	62	0	2012	2016	Free transfer
13	CM / DM	Nassim Bouchema	(1988-05-05)5 May 1988 (aged 26)	MC Alger	126	6	2011	2015	Free transfer
15	AM	Bouazza Feham	(1986-04-11)11 April 1986 (aged 28)	ES Sétif	115	10	2011	2015	Free transfer
23	DM / RM	Hamza Koudri	(1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 27)	MC Alger	91	3	2012	2017	Free transfer
24	DM	Mohammed Benkhemassa	(1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 21)	Reserve team	18	1	2011	2016	Youth system
28	AM	Karim Baïteche	(1991-07-10)10 July 1991 (aged 23)	Reserve team	41	3	2010	2017	Youth system
8	AM	Kaddour Beldjilali	(1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 26)	Étoile du Sahel	10	2	2014	2017	400,000 €
Forwards
9	CF	Carolus Andriamatsinoro	(1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 25)	Paradou AC	58	11	2012	2017
14	ST	Rachid Nadji	(1989-04-15)15 April 1989 (aged 25)	ES Sétif	26	5	2014	2016	Free transfer
18	CF / RW / LW	Mohamed Seguer	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 29)	ASO Chlef	61	8	2012	2016	Free transfer
21		Rostand Kako	(1990-03-22)22 March 1990 (aged 24)	Coton Sport FC	2	0	2014	2017	50,000 €
33		Abderrahmane Meziane	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 20)	Reserve team	9	1	2014	2019	Youth system
12		Manucho	(1990-10-03)3 October 1990 (aged 24)	FC Infonet	12	2	2014	2017	Free transfer

Transfers[]

In[]

Date	Pos	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
5 June 2014	MF	Mohammed Benkhemassa	Reserve team	First Professional Contract	usma.dz
5 June 2014	GK	Mourad Berrefane	MO Béjaïa	Free transfer	usma.dz
3 June 2014	GK		MC Mekhadma	Free transfer	usma.dz
5 June 2014	DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	Reserve team	First Professional Contract
5 June 2014	FW	Abderrahmane Meziane	Reserve team	First Professional Contract
5 June 2014	MF	Abderrahmane Bourdim	Reserve team	First Professional Contract
8 June 2014	DF		GS Consolat	Free transfer	usma.dz
9 June 2014	MF	Akim Orinel	Saint-Raphaël	Free transfer	usma.dz
12 June 2014	MF	Youcef Belaïli	ES Tunis	Free transfer	usma.dz
13 June 2014	FW	Rachid Nadji	ES Sétif	Free transfer	usma.dz
13 July 2014	MF	Noui Laïfa	Paris FC	Free transfer	usma.dz
26 December 2014	FW	Rostand Kako	Cotonsport Garoua	50,000 €	liberte-algerie.com
7 January 2015	MF	Kaddour Beldjilali	Étoile du Sahel	400,000 €	usma.dz
7 January 2015	FW	Manucho	FC Infonet	Free transfer	competition.dz
15 January 2015	GK	Hossin Lagoun	Terracina	Free transfer	usma.dz

Out[]

Date	Pos	Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
30 May 2014	MF		CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	Free transfer	usma.dz
24 June 2014	FW	Samy Frioui	USM El Harrach	Loan	usma.dz
30 June 2014	MF	Lamouri Djediat	CR Belouizdad	End of contract	le buteur.com
30 June 2014	DF	Youcef Benamara	JS Kabylie	End of contract
1 June 2014	GK	Rafik Mazouzi	RC Arbaâ	Loan	USMA.dz
9 July 2014	FW	Ahmed Gasmi	ES Sétif	End of contract	DZinfos.com
9 July 2014	FW	Abdelmalek Ziaya	ES Sétif	Free transfer	usma.dz
14 July 2014	FW	Djamel Eddine Chatal	MO Béjaïa	Loan	usma.dz
14 July 2014	DF	Ibrahim Bekakchi	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	Loan	usma.dz
1 December 2014	MF	Noui Laïfa	SR Colmar	Free transfer	lalsace.fr
31 December 2014	DF		GS Consolat	Free transfer
31 December 2014	FW	Ernest Nsombo	AS Marsa	Loan	lebuteur.com
16 January 2015	DF		ESM Koléa	Loan	usma.dz
18 January 2015	MF	Akim Orinel	Saint-Raphaël	Free transfer	letempsdz.com

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^ "USMA : Otto Pfister s'engage officiellement" (in French). competition.dz. February 10, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b HMF (May 18, 2015). "USM Alger : Otto Pfister limogé !" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
^ "USMA : Pfister limogé, Zeghdoud, Meftah et Hadj Adlene assurent l'intérim" (in French). .radioalgerie.dz. May 18, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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[table_hth_CRB0.78414697609104-4] CSC 3-1 CRB; CRB 1-1 CSC

[table_hth_ASMO0.78414697609104-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b USMA 1-2 ASMO; ASMO 1-0 USMA

[table_hth_RCA0.78414697609104-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b NAHD 3-0 RCA; RCA 0-1 NAHD

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[usm-alger-otto-pfister-limoge-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b HMF (May 18, 2015). "USM Alger : Otto Pfister limogé !" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

[3] "USMA : Pfister limogé, Zeghdoud, Meftah et Hadj Adlene assurent l'intérim" (in French). .radioalgerie.dz. May 18, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2019.

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