2015–16 USM Alger season

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Algerian Cup[]

Champions League[]

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Transfers[]

References[]

Overview[]

Ligue 1[]

Results summary[]

Results by round[]

Matches[]

Group stage[]

Semi-finals[]

Final[]

Playing statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

Overall seasonal record[]

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Group B[]

Assists[]

Suspensions[]

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USM Alger
2015–16 season
Chairman	Ali Haddad
Head coach	Mounir Zeghdoud (c); Mahieddine Meftah (c); (until 1 July 2015); Miloud Hamdi; (from 1 July 2015)
Stadium	Stade Omar Hammadi
Ligue 1	1st
Algerian Cup	Round of 64
Champions League	Runners–up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mohamed Seguer (9 goals); All: ; Mohamed Seguer (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	65,000; USM Alger 0–0 MC Alger; (22 December 2015)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

In the 2015–16 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 38th season, as well as the CAF Champions League, and the Algerian Cup.. It was their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

3 July 2015 Friendly	USM Alger	1–1	USM El Harrach	Algiers
23:00				Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi

15 July 2015 Friendly	USM Alger	3–4	JS Saoura	Algiers
23:00				Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi

8 March 2016 Friendly	WA Tlemcen	1–2	USM Alger	Tlemcen
16:00				Stadium: Stade Akid Lotfi

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	17	7	6	49	31	+18	056.67	N/A	Winners	13 August 2015	27 May 2015
Algerian Cup	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00	Round of 64		17 December 2015
Champions League	10	6	1	3	12	8	+4	060.00	Group stage	Runners–up	27 June 2015	8 November 2015
Total	41	23	8	10	62	42	+20	056.10

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	USM Alger (C)	30	17	7	6	49	31	+18	58	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	JS Saoura	30	12	12	6	39	25	+14	48	Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
3	JS Kabylie	30	12	9	9	27	27	0	45^[a]	Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round
4	CR Belouizdad	30	11	12	7	40	29	+11	45^[a]
5	ES Sétif	30	11	11	8	31	19	+12	44^[b]

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2016. 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.
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ ^a ^b JS Kabylie ahead of CR Belouizdad on head-to-head record: JSK–CRB 1–0, CRB–JSK 1–1.
^ ES Sétif ahead of MO Béjaïa on head-to-head record: ESS–MOB 0–0, MOB–ESS 0–0.

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	17	7	6	49	31	+18	58	11	4	1	31	13	+18	6	3	5	18	18	0

Last updated: 27 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W
Position	13	10	5	2	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Win Draw Loss

15 August 2015 Round 1	NA Hussein Dey	2–1	USM Alger	Belouizdad
17:00	Gasmi 32' (pen.) Benaldjia 33' Bendebka 67' Boussouf 35' 90+3'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	48' Seguer 65' Zemmamouche 75' Khoualed 90+3' Chafaï	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mohamed Benouza

25 August 2015 Round 2	USM Alger	2–1	ES Sétif	Bologhine
18:00	Benkhemassa 23' Khoualed 26' Belaïli 39' Seguer 43' Koudri 90'	Soccerway Report Live TV: Algérie 3 / TV Tamazight 4	45+1' Benlamri 61' Ziaya 90+4' (pen.) Benyettou	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Mohamed Ghorbal

29 August 2015 Round 3	JS Kabylie	0–1	USM Alger	Tizi Ouzou
18:00	Malo 49'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	35' Mazari 37' Meftah 82' Belaïli	Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

15 September 2015 Round 4	USM Alger	3–2	MC Oran	Bologhine
19:00	Meftah 20' (pen.) Seguer 55' Belaïli 80' (pen.) Mazari 84' Nadji 90'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	45' 48' Benyahia 73' Bellabès 90+3' Za'abia	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

19 September 2015 Round 5	CS Constantine	0–2	USM Alger	Constantine
17:00	8' Ahmed 54' Aksas 79' Bencherifa 80'	Soccerway Report Live TV: Algérie 3	6' Benkhemassa 29' Beldjilali 60' 61' Andria 75' Khoualed 80' (pen.) Aoudia	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Farouk Mial

12 October 2015 Round 6	USM Alger	3–2	MO Béjaïa	Bologhine
18:00	Nadji 25' 48' Seguer 53' Abdellaoui 55' Meftah 67' (pen.) Koudri 81' Benmoussa 85'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	38' 59' 66' Sidibe	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

17 October 2015 Round 8	CR Belouizdad	1–2	USM Alger	Algiers
16:00	Feham 18' (pen.) Derrag 27' Cheurfaoui 77'	Soccerway Report	18' Zemmamouche 45' Seguer 47' Nadji	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Boubekeur Zouaoui

20 October 2015 Round 7	RC Arbaâ	1–2	USM Alger	Larbaâ
16:00	Guessan 30' 65' Bensalem 71' Yettou 79'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	8' Andria 89' Boudebouda	Stadium: Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf Referee: Marzouk Brahimi

24 October 2015 Round 9	USM Alger	2–2	RC Relizane	Bologhine
18:00	Benmoussa 14' 65' Benkhemassa 36' Meftah 70' Chafaï 85' Koudri 90+3'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	10' Zakaria 48' Tiaiba 51' Bitam 66' Benabderahmane 80' Megherbi	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

21 November 2015 Round 12	ASM Oran	0–2	USM Alger	Oran
15:00	Sebbah 2' Haddad 18'	Soccerway Report	4' Chafaï 63' Benkhemassa 75' (pen.) Meftah 82' Andria	Stadium: Stade Habib Bouakeul Referee: Redouane Necib

24 November 2015 Round 10	JS Saoura	1–1	USM Alger	Béchar
18:00	Sayah 52' Djemili 68' Merbah 70'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	81' Andria 83' 84' Baïteche	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mohamed Boukhalfa

28 November 2015 Round 13	USM Alger	2–1	USM El Harrach	Algiers
16:00	Seguer 13', 42' 90'	Soccerway Report Live TV: beIN Sports / Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports	45+3' Younes	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Farouk Houasnia

12 December 2015 Round 14	DRB Tadjenanet	1–2	USM Alger	Tadjenanet
15:00	Aib Achref 23' 59' Sayoud 44' (pen.) Tembeng 57'	Soccerway Report Live TV: Canal Algérie	9' Chafaï 30' Boudebouda 33' Benmoussa 41' Benayada 65' El Orfi 79' (pen.) Meftah 80' Koudri	Stadium: Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

22 December 2015 Round 11	USM Alger	0–0	MC Alger	Algiers
18:00	Meftah 45' Benkhemassa 45' Koudri 74' Chafaï 90'	Soccerway Report Live TV: beIN Sports / Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports	31' Karaoui 73' Bouhenna	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 60.000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza

26 December 2015 Round 15	USM Alger	3–0	USM Blida	Bologhine
16:00	Andria 22' Nadji 36' Chafaï 45+1'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	45' Laïfaoui	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Farouk Mial

14 January 2016 Round 16	USM Alger	1–1	NA Hussein Dey	Algiers
18:00	Khoualed 14' Nadji 16' Beldjilali 30' Koudri 86'	Soccerway Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports / Canal Algérie	15' (pen.) 90' Gasmi	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Mohamed Ghorbal

23 January 2016 Round 17	ES Sétif	1–1	USM Alger	Sétif
16:00	Arroussi 43'	Soccerway Report Live TV: Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports	26' Chafaï	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Farouk Mial

30 January 2016 Round 18	USM Alger	2–0	JS Kabylie	Bologhine
16:00	Benkhemassa 13' Nadji 75' Boudebouda 90'	Soccerway Report Live TV: Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports	29' Ferhani	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Boukhalfa

6 February 2016 Round 19	MC Oran	2–1	USM Alger	Oran
16:00	Zubya 75' Benyahia 77' Natèche 90'	Soccerway Report Live TV: Canal Algérie	47' Benkhemassa 71' Aoudia	Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

12 February 2016 Round 20	USM Alger	1–1	CS Constantine	Bologhine
18:00	Boudebouda 82'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	15' 48' Voavy 13' 90' Guerabis	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Merzoug Brahimi

23 February 2016 Round 21	MO Béjaïa	0–1	USM Alger	Béjaïa
16:00	Ndoye 15' Lakhdari 22' Messaoudi 64' Benali 82'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	83' (pen.) Meftah 86' Boudebouda 90' Mansouri	Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mohamed Benouza

12 March 2016 Round 22	USM Alger	4–0	RC Arbaâ	Bologhine
18:00	Darfalou 29' Seguer 42' Nadji 76' Benmoussa 86'	Soccerway Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4	89' Achiou	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Bachir

18 March 2016 Round 23	USM Alger	2–0	CR Belouizdad	Algiers
18:00	Seguer 40' Abdellaoui 81' Meftah 84' 90+2'	Soccerway Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4	38' 77' Bencherifa	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Farouk Houasnia

1 April 2016 Round 24	RC Relizane	3–0	USM Alger	Relizane
15:00	Tiaïba 40', 79' (pen.) Manucho 62'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	60' Beldjilali 71' Berrefane	Stadium: Stade Tahar Zoughari Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar

9 April 2016 Round 25	USM Alger	1–2	JS Saoura	Bologhine
17:00	Koudri 61' Meftah 70' (pen.)	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	65' Zaidi 90' Hamia	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

22 April 2016 Round 26	MC Alger	2–2	USM Alger	Algiers
17:00	Hachoud 79', 87' Demmou 34'	Soccerway Report Live TV: beIN Sports / Canal Algérie / Al Kass Sports	26' Nadji 67' 75' Darfalou 81' Seguer	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 80.000 Referee: Farouk Mial

30 April 2016 Round 27	USM Alger	3–0	ASM Oran	Bologhine
16:00	Darfalou 46' Benmoussa 57' Seguer 65'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	62' Djemaouni 86' Benkablia	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mohammed Hansal

13 May 2016 Round 28	USM El Harrach	3–0	USM Alger	Algiers
17:30	Bouguèche 14' Younes 85' Mellal 90+3'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None	80' Mazari	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Abderrazek Hallalchi

20 May 2016 Round 29	USM Alger	2–1	DRB Tadjenanet	Bologhine
17:30	Khoualed 20' Benkhemassa 34' Andria 41' Koudri 45' Aradji 64' Darfalou 83'	Soccerway Report Live TV: beIN Sports / TV Tamazight 4	24' Daoud 29' 69' Guitoune 39' Hadded 90+1' Chibane	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Benouza

27 May 2016 Round 30	USM Blida	1–0	USM Alger	Blida
17:30	Melika 55'	Soccerway Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

17 December 2015 Round of 64	USM Alger	1–3	Paradou AC	Bologhine
17:00	37' Khoualed 75'	Soccerway Report	23' Kherifi 68' Attal 81' Mansouri	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Helalchi, Brahim, Doulache

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	USM	MER	ESS	MCE
1	USM Alger	6	5	0	1	9	3	+6	15	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–0	3–0	2–1
2	Al-Merrikh	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13	Advance to knockout stage	1–0	—	2–0	2–0
3	ES Sétif	6	1	2	3	5	10	−5	5		1–2	1–1	—	2–2
4	MC El Eulma	6	0	1	5	5	11	−6	1		0–1	2–3	0–1	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

27 June 2015 Matchday 1	ES Sétif	1–2	USM Alger	Sétif, Algeria
22:30 UTC+1	Djahnit 13' 84'	Soccerway Report Live TV: EN TV / beIN Sports	22' Koudri 32' Ferhat 57' 60' Seguer 72' Khoualed 78' Mansouri	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Attendance: 22.000 Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

10 July 2015 Matchday 2	USM Alger	1–0	Al-Merrikh SC	Algiers, Algeria
22:30 UTC+1	Koudri 32' Meftah 36' Belaïli 53'	Soccerway Report Live TV: EN TV / beIN Sports	32' 35' Lebri 77' Al-Madina	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Attendance: 18.000 Referee: (Mali)

24 July 2015 Matchday 3	USM Alger	2–1	MC El Eulma	Algiers, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Beldjilali 16' Seguer 22' Khoualed 35' El Orfi 86'	Soccerway Report Live TV: EN TV / beIN Sports	13' Hammami 40' 80' Maïza	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Attendance: 17.000 Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

7 August 2015 Matchday 4	MC El Eulma	0–1	USM Alger	El Eulma, Algeria
21:15 UTC+1	Bouzama 49' Belkhiter 57' 65'	Soccerway Report Live TV: EN TV / beIN Sports	29' Benkhemassa 49' 79' Meftah 69' El Orfi	Stadium: Stade Messaoud Zougar Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

21 August 2015 Matchday 5	USM Alger	3–0	ES Sétif	Algiers, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Belaïli 34' Beldjilali 37' Benkhemassa 55' Aoudia 74' Ferhat 90+2'	Soccerway Report Live TV: EN TV / beIN Sports	48'	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

11 September 2015 Matchday 6	Al-Merrikh SC	1–0	USM Alger	Omdurman, Sudan
20:30 UTC+3	Lebri 13' 34'	Soccerway Report Live TV: beIN Sports	57' Abdellaoui	Stadium: Al-Merrikh Stadium Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

25 September 2015 first leg	Al-Hilal	1–2	USM Alger	Omdurman, Sudan
20:00 UTC+3	Careca 2'	Soccerway Report Live TV: beIN Sports	13' Aoudia 23' Andria 50' Meftah 67' 67' Baïteche	Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

3 October 2015 Second leg	USM Alger	0–0 (2–1 agg.)	Al-Hilal	Algiers, Algeria
21:30 UTC+1	Meftah 11' Andria 84'	Soccerway Report Live TV: EN TV / beIN Sports	9' 23' Andrezinho 35' 90+2' Hamid	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

31 October 2015 first leg	USM Alger	1–2	TP Mazembe	Algiers, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1	Seguer 88'	Soccerway Report Live TV: EN TV / beIN Sports	27' Kalaba 79' (pen.) Samatta	Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

8 November 2015 Second leg	TP Mazembe	2–0 (4–1 agg.)	USM Alger	Lubumbashi, DR Congo
15:30 UTC+2	Samatta 74' (pen.) Assalé 90+3'	Soccerway Report Live TV: beIN Sports		Stadium: Stade TP Mazembe Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

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 Cup				CAF Champions League				Total
No.	Nat.	Player	Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
Goalkeepers
1		Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	7		2						7				14		2
16		Ismaïl Mansouri	17		1						3		1		20		2
27		Mourad Berrefane	7		1		1								8		1
33		Hossin Lagoun					1								1
Defenders
3		Ayoub Abdellaoui	17		2						2		1		19		3
6		Farouk Chafaï	23	3	3	1	1				7				31	3	3	1
30		Mohamed Meftah	19	8	3		1				6	1	4		26	9	7
26		Brahim Boudebouda	16	3	2		1				8				25	3	2
5		Arslane Mazari	10		3						6				16		3
19		Houcine Benayada	14		1		1				4		1		19		2
20		Nacereddine Khoualed	24	1	4		1		1		7	1	2		32	2	7
25		Mokhtar Benmoussa	25	3	3						8				33	3	3
45			3												3
Midfielders
7		Zinedine Ferhat	20								9		3	1	29		3	1
10		Youcef Belaïli	4	3							5	2			9	5
13		Nassim Bouchema	8								2				10
23		Hamza Koudri	26		8						7		2		33		10
28		Karim Baïteche	8	1	1						5	1	1		13	2	2
8		Kaddour Beldjilali	17		3		1				7	2			25	2	3
24		Mohammed Benkhemassa	20		8						8		2		28		10
11		Hocine El Orfi	14		1		1				6		2	1	21		3	1
		Djamel Chettal	9												9
			1												1
			1												1
			1												1
Forwards
88		Oualid Ardji	10	1			1	1							11	2
21		Mohamed Amine Aoudia	13	2			1				6	2			20	4
22		Oussama Darfalou	11	4	1						2				13	4	1
18		Mohamed Seguer	22	9	3		1				7	3	1		30	12	4
14		Rachid Nadji	19	7	2		1				5				25	7	2
9		Carolus Andriamatsinoro	24	4	3		1				7		2		32	4	5
Own goals				0				0				0				0
Totals				49	58	1		1	1	0		12	22	2		62	79	3

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

No.	Player	Pos.	Ligue 1	Cup	Champions League	TOTAL
18	Mohamed Seguer	FW	9	0	3	12
30	Mohamed Meftah	DF	8	0	1	9
14	Rachid Nadji	FW	7	0	0	7
10	Youcef Belaïli	MF	3	0	2	5
22	Oussama Darfalou	FW	4	0	0	4
9	Carolus Andriamatsinoro	FW	4	0	0	4
21	Mohamed Amine Aoudia	FW	2	0	2	4
26	Brahim Boudebouda	DF	3	0	0	3
6	Farouk Chafaï	DF	3	0	0	3
25	Mokhtar Benmoussa	DF	3	0	0	3
8	Kaddour Beldjilali	MF	0	0	2	2
20	Nacereddine Khoualed	DF	1	0	1	2
28	Karim Baïteche	MF	1	0	1	2
88	Oualid Ardji	MF	1	1	0	2
Own Goals			0	0	0	0
Totals			49	1	12	62

No.	Pos	Player	Ligue 1	Champions League	Total
7	CM	Zinedine Ferhat	9	2	11
10	CM	Youcef Belaïli	2	3	5
23	DF	Mohamed Meftah	5	0	5
23	CM	Hamza Koudri	2	2	4
25	DF	Mokhtar Benmoussa	3	0	3
8	CM	Kaddour Beldjilali	2	1	3
24	CM	Mohammed Benkhemassa	2	0	2
9	FW	Carolus Andriamatsinoro	2	0	2
88	CM	Oualid Ardji	1	0	1
14	RW	Rachid Nadji	1	0	1
18	FW	Mohamed Seguer	1	0	1
3	DF	Ayoub Abdellaoui	1	0	1
Total			31	8	39

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
3 May 2015	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	1
23 May 2015	Zinedine Ferhat	2	(vs. ASM Oran)
27 June 2015	Zinedine Ferhat	1
10 July 2015	Hamza Koudri	2
24 July 2015	Nacereddine Khoualed	1
7 August 2015	Mohamed Meftah	2
7 August 2015	Hocine El Orfi	1
15 August 2015	Farouk Chafaï	2	(vs. NA Hussein Dey)
15 August 2015	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	1
21 August 2015	Mohammed Benkhemassa	1
11 September 2015	Ayoub Abdellaoui	1
4 October 2015	Mohamed Meftah	2
4 October 2015	Carolus Andriamatsinoro	1
31 October 2015	Hocine El Orfi	1	(vs. TP Mazembe)
31 October 2015	Nacereddine Khoualed	1
24 November 2015	Carolus Andriamatsinoro	1
28 November 2015	Mohamed Seguer	1
12 December 2015	Mokhtar Benmoussa	1
12 December 2015	Hamza Koudri	1
18 March 2016	Mohamed Meftah	1

Includes all competitive matches.

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

Games played	41 (30 Ligue 1, 1 Algerian Cup, 10 Champions League)
Games won	23 (17 Ligue 1, 0 Algerian Cup, 6 Champions League)
Games drawn	8 (7 Ligue 1, 0 Algerian Cup, 1 Champions League)
Games lost	10 (6 Ligue 1, 1 Algerian Cup, 3 Champions League)
Win %	56.10%
Goals scored	62 (49 Ligue 1, 1 Algerian Cup, 12 Champions League)
Goals conceded	42 (31 Ligue 1, 3 Algerian Cup, 8 Champions League)
Goal difference	+20 (+18 Ligue 1, −2 Algerian Cup, +4 Champions League)
Yellow cards	79 (58 Ligue 1, 1 Algerian Cup, 22 Champions League)
Red cards	3 (1 Ligue 1, 0 Algerian Cup, 2 Champions League)
Worst discipline
Biggest win	4-0 (vs. RC Arbaâ, Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, 12.03.2016)
Heaviest defeat	0-3 (on 2 occasions)
Highest scoring match	3-2 (vs. MC Oran, Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, 15.09.2015) 3-2 (vs. MO Béjaïa, Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, 12.10.2015)
Most appearances	33 (Mokhtar Benmoussa, Hamza Koudri)
Top scorer	12 (Mohamed Seguer)
Most assists	11 (Zinedine Ferhat)

Players and squad numbers last updated on 27 May 2016.^[1]
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	Transfer fees
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	(1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 30)	MC Alger	260	0	2012	2020	Free transfer
27	GK	Mourad Berrefane	(1986-03-18)18 March 1986 (aged 29)	MO Béjaïa	0	0	2014	2016	Free transfer
16	GK	Ismaïl Mansouri	(1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 27)	MO Béjaïa	0	0	2008	2017	Loan Return
Defenders
3	CB / LB	Ayoub Abdellaoui	(1993-02-16)16 February 1993 (aged 22)	Reserve team	30	0	2011	2016	Youth system
6	CB	Farouk Chafaï	(1990-06-23)23 June 1990 (aged 25)	Reserve team	156	13	2010	2016	Youth system
20	CB	Nacereddine Khoualed (C)	(1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 29)	US Biskra	276	11	2006	2018	Free transfer
25	LB / LM / LW	Mokhtar Benmoussa	(1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 29)	ES Sétif	133	10	2012	2016	Free transfer
26	LB	Brahim Boudebouda	(1990-08-28)28 August 1990 (aged 25)	Le Mans FC	104	12	2012	2016	Free transfer
30	RB	Mohamed Rabie Meftah	(1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 30)	JSM Béjaïa	138	25	2011	2017	Free transfer
5	CB	Arslane Mazari	(1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 26)	USM El Harrach	16	0	2015	2017	Free transfer
19	CB	Houcine Benayada	(1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 23)	ASM Oran	19	0	2015	2017	Free transfer
Midfielders
7	RW / AM	Zinedine Ferhat	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 22)	Reserve team	138	8	2011	2018	Youth system
10	LW / RW / AM	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 23)	Espérance de Tunis	41	13	2014	2016	Free transfer
11	DM	Hocine El Orfi	(1987-01-27)27 January 1987 (aged 28)	Paradou AC	83	0	2012	2016	Free transfer
13	CM / DM	Nassim Bouchema	(1988-05-05)5 May 1988 (aged 27)	MC Alger	134	6	2011	2017	Free transfer
23	DM / RM	Hamza Koudri	(1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 28)	MC Alger	124	3	2012	2017	Free transfer
24	DM	Mohammed Benkhemassa	(1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 22)	Reserve team	46	1	2011	2016	Youth system
28	AM	Karim Baïteche	(1991-07-10)10 July 1991 (aged 24)	Reserve team	0	0	2010	2017	Youth system
8	AM	Kaddour Beldjilali	(1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 27)	Étoile du Sahel	35	4	2014	2017	400,000 €
15	CM	Djamel Chettal	(1992-05-23)23 May 1992 (aged 23)	Reserve team	0	0	2012	2017	Loan Return
Forwards
9	CF	Carolus Andriamatsinoro	(1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 26)	Paradou AC	100	15	2012	2019	Undisclosed
14	ST	Rachid Nadji	(1989-04-15)15 April 1989 (aged 26)	ES Sétif	51	12	2014	2016	Free transfer
18	CF / RW / LW	Mohamed Seguer	(1985-01-19)19 January 1985 (aged 30)	ASO Chlef	92	20	2012	2016	Free transfer
22	ST	Oussama Darfalou	(1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 22)	RC Arbaâ	13	4	2015	2018	150,000 €
21	ST	Mohamed Amine Aoudia	(1987-06-06)6 June 1987 (aged 28)	FSV Frankfurt	20	4	2015	2016	150,000 €

Date	Position	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
7 June 2015	DF	Arslane Mazari	USM El Harrach	Free transfer	^[2]
13 June 2015	GK	Ismaïl Mansouri	MO Béjaïa	Loan Return	^[3]
16 June 2015	DF	Houcine Benayada	ASM Oran	Free transfer	^[4]
8 July 2015	MF	Oussama Darfalou	RC Arbaâ	€ 150,000	^[5]
25 July 2015	MF	Mohamed Amine Aoudia	FSV Frankfurt	€ 150,000	^[6]
5 January 2016	MF	Djamel Chettal	MO Béjaïa	Loan Return

Date	Position	Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
10 June 2015	MF	Bouazza Feham	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer	^[7]
15 June 2015	MF	Abdelkader Laïfaoui	USM Blida	Free transfer	^[8]
1 July 2015	MF	Abderrahmane Bourdim	RC Relizane	Loan for one year
8 July 2015	FW	Abderrahmane Meziane	RC Arbaâ	Loan for one year
8 July 2015	FW	Mohamed Taib	RC Arbaâ	Loan for one year
8 July 2015	GK	Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi	RC Arbaâ	Free transfer
27 July 2015	DF		DRB Tadjenanet	Free transfer
27 July 2015	FW	Manucho	RC Relizane	Loan for one year	^[9]

Lamine Zemmamouche

Ismaïl Mansouri

Mourad Berrefane

TOTALS

^ "First Team". www.dzfoot.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
^ "transfert arslen mazari signe pour deux ans". usma.dz. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^ "le gardien mansouri rejoint le groupe a casa". footalgerien.com. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "hocine benayada signe pour deux ans". dzfoot.com. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
^ "oussama darfalou signe-pour 3 ans". usma.dz. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
^ "mohamed amine aoudia a lusma cest presque fait". dzfoot.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ "CR Belouizdad : Feham Bouazza s'engage pour deux saisons". radioalgerie.dz. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ "MERCATO : LAÏFAOUI S'ENGAGE AVEC L'USM BLIDA". 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ "Kouadio prété par l'USMA au RC Relizane". dzfoot.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[table_hth_JSK0.40707480414169-1] JS Kabylie ahead of CR Belouizdad on head-to-head record: JSK–CRB 1–0, CRB–JSK 1–1.

[table_hth_ESS0.40707480414169-2] ES Sétif ahead of MO Béjaïa on head-to-head record: ESS–MOB 0–0, MOB–ESS 0–0.

[3] "First Team". www.dzfoot.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[4] "transfert arslen mazari signe pour deux ans". usma.dz. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[5] "le gardien mansouri rejoint le groupe a casa". footalgerien.com. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[6] "hocine benayada signe pour deux ans". dzfoot.com. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

[7] "oussama darfalou signe-pour 3 ans". usma.dz. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[8] "mohamed amine aoudia a lusma cest presque fait". dzfoot.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

[9] "CR Belouizdad : Feham Bouazza s'engage pour deux saisons". radioalgerie.dz. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[10] "MERCATO : LAÏFAOUI S'ENGAGE AVEC L'USM BLIDA". 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[11] "Kouadio prété par l'USMA au RC Relizane". dzfoot.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	17	7	6	49	31	+18	58	11	4	1	31	13	+18	6	3	5	18	18	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	17	7	6	49	31	+18	58	11	4	1	31	13	+18	6	3	5	18	18	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	17	7	6	49	31	+18	58	11	4	1	31	13	+18	6	3	5	18	18	0