USM Alger in African football

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USM Alger in African football
Stade rennais vs USM Alger, July 16th 2016 - Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche.jpg
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche is the USM Alger player with the highest match tally in international competitions, with 68 matches.
ClubUSM Alger
Most appearancesMohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 68
Top scorerBillel Dziri 16
First entry1982 African Cup Winners' Cup
Latest entry2019–20 CAF Champions League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: Runner-Up)

USM Alger, an Algerian professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Algeria in the Champions League on seven occasions, the Confederation Cup on Three separate occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup five separate occasions, and the now-defunct CAF Cup one occasions.

History[]

The beginning[]

USM Alger 1979–80 with From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Bouaichaoui - Soumatia - Amenouche - Abdouche - Bourad - Rabet.
Sitting Derouaz - Slimani - Bahbouh - Keddou - Guedioura.
This team participated in the African Cup Winners' Cup in the first continental participation for the club in 1982.

USM Alger whose team has regularly taken part in Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions. Qualification for Algerian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions, USM Alger have regularly qualified for the primary African competition, the African Cup, by winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1. USM Alger have also achieved African qualification via the Algerian Cup and have played in both the former African Cup Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup.[1] the first match was against CARA Brazzaville and ended in victory for USM Alger 2–0 As for the biggest win result was in 2004 against ASFA Yennenga 8–1, and biggest loss firstly defeat in 1998 against Primeiro de Agosto club, and the secondly in 2013 away at against US Bitam 3–0, first participation in International competition were in the African Cup Winners' Cup in 1982 and the maximum in the quarter-finals against Ghanaian club Hearts of Oak, in the 1989 version of the same competition and the club withdrew from the same role after the loss in the first leg against Malagasy club BFV at Omar Hamadi Stadium, after that to miss the club's continental competitions for eight years until 1997 in the CAF Champions League for the first time, The beginning was against CD Travadores from the Cape Verde and ended with score 9–2 in total after the second round faced Udoji United Nigerian club and ended with a total of 3–2 to qualify the team for the group stage, where he signed with Raja Casablanca from Morocco, Primeiro de Agosto from Angola and recently Orlando Pirates of South Africa and the team finished second with 11 points, three victories, two draws and a single defeat was against Primeiro de Agosto score 1–2 away from home, and almost USM Alger advance to the final match and goal difference in favor of Raja Casablanca. the following year in the Cup Winners' Cup USMA eliminated in the quarter-final against Angola's Primeiro de Agosto 1–5 on aggregate and before the piece in the second round faced Ghapoha Readers Ghanaian club finished 2–0 on aggregate. then he participated in the CAF Cup for the first and last time the first match was against Horoya AC and ended in favor of the Union by away goals rule. later in the second round and faced Al-Ahli Wad Madani from Sudan, where they won back and forth a total of 7–0, Tarek Hadj Adlane scored the first hat-trick in the history of the club at the continental level, the march of the team stop in the quarter-final against Wydad Casablanca by away goals rule one more time.

Beginning of the millennium and the successive posts[]

Then he became the team participated in a systematic manner in various competitions such as African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, CAF Confederation Cup and the CAF Champions League until 2007 except in 2001 where the team disqualified in 2000 of the African Cup Winners Cup to be punished not to participate in any African competition for a whole year because of the participation an ineligible goalkeeper Burkinabé Siaka Coulibaly against JS du Ténéré from Niger in the second leg, at 2002 in the African Cup Winners' Cup USMA he arrived to the semi-finals, faced in the first round Gazelle FC Chadian and won a 6–1 on aggregate in the next round faced Gabonese club Mangasport and won a 3–1 on aggregate later in the quarter-finals and faced Malagasy club won a large total was 11–3 on aggregate and against the same team, after that the team's career stopped in the semi-final against WAC Casablanca 2–2 on aggregate and goal difference away from home.[2] at the CAF Champions League in 2003, the USMA faced Wallidan FC Club from Gambia and ended with the victory of USM Alger 3–2 on aggregate.[3] and then faced Stade Malien and won a 3–1 on aggregate, the second leg in Algeria played outside the capital in Constantine because of the punishment by the CAF due to the violence in the last version of the Cup Winners' Cup in 2002 against Wydad. to advance to the group stage, where he signed in Group B with Tunisia's Espérance, Canon Yaoundé and Atlético Sport Aviação, where he faced in the first Match and were defeated 1–0 in the second round, also lost against Esperance inside the home by the same score then made the team three consecutive victories against Yaounde back and forth.[4] and Aviação 2–0 to ensures that qualification to the semi-final for the first time Wayne faced Enyimba from Nigeria and defeated 2–1 on aggregate,[5]

In 2004 at the Champions League came out of the team in the group stage, beginning was against ASFA Yennenga and win a total of 10–3 and record the international Malian Mamadou Diallo hat-trick in the second leg and also he won the top scorer in the Champions League with 10 goals, then faced Asante Kotoko of Ghana and they won by penalty shootout 3–1 to qualify for the group stage where they signed with Espérance again, Jeanne d'Arc.[6] and Supersport United Where he contented himself with seven points from two wins, one draw and three defeats and went out after finishing third, Then they began the results of the team in the retreat the level of the Continental where in the CAF Champions League in 2005 the team failed to reach the group stage of the beginning it was against the Libyan team Olympic Azzaweya and ended with a total of 7–0 then faced Egyptian champion Al Ahly SC and defeated a total of 2–3. He then moved to the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup, where came out also against AS Marsa Tunisian club 4–5 in a penalty shootout. The following year at the same competition faced in the preliminary round Rail Club du Kadiogo and won a total of 2–1, the team went out in the first round in front of the ASC Port Autonome Senegalese 2–3 on aggregate, and in 2007 was the worst post continental team after he came out of the preliminary round against a team from Niger AS GNN.

The era of Ali Haddad and first CAF Champions League final[]

The usual starting line-up of the 2015 CAF Champions League Final Second leg Runner-up team [7]

In the 2013 CAF Confederation Cup, the team did not put him as a target and came out in second round against Gabonese team US Bitam 3–0 on aggregate. and after an absence of eight years from the African Champions League USM Alger In the CAF Champions League in 2015 was the beginning of the Preliminary round against the club Chadians Foullah Edifice team Me too much in order to qualify to meet the first leg won 3–1 either in the second leg ended in the defeat USM Alger, 3–1[8] to advance with great difficulty to the next round where faced an AS Pikine club Senegalese Qualified to the final round before the group stage easily be 6–2[9] on aggregate, in the second round against Club Guinea AS Kaloum to qualify on aggregate 3–2[10] to the group stage for the first time in 11 years, With the start of the new season coach Miloud Hamdi led temporarily team against ES Sétif in the first round and ended in victory for USMA 2-1 and then in the second round against Al Merrikh Sudanese win in order to Belaïli and then win on the second Algerian team in the group MC El Eulma back and forth a total of 3–1. for guaranteed to qualify for the semi-final then beat ES Sétif 3-0 and finally in the last round the team lost to Al Merrikh by a single goal, in the semi-finals faced another Sudanese team is Al-Hilal in the first leg in Omdurman won 2–1, opened the scoring gate for the hosts Careca then amended Aoudia the result in 13th minutes in the second half, the young Baïteche scored the winning goal in the 67th minute, in the second leg Keep the team on the outcome Go and finish throwing scoreless to qualify for the USM Alger for the first time to the final.[11] to face the best African club TP Mazembe in the first leg suffered USMA of the absence of rice his stars because of injuries and punishments ended throw victory visitors' lead to 1–2 and scored Seguer only goal in the last minute.[12] in the second leg it appeared difference in the level of the owners of the hosts ends in victory, 2–0.[13][14]

In the CAF Champions League they faced in the first round Rail Club du Kadiogo and won with difficulty in going 2–0 have signed in the last 20 minutes.[15] after that in the second leg were defeated by a single goal was enough to qualify for the group stage but with the end of the game the players, USMA supporters and Algerian journalists were assaulted by RC Kadiogo supporters who stormed pitch to intervene after that the Algerian ambassador in Ouagadougou, who asked local officials to protect the Algerian team until his return to Algeria.[16][17][18] two days later, the sports minister of Burkina Faso apologized for what happened to the team.

In the group stage of the CAF Champions League, the team signed in group B with Zamalek, CAPS United from Zimbabwe and Al-Ahli Tripoli of Libya.[19] this is the first time the USMA has played against these clubs in continental competitions and for the first time against a club from Zimbabwe in the same context, the USM Alger Administration decided to receive its competitors in the July 5, 1962 Stadium.[20] The first match was against Al-Ahli Tripoli and ended with the victory of the USM Alger lead to three goals recording by Chafaï, Andria and Darfalou.[21] in the second game against CAPS United at National Sports Stadium in Harare USMA narrowly defeated 2–1 in the final minutes. The start of the matches was difficult because of the great heat and the first half ended 1–0 for the hosts However, in the second half the Union was able to modify the result by defender Abdellaoui, the first in his history as a professional player but despite the control of the Union that a mistake in the defense cost the team the goal of the game for CAPS United.[22] Then in the third round against Zamalek, the team returned with a valuable draw, although he was able to win without the goal he received in the last minute after the error of goalkeeper Zemmamouche star of the game.[23] the coach Put said after the end of the games that his team lost the win but the draw is considered positive and hope is still great to reach the quarter-finals.

In the match against Zamalek, USM Alger won 2–0 in a Ramadan event with 40,000 spectators. Bellahcene scored the first goal at the end of the first half and the first with USMA, in the second half and in the final minutes Meziane scored the second goal, the USMA won in a meritorious way and took the lead of Group B with 7 points.[24][25][26] the team then went to Tunisia to face Al-Ahli Tripoli search of a positive result and with 5,000 union supporters who went to the stadium USM Alger achieved a positive result, a 1–1 draw keep them in the lead and in the final round against CAPS United and more than 50,000 spectators, the team needed to win to secure the lead and had a heavy 4–1 lead.[27][28] then, in the 80th minute, the stadium witnessed a wonderful atmosphere in the stands to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the team in the presence of former stars in the team they are, Bengana, Mansouri, Abdouche, Mouassi, Lalili, Hadj Adlane, Ghoul, Achiou, Dziri, Rahim, and including former coach Noureddine Saadi, former President Saïd Allik and leaders of Algeria's National Liberation Front during Algerian War of Independence, Saadi Yacef who is in the same time former president of the club.[29] the joy was completed by qualifying for the quarter-finals.

In the quarter-finals against Ferroviário Beira of Mozambique, the team performed very poorly, especially in the return match, where they qualified with difficulty after a draw in the total of the two matches 1-1 and squeezing through on away goals.[30] after that semi-final.[31] in the first leg against Morocco's Wydad Casablanca and more than 65,000 supporters, the USM Alger played a very modest performance. although the ground was very bad, it was possible to perform better.[32] In the return match, the USMA lost 3–1.[33] and despite the fact that Wydad playing with 10 players, but the team was unable to modify the result, To fail to achieve his goal of winning the CAF Champions League for the first time also for the third time Wydad to remove the USM Alger in the continental championships after 1999 and 2002.

CAF competitions[]

USM Alger results in CAF competition
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1982[34] Cup Winners' Cup First round Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 2–0 0–1 2–1
Second round Nigeria Bendel Insurance 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
Quarterfinals Ghana Hearts of Oak 2–1 0–2 2–3
1989[35] Cup Winners' Cup First round Niger 4–0 0–1 4–1
Second round Mali Stade Malien 1–0 0–1 1–1 (4–3 p)
Quarterfinals Madagascar FC BFV 1–3 Walkover 1–3
1997[36] Champions League First round Cape Verde CD Travadores 6–1 3-1 9–2
Second Round Nigeria Udoji United 3–0 0–2 3–2
Group stage Morocco Raja Casablanca 2–2 0–2 2nd place
South Africa Orlando Pirates 2–1 1–1
Angola Primeiro de Agosto 1–0 2–1
1998[37] Cup Winners' Cup First round The Gambia Hawks Walkover
Second Round Ghana Ghapoha Readers 1–0 1–0 2–0
Quarter-finals Angola Primeiro de Agosto 0–3 2–1 1–5
1999[38] CAF Cup First round Guinea Horoya AC 2–1 3–2 4–4 (a)
Second round Sudan Al-Ahli SC 5–0 2–0 7–0
Quarter-finals Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2000[39] Cup Winners' Cup First round Niger JS du Ténéré 1–0 1–1 2–1 ()[40]
2002[41] Cup Winners' Cup First round Chad Gazelle FC 6–1 0–0 6–1
Second Round Gabon AS Mangasport 1–0 2–1 3–1
Quarter-finals Madagascar 8–2 3–1 11–3
Semi-finals Morocco WAC Casablanca 2-2 0–0 2–2 (a)
2003[42] Champions League First round The Gambia Wallidan FC 2–0 1–2 3–2
Second Round Mali Stade Malien 2–0 1-1 3–1
Group stage Angola Atlético Sport Aviação 2–0 0–1 2nd place
Tunisia Espérance 0–1 0–2
Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 3–0 2–0
Semifinals Nigeria Enyimba 1–1 1–2 2–3
2004[43] Champions League First round Burkina Faso ASFA Yennenga 8–1 2–2 10–3
Second Round Ghana Asante Kotoko 2–0 0–2 2–2 (3–1 p)
Group stage Senegal ASC Jeanne d'Arc 1–1 1–2 3rd place
South Africa Supersport United 2–1 0–2
Tunisia Espérance 3–0 1–2
2005 Champions League[44] First Round Libya Olympic Azzaweya 5–0 2–0 7–0
Second round Egypt Al Ahly 0–1 2–2 2–3
Confederation Cup[45] Second Round of 16 Tunisia AS Marsa 1–1 1–1 2–2 (4-5 p)
2006[46] Champions League Preliminary Round Burkina Faso RC Kadiogo 1–0 1–1 2–1
First round Senegal ASC Port Autonome 3–2 1–2 4–4 (a)
2007[47] Champions League Preliminary round Niger AS-FNIS 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
2013[48] Confederation Cup First round Cameroon Panthère du Ndé 1–0 3–2 4–2
Second round Gabon US Bitam 0–0 0–3 0–3
2015[49] Champions League Preliminary round Chad Foullah Edifice 3–0 1–3 4–3
First round Senegal AS Pikine 5–1 1–1 6–2
Second round Guinea AS Kaloum 2–1 1–1 3–2
Group stage Algeria ES Sétif 3–0 2–1 1st place
Sudan Al-Merrikh SC 1–0 0–1
Algeria MC El Eulma 2–1 1–0
Semifinals Sudan Al-Hilal 0–0 2–1 2–1
Final Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1–2 0–2 1–4
2017[50] Champions League First round Burkina Faso RC Kadiogo 2–0 0–1 2–1
Group stage Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 3–0 1–1 1st place
Zimbabwe CAPS United 4–1 1–2
Egypt Zamalek 2–0 1–1
Quarter-finals Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Semifinals Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–0 1–3 1–3
2018[51] Confederation Cup First round Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 1–1 2–2 3–3 (a)
Play-off round Nigeria Plateau United 4–0 1–2 5–2
Group stage Tanzania Young Africans 4–0 1–2 1st place
Kenya Gor Mahia 2–1 0–0
Rwanda Rayon Sports 1–1 2–1
Quarter-finals Egypt Al-Masry 0–1 0–1 0–2
2019–20[52] Champions League Preliminary round Niger AS Sonidep 3–1 2–1 5–2
First round Kenya Gor Mahia 4–1 2–0 6–1
Group stage Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1–1 1–3 4th place
Angola Petro de Luanda 2–2 1–1
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0–1 1–2

Non-CAF competitions[]

Non-CAF competition record
Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1969 Maghreb Cup Winners Cup Semifinals Libya Al-Hilal SC 2–1 (Casablanca)
Final Morocco RS Settat 1–0 (Casablanca)
1970 Maghreb Cup Winners Cup Semifinals Tunisia Club Africain 1–0 (Tunis)
third Place Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1–3 (Tunis)
2003 Arab Champions League Group stage Egypt Zamalek SC 1–1 (Cairo Stadium, Cairo)
Iraq Al Shorta SC 1–1 (Cairo Stadium, Cairo)
Kuwait Kuwait SC 1–1 (Cairo Stadium, Cairo)
Syria Al-Jaish SC 4–1 (Cairo Stadium, Cairo)
2007–08 Arab Champions League Round 32 Iraq Al-Talaba 0–2 (Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus)
2–0 (Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers)
Round 16 Kuwait Al-Arabi 3–2 (Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al-Mansouriah)
(w/o) Sus3
Group stage Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2–1 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish SC 0–0 (Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo)
Syria Taliya SC 0–0 (Hama Municipal Stadium, Hama)
Egypt Tala'ea El-Gaish SC 0–1 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
Syria Taliya SC 0–1 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2–3 (Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca)
2008–09 Arab Champions League Round 32 Saudi Arabia Al-Wahda Mecca 3–0 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
3–1 (King Abdul Aziz Stadium, Mecca)
Round 16 Egypt Ismaily SC 3–1 (Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia)
1–4 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
2012–13 UAFA Club Cup Second Round Mauritania ASC Tevragh-Zeïna 0–2 (Stade Olympique, Nouakchott)
2–1 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
Quarter-finals Jordan Al-Baqa'a SC 1–6 (Amman International Stadium, Amman)
3–2 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
Semifinals Egypt Ismaily SC 0–0 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
0–0(3–4 p) (, Cairo)
Final Kuwait Al-Arabi 0–0 (Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al-Mansouriah)
3–2 (Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers)
2018–19 UAFA Club Championship First Round Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0–1 (Karbala International Stadium, Karbala)
2–0 (Omar Hammadi Stadium, Algiers)
Second Round Sudan Al-Merrikh 4–1 (Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman)
2–0 (Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers)

Statistics[]

By season[]

Information correct as of 1 February 2020.
Key
USM Alger record in African football by season
Season Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Round
1982 African Cup Winners' Cup 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 QF
1989 African Cup Winners' Cup 5 2 0 3 6 5 +1 QF
1997 CAF Champions League 10 6 2 2 21 10 +11 Grp
1998 African Cup Winners' Cup 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 QF
1999 CAF Cup 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 QF
2000 African Cup Winners' Cup 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 R1
2002 African Cup Winners' Cup 8 5 3 0 22 7 +15 SF
2003 CAF Champions League 12 5 2 5 15 10 +5 SF
2004 CAF Champions League 10 4 2 4 20 13 +7 Grp
2005 CAF Champions League 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 R2
2005 CAF Confederation Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 PR
2006 CAF Champions League 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 R1
2007 CAF Champions League 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 PR
2013 CAF Confederation Cup 4 2 1 1 4 5 −1 R2
2015 CAF Champions League 16 9 3 4 25 15 +10 Runners-up
2017 CAF Champions League 12 4 5 3 16 10 +6 SF
2018 CAF Confederation Cup 12 4 4 4 18 12 +6 QF
2019–20 CAF Champions League 10 4 3 3 17 13 +4 Grp
Total 129 60 30 39 209 132 +77

Overall record[]

In Africa[]

As of 1 February 2020:

CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Champions League 9 80 37 19 24 132 82 2019–20
CAF Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) 5 25 13 4 8 40 25 2002
CAF Confederation Cup 3 18 6 7 5 24 19 2018
CAF Cup (defunct) 1 6 4 0 2 13 6 1999
Total 18 129 60 30 39 209 132

Non-CAF competitions[]

As of 10 December 2018:

Non-CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Arab Champions League 5 29 14 8 7 46 34 2018–19
Maghreb Cup Winners Cup (defunct) 2 4 1 0 3 3 6 1970
Total 7 33 15 8 10 49 38

Finals[]

Matches won after regular time (90 minutes of play), extra-time (aet) or a penalty shootout (p) are highlighted in green, while losses are highlighted in red.

14 April 2013 UAFA Club Cup (1L) Al-Arabi SC Kuwait 0–0 Algeria USM Alger Al-Mansouriah, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohamed Arafa (Jordan)
14 May 2013 UAFA Club Cup (2L) USM Alger Algeria 3–2 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC Algiers, Algeria
16:00 UTC+1 Daham Goal 13'
Djediat Goal 37'
Meftah Goal 76' (pen.)
Report Goal 58' K.Fall
Goal 61' Al-Moussawi
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
31 October 2015 Champions League (1L) USM Alger Algeria 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Algiers, Algeria
20:30 UTC+1 Seguer Goal 88' Soccerway Report Goal 27' Kalaba
Goal 79' (pen.) Samatta
Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
8 November 2015 Champions League (2L) TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–0 Algeria USM Alger Lubumbashi, DR Congo
15:30 UTC+2 Samatta Goal 74' (pen.)
Assalé Goal 90+3'
Soccerway Report Stadium: Stade TP Mazembe
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Statistics by country[]

Statistics correct as of game against Petro de Luanda on February 1, 2020

CAF competitions[]

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
Algeria Algeria ES Sétif 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
MC El Eulma 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6
Angola Angola Primeiro de Agosto 4 1 0 3 3 7 −4
Atlético Sport Aviação 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Petro de Luanda 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
Subtotal 8 2 2 4 8 11 −3
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ASFA Yennenga 2 1 1 0 10 3 +7
RC Kadiogo 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2
Subtotal 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9
Cameroon Cameroon Canon Yaoundé 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
Panthère du Ndé 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2
Subtotal 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7
Cape Verde Cape Verde CD Travadores 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
Chad Chad Gazelle FC 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5
Foullah Edifice 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 10 4 +6
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo TP Mazembe 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
AS Maniema Union 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
Subtotal 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3
Republic of the Congo Congo CARA Brazzaville 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Egypt Egypt Al Ahly 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
Al-Masry 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2
Zamalek 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
Subtotal 6 1 2 3 5 6 −1
Gabon Gabon AS Mangasport 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
US Bitam 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 3 4 −1
The Gambia Gambia Wallidan FC 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Ghana Ghana Asante Kotoko 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Ghapoha Readers 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
Hearts of Oak 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
Subtotal 6 4 0 2 6 5 +1
Guinea Guinea Horoya AC 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
AS Kaloum 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1
Kenya Kenya Gor Mahia 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6
Subtotal 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6
Libya Libya Olympic Azzaweya 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
Al-Ahli Tripoli 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
Subtotal 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10
Madagascar Madagascar 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8
FC BFV 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
Subtotal 3 2 0 1 12 6 +6
Mali Mali Stade Malien 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2
Morocco Morocco Raja Casablanca 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Wydad Casablanca 8 1 4 3 7 11 −4
Subtotal 10 2 5 3 11 13 −2
Mozambique Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Niger Niger JS du Ténéré 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
AS-FNIS 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
AS Sonidep 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3
Subtotal 8 5 1 2 14 7 +7
Nigeria Nigeria Enyimba 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
Udoji United 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Bendel Insurance 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Plateau United 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3
Subtotal 8 3 1 4 13 10 +3
Rwanda Rwanda Rayon Sports 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Senegal Senegal ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
AS Pikine 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4
ASC Port Autonome 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
Subtotal 6 2 2 2 12 9 +3
South Africa South Africa Orlando Pirates 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Supersport United 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1
Mamelodi Sundowns 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2
Subtotal 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2
Sudan Sudan Al-Ahli SC 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
Al-Merrikh SC 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Al-Hilal 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Subtotal 6 4 1 1 10 2 +8
Tanzania Tanzania Young Africans 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3
Tunisia Tunisia Espérance 4 1 0 3 4 5 −1
AS Marsa 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
Subtotal 6 1 2 3 6 7 −1
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe CAPS United 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2
Total 129 60 30 39 209 132 +77

Non-CAF competitions[]

Result summary by country
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD
Egypt Egypt 7 0 4 3 3 9 −6
Iraq Iraq 5 4 1 0 8 1 +7
Jordan Jordan 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6
Kuwait Kuwait 4 1 2 1 6 6 0
Libya Libya 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Mauritania Mauritania 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
Morocco Morocco 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Sudan Sudan 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1
Syria Syria 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2
Tunisia Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
Total 33 15 8 10 49 38 +11

African competitions goals[]

Statistics correct as of game against Petro de Luanda on February 1, 2020

Hat-tricks[]

N Date Player Match Score Time of goals
1 16 May 1999 Tarek Hadj Adlane USM Alger – Al-Ahli Wad Madani 5–0 10', 20', 46'
2 15 September 2002 Rabie Benchergui USM Alger – US Transfoot 8–2 16', 39', 60'
3 10 April 2004 Mamadou Diallo USM Alger – ASFA Yennenga 8–1 31', 62', 88'

Two goals one match[]

Non-CAF competitions goals[]

List of All-time appearances[]

This List of All-time appearances for USM Alger in African competitions contains football players who have played for USM Alger in African football competitions and have managed to accrue 20 or more appearances. As well as participating in UAFA Club Championship for those who have exceeded the limit of 20 African matches only.

Gold Still playing competitive football in USM Alger.[note 1]

# Name Position CL1 CWC CAC CCC SC TOTAL UAFA TOTAL Date of first cap Debut against Date of last cap Final match against
1 Algeria Lamine Zemmamouche GK 37 12 49 19 68 19 Feb 2006 RC Kadiogo
2 Algeria Mohamed Rabie Meftah RB 29 12 41 8 49 19 Apr 2013 US Bitam 1 Feb 2020 Petro de Luanda
3 Algeria Hamza Koudri DM 28 10 38 9 47 1 Mar 2015 Foullah Edifice
4 Algeria Farouk Chafaï CB 23 14 37 8 45 15 Feb 2015 Foullah Edifice 23 Sep 2018 Al-Masry
5 Algeria Hocine Achiou AM 27 7 2 36 8 44 1 Apr 2000 Ténéré 2 Apr 2006 Port Autonome
6 Algeria Mokhtar Benmoussa LW / LB / LM 26 10 36 8 44 19 Apr 2013 US Bitam 23 Sep 2018 Al-Masry
7 Algeria Farid Djahnine MF 25 8 2 35 3 38 1 Apr 2000 Ténéré 2 Apr 2006 Port Autonome
8 Algeria Mounir Zeghdoud CB 26 6 2 34 34 10 Mar 2002 Gazelle 3 Mar 2006 RC Kadiogo
9 Algeria Billel Dziri CM 25 6 2 33 11 44 10 Mar 2002 Gazelle 10 Feb 2007 AS GNN
10 Algeria Mohamed Hamdoud RB 27 5 1 33 8 41 1 Apr 2000 Ténéré 10 Feb 2007 AS GNN
11 Algeria Amar Ammour AM 25 3 28 12 40 1 Sep 2002 10 Feb 2007 AS GNN
12 Algeria Rabah Deghmani CB 21 6 1 28 28 10 Mar 2002 Gazelle 2 Apr 2006 Port Autonome
13 Algeria Mohammed Benkhemassa DM 18 9 27 4 31 1 Mar 2015 Foullah Edifice 23 Sep 2018 Al-Masry
14 Algeria Mahieddine Meftah LB 17 6 2 25 25 1 Apr 2000 Ténéré 21 May 2005 AS Marsa
15 Algeria Karim Ghazi DM 18 6 1 25 12 37 1 Apr 2000 Ténéré 10 Feb 2007 AS GNN
16 Algeria Ayoub Abdellaoui LB / CB 18 6 24 24 1 Mar 2015 Foullah Edifice 16 May 2018 Gor Mahia
17 Algeria Hocine Metref DM 22 2 24 6 30 9 Aug 2003 AC Aviação 10 Feb 2007 AS GNN
18 Algeria Salim Aribi CB 20 3 23 23 13 Sep 2002 2 Apr 2006 Port Autonome
19 Algeria Abderrahmane Meziane ST 13 10 23 3 26 3 Apr 2015 Pikine 23 Sep 2018 Al-Masry
20 Algeria Raouf Benguit RB / RM 10 12 22 3 25 11 Mar 2017 RC Kadiogo 23 Sep 2018 Al-Masry
21 Madagascar Carolus Andriamatsinoro CF 20 20 2 22 15 Feb 2015 Foullah Edifice 30 Jun 2017 Al-Ahli Tripoli
22 Algeria Rabie Benchergui ST 15 4 1 20 20 10 Mar 2002 Gazelle 18 Mar 2006 Port Autonome

African and arab opponents by cities[]

USM Alger in African football is located in Africa
Accra
Accra
Brazzaville
Brazzaville
Bamako
Bamako
Antananarivo
Antananarivo
Casablanca
Casablanca
Praia
Praia
Enugu
Enugu
Benin City
Benin City
Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Luanda
Luanda
Tema
Tema
Conakry
Conakry
Wad Madani
Wad Madani
Niamey
Niamey
Moanda
Moanda
Toamasina
Toamasina
Banjul
Banjul
Tunis
Tunis
Aba
Aba
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
Kumasi
Kumasi
Dakar
Dakar
Pretoria
Pretoria
Zaouïa
Zaouïa
Le Caire
Le Caire
La Marsa
La Marsa
Kadiogo
Kadiogo
Bitam
Bitam
Omdurman
Omdurman
El Eulma
El Eulma
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi
Baghdad
Baghdad
Amman
Amman
Kuwait City
Kuwait City
Mecca
Mecca
Damascus
Damascus
Hama
Hama
Kindu
Kindu
Tripoli
Tripoli
Harare
Harare
Beira
Beira
Jos
Jos
Kigali
Kigali
Dar es Salam
Dar es Salam
Nairobi
Nairobi
Port Said
Port Said

Notes[]

  1. ^ Since 2000 African Cup Winners' Cup as of game against JS du Ténéré on April 1, 2000 Except one match 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup US Transfoot vs USM Alger 1 September 2002, Statistics correct as of game against Petro de Luanda on February 1, 2020.

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