USM Blida
Full name | Union Sportive Madinat Blida | ||
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Nickname(s) | Salvador | ||
Founded | 16 June 1932 as Union Sportive Musulmane de Blida | ||
Ground | Brakni Brothers Stadium Stade Mustapha Tchaker | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Chairman | |||
Head Coach | Kamel Mouassa | ||
League | Ligue 2 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur, Group Centre, 8th (promoted) | ||
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Union Sportive Madinat Blida (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة البليدة), known as USM Blida or simply USMB for short, is a football club based in the city of Blida. The club was founded in June 1932 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, the Brakni Brothers Stadium, has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue 2.
History[]
On 16 June 1932 the club was officially founded with the name Union Sportive Musulmane Blidéenne, and began competing in the Third Division League Football Association of Algiers. They played their first official match on 24 Septembre 1933 in the first round of North African Cup.[1]
On 5 August 2020, USM Blida promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.[2]
Club identity[]
Colours[]
Since the establishment of the club, the colours are the green and the red.[citation needed]
Crest[]
Historical evolution of the club's crest.
First badge of the club
Previous badge of the club
Actual badge of the club
Stadium[]
USM Blida play their home matches at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 2011.
Current squad[]
As of 27 October 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours[]
Domestic competitions[]
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 : 26 season
- Runner-up (1): 2002–03
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 : 24 season
- Champion (4): 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2014–15
- Runner-up (1): 1995–96
Regional competitions[]
- North African Cup : 5 appearances
- 1947 – Quarter-finals
- 1952 – Round of 32
- 1953 – Round of 32
- 1954 – Semi-final
- 1955 – Round of 32
- Arab Club Champions Cup : 2 appearances
North African Cup[]
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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1946–1947 | ||||
Round of 16 | ![]() |
/ | 0–1 | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
0–1 | / | |
1952–1953 | ||||
Round of 32 | ![]() |
/ | 4–0 | |
1953–1954 | ||||
Round of 32 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–2 | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
1–0 | / | |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
1–0 | / | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
/ | 1–0 | |
1954–1955 | ||||
Round of 32 | ![]() |
2–3 | / | |
1955–1956 | ||||
Round of 32 | ![]() |
/ | 4–0 |
Arab Champions League[]
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1996 | |||||
Group stage (A) | ![]() |
/ | 5–1 | 3rd place | |
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/ | 1–0 | |||
2003–04 | First Round | ![]() |
0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
Group stage (C) | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–0 | 4th place | |
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0–5 | 2–1 | |||
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0–2 | 1–1 |
Records[]
- League victory: 7–1 v WA Tlemcen, 26 October 2000
- Cup victory: 6–0 v , 29 January 2006
Presidents[]
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Transfers[]
Record sales[]
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Record signings[]
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List of managers[]
The first manager of USM Blida was Abdelkader Hadef, who joined the club in 1932 as a player-manager. The current manager is Sofiane Nechma, who took over the club in March 2020.
Recent seasons[]
Season | League | Cup | Top goalscorer(s)[3] | |||||||||||
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Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Name | Goals | Ref. | ||
2010-2011 | Division 1 | 16th | 29 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 30 | -14 | Round of 32 | Abdelkader Harizi | 5 | [4] |
2011-2012 | Division 2 | 5th | 45 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | Round of 64 | 10 | [5] | |
2012-2013 | Division 2 | 5th | 48 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 27 | +17 | Round of 16 | Mustapha Melika | 11 | [6] |
Division 2 | 6th | 47 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 5th Round | Mohamed Amine Hammia | 8 | [7] | |
Division 2 | 1st | 53 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | Round of 64 | 14 | [8] | ||
2015-2016 | Division 1 | 14th | 36 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | Round of 32 | Bedrane, Amiri, , Sylla | 3 | [9] |
Division 2 | 2nd | 51 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 19 | +12 | Round of 32 | 8 | [10] | ||
2017-2018 | Division 1 | 16th | 23 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | -22 | Quarter-finals | Samy Frioui | 17 | [11] |
2018-2019 | Division 2 | 16th | 17 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 44 | -29 | Round of 64 | Abdelmalik Hadef | 5 | [12] |
2019-2020 | Division 3 | 8th | 31 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 4th Round | Bilel Herbache | 6 | [13] |
2020-2021 | Division 2 |
See also[]
- List of USM Blida players
- List of USM Blida seasons
- USM Blida league record by opponent
- List of USM Blida international footballers
References[]
- ^ "Au Stade Lebon: US Musulmane Blidéenne bat le SC Ménerville, par 2 buts à 1". gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Saison 2019/2020 : Les clubs de Division Nationale Amateurs promus en Ligue 2".
- ^ Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Cup of Algeria, League Cup and Arab Cup) are counted.
- ^ "Statistics 2010–11 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2011–12 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2012–13 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2013–14 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2014–15 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2015–16 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2016–17 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2017–18 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2018–19 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2019–20 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
External links[]
- USM Blida on Facebook
- USM Blida
- Football clubs in Algeria
- Association football clubs established in 1932
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 clubs
- 1932 establishments in Algeria
- Blida