2008–09 USM Alger season

In the 2008–09 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 31st time, as well as the Arab Champions League and the Algerian Cup. It was their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

USM Alger
2008–09 season
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachOscar Fulloné
(from 14 July 2008)[1]
(until 17 January 2009)[2]
Kamel Mouassa
(from 19 January 2009)[3]
StadiumStade Omar Hammadi
Division 16th
Algerian CupRound of 64
Arab Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ali Rial (7 goals)

All:
Amar Ammour (8 goals)
Ali Rial (8 goals)

Squad list edit

Players and squad numbers last updated on 28 May 2009.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date Of Birth (Age) Moving from Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
27   GK Merouane Abdouni (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 27)   MC Alger 61 0
24   GK Ahmed Walid Chouih (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 26)   USM El Harrach 32 0
1   GK Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 23)   Youth system 120 0
40   GK Ismaïl Mansouri (1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 20)   Youth system 1 0
Defenders
12   LB Mohamed Amine Saidoune (1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 19)   Youth system 10 0
3   LB Akram Benaoumeur (1981-07-24)24 July 1981 (aged 27)   OM Arzew 26 0
25   LB Nacerdine Bensaci (1985-05-13)13 May 1985 (aged 23)   MO Constantine 17 0
26   CB Sofiane Harkat (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 24)   JS Kabylie 13 0
3   CB Mohamed Amine Zidane (1983-10-05)5 October 1983 (aged 25)   MC Oran 59 2
2   RB Larbi Hosni (1981-02-11)11 February 1981 (aged 27)   MC Alger 15 0
4   CB Ali Rial (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 28)   NARB Réghaïa 61 9
14   LB Zineddine Mekkaoui (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 21)   Youth system 44 1
20   CB Nacereddine Khoualed (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 22)   US Biskra 62 1
13   CB Daniel Moncharé (1982-01-24)24 January 1982 (aged 26)   Cotonsport Garoua 72 1
30   RB Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia (1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 21)   Youth system 44 0
15   RB Mohamed Billel Benaldjia (1988-08-23)23 August 1988 (aged 20)   Youth system 12 0
Midfielders
10   AM Amar Ammour (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 32)   ASM Oran 221 49
8   CM Billel Dziri (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 36)   CS Sedan Ardennes 0 0
28   DM Karim Ghazi (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 29)   Espérance de Tunis 0 0
11   AM Saïd Sayah (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 19)   Youth system 18 0
17   DM Moké Diarra (1983-11-12)12 November 1983 (aged 25)   FC Gueugnon 10 0
23   LM Abdessamad Habbache (1989-02-16)16 February 1989 (aged 19)   Youth system 11 0
32   AM Wuiwel Isea (1982-01-01)1 January 1982 (aged 27)   WA Casablanca 14 1
21   DM Abdelkrim Oudni (1982-08-11)11 August 1982 (aged 26)   CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 24 1
Forwards
28   Aghilès Benchaâbane (1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 19)   Youth system 5 1
37   Nouri Ouznadji (1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 24)   JS Kabylie 7 1
19   Mouaouia Meklouche (1990-11-03)3 November 1990 (aged 18)   Youth system 5 0
23   Cheikh Hamidi (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 25)   USM Annaba 17 6
7   Issaad Bourahli (1974-03-23)23 March 1974 (aged 34)   ES Sétif 97 42

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
31 July 2008 MF    Moké Diarra   Gueugnon Free transfer [5]
15 January 2009 FW   Nouri Ouznadji JS Kabylie Undisclosed [6]
18 January 2009 MF   Wuiwel Isea   WA Casablanca Free transfer [7]

Out edit

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
30 July 2008 DF / MF   Hocine Metref   Dijon FCO Free transfer [8]
18 January 2009 MF    Moké Diarra   Bizertin End of contract [9]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 32 13 9 10 38 31 +7 040.63 6th 7 August 2008 28 May 2009
Algerian Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 Round of 64 15 January 2009
Arab Champions League 4 1 0 3 6 10 −4 025.00 Round of 32 Round of 16 28 October 2008 28 December 2008
Total 37 14 9 14 45 43 +2 037.84

Division 1 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 CR Belouizdad (Q) 32 15 5 12 33 27 +6 50 2010 CAF Confederation Cup
5 MC Alger 32 13 10 9 40 38 +2 49
6 USM Alger 32 13 9 10 38 31 +7 48
7 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj 32 14 7 11 34 33 +1 48[a]
8 MC El Eulma 32 13 7 12 37 35 +2 46
Source: DZFoot 1er Division 2008-2009
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ CA Bordj Bou Arréridj were docked one point

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 13 9 10 38 31  +7 48 11 4 1 26 10  +16 2 5 9 12 21  −9

Last updated: 28 December 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDDWDWLDDDDLWLWLLDWLWWLWLDLWLWWW
Position2464546555648378101088875779797766
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

7 August 2008 Round 1 USM Alger 3–1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Bologhine
Ammour   17'
Oudni   45'
Deghiche   83'
Report   53' Hachoud Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Benouza
11 August 2008 Round 2 USM Alger 0–0 JS Kabylie Bologhine
Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Khélifi, Saadi, Zellagui
25 August 2008 Round 3 CR Belouizdad 1–1 USM Alger Algiers
Bousehaba   12' Report   15' Rial Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Boumaza, Feddaoui, Saadi
29 August 2008 Round 4 USM Alger 1–0 MSP Batna Bologhine
Mecheri   62' Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Djabballah, Etchialli, Belkhier
11 September 2008 Round 5 ES Sétif 1–1 USM Alger Sétif
Hemani   13' Report   27' Rial Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Abed, Guerroudj, Hedia
18 September 2008 Round 6 USM Alger 1–0 USM Blida Bologhine
Dziri   86' Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Amalou, Talbi, Belagoun
17 October 2008 Round 9 USM Alger 1–1 USM El Harrach Bologhine
Boussefiane   20' Report   14' Saïbi Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benouza, Meknous, Graidi
23 October 2008 Round 10 MC El Eulma 0–0 USM Alger El Eulma
Report Stadium: Stade Messaoud Zougar
Referee: Djabalah, Etchiali, Bechirene
3 November 2008 Round 11 USM Alger 1–1 ASO Chlef Bologhine
Boussefiane   25' Report   70' Chehloul Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benaissa, Sedrati, Chaabane
14 November 2008 Round 13 USM Alger 3–0 NA Hussein Dey Bologhine
Dziri   24'
Ammour   77', 90'
Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Bicahari, Tahir, Talbi
1 December 2008 Round 8 MC Alger 0–0 USM Alger Algiers
Report Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Haïmoudi, Belkheir, Bouhassoun
5 December 2008 Round 7 USM Alger 0–2 RC Kouba Bologhine
  79', 90' (pen.) Yahia-Chérif Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Belkacem, Deffar, Archaoui
22 December 2008 Round 12 AS Khroub 3–1 USM Alger El Khroub
Report Ammour   42' Stadium: Stade Abed Hamdani
Referee: Mehidi, Bicharène, Nasri
2 January 2009 Round 14 MC Saïda 1–0 USM Alger Saïda
Dampha   10' Report Stadium: Stade 13 Avril 1958
Referee: Abid Charef, Bougherara, Zellagui
29 January 2009 Round 15 USM Alger 2–1 JSM Béjaïa Bologhine
Bourahli   9', 19' Report   55' N'djeng Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benaissa, Bourouis, Chenoua
2 February 2009 Round 16 USM Annaba 1–0 USM Alger Annaba
Frioua   26' Report Stadium: Stade 19 Mai 1956
Referee: Abed, Guerroudj, Hedia
12 February 2009 Round 17 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 1–0 USM Alger Bordj Bou Arréridj
Issamba   73' Report Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Mehidi, Becheriane, Nasri
19 February 2009 Round 18 JS Kabylie 0–0 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
Report Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre
Referee: Benouza, Meknous, Ouadah
26 February 2009 Round 19 USM Alger 2–1 CR Belouizdad Bologhine
Hamidi   18'
Anderson Isea   86'
Report   25' Nébié Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Bichari, Tahir, Omari
2 March 2009 Round 20 MSP Batna 2–1 USM Alger Batna
Braham Chaouch   65'
Reziouak   78'
Report   79' Hamidi Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Referee: Benbaka, Chaâbane, Saâdi
6 March 2009 Round 21 USM Alger 1–0 ES Sétif Bologhine
Ammour   84' Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Haïmoudi, Etchiali, Bechirane
12 March 2009 Round 22 RC Kouba 2–4 USM Alger Kouba
Amrane   13'
Yahia Cherif   45'
Report   30' Bourahli
  70' Rial
  71' (o.g.) Khellaf
  75' Hamidi
Stadium: Stade Omar Benhaddad
Referee: Amalou, Korichi, Boulekrinet
19 March 2009 Round 24 USM Alger 3–0 MC Alger Bologhine
Dziri   49'
Hamidi   57', 65'
Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Heddada, Belagoune, Azrine
23 March 2009 Round 23 USM Blida 2–0 USM Alger Blida
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Benouza, Chabane, Tahir
30 March 2009 Round 25 USM El Harrach 3–1 USM Alger Algiers
Bourekba   5', 70'
Souakir   30'
Report   90' Khoualed Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Benaïssa, Bourouis, Chnaoua
2 April 2009 Round 26 USM Alger 3–3 MC El Eulma Bologhine
Dziri   6'
Ouznadji   63' (pen.)
Ammour   90'
Report   1' Gasmi
  45' Karaoui
  85' Mongolo
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benouza, Oumari, Belfekroun
13 April 2009 Round 27 ASO Chlef 2–1 USM Alger Chlef
Messaoud   12', 59' (pen.) Report   84' Hamidi Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag
Referee: Ouhenni, Kerraï, Bechirene
23 April 2009 Round 28 USM Alger 3–0 AS Khroub Bologhine
Bourahli   42', 82'
Rial   52'
Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ferradi, Djahnine, Chaoui
30 April 2009 Round 29 NA Hussein Dey 2–1 USM Alger Algiers
Gana   34' (pen.)
Hadiouche   45'
Report   51' Rial Stadium: Stade Frères Zioui
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Debbichi, Tahir, Azrine
7 May 2009 Round 30 USM Alger 1–0 MC Saïda Bologhine
Rial   67' Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Djerboua, Djaafar, Amghar
14 May 2009 Round 31 JSM Béjaïa 0–1 USM Alger Béjaïa
Report   1' Rial Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Referee: Achouri, Chabane, Amri
28 May 2009 Round 32 USM Alger 1–0 USM Annaba Bologhine
Benchaâbane   17' Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Aouiti, Merabet, Zid

Algerian Cup edit

15 January 2009 Round of 64 USM Alger 1–2 (a.e.t.) Paradou AC Kouba
14:00 Ammour   90' Report   9' Maïdi
  106' (o.g.) Moncharé
Stadium: Stade Omar Benhaddad
Referee: Haddada, Belagoun, Yahi

Arab Champions League edit

Round of 32 edit

28 October 2008 first leg USM Alger   3–0   Al-Wahda Mecca Algiers, Algeria
15:00 UTC+1 Ammour   62'
Rial   8'   65'
Machri   77'   77'
Dziri   88'

Zemmamouche, Benouameur, Sayah   78' (Mekaoui,   78'), Moncharé, Rial, Hebbache   61' (Khoualed,   61'), Oudni, Ait Ali, Amour, Bousseffiane   52' (Mechri,   52'), Dziri
Report[10] Madjed El Hazmi   10'
Abdellah El Dossari   33'
Hadjeb Bilel   63'


Assaf Al Garni, Kamel Al Moussa, Hadjeb Bilel, Tarek Al Mouled, Kamel Al Namr, Bilel Al Basri   83' (Ali Falata,   83'), Abdelaziz El Dossari, Madjed Al Hazmi   84' (Mohaned,   84'), Essa Al Mehyani, Amine Al Akrout   67' (Ahmed Al Moussa,   67'), Abdellah Al Dossari
Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi
Referee: Khalil Errouissi (Morocco)
Assistant referees: Mohamed Ayoub, Abdelaziz El-Mehradji (Morocco)
25 November 2008 Second leg Al-Wahda Mecca   3–1   USM Alger Mecca, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3 Aïssa Al Myahi   4', 7'
Al Akrout   61'
Madjed Al Hazani   67'
Al Dossari   76'
Ahmed Al Mosa   79'
Al Mwaled   85'

Assaf, Ahmed Al Mosa, Kamel Al Mosa, Kamel Al Mor, Al Mosa, Al Dossari, Ndiaye   71' (Talal,   71'), Alaa Al kawakibi, Al Mouwalad, Abed Al Hazmi   60' (Madjed Al Hazani,   60'), Amine Al Akrout
Report[11] Dziri   48'
Hosni   52'
Ammour   58'
Diarra   83'
Doucouré   85'


Zemmamouche, Benaoumeur, Zidane, Rial, Moncharé, Ghazi, Oudni   57' (Diarra,   57'), Dziri, Ammour   71' (Khoualed,   71'), Boussefiane   27' (Mekkaoui,   27'), Doucouré
Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Al Ghadroufi (Oman)
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Myahi, Ghalem Al Bellouchi (Oman)

Round of 16 edit

16 December 2008 first leg Ismaily SC   3–1   USM Alger Ismailia, Egypt
17:00 UTC+2 Mouhab Saïd   7', 21'
Mustapha Karim   73'
Report[12] Dziri   31' Stadium: Ismailia Stadium
Referee: Abderahman Al Amri (Sudan)
Assistant referees: Ibrahim Eddebas, Abdelaziz El Asmari (Sudan)
Fourth official: Khaled El Zahrani (Saudi Arabia)
28 December 2008 Second leg USM Alger   1–4   Ismaily SC Algiers, Algeria
15:00 UTC+1 Boussefiane   30'
Mekkaoui   40'
Zemmamouche   45'
Bourahli   55'   59'
Zidane   62'

Zemmamouche, Khoualed   66' (Sayeh,   66'), Zidane, Mekkaoui   45' (Chouih,   45'), Belaldjia, Moncharé, Aït Ali, Ghazi   64' (Oudni,   64'), Ammour, Boussefiane, Bourahli
Report[13] Ahmed Samir   18'
Omar Djamel   33'
Mostapha Karim   43'
Abdallah Saïd   45', 87', 90'
Ahmed Khaïri   49'

Mohammed Sobhi, Ibrahim Saïd   46' (Mohamed Abdelaziz,   46') (Jonhson,   48'), Abdallah Chahat, Al Moatasem Salem, Ahmed Samir, Cherif Abd El Fodhil, Abdallah Saïd, Mohamed Homes, Ahmed Khaïri, Omar Djamal, Mostapha Kamel
Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi
Referee: Khalil Errouissi (Morocco)
Assistant referees: Ayoub, Redhouane (Morocco)

Squad information edit

Playing statistics edit

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 Division 1 Algerian Cup Arab Champions League Total
GS       GS       GS       GS      
Goalkeepers
1   Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 24 2 1 4 1 1 29 3 1
24   Ahmed Walid Chouih 2 1 1 3 1
27   Merouane Abdouni 6 6
Defenders
2   Larbi Hosni 12+2 3 1 1 15 3 1
3   Mohamed Amine Zidane 11+4 5 3 1 18 6
4   Ali Rial 25+3 7 3 1 2 1 1 31 8 4
12   Mohamed Amine Saidoune 5 1 1 6 1
13   Daniel Moncharé 23+2 3 1 1 4 30 4
14   Zineddine Mekkaoui 8+3 4 1 15 1
20   Nacereddine Khoualed 14+6 1 4 2 1 1 4 1 25 1 6 2
25   Nacerdine Bensaci 17 2 17 2
26   Sofiane Harkat 11+1 1 1 13 1
  Akram Benaoumeur 22+1 5 3 26 5
  Abdelouadoud Zitouni 0+1 1
Midfielders
7   Amar Ammour 21+3 6 3 1 1 4 1 1 29 8 4
8   Billel Dziri 19+1 4 1 3 2 2 23 6 3
11   Saïd Sayah 4+11 1 2 18
15   Mohamed Billel Benaldjia 9+1 1 1 1 12 1
17   Moké Diarra 8+1 3 1 1 10 4
21   Abdelkrim Oudni 19+1 1 4 4 1 24 1 5
23   Abdessamad Habbache 5+4 1 1 1 11 1
28   Karim Ghazi 18+1 3 1 1 3 23 2 1
30   Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia 8+13 1 1 2 24 1
32   Wuiwel Isea 2+11 1 1 14 1
Forwards
  Aghilès Benchaâbane 1+2 1 3 1
  Nouri Ouznadji 7 1 1 2 7 1 1 2
  Mouaouia Meklouche 1+3 1 5
  Cheikh Hamidi 15+1 6 1 1 17 6 1
  Mintou Doucoure 7+2 1 2 1 11 2
  Issaad Bourahli 10 5 1 2 1 1 12 6 2
  Mohamed Boussefiane 9+2 2 1 3 1 14 2 2
  Farès Mecheri 7+2 1 1 2 1 1 11 2 2
  Rafik Deghiche 2+4 1 6 1
  Mehdi Benaldjia 0+1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 38 51 8 1 2 0 6 15 1 45 68 9

Goalscorers edit

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. D1 AC ACL TOTAL
7   Amar Ammour MF 6 1 1 8
4   Ali Rial DF 7 0 1 8
8   Billel Dziri MF 4 0 2 6
  Issaad Bourahli FW 5 0 1 6
  Cheikh Hamidi FW 6 0 0 6
  Farès Mecheri FW 1 0 1 2
13   Mohamed Boussefiane FW 2 0 0 2
  Aghilès Benchaâbane FW 1 0 0 1
  Abdelkrim Oudni MF 1 0 0 1
  Rafik Deghiche FW 1 0 0 1
  Nouri Ouznadji FW 1 0 0 1
20   Nacereddine Khoualed DF 1 0 0 1
32   Wuiwel Isea MF 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 38 1 6 45

Clean sheets edit

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat Name N 1 AC ACL Total
1   Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 8 0 1 9
24   Ahmed Walid Chouih 0 0 0 0
27   Merouane Abdouni 4 0 0 4
TOTALS 12 0 1 13

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