In the 2019–20 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 42nd season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They also competed in the Champions League, and the Algerian Cup.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | ETRHB Haddad (until 2 March 2020)[1] Groupe SERPORT (from 2 March 2020)[1][2] | |||
| President | Boualem Chendri (until 2 March 2020) Achour Djelloul (from 2 March 2020) | |||
| Head coach | Billel Dziri (from 24 June 2019)[3] (until 26 February 2020)[4] Farid Zemiti (c) (from 27 February 2020) (until 2 March 2020) Mounir Zeghdoud (from 3 March 2020)[5] | |||
| Stadium | Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Ligue 1 | 6th | |||
| Algerian Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Champions League | Group Stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Abdelkrim Zouari (7 goals) All: Aymen Mahious (12 goals) | |||
| Biggest win | USM Alger 6–1 USM Khenchela | |||
| Biggest defeat | MC Oran 4–0 USM Alger | |||
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During the campaign, the club were plagued by major financial problems after the club owner Ali Haddad was jailed, which froze the official account of the club, leaving them unable to pay the salaries of the players, technical staff and other workers.
On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[6] On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.[7]
Summary edit
On June 2, 2019, it was announced on Echourouk TV that the Haddad family was selling its shares in SSPA USMA, of which it held 92%.[8]
The club lost several key players including Abderrahmane Meziane, who moved to Al Ain.[9] and Raouf Benguit to Espérance ST.[10] also Farouk Chafaï Mokhtar Benmoussa and Prince Ibara to K Beerschot.[11] On 26 July, USM Alger squad went to Tunisia for a ten-day internship The cost was paid by a friend from Tunisia because of the continued freezing of their financial account.[12] On 4 August, Al-Hayat Petroleum Company decided to pay the cost of travel to Niger in order to play the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League, the same company that wants to buy the majority of the shares of the club.[13] On 4 September, The players of USM Alger decided to go on strike to protest difficult financial situation They stressed that this decision has nothing to do with the administration, the fans or the club itself. It is a protest movement against the state of the USM Alger and the delay in resolving the crisis, As a reminder, the USM Alger players have not received their salaries for 6 months, while the new ones have not received any salary since joining the club.[14]
On 13 October, The players decided to boycott the training and official matches because they have not been paid for five months, two days after Amine Tirmane club's communication officer He submitted his resignation on the channel Dzaïr TV, a day later a fan paid the amount of 500,000 dinars per player reward win against Gor Mahia and AS Aïn M'lila, The players then decide to return to training and play CA Bordj Bou Arreridj match on October 23. After a protest in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Youth and Sports against the difficult situation, Minister Raouf Salim Bernaoui said to supporters of the club They have to be patient.[15]
On 19 October, Nearly 5,000 supporters of USM Alger went out to The headquarters of the Wilaya of Algiers to protest against the club's difficult financial situation and free it from ETRHB Haddad Company.[16] A day after Mounir D'bichi said to France 24 that Al-Hayat Petroleum is a subsidiary of ETRHB Haddad which also said that the team's debts amount to 1,020,000,000 DA about 8 million euros. D'bichi said ETRHB Haddad had provided 400 billion centimes since its arrival about 23 million euros.[17] On 22 October, Oussama Chita resumed training with his teammates after a long absence due to a serious injury contracted by the Algerian international last season at the knee.[18]
On October 29, 2019, The leaders of USM Algiers have announced in a statement that the sponsorship deal with Kia Al Djazair will be terminated amicably and the club will recover all outstanding debts that are valued at nearly 20 billion centimes (1.4 million €) In addition, the contract with Ifri will not be renewed either by decision of the company.[19] On November 5, the administration of USM Alger signed Sponsor contract with Serport specialized in port services for 16 billion centimes about 1.2 million euros.[20] The administration of USM Alger to regain its right in the Darby case, appealed the arbitration decision issued by the Algerian Court for the settlement of sports disputes in case No. 92/19 between Union sportive de la médina d'Alger against the Algerian Football Federation and the Professional Football Association. This was the receipt of the receipt of the appeal from the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne on 8 January 2020 and the team paid the costs of registering the case with an amount of one thousand euros (€1000 ) on the morning of 9 January.[21]
Squad list edit
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 May 2020.[22]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in |
Contract ends |
Notes | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Lamine Zemmamouche | 
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GK | 19 March 1985 (aged 34) | MC Alger
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2012 | 2020 | Captain | 379 | 1 | |
| 16 | Ismaïl Mansouri |
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GK | 7 January 1988 (aged 31) | MO Béjaïa
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2008 | 2020 | Loan return | 79 | 0 | |
| 30 | Abdelmoumen Sifour |
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GK | 3 March 1998 (aged 21) | Reserve team
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2019 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | Abderrahim Hamra |
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CB | 21 July 1997 (aged 22) | Reserve team
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2016 | 2020 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Mustapha Kheiraoui |
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CB | 7 October 1995 (aged 24) | A Bou Saada
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2019 | 2022 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Lyes Oukkal |
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CB | 5 November 1991 (aged 28) | NA Hussein Dey
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2019 | 2021 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Redouane Cherifi |
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LB | 22 February 1993 (aged 26) | USM Bel-Abbès
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2017 | 2021 | 89 | 2 | ||
| 22 | Mohamed Rabie Meftah |
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RB | 5 May 1985 (aged 34) | JSM Béjaïa
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2011 | 2020 | 3rd captain | 258 | 49 | |
| 27 | Mohamed Tiboutine |
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RB | 28 February 1991 (aged 28) | JS Saoura
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2019 | 2021 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Hicham Belkaroui |
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CB | 24 August 1990 (aged 29) |  Al-Raed
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2019 | 2021 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Adam Alilet |
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CB | 17 January 1999 (aged 20) | Reserve team
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2019 | 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Anis Khemaissia |
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LB | 27 January 1999 (aged 20) | USM Annaba
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2019 | 2022 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Oussama Chita |
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DM | 31 October 1996 (aged 23) | MC Alger
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2017 | 2021 | 64 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Ilyes Yaiche |
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AM / LW | 27 October 1997 (aged 22) | NA Hussein Dey
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2016 | 2022 | Loan return | 21 | 0 | |
| 8 | Kamel Belarbi |
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DM | 11 April 1997 (aged 22) | USM El Harrach
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2018 | 2022 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Muaid Ellafi | 
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AM / LW | 7 March 1996 (aged 23) | Al-Shabab
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2018 | 2021 | 40 | 7 | ||
| 17 | Taher Benkhelifa |
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DM | 10 June 1994 (aged 25) | Paradou AC
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2019 | 2020 | Loan | 26 | 1 | |
| 23 | Hamza Koudri |
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DM | 15 December 1987 (aged 32) | MC Alger
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2012 | 2020 | Vice-captain | 242 | 8 | |
| 25 | Mohamed Reda Boumechra |
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DM | 3 June 1997 (aged 22) | USM El Harrach
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2019 | 2020 | Loan return | 23 | 2 | |
| 26 | Billel Benhammouda |
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AM | 28 August 1997 (aged 22) | USMM Hadjout
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2016 | 2023 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Zakaria Haddouche |
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LW | 19 August 1993 (aged 26) | MC Alger
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2019 | 2021 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Zakaria Benchaâ |
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ST | 11 January 1997 (aged 22) | MC Oran
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2018 | 2021 | 27 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Abdelkrim Zouari |
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RW | 14 July 1989 (aged 30) | USM Bel Abbès
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2018 | 2021 | 41 | 12 | ||
| 15 | Oualid Ardji |
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LW / LB | 7 September 1995 (aged 24) | NA Hussein Dey
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2016 | 2021 | Loan return | 77 | 6 | |
| 18 | Aymen Mahious |
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ST | 15 September 1997 (aged 22) | AS Aïn M'lila
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2018 | 2021 | Loan return | 48 | 14 | |
| 20 | Adem Redjehimi |
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LW | 20 February 1995 (aged 24) |  Afro Napoli United
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2019 | 2021 | 6 | 1 | ||
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2019 | LB | Anis Khemaissia |
USM Annaba | Free transfer | [23] |
| 22 June 2019 | CB | Lyes Oukkal |
NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer | [24] |
| 30 June 2019 | RB | Mehdi Benchikhoune |
WA Tlemcen | Loan Return | |
| 30 June 2019 | ST | Aymen Mahious |
AS Aïn M'lila | Loan Return | |
| 1 July 2019 | DM | Taher Benkhelifa |
Paradou AC | Loan for one year | [25][26] |
| 2 July 2019 | LW | Zakaria Haddouche |
MC Alger | Free transfer | [27] |
| 6 July 2019 | FW | Karim Louanchi |
Reserve team | Free transfer | [28] |
| 8 July 2019 | CB | Mustapha Kheiraoui |
Amal Bou Saâda | Free transfer | [29] |
| 13 July 2019 | RB | Mohamed Tiboutine |
JS Saoura | Free transfer | [30] |
| 30 July 2019 | CB | Adam Alilet |
Reserve team | Free transfer | [31] |
| 31 July 2019 | CB | Hicham Belkaroui |
Al-Raed |
Free transfer | [32] |
| 31 July 2019 | LW | Adem Redjehimi |
Afro Napoli United |
Free transfer | [33] |
| 12 January 2020 | AM / LW | Ilyes Yaiche |
NA Hussein Dey | Loan Return | [34] |
Out edit
| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2019 | AM / FW | Rafik Bouderbal |
 AS Lyon-Duchère |
Free transfer | [35][36] |
| 13 June 2019 | ST | Abderrahmane Meziane |
 Al Ain |
Free transfer | [9] |
| 18 June 2019 | MF | Ammar El Orfi |
JS Kabylie | Free transfer | [37] |
| 30 June 2019 | CB | Mohamed Benyahia |
Unattached[a] | Free transfer (Released) | |
| 30 June 2019 | DM | Raouf Benguit |
Paradou AC | Loan Return | |
| 15 July 2019 | CB | Farouk Chafaï |
MC Alger | Free transfer | [39] |
| 22 July 2019 | FW | Mohamed Amine Hamia |
MC Oran | Free transfer (Released) | [40][41] |
| 24 July 2019 | FW |  Prince Ibara |
 K Beerschot |
Free transfer (Released) | [11] |
| 1 August 2019 | CB | Mokhtar Benmoussa |
USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer | [42] |
| 6 August 2019 | GK | Mourad Berrefane |
RC Relizane | Free transfer | |
| 2 September 2019 | MF | Mohammed Benkhemassa |
 Málaga CF |
50,000 € | [43] |
| 31 December 2019 | FW | Zakaria Haddouche |
Unattached[b] | Free transfer (Released) | [45] |
| 30 January 2020 | FW | Zakaria Benchaâ |
 CS Sfaxien |
Loan for six months | [46] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 17 July 2019 Friendly | USM Alger | Cancelled[note 1] | Olympique de Médéa | Bologhine |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium |
| 28 July 2019 Friendly | USM Alger | 1–1 | Al-Bukayriyah | Tunis, Tunisia |
| 17:00 | Benchaâ  4' |
Report | Al-Reemi 18' |
Stadium: Stade Chedli Zouiten |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger First half - Mansouri - Meftah - Cherifi - Oukal - Kheiraoui - Koudri - Benkhlifa - Zouari - Ardji - Boumechra - Benchaa Second half - |
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| 31 July 2019 Friendly | USM Alger | 2–0 | Al-Qadsiah | Tunis, Tunisia |
| 20:00 | Benchaâ 24', 29' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Chedli Zouiten | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Meftah (Tiboutine 60') Cherifi (Khemaissia 68'), Oukal (Alilet 85'), Kheiraoui (Abdelaziz 85'), Koudri (Ellafi 65'), Benkhelifa, Benkhemassa, Ardji (Boumechra 75'), Zouari (Redjihimi), Benchaa | ||||
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 42.86 | — | 6th | 15 August 2019 | 14 March 2020 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 5 January 2020 | 13 February 2020 |
| Champions League | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 40.00 | Preliminary round | Group Stage | 9 August 2019 | 1 February 2020 |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 42.42 | ||||
Updated to match played 14 March 2020
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 36 | 1.64 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 34 | 1.55 | |
| 6 | USM Alger | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 32[a] | 1.52[a] | |
| 7 | JS Saoura | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 33 | 1.50 | |
| 8 | AS Aïn M'lila | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | 1.45 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: dzfoot.com
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:
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:
- ^ USM Alger were deducted 3 points due to their withdrawal in their game against MC Alger.[47] The decision has been appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[48] On August 28, 2020, after postponing several times the final decision was made without appeal, which is to return the three points and repeat the match.[49]
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 |
| 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 |
Last updated: 14 March 2020.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
On 29 July 2019, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.[50][51]
| 15 August 2019 Round 1 | USM Alger | 2–1 | ES Sétif | Bologhine |
| 20:00 | Benkhemassa  11'Meftah  ?' 45+3'Khemaissia 90+4' 90+5' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Laribi 23' Bouguelmouna 34' 45' 83'Saïdi 68'Ghacha 72' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors)[52] Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 19 August 2019 Round 2 | CS Constantine | 0–0 | USM Alger | Constantine |
| 21:00 | Soccerway report LFP report |
Zemmamouche 90+1' |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Mohamed Saïdi |
| 1 September 2019 Round 3 | USM Alger | 3–2 | AS Aïn M'lila | Bologhine |
| 21:00 | Koudri 44' Zouari 53'Ellafi 64'Redjehimi 81'Meftah 88' (pen.) 88' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Demane 4' Ziad 21'Si Ammar 54'Bitam 58'Bouhakkak 78' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Missoum Benabdellah |
| 5 October 2019 Round 7 | MC Oran | 4–0 | USM Alger | Oran |
| 17:45 | Fourloul 17' Mansouri 28'Meftah 43' (o.g.)Hamia 64'Mazouzi 72'Mellal 74'Mesmoudi 87'Mekkaoui 90+2'Benhamou 90+5' 90+5' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Kheiraoui 37' Cherifi 55'Mahious 87' |
Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef |
| Round 4 | MC Alger | Cancelled | USM Alger | Algiers |
| Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Abderrezzak Arab |
| 23 October 2019 Round 8 | USM Alger | 3–0 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Bologhine |
| 17:00 | Meftah 82' (pen.) Benchaâ 86' 88'Benkhelifa 56' 90+1' |
Soccerway report | Gadacha 51' Arroussi 85' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Farouk Mial |
| 30 October 2019 Round 9 | NC Magra | 1–2 | USM Alger | Sétif |
| 15:00 | El Orfi 12' Rahal 67'Ziani 90+2' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Koudri 36' Zouari 66'Mahious 71' (pen.) 72' |
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Malek Ait Ameur |
| 4 November 2019 Round 5 | USM Alger | 4–1 | JS Saoura | Bologhine |
| 17:45 | Meftah 13' (pen.) 52' Mahious 74'Ellafi 88' (pen.)Zouari 89' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Hamidi 18' Zaidi 58'Lahmeri 62' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Saïdi |
| 9 November 2019 Round 10 | USM Alger | 0–0 | NA Hussein Dey | Bologhine |
| 17:45 | Tiboutine 23' Mahious 26'Cherifi 74'Zouari 78' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Ouadji 28' Yaya 90+3' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Abdelali Ibrir |
| 23 November 2019 Round 11 | US Biskra | 1–0 | USM Alger | Biskra |
| 17:00 | Guebli 31' Adouane 70'Dakhia 75'Bouafia 90+3' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Kheiraoui 14' Zemmamouche 90+3' |
Stadium: Stade du 18 Février Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Youcef Gamouh |
| 16 December 2019 Round 14 | USM Alger | 1–0 | CR Belouizdad | Bologhine |
| 18:45 | Benchaâ 59' Meftah 77' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Gasmi 15' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Said Aouina |
| 21 December 2019 Round 15 | USM Bel Abbès | 1–0 | USM Alger | Sidi Bel Abbès |
| 18:45 | Aichi 56' Litt 87' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Benkhelifa 37' |
Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Redouane Necib |
| 2 January 2020 Round 6 | USM Alger | 1–0 | Paradou AC | Bologhine |
| 18:45 | Boumechra 24' Dziri 31'Hamra  70'Meftah 89' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Kadri 26' Guenaoui 83' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Missoum Benabdellah |
| 16 January 2020 Round 12 | USM Alger | 1–0 | JS Kabylie | Bologhine |
| 18:45 | Mahious 30' (pen.) Meftah 66' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Bencherifa 53' Ait Abdessalem 89' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Abdelali Ibrir |
| 20 January 2020 Round 13 | ASO Chlef | 0–0 | USM Alger | Chlef |
| 17:00 | Arab 65' Belhaoua 73' |
Soccerway report | Tiboutine 37' Koudri 49' |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag Referee: Abderrezzak Arab |
| 4 February 2020 Round 16 | ES Sétif | 3–1 | USM Alger | Sétif |
| 17:00 | Laribi 45+1' Ghacha 56'Kendoussi 58' |
Soccerway report | Zouari 90+4' |
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 8 February 2020 Round 17 | USM Alger | 1–3 | CS Constantine | Bologhine |
| 16:00 | Zouari 18' Koudri 32'Ardji 70'Mahious 85' (pen.) |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Yettou 38' Belkacemi 49', 90'Alharaish 90+1' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 17 February 2020 Round 18 | AS Aïn M'lila | 1–1 | USM Alger | Aïn M'lila |
| 15:00 | Ibouzidène 64' Ziad 71'Siam 82' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Benhammouda 40' Mahious 50'Hamra 53' |
Stadium: Touhami Zoubir Khelifi Stadium Referee: Redouane Necib |
| 24 February 2020 Round 19 | USM Alger | 0–1 | MC Alger | Algiers |
| 17:45 | Meftah 12' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Rebiai 23' Frioui 61' 61' |
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Youcef Gamouh |
| 29 February 2020 Round 20 | JS Saoura | 1–0 | USM Alger | Béchar |
| 18:00 | Lahmeri 45+1' (pen.) Yadroudj 80' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Oukkal 10'  45'Meftah 14'Benkhelifa 45'Benhammouda 46'Belkaroui 89' |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mustapha Bessiri |
| 7 March 2020 Round 21 | Paradou AC | 1–1 | USM Alger | Algiers |
| 16:00 | Douar 60' Zorgane 78'Bouchina 86'Ghorab 90'Bouzok 90+5' |
Soccerway report LFP report |
Zouari 45+3' 82' Mahious 90+2' |
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Mohamed Saïdi |
| 14 March 2020 Round 22 | USM Alger | 4–1 | MC Oran | Bologhine |
| 16:00 | Zouari 22', 48' Koudri 25'Boumechra 41'Benhammouda 53', 61' |
Soccerway report [ LFP report] |
Lagraâ 20' Benhamou 45+1'Feghloul 90+1' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Abderrezzak Arab |
| Note: due to coronavirus pandemic, Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform decided to be all matches played behind closed doors.[53] | ||||
| Round 23 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Cancelled | USM Alger | Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 |
| Round 24 | USM Alger | Cancelled | NC Magra | Bologhine |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium |
| Round 25 | NA Hussein Dey | Cancelled | USM Alger | Belouizdad |
| Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 |
| Round 26 | USM Alger | Cancelled | US Biskra | Bologhine |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium |
| Round 27 | JS Kabylie | Cancelled | USM Alger | Tizi Ouzou |
| Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 |
| Round 28 | USM Alger | Cancelled | ASO Chlef | Bologhine |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium |
| Round 29 | CR Belouizdad | Cancelled | USM Alger | Belouizdad |
| Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 |
| Round 30 | USM Alger | Cancelled | USM Bel Abbès | Bologhine |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium |
Algerian Cup edit
| 5 January 2020 Round of 64 | USM Alger | 6–1 | USM Khenchela | Bologhine |
| 16:00 | Mahious 8' (pen.), 43', 67' Ardji 17' 54'Benhammouda 22'Koudri 65'Redjehimi 90+2' |
Report | Krioui 26' Hoggas 65' |
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mohamed Saïdi |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mansouri, Belkaroui, Tiboutine, Oukkal, Khemaissia, Benhammouda (Chita, 66'), Koudri, Boumechra (Redjehimi, 55'), Mahious (Benchaâ, 73'), Belarbi, Ardji. | ||||
| 13 February 2020 Round of 32 | ASM Oran | 1–0 | USM Alger | Oran |
| 14:00 | Belaribi 52' 52' Ali Larbi 89' |
Report[54] | Koudri 33' Benhammouda 86' |
Stadium: Habib Bouakeul Stadium Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Cherifi, Khemaissia, Alilet, Meftah, Chita (Benhammouda, 63'), Koudri, Benkhelifa, Ellafi (Ardji, 63'), Yaiche (Boumechra, 75'), Mahious. | ||||
Champions League edit
Qualifying rounds edit
First round edit
| 9 August 2019 First leg | AS Sonidep  | 1–2 | USM Alger | Niamey, Niger |
| 16:30 UTC+1 | Sabo 14' (pen.) |
Report | Benchaâ 51', 69' |
Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria) |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche - Oukkal, Cherifi, Kheiraoui, Meftah - Koudri, Belarbi, Ellafi - Adji, Zouari, Benchaa (Mahious 75') | ||||
| 25 August 2019 Second leg | USM Alger | 3–1 (5–2 agg.) | AS Sonidep | Algiers, Algeria |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Mahious 27' Ellafi 35' (pen.)Hamra 48'Ardji 64' |
Report | Boubacar 32' Kheiraoui 59' (o.g.)Lawali 67' |
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche - Khemaissia, Hamra, Kheiraoui, Tiboutine - Koudri (Boumechra, 75'), Belarbi, Ellafi - Adji (Cherifi, 83'), Mahious (Benchaa, 63'), Benhamouda | ||||
Second round edit
| 15 September 2019 First leg | USM Alger | 4–1 |  Gor Mahia | Blida, Algeria[note 2] |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Meftah 16', 45+1' (pen.) Benchaâ 45+2', 75'Koudri 47' |
Report | Wellington 10' Muguna 56' (pen.)Ambundo 64'Onyango 74' |
Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mansouri - Meftah, Kheiraoui, Hamra, Cherifi - Benkhelifa, Koudri, Ellafi - Zouari (Haddouche 66'), Benchaa (Mahious 80'), Ardji (Benhammouda 76') | ||||
| 29 September 2019 Second leg | Gor Mahia | 0–2 (1–6 agg.) | USM Alger | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Mahious 4', 16' Benkhelifa 31' |
Stadium: Moi International Sports Centre Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mansouri - Meftah, Kheiraoui, Hamra, Cherifi - Benkhelifa (Khemaissia, 87'), Belarbi, Ellafi - Zouari, Mahious (Haddouche, 63'), Ardji (Alilet, 76') | ||||
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MSD | WAC | PET | USM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mamelodi Sundowns
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Wydad AC
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 |  Petro de Luanda
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6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | USM Alger
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — |
Source: CAF
| 30 November 2019 1 | USM Alger | 1–1 | Wydad Casablanca | Blida, Algeria[note 3] |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Zouari 5' Ellafi 61' |
Soccerway Report | Jabrane 78' El Amloud 80'Aouk 89' |
Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) |
| 7 December 2019 2 | Petro de Luanda | 1–1 | USM Alger | Luanda, Angola |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Toni 64' |
Soccerway Report | Mansouri 49' Benchaâ 54' 90+1'Kheiraoui 59'Meftah 76' |
Stadium: Estádio 11 de Novembro Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
| 28 December 2019 3 | USM Alger | 0–1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Blida, Algeria[note 3] |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Hamra 42' Koudri 45+1' |
Soccerway Report | Kekana 23' 59' Lakay 77' |
Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania) |
| 11 January 2020 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–1 | USM Alger | Pretoria, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Morena 36' Vilakazi 45+1' |
Soccerway Report | Mahious 44' Ardji 66'Boumechra 70'Meftah 79' 86' |
Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) |
| 24 January 2020 5 | Wydad Casablanca | 3–1 | USM Alger | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | El Karti 7' Aouk 24'Kasengu 45+1'Tagnaouti 75' |
Soccerway Report | Hamra 44' Meftah 79' |
Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) |
| 1 February 2020 6 | USM Alger | 2–2 | Petro de Luanda | Belouizdad, Algeria[note 3] |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Mahious 33' Boumechra 53'Ardji 70' |
Soccerway Report | Wilson 68' Picas 80'Toni 81' |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia) |
Squad information edit
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Champions League | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Lamine Zemmamouche |
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15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Ismaïl Mansouri |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Abdelmoumen Sifour[a] |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | CB | Abderrahime Hamra |
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16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | CB | Mustapha Kheiraoui |
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14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 | CB | Lyes Oukkal |
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9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 19 | LB | Redouane Cherifi |
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19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| 22 | RB | Mohamed Rabie Meftah |
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16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 8 |
| 27 | RB | Mohamed Tiboutine |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | CB | Hicham Belkaroui |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | CB | Adam Alilet |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | LB | Anis Khemaissia |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DM | Oussama Chita |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | AM / LW | Ilyes Yaiche |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DM | Kamel Belarbi |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | AM / LW | Muaid Ellafi |
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18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 2 |
| 17 | DM | Taher Benkhelifa |
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18 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 1 |
| 23 | DM | Hamza Koudri |
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17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
| DM | Mohammed Benkhemassa[b] |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | DM | Mohamed Reda Boumechra |
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9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | AM | Billel Benhammouda |
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14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| LW | Zakaria Haddouche[b] |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| ST | Zakaria Benchaâ[b] |
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12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 6 | |
| 11 | RW | Abdelkrim Zouari |
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20 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 8 |
| 15 | LW / LB | Oualid Ardji |
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14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 3 |
| 18 | ST | Aymen Mahious |
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20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| 20 | LW | Adem Redjehimi |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 48 | |||||||
Last updated: 17 June 2022
Source: soccerway.com
- ^ Player from USM Alger Reserve
- ^ a b c Player transferred out during the season
Disciplinary record edit
| No. | Pos. | Player | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Champions League | Total | ||||||||
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| 1 | GK | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Ismaïl Mansouri |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Abderrahime Hamra |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Mustapha Kheiraoui |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Lyes Oukkal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Redouane Cherifi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Mohamed Rabie Meftah |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Mohamed Tiboutine |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Hicham Belkaroui |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | Anis Khemaissia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ilyes Yaiche |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Muaid Ellafi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Taher Benkhelifa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Hamza Koudri |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mohammed Benkhemassa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Mohamed Reda Boumechra |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Billel Benhammouda |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Zakaria Benchaâ |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Abdelkrim Zouari |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Oualid Ardji |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Aymen Mahious |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Adem Redjehimi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 1 | ||
Goalscorers edit
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L 1 | AC | CL 1 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | |
Aymen Mahious | FW | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | |
Abdelkrim Zouari | FW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | |
Mohamed Rabie Meftah | DF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | |
Zakaria Benchaâ | FW | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 26 | |
Billel Benhammouda | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | |
Oualid Ardji | MF | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | |
Muaid Ellafi | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | |
Mohamed Reda Boumechra | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | |
Abderrahime Hamra | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | |
Hamza Koudri | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | |
Anis Khemaissia | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | |
Taher Benkhelifa | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | |
Adem Redjehimi | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 25 | 6 | 17 | 47 | |||
Penalties edit
| Date | Nation | Name | Opposition | Scored? |
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| 15 August 2019 |
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Mohamed Rabie Meftah | ES Sétif |
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| 25 August 2019 |
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Muaid Ellafi | AS Sonidep | 
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| 1 September 2019 | AS Aïn M'lila |
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Mohamed Rabie Meftah |
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| 15 September 2019 | Gor Mahia |
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| 23 October 2019 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
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| 30 October 2019 |
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Aymen Mahious | NC Magra |
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| 4 November 2019 |
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Mohamed Rabie Meftah | JS Saoura |
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Muaid Ellafi |
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| 9 November 2019 |
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Redouane Cherifi | NA Hussein Dey |
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| 5 January 2020 |
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Aymen Mahious | USM Khenchela |
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| 11 January 2020 |
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Mohamed Rabie Meftah | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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| 16 January 2020 |
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Aymen Mahious | JS Kabylie |
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| 8 February 2020 | CS Constantine |
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Clean sheets edit
Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Nat | Name | L 1 | AC | CL 1 | Total |
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| 1 |
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Lamine Zemmamouche | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 |
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Ismaïl Mansouri | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 |
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Abdelmoumen Sifour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
Hat-tricks edit
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aymen Mahious |
USM Khenchela | 6–1 (H) | 5 January 2020 | Algerian Cup | [56] |
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away
Notes edit
- ^ USM Alger against Olympique de Médéa stopped after 15 minutes after fans stormed the stadium.
- ^ USM Alger played their home match against Gor Mahia at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algiers.[55]
- ^ a b c USM Alger play their home matches instead of their regular home stadium Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers, which did not meet CAF requirements.
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