2009–10 USM Alger season

In the 2009–10 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 32nd time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

USM Alger
2009–10 season
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachKamel Mouassa
(until August 2009)
Noureddine Saâdi
(from 26 August 2009)[1]
StadiumStade Omar Hammadi
Division 14th
Algerian CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cheikh Hamidi (14 goals)

All:
Cheikh Hamidi (15 goals)

Squad list edit

Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 May 2010.[2]
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) Signed in Moving from Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1   GK Merouane Abdouni (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 28) 2007   MC Alger 96 0
16   GK Nadjib Ghoul (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 24) 2009   USM El Harrach 2 0
18   GK Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi (1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 20) 2007   Youth system 0 0
Defenders
3   RB Akram Benaoumeur (1981-07-24)24 July 1981 (aged 28)   OM Arzew 28 0
21   CB Mohamed Amine Aouamri (1983-02-18)18 February 1983 (aged 26) 2009   RC Kouba 33 2
17   RB Abdelkader Benayada (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 27) 2009   MC Oran 22 0
31   CB Mohamed Amine Zidane (1983-10-05)5 October 1983 (aged 26) 2008   MC Oran 71 2
2   Mohamed Kefaifi (1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (aged 25)   ES Berrouaghia 0 0
4   CB Ali Rial (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 29) 2007   NARB Réghaïa 93 10
13   LB Ammar Layati (1984-08-19)19 August 1984 (aged 25) 2009   WA Tlemcen 14 0
20   CB Nacereddine Khoualed (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 23) 2006   US Biskra 90 3
30   CB Farid Cheklam (1984-09-21)21 September 1984 (aged 25) 2009   ASO Chlef 24 0
25   RB Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia (1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 22) 2006   Youth system 44 0
15   RB Mohamed Billel Benaldjia (1988-08-23)23 August 1988 (aged 21) 2007   Youth system 32 1
Midfielders
10   AM Hocine Achiou (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 30) 2009   JS Kabylie 0 0
8   CM Billel Dziri (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 37) 2000   CS Sedan Ardennes 0 0
6   DM Karim Ghazi (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 30) 2005   Espérance de Tunis 0 0
11   AM Saïd Sayah (1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 20) 2008   MC Oran 40 2
22   DM Hamza Aït Ouamar (1986-12-06)6 December 1986 (aged 24) 2009   CR Belouizdad 21 0
28   Ismaïl Tatem (1991-07-18)18 July 1991 (aged 18)   Youth system 9 0
31   AM Mehdi Benaldjia (1991-05-14)14 May 1991 (aged 18) 2009   Youth system 12 2
Forwards
9   ST Aghilès Benchaâbane (1989-09-13)13 September 1989 (aged 20) 2007   Youth system 12 1
7   ST Nouri Ouznadji (1984-12-30)30 December 1984 (aged 25) 2009   JS Kabylie 33 6
19   ST Mouaouia Meklouche (1990-11-03)3 November 1990 (aged 19) 2009   Youth system 20 4
23   ST Cheikh Hamidi (1983-04-06)6 April 1983 (aged 26) 2009   USM Annaba 43 21
11   ST Issaad Bourahli (1974-03-23)23 March 1974 (aged 35) 2007   ES Sétif 100 42
32   ST Noureddine Daham (1977-11-15)15 November 1977 (aged 32) 2009   TuS Koblenz 25 10
14   Karim Ait Tahar (1988-12-07)7 December 1988 (aged 21)   Youth system 3 2
12   ST Alain Nebie (1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 25) 2009   CR Belouizdad 11 1

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
June 4 2009 DF   Mohamed Amine Aouamri RC Kouba Free transfer [3]
9 June 2009 DF   Abdelkader Benayada MC Oran Free transfer [4]
16 June 2009 DF   Ammar Layati WA Tlemcen Free transfer [5]
26 June 2009 MF   Hamza Aït Ouamar CR Belouizdad Free transfer [6]
1 July 2009 FW   Noureddine Daham   TuS Koblenz Free transfer
12 July 2009 DF   Farid Cheklam ASO Chlef Free transfer [7]
25 July 2009 FW   Alain Nebie CR Belouizdad Free transfer [8]

Out edit

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
13 June 2009 GK   Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche MC Alger Free transfer [9]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

15 July 2009 Friendly Tours FC   6–0   USM Alger Tours
19:00 UTC+2 Gómez   
Yenga   (pen.)
Belaud  
Saidi  
Giroud  

Sopalski, Dujeux, Fabre, Tomas, N'Ganga, Belaud, Englebert, Dimitrijevic, Adjet, Gomez, Yenga.
Report[10] Stadium: Stade de la Vallée du Cher
18 July 2009 Friendly Dijon FCO   2–1   USM Alger Dijon
19:00 UTC+2 Ribas   17'
Belvito   89'
Report[11]   77' Achiou Stadium: Parc Municipal Gaston Gérard
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Benayada, Layati, Zidane, Cheklam, Ghazi, Aït Ouamar, Dziri, Achiou, Ouznadji (M. Benaldjia), Benchaâbane (Sayah).
24 July 2009 Friendly Fleury Merogis   1–0   USM Alger
Report
Live TV: None
5 August 2009 Friendly WA Rouiba 2–3 USM Alger
Report[12]   37' Dziri
  ?' Bourahli
  75' Hamidi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger
First half - Abdouni, Benayada, Layati, Cheklam, Zidane, Aït Ouamar, Ghazi, Dziri, Nibié, Bourahli, Ouznadji
Second half - Ghoul, Benaoumeur, Aouamri, Rial, Herkat, Keffaïfi, Benaldjia, Sayah, Khoualed, Bourahli, Hamidi

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 34 14 11 9 47 33 +14 041.18 4th 6 August 2009 31 May 2010
Algerian Cup 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 066.67 Round of 64 Round of 16 25 December 2009 16 March 2010
Total 37 16 11 10 54 38 +16 043.24

Division 1 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 ES Sétif (Q) 34 17 12 5 51 32 +19 63 2011 CAF Champions League
3 JS Kabylie (Q) 34 15 9 10 39 27 +12 54 2011 CAF Confederation Cup
4 USM Alger 34 14 11 9 47 33 +14 53
5 USM El Harrach 34 13 13 8 46 33 +13 52
6 JSM Béjaïa 34 13 13 8 47 35 +12 52
Source: Soccerways FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

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
34 14 11 9 47 33  +14 53 11 4 2 32 12  +20 3 7 7 15 21  −6

Last updated: 5 February 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLWDWDWDLWLDDDWDWDDLWLWWLWLWDWWWD
Position15181816161113781191213141411121010911101198989775434
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 August 2009 Round 1 CA Batna 2–0 USM Alger Batna
19:00 Bouraoui   76'
Bourahli   84'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Referee: Rafik Achouri
15 August 2009 Round 2 USM Alger 1–2 WA Tlemcen Bologhine
17:00 Dziri   26' Soccerway report   69' (pen.) Belgherri
  83' Ghazali
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Bouali, Boulekrinet, Yamani
22 August 2009 Round 3 AS Khroub 1–0 USM Alger El Khroub
16:30 Hamedi   65' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Abed Hamdani
Referee: Ferrad, Djahnine, Chaoui
29 August 2009 Round 4 USM Alger 1–0 JSM Béjaïa Bologhine
16:30 Aït Tahar   41' Soccerway report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi
18 September 2009 Round 6 USM Alger 2–1 MC El Eulma Bologhine
16:00 Khoualed   25'
Ghazi   52' (pen.)
Soccerway report   90' (pen.) Mongolo Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ladraâ, Bourouba, Salouadji
26 September 2009 Round 7 CR Belouizdad 2–2 USM Alger Algiers
16:00 Saïbi   2', 90+2' Soccerway report Dziri   22', 88' Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Mokhtar Amalou
29 September 2009 Round 5 ES Sétif 2–2 USM Alger Sétif
22:00 Laïfaoui   22'
Aksas   80'
Soccerway report   26' Rial
  39' Daham
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
3 October 2009 Round 8 USM Alger 3–1 MSP Batna Bologhine
16:00 Sayah   29'
Ouznadji   45'
Aït Tahar   83'
Soccerway report   88' Loman Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Benaïssa
16 October 2009 Round 9 MC Alger 0–0 USM Alger Algiers
19:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi
23 October 2009 Round 10 USM Annaba 1–0 USM Alger Annaba
19:00 Boudar   38' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade 19 Mai 1956
Referee: Benbaka, Tamine, Benmouloud
31 October 2009 Round 11 USM Alger 1–0 USM Blida Bologhine
14:30 Dziri   33' Soccerway report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Haddada, Kentache, Soulache
6 November 2009 Round 12 ASO Chlef 2–0 USM Alger Chlef
18:00 Messaoud   24'
Mekioui   45'
Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Mokhtar Amalou
24 November 2009 Round 13 USM Alger 1–1 JS Kabylie Bologhine
14:30 Hamidi   16' Soccerway report   87' Aoudia Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Rafik Achouri
1 December 2009 Round 14 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 1–1 USM Alger Bordj Bou Arréridj
18:00 Touati   61' Soccerway report   80' Aouamri Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Bouali, Tahir, Yamani
4 December 2009 Round 15 USM Alger 0–0 USM El Harrach Bologhine
18:00 Soccerway report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Benouza
11 December 2009 Round 16 NA Hussein Dey 1–2 USM Alger Rouiba
18:00 Ammoura   68' Soccerway report   10' M.Benaldjia
  90' Hamidi
Stadium: Stade Mabrouki Salem
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi
15 December 2009 Round 17 USM Alger 1–1 MC Oran Bologhine
14:00 B.Benaldjia   33' Soccerway report   26' Bengoreine Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
16 January 2010 Round 18 USM Alger 6–0 CA Batna Bologhine
14:30 Hamidi   32', 43', 58', 65'
Daham   50'
Benaldjia   80'
Soccerway report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Bouhenni
23 January 2010 Round 19 WA Tlemcen 2–2 USM Alger Tlemcen
14:30 Bachiri   29'
Benmoussa   62'
Soccerway report   16' Daham
  58' Sayah
Stadium: Stade Akid Lotfi
Referee: Hedia, Bouhassoune et Bouanani
30 January 2010 Round 20 USM Alger 1–1 AS Khroub Bologhine
14:30 Daham   73' Soccerway report   55' Mesfar Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi
Referee: Douala, Salaouadji, Rachedi
6 February 2010 Round 21 JSM Béjaïa 1–0 USM Alger Béjaïa
14:30 Hamlaoui   90' (pen.) Soccerway report Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Referee: Mohamed Benouza
27 February 2010 Round 23 MC El Eulma 1–0 USM Alger El Eulma
14:30 Mellouli   40' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Messaoud Zougar
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef
5 March 2010 Round 24 USM Alger 1–0 CR Belouizdad Rouïba
14:30 Daham   65' Soccerway report Stadium: Stade Mabrouki Salem
Referee: Bouali, Tahir, Yamani
20 March 2010 Round 25 MSP Batna 0–1 USM Alger Batna
14:30 Soccerway report   33' Hamidi Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Referee: Mohamed Bouhenni
23 March 2010 Round 26 USM Alger 1–2 MC Alger Algiers
18:00 Hamidi   90' Soccerway report   44' Derrag
  73' (o.g.) Saïdoune
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Farouk Houasnia
6 April 2010 Round 27 USM Alger 2–1 USM Annaba Bologhine
15:00 Hamidi   1', 20' (pen.) Soccerway report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi
9 April 2010 Round 22 USM Alger 2–0 ES Sétif Bologhine
16:00 Daham   64'
Hamidi   90'
Soccerway report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Farouk Mial
24 April 2010 Round 28 USM Blida 2–1 USM Alger Blida
17:00 Ndouassel   10', 40' Soccerway report   90' Meklouche Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Mokhtar Amalou
4 May 2010 Round 29 USM Alger 5–0 ASO Chlef Bologhine
17:00 Hamidi   30', 46', 51' (pen.)
Daham   34'
Khoualed   90'
Soccerway report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Haddada, Khentache, Bounoua
13 May 2010 Round 30 JS Kabylie 2–2 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
17:00 Coulibaly   42'
Yahia Cherif   55'
Soccerway report   72', 76' Ouznadji Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre
Referee: Redouane Necib
22 May 2010 Round 31 USM Alger 2–1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Bologhine
17:00 Meklouche   1'
Ouznadji   41'
Soccerway report   90' Bentayeb Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Farouk Mial
25 May 2010 Round 32 USM El Harrach 0–1 USM Alger Algiers
17:00 Soccerway report   60' Daham Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi
28 May 2010 Round 33 USM Alger 2–1 NA Hussein Dey Bologhine
17:00 Ouznadji   6'
Meklouche   65'
Soccerway report   79' Reggad Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Boumaza, Guedjati, Bahloul
31 May 2010 Round 34 MC Oran 1–1 USM Alger Oran
17:00 Balegh   31' Soccerway report   55' Meklouche Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana
Referee: Boubekeur Zouaoui

Algerian Cup edit

25 December 2009 Round of 64 USM Alger 4–1 MC Oran Bologhine
14:00 Achiou   12'
Aouamri   17'
Daham   23'
Hamidi   69'
Bengoureïne   53' Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi
Referee: Necib, Zeghoud, Guedjati
19 February 2010 Round of 32 US Chaouia 1–3 USM Alger Oum El Bouaghi
14:30 Boughali   72' Ghazi   19' (pen.)
Nebie   45'
Daham   65'
Stadium: Stade zerdani hassouna
Referee: Achouri, Tamen, Aribi
16 March 2010 Round of 16 MC Alger 3–0 USM Alger Algiers
14:00 Bedbouda   64'
Derrag   69'
Zemmamouche   90+2' (pen.)
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Necib, Bahloul, Guedjali

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 Total
GS       GS       GS      
Goalkeepers
1   Merouane Abdouni 32 3 35
16   Nadjib Ghoul 2 2
18   Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi
Defenders
  Sofiane Harkat 1+1 1+1
  Mohamed Amine Saidoune 6+1 1 1 7+1 1
  Billel Benmohamed 2 1 2 1
3   Akram Benaoumeur 2 1 2 1
4   Farid Cheklam 19+3 3 2 21+3 3
5   Mohamed Amine Zidane 6+4 4 1 2 8+4 4 1
13   Ammar Layati 10+3 2 0+1 10+4 2
17   Abdelkader Benayada 17+3 3 2 19+3 3
20   Nacereddine Khoualed 26 2 7 2 28 2 7
21   Mohamed Amine Aouamri 29+1 1 3 3 1 2 32+1 2 5
25   Ali Rial 30 1 7 2 32 1 7
Midfielders
8   Billel Dziri 18+1 4 2 3 1 21+1 4 2 1
10   Hocine Achiou 15+2 2 1 1 16+2 1 2
11   Saïd Sayah 13+6 2 3 1+2 14+8 2 3
15   Mohamed Billel Benaldjia 14+5 1 1 1 15+5 1 1
28   Karim Ghazi 24+2 1 5 1 1 1 25+2 2 5 1
  Ismaïl Tatem 3+6 1 3+6 1
  Hamza Aït Ouamar 27 3 2 29 3
Forwards
  Tarek Hammoum 0+4 1 0+4 1
  Hamza Annani 2+6 2+6
7   Nouri Ouznadji 18+7 5 4 1 1 19+7 5 5
9   Aghilès Benchaâbane 2+5 2+5
11   Issaad Bourahli 1+2 1+2
12   Alain Nebie 5+5 1 1 6+5 1
14   Karim Ait Tahar 1+2 2 1+2 2
19   Mouaouia Meklouche 13 4 2 0+2 13+2 4 2
22   Mehdi Benaldjia 5+5 2 1 1+1 1 6+6 2 2
23   Cheikh Hamidi 14+9 14 1 1+2 1 1 15+11 15 2
32   Noureddine Daham 20+2 8 3 1 3 2 23+2 10 3 1
  Abdelouadoud Zitouni 1+3 0+1 1+4
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 47 61 3 7 5 1 54 66 4

Goalscorers edit

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. D1 AC TOTAL
23   Cheikh Hamidi FW 14 1 15
32   Noureddine Daham FW 8 2 10
7   Nouri Ouznadji FW 5 0 5
8   Billel Dziri MF 4 0 4
19   Mouaouia Meklouche FW 4 0 4
20   Nacereddine Khoualed DF 2 0 2
22   Mehdi Benaldjia MF 2 0 2
14   Karim Ait Tahar FW 2 0 2
28   Karim Ghazi MF 1 1 2
11   Saïd Sayah MF 2 0 2
21   Mohamed Amine Aouamri DF 1 1 2
25   Ali Rial DF 1 0 1
15   Mohamed Billel Benaldjia MF 1 0 1
10   Hocine Achiou MF 0 1 1
12   Alain Nebie FW 0 1 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 47 7 54

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