Union Sportive Madinat Blida (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة البليدة), known as USM Blida or simply USMB, is a football club based in Blida, Algeria. They play in the Inter-Régions Division, the third tier of Algerian football. Founded in 1932, they have played their home games at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 1936. The club has spent all of its history playing between the first or second tiers.
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 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
League | Inter-Régions Division | ||
2023–24 | Inter-Régions Division, Group Centre-west, 13th | ||
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The club's highest-ever league finish was second in the top flight in 2002–03. They were Algerian Cup runners-up in 1996. The club have also won the second tier title four times.
The club's home colours are green and white, and their nickname is The Salvador.
History
editOn 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 September 1933 in the first round of the North African Cup.[1]
On 5 August 2020, USM Blida were promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.[2]
Club identity
editColours
editSince the establishment of the club, the colours are green and white.[citation needed]
Crest
editHistorical evolution of the club's crest.
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First badge of the club
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Previous badge of the club
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Actual badge of the club
Stadium
editUSM Blida play their home matches at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 2011.
Current squad
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Honours
editDomestic competitions
edit- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 : 26 season
- Runner-up (1): 2002–03
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 : 25 season
- Champion (4): 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2014–15
- Algerian Cup :
- Runner-up (1): 1995–96
- Honor Division of the League Algiers : 10 season
- 5th: 1954–55, 1955–56.
- First Division of the League Algiers : 5 season
- Second Division of the League Algiers : 1 season
- Champion (1): 1937-38
- Third Division of the League Algiers : 4 season
- Champion (1): 1936-37
- Forconi Cup :
- Champion (1): 1944-45
Regional competitions
edit- 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
editSeason | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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1946–1947 | ||||
Round of 16 | CS Hammam-Lif | / | 0–1 | |
Quarter-finals | US Marocaine | 0–1 | / | |
1952–1953 | ||||
Round of 32 | SC Bel Abbès | / | 4–0 | |
1953–1954 | ||||
Round of 32 | ES Sahel | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
Round of 16 | EJ Philippevilleˌ | 1–0 | / | |
Quarter-finals | Gallia Club Oran | 1–0 | / | |
Semi-finals | USM Oran | / | 1–0 | |
1954–1955 | ||||
Round of 32 | Club Africain | 2–3 | / | |
1955–1956 | ||||
Round of 32 | GC Mascara | / | 4–0 |
Arab Champions League
editSeason | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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Group stage (A) | Al-Ahly | / | 5–1 | 3rd place | |
Shabab Rafah | / | 1–0 | |||
2003–04 | First Round | MAS Fez | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
Group stage (C) | CS Sfaxien | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4th place | |
Espérance de Tunis | 0–5 | 2–1 | |||
Zamalek SC | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Records
edit- Record League victory – 9–1 v. IRB Nezla (29 May 1992)
- Record Algerian Cup victory – 11–0 v. IRC Aïn Salah (10 December 1987)
- Record League defeat – 6–2 v. JS Hai Djabel (24 January 2022)
- Most League appearances – +300, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
- Most League goals scored – 105, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
- Most goals scored (overall) – 122, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
- Most capped player – Smaïl Diss, 11 caps, Algeria
- Most goals scored in a season – 17, Samy Frioui (2017–18)
- Record transfer fee paid – €138,500 to ASO Chlef for Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (2005)
- Record transfer fee received – €400,000 from Club Africain for Ezechiel N'Douassel (2011)
- Record sequence of League wins – 12; 1 March 1992 – 19 June 1992.
- Record sequence of League defeats – 7; 3 April 2021 – 18 May 2021
- Record sequence of unbeaten League matches – 20; 1991–92, 1996–97
- Record sequence without a League win – 13; 1 January 1998 – 28 May 1998
- Record points total for a Season – 72 pts; 1963–64
Presidents
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Transfers
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List of managers
editThe first manager of USM Blida was Abdelkader Hadef, who joined the club in 1932 as a player-manager. The current manager is Djilali Madjour, who took over the club in February 2022.
Recent seasons
editSeason | 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 | Brahim Ledraâ | 10 | [5] |
2012-2013 | Division 2 | 5th | 48 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 27 | +17 | Round of 16 | Mustapha Melika | 11 | [6] |
2013-2014 | Division 2 | 6th | 47 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 25 | +9 | Regional Tour | Mohamed Amine Hammia | 8 | [7] |
2014-2015 | Division 2 | 1st | 53 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | Round of 64 | Fethi Noubli | 14 | [8] |
2015-2016 | Division 1 | 14th | 36 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | Round of 32 | Bedrane, Amiri, Hichem Cherif, Sylla | 3 | [9] |
2016-2017 | Division 2 | 2nd | 51 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 19 | +12 | Round of 32 | Youcef Zerguine | 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 | Regional Tour | Bilel Herbache | 6 | [13] |
2020-2021 | Division 2 | 12th | 10 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 35 | -22 | Karim Rachedi | 4 | ||
2021-2022 | Division 3 | 12th | 43 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | -2 | Ilyes Bouhenniche | 6 | ||
2022-2023 | Division 3 | - | - |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Au Stade Lebon: US Musulmane Blidéenne bat le SC Ménerville, par 2 buts à 1". gallica.bnf.fr. 27 September 1933. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Saison 2019/2020 : Les clubs de Division Nationale Amateurs promus en Ligue 2". 5 August 2020.
- ^ 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.