1997–98 USM Alger season

USM Alger
1997–98 season
Chairman	Saïd Allik
Head coach	Younes Ifticène
Stadium	Omar Hamadi Stadium, Bologhine
National 1	Runners–up
Algerian Cup	Round of 16
Algerian League Cup	Quarter-final
CAF Champions League	Group stage
African Cup Winners' Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Réda Zouani (4 goals); All: ; Tarek Hadj Adlane (6 goals)
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

In the 1997–98 season, USM Alger competed in the National for the 22nd time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian Cup, the Algerian League Cup, the African Cup Winners' Cup, and the CAF Champions League.

Players

Transfers

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National	15	6	7	2	18	13	+5	040.00
Algerian Cup	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	066.67
Algerian League Cup	4	2	1	1	13	2	+11	050.00
CAF Champions League	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	050.00
African Cup Winners' Cup	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total	30	15	10	5	49	23	+26	050.00

Championnat National

League table

Group B

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Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	L	W
Position												1	1	1

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

Matches

Win Draw Loss

1 January 1998 Round 1	USM Alger	0 – 0	MC Alger	Algiers
14:00				Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Referee: Zekrini, Mazari, Athamna
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Khouni (Ait Belkacem), Djahnine, Smati, Zouani, Zekri

8 January 1998 Round 2	USM Alger	2 – 0	ES Sétif	Bologhine
14:00	Zouani 70' Zekri 88'			Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

15 January 1998 Round 3	USM Blida	1 – 1	USM Alger	Blida
14:00	Bilal Harkes 63'		35' Khouni	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium

22 January 1998 Round 4	USM Alger	3 – 2	WA Boufarik	Bologhine
14:00	Ait Belkacem 1' Zekri 52' Ghoul 59'		Hassab 71' (pen.) Saib 87'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

26 February 1998 Round 5	JS Kabylie	0 – 0	USM Alger	Tizi Ouzou
14:00				Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium

5 March 1998 Round 6	USM Alger	3 – 2	ES Mostaganem	Bologhine
14:00	Khouni 7' Ghoul 16' Ait Belkacem 68'		Djender 44' Merakchi 88'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

30 March 1998 Round 7	AS Aïn M'lila	1 – 1	USM Alger	Aïn M'lila
14:00			45' (pen.) Ghoul	Stadium: Stade des Frères Demane Debih

17 April 1998 Round 8	MC Alger	0 – 1	USM Alger	Algiers
14:00			31' (pen.) Mehdaoui	Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Referee: Benchenâa, Chadli, Bourayou
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belemllat, Hamdoud, Ghoul (Mehdaoui 13'), Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Hadj Adlane, Djahnine, Smati, Zouani (Zekri 67'), Maiga (Khouni 80')

11 May 1998 Round 9	ES Sétif	1 – 3	USM Alger	Sétif
14:00	Rahmouni 23'		31' Hadj Adlane 34' Khouni 38' Zouani	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945

18 May 1998 Round 10	USM Alger	1 – 1	USM Blida	Bologhine
14:00	Abacha 10'		63' (o.g.) Zeghdoud	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

14 May 1998 Round 11	WA Boufarik	0 – 0	USM Alger	Boufarik
14:00				Stadium: Stade Mohamed Reggaz

22 May 1998 Round 12	USM Alger	0 – 0	JS Kabylie	Bologhine
14:00				Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

28 May 1998 Round 13	ES Mostaganem	2 – 0	USM Alger
14:00	Merakchi 56', 59' (pen.)

11 June 1998 Round 14	USM Alger	1 – 0	AS Aïn M'lila	Bologhine
14:00	Réda Zouani 10'			Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

Championship final

29 June 1998	USM El Harrach	3 – 2	USM Alger	Algiers
14:00	Diab 69' Boutaleb 73' (pen.) Benchikha 80'		36' Zouani 65' Manga	Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Zeghdoud, Hamdani (Tizarouine 87), Meftah, Hamdoud, Smati, Boumrar, Dziri, Djahnine (Mehdaoui 81), Zouani (Hadj Adlane 68), Manga

Algerian Cup

Win Draw Loss

16 March 1998 Round of 64	WA Constantine	0 – 5	USM Alger	Constantine
13:00		^[1]	36', 48' Manga 44' Djahnine 57' Hamdoud 68' Ait Belkacem	Stadium: Ramadan Ben-Abdelmalek Stadium

26 March 1998 Round of 32	IRM Béchar	0 – 2	USM Alger	Béchar
14:00			30' Hamdoud 83' Meftah	Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium

13 April 1998 Round of 16	MO Constantine	2 – 0	USM Alger	Constantine
14:30	Berrahou 4' Soultani 75' (pen.)			Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium

Algerian League Cup

Win Draw Loss

2 October 1997 Round of 64	USM Alger	4 – 0	Hydra AC	Bologhine
14:30	Marsel ?', ?'	^[2]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

6 October 1997 Round of 32	USM Alger	8 – 1	SKAF Khemis Miliana	Bologhine
14:30				Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

9 October 1997 Round of 16	USM Alger	1 – 1 (5 - 4 p)	RS Kouba	Bologhine
14:30	Khaouni 33'	^[3]	56' Ferroudj	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

16 October 1997 Quarter-finals	USM Blida	–	USM Alger	Blida
14:30				Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium

CAF Champions League

Win Draw Loss

Group stage

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	ORL	PRI	RAC	USM
Orlando Pirates	—	1–2	1–2	1–1
Primeiro de Agosto	2–1	—	1–1	2–1
Raja Casablanca	1–0	4–0	—	0–2
USM Alger	2–1	1–0	2–2	—

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24 August 1997 first leg	USM Alger	2 – 2	Raja Casablanca	Algiers, Algeria
14:00 UTC+1	Hadj Adlane 17', 85' 30' Zekri 59'		39' Nazir 90+3' Fahmi	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - 1 Belgherbi, 6 Djahnine, 5 Hamdani, 14 Meftah (13 Menad 78’), 3 Ghoul, 4 Hamdoud, 8 Dziri, 11 Zekri (12 Ait Belkacim 70’), 7 Hadj Adlane, 15 Mehdaoui (10 Marsel 51’), 9 Smati - Coach Younes Ifticène

5 September 1997 first leg	USM Alger	2 – 1	Orlando Pirates	Algiers, Algeria
15:30 UTC+1	Ghoul 12' (pen.) Hadj Adlane 47'	Report^[4]		Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Younes Ifticène

19 September 1997 first leg	Primeiro de Agosto	2 – 1	USM Alger	Luanda, Angola
16:00 UTC+1	Julião ?' Kiss ?' (pen.)	Report^[5]	?' Zekri	Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela Referee: Magassa Sidi Bekaye (Mali)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Younes Ifticène

12 October 1997 Second leg	Raja Casablanca	0 – 2	USM Alger	Casablanca, Morocco
15:00 UTC+0		Report^[6]	68', 75' Dziri	Stadium: Stade Mohamed V Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ? (Ghana)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Younes Ifticène

25 October 1997 Second leg	Orlando Pirates	1 – 1	USM Alger	Johannesburg, South Africa
14:00 UTC+2		Report^[7]	17' Hadj Adlane	Stadium: FNB Stadium Referee: Charle Masembi (Uganda)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Younes Ifticène

8 November 1997 Second leg	USM Alger	1 – 0	Primeiro de Agosto	Algiers, Algeria
14:00 UTC+1	Dziri 28' Zekri ?'		?' ?	Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 50,000 Referee: ()
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - 16 Belmellat, ?, ?, 5 Hamdani, , 14 Meftah , 3 Ghoul , 6 Djahnine , 4 Hamdoud ,8 Dziri , 11 Zekri , 7 Hadj Adlane - (Khouni ?’), (13 Menad ?’), (9 Smati ?’) - Coach Younes Ifticène

African Cup Winners' Cup

Win Draw Loss

First Round

26 April 1998 First leg	Ghapoha Readers	0 – 1	USM Alger	Accra, Ghana
16:00 UTC+1		Report^[8]	70' Hamdoud	Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Referee: ? (Morocco)

8 May 1998 Second leg	USSM Alger	1 – 0	Ghapoha Readers	Bologhine, Algeria
15:30 UTC+1	Zouani 84'	Report^[9]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Moussa Kayoté (Mali)

Squad information

Goalscorers

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

No.	Player	Pos.	Ligue 1	Algerian Cup	Champions League	Cup Winners' Cup	TOTAL
	Tarek Hadj Adlane	FW	2	0	4	0	6
	Réda Zouani	FW	4	0	0	1	5
	Tarek Ghoul	DF	3	0	1	0	4
	Abdelmalek Khouni	MF	3	0	0	0	3
	Billel Dziri	MF	0	0	3	0	3
	Mohamed Manga	FW	1	2	0	0	3
	Nasser Zekri	FW	2	0	1	0	3
	Ait Belkacem	?	2	1	0	0	3
	Mohamed Hamdoud	DF	0	2	0	1	3
	Mohamed Abacha	MF	1	0	0	0	1
	Nabil Mehdaoui	FW	1	0	0	0	1
	Mahieddine Meftah	DF	0	1	0	0	1
	Farid Djahnine	MF	0	1	0	0	1
Own Goals			0	0	0	0	0
Totals			18	7	9	2	36

References

^ Résultats des 1/32 de finale paru dans le Soir d'Algérie du mercredi 18 mars 1998 page 10 et le quotidien d'Oran n° 978 du mardi 17 mars 1998 page 24.
^ Résultat de la Premier tour (1/32) definale de Coupe de la Ligue d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Coupe du 1er novembre , paru dans "Le Quotidien d'Oran", 3e année, N° 841 daté du Saturday 4 octobre 1997, page 23 et 24.
^ Résultat de la Huitièmes de finale de Coupe de la Ligue d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Coupe du 1er novembre , paru dans "El Khabar", 8e année, N° 847 daté du Saturday 11 octobre 1997, page 16 et 17.
^ El Khabar du samedi 6 septembre 1997 page 17. et Le Matin numero 1699 du samedi 6 septembre 1997 page 23.
^ El Khabar du dimanche 21 septembre 1997 page 24.
^ El Khabar numero 2092 du lundi 13 octobre 1997 page 24.
^ El Khabar numero 2103 du dimanche 26 octobre 1997 page 18.
^ El Watan du lundi 27 avril 1998 page 17.
^ Le Matin numero 1903 du samedi 9 mai 1998 page 13

External links

Djamil Merad (February 7, 2007). "Algeria 1997/98". rsssf.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
Source of local newspapers 1997–98 season

[1] Résultats des 1/32 de finale paru dans le Soir d'Algérie du mercredi 18 mars 1998 page 10 et le quotidien d'Oran n° 978 du mardi 17 mars 1998 page 24.

[2] Résultat de la Premier tour (1/32) definale de Coupe de la Ligue d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Coupe du 1er novembre , paru dans "Le Quotidien d'Oran", 3e année, N° 841 daté du Saturday 4 octobre 1997, page 23 et 24.

[3] Résultat de la Huitièmes de finale de Coupe de la Ligue d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Coupe du 1er novembre , paru dans "El Khabar", 8e année, N° 847 daté du Saturday 11 octobre 1997, page 16 et 17.

[4] El Khabar du samedi 6 septembre 1997 page 17. et Le Matin numero 1699 du samedi 6 septembre 1997 page 23.

[5] El Khabar du dimanche 21 septembre 1997 page 24.

[6] El Khabar numero 2092 du lundi 13 octobre 1997 page 24.

[7] El Khabar numero 2103 du dimanche 26 octobre 1997 page 18.

[8] El Watan du lundi 27 avril 1998 page 17.

[9] Le Matin numero 1903 du samedi 9 mai 1998 page 13

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