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USM Alger
2024–25 season
OwnerGroupe SERPORT
PresidentAthmane Sehbane
(from 22 June 2024)[1]
Head coachNabil Maâloul
(from 13 July 2024)[2][3]
StadiumStade du 5 Juillet
Ligue 1Pre-season
Algerian CupRound of 64
Confederation CupSecond round

The 2024–25 season, is USM Alger's 47th season and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Alger are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup and the Confederation Cup. On June 27, 2024 The federal office approved the calendar for the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season with the aim of ending on May 31, 2025. The first round is scheduled for September 14, this delay is motivated both by an extended end of the 2023–24 season but also by the holding of early presidential elections which will take place on September 7, 2024.[4][5]

Review

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Background

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After great pressure from supporters demanding a radical change within the club’s administrative organization.[6] At the management level, the advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Réda Abdouch, submitted his resignation, justifying his decision by “personal and health reasons”, indicated the club.[7] Previously USM Alger announced the appointment of Sid Ali Yahiaoui as new general secretary. This is a homecoming for Yahiaoui, who had already held this position in the past with the club in 2021.[7] On June 22, 2024, The Board of Directors of USMA/SSPA met at the headquarters of the Groupe SERPORT, where it was decided to appoint Athmane Sehbane, Chairman of the Board of Directors of USM Alger, to succeed Kamel Hassena who resigned from his position.[1] Still in the same vein, SERPORT has chosen the former Rouge et Noir player, Hamza Koudri as sports coordinator while the former captain of L'USMA, Billel Dziri will occupy the position of sports director.[1] The next day, Othmane Sohbane appointed Mustapha Laroussi as secretary of the first team. Laroussi previously held this position in USM Alger.[8]

After the departure of Juan Carlos Garrido, USM Alger studied several avenues to find the successor of the Spanish technician.[2][3] In an official press release on July 13, USM Alger announced the signing of Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul a contract of two seasons, Maâloul who has extensive experience in Africa will now have his first experience in Algeria.[2][3]

First-team transfers (summer transfer window)

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Zineddine Belaïd joins Belgian club Sint-Truiden in a deal amounting to 500,000 euros.

Before Kamel Hassena’s administration left, the contracts of Abdessamed Bounacer and Salim Boukhanchouche were renewed for two seasons, and Abdelkrim Namani’s renewed for four seasons.[9][10][11] As for Hocine Dehiri whose loan period ended, his contract was bought from Paradou AC, where he signed a contract for three seasons.[12][13] On June 23, 2024, Zineddine Belaïd met with Athmane Sehbane, where he agreed that he would officially leave. The team’s management finally agreed not to put obstacles in the way of the player’s ambition and in a way that preserves the rights of the club. The agreement was finally concluded to fulfill the desire of Belaïd to join the Belgian club Sint-Truiden and signed his exit paper.[14]

On July 8, 2024, USM Alger has its first summer recruit the defender Ilyes Chetti, after the termination of his contract with the Wydad AC, Where he signed a contract for three seasons for an astronomical total salary exceeding 6 million DA.[15][16]

Squad list

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 14 June 2024.[17][18]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed
in 		Contract
ends 		Signed from Apps Goals Transfer fees
Goalkeepers
1 Algeria Abdelmoumen Sifour GK (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 26) 2023 2025 Algeria RC Arbaâ 10 0 Free transfer
16 Algeria Kamel Soufi GK (1996-06-05)5 June 1996 (aged 28) 2023 2025 Algeria MC Oran 17 0 Free transfer
25 Algeria Oussama Benbot GK (1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 29) 2021 2026 Algeria JS Kabylie 86 0 Free transfer
Defenders
3 Algeria Juba Chirani LB (1998-01-04)4 January 1998 (aged 26) 2023 2025 Algeria Olympique Akbou 5 0 Free transfer
NA Algeria Ilyes Chetti LB (1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 29) 2024 2027 Morocco Wydad AC 0 0 Free transfer
12 Algeria Oussama Barkat RB (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 23) 2023 2026 Algeria MO Constantine 10 0 Free transfer
15 Algeria Nabil Lamara LB (1993-08-15)15 August 1993 (aged 31) 2023 2025 Tunisia Club Africain 30 0 Free transfer
19 Algeria Saâdi Radouani (C.) RB (1995-03-18)18 March 1995 (aged 29) 2020 2026 Algeria ES Sétif 125 7 Free transfer
20 Algeria Hocine Dehiri CB (2000-09-16)16 September 2000 (aged 23) 2023 2027 Algeria Paradou AC 39 1 Undisclosed
21 Algeria Adam Alilet CB (1999-01-17)17 January 1999 (aged 25) 2019 2026 Algeria Reserve team 94 6 Academy Player
81 Algeria Abdessamed Bounacer CB (2004-12-11)11 December 2004 (aged 19) 2022 2027 Algeria Reserve team 35 1 Academy Player
Midfielders
6 Algeria Oussama Chita (V.C.) DM (1996-10-31)31 October 1996 (aged 27) 2017 2025 Algeria MC Alger 169 4 Free transfer
8 Algeria Islam Merili AM (1998-06-27)27 June 1998 (aged 26) 2022 2026 Algeria ASO Chlef 71 7 Free transfer
10 Mali Sékou Konaté AM (1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 26) 2023 2026 Mali Stade Malien 16 1 Free transfer
13 Algeria Omar Embarek DM (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 25) 2023 2026 Algeria MC El Bayadh 25 0 Free transfer
14 Algeria Brahim Benzaza DM (1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 27) 2021 2026 Algeria ASO Chlef 81 6 Free transfer
18 Algeria Salim Boukhanchouche DM (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 32) 2024 2026 Algeria JS Kabylie 18 1 Free transfer
22 Algeria Kheireddine Toual AM (2001-08-04)4 August 2001 (aged 23) 2023 2025 Algeria RC Arbaâ 4 0 Free transfer
38 Algeria Abdelkrim Namani AM (2003-05-13)13 May 2003 (aged 21) 2022 2028 Algeria Reserve team 25 1 Academy Player
72 Algeria Mohamed Ait El Hadj AM (2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 22) 2020 2026 Algeria Reserve team 56 4 Academy Player
Forwards
2 Algeria Abderrahmane Bacha ST (1999-12-21)21 December 1999 (aged 24) 2022 2026 Algeria JS Bordj Ménaïel 46 7 Free transfer
7 Algeria Ismail Belkacemi LW (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 31) 2020 2025 Algeria CS Constantine 136 45 Free transfer
9 Mali Abdoulaye Kanou ST (2000-10-07)7 October 2000 (aged 23) 2023 2026 Mali Djoliba AC 40 13 Undisclosed
11 Algeria Mohamed Amine Bouziane LW (1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (aged 28) 2023 2025 Tunisia US Monastir 16 2 Free transfer
17 Algeria Oussama Bellatreche RW (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 29) 2024 2026 Algeria JS Saoura 10 3 30,000,000 DA
23 Algeria Khaled Bousseliou LW (1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 26) 2022 2026 Algeria CR Belouizdad 41 5 Free transfer
24 Cameroon Leonel Ateba ST (1999-02-06)6 February 1999 (aged 25) 2024 2026 Cameroon Dynamo Douala 20 3 250,000 €
27 Algeria Adel Belkacem Bouzida RW (2002-02-28)28 February 2002 (aged 22) 2024 2025 Algeria Paradou AC 4 0 Loan

Transfers

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In

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Summer

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Date Pos Player Moving from Fee Source
16 June 2024 MF Algeria Kheireddine Toual ES Ben Aknoun Loan return
19 June 2024 DF Algeria Hocine Dehiri Paradou AC Undisclosed [12][13]
8 July 2024 LB Algeria Ilyes Chetti Morocco Wydad AC Free transfer [15]

Out

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Summer

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Date Pos Player Moving to Fee Source
16 June 2024 DF Algeria Hocine Dehiri Paradou AC Loan return
16 June 2024 DF Algeria Mustapha Bouchina Unattached Free transfer
16 June 2024 MF Algeria Akram Djahnit Unattached Free transfer
15 July 2024 DF Algeria Zineddine Belaïd Belgium Sint-Truidense 500,000 € [19][20]

New contracts

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No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
81 CB Abdessamed Bounacer 2 years 2027 19 June 2024 [21][10]
18 DM Salim Boukhanchouche 2 years 2027 19 June 2024 [10]
38 AM Abdelkrim Namani 4 years 2028 20 June 2024 [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Friendly –
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Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— — To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Algerian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— To be confirmed To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Confederation Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— To be confirmed To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Updated to match played 23 May 2024
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

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Main article: 2024–25 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Olympique Akbou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Paradou AC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 US Biskra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 USM Alger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Algerian Ligue 2
16 USM Khenchela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2024. Source: the-sports.org
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.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 23 May 2024.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2024. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.[23]

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

14 September 2024 Round 1 USM Alger – US Biskra Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 2 NC Magra – USM Alger Magra
: Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium
Round 3 USM Alger – MC El Bayadh Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 4 ES Mostaganem – USM Alger Mostaganem
: Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium
Round 5 USM Alger – CR Belouizdad Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 6 ASO Chlef – USM Alger Chlef
: Stadium: Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium
Round 7 USM Alger – MC Alger Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 8 JS Kabylie – USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
: Stadium: Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Round 9 USM Alger – JS Saoura Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 10 CS Constantine – USM Alger Constantine
: Stadium: Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium
Round 11 USM Alger – Paradou AC Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 12 Olympique Akbou – USM Alger Béjaïa
: Stadium: Maghrebi Unity Stadium
Round 13 USM Alger – USM Khenchela Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 14 ES Sétif – USM Alger Sétif
: Stadium: 8 May 1945 Stadium
Round 15 USM Alger – MC Oran Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 16 US Biskra – USM Alger Biskra
: Stadium: 18 February Stadium
Round 17 USM Alger – NC Magra Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 18 MC El Bayadh – USM Alger El Bayadh
: Stadium: Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium
Round 19 USM Alger – ES Mostaganem Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 20 CR Belouizdad – USM Alger Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 21 USM Alger – ASO Chlef Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 22 MC Alger – USM Alger Douera
: Stadium: Ali La Pointe Stadium
Round 23 USM Alger – JS Kabylie Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 24 JS Saoura – USM Alger Béchar
: Stadium: 20 August 1955 Stadium
Round 25 USM Alger – CS Constantine Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 26 Paradou AC – USM Alger Dar El Beïda
: Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium
Round 27 USM Alger – Olympique Akbou Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 28 USM Khenchela – USM Alger Khenchela
: Stadium: Amar Hamam Stadium
Round 29 USM Alger – ES Sétif Algiers
: Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Round 30 MC Oran – USM Alger Bir El Djir
: Stadium: Miloud Hadefi Stadium

Algerian Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 Algerian Cup
Round of 64 –
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Note: USM Alger Lineups:

Confederation Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup

Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[24]

Second round
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13-15 September 2024 First leg – Algeria USM Alger
: UTC+1
20-22 September 2024 Second leg USM Alger Algeria –
(– agg.)		 Algiers
: UTC+1 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet

Squad information

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Appearances and goals

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As of 23 May 2024
No. Pos Player Nat Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Confederation Cup Total
App St G App St G App St G App St G
Goalkeepers
1 GK Abdelmoumen Sifour Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK Kamel Soufi Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Oussama Benbot Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 LB Juba Chirani Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 CB Zineddine Belaïd Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 RB Oussama Barkat Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 LB Nabil Lamara Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 RB Saâdi Radouani Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 CB Adam Alilet Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 CB Abdessamed Bounacer Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 DM Oussama Chita Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DM Islam Merili Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 AM Sékou Konaté Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DM Omar Embarek Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DM Brahim Benzaza Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DM Salim Boukhanchouche Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 AM Kheireddine Toual Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 AM Mohamed Ait El Hadj Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 LW Ismail Belkacemi Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 ST Abdoulaye Kanou Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 LW Mohamed Amine Bouziane Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 RW Oussama Bellatreche Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 LW Khaled Bousseliou Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 ST Leonel Ateba Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 RW Adel Belkacem Bouzida Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 23 May 2024
Source: soccerway.com

Disciplinary record

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As of 23 May 2024
No. Pos. Player Ligue 1 Algerian Cup Confederation Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of 23 May 2024

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC CCC TOTAL
Algeria 0 0 0 0
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0

Assists

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As of 23 May 2024

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Nat. Player Pos. L1 AC CCC TOTAL
Algeria 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

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As of 23 May 2024

Notes

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References

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