1995–96 USM Alger season

USM Alger
1995–96 season
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachAhmed Aït El-Hocine
(until April 1996)
Mustapha Aksouh
(from April 1996)
StadiumOmar Hamadi Stadium
Division 11st
Algerian CupRound of 16
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Azzedine Rahim (11 goals)
All:
Azzedine Rahim (11 goals)

In the 1995–96 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 20th time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian League Cup, and the Algerian Cup. In 1995–96 season Ifticen left USM Alger despite achieving the underlined goal to be replaced by Nour Benzekri, The team signed six players duo of AS Aïn M'lila the goalkeeper Laïd Belgherbi, Abdelmalek Khouni and the duo of NA Hussein Dey, Nacer Zekri and Billel Dziri also Toufik Brakni and Nabil Mehdaoui, In Algiers Derby who played in Omar Hamadi Stadium and after USM Alger scored a goal, the assistant referee was injured by smoke gases, to stop and be repeated behind closed doors in the same stadium. After that it was decided that the Algiers Derby would not be played in the future in this stadium with the presence of the fans. After a great struggle with MC Oran for the title and in the last round USM Alger won the title after its victory against CS Constantine at Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui, with a difference of only two points, it is the first in 33 years and the second in its history.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1996.
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 from
Goalkeepers
Algeria GK Toufik Zemmouri
Algeria GK Laïd Belgherbi Algeria AS Aïn M'lila
Defenders
Algeria RB Abdenour Hamici Algeria
Algeria RB Mohamed Hamdoud (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 19) Algeria Youth system
Algeria LB Rachid Boumrar
Algeria DF Abdelmalek Brakni (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 22) Algeria RC Kouba
Algeria DF Mohamed Briki
Algeria CB Farouk Bouhamidi
Midfielders
Algeria CM Billel Dziri (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 23) Algeria NA Hussein Dey
Algeria CM Toufik Fouial
Algeria MF Mehdi Khelfouni (1976-02-14)14 February 1976 (aged 19)
Algeria MF Salaheddine Mehdaoui Algeria USMM Hadjout
Algeria MF Samir Sloukia
Algeria MF Sid Ahmed Marcel
Algeria MF Brahim Salhi
Algeria MF Hamid Aït Belkacem
Forwards
Algeria RW Azzedine Rahim (1972-03-31)31 March 1972 (aged 23) Algeria Youth system
Algeria RW Nacer Zekri (1971-08-03)3 August 1971 (aged 24) Algeria NA Hussein Dey
Algeria RW Abdelmalek Khouni (1969-12-23)23 December 1969 (aged 26) Algeria AS Aïn M'lila
Algeria RW Fouad Smati (1975-12-02)2 December 1975 (aged 20) Algeria Youth system

Competitions

USM Alger Team Winning the league title with From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Abdelmalek Khouni - Abdelmalek Brakni - Rachid Boumrar - Fouad Smati - Laïd Belgherbi.
Sitting Billel Dziri - Nacer Zekri - Farouk Bouhamidi - Azzedine Rahim (c) - Samir Sloukia - Mohamed Hamdoud.

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 30 19 3 8 39 24 +15 063.33
Algerian Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Algerian League Cup 6 2 2 2 3 6 −3 033.33
Total 38 22 5 11 44 32 +12 057.89

Division 1

Main article: 1995–96 Algerian Championnat National

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 USM Alger (C) 30 19 3 8 39 24 +15 60 1997 CAF Champions League
2 MC Oran (Q) 30 17 7 6 53 21 +32 58 1997 CAF Cup
3 USM Aïn Beïda (Q) 30 15 6 9 37 31 +6 51 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup
4 WA Tlemcen (Q) 30 15 6 9 39 20 +19 51 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup
5 JS Kabylie 30 13 6 11 34 29 +5 45
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 19 3 8 39 24  +15 60 14 1 0 22 5  +17 5 2 8 17 19  −2

Last updated: 5 August 1996.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 September 1995 Round 1 USM Blida 2–1 USM Alger Blida
14:00 Ameur Ouali 10', 35' Report[1] Salhi 19' Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium
Referee: Nems
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
21 September 1995 Round 2 USM Alger 1–0 US Chaouia Bologhine
14:30 Dziri 5' Report[2] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Karim Dahou
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
28 September 1995 Round 3 ASM Oran 0–2 USM Alger Oran
14:30 Report[3] Hamici 27' (pen.)
Rahim 67'		 Stadium: Habib Bouakeul Stadium
Referee: Lamara
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
5 October 1995 Round 4 JS Bordj Ménaïel 0–1 USM Alger Reghaia
14:00 Report[4] Rahim 90' Stadium: Stade Boualem Bouarada
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
16 October 1995 Round 5 USM Alger 1–0 AS Aïn M'lila Bologhine
14:00 Marcel 66' Report[5] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Lazzoun
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
28 October 1995 Round 6 CA Batna 1–0 USM Alger Batna
14:00 Medjbouri 6' Report[6] Stadium: Mustapha Seffouhi Stadium
Referee: Belbah
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
18 March 1996 Round 7 USM Alger 1–0 MC Alger Bologhine
14:00 Zekri 1'

Zemmouri, Hamici, Boumrar, Brakni, Bouhamidi, Salhi downward-facing red arrow 64' (Marcel upward-facing green arrow 64' downward-facing red arrow 90' , Fouial upward-facing green arrow 90'), Sloukia, Dziri, Zekri downward-facing red arrow 84' (Briki upward-facing green arrow 84'), Rahim, Smati - Coach: Ahmed Aït El Hocine		 Report[7]

Lezzoum, Harkat, Zitouni, Lazizi (c), Ait Abderahmane, Allouche, Mechri, Benali, Nazef, Maza, Ait Tahar - Coach: Bencheikh Ali & Biskri Mustapha		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Belbordj, Hamida, Belatrèche
15 February 1996 Round 8 WA Boufarik 1–4 USM Alger Boufarik
14:00 Hariti 47' Report Dziri 49'
Rahim 4', 11', 80'		 Stadium: Stade Mohamed Reggaz
22 February 1996 Round 9 USM Alger 1–0 MC Oran Bologhine
14:00 Hamid Aït Belkacem 88' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
26 February 1996 Round 10 USM Aïn Beïda 4–2 USM Alger Aïn Beïda
14:00 Boursas 25', 88'
Dagno 55'
Bentounsi 75'		 Rahim 5', 56' Stadium: Stade 24 avril
29 February 1996 Round 11 USM Alger 0–0 USM El Harrach Bologhine
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
14 March 1996 Round 12 WA Tlemcen 3–1 USM Alger Tlemcen
14:00 Djalti 3'
Brahimi 32', 44'		 Zekri 40' Stadium: Stade Akid Lotfi
25 April 1996 Round 13 USM Alger 1–0 JS Kabylie Bologhine
14:00 Dziri 13' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
28 March 1996 Round 14 CR Belouizdad 3–1 USM Alger Belouizdad
14:00 Chedba 7'
Ali Moussa 32'
Meliani ?'		 Fouial 83' Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium
4 April 1996 Round 15 USM Alger 1–0 CS Constantine Bologhine
14:00 Rahim 25' (pen.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
11 April 1996 Round 16 USM Alger 4–2 USM Blida Bologhine
14:00 Rahim 3' (pen.), 71'
Brakni 53'
Zekri 55'		 Hakim Zane 38' (pen.), 79' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
18 April 1996 Round 17 US Chaouia 1–0 USM Alger Oum El Bouaghi
14:00 ?' Stadium: Stade Hassouna Zerdani
2 May 1996 Round 18 USM Alger 2–1 ASM Oran Bologhine
14:00 Rahim 25' (pen.)
Mehdaoui 38'		 ?' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
6 May 1996 Round 19 USM Alger 1–0 JS Bordj Ménaïel Bologhine
14:00 Zekri 14' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
13 May 1996 Round 20 AS Aïn M'lila 0–0 USM Alger Aïn M'lila
14:00 Stadium: Stade des Frères Demane Debih
20 May 1996 Round 21 USM Alger 1–0 CA Batna Bologhine
14:00 Khaouni 35' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
20 June 1996 Round 22 MC Alger 1–0 USM Alger Algiers
14:00 Aït Tahar 54'

Lezzoum, Khiat Sofiane (Zitouni 58'), Benaissi, Fatahine, Lazizi (c), Sellou, Ait Tahar, Khezrouni, Tebbal, Benali, Mechri - Coach: Bencheikh Ali & Biskri Mustapha

Zemmouri, Hamici, Boumrar, Hamdoud, Brakni, Mehdaoui, Sloukia (Smati 70'), Dziri, Zekri, Rahim (Salhi 20') - Coach: Mustapha Aksouh		 Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Bendada, Hafirassou, Belatrèche
1 July 1996 Round 23 USM Alger 4–1 WA Boufarik Bologhine
14:00 Mahdaoui 8'
Zekri 28'
Dziri 85'
Hamid Aït Belkacem 90'		 ?' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
8 July 1996 Round 24 MC Oran 1–0 USM Alger Oran
14:00 Belloumi 69' Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium
11 July 1996 Round 25 USM Alger 1–0 USM Aïn Beïda Bologhine
14:00 Hamdoud 61' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
18 July 1996 Round 26 USM El Harrach 0–2 USM Alger El Harrach
14:00 Dziri 61', 64' Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
25 July 1996 Round 27 USM Alger 1–0 WA Tlemcen Bologhine
14:00 Sloukia 72' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
29 July 1996 Round 28 JS Kabylie 1–1 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
14:00 Hadj Adlane ?' Brakni ?' Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
1 August 1996 Round 29 USM Alger 2–1 CR Belouizdad Bologhine
14:00 Mehdaoui 5'
Zekri 64' (pen.)		 ?' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
5 August 1996 Round 30 CS Constantine 1–2 USM Alger Constantine
14:00 Mouloud Kaoua 63'

Dani, Ghadbane, Bernaas, Boulfelfil, Arama, Ghoula, Mouloud Kaoua, Khalaf, Zeiani, Belhatem, Laïb - Coach: ?		 Report[8] Dziri 3', 34' (pen.)

Hamiti, Boumrar, Hamdoud, Bouhmidi, Mehdaoui, Marcel, Dziri, Zekri, Sloukia (Ait Belkacim), Khouni (Youcef Zemmouri) - Coach: Ahmed Aït El Hocine and Mustapha Aksouh		 Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Referee: Salim Oussaci

Algerian Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Algerian Cup
8 March 1996 Round of 64 WA Boufarik 1–2 USM Alger Boufarik
14:30 Abbane 32' 77' Sloukia
85' Smatti		 Stadium: Stade Mohamed-Reggaz
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
8 April 1996 Round of 32 MC Saida 1–0 USM Alger Saïda
14:00 Stadium: Stade des Frères Bracci

Algerian League Cup

Main article: 1995–96 Algerian League Cup

Group stage

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
CR Belouizdad 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 8
USM Alger 6 2 2 2 3 5 −2 6
JS Kabylie 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 5
WA Boufarik 5 0 3 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
30 November 1995 first leg USM Alger 0–0 WA Boufarik Bologhine
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
14 December 1995 first leg USM Alger 1–0 JS Kabylie Bologhine
14:00 Dziri ?' (pen.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
21 December 1995 second leg WA Boufarik 1–1 USM Alger Bologhine [a]
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
28 December 1995 second leg USM Alger 0–3 CR Belouizdad Bologhine
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
4 January 1996 first leg CR Belouizdad 2–0 USM Alger Belouizdad
14:00 Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
15 January 1996 second leg JS Kabylie 0–1 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
14:00 Aït Belkacem ?' Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine

Squad information

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 Algerian Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Algeria ALG Toufik Zemmouri 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK Algeria ALG Redouane Hamiti 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF Algeria ALG Mohamed Hamdoud 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Algeria ALG Farouk Bouhamidi 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Algeria ALG Abdenour Hamici 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Algeria ALG Rachid Boumrar 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF Algeria ALG Abdelmalek Brakni 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Algeria ALG Mohamed Briki 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Algeria ALG Billel Dziri 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
MF Algeria ALG Toufik Fouial 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Algeria ALG Salaheddine Mehdaoui 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Algeria ALG Samir Sloukia 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Algeria ALG Sid Ahmed Marcel 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Algeria ALG Hamid Aït Belkacem 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Algeria ALG Brahim Salhi 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Algeria ALG Mehdi Khelfouni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Algeria ALG Azzedine Rahim 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Algeria ALG Nacer Zekri 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW Algeria ALG Abdelmalek Khouni 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Algeria ALG Fouad Smati 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Algeria ALG Youcef Zemmouri 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. National 1 Cup League Cup TOTAL
? Algeria Azzedine Rahim FW 11 0 0 11
? Algeria Billel Dziri MF 8 0 1 9
? Algeria Nacer Zekri FW 6 0 0 6
? Algeria Salaheddine Mehdaoui 3 0 0 3
? Algeria Hamid Aït Belkacem FW 2 0 1 3
? Algeria Mohamed Hamdoud DF 2 0 0 2
? Algeria Samir Sloukia 1 1 0 2
? Algeria Abdelmalek Khouni 1 0 0 1
? Algeria Abdelmalek Brakni 1 0 0 1
? Algeria Toufik Fouial MF 1 0 0 1
? Algeria Sid Ahmed Marcel MF 1 0 0 1
? Algeria Abdenour Hamici 1 0 0 1
? Algeria Brahim Salhi MF 1 0 0 1
? Algeria Foued Smati 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 2+1 43+1

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
1995 GK Algeria Belgharbi AS Aïn M'lila Free transfer
1995 DF Algeria Toufik Brakni RC Kouba Free transfer
1995 MF Algeria Billel Dziri NA Hussein Dey Free transfer
1995 MF Algeria Nabil Mehdaoui USMM Hadjout Free transfer
1995 FW Algeria Nacer Zekri NA Hussein Dey Free transfer
1995 FW Algeria Abdelmalek Khouni AS Aïn M'lila Free transfer

Out

Notes

  1. ^ WA Boufarik v USM Alger match initially scheduled to Reghaïa due to work at Stade Mohamed Reggaz in Boufarik will finally take place in Bologhine after the agreement of the 2 teams.

References

  1. ^ Résultat de la 1 ère journée du Championnat National 1995-1996, paru dans "El Moudjahid", du samedi 16 septembre 1995 page 21.
  2. ^ Résultats de la 2e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" numéro 1535 du dimanche 24 septembre 1995 page 8 et l'authentique du mardi 10 octobre 1995 page 24.
  3. ^ Résultats de la 3e journée parus dans "El Moudjahid" du samedi 30 septembre 1995 page 20 et le Quotidien numéro 239 du samedi 30 septembre 1995 pages 23 et 24. * l'opinion numéro 902 du samedi 21 octobre 1995 page 18.
  4. ^ Résultats de la 4e journée parus dans le Quotidien d'Oran du samedi 7 octobre 1995 page 24.
  5. ^ Résultats de la 5e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" du mercredi 18 octobre 1995 pages 7 et 8 et Ouest-Tribune du mercredi 18 octobre 1995 page 22.
  6. ^ Résultats de la 6e journée parus dans le Quotidien d'Oran numéro 262 du samedi 28 octobre 1995 pages 1 et 24 et Ouest tribune du meme jour page 20 ** "Le Soir d'Algérie" du dimanche 29 octobre 1995 page 9 ** "El Moudjahid" numéro 9571 du mardi 9 avril 1996 page 21.
  7. ^ Résultats de la 7e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" du lundi 30 octobre 1995 page 7 et "El Moudjahid" du mardi 31 octobre 1995.
  8. ^ "شباب قسنطينة vs اتحاد العاصمة موسم 1996/1995". just picture from the Facebook page Chouaib Kahoul Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2017.