2017–18 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2017–18 season
Owner Ali Haddad
Chairman Rabouh Haddad
(until 28 February 2018)
Abdelhakim Serrar
(from 28 February 2018)[1]
Head coach Paul Put
(until 11 November 2017)[2]
Miloud Hamdi
(from 12 November 2017)[3]
Stadium Omar Hamadi Stadium, Bologhine
July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algeirs
Ligue 1 6th
Algerian Cup Round of 16
Champions League Semi-finals
Confederation Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Oussama Darfalou (18 goals)

All:
Oussama Darfalou (26 goals)
Highest home attendance 65,000 (vs. Wydad Casablanca, 29 September)
Lowest home attendance 3,000 (vs. USM Blida, 19 May)

In the 2017–18 season, USM Alger is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 38th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League, and the Algerian Cup, With the start of the season, the team failed to achieve their biggest goal of winning the CAF Champions League after defeating against Morocco's Wydad.[4] on 11 November 2017 the coach Paul Put announce after the end of the match against the leaders CS Constantine and lost 2-1, for his resignation put said he took all responsibility for the setbacks and said he had a great honor working with the team.,[2] Just a day after the resignation of Paul Put, the union administration contracted with the Franco Algerien coach Miloud Hamdi until the end of the season and had already coach the team in 2015–16 and led him to win the Ligue 1 and to the final of the CAF Champions League.[3]

Pre-season

In preparation for this season, which will start at the end of August 2017, the management of the USMA, in consultation with the technical staff, is planning the summer training course from 04 to 16 August 2017 in Turkey the Usmists will be in Istanbul at 2 pm, a bus will wait for the Algerian delegation to transport it to the station Kartepe in Izmit and will play five friendly matches.[5] three against local clubs, two against Saudi clubs and one against a Qatari club. USM Alger is transported without six players: Ayoub Abdellaoui, Abderrahmane Meziane, Oussama Darfalou, Okacha Hamzaoui and Raouf Benguit Who joined the Algeria A' national team in preparation for the African Nations Championship qualification against the Libyan national team, as for Soumaila Sidibe did not move with the team because of the visa.[6] the first friendly against Mersin İdmanyurdu and ended with a 5-1 victory and it should be noted that only Ziri Hammar played 90 minutes, and he was the author of three assists, in the same context the games it was delayed for a day due to heavy fog.[7] The second match was against Al Kharaitiyat Qatar and ended 4-1 in favor of the Union and saw the match with the young striker Boumechra, who scored two goals The third game against Sultanbeyli Belediyespor canceled because of the fog and to avoid these problems the decision of the management of the USM Alger played the rest of the friendly games in another place to avoid being postponed, then in the fourth game against Al-Hazm Saudi Club won the Union winning two goals to zero, on the final day of training, the team played two friendly matches in the morning against Ataşehir Çamolukspor and ended in favor of USM Alger with a 2-0 victory. In the evening against Al-Orobah from Saudi Arabia, they ended with a 2-2 draw. after a 13-day internship in Turkey in the heights of Izmit, the Red and Black are back home. The plane from Istanbul arrived at the Algiers airport at 18:30.[8]

Mid-season

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 11 9 10 43 32 +11 036.67 N/A 6th 26 August 2017 19 May 2018
Algerian Cup 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 066.67 Round of 64 Round of 16 29 December 2017 2 February 2018
Champions League 7 2 4 1 9 6 +3 028.57 Group stage Semi-finals 21 June 2017 21 October 2017
Confederation Cup 6 2 3 1 12 5 +7 033.33 First round Group stage[note 2] 7 March 2018 16 May 2018[note 2]
Total 46 17 16 13 66 44 +22 036.96

Last updated: 19 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 MC Oran (Q) 30 12 9 9 40 37 +3 45 Qualification for the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
5 MC Alger 30 12 8 10 41 32 +9 44
6 USM Alger 30 11 9 10 43 35 +8 42[lower-alpha 1]
7 Paradou AC 30 12 6 12 35 30 +5 42[lower-alpha 1]
8 ES Sétif 30 10 10 10 35 30 +5 40
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. Source: DZFoot
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.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head results.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 13 9 8 43 35  +8 48 6 4 5 24 18  +6 7 5 3 19 17  +2

Last updated: 30 January 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWDDLWWWWWDLLDDWDLWLDDWWLDLLWLL
Position4461276211123343352444435566556

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Algerian Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USM AHT ZAM CAP
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 11 Quarter-finals 3–0 2–0 4–1
2 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 6 2 3 1 11 10 +1 9 1–1 0–0 4–2
3 Egypt Zamalek 6 1 3 2 6 8 2 6[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 2–2 2–0
4 Zimbabwe CAPS United 6 2 0 4 10 16 6 6[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 2–4 3–1
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Zamalek 2–0 CAPS United, CAPS United 3–1 Zamalek (Zamalek won on away goals).

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Confederation Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

First round

Play-off round

Group stage

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USM RAY GOR YAN
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11 Quarter-finals 1–1 2–1 4–0
2 Rwanda Rayon Sports 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–2 1–1 1–0
3 Kenya Gor Mahia 6 2 2 2 10 7 +3 8 0–0 1–2 4–0
4 Tanzania Young Africans 6 1 1 4 4 13 9 4 2–1 0–0 2–3
Source: CAF

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 19 May 2018

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 Ligue 1 Algerian Cup CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Goalkeepers
1AlgeriaMohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 255271614016
16AlgeriaIsmaïl Mansouri 2113
30AlgeriaMourad Berrefane 213
AlgeriaAbdelmoumen Sifour (B) 11
Defenders
3AlgeriaAyoub Abdellaoui 2315227126138282
5AlgeriaMohamed Benyahia 14212311922
6AlgeriaFarouk Chafaï 243627116113958
19AlgeriaRedouane Cherifi 171112211
20AlgeriaNacereddine Khoualed 31141
21AlgeriaMehdi Benchikhoun 516
22AlgeriaMohamed Meftah 19162117153328
25AlgeriaMokhtar Benmoussa 243127153832
27AlgeriaRaouf Benguit 154322561287
42AlgeriaAbdeldjalil Semmane (B) 22
Midfielders
2AlgeriaOussama Chita 183122
4MaliSoumaila Sidibe 5111282
7AlgeriaFaouzi Yaya 203311412841
8AlgeriaKaddour Beldjilali 1814212411
10AlgeriaZiri Hammar 1021511531
14AlgeriaFaouzi Bourenane 213
17AlgeriaMohamed Benkablia 325
18AlgeriaAmir Sayoud 1331421222
23AlgeriaHamza Koudri 18142463014
24AlgeriaMohammed Benkhemassa 22111276137211
26AlgeriaReda Bellahcene 10112111411
20AlgeriaRafik Bouderbal 7121911
15AlgeriaOualid Ardji 8141131
31AlgeriaIlyes Yaiche (B) 7119
84AlgeriaMohamed Boumechra (B) 7171
54AlgeriaBilal Benhamouda (B) 55
AlgeriaZinedine Asli (B) 11
Forwards
9AlgeriaOkacha Hamzaoui 9171162
9MadagascarCarolus Andriamatsinoro 22
11AlgeriaAbderrahmane Meziane 1821271313041
13AlgeriaOussama Darfalou 27181273155241264
10MoroccoReda Hajhouj 8211102
17AlgeriaMohamed Amine Hamia 3115
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 43505 251 971 1280 66707

(B)USM Alger B player

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