2018–19 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2018–19 season
Owner	Ali Haddad
Chairman	Abdelhakim Serrar
Head coach	Miloud Hamdi; (until 20 May 2018); Thierry Froger; (from 19 June 2018)[1]
Stadium	Omar Hamadi Stadium, Bologhine; July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algeirs
Ligue 1	Pre-season
Algerian Cup	Round of 64
Confederation Cup	Group stage
Club Championship	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Prince Ibara (4 goals); All: ; Prince Ibara (5 goals)
Biggest win	3–1 (vs. DRB Tadjenanet – 14 August 2018)
Biggest defeat	0–3 (vs. JS Saoura – 1 September 2018)

In the 2018–19 season, USM Alger is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 39th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the Confederation Cup, Club Championship, and the Algerian Cup.

Pre-season

27 June 2018 Friendly	Espérance de Tunis	2-0	USM Alger	Mutuelleville
18:00 UTC+1	Belaïli 71', 85'	Report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade Chedli Zouiten

2 July 2018 Friendly	Étoile Sportive du Sahel	1-0	USM Alger	Sousse
18:30 UTC+1	? 46'	[ Report] Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade Olympique de Sousse

11 July 2018 Friendly	Sofapaka	1-0	USM Alger
18:00 UTC+3		Report Live TV: None

Mid-season

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Ligue 1	7000800000000000000♠8	7000600000000000000♠6	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7001140000000000000♠14	7000600000000000000♠6	+8	07001750000000000000♠75.00	N/A	To be confirmed	14 August 2018	In Progress
Algerian Cup	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	+0	!—	Round of 64	To be confirmed	In Progress'	In Progress'
Confederation Cup	7000500000000000000♠5	7000200000000000000♠2	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	7000600000000000000♠6	7000600000000000000♠6	+0	07001400000000000000♠40.00	Group stage	To be confirmed	18 July 2018	In Progress
Club Championship	7000200000000000000♠2	7000200000000000000♠2	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	5000000000000000000♠0	+3	7002100000000000000♠100.00	First round	To be confirmed	8 August 2018	In Progress
Total	7001150000000000000♠15	7001100000000000000♠10	7000200000000000000♠2	7000300000000000000♠3	7001230000000000000♠23	7001120000000000000♠12	+11	07001666700000000000♠66.67

Last updated: 29 September 2017
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	JS Kabylie	10	6	4	0	17	5	+12	22	Qualification for the 2019–20 Champions League
2	USM Alger	8	6	1	1	14	6	+8	19	Qualification for the 2019–20 Champions League
3	ES Sétif	9	5	2	2	12	6	+6	17	Qualification for the 2019–20 Confederation Cup
4	NA Hussein Dey	10	4	4	2	10	8	+2	16	Qualification for the 2019–20 Confederation Cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	JS Saoura	10	4	2	4	9	4	+5	14	Qualification for the 2020–21 Arab Club Champions Cup

Updated to match(es) played on 11 October 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.
Notes:

↑ If the winners of the 2018–19 Algerian Cup are in the top three of the Ligue Professionnelle 1, then the Algerian Cup berth is given to fourth place.

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
8	6	1	1	14	6	+8	19	3	1	0	9	2	+7	3	0	1	5	4	+1

Last updated: 22 April 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L			W	W	D	W
Position	4	2	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

14 August 2018 Round 1	USM Alger	3–1	DRB Tadjenanet	Bologhine
21:00	Chafaï 9' Meziane 48' Ibara 71' Benchaâ 83'	Soccerway report LFP report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie	Demane 9' 11' Aib 62' Ounnas 66' Fourloul 86'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Merzoug Brahimi

25 August 2018 Round 2	NA Hussein Dey	0–1	USM Alger	Belouizdad
17:00	Brahimi 19'	Soccerway report LFP report Live TV: Algérie 3	Benyahia 29' Bouderbal 31' Ibara 44' Benkhemassa 72'	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

1 September 2018 Round 4	JS Saoura	3–0	USM Alger	Béchar
20:00	Zaidi 25', 45+2' Konaté 45' Aouedj 62'	Soccerway report LFP report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4	33' Hamra	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar

4 September 2018 Round 3	USM Alger	3–1	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	Bologhine
20:45	Bouderbal 8' Meftah 33' Ibara 32' 52' Benguit 40'	Soccerway report LFP report Live TV: Canal Algérie	Meftahi 9' El Moudene 61'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa

20 September 2018 Round 7	USM Alger	3–0	AS Ain M'lila	Bologhine
19:00	Benmoussa 12' (pen.) Benguit 41' Mahious 45' Chita 69'	Soccerway report LFP report Live TV: None	47' Dif	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Redouane Necib

29 September 2018 Round 8	Paradou AC	1–3	USM Alger	Bologhine
17:45	Bouabta 41' Meziani 48'	Soccerway report LFP report Live TV: None	Ardji 9' Ibara 19' Cherifi 58' Benguit 59'	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal

6 October 2018 Round 9	USM Alger	0–0	MC Alger	Algiers
17:45	Koudri 65'	Soccerway report LFP report Live TV: Algérie 3 / TV Tamazight 4 / Al-Kass Sports	Arous 42' Demmou 52' Amada 74' Tebbi 90+2'	Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

10 October 2018 Round 10	CR Belouizdad	0–1	USM Alger	Belouizdad
16:00	Herida 57' Keddad 77' Djerrar 79'	Soccerway report LFP report Live TV: Canal Algérie	Benguit 11' Yaya 37' Koudri 57' Meziane 80'	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mohamed Saïdi

15 October 2018 Round 5	USM Alger	–	MO Béjaïa	Bologhine
17:45		Soccerway report [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

19 October 2018 Round 6	USM Bel-Abbès	–	USM Alger	Sidi Bel Abbès
17:45		Soccerway report [ USM Alger report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956

17 November 2018 Round 11	USM Alger	–	ES Sétif	Bologhine
17:45		Soccerway report [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2018 Round 12	Olympique de Médéa	–	USM Alger	Médéa
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa

2018 Round 13	USM Alger	–	JS Kabylie	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2018 Round 14	MC Oran	–	USM Alger	Oran
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium

2018 Round 15	USM Alger	–	CS Constantine	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2019 Round 16	DRB Tadjenanet	–	USM Alger	Tadjenanet
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium

2019 Round 17	USM Alger	–	NA Hussein Dey	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2019 Round 18	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	–	USM Alger	Bordj Bou Arréridj
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955

2019 Round 19	USM Alger	–	JS Saoura	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2019 Round 20	MO Béjaïa	–	USM Alger	Béjaïa
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine

2019 Round 21	USM Alger	–	USM Bel Abbès	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2019 Round 22	AS Ain M'lila	–	USM Alger	Aïn M'lila
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Stade des Frères Demane Debbih

2019 Round 23	USM Alger	–	Paradou AC	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2019 Round 24	MC Alger	–	USM Alger	Algiers
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium

2019 Round 25	USM Alger	–	CR Belouizdad	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2019 Round 26	ES Sétif	–	USM Alger	Sétif
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945

2019 Round 27	USM Alger	–	Olympique de Médéa	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2019 Round 28	JS Kabylie	–	USM Alger	Tizi Ouzou
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium

2019 Round 29	USM Alger	–	MC Oran	Bologhine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

2019 Round 30	CS Constantine	–	USM Alger	Constantine
19:00		[ Soccerway report] [ LFP report]		Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui

Algerian Cup

Win Draw Loss

December 2018 Round of 64		–
16:00		[ USM Alger report] Live TV: None
Note: Lineup for USM Alger -

Confederation Cup

Win Draw Loss

Group stage

Group D

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

Source: CAF

18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) 3	Rayon Sports	1–2	USM Alger	Kigali
18:00 UTC+2	Ange 19' Diarra 38' Muhire 65'	Soccerway report USM Alger report Live TV: beIN Sports	45+2' Chafaï 71' Chita 90+3' Benguit	Stadium: Stade Régional Nyamirambo Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

29 July 2018 (2018-07-29) 4	USM Alger	1–1	Rayon Sports	Blida ^{[note 1]}
20:00 UTC+1	Chita 29' Hamia 86'	Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / beIN Sports	Diarra 28'	Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 5	Young Africans	2–1	USM Alger	Dar es Salaam
19:00 UTC+3	Kaseke 44' Makambo 47' Mahadhi 67'	Soccerway report Live TV: beIN Sports	52' Meziane 82' Koudri	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) 6	USM Alger	2–1	Gor Mahia	Algeirs
14:00 UTC+1	Ibara 36' Sayoud 81' Benmoussa 90+3'	Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / beIN Sports	27' Wendo 30' Mieno 62' Shakava 83' Tuyisenge	Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

16 September 2018 First leg	Al-Masry	1–0	USM Alger	Port Said
21:00 UTC+2	Wadi 54' Shoukry 73' Gomaa 81'	Soccerway report Live TV: beIN Sports	31' Meftah 56' Benyahia	Stadium: Al-Masry Club Stadium Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

23 September 2018 Second leg	USM Alger	0–1	Al-Masry	Sétif ^{[note 2]}
20:00 UTC+1	Benkhemassa 75' Mahious 88'	Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / beIN Sports	Wadi 6' 34' Shawki 22' Koffi 70'	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Club Championship Cup

Win Draw Loss

First round

8 August 2018 First leg	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	0–1	USM Alger	Karbala
20:00 UTC+3		DZfoot report Live TV: Abu Dhabi Sports	72' Mahious	Stadium: Karbala International Stadium Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Benyahia, Chafaï, Cherifi, Meftah, Chita, Yaya, Koudri, Benkhemassa, Ardji (Mahious 63’), Hamia (Benchaâ 29’, Hamra 80’)

9 September 2018 Second leg	USM Alger	3–0^{[note 3]}	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	Bologhine
19:00 UTC+1	Meftah 39' 49' Natiq 45' (o.g.) Benkhemassa 67'	DZfoot report Live TV: Abu Dhabi Sports		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Benyahia, Chafaï, Cherifi, Meftah (Koudri 50’), Chita, Benguit, Benkhemassa, Bouderbal, Meziane (Yaya 64’), Ibara (Benchaâ 55’)

Second round

20 November 2018 First leg	Al-Merrikh	–	USM Alger	Omdurman
20:00 UTC+2		[ DZfoot report] Live TV: Abu Dhabi Sports		Stadium: Al-Merrikh Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger -

10 December 2018 Second leg	USM Alger	–	Al-Merrikh	Bologhine
19:00 UTC+1		[ DZfoot report] Live TV: Abu Dhabi Sports		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger -

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 10 October 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							Confederation Cup				Club Championship
No.	Nat.	Player
Goalkeepers
1		Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	5							6				2
16		Ismaïl Mansouri	3
30		Mourad Berrefane
Defenders
5		Mohamed Benyahia	7		1					3		1		2
6		Farouk Chafaï	8		1					6	1			2
19		Redouane Cherifi	6	1						4				2
12		Mohamed Mezghrani	2
4		Mexes Nyeck Bayiha	1							1
21		Mehdi Benchikhoune								1
3		Abderrahime Hamra	2		1					3				1
22		Mohamed Meftah	2	1						6		1		2	1	1
25		Mokhtar Benmoussa	5	1						3		1
27		Raouf Benguit	8	2	1					6	1			1
Midfielders
2		Oussama Chita	8		1					5		2		2
7		Faouzi Yaya	3	1						5				2
18		Amir Sayoud	4							4	1
23		Hamza Koudri	4		2					4		1		2
24		Mohammed Benkhemassa	5		1					3		1		2		1
20		Rafik Bouderbal	8	1	1					4				1
15		Oualid Ardji	5		1					3				1
Forwards
11		Abderrahmane Meziane	7	1	1					6	1			1
29		Aymen Mahious	7	1						4		1		1	1
9		Zakaria Benchaâ	5	1										2
13		Prince Ibara	6	4						4	1			1
17		Mohamed Amine Hamia								1	1			1
Own goals				0			0				0				0			0
Totals				14	12	0	0	0	0		6	8	0		3	2	0	23	22	0

(B) – USM Alger B player

Goalscorers

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

No.	Player	Pos.	Ligue 1	Confederation Cup	Club Championship	TOTAL
13	Prince Ibara	FW	4	1	0	5
27	Raouf Benguit	MF	2	1	0	3
11	Abderrahmane Meziane	MF	1	1	0	2
22	Mohamed Meftah	DF	1	0	1	2
29	Aymen Mahious	FW	1	0	1	2
9	Zakaria Benchaâ	FW	1	0	0	1
20	Rafik Bouderbal	MF	1	0	0	1
7	Faouzi Yaya	MF	1	0	0	1
25	Mokhtar Benmoussa	DF	1	0	0	1
19	Redouane Cherifi	DF	1	0	0	1
6	Farouk Chafaï	DF	0	1	0	1
18	Amir Sayoud	MF	0	1	0	1
17	Mohamed Amine Hamia	FW	0	1	0	1
Own Goals			0	0	1	1
Totals			14	6	3	23

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
29 July 2018	Oussama Chita	1
29 July 2018	Mohammed Benkhemassa	3	Disciplinary reasons^[5]
29 July 2018	Rafik Bouderbal	2	Disciplinary reasons^[5]
29 July 2018	Mohamed Benyahia	2	Disciplinary reasons^[5]
29 July 2018	Ismaïl Mansouri	2	Disciplinary reasons^[5]

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

No.	Pos	Name	L 1	AC	CL 3	CL 4	Total
1	GK	Lamine Zemmamouche	3	–	0	2	5
16	GK	Ismaïl Mansouri	1	–	–	–	1
30	GK	Mourad Berrefane	–	–	–	–	–
		TOTALS	4	0	0	2	6

As of 10 October 2018

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 24 July 2018.^[6]^[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (C)	GK	(1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 33)	MC Alger	2012	2020	Captain
16	Ismaïl Mansouri	GK	(1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 30)	MO Béjaïa Loan Return	2008	2019
30	Mourad Berrefane	GK	(1986-03-18)18 March 1986 (aged 32)	MO Béjaïa	2014	2018
Defenders
5	Mohamed Benyahia	CB / DM	(1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 26)	MC Oran	2016	2019	Second nationality: France
12	Mohamed Mezghrani	CB	(1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 24)	RKC Waalwijk	2018	2021	Second nationality: Belgium
6	Farouk Chafaï	CB	(1990-06-23)23 June 1990 (aged 28)	Reserve team	2010	2019
3	Abderrahim Hamra	CB	(1997-07-21)21 July 1997 (aged 21)	Reserve team	2016	2021
4	Mexes Nyeck Bayiha	CB	(1996-02-14)14 February 1996 (aged 22)	AS Otôho	2018	2020
25	Mokhtar Benmoussa	LB / LM / LW	(1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 32)	ES Sétif	2012	2019
22	Mohamed Meftah	RB	(1985-05-05)5 May 1985 (aged 33)	JSM Béjaïa	2011	2020	Vice-captain
21	Mehdi Benchikhoune	RB	(1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 22)	Reserve team	2017	2022
19	Redouane Cherifi	DF	(1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 25)	USM Bel-Abbès	2017	2021
27	Raouf Benguit	CB / DM	(1996-04-05)5 April 1996 (aged 22)	Paradou AC Loan	2016	2019
Midfielders
8	Oualid Ardji	MF	(1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 23)	NA Hussein Dey Loan Return	2016	2021	Originally from youth system
20	Rafik Bouderbal	AM / FW	(1987-09-19)19 September 1987 (aged 31)	AS Lyon-Duchère	2016	2018	Second nationality: France
18	Amir Sayoud	AM	(1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 28)	DRB Tadjenanet	2016	2020
23	Hamza Koudri	DM	(1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 31)	MC Alger	2012	2020
24	Mohammed Benkhemassa	AM / DM	(1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 25)	Reserve team	2011	2018
31	Ilyes Yaiche	AM / LM	(1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 21)	Reserve team	2016	2020
7	Faouzi Yaya	MF	(1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 29)	MO Béjaïa	2017	2020
2	Oussama Chita	MF	(1996-10-31)31 October 1996 (aged 22)	MC Alger	2017	2021
Forwards
11	Abderrahmane Meziane	ST	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 24)	RC Arbaâ Loan Return	2014	2021	Originally from youth system
17	Mohamed Amine Hamia	FW	(1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 29)	CR Belouizdad	2018	2021
13	Prince Ibara	FW	(1996-02-07)7 February 1996 (aged 22)	Al-Wakrah	2018	2021
29	Aymen Mahious	FW	(1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 21)	CA Batna	2018	2021

Transfers

In

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
24 January 2018	DF	Ryad Kenniche	Al-Qadsiah	Free transfer (Released)	^[8]
23 March 2018	FW	Zakaria Benchaâ	Unattached	Free transfer	^[9]
31 May 2018	FW	Aymen Mahious	CA Batna	3,000,000 DA	^[10]
2 June 2018	DF	Mohamed Mezghrani	RKC Waalwijk	Free transfer	^[11]
4 June 2018	DF	Emery Bayisenge	JS Massira	Free transfer	^[12]
10 June 2018	FW	Mohamed Bentiba	MC Oran	Free transfer	^[13]
20 June 2018	FW	Charlton Mashumba	Highlands Park	Free transfer	^[14]
23 June 2018	DF	Raouf Benguit	Paradou AC	Loan one year	^[15]
1 July 2018	AM	Ziri Hammar	JS Kabylie	Loan Return
1 July 2018	DF	Abderrahim Hamra	DRB Tadjenanet	Loan Return
1 July 2018	FW	Kaddour Cherif	DRB Tadjenanet	Loan Return
1 July 2018	MF	Mustapha Bengrina	US Biskra	Loan Return
1 July 2018	MF	Ibrahim Farhi	US Biskra	Loan Return
6 July 2018	DF	Mohamed Amine Madani	JS Saoura	Undisclosed	^[16]
11 July 2018	FW	Prince Ibara	Al-Wakrah	Free transfer	^[17]
24 July 2018	DF	Mexes Nyeck Bayiha	AS Otôho	Free transfer	^[18]

Out

Summer

Date	Pos	Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
3 January 2018^{[lower-alpha 1]}	LB / CB	Ayoub Abdellaoui	FC Sion	Free transfer	^[19]
20 April 2018	DF	Ryad Kenniche	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer (Released)	^[20]^[21]
5 June 2018	AM / CM	Kaddour Beldjilali	CS Constantine	Free transfer (Released)	^[22]
6 June 2018^{[lower-alpha 2]}	ST / FW	Oussama Darfalou	Vitesse	Free transfer	^[23]^[24]
14 June 2018	DM	Reda Bellahcene	MO Béjaïa	Free transfer (Released)	^[25]
23 June 2018	MF	Ziri Hammar	MC Oran	Free transfer (Released)	^[26]
1 July 2018	CF	Okacha Hamzaoui	Nacional	Loan Return
1 July 2018	CB / DM	Raouf Benguit	Paradou AC	Loan Return
1 July 2018	DF	Ibrahim Farhi	JS Saoura	Undisclosed	^[27]
6 July 2018	DF	Mohamed Amine Madani	MC El Eulma	Free transfer (Released)	^[16]
10 July 2018	FW	Reda Hajhouj	Olympique Khouribga	Free transfer (Released)	^[28]
14 July 2018	FW	Charlton Mashumba	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
14 July 2018	DF	Emery Bayisenge	Unattached	Free transfer (Released)
18 July 2018	FW	Mohamed Bentiba	ASM Oran	Free transfer (Released)	^[29]

↑ Ayoub Abdellaoui joined FC Sion after the end of his contract on 1 July 2018.
↑ Oussama Darfalou joined Vitesse after the end of his contract on 1 July 2018.

New contracts

No.	Pos	Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
16	GK	Ismaïl Mansouri	2 years	2020	6 June 2018	^[30]

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Notes

↑ USM Alger played their home match against Rayon Sports at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algeirs, as it was used for athletics at the 2018 African Youth Games.^[2]
↑ USM Alger played their home match against Al-Masry at Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algeirs, due to renovation.^[3]
↑ USM Alger were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from spectators.^[4]

References

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↑ "CAF : MCA et USMA à Tchaker les 28 et 29 juillet". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
↑ "Arab C. : L'USM Alger recevra à Sétif !". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
↑ "Arab C. : Quand les irakiens politisent le match face à l'USMA". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
1 2 3 4 "CAF : 4 Joueurs de l'USMA lourdement sanctionnés". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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↑ "First Team". fr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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↑ "Zakaria Benchaa Usmiste pour 3 ans". usma.dz. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ "Transferts : Mahious s'engage en faveur de l'USMA". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
↑ "USMA : Mohamed Mezghrani s'engage pour 3 ans". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
↑ "USMA : Un joueur rwandais a passé sa visite médicale". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
↑ "Mohamed Bentiba usmiste pour 2 ans". usma.dz. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
↑ "USMA : Mashumba signe pour 3 ans". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
↑ "USMA : Benguit reste !". competition.dz. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
1 2 "USMA : C'est la dernière ligne droite !". competition.dz. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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↑ "CSC : Kaddour Beldjilali deuxième recrue". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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↑ "MOB : Bellahcene a choisi les Vert et Noir". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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[table_note_res_EL3Q10.80841829106604-2] If the winners of the 2018–19 Algerian Cup are in the top three of the Ligue Professionnelle 1, then the Algerian Cup berth is given to fourth place.

[23] Ayoub Abdellaoui joined FC Sion after the end of his contract on 1 July 2018.

[28] Oussama Darfalou joined Vitesse after the end of his contract on 1 July 2018.

[USM_Alger_vs_Rayon_Sports-4] USM Alger played their home match against Rayon Sports at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algeirs, as it was used for athletics at the 2018 African Youth Games.^[2]

[USM_Alger_vs_Al-Masry-6] USM Alger played their home match against Al-Masry at Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algeirs, due to renovation.^[3]

[USM_Alger_vs_Al-Quwa_Al-Jawiya-8] USM Alger were awarded a 3–0 walkover win in the second leg after Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew from the match at 71 minutes while losing 2–0 in protest at offensive chants from spectators.^[4]

[1] "USMA : Thierry Froger signe à Soustara". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[3] "CAF : MCA et USMA à Tchaker les 28 et 29 juillet". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[5] "Arab C. : L'USM Alger recevra à Sétif !". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.

[7] "Arab C. : Quand les irakiens politisent le match face à l'USMA". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.

[caf-4-joueurs-de-lusma-lourdement-sanctionnes-9] 1 2 3 4 "CAF : 4 Joueurs de l'USMA lourdement sanctionnés". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[10] "First Team". www.dzfoot.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[11] "First Team". fr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.

[12] "USM Alger : Ryad Keniche s'engage pour trois ans". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[13] "Zakaria Benchaa Usmiste pour 3 ans". usma.dz. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[14] "Transferts : Mahious s'engage en faveur de l'USMA". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[15] "USMA : Mohamed Mezghrani s'engage pour 3 ans". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[16] "USMA : Un joueur rwandais a passé sa visite médicale". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

[17] "Mohamed Bentiba usmiste pour 2 ans". usma.dz. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[18] "USMA : Mashumba signe pour 3 ans". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[19] "USMA : Benguit reste !". competition.dz. Retrieved 2 July 2018.

[usma-c-est-la-derniere-ligne-droite-20] 1 2 "USMA : C'est la dernière ligne droite !". competition.dz. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[21] "USMA : Prince Ibara a signé son contrat". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[22] "USMA : Nyeck 'Mexes' s'engage pour deux ans". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[24] "Transferts : Abdellaoui au FC Sion". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[25] "USMA : Serrar résilie le contrat de Kenniche". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[26] "CRB : Kenniche s'engage avec les Belouizdadis". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

[27] "CSC : Kaddour Beldjilali deuxième recrue". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

[29] Vitesse Arnhem (June 6, 2018). "Topscorer Algerijnse competitie Oussama Darfalou naar Vitesse" (in Dutch). Vitesse.nl. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

[30] "Officiel : Darfalou signe un contrat de 4 ans avec Vitesse". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

[31] "MOB : Bellahcene a choisi les Vert et Noir". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

[32] "Hammar signe au MCO et Djerrar au CRB". depechedekabylie.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[33] "Mercato : Younes Koulkheir, 8e recrue de la JS Saoura". algerfoot.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[34] "Officiel: El Hajhouj signe pour les Verts". sport24info.ma. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

[35] "Bentiba et Mebarki en renfort". liberte-algerie.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[36] "Mansouri rempile pour deux ans". usma.dz. Retrieved 6 June 2018.