List of USM Alger records and statistics
USM Alger is an Algerian sports club based in Porto, which is best known for its professional association football team. They played their first match in 1937, but only won their first trophy in 1963, to become the first Algerian champions after independent.
USM Alger are one of the most successful clubs in Algeria, having domestically won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 7 times, the Algerian Cup 8 times and the Algerian Super Cup 2 times. Internationally, USM Alger has won the UAFA Club Championship once, winning the last edition in 2013. The club also reached the final match of the 2015 CAF Champions League but he lost to TP Mazembe.
This list includes the major honours won by USM Alger and all-time statistics and records set by the club, its players and its coaches. The players section includes the club's top goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitive matches. It also displays international achievements by players representing USM Alger, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.
Honours
As of the 2016–17 season, USM Alger have won a total of 17 titles (regional competitions not considered), of which 17 were achieved domestically and none were obtained in international competitions. The club's most recent honour is the 2016 Algerian Super Cup.
National
Competition | Titles | Winning years or seasons |
---|---|---|
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 7 | 1962-63, 1995-96, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2013-14, 2015-16 |
Algerian Cup | 8 | 1980-81, 1987-88, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2012-13 |
Algerian Super Cup | 2 | 2013, 2016 |
African
Competition | Titles | Winning years or seasons |
---|---|---|
CAF Champions League | 0 | |
CAF Confederation Cup | 0 | |
CAF Super Cup | 0 |
Regional
Competition | Titles | Winning years or seasons |
---|---|---|
UAFA Club Cup | 1 | 12–2013 |
Worldwide
Competition | Titles | Winning years or seasons |
---|---|---|
FIFA Club World Cup | 0 |
Doubles and trebles
Players
Appearances
- Most appearances: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche – 335 (2004–2009, 2011–present);
- Most appearances in a season: Karim Ghazi, Mohamed Hamdoud (2003–04) and Moulay Haddou (2004–05) – 41;
- Most league appearances: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche – 248 (2004–2009, 2011–present);
- Most league appearances by a non-Algerian player: Freddy Zemmour – 200 (1962–1968);
- Most consecutive appearances in international club competitions: 19 – Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche;
- Youngest debutant:
- Youngest league debutant:
- Youngest debutant in the African Cup/CAF Champions League:
- Youngest captain in the African Cup/CAF Champions League:
Most appearances
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as used substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.
since 2000–01 season.[note 1]
Statistics correct as of game against USM Blida on May 19, 2018
Rank | Name | Nationality | League | Cup | Others1 |
Africa2 |
Arab3 |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lamine Zemmamouche | 248 | 31 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 335 | |
2 | Karim Ghazi | 236 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 297 | |
3 | Nacereddine Khoualed | 237 | 24 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 290 | |
4 | Billel Dziri | 210 | 24 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 283 | |
5 | Hocine Achiou | 203 | 27 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 278 | |
6 | Mohamed Hamdoud | 191 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 258 | |
7 | Farouk Chafaï | 168 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 227 | |
8 | Amar Ammour | 157 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 218 | |
9 | Farid Djahnine | 163 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 218 | |
10 | Mokhtar Benmoussa | 149 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 207 |
1 Includes the Super Cup and League Cup. 2 Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League. 3 Includes the Champions League and UAFA Club Cup.
Goalscorers
- Most goals:
- Most league goals:
- Most league goals in a season: Moncef Ouichaoui – (2002-2003) and Oussama Darfalou – 18 (2017-2018);
- Most seasons as league top scorer: Moncef Ouichaoui – 1 (2002–03 Algerian Championnat National);
- Most goals in international club competitions: Billel Dziri – 16;
- Most goals in international club competitions in a season: Mamadou Diallo – 10 (2004 CAF Champions League).
- Youngest league scorer: Mehdi Benaldjia – 18 years, 6 months and 27 days (1–2 against NA Hussein Dey, 2009–10 Algerian Championnat National, 11 December 2009).
Top goalscorers in all competitions
Competitive matches only. Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets.
since 1995–96 season.[note 2]
Statistics correct as of game against USM Blida on May 19, 2018
Rank | Name | Nationality | League | Cup | Others1 |
Africa2 |
Arab3 |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Billel Dziri | 51 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 74 | |
2 | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 35 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 60 | |
3 | Amar Ammour | 40 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 53 | |
4 | Rabie Benchergui | 31 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 44 | |
5 | Noureddine Daham | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 41 | |
= | Hocine Achiou | 25 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 41 | |
7 | Issaad Bourahli | 25 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 40 | |
= | Oussama Darfalou | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 40 | |
9 | Mohamed Rabie Meftah | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 | |
10 | Moncef Ouichaoui | 26 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 |
1 Includes the Super Cup and League Cup. 2 Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League. 3 Includes the Champions League and UAFA Club Cup.
Most appearances in international club competitions
Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets the beginning of the year 2000 begins of the match of return against JS Ténéré.
Rank | Name | Years | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 2004–09, 2011– | 42 | |
2 | 2010– | 36 | |
3 | 1996–06, 2007–08, 2009–11 | 36 | |
4 | 2012– | 35 | |
5 | 1996–08 | 35 | |
6 | 1997–07 | 34 | |
7 | 1995–99, 2000–07 | 33 | |
8 | 2000–01 | 33 | |
9 | 2011– | 31 | |
10 | 2012– | 30 | |
Top goalscorers in international club competitions
Matches played (including as substitute) appear in brackets.
Rank | Name | Years | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1995–99, 2000–07 | 16 | |
2 | 1985–91, 1996–99, 2000–02 | 15 | |
3 | 2003–05 | 10 | |
4 | 2016–18 | 10 | |
5 | 2001–03, 2004–05 | 9 | |
6 | 2001–06 | 7 | |
7 | 2002-09 | 6 | |
8 | 2010- | 6 | |
9 | 2005–08 | 5 | |
10 | 1996–06, 2007–08, 2009–11 | 5 | |
11 | 2000–01, 2002–04 | 5 |
National teams
- Most international caps while a USM Alger player: Mahieddine Meftah – 41 caps for Algeria;
- First capped player: Abderrahmane Meziani for Algeria (2–1 against Bulgaria, 6 January 1963);
- First player(s) capped for Algeria to play in the Olympic football tournament: Abderrahmane Derouaz (1980 Summer Olympics);
- First player(s) to appear for Algeria at the FIFA World Cup: Zemmamouche (2014 FIFA World Cup);
- First player(s) to appear for Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations: Boubekeur Belbekri (1968 African Cup of Nations).
Honours
- Most titles: Billel Dziri (9)
- Most league titles: Billel Dziri (4)
- Most Algerian Cup titles: Dziri, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Djahnine, Meftah (5)
- Most Super Cup titles: Zemmamouche, Chafaï, Khoualed, Meftah, Abdellaoui, Koudri, Meziane, Benmoussa and Andria (2)
- Most titles in international club competitions:
Transfers
Rank | Name | Nationality | Fee | Buying club | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mamadou Diallo | €700,000 | Nantes (France) | 1 January 2005 | [1] |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Fee | Previous club | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kaddour Beldjilali | €400,000 | Étoile du Sahel (Tunisia) | 7 January 2014 | [2] | |
2 | Oussama Darfalou | €200,000 | RC Arbaâ (Algeria) | 8 July 2015 | [3] | |
3 | Mohamed Benyahia | €200,000 | MC Oran (Algeria) | 2 July 2016 | [4] | |
4 | Mohamed Amine Aoudia | €150,000 | FSV Frankfurt (Germany) | 25 July 2015 | [5] | |
5 | Ziri Hammar | €150,000 | JS Saoura (Algeria) | 2 July 2016 | [6] |
Management
Coaches
- Most seasons: 4 – Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (1962–1965, 1967–1968);
- Most consecutive seasons: 3 – Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (1962–1965) and Djamel Keddou (1986–1989);
- Most matches: 133 – Noureddine Saâdi;
- Most matches in international club competitions: 12 – Miloud Hamdi;
- Most titles in a season: 2 – Rolland Courbis (2012–13);
- Most Ligue 1 titles: 2 – Mustapha Aksouh (1995–96, 2004–05);
- Most consecutive Ligue 1 titles: None
- Most Algerian Cup titles: 2 – Mustapha Aksouh (1998–99, 2003–04);
- Most titles in international club competitions: 1 – Rolland Courbis;
- Youngest coach:
- Youngest coach to win an official competition: Abdelaziz Ben Tifour – 35 years, 1 months and 21 days (1962–63, 16 June 1963);
- Youngest coach to win the Ligue 1: Abdelaziz Ben Tifour – 35 years, 1 months and 21 days (1962–63, 16 June 1963);
- Youngest coach to win an international club competition: Rolland Courbis – 60 years, 2 months and 28 days (2012–13, 14 May 2013);
Presidents
- Longest-serving president: Saïd Allik – 16 years (since 1994 until August 6, 2010);
- Most titles: Saïd Allik – 9 in 18 (50.00%):
- Most Ligue 1 titles: Saïd Allik – 4 in 7 (60.66%):
- Most Algerian Cup titles: Saïd Allik – 5 in 8 (66.66%):
- Most Super Cup titles: Ali Haddad – 2 in 3 (66.66%):
- Most titles in international club competitions: Ali Haddad – 1 in 2 (50.00%):
Club
Matches
- Most official matches in a season: 48 (2012–13);
- Best league start: 13 wins 1 draw (1962–63 Algerian Championnat National).
Firsts
- First match:
- First Ligue 1 match: RC Arbaâ 0–6 USM Alger (1962–63 Critérium d'Honneur, 7 October 1962);
- First Algerian Cup match: USM Alger – (1962-1963 Algerian Cup, 4 November 1962);
- First Super Cup match: RS Kouba 3–1 USM Alger (1981 Algerian Super Cup, 20 August 1981);
- First League Cup match: USM Alger 0–0 WA Boufarik (1995-1996 Algerian League Cup, 30 November 1995);
- First match in international club competitions: CARA Brazzaville 1-0 USM Alger (1982 African Cup Winners' Cup First round, 4 April 1982);
Wins
- Biggest win: 13–0 (against SO Berrouaghia, 1962–63 Critérium d'Honneur, 23 December 1962);
- Biggest Algerian Cup win: 7–0 (against US Remchi, 2003–04 Algerian Cup Round of 64, 5 February 2004);
- Biggest Super Cup win: 2–0 (against ES Sétif, 2013 Algerian Super Cup, 11 January 2014);
- Biggest Ligue 1 win: 11–0 (against ASM Oran, 1975–76 Algerian Championnat National matchday 12, 30 November 1975);
- Biggest win in international club competitions: 8–1 (against ASFA Yennenga, 2004 CAF Champions League first round, 10 avril 2004);
- Most wins in a season: 28 (2012–13);
- Most consecutive league wins in a season: 11 in 18 matches (1962–63);
- Fewest wins in the league in a season: 6 (1999–00 Algerian Championnat National);
- Most consecutive away league wins in a season: 4 (1962–63 Algerian Championnat National);
- Most international club competition wins in a season: 9 in 16 matches (2015 CAF Champions League);
- Most consecutive international club competition wins in a season: 5 (2002 African Cup Winners' Cup);
- The following teams won a single match with goal difference of 6 or more:
Defeats
- Biggest defeat: 1–7 (against JS Kabylie, 1988–89 Championnat National matchday 29, 11 May 1989);
- Biggest Algerian Cup defeat: 0–3 (against MC Alger, 2009–10 Algerian Cup Round of 16, 16 March 2010);
- Biggest Super Cup defeat: 0–1 (against MC Alger, 2014 Super Cup, 9 August 2014);
- Biggest Ligue 1 defeat: 1–7 (against JS Kabylie, 1988–89 Championnat National matchday 29, 11 May 1989);
- Biggest defeat in international club competitions: 0–3 (against Primeiro de Agosto, 1998 Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals, 20 September 1998) and (against US Bitam, 2013 CAF Confederation Cup Second round, 4 May 2013);
- Most defeats in the league in a season: 15 (1989–90 Algerian Championnat National);
- Fewest defeats in the league in a season: 11 (1962–63 Algerian Championnat National);
- Most consecutive home matches without defeats: 32 (from 18 April 2005 to 1 February 2007);
- Most consecutive home matches without defeats in the league: 28 (from 18 April 2005 to 1 February 2007);
- Most consecutive matches without defeats in the league: 25 (from 26 October 2013 to 13 September 2014).
- The following teams lose a single match with goal difference of 6 or more:
Date | Team win | Score | Team lose | Venue | Competitions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 May 1989 | JE Tizi Ouzou | 7–1 | USM Alger | November 1, 1954 Stadium | 1988–89 Algerian Championnat National |
Goals
- First goal in international club competitions: (against CARA Brazzaville, 1982 African Cup Winners' Cup First round, April 1982);
- Most league goals scored in a season: 95 (in 24 matches, 1962–63 Algerian Championnat National);
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 15 (in 22 matches, 1999–00 Algerian Championnat National);
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 44 (in 30 matches, 1964–65 Algerian Championnat National);
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 11 (in 24 matches, 1962–63 Algerian Championnat National);
- Most international club competition goals scored in a season: 21 (in 10 matches, 1997 CAF Champions League);
- Most league minutes without conceding goals: 665 (2013–14 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, from matchday 8 to matchday 15);
- Most consecutive league matches scoring goals: 13 (3 April –8 December 2003).270+270
Points
- Most points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 35 (in 34 matches, 1987–88 Algerian Championnat National);
- Three points for a win: 74 (in 30 matches, 1963–64 Algerian Championnat National);
- Fewest points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 23 (in 30 matches, 1989–90 Algerian Championnat National;
- Three points for a win: 21 (in 22 matches, 1999–00 Algerian Championnat National);
- Biggest distance in points to runners-up:
- Two-point-per-win system (before 1994–95): -- ();
- Three-point-per-win system (as of 1994–95): -- ();
Stadiums
- Stade Omar Hammadi (1962–present):
- First match: USM Alger 6–3 USM Blida (Critérium d'Honneur, 14 October 1962);
- First goal: Krimo Rebih (against USM Blida, Critérium d'Honneur, 14 October 1962);
- Highest attendance: 25,000 (against JS Kabylie, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 10 February 2005).
- Highest attendance in an official match: 25,000 (against JS Kabylie, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 10 February 2005).
- Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (1972–present Derbies Only and international matches):
- First match: USM Alger 0–2 Hamra Annaba (1971-72 Algerian Cup, 17 Juin 1972);
- First goal: Ahmed Attoui
18' (against MC Alger, 1973 Algerian Cup Final, 19 Juin 1973); - Highest attendance: 90,000 (against MC Alger, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 23 October 2004);
- Highest attendance in an official match: 90,000 (against MC Alger, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 23 October 2004).
See also
Notes
- ↑ The statistics of all the games except seven which are 2000–01 Super Division CS Constantine vs USM Alger 25 June 2001, 2001–02 Super Division USM Alger vs CR Belouizdad 24 June 2002, 2001–02 Super Division JSM Bejaïa vs USM Alger 1 July 2002, 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup US Transfoot vs USM Alger 1 September 2002, 2002–03 Algerian Cup USM Alger vs OMR El Annasser 24 March 2003, 2002–03 Algerian Cup USM Alger vs NA Hussein Dey 17 April 2003, 2003–04 Algerian Cup US Remchi vs USM Alger 5 February 2004.
- ↑ All the goals except one game in the 2000–01 season tournament against CS Constantine in the final round + 1995–96, 1997–98 and 1999–00 Algerian League Cup and USM Alger versus US Chaouia on the Round 18 and USM Alger vs CD Travadores second leg CAF Champions League 1997, 1996-97 season.
References
- ↑ "Le Malien Diallo à Nantes pour 6 mois". djazairess.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Kaddour Beldjilali officiellement à l'USMA". usma.dz. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "oussama darfalou signe-pour 3 ans". usma.dz. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "Ligue 1/Transfert: signature imminente de Benyahia à l'USM Alger". aps.dz. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "mohamed amine aoudia a lusma cest presque fait". dzfoot.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Ziri Hammar signe un contrat de 4 ans avec le l'USM Alger". usma.dz. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.