2020–21 USM Alger season
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| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Groupe SERPORT | ||
| President | Achour Djelloul | ||
| Head coach | François Ciccolini (from 5 August 2020)[1] (until 22 November 2020)[2] Benaraibi Bouziane (c) (from 23 November 2020)[3] (until 12 December 2020) Thierry Froger (from 13 December 2020)[4] (until 7 March 2021)[5] Mounir Zeghdoud (from 8 March 2021)[6] | ||
| Stadium | Omar Hamadi Stadium | ||
| Ligue 1 | 4th | ||
| Super Cup | Runners–up | ||
| League Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ismail Belkacemi (16 goals) All: Ismail Belkacemi (17 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 0 (Note: no one can attend games due to the COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
| Biggest win | USM Alger 4–1 JSM Skikda | ||
| Biggest defeat | USM Alger 2–4 CR Belouizdad | ||
| | |||
In the 2020–21 season, USM Alger is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 43rd season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 26th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competing in Ligue 1, League Cup and the Super Cup.
Summary season[edit]
On 13 May, Achour Djelloul announced that he signed with Antar Yahia to be the new sports director for three years and Abdelghani Haddi as a new general manager.[7] Yahia said that he had offers from France, but he preferred the Reds and Blacks project, especially the ideas he wanted to implement are the same as Achour Djelloul. On 6 July, USM Alger singe a two-year contract with Aïn Benian École supérieure d'hôtellerie et restauration d'Alger until the completion of the work of the training center, The contract will allow USM Alger to use the stadium, the swimming pool, the weight room, the hotel, the sports hall, the offices and the recovery and massage room.[8]
On July 20, 2020 FIFA prohibiting USM Alger from any recruitment of Algerian or foreign players during the next three transfer window until the payment of 200,000 euros to the former player Prince Ibara.[9] The next day General Manager Abdelghani Haddi spoke about this problem, and also the problem of the former player Mohamed Yekhlef and the Derby case, Where did Haddi say that he asked the Algerian Football Federation to pay Ibara's money from 2019–20 CAF Champions League prize money.[10]
On 25 July, Mohamed Rabie Meftah stated that he is going to leave USM Alger after Sporting director Antar Yahia told him that the new coach of USM Alger does not want him. Meftah, said he spent nine wonderful years with the club and he played with all of his heart. On 31 July, Abdelghani Haddi spoke about some newspapers and responded to them and the fake news about the value of buying USM Alger's shares, where he said that the amount was 2 billion dinars about 13 million euros, for information SERPORT is a holding company which manages the State's holdings in Algerian port services. It generates a turnover of nearly 500 million euros per year, for a net profit which oscillates between 25 and 40 million euros.[11] On August 5, USM Alger officially announced François Ciccolini as the club's new coach, and his technical staff will be Benaraibi Bouziane as first assistant, the former international Mohamed Benhamou as goalkeepers coach, Nicolas Baup as physical trainer and Sylvain Matrisciano as head of the training center and trainer of the under 21.[1]
On 8 September, USM Alger announced that they had signed a three-year contract with the Italian brand Kappa, they have been the first Algerian club to sign with an original brand company.[12] On 17 September, USM Alger sent a special plane to France to bring the technical staff and five players Guendouz, Beneddine, Akkal, Soula and Abdeldjelil after obtaining a special license from the Algerian authorities.[13] On 30 October, Groupe SERPORT decided to merge the position of Sports Director and General Manager give all powers to Antar Yahia. Djelloul said "We want to avoid mixing things up".
On October 4, The Federal Bureau decided to play Algerian Super Cup Final before the kick-off of the 2020–21 season on 21 November.[14] After a long wait due to the closure of the borders, Zakaria Benchaâ returned to Algeria, Antar Yahia declared that Benchaâ had good abilities and that he would train with the Reserve team, and if his mentality did not align with the team philosophy, he would not be in the club’s squad. After losing the Super Cup final, USM Alger decided to sack François Ciccolini from his post because he did not rise to the podium to receive the medal, which was considered an insult to an official body who was the Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad.[2]
On 5 December, USMA agreed with former club coach Thierry Froger to lead the first team for one season after a consultation with Yahia and some lead players.[4] The sports company with shares (SSPA) and the amateur sports club (CSA) signed a partnership agreement on January 31, 2021, this agreement that allows the two parties to comply with Algerian legislative texts, and the amateur club will receive 30 million dinars annually in exchange for carrying the logo and name of the club.[15] On 7 March, due to the poor results Froger and his assistant Bouziane were sacked and replaced by the former coach last season Mounir Zeghdoud.[6] On April 1, USM Alger gets a makeover, the official website of the Italian equipment manufacturer "Kappa" has unveiled the new jerseys that the Usmists will wear this year 2021, This new Kappa jersey is dressed in a dominant white and black, and uses the graphics of the Casbah of Algiers with shades of gray on the front of the jersey. For reasons of comfort and aesthetics, a semi-open round neck is present, just like the iconic Banda Kappa on the shoulders.[16] Four rounds before the end of the season SERPORT decided to dismiss Antar Yahia from his position, Yahia said that all powers were removed and they agreed with a new sports director a while ago.[17] This season witnessed the death of the former player of the sixties Hamid Bernaoui as well as Kamel Tchalabi who played with the club in the seventies and the former coach on four occasions Noureddine Saâdi the last two due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[18][19][20]
Squad list[edit]
Players and squad numbers last updated on 24 August 2021.[21]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Nat. | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Apps | Goals | Transfer fees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Lamine Zemmamouche (C.) |  | GK | 19 March 1985 (aged 35) | 2012 | 2022 | MC Alger | 400 | 1 | Free transfer | |
| 16 | Alexis Guendouz | | GK | 26 January 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | 2022 |  AS Saint-Étienne | 14 | 0 | 15,000 € | |
| 27 | Abdelmoumen Sifour | | GK | 3 March 1998 (aged 22) | 2019 | 2023 | Reserve team | 9 | 0 | Youth system | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Houari Baouche | | LB | 24 December 1994 (aged 26) | 2021 | 2023 | USM Bel Abbès | 5 | 0 | Free transfer | |
| 3 | Abderrahim Hamra | | CB | 21 July 1997 (aged 23) | 2016 | 2023 | Reserve team | 67 | 3 | Youth system | |
| 4 | Zineddine Belaïd | | CB | 20 March 1999 (aged 21) | 2020 | 2024 | NA Hussein Dey | 36 | 1 | 20,000,000 DA | |
| 5 | Mustapha Bouchina | | CB | 10 August 1991 (aged 29) | 2020 | 2022 | Paradou AC | 35 | 1 | 11,000,000 DA | |
| 12 | Haithem Loucif | | RB | 8 July 1996 (aged 24) | 2021 | 2023 | Paradou AC | 6 | 0 | Undisclosed | |
| 19 | Saâdi Radouani | | RB | 18 March 1995 (aged 25) | 2020 | 2022 | ES Sétif | 18 | 1 | Free transfer | |
| 20 | Mehdi Beneddine | | LB | 26 February 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | 2022 | Quevilly-Rouen | 34 | 1 | Free transfer | |
| 21 | Adam Alilet | | CB | 17 January 1999 (aged 21) | 2019 | 2024 | Reserve team | 24 | 1 | Youth system | |
| 22 | Fateh Achour | | RB | 15 August 1994 (aged 26) | 2020 | 2022 | USM Bel Abbès | 16 | 0 | Free transfer | |
| 24 | Anis Khemaissia | | LB | 27 January 1999 (aged 21) | 2019 | 2024 | USM Annaba | 20 | 1 | Free transfer | |
| NA | Wassim Ouhab | | CB | 7 March 2002 (aged 18) | 2020 | 2023 | Reserve team | 0 | 0 | Youth system | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | Oussama Chita | | DM | 31 October 1996 (aged 24) | 2017 | 2023 | MC Alger | 85 | 2 | Free transfer | |
| 8 | Kamel Belarbi | | DM | 11 April 1997 (aged 23) | 2018 | 2022 | USM El Harrach | 30 | 0 | Free transfer | |
| 10 | Mohamed Reda Boumechra | | AM | 3 June 1997 (aged 23) | 2019 | 2023 | USM El Harrach | 43 | 2 | Loan return | |
| 15 | Mazire Soula | | AM | 6 June 1998 (aged 22) | 2020 | 2022 | Angers SCO B | 25 | 2 | Free transfer | |
| 17 | Taher Benkhelifa | | DM | 10 June 1994 (aged 26) | 2020 | 2023 | Paradou AC | 63 | 2 | 30,000,000 DA | |
| 23 | Hamza Koudri (V.C.) | | DM | 15 December 1987 (aged 33) | 2012 | 2022 | MC Alger | 271 | 15 | Free transfer | |
| 26 | Billel Benhammouda | | AM | 28 August 1997 (aged 23) | 2016 | 2023 | USMM Hadjout | 79 | 5 | Youth system | |
| 28 | Salim Akkal | | AM | 17 February 2000 (aged 20) | 2020 | 2022 | Angers SCO B | 0 | 0 | Free transfer | |
| 31 | Mohamed Djenidi | | DM | 10 July 2002 (aged 18) | 2020 | 2023 | Reserve team | 0 | 0 | Youth system | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ismail Belkacemi | | LW | 24 June 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | 2023 | CS Constantine | 41 | 17 | Free transfer | |
| 9 | Zakaria Benchaâ | | ST | 11 January 1997 (aged 23) | 2020 | 2021 |  CS Sfaxien | 44 | 10 | Loan return | |
| 11 | Abdelkrim Zouari | | RW | 14 July 1989 (aged 31) | 2018 | 2021 | USM Bel Abbès | 72 | 18 | Free transfer | |
| 13 | Hamed Belem |  | RW | 24 September 1999 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2023 | Rahimo FC | 8 | 1 | 75,000 € | |
| 14 | Yacine Aliane | | RW / LW | 21 January 1999 (aged 21) | 2020 | 2024 | Reserve team | 22 | 2 | Youth system | |
| 18 | Aymen Mahious | | ST | 15 September 1997 (aged 23) | 2018 | 2023 | AS Aïn M'lila | 60 | 18 | Loan return | |
| 25 | Kwame Opoku |  | ST | 8 May 1999 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2025 | Asante Kotoko | 17 | 5 | 350,000 € | |
| 25 | Oussama Abdeldjelil | | CF | 23 June 1993 (aged 27) | 2020 | 2023 | SO Cholet | 4 | 0 | Free transfer | |
| 28 | Zakaria Naidji | | ST | 19 January 1995 (aged 25) | 2021 | 2021 | Paradou AC | 17 | 5 | Loan | |
| 29 | Abdelkrim Louanchi | | FW | 12 February 2000 (aged 20) | 2020 | 2022 | Reserve team | 3 | 0 | Youth system | |
| 71 | Abderraouf Othmani | | FW | 14 June 2001 (aged 19) | 2020 | 2023 | Reserve team | 5 | 2 | Youth system | |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 June 2020 | CF | Oussama Abdeldjelil | SO Cholet | Free transfer | [22] |
| 10 July 2020 | LB | Mehdi Beneddine | Quevilly-Rouen | Free transfer | |
| 10 July 2020 | MF | Salim Akkal | Angers SCO B | Free transfer | |
| 10 July 2020 | FW | Mazire Soula | Angers SCO B | Free transfer | |
| 17 August 2020 | RB | Saâdi Radouani | ES Sétif | Free transfer | [23] |
| 17 August 2020 | RB | Fateh Achour | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer | [23] |
| 5 September 2020 | RW / LW | Yacine Aliane | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | [24] |
| 5 September 2020 | RW / LW | Ahmed Bedjaoui | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | [24] |
| 5 September 2020 | GK | Zinedine Abassi | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | [24] |
| 5 September 2020 | FW | Abdelkrim Louanchi | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | [24] |
| 5 September 2020 | DM | Mohamed Djenidi | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | [24] |
| 5 September 2020 | CB | Wassim Ouhab | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | [24] |
| 16 September 2020 | FW | Ismail Belkacemi | CS Constantine | Free transfer | [25][26] |
| 19 September 2020 | DM | Taher Benkhelifa | Paradou AC | 30,000,000 DA | [27] |
| 22 September 2020 | GK | Alexis Guendouz | AS Saint-Étienne | 15,000 € | [28][29] |
| 29 September 2020 | CB | Mustapha Bouchina | Paradou AC | 11,000,000 DA | [30][29] |
| 1 October 2020 | ST | Zakaria Benchaâ | CS Sfaxien | Loan Return | [31] |
| 11 October 2020 | CB | Zineddine Belaïd | NA Hussein Dey | Undisclosed | [32] |
| 31 January 2021 | RB | Haithem Loucif | Paradou AC | Undisclosed | [33][34][35] |
| 31 January 2021 | ST | Zakaria Naidji | Paradou AC | Loan for six months | [34] |
| 31 January 2021 | RW | Hamed Belem | Rahimo FC | 75,000 € | [33][34] |
| 15 March 2021 | ST | Kwame Opoku | Asante Kotoko | 350,000 € | [36] |
| 3 April 2021 | LB | Houari Baouche | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer | [37] |
Out[edit]
| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2020 | DM | Taher Benkhelifa | Paradou AC | Loan Return | |
| 25 July 2020 | RB | Mohamed Rabie Meftah | Unattached[a] | Free transfer | |
| 2 September 2020 | AM / LW | Ilyes Yaiche | Unattached[b] | Free transfer (Released) | [41][42] |
| 20 September 2020 | GK | Ismaïl Mansouri | Unattached[c] | Free transfer (Released) | [41][44] |
| 20 September 2020 | CB | Hicham Belkaroui | Unattached[d] | Free transfer (Released) | [44] |
| 21 September 2020 | AM / LW |  Muaid Ellafi | Unattached[e] | Free transfer (Released) | [47] |
| 23 September 2020 | RB | Mohamed Tiboutine | Unattached[f] | Free transfer (Released) | [41][49] |
| 24 September 2020 | CB | Mustapha Kheiraoui | Unattached[g] | Free transfer (Released) | [41][51] |
| 30 September 2020 | LB | Redouane Cherifi | Unattached[h] | Free transfer (Released) | [41] |
| 4 October 2020 | LW / LB | Oualid Ardji | Unattached | Free transfer (Released) | [41][53][54] |
| 4 October 2020 | LW | Adem Redjehimi | Unattached[i] | Free transfer (Released) | [41][53][54] |
| 18 October 2020 | CB | Lyes Oukkal | Unattached[j] | Free transfer (Released) | [41] |
| 27 October 2020 | FW | Ahmed Bedjaoui | RC Kouba | Loan for one year | [57] |
| 1 November 2020 | GK | Zinedine Abassi | RC Arbaâ | Loan for one year | [58] |
| 28 January 2021 | CF | Oussama Abdeldjelil | Unattached[k] | Free transfer (Released) | [60] |
- ^ Meftah joined NA Hussein Dey on 7 September 2020.[38][39]
- ^ Yaiche joined CS Constantine on 18 September 2020.[40]
- ^ Mansouri joined MO Béjaïa on 27 October 2020.[43]
- ^ Belkaroui joined MC Oran on 22 September 2020.[45]
- ^ Ellafi joined Wydad Casablanca on 24 September 2020.[46]
- ^ Tiboutine joined USM Bel Abbès on 3 October 2020.[48]
- ^ Kheiraoui joined USM Bel Abbès on 7 October 2020.[50]
- ^ Cherifi joined Ismaily SC on 30 October 2020.[52]
- ^ Redjehimi joined CS Constantine on 15 October 2020.[55]
- ^ Oukkal joined JSM Skikda on 20 October 2020.[56]
- ^ Abdeldjelil joined US Boulogne on 31 January 2021.[59]
New contracts[edit]
| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | CB | Abderrahim Hamra | 3 years | 2023 | 24 August 2020 | [61][62] |
| 23 | DM | Hamza Koudri | 1 year | 2021 | 24 August 2020 | [63][62] |
| 18 | ST | Aymen Mahious | 2 years | 2023 | 3 September 2020 | [64][65] |
| 1 | GK | Lamine Zemmamouche | 1 year | 2021 | 13 September 2020 | [66][67] |
| 6 | DM | Oussama Chita | 3 years | 2023 | 4 November 2020 | [68] [69] |
| 21 | CB | Adam Alilet | 1 year | 2024 | 4 November 2020 | [69] |
| 10 | DM | Mohamed Reda Boumechra | 3 years | 2023 | 5 November 2020 | [70] |
| 14 | RW / LW | Yacine Aliane | 2 years | 2024 | 5 November 2020 | [71][72] |
| 27 | GK | Abdelmoumen Sifour | 1 year | 2023 | 5 November 2020 | [73] |
| 26 | FW | Billel Benhammouda | 1 year | 2023 | 6 November 2020 | [74] |
| 24 | LB | Anis Khemaissia | 2 years | 2024 | 11 November 2020 | [75] |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
| 25 October 2020 Friendly | USM Alger | Cancelled | US Biskra | Ain Benian |
| 14:00 | Stadium: ESHRA |
| 30 October 2020 Friendly | Paradou AC | Cancelled | USM Alger | Hydra |
| Stadium: Stade Ahmed Falek |
| 4 November 2020 Friendly | USM Alger | 0–0[a] | JS Saoura | Zéralda |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Zéralda Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Guendouz (Sifour 36'), Radouani, Khemaissia, Alilet, Belaïd, Chita (Belarbi 58'), Koudri (Soula 61'), Benkhelifa (Akkal 50'), Boumechra (Belkacemi 36'), Zouari (Aliane 65'), Mahious (Louanchi 63'). | ||||
| 8 November 2020 Friendly | USM Alger | 1–1 | JSM Skikda | Zéralda |
| 16:00 | Mahious  16' | Report[76] | Merzougi 62' (pen.) | Stadium: Zéralda Stadium |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Sifour, Achour, Khemaissia, Alilet, Bouchina, Chita, Koudri, Soula, Belkacemi, Zouari, Mahious. | ||||
| 12 November 2020 Friendly | USM Alger | 6–0 | Algeria U20 | Algiers |
| 10:00 | Zouari 12' (pen.) Koudri 36'Mahious 45'Abdeldjelil 47' (pen.), 52'Benhammouda 58' | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche (Sifour 46'), Radouani (Achour 66'), Khemaissia (Beneddine 58'), Alilet (Belaïd 61'), Bouchina (Chita 66', Akkal 86'), Koudri (Benkhelifa 46'), Belarbi (Hamra 58'), Belkacemi (Soula 74'), Zouari (Aliane 68'), Mahious (Abdeldjelil 46'), Benhammouda (Boumechra 66'). | ||||
| 15 November 2020 Friendly | 1er Region Militaire | 1–1 | USM Alger | Blida |
| 14:00 | Beneddine 71' | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Guendouz (Zemmamouche 46'), Achour, Beneddine, Alilet (Hamra 88'), Bouchina, Chita (Benkhelifa 63'), Koudri, Belkacemi (Aliane 67'), Benhammouda (Boumechra 63'), Zouari, Abdeldjelil. | ||||
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
| Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 50.00 | — | 4th | 28 November 2020 | 24 August 2021 |
| Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | Final | Runners–up | 21 November 2020 | |
| League Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | 8 May 2021 | 8 June 2021 |
| Total | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 43 | +24 | 50.00 | ||||
Updated to match played 24 August 2021
Source: Competitions
Ligue 1[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ES Sétif | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 71[b] | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 69[c] | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | USM Alger | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 65 | |
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 61 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 6 | MC Oran | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 60 |
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:
- ^ The match was played each half for 35 minutes.
- ^ On May 16, 2021 after not respecting Covid-19 tests regulation before RC Relizane match, ES Sétif Lost the match 2–0.[77]
- ^ On March 13, 2021 after the participation of a penalized player Oussama Meddahi against Paradou AC, JS Saoura Lost the match 3–0.[78]
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | +4 |
Last updated: 24 August 2021.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
On 22 October 2020, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.[79]
| 28 November 2020 Round 1 | USM Alger | 0–2 | ES Sétif | Bologhine |
| 16:00 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 [a] Referee: Lahlou Benbraham |
| 5 December 2020 Round 2 | JS Saoura | 2–2 | USM Alger | Béchar |
| 14:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mohamed Saïdi |
| 12 December 2020 Round 3 | WA Tlemcen | 0–0 | USM Alger | Tlemcen |
| 15:00 |
| Soccerway report LFP report |
| Stadium: Stade Akid Lotfi Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar |
| 19 December 2020 Round 4 | USM Alger | 1–3 | Olympique de Médéa | Bologhine |
| 14:30 | Soccerway report LFP report |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti |
| 23 December 2020 Round 5 | CS Constantine | 2–1 | USM Alger | Constantine |
| 14:30 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade Ramdane Benabdelmalek Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Malek Ait Ameur |
| 27 December 2020 Round 6 | USM Alger | 3–0 | NA Hussein Dey | Bologhine |
| 15:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mustapha Bessiri |
| 11 January 2021 Round 7 | JS Kabylie | 1–2 | USM Alger | Tizi Ouzou |
| 14:30 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef |
| 16 January 2021 Round 8 | USM Alger | 3–1 | RC Relizane | Bologhine |
| 15:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Redouane Necib |
| 22 January 2021 Round 9 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 0–1 | USM Alger | Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| 15:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Houssam Benyahia |
| 26 January 2021 Round 10 | USM Alger | 2–0 | MC Oran | Bologhine |
| 15:00 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abderrezzak Arab |
| 30 January 2021 Round 11 | USM Bel Abbès | 1–1 | USM Alger | Sidi Bel Abbès |
| 15:00 | Soccerway report LFP report |
| Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Malek Ait Ameur |
| 12 February 2021 Round 13 | USM Alger | 0–1 | AS Aïn M'lila | Bologhine |
| 14:30 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 19 February 2021 Round 14 | US Biskra | 1–0 | USM Alger | Biskra |
| 14:30 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade du 18 Février Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti |
| 26 February 2021 Round 15 | USM Alger | 3–0 | NC Magra | Bologhine |
| 16:00 | Soccerway report LFP report |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef |
| 6 March 2021 Round 16 | Paradou AC | 2–1 | USM Alger | Dar El Beïda |
| 15:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Benrabah Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mustapha Bessiri |
| 13 March 2021 Round 17 | USM Alger | 3–0 | ASO Chlef | Bologhine |
| 15:00 | Soccerway report LFP report |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abdelali Ibrir |
| 20 March 2021 Round 19 | USM Alger | 4–1 | JSM Skikda | Bologhine |
| 15:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mohamed Saïdi |
| 26 March 2021 Round 12 | USM Alger | 2–2 | MC Alger | Bologhine |
| 20:45 | Soccerway report [ LFP report] | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Lyés Bekouassa |
| 30 April 2021 Round 18 | CR Belouizdad | 0–1 | USM Alger | Belouizdad |
| 16:00 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Youcef Gamouh |
| 4 May 2021 Round 20 | ES Sétif | 1–1 | USM Alger | Sétif |
| 22:30 | Soccerway report LFP report |
| Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa |
| 16 May 2021 Round 21 | USM Alger | 2–0 | JS Saoura | Bologhine |
| 17:00 |
| Soccerway report [ LFP report] | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abderrezzak Arab |
| 22 May 2021 Round 22 | USM Alger | 1–0 | WA Tlemcen | Bologhine |
| 17:00 |
| Soccerway report [ LFP report] |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti |
| 26 May 2021 Round 23 | Olympique de Médéa | 1–0 | USM Alger | Médéa |
| 17:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Said Aouina |
| 30 May 2021 Round 24 | USM Alger | 0–0 | CS Constantine | Bologhine |
| 17:00 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mohamed Boutaraa |
| 23 June 2021 Round 25 | NA Hussein Dey | 2–1 | USM Alger | Belouizdad |
| 17:00 | Soccerway report [ LFP report] | Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Lyés Bekouassa |
| 27 June 2021 Round 27 | RC Relizane | 2–4 | USM Alger | Relizane |
| 17:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade Tahar Zoughari Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Bilal Bendjahene |
| 1 July 2021 Round 28 | USM Alger | 3–1 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Bologhine |
| 20:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Malek Ait Ameur |
| 4 July 2021 Round 29 | MC Oran | 1–1 | USM Alger | Oran |
| 17:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Youcef Gamouh |
| 8 July 2021 Round 30 | USM Alger | 3–1 | USM Bel Abbès | Bologhine |
| 21:00 | Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Said Aouina |
| 13 July 2021 Round 31 | MC Alger | 2–2 | USM Alger | Algiers |
| 21:00 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal |
| 17 July 2021 Round 32 | AS Aïn M'lila | 0–3 | USM Alger | Aïn M'lila |
| 20:30 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Touhami Zoubir Khelifi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mohamed Boutaraa |
| 23 July 2021 Round 33 | USM Alger | 2–1 | US Biskra | Bologhine |
| 20:30 |
| Soccerway report LFP report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef |
| 27 July 2021 Round 34 | NC Magra | 2–1 | USM Alger | Magra |
| 17:45 |
| Soccerway report [ LFP report] |
| Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar |
| 3 August 2021 Round 26 | USM Alger | 1–0 | JS Kabylie | Bologhine |
| 21:00 |
| Soccerway report LFP report |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Youcef Gamouh |
| 9 August 2021 Round 35 | USM Alger | 2–1 | Paradou AC | Bologhine |
| 21:00 |
| Soccerway report [ LFP report] | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Hamza Bouslimani |
| 16 August 2021 Round 36 | ASO Chlef | 1–0 | USM Alger | Chlef |
| 21:00 |
| Soccerway report [ LFP report] |
| Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Farouk Mial |
| 21 August 2021 Round 37 | USM Alger | 2–4 | CR Belouizdad | Bologhine |
| 21:00 |
| Soccerway report [ LFP report] |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abdelmoumen Touabti |
| 24 August 2021 Round 38 | JSM Skikda | 0–3 | USM Alger | Skikda |
| 17:30 | Soccerway report [ LFP report] | Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Abdelkarim Bendebiza |
Algerian Super Cup[edit]
| 21 November 2020 | USM Alger | 1–2 | CR Belouizdad | Algiers |
| 20:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 0 (close doors)[80] Referee: Youcef Gamouh |
Algerian League Cup[edit]
| 8 May 2021 Round of 16 | USM Alger | 2–0 | MC Alger | Bologhine |
| 22:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 [a] Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa |
| 4 June 2021 Quarter-finals | USM Alger | 1–0 | Olympique de Médéa | Bologhine |
| 17:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Lahlou Benbraham |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Belaïd, Bouchina, Radouani, Beneddine, Chita (Hamra, 90'), Benkhelifa, Benhammouda, Belkacemi, Benchaâ (Zouari, 81'), Naidji. | ||||
| 8 June 2021 Semi-finals | NC Magra | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | USM Alger | Magra |
| 16:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Boucheligue Brothers Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemmamouche, Belaïd, Bouchina, Radouani (Aliane, 75'), Beneddine, Chita (Soula, 67'), Benkhelifa, Benhammouda (Boumechra, 82'), Belkacemi, Benchaâ, Naidji (Hamra, 67'). | ||||
- ^ a b c The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.
Squad information[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | Ligue 1 | Super Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Alexis Guendouz | | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Abdelmoumen Sifour | | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| NA | GK | Abdellah Zakaria Saouchi[a] | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Houari Baouche | | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Abderrahim Hamra | | 31 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Zineddine Belaïd | | 33 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Mustapha Bouchina | | 31 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | Haithem Loucif | | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Saâdi Radouani | | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Mehdi Beneddine | | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Adam Alilet | | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | Fateh Achour | | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Anis Khemaissia | | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| NA | DF | Mohamed Bensaid[a] | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Oussama Chita | | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Kamel Belarbi | | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Mohamed Reda Boumechra | | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Mazire Soula | | 25 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | Taher Benkhelifa | | 33 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Hamza Koudri | | 28 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 7 |
| 26 | MF | Billel Benhammouda | | 32 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 2 |
| 31 | MF | Mohamed Djenidi[a] | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Ismail Belkacemi | | 37 | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 17 |
| 9 | FW | Zakaria Benchaâ | | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Abdelkrim Zouari | | 28 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 7 |
| 13 | FW | Hamed Belem | | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Yacine Aliane | | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | FW | Aymen Mahious | | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| FW | Oussama Abdeldjelil[b] | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Kwame Opoku | | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
| 28 | FW | Zakaria Naidji | | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 |
| 29 | FW | Abdelkrim Louanchi | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | FW | Abderraouf Othmani | | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 38 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 67 | |||||||
Last updated: 17 June 2022
Source: soccerway.com
Disciplinary record[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Ligue 1 | Super Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |||
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | Alexis Guendouz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Abderrahim Hamra | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Zineddine Belaïd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mustapha Bouchina | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | DF |
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