2002–03 USM Alger season explained

Club:USM Alger
Season:2002–03
Manager:Azzedine Aït Djoudi
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Saïd Allik
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Stade Omar Hammadi
League:Division 1
League Result:1st
Cup1:Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:UAFA Club Cup
Cup2 Result:Group stage
Cup3:African Cup Winners' Cup
Cup3 Result:Semi-Finals
Cup4:Champions League
Cup4 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:
Moncef Ouichaoui (18 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Moncef Ouichaoui (22 goals)
Prevseason:2001–02
Nextseason:2003–04

In the 2002–03 season, USM Alger is competing in Division 1 for the 23rd time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League, the UAFA Club Cup and the Algerian Cup. In 2002–03 It was the best season in the history of USM Alger and participated in five competitions, The opening season was in the Arab Unified Club Championship, and was eliminated in the group stage, In the Cup Winners' Cup, the red and black reached the semi-finals, and was eliminated against Wydad Casablanca and fails to achieve the first continental title despite the second leg that took place in Algeria Where did USM Alger need to win to qualify for the final.[1] In the Division 1, the journey towards achieving the title was not easy, and the struggle was great with USM Blida, NA Hussein Dey and JS Kabylie, and USM Alger waited until the 28 round to celebrate the title after winning against ASM Oran.[2] To complete the joy in the Algerian Cup by winning the title after the victory against CR Belouizdad after Moncef Ouichaoui scored the golden goal to achieve the double for the first time in its history under the leadership of Azzedine Aït Djoudi.[3] also achieved Ouichaoui top scorer in the league for the first time a player from USM Alger with 18 goals including two hat-tricks. On February 24, 2003, in the derby meeting against CR Belouizdad and in the last minutes while Hichem Mezaïr was heading to fetch the ball, the ball holder attacked him to respond in kind, so the match stopped and the stands turned into an arena of violence between the managers and supporters of the two clubs and despite that, the match was completed with difficulty.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 12 May 2003.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Nat.PositionNameDate of Birth (Age)Signed fromApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1Hichem MezaïrGKJanuary 1, 2003 WA Tlemcen900
25Merouane AbdouniGKJanuary 1, 2003 USM El Harrach70
-Redouane HamitiGKJanuary 1, 2003 Youth system10
Defenders
2Salim AribiCBJanuary 1, 2003 CA Batna344
3Tarek GhoulLBJanuary 1, 2003 USM El Harrach00
4Mounir ZeghdoudCBJanuary 1, 2003 USM Aïn Beïda00
5Mahieddine MeftahLB / CB / RBJanuary 1, 2003 JS Kabylie00
-Mohamed HamdoudRB / CBJanuary 1, 2003 Youth system00
-Rabah DeghmaniCBJanuary 1, 2003 IB Khémis El Khechna00
-Djamel BougandouraLBJanuary 1, 2003 USM Annaba70
Midfielders
6Farid DjahnineMFJanuary 1, 2003 Youth system00
7Amar AmmourAMJanuary 1, 2003 ASM Oran3913
8Billel DziriCMJanuary 1, 2003 CS Sedan Ardennes00
9Karim GhaziDMJanuary 1, 2003 CR Belouizdad00
10Hocine AchiouAMJanuary 1, 2003 Youth system00
-Yacine HamadouCMJanuary 1, 2003 JS Bordj Ménaïel122
-Hocine MetrefDMJanuary 1, 2003 Youth system40
Forwards
11Moncef OuichaouiSTJanuary 1, 2003 USM Annaba5626
13Mohamed CheraïtiaFWJanuary 1, 2003 Youth system111
19Rabie BencherguiSTJanuary 1, 2003 ASM Oran2812
21Rafik DeghicheRWJanuary 1, 2003 Youth system72
-Issaad BourahliSTJanuary 1, 2003 ES Sétif5830
-Abdelhakim MezianiRWJanuary 1, 2003 Youth system91

Transfers

In

DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource
1 July 2002 GK Free transfer
1 July 2002 MF Free transfer
1 July 2002 DF Free transfer
1 July 2002 DF Free transfer
1 July 2002 FW Free transfer

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match
Division 1Champion22 August 200212 May 2003
Algerian CupRound of 64Winner13 March 200312 June 2003
Champions LeagueFirst roundSecond round11 April 200331 May 2003
Cup Winners' CupQuarter-finalsSemifinals1 September 200220 October 2002
UAFA Club CupGroup stage8 July 200315 July 2003
Total

Division 1

See main article: 2002–03 Algerian Championnat National.

Matches

Algerian Cup

See main article: 2002–03 Algerian Cup.

African Cup Winners' Cup

See main article: 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup.

Semifinals

Champions League

See main article: 2003 CAF Champions League.

Second round

Arab Unified Club Championship

See main article: 2003 Arab Unified Club Championship.

Group stage

Squad information

Appearances and goals

No.PlayerDivision 1Algerian CupChampions LeagueCup Winners' CupArab UnifiedTotal
Goalkeepers
1GKHichem Mezaïr252505004401101103600
25GKMerouane Abdouni550000000220000700
GKRedouane Hamiti100000000000000100
Defenders
CBSalim Aribi242434003303311103504
LBTarek Ghoul211805014412101103302
CBMounir Zeghdoud171605004402200002800
LB / CB / RBMahieddine Meftah272714004402201103801
RB / CBMohamed Hamdoud231402003002001003100
CBRabah Deghmani211703003102201103000
LBDjamel Bougandoura540000000220000760
DFKarim Achiou110000000000000110
DFAmrani110000000000000110
DFMohamed Khelalfa110000000000000110
Midfielders
MFFarid Djahnine252315014403301103802
MFAmar Ammour28271040044133211040013
MFBillel Dziri242335004412201103604
MFKarim Ghazi282615004402221104003
MFHocine Achiou272735004413301104004
MFYacine Hamadou721000000000000721
MFHocine Metref410000000000000410
MFMohamed Ramzi Mellouli110000000000000110
MFTchekchar110000000000000110
Forwards
FWMoncef Ouichaoui27201840241020111137022
FWMohamed Cheraïtia6103012000000001101
FWRabie Benchergui14512000002231001904
FWRafik Deghiche712000000000000712
FWIssaad Bourahli2217940433233400032019
FWAbdelhakim Meziani730000000100100930
FWBerkane330100000000000400
Total30525946413474787

Disciplinary record

PlayerDivision 1Algerian CupChampions LeagueCup Winners' CupArab UnifiedTotal
width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25width=25
GK Hichem Mezaïr3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
DF Salim Aribi5 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
DF Tarek Ghoul6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1
DF Mounir Zeghdoud0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
DF Mahieddine Meftah7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
DF Mohamed Hamdoud3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
DF Rabah Deghmani6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
MF Farid Djahnine6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
MF Amar Ammour1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
MF Billel Dziri3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
MF Karim Ghazi5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
MF Hocine Achiou2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW Moncef Ouichaoui1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
FW Rabie Benchergui1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW Rafik Deghiche1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
FW Issaad Bourahli6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
Total56 1 2 6 0 0 7 0 0 8 0 1 2 0 0 79 1 3

Goalscorers

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

width=10No.width=10Nat.width=160Playerwidth=10Pos.width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40width=40TOTAL
11FW 18 2 0 1 2 23
- FW 9 4 2 4 0 19
7 MF 10 0 0 2 1 13
10MF 3 0 1 0 1 7
8 MF 3 0 1 0 1 5
2 DF 3 0 0 1 0 4
19FW 1 0 0 3 0 4
21FW 2 0 0 0 2 4
6 MF 1 1 0 0 0 2
3 DF 0 1 1 0 0 2
9 MF 0 0 0 2 0 2
5 DF 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Yacine Hamadou MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
13Mohamed Cheraïtia FW 0 1 0 0 0 1
- DF 0 0 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals52 9 6 13 7 87

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

width=15width=15width=210Namewidth=40width=40width=40width=40width=40Total
1Hichem Mezaïr1541222
25Merouane Abdouni20002
Redouane Hamiti00000
TOTALS1741224

Hat-tricks

PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetitionRef
8–2 (H)
4–1 (H)
8–2 (H)
3–0 (N)
(H) – Home ; (A) – Away ; (N) – Neutral

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Live ! USMA 2-2 WAC Live ! . dzfoot.com. 10 February 2020.
  2. Web site: L'USM Alger s'offre un quatrième titre. May 6, 2003. March 1, 2017. French. djazairess.com.
  3. Web site: Doublé historique pour Soustara. June 14, 2003. July 6, 2017. French. djazairess.com.
  4. Web site: First Team. www.dzfoot.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20130907065801/http://www.dzfoot.com/effectifs/effectifs_stats.php?club_id=13&saison_id=8. 18 November 2016. 2013-09-07.

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