2006–07 USM Alger season explained

Club:	USM Alger
Season:	2006–07
Manager:	René Lobello (from 29 July 2006)^[1] (until 24 February 2007)^[2] Rachid Belhout (from 24 February 2007) (until 28 June 2007)
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Saïd Allik
Chrtitle:	President
Stadium:	Stade Omar Hammadi
League:	Division 1
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	Algerian Cup
Cup1 Result:	Runner-up
Cup2:	CAF Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Preliminary round
League Topscorer:	Mohamed Boussefiane (5 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Mintou Doucoure (7 goals)
Prevseason:	2005–06
Nextseason:	2007–08

In the 2006–07 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 27th time, as well as the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup. It is their 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.. USM Alger, who has been discreet in the league this season but still finishing at a qualifying place in an international competition.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 11 June 2007.^[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1		Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	GK	January 1, 2007	Youth system	73	0
16		Abdoulaye Soumah	GK	January 1, 2007	Fello Star	1	0
24		Farid Belmellat	GK	January 1, 2007	JSM Béjaïa	0	0
27		Ahmed Walid Chouih	GK	January 1, 2007	USM El Harrach	5	0
Defenders
2		Mohamed Hamdoud	RB / CB	January 1, 2007	Youth system	0	0
3		Mohamed Amine Zidane	CB	January 1, 2007	MC Oran	41	2
4		Salim Aribi	CB	January 1, 2007	CA Batna	129	7
5		Mounir Zeghdoud	CB	January 1, 2007	USM Aïn Beïda	133	0
12		Mohamed Belhadi	LB	January 1, 2007	Youth system	2	0
13		Daniel Moncharé	CB	January 1, 2007	Cotonsport Garoua	9	0
17		Moulay Haddou	LB	January 1, 2007	MC Oran	71	14
20		Mahieddine Meftah	LB / CB / RB	January 1, 2007	JS Kabylie	0	0
20		Nacereddine Khoualed	CB	January 1, 2007	US Biskra	15	0
23		Tayeb Guessoum	RB	January 1, 2007	USM El Harrach	9	0
29		Abdelkader Besseghir	RB	January 1, 2007	GC Mascara	74	2
30		Malek Aït Alia	CB	January 1, 2007	Stade Lavallois	7	0
31		Zineddine Mekkaoui	LB	January 1, 2007	Youth system	7	0
Midfielders
6		Farid Djahnine	CM	January 1, 2007	Youth system	0	0
7		Amar Ammour	CM	January 1, 2007	ASM Oran	156	30
8		Billel Dziri	CM	January 1, 2007	CS Sedan Ardennes	0	0
15		Antar Boucherit	CM	January 1, 2007	USM Annaba	29	2
26		Hocine Metref	CM	January 1, 2007	Youth system	134	17
28		Karim Ghazi	CM	January 1, 2007	Espérance de Tunis	0	0
30		Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia	CM	January 1, 2007	Youth system	7	0
Forwards
9		Mintou Doucoure	RW	January 1, 2007	JS Centre Salif Keita	69	12
10		Sofiane Hanitser	RW	January 1, 2007	ASM Oran	14	4
11		Adlène Bensaïd	FW	January 1, 2007	USM Annaba	13	3
13		Smaïl Benyamina	FW	January 1, 2007	WA Tlemcen	13	3
14		Sofiane Attaf	RW	January 1, 2007	USM El Harrach	5	1
19		Kamel Ramdani	FW	January 1, 2007	Gueugnon	7	1
19		Sédonoudé Abouta	RW	January 1, 2007	Djoliba AC	16	2
22		Mohamed Boussefiane	RW	January 1, 2007	RC Kouba	46	8
25		Ali Lamine Kab	RW	January 1, 2007	Youth system	31	3

Transfers

In

Date		Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
1 July 2006	DF			Undisclosed
20 December 2006	FW			Undisclosed	^[4]
13 January 2007	DF			Undisclosed	^[5]
13 January 2007	FW			Undisclosed

Out

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Division 1		4th	10 August 2006	11 June 2007
Algerian Cup			5 February 2007	28 June 2007
Champions League	Preliminary round		26 January 2007	10 February 2007
Total

Division 1

See main article: 2006–07 Algerian Championnat National.

Matches

Algerian Cup

See main article: 2006–07 Algerian Cup.

Champions League

See main article: 2007 CAF Champions League.

First round

Squad information

Appearances and goals

No.		Player											Total
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche		25	25	0	5	5	0	2	2	0	32	32	0
24	GK	Farid Belmellat		2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
27	GK	Ahmed Walid Chouih		4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	4	0
Defenders
2	DF	Mohamed Hamdoud		25	24	1	5	0	0	2	2	0	32	0	1
3	DF	Mohamed Amine Zidane		18	16	2	4	0	0	2	2	0	24	0	2
3	DF	Zineddine Mekkaoui		4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
4	DF	Salim Aribi		18	18	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0
5	DF	Mounir Zeghdoud		5	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
12	DF	Mohamed Belhadi		1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	DF	Daniel Moncharé		9	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
17	DF	Moulay Haddou		6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	1
18	DF	Rabah Deghmani		4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0
20	DF	Nacereddine Khoualed		11	9	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
23	DF	Tayeb Guessoum		7	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
29	DF	Abdelkader Besseghir		18	15	0	5	0	1	2	2	0	25	0	1
NA	DF	Amine Dahar		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
NA	DF	Mohamed Amine Saidoune		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Farid Djahnine		17	14	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0
7	MF	Amar Ammour		25	23	3	6	0	0	2	2	0	33	0	3
8	MF	Billel Dziri		19	19	3	3	0	1	2	2	1	24	0	5
28	MF	Karim Ghazi		25	25	1	5	0	1	2	2	0	32	0	2
15	MF	Antar Boucherit		22	20	1	5	0	1	2	2	0	29	0	2
26	MF	Hocine Metref		24	24	3	2	0	0	2	2	0	28	0	3
31	MF	Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0
NA	MF	Kamel Ramdani		7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5	1
NA	MF	Malek Aït Alia		5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0
NA	MF	Abdelhakim Seddik		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	Mintou Doucoure		25	21	3	5	0	2	2	2	2	32	0	7
14	FW	Mohamed Amine Belkheïr		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
22	FW	Mohamed Boussefiane		18	5	5	3	0	1	2	0	0	23	0	6
25	FW	Ali Lamine Kab		15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2	0
10	FW	Sofiane Hanitser		10	8	4	3	0	0	2	1	0	15	0	4
14	FW	Sofiane Attaf		4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1
19	FW	Sédonoudé Abouta		8	5	0	6	0	2	2	1	0	16	0	2
NA	FW	Smail Benyamina		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
NA	FW	Fayçal Rahiche		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
NA	FW	Adlène Bensaïd		13	12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	12	3
Total	30		32	6		10	2		3	38		25 Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=140 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 TOTAL 9 FW 3 2 2 7 22 FW 5 1 0 6 8 MF 2 1 1 4 10 FW 4 0 0 4 - FW 3 0 0 3 7 MF 3 0 0 3 26 MF 3 0 0 3 28 MF 1 1 0 2 19 FW 0 2 0 2 3 DF 2 0 0 2 15 MF 1 1 0 2 14 FW 1 1 0 2 2 DF 1 0 0 1 - DF 1 0 0 1 17 DF 1 0 0 1 29 DF 0 1 0 1 - MF 1 0 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 10 3 45 Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. width=15 width=15 width=210 Name width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 Total 1 Lamine Zemmamouche 11 2 0 13 27 Ahmed Walid Chouih 0 1 0 1 24 Farid Belmellat 1 0 0 1 TOTALS 12 3 0 15 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: René Lobello, nouvel entraîneur de l’USM Alger . elwatan.com . 17 October 2019.
2. Web site: USMA : Lobello s'en va, Belhout arrive . djazairess.com . 17 October 2019.
3. Web site: First Team. usm-alger.com. 31 July 2006.
4. Web site: Hanister : officiellement usmiste . djazairess.com . 17 October 2019.
5. Web site: Allik : “Abouta et Moncharé sont avec nous” . djazairess.com . 17 October 2019.