List of USM Alger records and statistics explained

USM Alger is an Algerian sports club based in Algiers 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 2023–24 season, USM Alger have won a total of 20 titles (regional competitions not considered), of which 18 were achieved domestically and 2 were obtained in international competitions. The club's most recent honour is the 2023 CAF Super Cup.

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No.	scope=col	Years
scope=row	Ligue 1	8	1962–63, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19
scope=row	Algerian Cup	8	1980–81, 1987–88, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2012–13
scope=row	Algerian Super Cup	2	2013, 2016
scope=row	CAF Confederation Cup	1	2022–23
scope=row	CAF Super Cup	1	2023
scope=row	UAFA Club Cup	1	2012–13

Players

Appearances

• Most appearances: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche – 405 (2004–2009, 2011–2023);
• Most appearances in a season: Saâdi Radouani (2023–34) – 43;
• Oldest title winner: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche – 38 years, 2 months and 15 days (2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup, 3 June 2023);
• Oldest league title winner: Abdelaziz Ben Tifour – 35 years, 11 months and 9 days (1962–63 Algerian Championnat National, 16 June 1963);
• Youngest league title winner: Mohamed Madani – 18 years and 23 days (1962–63 Algerian Championnat National, 16 June 1963);
• Most league appearances: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche – 298 (2004–2009, 2011–2023);
• Most Algerian Cup appearances: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche – 33 (2004–2009, 2011–2023);
• Most African Cup appearances: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche – 49 (2004–2009, 2011–2023);
• Most league appearances by a non-Algerian player: Carolus Andriamatsinoro – 97 (2012–2017);
• Youngest debutant:
• Youngest starter in the league: Zineddine Mekkaoui – 18 years, 4 months and 22 days (against NA Hussein Dey, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 2 June 2005);
• Youngest league debutant: Hocine Metref – 17 years, 10 months and 1 day (against MO Constantine, 2001–02 Algerian Championnat National, 2 November 2001);
• Youngest debutant in the African Cup / CAF Champions League: Michael Eneramo – 19 years, 3 months and 8 days (against Olympic Azzaweya, 2005 CAF Champions League First round, first leg, 6 March 2005);
• Youngest captain in the African Cup / CAF Champions League: Billel Dziri – 25 years, 1 months and 16 days (against CD Travadores, 1997 CAF Champions League First round, first leg, 8 March 1997);
• Youngest debutant in a CAF competition: Abdessamed Bounacer – 18 years, 3 months and 5 days (against Saint-Éloi Lupopo, 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup Group stage, matchday 5, 19 March 2023);

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as used substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.

	Name	Years	League	Cup	Others^1	Africa^2	Total
1			298 (0)	33 (0)	25 (0)	49 (1)	405 (1)
2			239 (14)	27 (2)	13 (0)	24 (2)	303 (18)
3		2006–2017	237 (8)	24 (1)	15 (0)	14 (1)	290 (10)
4			205 (25)	29 (9)	13 (1)	35 (5)	282 (40)
5			210 (51)	27 (3)	12 (5)	33 (16)	282 (74)
6		2012–2022	206 (14)	19 (0)	12 (0)	38 (1)	275 (15)
7		1996–2008	192 (18)	28 (5)	9 (1)	32 (4)	261 (28)
8		2011–2020	188 (38)	18 (2)	11 (3)	41 (6)	258 (49)
9		2010–2019	188 (13)	21 (2)	11 (2)	37 (7)	257 (24)
10		2012–2019	168 (13)	16 (1)	11 (1)	36 (1)	231 (16)

^{1 Includes the Super Cup, League Cup, Arab Champions League and UAFA Club Cup.2 Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League.}

Goalscorers

• Most goals: 74 – Billel Dziri;
• Most league goals: 51 – Billel Dziri;
• Most seasons as league top scorer: 1 – Moncef Ouichaoui – (2002–03), Oussama Darfalou – (2017–18) & Ismaïl Belkacemi – (2023–24);
• Most goals in international club competitions: Billel Dziri – 16;
• Most goals in international club competitions in a season: 10 – Mamadou Diallo (2004 CAF Champions League).
• Most goals in a match: Boualem Baaziz, 6 goals (against NRB Touggourt, Division 2, (12 December 1986).^[1]
• 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).
• Youngest hat-trick scorer in the league: Michael Eneramo – 19 years, 6 months and 17 days (4–1 against OMR El Annasser, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 13 June 2005).
• Oldest goalscorer:

Top goalscorers in all competitions

Matches played (including as used substitute) appear in brackets.

	Name	Years	League	Cup	Others^1	Africa^2	Total
1			51	3	4	16	74
2			34 (102)	11 (11)	0 (0)	14 (20)	59 (144)
3		2002–2009	40 (157)	5 (23)	3 (12)	5 (29)	53 (221)
4		2011–2020	38 (188)	2 (18)	3 (11)	6 (41)	49 (258)
5	Ismaïl Belkacemi	2020–	40 (106)	3 (4)	1 (4)	1 (23)	45 (137)
6		2001–2006	31 (83)	6 (10)	0 (0)	7 (20)	44 (113)
7		2009–2013	32 (79)	4 (10)	3 (7))	2 (2)	41 (98)
8			25 (205)	9 (29)	1 (13)	5 (35)	40 (282)
=			25 (74)	5 (7)	1 (6)	9 (13)	40 (100)
=		2015–2018	30 (57)	0 (4)	0 (0)	10 (18)	40 (79)

^{1 Includes the Super Cup, League Cup, Arab Champions League and UAFA Club Cup.2 Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup, Confederation Cup and Champions League.}

Top goalscorers in international club competitions

Matches played (Matches played) appear in brackets.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Years	Total
1	Billel Dziri			16 (33)
2	Tarek Hadj Adlane			15 (25)
3	Mamadou Diallo		2003–2005	10 (10)	^[2]
4	Oussama Darfalou		2015–2018	10 (18)	^[3]
5	Isâad Bourahli			9 (13)
=	Aymen Mahious		2018–2023	9 (29)	^[4]
7	Rabie Benchergui		2001–2006	7 (20)
=	Farouk Chafaï		2010–2019	7 (37)	^[5]
9	Amar Ammour		2002–2009	6 (28)
=	Abderrahmane Meziane			6 (33)	^[6]
=	Mohamed Rabie Meftah		2011–2020	6 (41)	^[7]

Most players titles

Players with seven titles or more.

	Player	Years	League	Cup	Others^1	Arab	Africa	Total
1			4	2	2	1	1	10
2			4	5	0	0	0	9
=		1992–2008	4	5	0	0	0	9
4		1996–2007	3	5	0	0	0	8
5		1996–2008	3	4	0	0	0	7
=		1997–2007	3	4	0	0	0	7
=		1999–2006	3	4	0	0	0	7
=		2010–2019	3	1	2	1	0	7
=		2012–2019	3	1	2	1	0	7
=		2011–2020	3	1	2	1	0	7
=		2012–2022	3	1	2	1	0	7
=		1996–2005	2	5	0	0	0	7

^{1 Includes the Super Cup, League Cup.}

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).
• Youngest starter for Algeria: Abderrahmane Meziani – 20 years, 7 months and 24 days (2–1 against Bulgaria, friendly, 6 January 1963).

Honours

• Most titles: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (10)
• Most league titles: Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche and Billel Dziri (4)
• Most Algerian Cup titles: Dziri, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Djahnine, M.Meftah (5)
• Most Super Cup titles: (2)
• Most titles in international club competitions:

Transfers

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Name	Fee	Buying club	Date
1		700,000 €	Nantes	1 Jan 2005	^[8]
2		500,000 €	Sint-Truidense	23 Jun 2024	^[9] ^[10]
3		500,000 €	Al Sadd SC	24 Jul 2024	^[11] ^[12] ^[13]
4		250,000 €	Simba	13 Aug 2024	^[14] ^[15]
5		250,000 $	CSKA Moscow	20 Feb 2024	^[16] ^[17] ^[18]
6		200,000 €	AS FAR	9 Jan 2024	^[19] ^[20]

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Name	Fee	Previous club	Date
1		400,000 €	Étoile du Sahel	7 Jan 2014	^[21]
2		350,000 €	Asante Kotoko	15 Mar 2021	^[22]
3		250,000 €	Dynamo Douala	31 Jan 2024	^[23]

Management

Coaches

See also: List of USM Alger managers.

• 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: 126 – Noureddine Saâdi;
• Most matches in international club competitions: 15 – Abdelhak Benchikha;
• 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: 2 – Abdelhak Benchikha (2022–23, 2023);
• Youngest coach: Abdelaziz Ben Tifour – 35 years, 2 months and 11 days (against RC Arbaâ, 1962–63 Algerian Championnat National, 7 October 1962);
• Youngest coach to win an official competition: Abdelaziz Ben Tifour – 35 years, 10 months and 19 days (1962–63, 16 June 1963);
• Youngest coach to win the Ligue 1: Abdelaziz Ben Tifour – 35 years, 10 months and 19 days (1962–63, 16 June 1963);
• Youngest coach to win an international club competition: Abdelhak Benchikha – 59 years, 6 months and 12 days (2022–23, 3 June 2023);

Presidents

See also: List of USM Alger presidents.

• Longest-serving president: Saïd Allik – years (since 1994 until August 6, 2010);
• Most titles: Saïd Allik – 9:
  • Most Ligue 1 titles: Saïd Allik – 4:
  • Most Algerian Cup titles: Saïd Allik – 5:
  • Most Super Cup titles: Ali Haddad – 2:
  • Most titles in international club competitions: Abdelkarim Harkati – 2:

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: USM Alger 2-2 JSO Hussein Dey (1937–38 Championnat F.S.G.T, 17 October 1937);.^[24]
• 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);

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).

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);

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): None;^[25]
  • Three-point-per-win system (as of 1994–95): 14 (2013–14 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1);^[25]

Stadiums

• Stade Omar Hammadi (1962–2022):
  • 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 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 (against MC Alger, 1973 Algerian Cup Final, 19 Juin 1973);
  • Highest attendance in an official match: 90,000 (against MC Alger, 2004–05 Algerian Championnat National, 23 October 2004).

This List of USM Alger games per stadium inside home.

No.	Image	Stadium	City	Total	First match	Last match
1		Omar Hamadi Stadium	Bologhine	412	US Chaouia 21 September 1995	CR Belouizdad 8 June 2022
2		Stade du 5 Juillet	Algiers	90	Raja Casablanca 24 March 1997	Rivers United 7 April 2024
3		Omar Benrabah Stadium	Dar El Beïda	11	MC El Bayadh 27 August 2022	USM Khenchela 14 October 2023
4		Salem Mabrouki Stadium	Rouïba	9	CA Batna 17 June 2002	ASO Chlef 10 July 2023
5		Mustapha Tchaker Stadium	Blida	7	Espérance de Tunis 22 August 2003	US Souf 11 June 2024
6		Stade du 8 Mai 1945	Sétif	3	Al-Masry 23 September 2018	Cape Town City 9 November 2022
7		Nelson Mandela Stadium	Baraki	3	MC Oran 10 June 2023	JS Kabylie 6 May 2024
8		Stade 20 Août 1955	Algiers	3	Petro de Luanda 1 February 2020	ES Ben Aknoun 30 May 2024
=		Stade Ben Abdelmalek Ramdane	Constantine	1	Stade Malien 31 May 2003	Stade Malien 31 May 2003
=		Stade Frères Brakni	Blida	1	Primeiro de Agosto 18 September 1998	Primeiro de Agosto 18 September 1998
=		Stade Omar Benhaddad	Kouba	1	USM Annaba 14 October 1999	USM Annaba 14 October 1999
=		Stade Bethioua	Bethioua	1	Wallidan FC 11 April 2003	Wallidan FC 11 April 2003
=		Miloud Hadefi Stadium	Oran	1	FUS Rabat 1 October 2023	FUS Rabat 1 October 2023

See also

• USM Alger in international club football

Notes and References

1. Résultats de la 13e journée du championnat régional centre parus dans El-Hadef numéro 724 du dimanche 14 décembre 1986 pages 5.
2. Web site: Statistiques de Mamadou Diallo en compétitions africaines . footballdatabase.eu .
3. Web site: Statistiques de Oussama Darfalou en compétitions africaines . footballdatabase.eu .
4. Web site: Statistiques de Aymen Mahious en compétitions africaines . footballdatabase.eu .
5. Web site: Statistiques de Farouk Chafaï en compétitions africaines . footballdatabase.eu .
6. Web site: Statistiques de Abderrahmane Meziane en compétitions africaines . footballdatabase.eu .
7. Web site: Statistiques de Mohamed Rabie Meftah en compétitions africaines . footballdatabase.eu .
8. Web site: Le Malien Diallo à Nantes pour 6 mois . djazairess.com . 6 July 2017.
9. Web site: Mercato: Le transfert de Zineddine Belaid rapporte un pactole à l’USMA . La gazette du fennec . 23 June 2024 . 23 June 2024.
10. Web site: Mercato : Belaid à Saint-Trond enfin officiel ! . DZfoot . 15 July 2024 . 15 July 2024.
11. Web site: USMA : Bounacer vers le Qatar ? . DZfoot . 20 July 2024 . 21 July 2024.
12. Web site: Scandale : le Qatar rafle encore un espoir algérien ! . La Gazette du Fennec . 20 July 2024 . 23 July 2024.
13. Web site: Al Sadd announces signing of Algerian Abdessamed Bounacer . Dzair Sport . 24 July 2024 . 24 July 2024.
14. Web site: Ateba’s signing may force Simba to make some tough decisions regarding foreign player quota . IPP Media . 14 August 2024 . 14 August 2024.
15. Web site: Mercato – USM Alger : Accord avec Simba SC pour Leonel Ateba . Africa Foot United . 12 August 2024 . 14 August 2024.
16. Web site: Exclu DZfoot : Ahmed Aissaoui va s’engager en faveur du CSKA Moscou . DZfoot . January 30, 2024. January 30, 2024.
17. Web site: Info DZfoot : Aissaoui a passé sa visite médicale avec le CSKA Moscou . DZfoot . 18 February 2024 . 18 February 2024.
18. Web site: Mercato : Sid Ahmed Aïssaoui a signé au CSKA Moscou . DZfoot . 20 February 2024 . 20 February 2024.
19. Web site: USM Alger : Résiliation du contrat de Tumisang Orebonye . DZfoot . 9 January 2024 . 9 January 2024.
20. Web site: Orebonye returns to Morocco . MMEGI . 9 January 2024 . 9 January 2024.
21. Web site: Kaddour Beldjilali officiellement à l'USMA . usma.dz . 7 January 2015 . 14 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107021518/http://usma.dz/actualites/a-la-une/1413-kaddour-beldjilali-officiellement-a-l-usma . 7 January 2015 .
22. Web site: USMA : Opoku s’engagera pour quatre ans et demi . . 16 March 2021 . 16 March 2021.
23. Web site: L’USM Alger officialise le transfert de Leonel Ateba . Africa Foot . February 1, 2024. February 1, 2024.
24. Web site: USM Alger 2-2 JSO Hussein Dey . . 22 June 2019.
25. Web site: Dahak. Mehdi. Algeria – List of Champions. 6 October 2019. RSSSF. 21 August 2019.