List of USM Alger seasons
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Union sportive de la médina d'Alger is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algiers Province. The club was formed in Casbah in 1937 as Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger, and played their first competitive match in 1937, when they entered the 1937–38 Ligue d'Alger Troisième Division. The club was renamed Union sportive de la médina d'Alger in 1989.
The club has won a total of 18 major trophies, including the national championship 7 times also won the Algerian Cup a record 8 times, the Algerian Super Cup 1 time, and the UAFA Club Cup 1 time Al Ittihad reached the CAF Champions League final for the first time in 2015 but was defeated against TP Mazembe. The club has also never been out of the top two divisions of Algerian football since entering the Football League.
This is a list of the seasons played by USM Alger from 1962 when the club first entered a league competition to the most recent seasons. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions as well as the top scorers are listed. Top scorers in bold were also top scorers of Ligue 1. The list is separated into three parts, coinciding with the three major episodes of Algerian football:
History
[edit]The club formed in 1937 as Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger after considerable difficulties because of the designation of the Musulmane, where the French administration requested to remove the word however it was the first season in the third division 1937–38 season the results of the team during the colonial period are not in the table and the competitions in which he was then participating are Ligue d'Alger, Coupe de la Ligue and Coupe de la Solidarité The USMA has never participated in a continental competition at the time like North African Championship and North African Cup.
After independence, Al Ittihad became the first champion of Algeria after winning the final match against MC Alger 3–0, it also has the record of reaching the final of the Algerian Cup 17 times, won eight of them also considered the most losing team for the final nine times, including five consecutive times from 1969 to 1973 it is the first club to win the Cup of Algeria and play in second division in 1981 also the only one who won the championship immediately after his second division rise in the 1995–96 season, in 2002–03, they won an unprecedented Doubles of Ligue 1, Algerian Cup in 2001–02 and 2002–03, making USM Alger only the fourth club to win two consecutive Algerian league titles knowing there is no Algerian club won the Algerian league three consecutive times or more. The USMA is a party to the first Super Cup final in 1981, which they were defeated against RC Kouba 3–1 this tournament later achieved twice, in 2013 and 2016. In 1982, USM Alger he debuted for the first time in African competition, entering the Cup Winners' Cup also in 1997, became the first Algerian club to enter Champions League in its new version.
Seasons
[edit]Before independence
[edit]Below, the USM Alger season-by-season record before independence in the French Algeria period :
Season | League of Algiers | Forconi Cup | ||||||||||||
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Division | Pos. | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Goalscorer | ||||
Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger (USMA) | ||||||||||||||
1938-39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
1939-40 | Première Division | 6th | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 21 | -3 | - | Round of 16 | ||
1940-41 | Troisième Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Round of 16 | ||
1941-42 | Troisième Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Round of 32 | ||
1942-43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
1943-44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
1944-45 | Première Division | 1st | 35 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6 | +39 | - | Second Round | ||
1945-46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Quarter-finals | |||
1946-47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | Second Round | |||
1947-48 | Première Division | 44 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 10 | +29 | - | Quarter-finals | |||
1948-49 | Première Division | 1st | 36 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | - | Fourth Round | ||
1949-50 | Première Division | 5th | 38 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | - | Fifth Round | ||
1950-51 | Première Division | 7th | 35 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | +1 | - | Third Round | ||
1951-52 | Première Division | 1st | 49 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 18 | +33 | Rabah Zouaoui (12) | Second Round | ||
1952-53 | Première Division | 8th | 34 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | −5 | - | Fourth Round | ||
1953-54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
1954-55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
1955-56 | Deuxième Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||
No competition is played by the muslim clubs between 1956 and 1962 by order of the FLN (Algerian War) |
After independence
[edit]Below, the USM Alger season-by-season record after independence of Algeria :
Season | League | Cup | Other | Africa | Top goalscorer(s)[note 1] | Ref. | |||||||||||
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Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Name | Goals | |||||||
1962–63 | Critérium Honneur | 1st | 70 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 11 | SF | |||||||
1963–64 | Division Honneur | 3rd | 74 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 23 | SF | Abderrahmane Meziani | 19 | |||||
1964–65 | National | 16th | 54 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 44 | R64 | Abderrahmane Meziani | 11 | |||||
1965–66 | National 2 | 2nd | 73 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 22 | R16 | |||||||
1966–67 | National II | 5th | 36 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 20 | SF | Abderrahmane Meziani | 8 | |||||
1967–68 | National II | 5th | 45 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 23 | R16 | Abderrahmane Meziani | 7 | |||||
1968–69 | National II | 2nd | 51 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 26 | RU | Mouldi Aissaoui | 11 | |||||
1969–70 | National I | 5th | 43 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 32 | RU | Kamel Tchalabi | 10 | |||||
1970–71 | National I | 5th | 45 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 32 | RU | Meziani, Tchalabi | 10 | |||||
1971–72 | National I | 15th | 55 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 47 | RU | Abderrahmane Meziani | 8 | |||||
1972–73 | National II | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | RU | |||||||
1973–74 | National II | 1st | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | R32 | |||||||
1974–75 | National I | 5th | 63 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 36 | R32 | Zidane, Guedioura | 10 | |||||
1975–76 | National I | 4th | 66 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 29 | R32 | |||||||
1976–77 | National I | 11th | 47 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 36 | QF | |||||||
1977–78 | Division 1 | 5th | 54 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 26 | RU | |||||||
1978–79 | Division 1 | 12th | 48 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 40 | QF | |||||||
1979–80 | Division 1 | 15th | 54 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 35 | RU | |||||||
1980–81 | Division 2 | 1st | 54 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 21 | W | |||||||
1981–82 | Division 1 | 9th | 59 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 30 | QF | RU | Cup Winners' Cup | QF | ||||
1982–83 | Division 1 | 16th | 56 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 31 | R16 | Nacer Guedioura | 7 | [1] | ||||
1983–84 | Division 2 | 4th | 68 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 45 | 23 | R2 | |||||||
1984–85 | Division 2 | 2nd | 69 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 20 | R32 | |||||||
1985–86 | Division 2 | 2nd | 69 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | R32 | |||||||
1986–87 | Division 2 | 1st | 46 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 15 | R64 | |||||||
1987–88 | Division 1 | 7th | 35 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 30 | W | Fawzi Benkhalidi | 9 | |||||
1988–89 | Division 1 | 13th | 28 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 34 | R16 | Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 7 | |||
1989–90 | Division 1 | 16th | 23 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 39 | NP | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 10 | |||||
1990–91 | Division 2 | 4th | 34 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 25 | QF | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 13 | |||||
1991–92 | Division 2 | 3rd | 34 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 23 | R64 | |||||||
1992–93 | Division 2 | 7th | 31 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 25 | NP | |||||||
1993–94 | Division 2 | 2nd | 48 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 12 | R64 | |||||||
1994–95 | Division 2 | 1st | 50 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 54 | 29 | R2 | Azzedine Rahim | ?? | |||||
1995–96 | Division 1 | 1st | 60 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 24 | R64 | Grp | Azzedine Rahim | 11 | ||||
1996–97 | Division 1 | 3rd | 49 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 30 | W | Champions League | Grp[note 2] | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 16 | |||
1997–98 | Division 1 | 2nd | 25 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 13 | R16 | QF | Cup Winners' Cup | QF | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 6 | ||
1998–99 | Super Division | 4th | 44 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | W | CAF Cup | QF | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 17 | |||
1999–00 | Super Division | 12th | 21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 27 | R16 | SF | Cup Winners' Cup | Dis | Athmane Samir Amirat | 5 | ||
2000–01 | Super Division | 2nd | 55 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 28 | W | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 14 | |||||
2001–02 | Super Division | 1st | 57 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 24 | R32 | Cup Winners' Cup | SF[note 2] | Rabie Benchergui | 12 | |||
2002–03 | Division 1 | 1st | 58 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 17 | W | Champions League | SF[note 2] | Moncef Ouichaoui | 22 | |||
2003–04 | Division 1 | 2nd | 58 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 23 | W | Champions League | Grp[note 2] | Rabie Benchergui | 15 | |||
2004–05 | Division 1 | 1st | 67 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 27 | R64 | Champions League | R2 | Billel Dziri | 11 | |||
CAF Confederation Cup | PO | ||||||||||||||||
2005–06 | Division 1 | 2nd | 57 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 30 | RU | Champions League | R1 | Moulay Haddou | 12 | [2] | ||
2006–07 | Division 1 | 4th | 47 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 25 | RU | Champions League | PR | Mintou Doucoure | 7 | [3] | ||
2007–08 | Division 1 | 4th | 42 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 27 | R16 | Arab Champions League | Grp | Amar Ammour | 12 | [4] | ||
2008–09 | Division 1 | 6th | 48 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 31 | R64 | Arab Champions League | R16 | Ali Rial | 7 | [5] | ||
2009–10 | Division 1 | 4th | 53 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 33 | R16 | Cheikh Hamidi | 15 | [6] | ||||
2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 9th | 38 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 28 | R64 | Noureddine Daham | 11 | [7] | ||||
2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 3rd | 52 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 25 | QF | Lamouri Djediat | 12 | [8] | ||||
2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 4th | 51 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 15 | W | Confederation Cup | R2 | Noureddine Daham | 12 | [9] | ||
UAFA Club Cup | W | ||||||||||||||||
2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 1st | 68 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 21 | R32 | W | Ziaya, Andria, Gasmi | 6 | [10] | |||
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 8th | 41 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 27 | R16 | RU | Champions League | RU[note 2] | Youcef Belaïli | 8 | [11] | |
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1st | 58 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 31 | R64 | Mohamed Seguer | 12 | [12] | ||||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 3rd | 50 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 31 | R16 | W | Champions League | SF[note 2] | Mohamed Rabie Meftah | 11 | [13] | |
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 6th | 42 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 35 | R16 | Confederation Cup | QF[note 2] | Oussama Darfalou | 26[14] | [15] | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1st | 53 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 29 | R16 | Arab Club Champions Cup | R2 | Prince Ibara | 10 | [16] | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 1[note 3] | 6th[note 4] | 32 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 22 | R32 | Champions League | Grp | Aymen Mahious | 12 | [22] | ||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 4th | 65 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 39 | NP | RU | Ismail Belkacemi | 17 | [23] | |||
SF | |||||||||||||||||
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 4th | 57 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 45 | 22 | NP | Mahious, Belkacemi | 8 | [24] | ||||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 11st | 40 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 27 | R64 | Confederation Cup | W | Aymen Mahious | 11 | [25] | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 4th | 49 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 32 | SF | Confederation Cup | SF | Ismail Belkacemi | 17 | [26] | ||
CAF Super Cup | W | ||||||||||||||||
2024–25 | Ligue 1 | R64 | Confederation Cup | Second round | [27] |
Key
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Key to league record:
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Key to divisions: |
Key to rounds:
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Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian Cup, League Cup, African and Super Cup) are counted.
- ^ a b c d e f g The competition ended in the following season
- ^ On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[17] On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scrapping the relegation for the current season.[18]
- ^ USM Alger were deducted 3 points due to their withdrawal in their game against MC Alger.[19] The decision has been appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[20] On August 28, 2020, after postponing several times the final decision was made without appeal, which is to return the three points and repeat the match.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statistics 1982–83 USM Alger season". footballvintage.net.
- ^ "Statistics 2005–06 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2006–07 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2007–08 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2008–09 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2009–10 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2010–11 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2011–12 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2012–13 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2013–14 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2014–15 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2015–16 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2016–17 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "L1 : Darfalou meilleur buteur, Benaldjia meilleur passeur" (in French). dzfoot.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Statistics 2017–18 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2018–19 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.
- ^ "شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2020.
- ^ "LFP : MCA-USMA et Casoni, décisions de la commission de discipline". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "MCA-USMA : Recours au TAS de Lausanne déposé". DZFoot.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "TAS : L'USM Alger aurait obtenu gain de cause". DZFoot.com. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Statistics 2019–20 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2020–21 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2021–22 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2022–23 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2023–24 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ "Statistics 2024–25 USM Alger season". footballdatabase.eu.