1995–96 USM Alger season

In the 1995–96 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 20th time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian League Cup, and the Algerian Cup. In 1995–96 season Ifticen left USM Alger despite achieving the underlined goal to be replaced by Nour Benzekri, The team signed six players duo of AS Aïn M'lila the goalkeeper Laïd Belgherbi, Abdelmalek Khouni and the duo of NA Hussein Dey, Nacer Zekri and Billel Dziri also Toufik Brakni and Nabil Mehdaoui, In Algiers Derby who played in Omar Hamadi Stadium and after USM Alger scored a goal, the assistant referee was injured by smoke gases, to stop and be repeated behind closed doors in the same stadium. After that it was decided that the Algiers Derby would not be played in the future in this stadium with the presence of the fans. After a great struggle with MC Oran for the title and in the last round USM Alger won the title after its victory against CS Constantine at Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui, with a difference of only two points, it is the first in 33 years and the second in its history.

USM Alger
1995–96 season
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachAhmed Aït El-Hocine
(until April 1996)
Mustapha Aksouh
(from April 1996)
StadiumOmar Hamadi Stadium
Division 11st
Algerian CupRound of 16
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Azzedine Rahim (11 goals)

All:
Azzedine Rahim (11 goals)

Squad list

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1996.
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
Goalkeepers
  GK Toufik Zemmouri
  GK Laïd Belgherbi   AS Aïn M'lila
Defenders
  RB Abdenour Hamici  
  RB Mohamed Hamdoud (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 19)   Youth system
  LB Rachid Boumrar
  DF Abdelmalek Brakni (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 22)   RC Kouba
  DF Mohamed Briki
  CB Farouk Bouhamidi
Midfielders
  CM Billel Dziri (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 23)   NA Hussein Dey
  CM Toufik Fouial
  MF Mehdi Khelfouni (1976-02-14)14 February 1976 (aged 19)
  MF Salaheddine Mehdaoui   USMM Hadjout
  MF Samir Sloukia
  MF Sid Ahmed Marcel
  MF Brahim Salhi
  MF Hamid Aït Belkacem
Forwards
  RW Azzedine Rahim (1972-03-31)31 March 1972 (aged 23)   Youth system
  RW Nacer Zekri (1971-08-03)3 August 1971 (aged 24)   NA Hussein Dey
  RW Abdelmalek Khouni (1969-12-23)23 December 1969 (aged 26)   AS Aïn M'lila
  RW Fouad Smati (1975-12-02)2 December 1975 (aged 20)   Youth system

Competitions

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USM Alger Team Winning the league title with From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Abdelmalek Khouni - Abdelmalek Brakni - Rachid Boumrar - Fouad Smati - Laïd Belgherbi.
Sitting Billel Dziri - Nacer Zekri - Farouk Bouhamidi - Azzedine Rahim (c) - Samir Sloukia - Mohamed Hamdoud.

Overview

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Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 30 19 3 8 39 24 +15 063.33
Algerian Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Algerian League Cup 6 2 2 2 3 6 −3 033.33
Total 38 22 5 11 44 32 +12 057.89

Division 1

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 USM Alger (C) 30 19 3 8 39 24 +15 60 1997 CAF Champions League
2 MC Oran (Q) 30 17 7 6 53 21 +32 58 1997 CAF Cup
3 USM Aïn Beïda (Q) 30 15 6 9 37 31 +6 51 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup
4 WA Tlemcen (Q) 30 15 6 9 39 20 +19 51 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup
5 JS Kabylie 30 13 6 11 34 29 +5 45
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 19 3 8 39 24  +15 60 14 1 0 22 5  +17 5 2 8 17 19  −2

Last updated: 5 August 1996.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

14 September 1995 Round 1 USM Blida 2–1 USM Alger Blida
14:00 Ameur Ouali   10', 35' Report[1] Salhi   19' Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium
Referee: Nems
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
21 September 1995 Round 2 USM Alger 1–0 US Chaouia Bologhine
14:30 Dziri   5' Report[2] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Karim Dahou
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
28 September 1995 Round 3 ASM Oran 0–2 USM Alger Oran
14:30 Report[3] Hamici   27' (pen.)
Rahim   67'
Stadium: Habib Bouakeul Stadium
Referee: Lamara
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
5 October 1995 Round 4 JS Bordj Ménaïel 0–1 USM Alger Reghaia
14:00 Report[4] Rahim   90' Stadium: Stade Boualem Bouarada
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
16 October 1995 Round 5 USM Alger 1–0 AS Aïn M'lila Bologhine
14:00 Marcel   66' Report[5] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Lazzoun
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
28 October 1995 Round 6 CA Batna 1–0 USM Alger Batna
14:00 Medjbouri   6' Report[6] Stadium: Mustapha Seffouhi Stadium
Referee: Belbah
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
18 March 1996 Round 7 USM Alger 1–0 MC Alger Bologhine
14:00 Zekri   1'

Zemmouri, Hamici, Boumrar, Brakni, Bouhamidi, Salhi   64' (Marcel   64'   90' , Fouial   90'), Sloukia, Dziri, Zekri   84' (Briki   84'), Rahim, Smati - Coach: Ahmed Aït El Hocine
Report[7]

Lezzoum, Harkat, Zitouni, Lazizi (c), Ait Abderahmane, Allouche, Mechri, Benali, Nazef, Maza, Ait Tahar - Coach: Bencheikh Ali & Biskri Mustapha
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Belbordj, Hamida, Belatrèche
15 February 1996 Round 8 WA Boufarik 1–4 USM Alger Boufarik
14:00 Hariti   47' Report Dziri   49'
Rahim   4', 11', 80'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Reggaz
22 February 1996 Round 9 USM Alger 1–0 MC Oran Bologhine
14:00 Hamid Aït Belkacem   88' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
26 February 1996 Round 10 USM Aïn Beïda 4–2 USM Alger Aïn Beïda
14:00 Boursas   25', 88'
Dagno   55'
Bentounsi   75'
Rahim   5', 56' Stadium: Stade 24 avril
29 February 1996 Round 11 USM Alger 0–0 USM El Harrach Bologhine
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
14 March 1996 Round 12 WA Tlemcen 3–1 USM Alger Tlemcen
14:00 Djalti   3'
Brahimi   32', 44'
Zekri   40' Stadium: Stade Akid Lotfi
25 April 1996 Round 13 USM Alger 1–0 JS Kabylie Bologhine
14:00 Dziri   13' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
28 March 1996 Round 14 CR Belouizdad 3–1 USM Alger Belouizdad
14:00 Chedba   7'
Ali Moussa   32'
Meliani   ?'
Fouial   83' Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium
4 April 1996 Round 15 USM Alger 1–0 CS Constantine Bologhine
14:00 Rahim   25' (pen.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
11 April 1996 Round 16 USM Alger 4–2 USM Blida Bologhine
14:00 Rahim   3' (pen.), 71'
Brakni   53'
Zekri   55'
Hakim Zane   38' (pen.), 79' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
18 April 1996 Round 17 US Chaouia 1–0 USM Alger Oum El Bouaghi
14:00   ?' Stadium: Stade Hassouna Zerdani
2 May 1996 Round 18 USM Alger 2–1 ASM Oran Bologhine
14:00 Rahim   25' (pen.)
Mehdaoui   38'
  ?' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
6 May 1996 Round 19 USM Alger 1–0 JS Bordj Ménaïel Bologhine
14:00 Zekri   14' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
13 May 1996 Round 20 AS Aïn M'lila 0–0 USM Alger Aïn M'lila
14:00 Stadium: Stade des Frères Demane Debih
20 May 1996 Round 21 USM Alger 1–0 CA Batna Bologhine
14:00 Khaouni   35' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
20 June 1996 Round 22 MC Alger 1–0 USM Alger Algiers
14:00 Aït Tahar   54'

Lezzoum, Khiat Sofiane (Zitouni 58'), Benaissi, Fatahine, Lazizi (c), Sellou, Ait Tahar, Khezrouni, Tebbal, Benali, Mechri - Coach: Bencheikh Ali & Biskri Mustapha


Zemmouri, Hamici, Boumrar, Hamdoud, Brakni, Mehdaoui, Sloukia (Smati 70'), Dziri, Zekri, Rahim (Salhi 20') - Coach: Mustapha Aksouh
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Bendada, Hafirassou, Belatrèche
1 July 1996 Round 23 USM Alger 4–1 WA Boufarik Bologhine
14:00 Mahdaoui   8'
Zekri   28'
Dziri   85'
Hamid Aït Belkacem   90'
  ?' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
8 July 1996 Round 24 MC Oran 1–0 USM Alger Oran
14:00 Belloumi   69' Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium
11 July 1996 Round 25 USM Alger 1–0 USM Aïn Beïda Bologhine
14:00 Hamdoud   61' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
18 July 1996 Round 26 USM El Harrach 0–2 USM Alger El Harrach
14:00 Dziri   61', 64' Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
25 July 1996 Round 27 USM Alger 1–0 WA Tlemcen Bologhine
14:00 Sloukia   72' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
29 July 1996 Round 28 JS Kabylie 1–1 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
14:00 Hadj Adlane   ?' Brakni   ?' Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
1 August 1996 Round 29 USM Alger 2–1 CR Belouizdad Bologhine
14:00 Mehdaoui   5'
Zekri   64' (pen.)
  ?' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
5 August 1996 Round 30 CS Constantine 1–2 USM Alger Constantine
14:00 Kaoua   63' Report[8] Dziri   3', 34' (pen.)

Hamiti, Boumrar, Hamdoud, Bouhmidi, Mehdaoui, Marcel, Dziri, Zekri, Sloukia (Ait Belkacim), Khouni (Youcef Zemmouri) - Coach: Ahmed Aït El Hocine and Mustapha Aksouh
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Referee: Salim Oussaci

Algerian Cup

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8 March 1996 Round of 64 WA Boufarik 1–2 USM Alger Boufarik
14:30 Abbane   32'   77' Sloukia
  85' Smatti
Stadium: Stade Mohamed-Reggaz
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
8 April 1996 Round of 32 MC Saida 1–0 USM Alger Saïda
14:00 Stadium: Stade des Frères Bracci

Algerian League Cup

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Group stage

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
CR Belouizdad 5 4 0 1 10 3 +7 8
USM Alger 6 2 2 2 3 5 −2 6
JS Kabylie 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 5
WA Boufarik 5 0 3 2 3 8 −5 3
Source: [citation needed]
30 November 1995 first leg USM Alger 0–0 WA Boufarik Bologhine
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
14 December 1995 first leg USM Alger 1–0 JS Kabylie Bologhine
14:00 Dziri   ?' (pen.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
21 December 1995 second leg WA Boufarik 1–1 USM Alger Bologhine [a]
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
28 December 1995 second leg USM Alger 0–3 CR Belouizdad Bologhine
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
4 January 1996 first leg CR Belouizdad 2–0 USM Alger Belouizdad
14:00 Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine
15 January 1996 second leg JS Kabylie 0–1 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
14:00 Aït Belkacem   ?' Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine

Squad information

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 Algerian Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ALG Toufik Zemmouri 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ALG Redouane Hamiti 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ALG Mohamed Hamdoud 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ALG Farouk Bouhamidi 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ALG Abdenour Hamici 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ALG Rachid Boumrar 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ALG Abdelmalek Brakni 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ALG Mohamed Briki 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ALG Billel Dziri 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
MF   ALG Toufik Fouial 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ALG Salaheddine Mehdaoui 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ALG Samir Sloukia 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ALG Sid Ahmed Marcel 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ALG Hamid Aït Belkacem 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ALG Brahim Salhi 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ALG Mehdi Khelfouni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ALG Azzedine Rahim 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ALG Nacer Zekri 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ALG Abdelmalek Khouni 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ALG Fouad Smati 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ALG Youcef Zemmouri 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. National 1 Cup League Cup TOTAL
?   Azzedine Rahim FW 11 0 0 11
?   Billel Dziri MF 8 0 1 9
?   Nacer Zekri FW 6 0 0 6
?   Salaheddine Mehdaoui 3 0 0 3
?   Hamid Aït Belkacem FW 2 0 1 3
?   Mohamed Hamdoud DF 2 0 0 2
?   Samir Sloukia 1 1 0 2
?   Abdelmalek Khouni 1 0 0 1
?   Abdelmalek Brakni 1 0 0 1
?   Toufik Fouial MF 1 0 0 1
?   Sid Ahmed Marcel MF 1 0 0 1
?   Abdenour Hamici 1 0 0 1
?   Brahim Salhi MF 1 0 0 1
?   Foued Smati 0 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 2 2+1 43+1

Transfers

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Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
1995 GK   Belgharbi AS Aïn M'lila Free transfer
1995 DF   Toufik Brakni RC Kouba Free transfer
1995 MF   Billel Dziri NA Hussein Dey Free transfer
1995 MF   Nabil Mehdaoui USMM Hadjout Free transfer
1995 FW   Nacer Zekri NA Hussein Dey Free transfer
1995 FW   Abdelmalek Khouni AS Aïn M'lila Free transfer

Notes

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  1. ^ WA Boufarik v USM Alger match initially scheduled to Reghaïa due to work at Stade Mohamed Reggaz in Boufarik will finally take place in Bologhine after the agreement of the 2 teams.

References

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  1. ^ Résultat de la 1 ère journée du Championnat National 1995-1996, paru dans "El Moudjahid", du samedi 16 septembre 1995 page 21.
  2. ^ Résultats de la 2e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" numéro 1535 du dimanche 24 septembre 1995 page 8 et l'authentique du mardi 10 octobre 1995 page 24.
  3. ^ Résultats de la 3e journée parus dans "El Moudjahid" du samedi 30 septembre 1995 page 20 et le Quotidien numéro 239 du samedi 30 septembre 1995 pages 23 et 24. * l'opinion numéro 902 du samedi 21 octobre 1995 page 18.
  4. ^ Résultats de la 4e journée parus dans le Quotidien d'Oran du samedi 7 octobre 1995 page 24.
  5. ^ Résultats de la 5e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" du mercredi 18 octobre 1995 pages 7 et 8 et Ouest-Tribune du mercredi 18 octobre 1995 page 22.
  6. ^ Résultats de la 6e journée parus dans le Quotidien d'Oran numéro 262 du samedi 28 octobre 1995 pages 1 et 24 et Ouest tribune du meme jour page 20 ** "Le Soir d'Algérie" du dimanche 29 octobre 1995 page 9 ** "El Moudjahid" numéro 9571 du mardi 9 avril 1996 page 21.
  7. ^ Résultats de la 7e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" du lundi 30 octobre 1995 page 7 et "El Moudjahid" du mardi 31 octobre 1995.
  8. ^ "شباب قسنطينة vs اتحاد العاصمة موسم 1996/1995". just picture from the Facebook page Chouaib Kahoul Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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