2016–17 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2016–17 season
Chairman Ali Haddad
Head coach Miloud Hamdi
(until 5 June 2016)
Adel Amrouche
(from 27 June 2016)
(until 17 August 2016)
Jean-Michel Cavalli
(from 17 August 2016)
(until 30 October 2016)
Paul Put
(from 30 October 2016)
Stadium Stade Omar Hammadi, Bologhine
Ligue 1 Pre-season
Algerian Cup Round of 64
Champions League First round
Super Cup Winners
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

In the 2016–17 season, USM Alger is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 37th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League, and Algerian Super Cup, and the Algerian Cup. USM Alger will enter the 2016-2017 season as reigning Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions after winning the Ligue Professionnelle 1 title in the 2015-2016 season, The club was managed by Miloud Hamdi, until his left on 5 June 2016. He was replaced by Adel Amrouche on 27 June.[1] but before the start of the season three days to resign was replace by French manager Cavalli[2] Then it was sacked because of poor results and replace by Belgian Paul Put.[3]

Non-competitive

Pre-season

preparation match in July 2016 against Stade Rennes in the picture Meftah, Koudri from USM Alger and Gourcuff from Stade Rennes.

Red and Black will play his first friendly match against Stade brestois 29 training playing in Ligue 2, they will face the Stade Rennes team the Algerian international Players Zeffane and Bensebaini. The last game will be against CFA training of US Granville, scheduled for July 22 in Granville.[4]

of Algerian Champion for the seventh time last season, it's a USM Alger "new look" who will defend his title. If frameworks like Khoualed, Meftah, Koudri, Zemmamouche, Benmoussa and Chafaï are still at the club, the club management decided to overhaul the team, starting with the coaching staff. Indeed, the Belgian-Algerian Adel Amrouche, former coach of Kenya, Burundi and Equatorial Guinea, replaced Hamdi.

At the level of the players, the club recorded the arrival of several players like Amir Sayoud (DRB Tadjenanet), Raouf Benguit (Paradou AC), Ziri Hammar (JS Saoura), Mohamed Benyahia (MC Oran), Toufik Zeghdane (MC Alger), Abel Khaled and Ghislain Guessan (RC Arbaâ). This bloated recruitment is partly fill the departures of Zinedine Ferhat, best assist last season, Brahim Boudebouda, Hocine El Orfi and Mohamed Seguer, The club has also signed several players of the national selection of age 20, recently trained by Mohamed Mekhazni, back to the club. Two of these young people have made the trip to France, he is Ilyes Yaiche and Ibrahim Farhi.

First friendly match was against Stade brestois 29 and ended with a draw 1-1 [5] goal scored by Union new player Bouderbal, three days later the team played the most important meeting against Stade Rennais [6] from Ligue 1 and ended with the victory of the Algerian international guys Zeffane 1-0 Then, in the third meeting against the reserve team of the Stade Rennais achieved the first victory in the preparation matches by 4-0 [7] Recording from Guessan two goals, Beldjilali goal by Penalty and finally the young Bengruina last goal, After the piece ran the team last friendly against US Granville ended with a draw 0-0 back to the team immediately after the end of the games to Algeria, Preparations were good where he discovered supporter several skilful players of the most prominent neo Bellahcene, Benyahia and Hammar in addition to the player the team youth Bengruina.

After the end of the first internship in France successfully USM Alger delegation returned to Algeria and Players he got four days rest before traveling to Tunisia, Sousse to fight a second internship between 27 July and 7 August [8] punctuated by three friendly matches against clubs Tunisian.[9]

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 13 7 2 4 20 12 +8 53.85
Algerian Cup 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.000
Algerian Super Cup 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.000
Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 15 9 2 4 24 12 +12 60.00
Competition Start round Final position/round First match Last match
Ligue 1 N/A 19 August 2016 May 2017
Algerian Cup Round of 64 24 November 2016 2017
Algerian Super Cup Final Winners 1 November 2016
CAF Champions League First round 2017 2017

Ligue 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 MC Oran 13 6 6 1 13 7 +6 24 Qualification to 2018 CAF Champions League
2 USM Alger 13 7 2 4 20 12 +8 23
3 Olympique de Médéa 13 7 2 4 20 15 +5 23 Qualification to 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
4 MC Alger 12 7 2 3 11 7 +4 23 Qualification to 2017–18 Arab World Cup
5 ES Sétif 13 6 4 3 19 11 +8 22
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
13 7 2 4 20 12  +8 23 6 0 1 16 6  +10 1 2 3 4 6  −2

Last updated: 30 January 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result W W D W W W L W L L D W L
Position 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Last updated: 30 January 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Algerian Super Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Algerian Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Champions League

  Win   Draw   Loss

First round

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 1 December 2016

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Algerian Cup CAF Champions League Algerian Super Cup Total
GS Red card GS Red card GS Red card GS Red card GS Red card
Goalkeepers
1 AlgeriaZemmamouche, Mohamed LamineMohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 12 1 1
16AlgeriaMansouri, IsmaïlIsmaïl Mansouri 1
30AlgeriaBerrefane, MouradMourad Berrefane 1
Defenders
3 AlgeriaAbdellaoui, AyoubAyoub Abdellaoui 8 1 1 1 1
5 AlgeriaBenyahia, MohamedMohamed Benyahia 11 1 2 1 1
6 AlgeriaChafaï, FaroukFarouk Chafaï 8 1 2 1 1
20AlgeriaKhoualed, NacereddineNacereddine Khoualed 8 2 1
21AlgeriaZeghdane, ToufikToufik Zeghdane
25AlgeriaBenmoussa, MokhtarMokhtar Benmoussa 13 1 1 1
30AlgeriaMeftah, MohamedMohamed Meftah 13 4 2 1 1 1
31AlgeriaBenguit, RaoufRaouf Benguit 11 2 1
Midfielders
7 AlgeriaBouderbal, RafikRafik Bouderbal 10 1 1 1
8 AlgeriaBeldjilali, KaddourKaddour Beldjilali 11 1
10AlgeriaSayoud, AmirAmir Sayoud 10 1 1 1
15AlgeriaHammar, ZiriZiri Hammar 2
19AlgeriaKhaled, AbelAbel Khaled
23AlgeriaKoudri, HamzaHamza Koudri 8 2 1 1
24AlgeriaBenkhemassa, MohammedMohammed Benkhemassa 12 1 5 1 1 1
26AlgeriaBellahcene, RedaReda Bellahcene 2 1 1
41AlgeriaYaiche, IlyesIlyes Yaiche 3
Forwards
9 MadagascarAndriamatsinoro, CarolusCarolus Andriamatsinoro 8 2 1 1 1
11AlgeriaMeziane, AbderrahmaneAbderrahmane Meziane 11 3 1 1
13AlgeriaDarfalou, OussamaOussama Darfalou 6 2
29Ivory CoastGuessan, GhislainGhislain Guessan 13 5 4 1 1 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 20 27 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 24 30 0

Goalscorers

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. Ligue 1 Cup Champions League Super Cup TOTAL
29 Ivory Coast Ghislain Guessan FW 5 1 0 0 6
30 Algeria Mohamed Meftah DF 4 0 0 1 5
11 Algeria Abderrahmane Meziane FW 3 0 0 0 3
13 Algeria Oussama Darfalou FW 2 0 0 0 2
6 Algeria Farouk Chafaï DF 1 0 0 1 2
9 Madagascar Carolus Andriamatsinoro FW 2 0 0 0 2
24 Algeria Mohammed Benkhemassa MF 1 0 0 0 1
5 Algeria Mohamed Benyahia DF 1 0 0 0 1
10 Algeria Amir Sayoud MF 0 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 20 2 0 2 24

Assists

No. Pos Nat Player Ligue 1 Cup Super Cup Champions League Total
25 DF Algeria Mokhtar Benmoussa 3 1 1 0 5
30 DF Algeria Mohamed Meftah 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF Algeria Kaddour Beldjilali 2 0 0 0 2
29 FW Ivory Coast Ghislain Guessan 1 0 0 0 1
11 FW Algeria Abderrahmane Meziane 1 0 0 0 1
9 FW Madagascar Carolus Andriamatsinoro 1 0 0 0 1
Total 10 1 1 0 12

Suspensions

Date Incurred Nation Name Games Missed Reason
1 November 2016 Algeria Mohammed Benkhemassa 1
5 November 2016 Algeria Ziri Hammar 3 Red card (vs. USM El Harrach)[10]
17 November 2016 Algeria Farouk Chafaï 1
1 December 2016 Algeria Ghislain Guessan 1
1 December 2016 Algeria Ayoub Abdellaoui 1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.

No. Pos Nat Name L 1 AC ASC CL 1 Total
1 GK Algeria Lamine Zemmamouche 6 1 7
16 GK Algeria Ismaïl Mansouri
30 GK Algeria Mourad Berrefane 1 1
TOTALS 6 1 1 8
As of 24 November 2016

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 29 July 2016.[11][12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat. Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche Algeria GK (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 Algeria MC Alger 2012 2020 Originally from youth system
16 Ismaïl Mansouri Algeria GK (1988-01-07) 7 January 1988 Algeria MO Béjaïa Loan Return 2008 2019
30 Mourad Berrefane Algeria GK (1986-03-18) 18 March 1986 Algeria MO Béjaïa 2014 2016
Defenders
3 Ayoub Abdellaoui Algeria LB / CB (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 Algeria Youth system 2011 2016
5 Mohamed Benyahia Algeria CB / DM (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 Algeria MC Oran 2016 2019 Second nationality: France
6 Farouk Chafaï Algeria CB (1990-06-23) 23 June 1990 Algeria Youth system 2010 2019
20 Nacereddine Khoualed (C) Algeria CB (1986-04-16) 16 April 1986 Algeria US Biskra 2006 2018 Vice-captain
21 Toufik Zeghdane Algeria RB (1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 Algeria MC Alger 2016 2019 Second nationality: France
25 Mokhtar Benmoussa Algeria LB / LM (1986-08-01) 1 August 1986 Algeria ES Sétif 2012 2019
30 Mohamed Meftah Algeria LB (1985-05-05) 5 May 1985 Algeria JSM Béjaïa 2011 2020 Captain
31 Raouf Benguit Algeria CB / DM (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 Algeria Paradou AC Loan 2016 2017
Midfielders
7 Rafik Bouderbal Algeria AM / FW (1987-09-19) 19 September 1987 France AS Lyon-Duchère 2016 2018 Second nationality: France
8 Kaddour Beldjilali Algeria AM / DM (1988-11-28) 28 November 1988 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2014 2017
10 Amir Sayoud Algeria AM (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 Algeria DRB Tadjenanet 2016 2020
15 Ziri Hammar Algeria AM (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 Algeria JS Saoura 2016 2020 Second nationality: France
19 Abel Khaled Algeria AM (1992-11-09) 9 November 1992 Algeria RC Arbaâ 2016 2018 Second nationality: France
23 Hamza Koudri Algeria DM (1987-12-15) 15 December 1987 Algeria MC Alger 2012 2020
24 Mohammed Benkhemassa Algeria AM / DM (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 Algeria Youth system 2011 2018
26 Reda Bellahcene Algeria DM (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993 France FC Saint-Louis Neuweg 2016 2019 Second nationality: France
41 Ilyes Yaiche Algeria AM / LM (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 Algeria Youth system 2016 2020
Forwards
9 Carolus Andriamatsinoro Madagascar FW / ST (1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 Algeria Paradou AC 2012 2019 Second nationality: Algeria
11 Abderrahmane Meziane Algeria ST (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 Algeria RC Arbaâ Loan Return 2014 2021 Originally from youth system
13 Oussama Darfalou Algeria ST / FW (1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 Algeria RC Arbaâ 2015 2018
29 Ghislain Guessan Ivory Coast FW (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 Algeria RC Arbaâ Loan 2016 2017 Second nationality: France

Transfers

In

USM Alger started their transfer business early, acquiring midfielder Amir Sayoud for a an undisclosed fee + Arslane Mazari and Djamel Chettal from DRB Tadjenanet on 9 June. USM Alger continued their recruitment in 11 June, signing young defender Raouf Benguit Loan from Paradou AC for a €50,000. 13 June, USM Alger confirmed their third summer signing in Reda Bellahcene, with the midfielder joining from FC Saint-Louis Neuweg for a free transfer. The club would later sign Ivorian prospect Ghislain Guessan, who joined the USM Alger team on a one-year deal from RC Arbaâ and also Abel Khaled from the same club. end of the season also saw the return of six players from the loan they Abderrahmane Meziane, Nazim Aklil, Abderrahmane Bourdim, Mohamed Taïb, Ibrahim Bekakchi and ivorian Manucho. in the month of July joined by four new players to the team they Rafik Bouderbal from AS Lyon-Duchère, Ziri Hammar from JS Saoura, Mohamed Benyahia from MC Oran and Toufik Zeghdane from MC Alger.

Summer

First Team
Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
9 June 2016 AM Algeria Amir Sayoud Algeria DRB Tadjenanet Undisclosed + Arslane Mazari & Djamel Chettal [13]
11 June 2016 CB Algeria Raouf Benguit Algeria Paradou AC Loan end of season + € 50,000 [14]
13 June 2016 CB / DM FranceAlgeria Reda Bellahcene France FC Saint-Louis Neuweg Free transfer [15]
28 June 2016 FW FranceIvory CoastAlgeria Ghislain Guessan Algeria RC Arbaâ Undisclosed [16]
30 June 2016 ST Algeria Abderrahmane Meziane Algeria RC Arbaâ Loan Return [17]
30 June 2016 FW Ivory Coast Manucho Algeria RC Relizane Loan Return
30 June 2016 DF Algeria Nazim Aklil Algeria JSM Skikda Loan Return
30 June 2016 MF Algeria Abderrahmane Bourdim Algeria RC Relizane Loan Return
30 June 2016 MF Algeria Mohamed Taïb Algeria RC Arbaâ Loan Return
30 June 2016 DF Algeria Ibrahim Bekakchi Algeria CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Loan Return
1 July 2016 AM FranceAlgeria Abel Khaled Algeria RC Arbaâ Undisclosed
1 July 2016 AM / FW FranceAlgeria Rafik Bouderbal France AS Lyon-Duchère Undisclosed
2 July 2016 AM FranceAlgeria Ziri Hammar Algeria JS Saoura Undisclosed [18]
2 July 2016 DM FranceAlgeria Mohamed Benyahia Algeria MC Oran Undisclosed [19]
4 July 2016 RB FranceAlgeria Toufik Zeghdane Algeria MC Alger Free transfer [20]

Out

Summer

First Team
Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
8 June 2016 LB Algeria Saadi Redouani Algeria JS Kabylie Free transfer (Released) [21]
8 June 2016 CB Algeria Arslane Mazari Algeria DRB Tadjenanet As a part of Amir Sayoud Transfer [22]
15 June 2016 AM Algeria Djamel Chettal Algeria DRB Tadjenanet As a part of Amir Sayoud Transfer [23]
18 June 2016 AM Algeria Mohamed Taïb Algeria CS Constantine Free transfer (Released) [24]
19 June 2016 AM Algeria Karim Baïteche Algeria CS Constantine Free transfer (Released) [25]
27 June 2016 RB / CB Algeria Houcine Benayada Algeria CS Constantine Free transfer (Released)
30 June 2016 FW Ivory Coast Manucho Algeria CS Constantine Loan [26]
1 July 2016 MF Algeria Nassim Bouchema Algeria CR Belouizdad End of contract [27]
1 July 2016 FW Algeria Rachid Nadji Algeria ES Sétif End of contract [28]
1 July 2016 LB Algeria Brahim Boudebouda Algeria MC Alger End of contract [29]
1 July 2016 FW Algeria Mohamed Amine Aoudia Algeria CS Constantine End of contract [30]
1 July 2016 CM / LM / AM Algeria Zinedine Ferhat France Le Havre AC End of contract [31]
1 July 2016 DM Algeria Hocine El Orfi Algeria NA Hussein Dey End of contract [32]
1 July 2016 FW Algeria Mohamed Seguer Algeria MC Alger End of contract [33]
2 July 2016 AM / LM / RM Algeria Abderrahmane Bourdim Algeria JS Saoura Free transfer [34]
4 July 2016 MF Algeria Walid Ardji Algeria NA Hussein Dey Loan [35]

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
16 GK Algeria Ismaïl Mansouri 2 years 2019 4 May 2016
33 FW Algeria Abderrahmane Meziane 2 years 2019 31 May 2016 [17]
30 LB Algeria Mohamed Meftah 3 years 2020 7 June 2016
27 GK Algeria Mourad Berrefane 2 years 2018 8 June 2016 [36]
25 LB / LM Algeria Mokhtar Benmoussa 3 years 2019 16 June 2016 [37]
6 CB Algeria Farouk Chafaï 3 years 2019 19 June 2016 [38]
N/A AM / LM / RM Algeria Abderrahmane Bourdim 5 years 2021 19 June 2016 [38]
23 DM Algeria Hamza Koudri 3 years 2020 8 November 2016

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