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{{short description|Algerian association football club}}
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| fullname = Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger
| short name = USMA, USM
| nickname = ''L'USMA''<br />''The Usmiste''<br />''El Ittihad (The Union)''<br />''L'Ouled El Bahdja'' <br /> ''Kahraba''<br />''Soustara''
| founded = {{Start date and age|1937|07|05}}<br />as ''(Union Sportive Muslmane Algéroise)''
| ground = [[Omar Hamadi Stadium]]<br>[[Stade du 5 Juillet]] {{small|(Temporary)}}
| capacity = 10,000 (Omar Hamadi Stadium)<br /> 64,000 (Stade du 5 Juillet)
| owntitle = Owner
| owner = [[Groupe SERPORT]] (94.34%)<ref name="competition.dz">{{cite web |url=http://www.competition.dz/actualites/89-ligue-1/71598-usma-le-groupe-serport-prend-officiellement-le-pouvoir.html |title=USMA : Le Groupe Serport prend officiellement le pouvoir |website=competition.dz |date=2 March 2020 |access-date=3 March 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303091857/http://www.competition.dz/actualites/89-ligue-1/71598-usma-le-groupe-serport-prend-officiellement-le-pouvoir.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Small shareholders (5.66%)
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Athmane Sehbane<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usma-un-nouveau-president-koudri-et-dzriri-nommes-261428.html |title=USMA : Un nouveau président, Koudri et Dziri nommés |website=DZfoot |date=22 June 2024 |access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref>
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| league = [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]] 
| season      = [[2024–25 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2024–25]]
| position    = [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]], 7th of 16
| current     = 2024–25 USM Alger season
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'''Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger''' ({{langx|ar|الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر}}); known as '''USM Alger''' or simply '''USMA''' for short, is a [[Association football|football]] club based in the inner suburbs of [[Algiers]]. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home stadium, [[Omar Hamadi Stadium]], has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]].

The club has one of Algeria's most prominent football records, as it won the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]] 8 times, the [[Algerian Cup]] 8 times and the [[Algerian Super Cup]] 2 times. Internationally, USM Alger won the [[CAF Confederation Cup]] once in [[2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup|2023]], the [[CAF Super Cup]] in [[2023 CAF Super Cup|2023]] and the [[UAFA Club Championship]] once in [[2012–13 UAFA Club Cup|2013]]. The [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] ranks USMA in the 18th place of the best African teams of the decade between [[2001 in association football|2001]]–[[2010 in association football|2010]]. USMA reached the final of the [[2015 CAF Champions League]] but they lost to [[TP Mazembe]].

With the past of the Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger (former name of the USMA), winner of the first [[1962–63 Algerian Championnat National]], USMA is the postwar reference [[Algerian War]]). In one year, the club Algérois won the Algerian championship and subsequently qualified for the finals of the Algerian Cup 1969. The club is going through a difficult period.{{Clarify|has the difficult period already ended? or is the difficult period still ongoing?|date=March 2021}} The club is financially supported, as the USMA was bought in 2010. This privatization is accompanied by positive sporting results: solidly anchored in [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]] since the arrival of the Algerian investor [[Ali Haddad]], they won the Ligue 1 in [[2013–14 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2014]], and the club regularly qualifies for the current African cups [[CAF Champions League]] and [[CAF Confederation Cup]]. The USMA also realized 3 titles in 2 years championship-Algerian cup and Super Cup during the season 2013–2014.

==History==
{{further|History of USM Alger (1937–2010)|History of USM Alger (2010–present)}}
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===Early years===
In July [[1935]], Omar Aichoud and Mustapha Kaoui, both merchants of jute bags, decided to create an exclusively Muslim sports association in which no European would appear. At the time, the [[Algerian nationalism|National Movement]], led by [[Étoile Nord-Africaine]] of Emir [[Khalid ibn Hashim]], grandson of [[Emir Abdelkader]], ran out of steam while the creation of the PPA (Parti Politique Algérien), spiritual father, was organized. Aichoun and Kaoui, join the popular growth of the [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|FLN]]. They frequent the activists of the [[Algerian nationalism|National Movement]], many in the district of the Casbah and hear about the need to create sports clubs, the ideal framework to bring together Algerian youth. The increasingly seasoned national movement is pushing for the creation of sports associations.

During the year 1935, the two men will multiply contacts, helped by Arezki Meddad, father of the future chahida Ourida Meddad. Their choice falls on Ali Lahmar, said Ali Zaid, future chahid of the [[Algerian War|liberation war]] and Sid Ahmed Kemmat. These men formed the first office of USMA, an office chaired by Ali Zaid, the honorary presidency going to Omar Aichoun and Arezki Meddad. In addition to their nationalist and sporting activities, Omar Aichoun and Mustapha Kaoui also frequent the Nadi Ettaraki (Circle of progress), an association created under the so-called 1901 law. Its head office is currently at « 9, place du Gouvernement », [[:fr:Place des Martyrs (Alger)|Place des Martyrs]], in [[Algiers]], The circle of progress is managed by the Islamic Reform Movement (El Islah), led by Sheikh [[:fr:Tayeb el-Oqbi|Tayeb El Okbi]], whose son [[Djamel El Okbi|Djamel]] will later be USM Alger goalkeeper. Fearing that the practice of sport is incompatible with the precepts of Islam, those concerned seek advice from the Sheikh, who encourages them and offers his blessing to USMA. For the administrative procedures and in order to obtain the agreement of the colonial authorities, they request the statutes from the Secretary General of the [[MC Alger]], who willingly gives him a copy.<ref name="histoire-du-club">{{cite web |url=https://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/club/histoire-du-club |title=L'Histoire de l'USM Alger |website=usm-alger.com |date=18 January 2009 |access-date=22 July 2020 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820141801/http://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/club/histoire-du-club |url-status=live }}</ref>

The USMA option having been successful, the PPA renewed the operation and thus ''Union Sportive Musulmane'', ''Espérance Sportives Musulmane'', ''Jeunesse Sportive Musulmane'', ''Widad'' and ''Croissant club'' were born. They were everywhere these clubs which were schools of [[Nationalism]] and [[Patriotism]]. Union Sportive Musulmane Algéroise was therefore born, and was ready to participate in 1938 in the 3rd division championship. At that time many players had expressed the wish to come to this club, unfortunately the regulations (license B) prohibited them. In addition, all participating clubs had to have a stadium for the competition. A criterion for which the federation of the time was uncompromising. This is what Mr. Kemmat did in the face of these two problems: “USM Alger at the time required a contract with a stadium for a minimum period of five years. This is to ensure the running of the competitions. I had contacted the leaders of the O club. Pointe Pescade (current [[Raïs Hamidou, Algeria|Raïs Hamidou]]) and we had come to an understanding by paying him five thousand francs annually. For the money, no need to tell you where it came from ”, he adds with a sigh which speaks volumes about the state of mind that reigned at that time.<ref name="histoire-du-club" />

Then came [[World War II]] during which the competition system in the [[League Algiers Football Association|League Algiers]] was changed to three groups and for three seasons, [[Abderrahman Ibrir]] former center-half of {{Tooltip|AST Alger|Association Sportive Trèfle Alger}}, became a goalkeeper with USMA and even had his first selection of Algiers under USMA colors, USM Alger contracted with a significant number of players and they are Zitouni Hassen, Zouaoui Rabah, Mahmoudi Smain, Naceri M'hamed and Houari GS Orleans city (now [[Chlef]]) Berkani [[:fr:Olympique de Tizi-Ouzou|Olympique de Tizi Ouzou]]. In the [[1939–40 USM Alger season|1939–40 season]] USM Alger played for the first time in the [[League Algiers Football Association|first division]] and because of the outbreak of the [[World War II]] the championship was divided into three groups where USM Alger signed in the group A the team was bad where they won only two games against the same team US Alger and he was defeated in 9 games where he could not face the big teams then like [[Racing Universitaire d'Alger|RU Alger]] and [[AS Saint Eugène]] in the end, finished second to last either in Coupe de la Ligue and Coupe de la Solidarité the journey ended in the first round against US Blida and Stade Algérois respectively. The resumption of official competitions occur in 1942. For the 1942–43 season, USMA returns to the third division according to the regulations in force. Mr El-Hadj Ahmed Kemmat intervenes: 
{{blockquote|The regulations stipulated that. You can imagine, doing a Muslim club a favor was unimaginable.|El-Hadj Ahmed Kemmat, January 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/club/histoire-du-club |title=L'Histoire de l'USM Alger |publisher=usm-alger.com |date=18 January 2009 |access-date=1 November 2020 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820141801/http://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/club/histoire-du-club |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

===After independence===
[[File:USMA Champion (1962-1963).JPG|thumb|right|250px|[[Abdelaziz Ben Tifour|Ben Tifour]], coach of the USM Alger receives from the hands of [[Ahmed Ben Bella|Ben Bella]] president, the first trophy Algerian football championship, under the gaze of president of the [[Algerian Football Federation|FAF]] the Dr [[Mohand Amokrane Maouche|Maouche]] (left) and Minister of Defense [[Houari Boumedienne]] (right).]]
League beginning with the first post-independence the USM Alger administration to bring the former [[OGC Nice|Nice]] and [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] player [[Abdelaziz Ben Tifour]] to be a coach and a player at the same time the team took place in [[1962–63 Algerian Championnat National#Group V|Group 5]] and took first place with 51 points and strongest offensive line in each league with 75 goal after the piece and in [[1962–63 Algerian Championnat National#Algiers|Algiers League]] in a group with [[MC Alger]], [[ASO Chlef|AS Orléansville]], [[NA Hussein Dey]] and {{Tooltip|OM Saint-Eugène|Olympique Musulmane de Saint-Eugène}} took first place also with 12 points from 12 to advance to the semi-finals and play against [[Hamra Annaba]] previously [[Hamra Annaba|USM Annaba]] and won by corners 7–6 qualify for the final of the first tournament in the history of Algeria, and find [[MC Alger]] again The Red and Black, led by player-coach [[Abdelaziz Bentifour|Bentifour]] easily outweigh the score of [[1963 Championnat National 1 Final|3–0]] in a match played at the [[Stade 20 Août 1955 (Algiers)|Stade d'El Annasser]]. Hence the club to Soustara had the honor and privilege of being the first club to win the championship title in the era of independent Algeria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usma.dz/club/histoire?showall=&start=4 |title=Histoire |website=www.usma.dz |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309055519/http://www.usma.dz/club/histoire?showall=&start=4 |archive-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> either in [[1962–63 Algerian Cup|Algerian Cup]] USMA maximum in the semi-final against [[ES Setif]] and defeated score 2–4, in the [[1963–64 Algerian Championnat National#Algérois|next season]] USMA finished third, one point behind champion for Algérois group [[NA Hussein Dey]] either in the [[1963–64 Algerian Cup|Cup]] and the team arrived in the semi-final against the same team [[ES Setif]], in the [[1964–65 Algerian Championnat National|1964–65 season]] the team fell to the [[Algerian Championnat National 2|second division]] and finished in last place with 54 points either in the [[1964–65 Algerian Cup|Cup]] stopped the march in the second round against [[NA Hussein Dey]] lead to 2–3.

In their first season in the Division Honneur team finished second behind champion [[MC Alger]] difference of 7 points to ascend together to Nationale II 1966–1967 in the next season the team failed to return to the first division and finished fifth, in either competition [[1966–67 Algerian Cup|Cup]] team reached the semi-finals and was defeated again against ES Setif 1–3 aggregate This is the third time excludes USMA at the hands of ES Setif in the semi-finals, in the 1967–68 season after the USM Alger attempts to climb continued but failed again and finished fifth with 45 points, 4 points for second promoted [[JS Djijel]], and finally in the 1968–69 season the USMA was able to return to [[Algerian Championnat National|Nationale I]] after four seasons in the lower grades and occupied second place behind champion [[JS Kabylie]] and celebrations continued arrival of the team, for the first time Reached the [[1968–69 Algerian Cup|cup final]] However, were defeated against the [[1968–69 Algerian Championnat National|champion]] [[CR Belouizdad|CR Belcourt]] by score 3–5 after replay the match.

After seven finals, the team was able to achieve first Cup title [[1980–81 Algerian Cup|1980–81 season]] against [[ASM Oran]] score 2–1 coached by [[Ali Benfadah]] in the opening of the [[Stade 24 Fevrier 1956]], becoming the first team to win the cup title from the [[Algerian Championnat National 2|second division]], the following season the team to the second division returned the opening of the season was to Match [[1981 Algerian Super Cup|Super Cup]] against the champions last season [[RC Kouba]] in the first version in the [[20 August 1955 Stadium]] ended with the victory of RC Kouba by score 1–2, The team finished [[1981–82 Algerian Championnat National|the season]] in ninth place with 59 points and in monitoring the first post in a continental competition of the [[1982 African Cup Winners' Cup|African Cup Winners Cup]] USMA reached the quarter-finals and the maximum in front of the club [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.|Accra Hearts of Oak]] of Ghana 2–3 aggregate.

===Saïd Allik Era (1994–2010)===
In 1994 [[Saïd Allik]] became chairman of the board of directors of USM Alger and promised to return the team to [[Algerian Championnat National|Division 1]], On May 26, 1995, USM Alger won away from home against [[CR Béni Thour|MC Ouargla]] and achieved a promotion challenge back to the Division 1 after five full seasons under the leadership of Younis Ifticen, Allik announce that USM Alger has returned to its normal place and will not fall again to the [[Algerian Championnat National 2|second division]], In [[1995–96 Algerian Championnat National|1995–96 season]] Ifticen left USM Alger despite achieving the underlined goal to be replaced by Ahmed Aït El Hocine, 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.

in [[2002–03 USM Alger season|2002–03]] It was the best season in the history of USM Alger and participated in five competitions, The opening season was in the [[2003 Arab Unified Club Championship|Arab Unified Club Championship]], and was eliminated in the group stage, In the [[2002 African Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]], the red and black reached the semi-finals, and was eliminated against [[Wydad Casablanca]] and fails to achieve the first continental title despite the second leg that took place in Algeria Where did USM Alger need to win to qualify for the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2002/10/20/live-usma-2-2-wac-live-7059.php |title=Live ! USMA 2-2 WAC Live ! |work=dzfoot.com |date=20 October 2002 |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=21 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221005532/http://www.dzfoot.com/2002/10/20/live-usma-2-2-wac-live-7059.php |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Division 1]], the journey towards achieving the title was not easy, and the struggle was great with [[USM Blida]], [[NA Hussein Dey]] and [[JS Kabylie]], and USM Alger waited until the 28 round to celebrate the title after winning against [[ASM Oran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/8993|title=L'USM Alger s'offre un quatrième titre|date=May 6, 2003|access-date=March 1, 2017|language=fr|publisher=djazairess.com|archive-date=March 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302114115/http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/8993|url-status=live}}</ref> To complete the joy in the [[2002–03 Algerian Cup|Algerian Cup]] by winning the title after the victory against [[CR Belouizdad]] after [[Moncef Ouichaoui]] scored the golden goal to achieve the double for the first time in its history under the leadership of [[Azzedine Aït Djoudi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djazairess.com/fr/lexpression/12960|title=Doublé historique pour Soustara|date=June 14, 2003|access-date=July 6, 2017|language=fr|publisher=djazairess.com|archive-date=January 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071458/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/lexpression/12960|url-status=live}}</ref> also achieved [[Moncef Ouichaoui|Ouichaoui]] top scorer in the league for the first time a player from USM Alger with 18 goals including two [[List of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 hat-tricks|hat-tricks]].

===Haddad ownership (2010–20)===
[[File:Entraînement de l'USM Alger, 2011-09-24.jpg|thumb|right|250px|USM Alger Dream Team in training 2011–12 season.]]
It was decided by the [[Ligue de Football Professionnel (Algeria)|Ligue de Football Professionnel]] and the [[Algerian Football Federation]] to professionalize the Algerian football championship, starting from the [[2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2010–11]] season Thus all the Algerian football clubs which until then enjoyed the status of semi-professional club, will acquire the professional appointment this season. the president of the [[Algerian Football Federation]], [[Mohamed Raouraoua]], has been speaking since his inauguration as the federation's president in [[2009 in sports|Professionalism]],<ref>[http://www.dzfoot.com/article-1479.php Professional Championship: The project on] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210221525/http://www.dzfoot.com/article-1479.php |date=2010-12-10 }} on [[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]]</ref> promising a new way of management based on rigor and seriousness, especially since [[association football|football]] has bottomed out in recent seasons, due to the catastrophic management of the clubs which could not go And were lagging behind clubs in neighboring countries that have made extraordinary progress, becoming full-fledged [[professional]] clubs, which will enable them to increase their African continent, On August 4, 2010, USM Alger went public in conjunction with the professionalization of the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|domestic league]].<ref>[http://www.competition.dz/Actualite/-Ceremonie-au-Sheraton--Aujourd%E2%80%99hui--lUSMA-sera-pro Cérémonie au Sheraton Aujourd’hui, l'USMA sera pro ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318020925/http://www.competition.dz/Actualite/-Ceremonie-au-Sheraton--Aujourd%E2%80%99hui--lUSMA-sera-pro |date=2012-03-18 }}</ref> Algerian businessman [[Ali Haddad]] became the majority share owner after investing 700 million [[Algeria dinar]]s to buy an 83% ownership in the club to become the first professional club in Algeria.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.djazairess.com/elheddaf/7536 |title=إتحاد العاصمة يدخل الاحتراف من الباب الواسع ب 70 مليار |date=5 August 2010 |access-date=2 July 2017 |newspaper=djazairess.com |archive-date=20 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120093839/https://www.djazairess.com/elheddaf/7536 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 27, 2010, Haddad replaced Saïd Allik as president of the club.<ref>[http://www.football-dz.com/said-allik-se-retire-de-l%E2%80%99usm-alger/ Saïd Allik se retire de l’USM Alger] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325155039/http://www.football-dz.com/said-allik-se-retire-de-l%E2%80%99usm-alger/ |date=2012-03-25 }}</ref> Allik had been the club's president for the past 18 years.

On June 2, 2019, it is official, the Haddad family is selling its shares in SSPA USMA which it holds 92%, It was the club's communication officer, Amine Tirmane, who announced it on the [[Echourouk TV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/06/03/usma-les-haddad-officiellement-vendeurs-153064.php |title=USMA : Les Haddad officiellement vendeurs |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |date=3 June 2019 |access-date=3 June 2019 |archive-date=6 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906185622/http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/06/03/usma-les-haddad-officiellement-vendeurs-153064.php |url-status=live }}</ref> the reasons that made them make this decision is the imprisonment of club owner [[Ali Haddad]] and also freeze all financial accounts of the club. On June 10, 2019, Several sports figures and former leaders linked to the USM Alger have set up a rescue committee to provide solutions to the many problems facing the club of [[Algiers]]. On September 4, 2019, The players of USM Alger decided to go on strike to protest difficult financial situation They stressed that this decision has nothing to do with the administration, the fans or the club itself. It is a protest movement against the state of the USM Alger and the delay in resolving the crisis, As a reminder, the USM Alger players have not received their salaries for 6 months, while the new ones have not received any salary since joining the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/09/04/ligue-1-les-joueurs-de-lusma-protestent-162768.php |title=Ligue 1 : Les joueurs de l'USMA protestent |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |date=4 September 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019 |archive-date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205064028/http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/09/04/ligue-1-les-joueurs-de-lusma-protestent-162768.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Groupe SERPORT New Owner (2020–) ===
After it was expected that the general assembly of shareholders will be on March 12, 2020, it was submitted to March 2, especially after the imprisonment of the former club president, Rabouh Haddad. The meeting witnessed the attendance of [[:fr:ETRHB Haddad|ETRHB Haddad]] representative and the absence of the amateur club president [[Saïd Allik]], and after two and a half hours, it was announced that Groupe SERPORT had bought the shares of [[:fr:ETRHB Haddad|ETRHB Haddad]] which amounted to 94.34%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/03/03/usma-serport-acquiert-9434-des-actions-178018.php |title=USMA : Serport acquiert 94,34% des actions |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |date=3 March 2020 |access-date=3 March 2020 |archive-date=4 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304174114/http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/03/03/usma-serport-acquiert-9434-des-actions-178018.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="competition.dz"/> in a press conference Halim Hammoudi, Secretary General of SERPORT announced that [[Aïn Bénian, Algiers|Aïn Benian]] project and the club headquarters will be launched soon. He also said that the goal is to achieve continental titles, not only local ones. Previously Achur Djelloul general manager of SERPORT, said they would invest between 1,2 and 1,3 billion [[Algerian dinar|dinar]] per year, while the [[USM Alger Centre d'entraînement et de formation|training center project]] will cost 1,4 billion [[Algerian dinar|dinar]]. On May 13, 2020, Achour Djelloul announced that he signed with [[Antar Yahia]] to be the new [[Sporting director]] for three years and Abdelghani Haddi as a new general manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/05/14/officiel-anthar-yahia-directeur-sportif-a-lusma-181374.php |title=Officiel : Anthar Yahia directeur sportif à l'USMA |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |date=14 May 2020 |access-date=21 May 2020 |archive-date=8 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608022448/http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/05/14/officiel-anthar-yahia-directeur-sportif-a-lusma-181374.php |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Antar Yahia|Yahia]] said that he had offers from France, but he preferred the Reds and Blacks project, especially the ideas he wanted to implement are the same as Achour Djelloul. société sportive par actions (SSPA) and club sportif amateur (CSA) signed a partnership agreement on January 31, 2021, this agreement that allows the two parties to comply with Algerian legislative texts, and the amateur club will receive 30 million dinars annually in exchange for carrying the logo and name of the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liberte-algerie.com/sports/la-cour-dappel-dalger-tranche-en-faveur-du-csa-351249/print/1 |title=La cour d'appel d'Alger tranche en faveur du CSA |website=liberte-algerie.com |date=28 January 2021 |access-date=31 January 2021 |archive-date=7 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207133427/https://www.liberte-algerie.com/sports/la-cour-dappel-dalger-tranche-en-faveur-du-csa-351249/print/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> four rounds before the end of the season [[Groupe SERPORT|SERPORT]] decided to dismiss [[Antar Yahia]] from his position, Yahia said that all powers were removed and they agreed with a new sports director a while ago.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usma-anthar-yahia-mis-a-la-porte-208697.html |title=USMA : Anthar Yahia mis à la porte |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |date=6 August 2021 |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-date=25 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125202456/https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usma-anthar-yahia-mis-a-la-porte-208697.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Achour Djelloul spoke on [[Radio Algeria|Channel 3]] and made revelations about it, that was is first and foremost the relationship between an employer and an employee. Add to that Yahia was punished twice by the Disciplinary Committee, and for this we preferred to separate ourselves from this employee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.competition.dz/actualites/89-ligue-1/79087-usma-achour-djelloul-avec-lavagne-on-visera-le-titre-meziane-ne-viendra-pas-et-naidji-retournera-au-pac.html |title=USMA: Achour Djelloul : "Avec Lavagne on visera le titre, Meziane ne viendra pas et Naïdji retournera au PAC" |website=competition.dz |date=20 August 2021 |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-date=31 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331030130/http://www.competition.dz/actualites/89-ligue-1/79087-usma-achour-djelloul-avec-lavagne-on-visera-le-titre-meziane-ne-viendra-pas-et-naidji-retournera-au-pac.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and On September 1, 2021, USM Alger signed with the former player [[Hocine Achiou]] to be the new sporting director.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.competition.dz/chrono/105-ligue-1/79243-usma-achiou-nouveau-directeur-sportif.html |title=USMA : Achiou nouveau directeur sportif |website=competition.dz |date=1 September 2021 |access-date=1 September 2021 |archive-date=1 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901191136/http://www.competition.dz/chrono/105-ligue-1/79243-usma-achiou-nouveau-directeur-sportif.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 3, 2023, USM Alger under the leadership of [[Abdelhak Benchikha]], became the first Algerian winners of the [[2023 CAF Confederation Cup final|CAF Confederation Cup]] and the first international title in its history, despite losing 1–0 at home against [[Young Africans S.C.|Young Africans]] in the second leg of the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/usm-alger-lift-caf-cup-despite-home-loss-to-young-africans-2cdf88d4 |title=USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans |website=barrons.com |date=June 3, 2023 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604122125/https://www.barrons.com/news/usm-alger-lift-caf-cup-despite-home-loss-to-young-africans-2cdf88d4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/caf-cc-lusma-remporte-la-coupe-243005.html |title=CAF CC : L'USMA REMPORTE LA COUPE! |website=dzfoot.com |date=June 3, 2023 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607063258/https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/caf-cc-lusma-remporte-la-coupe-243005.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After the end of the game announced [[Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche|Zemmamouche]] his retirement leaving USM Alger after 18 years of his career, being the most caped player in club's history with 405 matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://africafootunited.com/usm-alger-mohamed-lamine-zemmamouche-annonce-sa-retraite/ |title=USM Alger : Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche annonce sa retraite |website=africafootunited.com |date=June 4, 2023 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604220723/https://africafootunited.com/usm-alger-mohamed-lamine-zemmamouche-annonce-sa-retraite/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usma-zemmaouche-le-survivant-de-2015-242982.html |title=USMA : Zemmaouche le survivant de 2015 |website=dzfoot.com |date=June 3, 2023 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605052001/https://www.dzfoot.com/football-en-algerie/usma-zemmaouche-le-survivant-de-2015-242982.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Colours and badge==
USMA's original colors were [[red]] and [[burgundy color]], [[1937 in association football|1937]], year of creation, [[1945 in association football|1945]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/club/histoire/item/21424-t%C3%A9moignage-de-r%C3%A9dha-amrani-vice-pr%C3%A9sident-de-la-fondation-casbah-charg%C3%A9-de-la-recherche-documentaire-et-historique.html | title=Témoignage de Rédha Amrani, Vice-président de la Fondation Casbah, chargé de la recherche documentaire et historique | publisher=usm-alger.com | date=12 November 2011 | access-date=6 July 2016 | archive-date=14 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814222228/http://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/club/histoire/item/21424-t%C3%A9moignage-de-r%C3%A9dha-amrani-vice-pr%C3%A9sident-de-la-fondation-casbah-charg%C3%A9-de-la-recherche-documentaire-et-historique.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The origin of these colors is unknown.

In May 1945, following [[Sétif and Guelma massacre|Setif massacre, Guelma and Kherrata]], the club decided to replace garnet by the [[black]] in homage to 45,000 [[Algeria]]n protesters killed by the bloody repression of the [[French Armed Forces]]. Black represents mourning and red blood of the victims.

45,000 Algerian demonstrators came out to celebrate the end of hostilities in [[World War II]] that day, recalling the [[French Armed Forces|colonial forces]] their patriotic claims. But the bloody repression of the French army found no other way to meet their legitimate demands that cause genocide. To show their patriotic commitment and sympathy, the leaders of the USMA decided to change their colours. The [[black]] is synonymous with grief and they have changed [[Maroon]] to [[red]] which represents  the blood of martyrs who fell that day.

==Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer==
[[File:Logo Djezzy 2015.png|140px|thumb|right|[[Optimum Telecom|Djezzy]] is the club's general sponsor from 2005 Until 2019]]

[[Sonelgaz]] is the main [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]] USM Algiers since the [[Sport in Algeria|sports reform of 1977]], the company logo is displayed on the front of team jersey as part of the sponsorship.
And until 2011, this logo was even on the emblem of the USMA.
The telecommunications company [[Djezzy GSM|Djezzy]] sponsors the club since [[2005 in association football|2005]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djezzy.com/evenement/spons_2005/Sponsoring_MCA_JSK_USMA.asp|title=Sponsoring MCA JSK USMA|date=May 20, 2016|access-date=June 29, 2012|language=fr|publisher=djezzy.dz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511102512/http://djezzy.com/evenement/spons_2005/Sponsoring_MCA_JSK_USMA.asp|archive-date=May 11, 2012}}</ref> On April 2, 2017, The contract was renewed for two seasons between the two sides for 100 million dinars annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lagazettedufennec.com/focus/business-focus/sponsoring-djezzy-renouvelle-son-contrat-de-partenariat-avec-lusm-alger/ |title=Sponsoring : Djezzy renouvelle son contrat de partenariat avec l'USM Alger |website=lagazettedufennec.com |date=2 April 2017 |access-date=29 April 2019 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321034734/http://lagazettedufennec.com/focus/business-focus/sponsoring-djezzy-renouvelle-son-contrat-de-partenariat-avec-lusm-alger/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 21 April 2019 After 14 years of funding for the team, the partnership between [[Djezzy GSM|Djezzy]] and USM Alger has been formally terminated, Djezzy demanded that the management of USM Alger withdraw the logo of the mobile phone operator from the shirt of the club and the perimeter of the stadium, in confirmation of its withdrawal from funding the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://seven-dz.com/2019/04/13/%D8%A5%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%AB%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%B3%D9%82%D9%88%D8%B7-%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF/ |title=إتحاد العاصمة يدفع ثمن سقوط حداد! |website=seven-dz.com |access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> Ownership of the majority shareholder of the club, [[Ali Haddad]], the construction company ETRHB, it is also sponsors since 2010.Other sponsors have sponsored the club in the past, such as: [[Canon Inc.|Canon]] Dekorex, Armedic [[International Insurance and Reinsurance Company|ARTC Insurance]], [[Sonatrach]] and [[Renault Trucks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/126237|title=Renault Trucks sponsor de l'USM Alger|date=May 20, 2016|access-date=May 19, 2009|language=fr|publisher=djazairess.com|archive-date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803073155/http://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/126237|url-status=live}}</ref>

The German company [[Adidas]], was the equipment manufacturer of the club from July 2012 to December 2016 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/component/k2/item/21881-l%E2%80%99usma-en-adidas.html|title=L'USMA en Adidas|date=May 20, 2016|access-date=June 29, 2012|language=fr|publisher=usm-alger.com|archive-date=December 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220201423/http://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/component/k2/item/21881-l%E2%80%99usma-en-adidas.html|url-status=live}}</ref> when the USMA announced a partnership with the Spanish brand [[Joma]]. The agreement, which has lasted for three and a half years, took effect from January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usma.dz/actualites/a-la-une/3361-joma-nouvel-%C3%A9quipementier-de-l-usma|title=JOMA nouvel équipementier de l'USMA|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=December 30, 2016|language=fr|publisher=usma.dz|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230230344/http://usma.dz/actualites/a-la-une/3361-joma-nouvel-%C3%A9quipementier-de-l-usma|archive-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> On April 21, 2019, USM Alger opens, its first official store, USMA Store, in [[El Biar]], this while waiting for the opening of a megastore to [[Bab Ezzouar]], In addition to the range supplied by [[Joma]], the USMA's boutique offers a wide range of by-products such as scarves, mugs and t-shirts in the colors of the club, The price range is quite affordable for such products, so USMA [[Joma]] official jerseys are sold at 4,600 DA (+/- €25 ) while T-shirts sell for 1,600 DA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/04/22/marchandising-lusma-et-less-ouvrent-leurs-boutiques-149594.php|title=Merchandising : l'USMA et l'ESS ouvrent leurs "stores"|date=April 22, 2019|access-date=October 4, 2019|language=fr|publisher=dzfoot.com|archive-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929114917/http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/04/22/marchandising-lusma-et-less-ouvrent-leurs-boutiques-149594.php|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 8, 2020, USM Alger announced that they had signed a three-year contract with the Italian brand [[Kappa (brand)|Kappa]], It is the first Algerian club to contract with the original brand company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dzfoot.com/2020/09/08/usma-kappa-nouvel-equipementier-du-club-187695.php |title=USMA : Kappa nouvel équipementier du club |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |date=8 September 2020 |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-date=10 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910150948/http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/09/08/usma-kappa-nouvel-equipementier-du-club-187695.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Historical kits===
{|
|
{{Football kit box
 | leftarm = 8A2BE2
 | body     = 8A2BE2
 | rightarm = 8A2BE2
 | shorts = 000000
 | socks  = 000000
 | title  = 1963
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _black_stripes
 | pattern_b  = _red stripes
 | pattern_ra = _black_stripes
 | leftarm = FF0000
 | body    = 000000
 | rightarm = FF0000
 | socks    = 000000
 | title    = 1963
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 |pattern_la = _USMA-1969-1970-h
 |pattern_b  = _USMA-1969-1970-h
 |pattern_ra = _USMA-1969-1970-h
 |pattern_so = _USMA-1969-1970-h
 |shorts     = 000
 |title      = 1969–70
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _red_stripes
 | pattern_b  = _stripesonred2
 | pattern_ra = _red_stripes
 | leftarm = FF0000
 | body    = FF0000
 | rightarm = FF0000
 | socks    = FF0000
 | title    = 1973
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _usma1314h
 | pattern_b  = _usma8081h
 | pattern_ra = _usma1314h
 | pattern_sh = _red stripes
 | leftarm    = FF0000
 | body     = FF0000
 | rightarm = FF0000
 | shorts = 000000
 | socks  = FF0000
 | title  = [[1980–81 Algerian Cup|1980–81 Cup Final]]
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _redshoulders
 | pattern_b  = _redwhitestriped_sides
 | pattern_ra = _redshoulders
 | leftarm = FFF
 | body    = FFF
 | rightarm = FFF
 | shorts   = FFF
 | socks = FFF
 | title = 2001
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _black_stripes_thin1
 | pattern_b  = _blackstripes_thin4
 | pattern_ra = _black_stripes_thin1
 | pattern_sh = _red stripes
 | leftarm    = FF0000
 | body     = FF0000
 | rightarm = FF0000
 | shorts = 000000
 | socks  = FFFFFF
 | title  = [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04 Cup Final]]
}}
|}

{|
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _panelonblack
 | pattern_b  = _3blackstripes
 | pattern_ra = _panelonblack
 | leftarm = FF0000
 | body    = FF0000
 | rightarm = FF0000
 | shorts   = 000000
 | socks = 000000
 | title = 2006
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_b = _blackstripes
 | leftarm = FF0000
 | body    = FF0000
 | rightarm = FF0000
 | shorts   = 000000
 | socks = FFFFFF
 | title = 2007
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _black_stripes
 | pattern_b  = _red stripes
 | pattern_ra = _black_stripes
 | leftarm = FF0000
 | body    = 000000
 | rightarm = FF0000
 | shorts   = 000000
 | socks = FF0000
 | title = 2011
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_b = _brest1112t
 | pattern_sh = _stripes_cut_red
 | rightarm   = 000000
 | leftarm = 000000
 | shorts  = 000000
 | socks = FF0000
 | title = 2012
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _usma1314h
 | pattern_b  = _usma1314h
 | pattern_ra = _usma1314h
 | pattern_sh = _adidaswhite
 | pattern_so = _3_stripes_white
 | shorts = 000000
 | socks  = FF0000
 | title  = 2012–2016
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _usma1617h
 | pattern_b  = _usma1617h
 | pattern_ra = _usma1617h
 | pattern_sh = _Joma_black
 | shorts     = 000000
 | socks = 000000
 | title = Second half of the 2016–17 season
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _usma1718h
 | pattern_b  = _usma1718h
 | pattern_ra = _usma1718h
 | pattern_sh = _Joma_black
 | shorts     = 000000
 | socks = 000000
 | title = 2017/18
}}
|}

{|
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _stmirren1819a
 | pattern_b  = _stmirren1819a
 | pattern_ra = _stmirren1819a
 | pattern_sh = _Joma_white
 | pattern_so = _blacktop
 | shorts = 000000
 | socks  = 000000
 | title  = 2018/19
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _dumbarton1617a
 | pattern_b  = _jomainter19rb
 | pattern_ra = _dumbarton1617a
 | pattern_sh = _Joma_white
 | shorts = 000000
 | socks  = 000000
 | title = 2019/20
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = _usma21h
 | pattern_b  = _usma21h
 | pattern_ra = _usma21h
 | pattern_sh = _usma2021h
 | pattern_so = _usma2021h
 | title      = 2020-2023
}}
|
{{Football kit box
 | pattern_la = 
 | pattern_b  = _macronmiram1rb
 | pattern_ra = 
 | pattern_sh = 
 | pattern_so = 
 | leftarm    = FF0000
 | body       = FF0000
 | rightarm   = FF0000
 | shorts     = 000000
 | socks      = 000000
 | title      = 2023-
}}
|}

=== Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Period
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor
|-
| 1970–1978
| rowspan=2|[[Le Coq Sportif]]
| —
|-
| 1978–1994
| rowspan=7|[[Sonelgaz]]
|-
| 1994–1995
| rowspan=1|[[Uhlsport]]
|-
| 1995–1997
| rowspan=1|[[Kappa (brand)|Kappa]]
|-
| 1997–1998
| rowspan=1|Virma
|-
| 1998–1999
| rowspan=1|[[Uhlsport]]
|-
| 1999–2001
| rowspan=1|[[Puma SE]]
|-
| 2001–2005
| rowspan=1|[[Uhlsport]]
|-
| 2005–2008
| |[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
| rowspan=2|[[Djezzy]]
|-
| 2008–2011
| rowspan=1|[[Uhlsport]]
|-
| 2011–2012
| rowspan=1|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| rowspan=3|[[:fr:ETRHB Haddad|ETRHB Haddad]]
|-
| 2012–2016
| rowspan=1|[[Adidas]]
|-
| 2017–2020
| rowspan=2|[[Joma]]
|-
| 2019–
| rowspan=3| [[Groupe SERPORT]]
|-
| 2020–2023
|[[Kappa (brand)|Kappa]]
|-
| 2023–
|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|-
|}
{{clear}}

==Grounds==
[[File:Omar Hammadi Stadium.jpg|thumb|300x300px|view of Omar Hamadi Stadium.]]
{{main|Stade du 5 Juillet|Omar Hamadi Stadium}}

The 10,000-capacity [[Omar Hamadi Stadium]], which was built in 1935, is the home ground of the team since its creation. They play their [[Local derby|derbies]] and international games at [[Stade du 5 Juillet]]. In many times USM Alger was obliged to play in [[20 August 1955 Stadium (Algiers)|20 August 1955 Stadium]], [[Salem Mabrouki Stadium]] and [[Omar Benrabah Stadium]].

Since the closure of [[Omar Hamadi Stadium]] in 2022, USM Alger have been playing their domestic home games at [[Omar Benrabah Stadium]] and [[Stade du 5 Juillet]].

===Training facility===
{{main|USM Alger Centre d'entraînement et de formation}}
In July 2011, the club began the construction of a training centre in [[Aïn Bénian, Algiers|Aïn Bénian]], in [[Banlieue]] West of [[Algiers]]. This centre will extend over 4 [[hectare]]s and will include a field in [[Lawn|grass]] natural and another [[Artificial turf]]. To complete the construction of the structure, the [[Architect]] in charge of the project will be based on the plans of the [[Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper]], famous training centre [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. On March 15, 2021, the construction works of USM Alger's training center were officially launched, central technical director and production Rachid Douh stated that the plot contains 30,000 square meters, and will house the club's headquarters two playgrounds inside the hall two changing rooms and two playgrounds with artificial grass. The works will be carried out by EPE Batimetal.

==Supporters==
[[File:Cercle de l'USM Alger sous le nom de Djamel Keddou.jpg|thumb|320px|view of the Cercle of USM Alger Under the name [[Djamel Keddou]].]]
Everyone knows the Algerian fans by their numbers and the way they support them and their loyalty to their teams, but when talking about supporters of USM Alger or as they are call them Almsamaah and this name was called to the bands singing women celebrate weddings and sing
This name did not call them in a vacuum and grew to the quality of their songs and their horror, which prompted all the supporters of other Algerian clubs and even the supporters of some of the Arab nomads to quote their songs and replay
The supporters of the Union were not distinguished from the rest of the other clubs' supporters, but in spite of that, they were known for their high sports spirit in accepting the loss and the style of their unique civilizational support, which made them outperform all the supporters of the other clubs

Most of the Union's supporters are based in the capital, but this has not prevented the supporters of the team in all parts of Algeria and even in some neighboring countries and the district of Soutara is the main stronghold and the main base for the supporters of the Union.
From the top of the Sustara through the neighborhoods of Bab El-Oued, Bologhine and Saint-Eugène, and without forgetting the revival of the capital of the Eastern and Western, the phenomenon of Musamiya has become the hearts of the fans of the team. Even in the Kabylie region, we find many supporters of the team.

The team, founded in 1937, has 3 generations of supporters and still has the hearts and minds of many young people
Everyone knows the USM Alger crowned the first tournament in the history of independent Algeria and the biggest trophy in Algeria
But everyone also knows him by his extraordinary and amazing fans, The popularity of the fans was not only because of their wealth, but because of their quality and the quality of their method of advocacy they call themselves Melanesians or Rossoneri and they are already creative in the same way that the supporters of [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]

USM Alger is known for having the best supporters in [[Algeria]], they are particularly known for their songs, their [[Sportsmanship]], as well as their animations in the stands.
The 26 November 2011 to [[Stade 5 Juillet 1962]], on the occasion of an [[Algiers derby]] against the [[MC Alger]], the Usmistes supporters became the first supporters in Algeria to make a [[tifo]] large-scale. This tifo sported the inscription ''UNITED'' by the colors of the club [[red]] and [[black]].

At the level of celebrities many popular singers [[Chaabi (Algeria)|chaâbi]] encourage USMAlger, most notably [[El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka]] The Grand Master of [[Andalusian classical music]] and [[Algeria]]n [[Chaabi (Algeria)|chaâbi]] music was one of the biggest fans of the club, also helping the club through his revenues from concerts.<ref name="il-etait-une-fois-l-usma">{{cite web |url=https://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/club/histoire-du-club/item/25633-il-etait-une-fois-l-usma |title=Il était une fois l'USMA… |website=usm-alger.com |date=24 May 2021 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=23 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223092655/https://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/club/histoire-du-club/item/25633-il-etait-une-fois-l-usma |url-status=live }}</ref> Singers [[Chaabi (Algeria)|chaâbi]], [[El Hachemi Guerouabi]], was a famous supporter of the USM Alger and used to come many times to the stadium to watch his favorite team. also dedicated one of his songs to USMA.<ref name="il-etait-une-fois-l-usma" /> There are many popular [[Chaabi (Algeria)|chaâbi]] singers who support the club, such as [[Abdelkader Chaou]] and Mourad Djaafri who presented many songs for USMA. At the level of politicians, the most prominent fan was the first [[President of Algeria]], [[Ahmed Ben Bella]], who was a former player during the French colonialism. Where was a player in [[Olympique de Marseille]], Ben Bella attended the first championship final in Algeria and the winner was USM Alger where handed him the championship cup, after the coup against him and placed him under house arrest by [[Houari Boumediene]]. Ben Bella was always asking about USM Alger, Ben Bella was the honorary president of the club until his death in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.djazairess.com/fr/letemps/72965 |title=L'USMA perd son président d'honneur |website=djazairess.com |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=23 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223092649/https://www.djazairess.com/fr/letemps/72965 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Ouled EL Bahdja===
{{main|Ouled EL Bahdja}}

Is the best encourage football clubs in Algeria Group was founded in the nineties and the only one in that period, which was recorded with a sporty character [[Music at sporting events|songs]], as they always give great pictures in the stands on the way the supporters of Milan because of the similarity of the colors red panels and black made the group Ouled EL Bahdja make a big gap in all stadiums inside and outside the home have made many [[tifo]] in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 or in continental competitions as for Music of Ouled EL Bahdja Every masses in Algeria frequency with the change of name of the club only because of her fame that went beyond the border in Tunisia and Morocco this famous their songs.

===Accidents===
On July 5, 1997, in the [[Algerian Civil War|middle of the black decade]], three USMA supporters who were celebrating the Algerian Cup won by their team are murdered in a false dam at Frais Vallon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liberation.fr/planete/1997/07/09/algerie-nouveaux-massacres_211224 |title=Algérie: Nouveaux massacres. |website=liberation.fr |access-date=27 January 2018 |archive-date=7 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021011/http://www.liberation.fr/planete/1997/07/09/algerie-nouveaux-massacres_211224 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 21 September 2013 Died, two supporters of USM Alger attended the events of the match against [[MC Alger]], after the collapse of part of the "[[Stade 5 Juillet 1962]]", The incident and the death of supporters Azeeb Sufyan and Saif al-Din Darhoum, and injuring several hundred others in Algiers spoiled the joy of winning the Darby supporters of the Union, The drama occurred ten minutes after the end of the match. Part of the 13th of the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 collapsed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.france24.com/fr/20130923-alger-stade-5-juillet-football |title=Alger : polémique après la mort de deux supporters dans un stade |website=france24.com |date=23 September 2013 |access-date=20 September 2017 |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001806/http://www.france24.com/fr/20130923-alger-stade-5-juillet-football |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elheddaf.com/article/detail?id=18363 |title=الزوالي دائما هو يخلص.....والمسؤول عن هذه الجريمة يجب أن يحاسب |website=elheddaf.com |access-date=20 September 2017 |archive-date=21 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001952/http://www.elheddaf.com/article/detail?id=18363 |url-status=live }}</ref> After this incident there was a plan to destroy the whole stadium, but they retreated and decided to remove only the upper terraces and renovate them completely, the local authorities decided to close the stadium, where an investigation was opened into the incident he was also sacked director of the compound Youcef Kara after that, the funeral was attended by officials of the USM Alger led by Rabouh Haddad, who conveyed condolences to the family of the deceased and their condolences.

On September 9, 2018, And in a match between USM Alger and [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] in the [[2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup|Arab Club Champions Cup]] at [[Omar Hamadi Stadium]] and in the 70th minute withdrawal of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players in protest at offensive chants from spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2018/09/09/arab-c-cup-les-irakiens-politisent-le-match-face-a-lusma-134602.php |title=Arab C. : Quand les irakiens politisent le match face à l'USMA |website=dzfoot.com |date=9 September 2018 |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108064511/http://www.dzfoot.com/2018/09/09/arab-c-cup-les-irakiens-politisent-le-match-face-a-lusma-134602.php |url-status=live }}</ref> after mentioning the name of the former president [[Saddam Hussein]] and anti-[[Shia]] slogans angering [[Baghdad]], The Iraqi ministry of foreign affairs summoned Algeria's ambassador in Baghdad over "sectarian chants" made by Algerian fans Ahmed Mahjoub, Iraq's foreign affairs spokesperson, said Baghdad had expressed "the government and the people of Iraq's indignation... at the glorification of the horrible face of Saddam Hussein's deadly dictatorial regime", which was toppled in 2003 during the United States' invasion of Iraq. later, general manager [[Abdelhakim Serrar]] said that the concerns of fans if bothered the Iraqi team, I offer my apologies. The goalkeeper and captain [[Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche]] also apologized to the Iraqi delegation for the conduct of the supporters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pro-saddam-chants-algeria-iraq-football-match-spark-diplomatic-spat-2098766007 |title=Pro-Saddam chants at Algeria-Iraq football match spark diplomatic spat |website=middleeasteye.net |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911225445/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pro-saddam-chants-algeria-iraq-football-match-spark-diplomatic-spat-2098766007 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Rivalries==

===MC Alger===
{{main|Algiers derby}}
The biggest rivalry is considered to be with the [[MC Alger|Mouloudia Algiers]], both from the city of Algier. This rivalry has seen the two clubs contest the local dominance during the [[Algiers derby]]. This rivalry also dates back to the [[1950s]] and resulted from a non-sports disputes during the [[Algerian War]]. In 1956, the [[National Liberation Front (Algeria)|National Liberation Front]] (FLN) ordered the cessation of all sports, and called to [[boycott]] competition by clubs that are related to or called "[[Islam|Muslim]]".
"Mouloudia" unlike USM Alger and other Muslim clubs, refused to follow the instructions of the FLN and continued its sporting activities including football. This refusal generated several incidents to disrupt the meetings of MC Algiers, and thus, during halftime of the game between Mouloudia and AS Saint-Eugénoise at the [[Stade Omar Hammadi|municipal stadium of St. Eugene]], violent clashes took place and forced the [[Referee (association football)|referee]] to stop the match. Following these incidents, Mohamed Tiar, then president of [[MC Alger|MCA]], resigned to cease all sportive activities of the club  and took the side of the FLN and other Muslim [[Algeria]]n clubs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pride-display-algerian-football-derby-014313668--sow.html|title=Pride on display at Algerian football derby|publisher=Yahoo Sports|date=12 October 2016|access-date=17 September 2017|archive-date=11 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711104145/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/pride-display-algerian-football-derby-014313668--sow.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===CR Belouizdad===
{{main|CR Belouizdad–USM Alger rivalry}}
The first meeting between the USM Alger and [[CR Belouizdad]] is a [[local derby]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] and a fierce [[List of association football club rivalries by country|rivalry]]. The derby does not have a common name. From the first meetings in the 1960s, a sport rivalry settled between the two clubs. It slowly fades in the next two decades before being revived in the late 1990s and early twenty-first century.

===JS Kabylie===
{{Main|Clasico kabylo-algérois}}
The '''clasico kabylo-algérois''' is the name given to matches between USM Alger and [[JS Kabylie]] [[association football|football]] clubs from  [[Tizi Ouzou]] and [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] they are considered one of the most famous clubs in Algeria and their matches are given great attention by the Algerian media, The period between 1996 and 2010 is the most exciting between the two teams because of the great conflict between the heads of the two teams [[Saïd Allik]] and [[Mohand Chérif Hannachi]], It is said that the reason for the enmity between the two when Said Alik bringing the star of JS Kabylie and national team at the time [[Mahieddine Meftah]] the two teams were both champions and runners-up in the same season five times, including three consecutive times between [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]] and [[2005–06 Algerian Championnat National|2005–06]].

===African rivalry===
Rivalry between USM Alger and North Africa team considered as exciting, especially with Morocco and Tunisia, where he met USMA with [[Wydad Casablanca]] eight times, the first in the quarter-finals in the [[1999 CAF Cup]] and win over [[Wydad Casablanca|Wydad]] 2–2 on aggregate, then in [[2002 African Cup Winners' Cup]] in the semi-finals, [[Wydad Casablanca|Wydad]] winning 2–2 on aggregate again,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2002/10/20/live-usma-2-2-wac-live-7059.php | title=Live ! USMA 2–2 WAC Live ! | date=20 October 2002 | publisher=djazairess | access-date=9 November 2016 | archive-date=30 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030080410/http://www.dzfoot.com/2002/10/20/live-usma-2-2-wac-live-7059.php | url-status=live }}</ref> 15 years later and in the same role but in the [[2017 CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League]] and once again defeated by a total of 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41698263 |title=Wydad Casablanca beat USMA to reach Champions League final |work=BBC Sport |access-date=12 November 2017 |archive-date=12 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112095535/http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41698263 |url-status=live }}</ref> as for [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Esperance]] two teams met four times in all of the group stage in [[2003 CAF Champions League|2003]] and [[2004 CAF Champions League|2004]] three times won by [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Esperance]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/27292 | title=ES Tunis 2 – USM Alger 1 : La nouvelle bête noire ! | publisher=djazairess | access-date=9 November 2016 | archive-date=21 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221054859/http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/27292 | url-status=live }}</ref> and a single win for USMA was 3–0,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.djazairess.com/fr/infosoir/20396 | title=8e Ligue des champions africaine : USM Alger 3 – ES Tunis 0 | publisher=djazairess | access-date=9 November 2016 | archive-date=21 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221055403/http://www.djazairess.com/fr/infosoir/20396 | url-status=live }}</ref> there is a strong relationship of friendship between the two clubs Esperance and USMA at the level of administration and supporter.

==Honours==
{{main|List of USM Alger honors}}
USM Alger have won the Algerian national championship 8 times, with three Algerian [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]] titles they are second only to [[JS Kabylie]] total of Fourteen (The first championship won by USM Alger was in 1963, before the professional era of Algerian football). USMA also have the record in [[Algerian Cup]] titles (with 8) Jointly with [[ES Sétif]]. USMA have achieved one Championship and Cup "[[Double (association football)|Doubles]]" (in 2003).

===Domestic===
{| width=100% style="background: #a4k5v9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: white; color:black; font-size: 95%;" border="1" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#c2d2e5"
! width=27%|[[File:Flag of Algeria.svg|20px]] '''Algerian competitions'''
! width=36%|'''Titles'''
! width=36%|'''Runners-up'''
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
|
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
| bgcolor="#d8e2ee" | '''[[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1]] (8)'''
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[1962–63 Algerian Championnat National|1962–63]], [[1995–96 Algerian Championnat National|1995–96]], [[2001–02 Algerian Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Algerian Championnat National|2002–03]], [[2004–05 Algerian Championnat National|2004–05]], [[2013–14 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2013–14]], [[2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2015–16]], [[2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2018–19]]
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[1997–98 Algerian Championnat National|1997–98]], [[2000–01 Algerian Championnat National|2000–01]], [[2003–04 Algerian Championnat National|2003–04]], [[2005–06 Algerian Championnat National|2005–06]]
|- style="font-size: 90%;"

| bgcolor="#d8e2ee" |'''[[Algerian Cup]] (8)'''
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[1980–81 Algerian Cup|1980–81]], [[1987–88 Algerian Cup|1987–88]], [[1996–97 Algerian Cup|1996–97]], [[1998–99 Algerian Cup|1998–99]], [[2000–01 Algerian Cup|2000–01]], [[2002–03 Algerian Cup|2002–03]], [[2003–04 Algerian Cup|2003–04]], [[2012–13 Algerian Cup|2012–13]] 
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[1968–69 Algerian Cup|1968–69]], [[1969–70 Algerian Cup|1969–70]], [[1970–71 Algerian Cup|1970–71]], [[1971–72 Algerian Cup|1971–72]], [[1972–73 Algerian Cup|1972–73]], [[1977–78 Algerian Cup|1977–78]], [[1979–80 Algerian Cup|1979–80]], [[2005–06 Algerian Cup|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Algerian Cup|2006–07]]
|- style="font-size: 90%;"

| bgcolor="#d8e2ee" | '''[[Algerian Super Cup]] (2)'''
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[2013 Algerian Super Cup|2013]], [[2016 Algerian Super Cup|2016]]
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[1981 Algerian Super Cup|1981]], [[2014 Algerian Super Cup|2014]], [[2019 Algerian Super Cup|2019]]
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
|}

===Confederation===
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|- bgcolor="#c2d2e5"
! width=27%| '''African competitions'''
! width=36%|'''Titles'''
! width=36%|'''Runners-up'''
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
| bgcolor="#d8e2ee" | '''[[CAF Champions League]]'''
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | 
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[2015 CAF Champions League|2015]]
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
| bgcolor="#d8e2ee" |'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]] (1)'''
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup|2022–23]]
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | 
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
| bgcolor="#d8e2ee" |'''[[CAF Super Cup]] (1)'''
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[2023 CAF Super Cup|2023]]
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | 
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
|}

===Regional===
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|- bgcolor="#c2d2e5"
! width=27%| '''Arabian competitions'''
! width=36%|'''Titles'''
! width=36%|'''Runners-up'''
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
| bgcolor="#d8e2ee" | '''[[UAFA Club Cup]] (1)'''
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | [[2012–13 UAFA Club Cup|2012–13]]
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | 
|- style="font-size: 90%;"

| bgcolor="#d8e2ee" | '''[[Maghreb Cup Winners Cup]]'''
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | 
| bgcolor="#ecf1f7" | 1970
|- style="font-size: 90%;"
|}

=== Doubles and Trebles ===
*'''[[Double (association football)|Doubles]]'''
**'''National 1 and Algerian Cup (1):''' [[2002–03 USM Alger season|2002–03]]
**'''Algerian Cup and UAFA Club Cup (1):'''  [[2012–13 USM Alger season|2012–13]]
**'''CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Super Cup (1):''' [[2012–13 USM Alger season|2023]]

==Performance in CAF competitions==
{{main|USM Alger in African football}}
USM Alger whose team has regularly taken part in [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) competitions. Qualification for Algerian clubs is determined by a team's performance in its domestic league and cup competitions, USM Alger have regularly qualified for the primary African competition, the [[CAF Champions League|African Cup]], by winning the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue Professionnelle 1]]. USM Alger have also achieved African qualification via the [[Algerian Cup]] and have played in both the former [[African Cup Winners' Cup]] and the [[CAF Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/333912 | title=L'USMA aux portes de l'histoire ! ELLE AFFRONTERA LE TP MAZEMBE EN FINALE DE LA LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS D'AFRIQUE | publisher=djazairess | access-date=9 November 2016 | archive-date=4 April 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404122923/http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/333912 | url-status=live }}</ref>

The first match was against [[CARA Brazzaville]] and ended in victory for USM Alger 2–0 As for the biggest win result was in [[2004 CAF Champions League|2004]] against [[ASFA Yennenga]] 8–1, and biggest loss first defeat in [[1998 African Cup Winners' Cup|1998]] against [[Primeiro de Agosto]] club, and the second in [[2013 CAF Confederation Cup|2013]] against [[US Bitam]] 3–0.

First participation in International competition were in the [[African Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1982 African Cup Winners' Cup|1982]] and the maximum in the quarter-finals against Ghanaian club [[Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.|Hearts of Oak]], in the [[1989 African Cup Winners' Cup|1989]] version of the same competition and the club withdrew from the same role after the loss in the first leg against Malagasy club [[FC BFV|BFV]] at [[Stade Omar Hammadi]], after that to miss the club's continental competitions for eight years until [[1997 CAF Champions League|1997]] in the [[CAF Champions League]] for the first time, and almost USM Alger advance to the final match and goal difference in favor of [[Raja Casablanca]].

Then he became the team participated in a systematic manner in various competitions such as [[African Cup Winners' Cup]], [[CAF Cup]], [[CAF Confederation Cup]] and the [[CAF Champions League]] until [[2007 CAF Champions League|2007]] except in 2001 where the team disqualified in [[2000 African Cup Winners' Cup|2000]] of the African Cup Winners Cup to be punished not to participate in any African competition for a whole year because of the participation an ineligible goalkeeper Burkinabé Siaka Coulibaly against [[JS du Ténéré]] from Niger in the second leg, In [[2003 CAF Champions League|2003]] the team to reach the semi-finals of the African Champions League at the hands of ousts champion [[Enyimba International F.C.|Enyimba]], and after an absence of eight years from the African Champions League USM Alger managed to reach the final in [[2015 CAF Champions League|2015]] for the first time in its history, but was defeated against [[TP Mazembe]] 4–1 on aggregate.

In [[2015 CAF Champions League|2017]] USM Alger reach the semi-final in the [[CAF Champions League]] and lost to [[CAF Champions League|Wydad Casablanca]] 3–1 on aggregate.

In [[2015 CAF Champions League|2018]] USM Alger lost to [[CAF Champions League|Al Masry]] in the quarter final of [[CAF Confederation Cup]] 0–1 on aggregate.

[[2015 CAF Champions League|2019]] [[CAF Champions League]] USM Alger could not qualify from the group stage.

In [[2003 CAF Champions League|2023]] USM Alger returned to The [[CAF Confederation Cup]] and they beat the Moroccan Team[[CAF Champions League|ASFAR Rabat]] in the quarter final 4–3 on aggregate and then went on to the semi-final against [[CAF Champions League|ASEC Mimosa]] and beat them 2–0 on aggregate, in the end they were crowned as Champions They won the championship well-deservedly and won the first continental title in their history against The Tanzanian team [[CAF Champions League|Young Africans]] in the Final.

in [[2003 CAF Champions League|2023]] USM Alger went on to win its second continental title in its history, this time it was The [[CAF Champions League|CAF Super Cup]] and they won it for the first time ever against [[CAF Champions League|Al Ahly]], The Algerian team surprised and overthrew the Egyptian giant.

USM Alger is now one of the most successful teams in Africa.

==Players==
{{Main|List of USM Alger players}}

Algerian teams are limited to three foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

===Current squad===
''{{As of|2024|10|28}}''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.dz/club/view?id=6|title=FICHE DU CLUB: USM ALGER|access-date=2019-08-14|archive-date=2019-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816102444/http://www.lfp.dz/club/view?id=6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lfp.dz/club/print-joueurs?id=6 |title=Joueurs du USM Alger |access-date=2023-09-03 |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404003642/https://www.lfp.dz/club/print-joueurs?id=6 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ALG|name=[[Abdelmoumen Sifour]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=ALG|name=[[Rayane Mahrouz]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ALG|name=[[Safi Eddine Atamnia]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=COD|name=[[Kévin Mondeko]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ALG|name=[[Imadeddine Azzi]]|other=<small>on loan from [[Kazma SC|Kazma]]</small>|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ALG|name=[[Oussama Chita]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=BDI|name=[[Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ALG|name=[[Islam Merili]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=BOL|name=[[Adalid Terrazas]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ALG|name=[[Ghiles Guenaoui]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=DRC|name=[[Glody Likonza]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ALG|name=[[Khaled Bousseliou]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ALG|name=[[Brahim Benzaza]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ALG|name=[[Nabil Lamara]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=ALG|name=[[Kamel Soufi]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=ALG|name=[[Haithem Loucif]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=ALG|name=[[Salim Boukhanchouche]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ALG|name=[[Saâdi Radouani]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|pos=DF}}  
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ALG|name=[[Adam Alilet]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=NGA|name=[[Wale Musa Alli]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ALG|name=[[Ilyes Chetti]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ALG|name=[[Oussama Benbot]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ALG|name=[[Abdelkrim Namani]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=ALG|name=[[Houssam Ghacha]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ALG|name=[[Riad Benayad]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=ALG|name=[[Ahmed Khaldi]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|name=[[Mehdi Merghem]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=ALG|name=[[Mohamed Saïd Benmazouz]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}

===Reserve Squad===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs end}}

==Personnel==
===Current technical staff===
{{See also|List of USM Alger managers}}

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Position
! Staff
|-
| Head coach || [[Nabil Maâloul]]
|-
| Assistant coach || Nader Daoud
|-
| Goalkeeping coach || Elias Ben Haha
|-
| Fitness coach || Ahmed Al-Humaidi
|-
| Fitness coach || Ashraf Ben Salam
|-
| Performance Analyst || Mohamed Bouraoui
|-
| Performance Analyst || Mokrane Mohamed Amine
|}

===Management===
{{See also|List of USM Alger presidents}}

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Position
! Staff
|-
| President || Athmane Sehbane
|-
| General Director || 
|-
| Sporting Director || 
|-
| General Secretary || Sid Ali Yahiaoui
|-
| Financial Director || 
|}

==Notable players==
Had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries.
Players whose name is listed in '''bold''' represented their countries while playing for USM Alger.
{{For|a list of all former and current USM Alger players with a Wikipedia article|List of USM Alger players }}
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*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Kamel Tchalabi]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Ayoub Abdellaoui]] [[#notes qr13|<sup>13</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Merouane Abdouni]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Hocine Achiou]]''' [[#notes qr8|<sup>8</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Tarek Hadj Adlane]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Rachid Aftouche]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Mouldi Aïssaoui]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Saïd Allik]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Djamel Amani]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Amar Ammour]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Salim Aribi]]''' [[#notes qr8|<sup>8</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Ali Attoui]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Youcef Belaïli]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Boubekeur Belbekri]]''' [[#notes qr1|<sup>1</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Farid Belmellat]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Raouf Benguit]] [[#notes qr13|<sup>13</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Fawzi Benkhalidi]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Mohammed Benkhemassa]] [[#notes qr13|<sup>13</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Mokhtar Benmoussa]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Yacine Bentalaa]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Abdelaziz Bentifour]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Hamid Bernaoui]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Omar Betrouni]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Mohamed Boualem]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Brahim Boudebouda]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Isâad Bourahli]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Salim Boutamine]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Mehdi Cerbah]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Farouk Chafaï]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Noureddine Daham]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Oussama Darfalou]] [[#notes qr13|<sup>13</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Rabah Deghmani]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Abderrahmane Derouaz]]''' [[#notes qr2|<sup>2</sup>]] [[#notes qr3|<sup>3</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Farid Djahnine]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Billel Dziri]]''' [[#notes qr4|<sup>4</sup>]] [[#notes qr7|<sup>7</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Djamel El Okbi]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Bouazza Feham]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Zinedine Ferhat]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Karim Ghazi]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Tarek Ghoul]]''' [[#notes qr5|<sup>5</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Nacer Guedioura]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Abderrahmane Meziane]] [[#notes qr13|<sup>13</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Abderrahmane Meziani]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Moulay Haddou]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Fayçal Hamdani]]''' [[#notes qr5|<sup>5</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Mohamed Hamdoud]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Djamel Keddou]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Nacereddine Khoualed]]''' [[#notes qr10|<sup>10</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Hamza Koudri]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Abdelkader Laïfaoui]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Khaled Lemmouchia]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Mahieddine Meftah]]''' [[#notes qr5|<sup>5</sup>]] [[#notes qr6|<sup>6</sup>]] [[#notes qr7|<sup>7</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Djamel Menad]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Hocine Metref]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Hichem Mezaïr]]''' [[#notes qr8|<sup>8</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Amokrane Oualiken]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Moncef Ouichaoui]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Azzedine Rahim]]''' [[#notes qr4|<sup>4</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Krimo Rebih]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Smaïl Slimani]]''' [[#notes qr2|<sup>2</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Saad Tedjar]]''' [[#notes qr11|<sup>11</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Hamza Yacef]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Mounir Zeghdoud]]''' [[#notes qr5|<sup>5</sup>]] [[#notes qr6|<sup>6</sup>]] [[#notes qr7|<sup>7</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche|Lamine Zemmamouche]]''' [[#notes qr12|<sup>12</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Djamel Zidane]]'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Mohamed Rabie Meftah]]''' [[#notes qr14|<sup>14</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Mohamed Benyahia]] [[#notes qr14|<sup>14</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Daniel Moncharé]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Freddy Zemmour]]
*{{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Mamadou Diallo (Malian footballer)|Mamadou Diallo]]''' [[#notes qr9|<sup>9</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Mintou Doucoure]]'''
*{{flagicon|Madagascar}} '''[[Carolus Andriamatsinoro]]'''
*{{flagicon|Mali}} '''[[Abdoulaye Maïga (footballer)|Abdoulaye Maïga]]''' [[#notes qr15|<sup>15</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Michael Eneramo]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} '''[[Nacer Zekri]]''' [[#notes qr4|<sup>4</sup>]]
*{{flagicon|Libya}} '''[[Muaid Ellafi]]'''
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;Notes
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*<span id="notes_qr1"></span>Note 1: played at the [[1968 African Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr2"></span>Note 2: played at the [[1980 African Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr3"></span>Note 3: played at the [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Summer Olympics]].
*<span id="notes_qr4"></span>Note 4: played at the [[1996 African Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr5"></span>Note 5: played at the [[1998 African Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr6"></span>Note 6: played at the [[2000 African Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr7"></span>Note 7: played at the [[2002 African Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr8"></span>Note 8: played at the [[2004 African Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr9"></span>Note 9: played at the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]].
*<span id="notes_qr10"></span>Note 10: played at the [[2011 African Nations Championship|2011 African Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr11"></span>Note 11: played at the [[2013 African Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr12"></span>Note 12: played at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].
*<span id="notes_qr13"></span>Note 13: played at the [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]].
*<span id="notes_qr14"></span>Note 14: played at the [[2017 Africa Cup of Nations]].
*<span id="notes_qr15"></span>Note 15: played at the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations]].
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==Records and statistics==
{{further|List of USM Alger records and statistics}}
[[File:Stade rennais vs USM Alger, July 16th 2016 - Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche.jpg|thumb|150px|alt=USM Alger goalkeeper Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche.|Goalkeeper and captain [[Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche]] holds the club record for all-time appearances.]]
[[Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche]] currently holds the team record for total number of games played with 400 matches until the end of the 2020–21 season, including 294 matches in the league. [[Nacereddine Khoualed]] has the second most appearances for the club with 286 matches. [[Karim Ghazi]] is the third most capped player with 241 matches. In the continental level, [[Hocine Achiou]] is the most capped player; involved in 38 matches, including 29 matches in the [[CAF Champions League]]. Malagasy [[Carolus Andriamatsinoro]] is the most capped foreign player with 132 matches in five seasons, also there is the French player [[Freddy Zemmour]], who played with USMA six seasons immediately after the independence of Algeria and in unofficial statistics it is said that he played more than 200 matches with the team but can not be sure of that, [[Mahieddine Meftah]] is USM Alger's most capped international player. as for the scorers and beginning of the [[1995–96 USM Alger season|1995–96 season]] [[Billel Dziri]] is the best scorer with 74 goals in all competitions and at the same time the best scorer in the [[Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|League]] with 51 goals and in the [[Confederation of African Football|continental]] competition with 16 goals, as for [[Tarek Hadj Adlane]] is the best scorer in the [[Algerian Cup]] with 11 goals also [[Moncef Ouichaoui]] is the only player of USM Alger in the history who won the league's top scorer in the 2002–03 season with 18 goals and at the continental level, Malian [[Mamadou Diallo (Malian footballer)|Mamadou Diallo]] won the top scorer of the CAF Champions League in [[2004 CAF Champions League|2004]] with 10 goals.

USM Alger is the most team to reach the Algerian Cup final with 17 times, including five consecutive ones. The first cup achieved by the team was after seven finals in [[1981 Algerian Cup Final|1981]] against [[ASM Oran]], at that time the team was in the second division to become the first Algerian team to achieve the [[Algerian Cup]] at this level. The club is one of only four clubs to have won the Algerian Cup twice in succession, in 2003 and 2004. USMA share with [[ES Setif]], [[MC Alger]] and [[CR Belouizdad]] the record of Algerian Cup titles with eight.  USM Alger's biggest winning scoreline in a competitive match is 13–0, achieved against SO Berrouaghia in the [[1962–63 Algerian Championnat National|Critériums d'Honneur in 1962]] and League's biggest win was [[USM Alger 11–0 ASM Oran (1975)|11–0]] against [[ASM Oran]] in the 1975–76 season. League's biggest loss was  1–7  against [[JS Kabylie]] in 1989 in [[Tizi Ouzou]]. USM Alger is the second most successful team in the Domestic League with (8) Titles. USM Alger have achieved "[[Double (association football)#England|Doubles]]" once (in 2003). Every starting player in USM Alger's 48 games of the 2012–13 season was a full international – a new club record. USM Alger were also the second Algerian club to reach the final of the CAF Champions League, in 2015, losing 4–1 on aggregate to [[TP Mazembe]]. [[Noureddine Saâdi]] holds the record for most games managed with 133, winning two titles. [[Rolland Courbis]] is the first foreign coach to achieve a title with the team when he won the [[Algerian Cup]] in [[2013 Algerian Cup Final|2013]]. The 700,000 Euro  transfer of [[Mamadou Diallo (Malian footballer)|Mamadou Diallo]] to [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] in 2004 is the team's highest fee received for a player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/32632 |title=Le Malien Diallo à Nantes pour 6 mois |website=djazairess.com |access-date=6 July 2017 |archive-date=2 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902003407/http://www.djazairess.com/fr/liberte/32632 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 400,000 Euros transfer of [[Kaddour Beldjilali]] from [[Étoile du Sahel]] in 2014 is the team's highest fee paid for a player.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://usma.dz/actualites/a-la-une/1413-kaddour-beldjilali-officiellement-a-l-usma | title=Kaddour Beldjilali officiellement à l'USMA | publisher=usma.dz | date=7 January 2015 | access-date=14 November 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107021518/http://usma.dz/actualites/a-la-une/1413-kaddour-beldjilali-officiellement-a-l-usma | archive-date=7 January 2015 }}</ref>

==Statistics==
{{main|List of USM Alger records and statistics}}

===Recent seasons===
{{main|List of USM Alger seasons}}
The season-by-season performance of the club over the last ten years
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;width:100%; text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=9|League
!rowspan=2|[[Algerian Cup|Cup]]
!rowspan=2|Other
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|[[Confederation of African Football#Competitions|Africa]]
!colspan=2|Top goalscorer(s){{ref label|Scorer|A|A}}
!colspan=2|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!Division
!Pos
!Pts
!P
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
!Name
!Goals
|-
![[2014–15 USM Alger season|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]|| 8th || 41 || 30 || 10 || 11 || 9 || 35 || 27 
|[[2014–15 Algerian Cup|R16]]
|bgcolor=silver|[[2014 Algerian Super Cup|RU]]
|Champions League
|bgcolor=silver|[[2015 CAF Champions League|RU]]{{refn|group=note|name=CAF|The competition ended in the following season}}
|align=left|[[Youcef Belaïli]] || 8
|
|-
![[2015–16 USM Alger season|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || 58 || 30 || 17 || 7 || 6 || 49 || 31 
|[[2015–16 Algerian Cup|R64]]
|
|
|
|align=left|[[Mohamed Seguer]] || 12
|
|-
![[2016–17 USM Alger season|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]||bgcolor=#cc9966| '''3rd''' || 50 || 30 || 14 || 8 || 8 || 50 || 31
|[[2016–17 Algerian Cup|R16]]
|bgcolor=gold|[[2016 Algerian Super Cup|'''W''']]
|Champions League
|bgcolor=#cc9966|[[2017 CAF Champions League knockout stage|SF]]{{refn|group=note|name=CAF|The competition ended in the following season}}
|align=left|[[Mohamed Rabie Meftah]] || 11
|
|-
![[2017–18 USM Alger season|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]|| 6th || 42 || 30 || 11 || 9 || 10 || 43 || 35
|[[2017–18 Algerian Cup|R16]]
|rowspan="3"|
|Confederation Cup
|[[2018 CAF Confederation Cup|QF]]{{refn|group=note|name=CAF|The competition ended in the following season}}
|align=left bgcolor=gold|'''[[Oussama Darfalou]]''' || '''26'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2018/05/20/l1-darfalou-meilleur-buteur-benaldjia-meilleur-passeur-127821.php|title=L1 : Darfalou meilleur buteur, Benaldjia meilleur passeur|publisher=dzfoot.com|accessdate=20 May 2018|language=French}}</ref>
|
|-
![[2018–19 USM Alger season|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || 53 || 30 || 15 || 8 || 7 || 49 || 29
|[[2018–19 Algerian Cup|R16]]
|Arab Club Champions Cup
|[[2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup|R2]]
|align=left|[[Prince Ibara]] || 10
|
|-
![[2019–20 USM Alger season|2019–20]]
|[[2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]{{refn|group=note|name=2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|On March 15, 2020, the [[Ligue de Football Professionnel (Algeria)|Ligue de Football Professionnel]] (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://al-ain.com/article/frensh-scenario-algerian |title=بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي |website=al-ain.com |language=Arabic |date=12 July 2020 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elkhabar.com/press/article/170759/%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A/ |title=شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي |website=elkhabar.com |language=Arabic |date=29 July 2020 }}</ref>}}|| 6th{{refn|group=note|name=MC Alger vs USM Alger|USM Alger were deducted 3 points due to their withdrawal in their game against MC Alger.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/10/14/lfp-mca-usma-et-casoni-decisions-de-la-commission-de-discipline-166445.php |title=LFP : MCA-USMA et Casoni, décisions de la commission de discipline |website=dzfoot.com |accessdate=16 October 2019}}</ref> The decision has been appealed to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/01/11/mca-usma-recours-au-tas-de-lausanne-depose-173859.php |title=MCA-USMA : Recours au TAS de Lausanne déposé |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |accessdate=11 January 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2020/08/28/tas-lusm-alger-aurait-obtenu-gain-de-cause-187154.php |title=TAS : L'USM Alger aurait obtenu gain de cause |website=[[:fr:DZfoot|DZFoot.com]] |accessdate=28 August 2020}}</ref>}} || 32 || 22 || 9 || 5 || 7 || 25 || 22
|[[2019–20 Algerian Cup|R32]]
|Champions League
|[[2019–20 CAF Champions League|Grp]]
|align=left|[[Aymen Mahious]] || 12
|
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[2020–21 USM Alger season|2020–21]]
|rowspan="2"|[[2020–21 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]
|rowspan="2"|4th
|rowspan="2"|65
|rowspan="2"|38
|rowspan="2"|19
|rowspan="2"|8
|rowspan="2"|11
|rowspan="2"|62
|rowspan="2"|39
|rowspan="2"|NP
|bgcolor=silver|[[2019 Algerian Super Cup|RU]]
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2" align=left|[[Ismail Belkacemi]]
|rowspan="2"| 17
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966|[[2020–21 Algerian League Cup|SF]]
|-
![[2021–22 USM Alger season|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]|| 4th || 57 || 34 || 15 || 12 || 7 || 45 || 22
|NP
|
|
|
|align=left|[[Aymen Mahious|Mahious]], [[Ismail Belkacemi|Belkacemi]] || 8
|
|-
![[2022–23 USM Alger season|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]|| 11st || 40 || 30 || 11 || 7 || 11 || 31 || 27
|[[2022–23 Algerian Cup|R64]]
|
|Confederation Cup
|bgcolor=gold|[[2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup|'''W''']]
|align=left|[[Aymen Mahious]] || 11
|
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[2023–24 USM Alger season|2023–24]]
|rowspan="2"|[[2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1|Ligue 1]]
|rowspan="2"| 4th
|rowspan="2"| 49
|rowspan="2"| 30
|rowspan="2"| 15
|rowspan="2"| 4
|rowspan="2"| 11
|rowspan="2"| 40
|rowspan="2"| 32
|rowspan="2" bgcolor=#cc9966|[[2023–24 Algerian Cup|SF]]
|rowspan="2"|
|Confederation Cup
|bgcolor=#cc9966|[[2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup|SF]]
|rowspan="2" align=left bgcolor=gold| '''[[Ismail Belkacemi]]'''
|rowspan="2"| '''17'''
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|[[CAF Super Cup]]
|bgcolor=gold|[[2023 CAF Super Cup|'''W''']]
|-
|}

===In Africa===
{{As of|2023|09|23}}:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan="9"|CAF competitions
|-
! width="220"|Competition
! width="30"|Seasons
! width="30"|Played
! width="30"|Won
! width="30"|Drawn
! width="30"|Lost
! width="30"|Goals For
! width="30"|Goals Against
! width="150"|Last season played
|-
| [[CAF Champions League|Champions League]]
| 9
| 80
| 37
| 19
| 24
| 132
| 82
| [[2019–20 CAF Champions League|2019–20]]
|-
| [[CAF Cup Winners' Cup]] ''(defunct)''
| 5
| 25
| 13
| 4
| 8
| 40
| 25
| [[2002 African Cup Winners' Cup|2002]]
|-
| [[CAF Confederation Cup]]
| 5
| 35
| 15
| 11
| 9
| 49
| 31
| [[2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup|2023–24]]
|-
| [[CAF Cup]] ''(defunct)''
| 1
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 6
| [[1999 CAF Cup|1999]]
|-
| [[CAF Super Cup]]
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| [[2023 CAF Super Cup|2023]]
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|'''Total'''
|'''21'''
|'''147'''
|'''70'''
|'''35'''
|'''42'''
|'''235'''
|'''144'''
|
|-
|}

===Non-CAF competitions===
{{As of|2018|12|10}}:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan="9"|Non-CAF competitions
|-
! width="200"|Competition
! width="30"|Seasons
! width="30"|Played
! width="30"|Won
! width="30"|Drawn
! width="30"|Lost
! width="30"|Goals For
! width="30"|Goals Against
! width="150"|Last season played
|-
| [[Arab Champions League]]
| 5
| 29
| 14
| 8
| 7
| 46
| 34
| [[2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup|2018–19]]
|-
| [[Maghreb Cup Winners Cup]]
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 6
| [[Maghreb Cup Winners Cup|1970]]
|-bgcolor=#EEEEEE
|'''Total'''
|'''7'''
|'''33'''
|'''15'''
|'''8'''
|'''10'''
|'''49'''
|'''38'''
|
|-
|}

==References==
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==Notes==
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