USM Blida
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Union Sportive Madinat Blida (Template:Langx), known as USM Blida or simply USMB, is a football club based in Blida, Algeria. They play in the Inter-Régions Division, the third tier of Algerian football. Founded in 1932, they have played their home games at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 1936. The club has spent all of its history playing between the first or second tiers.
The club's highest-ever league finish was second in the top flight in 2002–03. They were Algerian Cup runners-up in 1996. The club have also won the second tier title four times.
The club's home colours are green and white, and their nickname is The Salvador.
History
On 16 June 1932 the club was officially founded with the name Union Sportive Musulmane Blidéenne, and began competing in the Third Division League Football Association of Algiers. They played their first official match on 24 September 1933 in the first round of the North African Cup.[1]
On 5 August 2020, USM Blida were promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.[2]
Club identity
Colours
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Crest
Historical evolution of the club's crest.
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First badge of the club
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Previous badge of the club
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Actual badge of the club
Stadium
USM Blida play their home matches at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 2011.
Current squad
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 : 26 season
- Runner-up (1): 2002–03
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 : 25 season
- Champion (4): 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2014–15
- Algerian Cup :
- Runner-up (1): 1995–96
- Honor Division of the League Algiers : 10 season
- 5th: 1954–55, 1955–56.
- First Division of the League Algiers : 5 season
- Second Division of the League Algiers : 1 season
- Champion (1): 1937-38
- Third Division of the League Algiers : 4 season
- Champion (1): 1936-37
- Forconi Cup :
- Champion (1): 1944-45
Regional competitions
- North African Cup : 5 appearances
- 1947 – Quarter-finals
- 1952 – Round of 32
- 1953 – Round of 32
- 1954 – Semi-final
- 1955 – Round of 32
- Arab Club Champions Cup : 2 appearances
North African Cup
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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| 1946–1947 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Template:Flagicon CS Hammam-Lif | / | 0–1 | |
| Quarter-finals | Template:Flagicon US Marocaine | 0–1 | / | |
| 1952–1953 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Template:Flagicon SC Bel Abbès | / | 4–0 | |
| 1953–1954 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Template:Flagicon ES Sahel | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Round of 16 | Template:Flagicon EJ Philippevilleˌ | 1–0 | / | |
| Quarter-finals | Template:Flagicon Gallia Club Oran | 1–0 | / | |
| Semi-finals | Template:Flagicon USM Oran | / | 1–0 | |
| 1954–1955 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Template:Flagicon Club Africain | 2–3 | / | |
| 1955–1956 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Template:Flagicon GC Mascara | / | 4–0 |
Arab Champions League
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1996 | |||||
| Group stage (A) | Template:Flagicon Al-Ahly | / | 5–1 | 3rd place | |
| Template:Flagicon Shabab Rafah | / | 1–0 | |||
| 2003–04 | First Round | Template:Flagicon MAS Fez | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Group stage (C) | Template:Flagicon CS Sfaxien | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4th place | |
| Template:Flagicon Espérance de Tunis | 0–5 | 2–1 | |||
| Template:Flagicon Zamalek SC | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Records
- Record League victory – 9–1 v. IRB Nezla (29 May 1992)
- Record Algerian Cup victory – 11–0 v. IRC Aïn Salah (10 December 1987)
- Record League defeat – 6–2 v. JS Hai Djabel (24 January 2022)
- Most League appearances – +300, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
- Most League goals scored – 105, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
- Most goals scored (overall) – 122, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
- Most capped player – Smaïl Diss, 11 caps, Algeria
- Most goals scored in a season – 17, Samy Frioui (2017–18)
- Record transfer fee paid – €138,500 to ASO Chlef for Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (2005)
- Record transfer fee received – €400,000 from Club Africain for Ezechiel N'Douassel (2011)
- Record sequence of League wins – 12; 1 March 1992 – 19 June 1992.
- Record sequence of League defeats – 7; 3 April 2021 – 18 May 2021
- Record sequence of unbeaten League matches – 20; 1991–92, 1996–97
- Record sequence without a League win – 13; 1 January 1998 – 28 May 1998
- Record points total for a Season – 72 pts; 1963–64
Presidents
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Transfers
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Record sales
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List of managers
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Recent seasons
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| Season | League | Cup | Top goalscorer(s)[3] | |||||||||||
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| Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Name | Goals | Ref. | ||
| 2010-2011 | Division 1 | 16th | 29 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 30 | -14 | Round of 32 | Abdelkader Harizi | 5 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2011-2012 | Division 2 | 5th | 45 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | Round of 64 | Brahim Ledraâ | 10 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2012-2013 | Division 2 | 5th | 48 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 27 | +17 | Round of 16 | Mustapha Melika | 11 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2013-2014 | Division 2 | 6th | 47 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 25 | +9 | Regional Tour | Mohamed Amine Hammia | 8 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2014-2015 | Division 2 | 1st | 53 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | Round of 64 | Fethi Noubli | 14 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2015-2016 | Division 1 | 14th | 36 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | Round of 32 | Bedrane, Amiri, Hichem Cherif, Sylla | 3 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2016-2017 | Division 2 | 2nd | 51 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 19 | +12 | Round of 32 | Youcef Zerguine | 8 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2017-2018 | Division 1 | 16th | 23 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | -22 | Quarter-finals | Samy Frioui | 17 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2018-2019 | Division 2 | 16th | 17 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 44 | -29 | Round of 64 | Abdelmalik Hadef | 5 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2019-2020 | Division 3 | 8th | 31 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 19 | +4 | Regional Tour | Bilel Herbache | 6 | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| 2020-2021 | Division 2 | 12th | 10 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 35 | -22 | Karim Rachedi | 4 | ||
| 2021-2022 | Division 3 | 12th | 43 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | -2 | Ilyes Bouhenniche | 6 | ||
| 2022-2023 | Division 3 | - | - | |||||||||||
See also
- List of USM Blida players
- List of USM Blida seasons
- USM Blida league record by opponent
- List of USM Blida international footballers
References
External links
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- ↑ Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Cup of Algeria, League Cup and Arab Cup) are counted.