| 1995–96 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Saïd Allik | 
| Head coach | Ahmed Aït El-Hocine (until April 1996) Mustapha Aksouh (from April 1996) | 
| Stadium | Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| Division 1 | 1st | 
| Algerian Cup | Round of 16 | 
| League Cup | Group stage | 
| Top goalscorer | League: Azzedine Rahim (11 goals) All: Azzedine Rahim (11 goals) | 
In the 1995–96 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 20th time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian League Cup, and the Algerian Cup. In 1995–96 season Ifticen left USM Alger despite achieving the underlined goal to be replaced by Nour Benzekri, The team signed six players duo of AS Aïn M'lila the goalkeeper Laïd Belgherbi, Abdelmalek Khouni and the duo of NA Hussein Dey, Nacer Zekri and Billel Dziri also Toufik Brakni and Nabil Mehdaoui, In Algiers Derby who played in Omar Hamadi Stadium and after USM Alger scored a goal, the assistant referee was injured by smoke gases, to stop and be repeated behind closed doors in the same stadium. After that it was decided that the Algiers Derby would not be played in the future in this stadium with the presence of the fans. After a great struggle with MC Oran for the title and in the last round USM Alger won the title after its victory against CS Constantine at Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui, with a difference of only two points, it is the first in 33 years and the second in its history.
Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1996.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nat. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
|  | GK | Toufik Zemmouri | |||||||
|  | GK | Laïd Belgherbi |  AS Aïn M'lila | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
|  | RB | Abdenour Hamici |  | ||||||
|  | RB | Mohamed Hamdoud | 9 June 1976 (aged 19) |  Youth system | |||||
|  | LB | Rachid Boumrar | |||||||
|  | DF | Abdelmalek Brakni | 17 September 1973 (aged 22) |  RC Kouba | |||||
|  | DF | Mohamed Briki | |||||||
|  | CB | Farouk Bouhamidi | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
|  | CM | Billel Dziri | 21 January 1972 (aged 23) |  NA Hussein Dey | |||||
|  | CM | Toufik Fouial | |||||||
|  | MF | Mehdi Khelfouni | 14 February 1976 (aged 19) | ||||||
|  | MF | Salaheddine Mehdaoui |  USMM Hadjout | ||||||
|  | MF | Samir Sloukia | |||||||
|  | MF | Sid Ahmed Marcel | |||||||
|  | MF | Brahim Salhi | |||||||
|  | MF | Hamid Aït Belkacem | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
|  | RW | Azzedine Rahim | 31 March 1972 (aged 23) |  Youth system | |||||
|  | RW | Nacer Zekri | 3 August 1971 (aged 24) |  NA Hussein Dey | |||||
|  | RW | Abdelmalek Khouni | 23 December 1969 (aged 26) |  AS Aïn M'lila | |||||
|  | RW | Fouad Smati | 2 December 1975 (aged 20) |  Youth system | |||||
Competitions

Stand Up : Abdelmalek Khouni - Abdelmalek Brakni - Rachid Boumrar - Fouad Smati - Laïd Belgherbi.
Sitting Billel Dziri - Nacer Zekri - Farouk Bouhamidi - Azzedine Rahim (c) - Samir Sloukia - Mohamed Hamdoud.
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Division 1 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 63.33 | 
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 | 
| Algerian League Cup | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 33.33 | 
| Total | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 57.89 | 
Division 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USM Alger (C) | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 60 | 1997 CAF Champions League | 
| 2 | MC Oran (Q) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 58 | 1997 CAF Cup | 
| 3 | USM Aïn Beïda (Q) | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 51 | 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup | 
| 4 | WA Tlemcen (Q) | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 20 | +19 | 51 | 1997 Arab Club Champions Cup | 
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 45 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 
Last updated: 5 August 1996.
Source: Competitive matches
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 14 September 1995 Round 1 | USM Blida | 2–1 | USM Alger | Blida | 
| 14:00 | Ameur Ouali  10', 35' | Report[1] | Salhi  19' | Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Nems | 
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 21 September 1995 Round 2 | USM Alger | 1–0 | US Chaouia | Bologhine | 
| 14:30 | Dziri  5' | Report[2] | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Karim Dahou | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 28 September 1995 Round 3 | ASM Oran | 0–2 | USM Alger | Oran | 
| 14:30 | Report[3] | Hamici  27' (pen.) Rahim  67' | Stadium: Habib Bouakeul Stadium Referee: Lamara | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 5 October 1995 Round 4 | JS Bordj Ménaïel | 0–1 | USM Alger | Reghaia | 
| 14:00 | Report[4] | Rahim  90' | Stadium: Stade Boualem Bouarada | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 16 October 1995 Round 5 | USM Alger | 1–0 | AS Aïn M'lila | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Marcel  66' | Report[5] | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Lazzoun | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 28 October 1995 Round 6 | CA Batna | 1–0 | USM Alger | Batna | 
| 14:00 | Medjbouri  6' | Report[6] | Stadium: Mustapha Seffouhi Stadium Referee: Belbah | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 18 March 1996 Round 7 | USM Alger | 1–0 | MC Alger | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Zekri  1' Zemmouri, Hamici, Boumrar, Brakni, Bouhamidi, Salhi  64' (Marcel  64'  90' , Fouial  90'), Sloukia, Dziri, Zekri  84' (Briki  84'), Rahim, Smati - Coach: Ahmed Aït El Hocine | Report[7] | Lezzoum, Harkat, Zitouni, Lazizi (c), Ait Abderahmane, Allouche, Mechri, Benali, Nazef, Maza, Ait Tahar - Coach: Bencheikh Ali & Biskri Mustapha | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Belbordj, Hamida, Belatrèche | 
| 15 February 1996 Round 8 | WA Boufarik | 1–4 | USM Alger | Boufarik | 
| 14:00 | Hariti  47' | Report | Dziri  49' Rahim  4', 11', 80' | Stadium: Stade Mohamed Reggaz | 
| 22 February 1996 Round 9 | USM Alger | 1–0 | MC Oran | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Hamid Aït Belkacem  88' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 26 February 1996 Round 10 | USM Aïn Beïda | 4–2 | USM Alger | Aïn Beïda | 
| 14:00 | Boursas  25', 88' Dagno  55' Bentounsi  75' | Rahim  5', 56' | Stadium: Stade 24 avril | 
| 29 February 1996 Round 11 | USM Alger | 0–0 | USM El Harrach | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 14 March 1996 Round 12 | WA Tlemcen | 3–1 | USM Alger | Tlemcen | 
| 14:00 | Djalti  3' Brahimi  32', 44' | Zekri  40' | Stadium: Stade Akid Lotfi | 
| 25 April 1996 Round 13 | USM Alger | 1–0 | JS Kabylie | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Dziri  13' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 28 March 1996 Round 14 | CR Belouizdad | 3–1 | USM Alger | Belouizdad | 
| 14:00 | Chedba  7' Ali Moussa  32' Meliani  ?' | Fouial  83' | Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium | 
| 4 April 1996 Round 15 | USM Alger | 1–0 | CS Constantine | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Rahim  25' (pen.) | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 11 April 1996 Round 16 | USM Alger | 4–2 | USM Blida | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Rahim  3' (pen.), 71' Brakni  53' Zekri  55' | Hakim Zane  38' (pen.), 79' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 18 April 1996 Round 17 | US Chaouia | 1–0 | USM Alger | Oum El Bouaghi | 
| 14:00 |  ?' | Stadium: Stade Hassouna Zerdani | 
| 2 May 1996 Round 18 | USM Alger | 2–1 | ASM Oran | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Rahim  25' (pen.) Mehdaoui  38' |  ?' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 6 May 1996 Round 19 | USM Alger | 1–0 | JS Bordj Ménaïel | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Zekri  14' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 13 May 1996 Round 20 | AS Aïn M'lila | 0–0 | USM Alger | Aïn M'lila | 
| 14:00 | Stadium: Stade des Frères Demane Debih | 
| 20 May 1996 Round 21 | USM Alger | 1–0 | CA Batna | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Khaouni  35' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 20 June 1996 Round 22 | MC Alger | 1–0 | USM Alger | Algiers | 
| 14:00 | Aït Tahar  54' Lezzoum, Khiat Sofiane (Zitouni 58'), Benaissi, Fatahine, Lazizi (c), Sellou, Ait Tahar, Khezrouni, Tebbal, Benali, Mechri - Coach: Bencheikh Ali & Biskri Mustapha | Zemmouri, Hamici, Boumrar, Hamdoud, Brakni, Mehdaoui, Sloukia (Smati 70'), Dziri, Zekri, Rahim (Salhi 20') - Coach: Mustapha Aksouh | Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Bendada, Hafirassou, Belatrèche | 
| 1 July 1996 Round 23 | USM Alger | 4–1 | WA Boufarik | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Mahdaoui  8' Zekri  28' Dziri  85' Hamid Aït Belkacem  90' |  ?' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 8 July 1996 Round 24 | MC Oran | 1–0 | USM Alger | Oran | 
| 14:00 | Belloumi  69' | Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium | 
| 11 July 1996 Round 25 | USM Alger | 1–0 | USM Aïn Beïda | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Hamdoud  61' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 18 July 1996 Round 26 | USM El Harrach | 0–2 | USM Alger | El Harrach | 
| 14:00 | Dziri  61', 64' | Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium | 
| 25 July 1996 Round 27 | USM Alger | 1–0 | WA Tlemcen | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Sloukia  72' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 29 July 1996 Round 28 | JS Kabylie | 1–1 | USM Alger | Tizi Ouzou | 
| 14:00 | Hadj Adlane  ?' | Brakni  ?' | Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium | 
| 1 August 1996 Round 29 | USM Alger | 2–1 | CR Belouizdad | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Mehdaoui  5' Zekri  64' (pen.) |  ?' | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | 
| 5 August 1996 Round 30 | CS Constantine | 1–2 | USM Alger | Constantine | 
| 14:00 | Kaoua  63' | Report[8] | Dziri  3', 34' (pen.) Hamiti, Boumrar, Hamdoud, Bouhmidi, Mehdaoui, Marcel, Dziri, Zekri, Sloukia (Ait Belkacim), Khouni (Youcef Zemmouri) - Coach: Ahmed Aït El Hocine and Mustapha Aksouh | Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Salim Oussaci | 
Algerian Cup
| 8 March 1996 Round of 64 | WA Boufarik | 1–2 | USM Alger | Boufarik | 
| 14:30 | Abbane  32' |  77' Sloukia  85' Smatti | Stadium: Stade Mohamed-Reggaz | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
Algerian League Cup
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR Belouizdad | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 | 
| USM Alger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | 
| JS Kabylie | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | 
| WA Boufarik | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 
| 30 November 1995 first leg | USM Alger | 0–0 | WA Boufarik | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 14 December 1995 first leg | USM Alger | 1–0 | JS Kabylie | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Dziri  ?' (pen.) | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | ||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 21 December 1995 second leg | WA Boufarik | 1–1 | USM Alger | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 28 December 1995 second leg | USM Alger | 0–3 | CR Belouizdad | Bologhine | 
| 14:00 | Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 4 January 1996 first leg | CR Belouizdad | 2–0 | USM Alger | Belouizdad | 
| 14:00 | Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
| 15 January 1996 second leg | JS Kabylie | 0–1 | USM Alger | Tizi Ouzou | 
| 14:00 | Aït Belkacem  ?' | Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium | ||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Ahmed Aït El Hocine | ||||
Squad information
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | Algerian Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ALG | Toufik Zemmouri | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  ALG | Redouane Hamiti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ALG | Mohamed Hamdoud | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ALG | Farouk Bouhamidi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ALG | Abdenour Hamici | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ALG | Rachid Boumrar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ALG | Abdelmalek Brakni | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ALG | Mohamed Briki | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  ALG | Billel Dziri | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  ALG | Toufik Fouial | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  ALG | Salaheddine Mehdaoui | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  ALG | Samir Sloukia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  ALG | Sid Ahmed Marcel | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  ALG | Hamid Aït Belkacem | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  ALG | Brahim Salhi | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  ALG | Mehdi Khelfouni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ALG | Azzedine Rahim | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ALG | Nacer Zekri | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ALG | Abdelmalek Khouni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ALG | Fouad Smati | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  ALG | Youcef Zemmouri | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | National 1 | Cup | League Cup | TOTAL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? |  | Azzedine Rahim | FW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 
| ? |  | Billel Dziri | MF | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 
| ? |  | Nacer Zekri | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 
| ? |  | Salaheddine Mehdaoui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| ? |  | Hamid Aït Belkacem | FW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| ? |  | Mohamed Hamdoud | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| ? |  | Samir Sloukia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| ? |  | Abdelmalek Khouni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ? |  | Abdelmalek Brakni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ? |  | Toufik Fouial | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| ? |  | Sid Ahmed Marcel | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| ? |  | Abdenour Hamici | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| ? |  | Brahim Salhi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| ? |  | Foued Smati | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 39 | 2 | 2+1 | 43+1 | |||
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | GK |  Belgharbi | AS Aïn M'lila | Free transfer | |
| 1995 | DF |  Toufik Brakni | RC Kouba | Free transfer | |
| 1995 | MF |  Billel Dziri | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer | |
| 1995 | MF |  Nabil Mehdaoui | USMM Hadjout | Free transfer | |
| 1995 | FW |  Nacer Zekri | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer | |
| 1995 | FW |  Abdelmalek Khouni | AS Aïn M'lila | Free transfer | 
Out
References
- ↑ Résultat de la 1 ère journée du Championnat National 1995-1996, paru dans "El Moudjahid", du samedi 16 septembre 1995 page 21.
- ↑ Résultats de la 2e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" numéro 1535 du dimanche 24 septembre 1995 page 8 et l'authentique du mardi 10 octobre 1995 page 24.
- ↑ Résultats de la 3e journée parus dans "El Moudjahid" du samedi 30 septembre 1995 page 20 et le Quotidien numéro 239 du samedi 30 septembre 1995 pages 23 et 24. * l'opinion numéro 902 du samedi 21 octobre 1995 page 18.
- ↑ Résultats de la 4e journée parus dans le Quotidien d'Oran du samedi 7 octobre 1995 page 24.
- ↑ Résultats de la 5e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" du mercredi 18 octobre 1995 pages 7 et 8 et Ouest-Tribune du mercredi 18 octobre 1995 page 22.
- ↑ Résultats de la 6e journée parus dans le Quotidien d'Oran numéro 262 du samedi 28 octobre 1995 pages 1 et 24 et Ouest tribune du meme jour page 20 ** "Le Soir d'Algérie" du dimanche 29 octobre 1995 page 9 ** "El Moudjahid" numéro 9571 du mardi 9 avril 1996 page 21.
- ↑ Résultats de la 7e journée parus dans "Le Soir d'Algérie" du lundi 30 octobre 1995 page 7 et "El Moudjahid" du mardi 31 octobre 1995.
- ↑ "شباب قسنطينة vs اتحاد العاصمة موسم 1996/1995". just picture from the Facebook page Chouaib Kahoul Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links
- Djamil Merad (February 7, 2007). "Algeria 1995/96". RSSSF. Retrieved December 14, 2016.