USM Blida

Union Sportive Madinat Blida (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة البليدة‎), known as USM Blida or simply USMB for short, is a football club based in the city of Blida. The club was founded in June 1932 and its colours are green and white. Their home stadium, the Brakni Brothers Stadium, has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue 2.

USM Blida
Full nameUnion Sportive Madinat Blida
Nickname(s)Salvador
Founded16 June 1932 (1932-06-16)
as Union Sportive Musulmane de Blida
GroundBrakni Brothers Stadium, Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Capacity10,000
ChairmanSid Ali Bencherchali
Head CoachSofiane Nechma
LeagueLigue 2
2019–20Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur, Group Centre, 8th (promoted)

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 Septembre 1933 in the first round of North African Cup.[1]

On 5 August 2020, USM Blida promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.[2]

Club identity

Colours

Since the establishment of the club, the colours are the green and the red.

Crest

Historical evolution of the club's crest.

  • First badge of the club
  • Previous badge of the club
  • Actual badge of the club

Stadium

USM Blida play their home matches at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 2011.

Current squad

As of 29 March 2020 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ALG Oussama Lalili
— DF  ALG Nidhal Benichnacha
— DF  ALG Zakaria Zaitri
— DF  ALG Hocine Ouamri
— DF  ALG Mohamed Abdou Taieb Solimane
— MF  ALG Abderrahmane Sellami
— MF  ALG Mehdi Kacem
— MF  ALG Omar Ousmail
— MF  ALG Abderahmane Sellami
— MF  ALG Islem Benhocine
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ALG Bilel Herbache
— MF  ALG Mohamed Islam Belhadj
— FW  ALG Boufeldja Djelti
— FW  ALG Youcef El Keboub
— FW  ALG Aimen Dadsi
— FW  ALG Mohamed Abdelaziz Tchikou
— FW  ALG Mohamed Amine Aoudia
— MF  ALG Hocine Metref
— MF  ALG Chouaib Zellami
— DF  ALG Braim Ladraâ

Honours

Domestic competitions
Runner-up (1): 2002–03
Champion (4): 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2014–15
Runner-up (1): 1995–96

Regional competitions
1947 – Quarter-finals
1952 – Round of 32
1953 – Round of 32
1954 – Semi-final
1955 – Round of 32
1996 – Group stage
2004 – Second round

North African Cup
Season Round Club Home Away
1946–1947
Round of 16 CS Hammam-Lif / 0–1
Quarter-finals US Marocaine 0–1 /
1952–1953
Round of 32 SC Bel Abbès / 4–0
1953–1954
Round of 32 ES Sahel 1–0 2–2
Round of 16 EJ Philippevilleˌ 1–0 /
Quarter-finals Gallia Club Oran 1–0 /
Semi-finals USM Oran / 1–0
1954–1955
Round of 32 Club Africain 2–3 /
1955–1956
Round of 32 GC Mascara / 4–0

Arab Champions League
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1996
Group stage (A) Al-Ahly / 5–1 3rd place
Shabab Rafah / 1–0
2003–04 First Round MAS Fez 0–1 1–3 2–3
Group stage (C) CS Sfaxien 2–2 1–0 4th place
Espérance de Tunis 0–5 2–1
Zamalek SC 0–2 1–1

Records
  • League victory: 7–1 v WA Tlemcen, 26 October 2000
  • Cup victory: 6–0 v NRB Lardjem, 29 January 2006

Presidents
  • 1932–1933 : Benaïssa Menhaouch Kherroube
  • 1933–1933 : Mohamed Chelha
  • 1933–1936 : Ali Rouabah as "Braham"
  • 1936–1939 : Ahmed Kassoul
  • 1939–1950 : Hamid Kassoul
  • 1950–1953 : Belkacem Benarbia & Bachir Abdelouahab
  • 1953–1964 : Dr. Hadji Mustapaha
  • 1964–1965 : Abdelkader Abed
  • 1965–1969 : Dr. Hadji Mustapaha
  • 1970's : Braham Douidene
  • 1975's : Rachid Otmane Tolba
  • 1981–1985 : Djillali Sellimi
  • 1985–1988 : Abdallah Kerrache
  • 1989–1991 : Maâmar Djeguaguene
  • 1991–1996 : Zoubir Bendali
  • 1996–2004 : Mohamed Zaïm
  • 2004–2007 : Mohamed Zahaf
  • 2008–2014 : Mohamed Zaïm
  • 2014–2015 : Mohamed Douidene
  • 2015–2015: Hamid Foufa
  • 2016–2016: Lyes Zouaoui
  • 2016–2017: Sidali Ben Cherchali
  • 2017–2017: Smaïl Berdaoui
  • 2017–2018: Chouaib Alim
  • 2018–2018: Salim Sidi Moussa
  • 2019–2019: Mohamed Berdane
  • 2020–: Sidali Ben Cherchali

Transfers

List of managers
See also: List of USM Blida managers

The first manager of USM Blida was Abdelkader Hadef, who joined the club in 1932 as a player-manager. The current manager is Sofiane Nechma, who took over the club in March 2020.

Recent seasons
Main article: List of USM Blida seasons
Season League Cup Top goalscorer(s)[3]
Division Pos Pts P W D L GF GA GD Name Goals Ref.
2010-2011 Division 116th293078151630-14Round of 32Abdelkader Harizi5[4]
2011-2012 Division 25th453012994036+4Round of 64Brahim Ledraâ10[5]
2012-2013 Division 25th483013984427+17Round of 16Mustapha Melika11[6]
2013-2014 Division 26th473013893425+95th RoundMohamed Amine Hammia8[7]
2014-2015 Division 21st5330141153522+13Round of 64Fethi Noubli14[8]
2015-2016 Division 114th363071582029-9Round of 32Bedrane, Amiri, Hichem Cherif, Sylla3[9]
2016-2017 Division 22nd513014973119+12Round of 32Youcef Zerguine8[10]
2017-2018 Division 116th233058172850-22Quarter-finalsSamy Frioui17[11]
2018-2019 Division 216th173038191544-29Round of 64Abdelmalik Hadef5[12]
2019-2020 Division 38th312471072319+44th RoundBilel Herbache6[13]
2020-2021 Division 2

See also

References
  1. "Au Stade Lebon: US Musulmane Blidéenne bat le SC Ménerville, par 2 buts à 1". gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. "Saison 2019/2020 : Les clubs de Division Nationale Amateurs promus en Ligue 2".
  3. Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Cup of Algeria, League Cup and Arab Cup) are counted.
  4. "Statistics 2010–11 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. "Statistics 2011–12 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. "Statistics 2012–13 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. "Statistics 2013–14 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. "Statistics 2014–15 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  9. "Statistics 2015–16 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  10. "Statistics 2016–17 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  11. "Statistics 2017–18 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  12. "Statistics 2018–19 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  13. "Statistics 2019–20 USM Blida season". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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