1997–98 USM Alger season

In the 1997–98 season, USM Alger competed in the National for the 22nd time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian Cup, the Algerian League Cup, the African Cup Winners' Cup, and the CAF Champions League.

USM Alger
1997–98 season
ChairmanSaïd Allik
Head coachYounes Ifticène
StadiumOmar Hamadi Stadium
National 1Runners–up
Algerian CupRound of 16
Algerian League CupQuarter-final
CAF Champions LeagueGroup stage
African Cup Winners' CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Réda Zouani (4 goals)

All:
Tarek Hadj Adlane (6 goals)

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
National 15 6 7 2 18 13 +5 040.00 N/A Runners–up 1 January 1998 29 June 1998
Algerian Cup 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 066.67 Round of 64 Round of 16 16 March 1998 13 April 1998
Algerian League Cup 4 2 1 1 13 3 +10 050.00 Round of 64 Quarter-finals 2 October 1997 16 October 1997
CAF Champions League 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 050.00 Group stage 24 August 1997 8 November 1997
African Cup Winners' Cup 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 First Round 26 April 1998 8 May 1998
Total 30 15 10 5 49 24 +25 050.00

Championnat National

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 USM Alger (Q) 14 6 7 1 16 10 +6 25 Qualified for the championship final
2 JS Kabylie 14 6 4 4 14 11 +3 22
3 ES Mostaganem 14 6 3 5 20 16 +4 21
4 ES Sétif 14 4 6 4 15 15 0 18
5 MC Alger 14 3 7 4 8 11 3 16
6 AS Aïn M'lila 14 2 9 3 8 11 3 15
7 WA Boufarik 14 1 9 4 11 12 1 12
8 USM Blida 14 1 9 4 9 13 4 12
Source: rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 30 January 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHAHAHAAAHAHAH
ResultDWDWDWDWWDDDLW
Position423111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

1 January 1998 Round 1USM Alger0–0MC AlgerAlgiers
14:00 Djahnine  1'
Meftah  36'
Report[1] Fatahine  4'
Allouche  20'
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Zekrini, Mazari, Athamna
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Khouni (Hamid Aït Belkacem), Djahnine, Smati, Zouani, Zekri - Coach Younes Ifticène
8 January 1998 Round 2USM Alger2–0ES SétifBologhine
14:00 Zouani  66'
Hamdoud  66'
Zekri  88'
Meftah  85'
Report[2] Mehdaoui  31'
Bouzidi  48'
Debboucha  71'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Allazzoun, Bouayed, Tadji
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Khouni (Hamid Aït Belkacem 46') Djahnine (Mehdaoui 79') Semati, Zekri, Réda Zouani - Coach Younes Ifticène
15 January 1998 Round 3USM Blida1–1USM AlgerBlida
14:00 Bilal Harkes  53' Khouni  35' Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
22 January 1998 Round 4USM Alger3–2WA BoufarikBologhine
14:00 Hamid Aït Belkacem  1'
Zekri  52'
Ghoul  59'
Hassab  71' (pen.)
Saib  87'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
26 February 1998 Round 5JS Kabylie0–0USM AlgerTizi Ouzou
14:00 Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
5 March 1998 Round 6USM Alger3–2ES MostaganemBologhine
14:00 Khouni  7'
Ghoul  16'
Hamid Aït Belkacem  68'
Djender  44'
Merakchi  88'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
30 March 1998 Round 7AS Aïn M'lila1–1USM AlgerAïn M'lila
14:00 Ghoul  45' (pen.) Stadium: Stade des Frères Demane-Debbih
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
17 April 1998 Round 8MC Alger0–1USM AlgerAlgiers
14:00 Saïfi  87' Mehdaoui  31' (pen.)
Meftah  71'
Manga  75'
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Referee: Benchenâa, Chadli, Bourayou
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belemllat, Hamdoud, Ghoul (Mehdaoui 13'), Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Hadj Adlane, Djahnine, Smati, Zouani (Zekri 67'), Maiga (Khouni 80') - Coach Younes Ifticène
11 May 1998 Round 9ES Sétif1–3USM AlgerSétif
14:00 Rahmouni  23' Hadj Adlane  31'
Khouni  34'
Zouani  38'
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
18 May 1998 Round 10USM Alger1–1USM BlidaBologhine
14:00 Abacha  10' Zeghdoud  63' (o.g.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
14 May 1998 Round 11WA Boufarik0–0USM AlgerBoufarik
14:00 Stadium: Stade Mohamed Reggaz
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
22 May 1998 Round 12USM Alger0–0JS KabylieBologhine
14:00 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
28 May 1998 Round 13ES Mostaganem2–0USM AlgerMostaganem
14:00 Lahmer
Diss
Meghni
Merakchi  56', 59' (pen.)
Sloukia
Djahnine
Hamdani
Khouni
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Bensaïd
Referee: Benchenâa, Chadli, Atrous
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdoud (Zouani), Djahnine, Hamdani, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Dziri, Khouni, Sloukia, Hamid Aït Belkacem (Smati), Mehdaoui (Abacha) - Coach Younes Ifticène
11 June 1998 Round 14USM Alger1–0AS Aïn M'lilaBologhine
14:00 Réda Zouani  10' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène

Championship final

29 June 1998 USM El Harrach3–2USM AlgerAlgiers
16:00 Benaissi ?'
Diab  69'
Boutaleb  73' (pen.)
Ryad Benchikha  80'  81'
Kabri  15'
Benaissi  27'
Lounici  37'
Report[3] Zouani  36'
Manga  37'  65'
Smati  58'
Zeghdoud 90'
Stadium: Stade du 5 Juillet
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Zeghdoud, Hamdani (Tizarouine 87), Meftah, Hamdoud, Smati, Boumrar, Dziri, Djahnine (Mehdaoui 81), Zouani (Hadj Adlane 68), Manga - Coach Younes Ifticène

Algerian Cup

16 March 1998 Round of 64WA Constantine0–5USM AlgerConstantine
13:00 Report[4] Manga  36', 48'
Djahnine  44'
Hamdoud  57'
Hamid Aït Belkacem  68'
Stadium: Ramadan Ben-Abdelmalek Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Hamdoud, Hamid Aït Belkacem, Djahnine, Manga - Coach Younes Ifticène
26 March 1998 Round of 32IRM Béchar0–2USM AlgerBéchar
14:00 Hamdoud  30'
Meftah  83'
Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Younes Ifticène
13 April 1998 Round of 16MO Constantine2–0USM AlgerConstantine
14:30 Berrahou  4'
Soultani  75' (pen.)
Stadium: Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - - Coach Younes Ifticène

Algerian League Cup

2 October 1997 Round of 64USM Alger4–0Hydra ACBologhine
14:30 Marcel  ?', ?' Report[5] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
6 October 1997 Round of 32USM Alger8–1SKAF Khemis MilianaBologhine
14:30 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
9 October 1997 Round of 16USM Alger1–1
(5–4 p)
RS KoubaBologhine
14:30 Khaouni  33' Report[6] Ferroudj  56' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
16 October 1997 Quarter-finalsUSM Blida1–0USM AlgerBlida
14:30 Zouani  62' Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, , , , , , , Hamid Aït Belkacem, Dziri, , Hadj Adlane - Coach Younes Ifticène

CAF Champions League

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RAC USM PRI ORL
Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 0–2 4–0 1–0
USM Alger 6 3 2 1 9 6 +3 11 2–2 1–0 2–1
Primeiro de Agosto 6 3 1 2 7 9 2 10 1–1 2–1 2–1
Orlando Pirates 6 0 1 5 5 10 5 1 1–2 1–1 1–2
Source: rsssf.com
24 August 1997 Matchday 1USM Alger 2–2 Raja CasablancaAlgiers, Algeria
14:00 UTC+1 Hadj Adlane  17', 85'  30'
Zekri  59'
Nazir  39'
Fahmi  90+3'
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belgherbi, Djahnine, Hamdani, Meftah (Menad 78’), Ghoul, Hamdoud, Dziri, Zekri (Ait Belkacim 70’), Hadj Adlane, Mehdaoui (Marcel 51’), Smati - Coach Younes Ifticène
5 September 1997 Matchday 2USM Alger 2–1 Orlando PiratesAlgiers, Algeria
15:30 UTC+1 Ghoul  12' (pen.)
Hadj Adlane  47'
Report[7] Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , Meftah, Ghoul, Hamdoud, , , Djahnine, Dziri, Hadj Adlane, Zekri, - Coach Younes Ifticène
19 September 1997 Matchday 3Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 USM AlgerLuanda, Angola
16:00 UTC+1 Julião  ?'
Kiss  ?' (pen.)
Report[8] Zekri  ?' Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela
Referee: Magassa Sidi Bekaye (Mali)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , Zekri, - Coach Younes Ifticène
12 October 1997 Matchday 4Raja Casablanca 0–2 USM AlgerCasablanca, Morocco
15:00 UTC+0 Bekkari  82' Report[9] Khelfouni  ?'
Hamdoud  38'
Ghoul  46'
Belmellat  64'
Dziri  68', 75'
Djahnine  90'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed V
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Meftah, Hamdoud, Hamdani, Ghoul, Marcel (Briki 89’), Dziri, Khelfouni (Ait Belkacim 74’), Djahnine, Hadj Adlane, Mehdaoui - Coach Younes Ifticène
25 October 1997 Matchday 5Orlando Pirates 1–1 USM AlgerJohannesburg, South Africa
14:00 UTC+2 Report[10] Hadj Adlane  17' Stadium: FNB Stadium
Referee: Charle Masembi (Uganda)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdani, Meftah, Boumrar, , Khelfouni, Marcel, Mehdaoui, Hadj Adlane, Dziri, - Coach Younes Ifticène
8 November 1997 Matchday 6USM Alger 1–0 Primeiro de AgostoAlgiers, Algeria
14:00 UTC+1 Dziri  28'
Zekri  ?'
?  ?' Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: ()
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, ?, ?, Hamdani, , Meftah , Ghoul , Djahnine , Hamdoud , Dziri , Zekri , Hadj Adlane - (Khouni ?’), (Menad ?’), (Smati ?’) - Coach Younes Ifticène

African Cup Winners' Cup

First Round

26 April 1998 First legGhapoha Readers 0–1 USM AlgerAccra, Ghana
16:00 UTC+1 Report[11] Hamdoud  70' Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium
Referee: ? (Morocco)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène
8 May 1998 Second legUSSM Alger 1–0 Ghapoha ReadersBologhine, Algeria
15:30 UTC+1 Zouani  84' Report[12] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Moussa Kayoté (Mali)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Younes Ifticène

Squad information

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNationalAlgerian CupLeague CupCup Winners' CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
GK Farid Belmellat 605000000010
GK Belgherbi 100000000010
Defenders
DF Tarek Ghoul 503000000020
DF Mounir Zeghdoud 505000000000
DF Fayçal Hamdani 705000000020
DF Mahieddine Meftah 705000000020
DF Mohamed Hamdoud 705000000020
DF Abdelouahab Tizarouine 101000000000
DF Fouad Smati 605000000010
DF Mohamed Briki 100000000010
Midfielders
MF Farid Djahnine 705000000020
MF Nabil Mehdaoui 614100000020
MF Mohamed Abacha 101000000000
MF Samir Sloukia 101000000000
MF Billel Dziri 422000000022
MF Hamid Aït Belkacem 503000000020
MF Rachid Boumrar 101000000000
MF Sid Ahmed Marcel 200000000020
MF Mehdi Khelfouni 100000000010
Forwards
FW Tarek Hadj Adlane 422000000022
FW Mohamed Manga 212100000000
FW Nasser Zekri 413100000010
FW Réda Zouani 525200000000
FW Abdelmalek Khouni 404000000000
FW Djamel Menad 100000000010

Last updated: 10 May 2001
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. L 1 AC LC CL 1 CC 3 TOTAL
Tarek Hadj AdlaneFW20?406
Réda ZouaniFW40?015
Tarek GhoulDF30?104
Abdelmalek KhouniMF30?003
Billel DziriMF00?303
Mohamed MangaFW12?003
Nasser ZekriFW20?103
Hamid Aït BelkacemMF21?003
Mohamed HamdoudDF02?013
Mohamed AbachaMF10?001
Nabil MehdaouiFW10?001
Mahieddine MeftahDF01?001
Farid DjahnineMF01?001
Own Goals00?000
Totals187139249

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1998.
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 Farid Belmellat (1970-10-18)18 October 1970 (aged 27) RC Kouba
Defenders
RB / CB Mohamed Hamdoud (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 21) Youth system
CB Mounir Zeghdoud (1970-11-18)18 November 1970 (aged 27) USM Aïn Beïda
LB / CB / RB Mahieddine Meftah (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 29) JS Kabylie
DF Fayçal Hamdani (C) (1970-07-13)13 July 1970 (aged 27) WA Boufarik
LB Tarek Ghoul (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (aged 22) USM El Harrach
DF Abdelouahab Tizarouine (1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 26) US Chaouia
Midfielders
CM Billel Dziri (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 25) NA Hussein Dey
MF Sid Ahmed Marcel
MF Farid Djahnine (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 21) Youth system
MF Nabil Mehdaoui USMM Hadjout
MF Hamid Aït Belkacem
Forwards
FW Tarek Hadj Adlane (1965-01-11)11 January 1965 (aged 32) JS Kabylie
FW Nasser Zekri (1971-08-03)3 August 1971 (aged 26) NA Hussein Dey
FW Fouad Smati (1975-12-02)2 December 1975 (aged 22) Youth system
FW Abdelmalek Khouni (1969-12-23)23 December 1969 (aged 28) AS Aïn M'lila
FW Réda Zouani (1968-05-20)20 May 1968 (aged 29) USM Blida
FW Djamel Menad (1960-07-22)22 July 1960 (aged 37) JS Kabylie
FW Mohamed Manga (1977-03-30)30 March 1977 (aged 20)
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References

  1. Résultat de la 1re journée du Championnat d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Division 1 (poule B), paru dans "Le Matin", 7e année, no 1800 daté du Saturday 3 January 1997, page 12 et 13.
  2. Résultats de la 2e journée du Championnat d'Algérie de football 1997-1998 (poule B), Division 1, parus dans "Le Matin", 7e année, N° 1805 daté du Thursday date 8 January 1997, pages 12 et 13.
  3. Résultat de la finale championnat d'Algérie 1997-1998, paru dans "Le Matin", no 1948 daté du mardi 30 juin 1998, page 22; et El Watan daté du mardi 30 juin 1998, page 14.
  4. Résultats des 1/32 de finale paru dans le Soir d'Algérie du mercredi 18 mars 1998 page 10 et le quotidien d'Oran n° 978 du mardi 17 mars 1998 page 24.
  5. Résultat de la Premier tour (1/32) definale de Coupe de la Ligue d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Coupe du 1er novembre , paru dans "Le Quotidien d'Oran", 3e année, N° 841 daté du Saturday 4 octobre 1997, page 23 et 24.
  6. Résultat de la Huitièmes de finale de Coupe de la Ligue d'Algérie de football 1997-1998, Coupe du 1er novembre , paru dans "El Khabar", 8e année, N° 847 daté du Saturday 11 octobre 1997, page 16 et 17.
  7. El Khabar du samedi 6 septembre 1997 page 17. et Le Matin numero 1699 du samedi 6 septembre 1997 page 23.
  8. El Khabar du dimanche 21 septembre 1997 page 24.
  9. El Khabar numero 2092 du lundi 13 octobre 1997 page 24.
  10. El Khabar numero 2103 du dimanche 26 octobre 1997 page 18.
  11. El Watan du lundi 27 avril 1998 page 17.
  12. Le Matin numero 1903 du samedi 9 mai 1998 page 13
  • Djamil Merad (February 7, 2007). "Algeria 1997/98". rsssf.com. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
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