USM Alger (basketball)
Union sportive de la médina d'Alger (basketball) (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر لكرة السلة), referred to as USM Alger BK for a short, is a basketball club based in Algiers, Algeria that played in the Algerian Basketball Championship the team founded in 1942.[1]
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Leagues | Algerian Basketball Championship | ||
Founded | 1942 | ||
Arena | Salle Rais Hamidou | ||
Location | 2, avenue Ziar Abdelkader Bab El Oued Algiers, Algeria | ||
Team colors | Black, Red | ||
President | Saïd Allik | ||
Head coach | Reda Saiak | ||
Championships | 3 Men's Championship 3 Women's Championship 2 Women's Cup | ||
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History
USM Alger was the most famous Algerian club basketball after independence, the team won the league title three times, adding the team's arrival two to the Algerian cup final in 1989 and 1996 and the defeat against the best clubs of basketball in Algeria MC Alger and WA Boufarik respectively, currently plays in the second division last time the team was in the first division was the 2012-2013 season, the women's team has the completion of the sole title of the Algerian cup in 1986
In the Algerian Basketball Cup season 2014–15 the USM Alger withdrew from the Round of 16 against Olympique Batna.[2] and in the season of 2016–17, the USMA managed to return to the Super division A after he finished first in the playoffs in the group included ESB Ouargla, MC Saida and OS Bordj Bou Arréridj. under the leadership of the young coach Reda Saiak the Red and Black, who finish the tournament at the top of the standings, thus find the elite four years after their relegation.[3][4]
Honours
Men's
- Champion (3): 1965–66, 1966–67 and 1968–69
- Runner-up (2): 1988–89, 1995-96
Women's
- Algerian Women's Basketball Championship
- Champion (3): 1968–69, 1985–86 and 1990–91
- winners (2): 1978–79 and 1985–86
- Runner-up (4): 1986–87, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93
Roster (Men)
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Updated as of June 22, 2017
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Notable players
Statistics
Season by season
Season | Regular season | Algerian Cup | |||||||
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Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | L | GF | GA | ||
1965–66 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1966–67 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1968–69 | Super Division A | Champion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1988–89 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up | |
1990–91 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinalist | |
1992–93 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | |
1995–96 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Runner-up | |
1996–97 | Super Division A | 6th | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Semifinalist |
1997–98 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinalist | |
1998–99 | Super Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1999–00 | Super Division A | 12th | 23 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
2005–06 | Super Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Super Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Super Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | Super Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Super Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010–11 | Super Division A | 11th | 40 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 |
2011–12 | Super Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Super Division A | 5th | 26 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1146 | 1278 | Round of 16 |
2013–14 | Super Division B | 6th | 23 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Round of 64 |
2014–15 | Super Division B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 | |
2015–16 | Super Division B | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 961 | 796 | Quarterfinalist |
2016–17 | Super Division B | 2nd | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Round of 32 |
2017–18 | National 1 | 10th | 46 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 1928 | 1990 | Round of 32 |
2018–19 | National 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | |
2019–20 | National 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | |
References
- "Sid-Ali Abdelhamid à l'honneur !". usm-alger.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "Basketball/ Coupe d'Algérie "messieurs" (8e de finale) : forfait de l'USM Alger contre l'O. Batna". djazairess.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "L'USM Alger et l'OS Bou Arréridj accèdent en Super division A". hoopsdz.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- "L'USM Alger et l'OSB Bou-Arréridj accèdent en Superdivision A". lesoirdalgerie.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.