2019–20 USM Bel Abbès season

In the 2019–20 season, USM Bel Abbès is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 25th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[4] On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.[5]

USM Bel-Abbès

2019–20 season
Chairman	Kaddour Benayad
Head coach	Younes Ifticène (from 31 July 2019)[1] (until 16 August 2019) Abdelkader Yaiche (from 8 September 2019)[2] (until 1 March 2020)[3]
Stadium	Stade 24 Fevrier 1956
Ligue 1	Pre-season
Algerian Cup	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: Abdennour Belhocini (7 goals) All: Abdennour Belhocini (7 goals)

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—	N/A	To be confirmed	17 August 2019	In Progress
Algerian Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—	Round of 64	To be confirmed	28 December 2019	In Progress
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Updated to match played 3 June 2019
Source: Competitions

Ligue 1

Main article: 2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
9	USM Alger	22	9	5	8	25	25	0	29[lower-alpha 1]	1.32[lower-alpha 1]
10	Paradou AC	20	7	5	8	20	18	+2	26[lower-alpha 2]	1.30[lower-alpha 2]
11	USM Bel Abbès	21	8	2	11	22	31	−9	26[lower-alpha 2]	1.24[lower-alpha 2]
12	ASO Chlef	21	6	7	8	15	17	−2	25	1.19
13	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	22	6	7	9	22	29	−7	25	1.14

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: dzfoot.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Notes:

1. USM Alger were deducted 3 points due to their withdrawal in their game against MC Alger.[6] The decision has been appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[7]
2. Head-to-head points: Paradou 3, Bel-Abbès 0

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 22 April 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	L
Position	16	16	16	15	15	11	7	9	11	13	10	11	10	9	6	9

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

MC Oran v USM Bel Abbès

17 August 2019 Round 1	MC Oran	3–1	USM Bel Abbès	Oran
20:45	Mansouri  18' (pen.) Mesmoudi  58' Guertil  70'	Soccerway report	Belhocini  50' (pen.)	Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium Referee: Said Aouina

USM Bel Abbès v CA Bordj Bou Arreridj

24 August 2019 Round 2	USM Bel Abbès	1–3	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	Sidi Bel Abbès
21:00	Belhocini  35' (pen.)	Soccerway report	Arroussi  47' Abbas  58' (o.g.) Zerara  77'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Lyés Bekouassa

NC Magra v USM Bel Abbès

30 August 2019 Round 3	NC Magra	2–1	USM Bel Abbès	Sétif
20:00	Tatem  65' Demane  81'	Soccerway report	Aichi  62'	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Hamza Bouslimani

USM Bel Abbès v NA Hussein Dey

12 September 2019 Round 4	USM Bel Abbès	1–1	NA Hussein Dey	Sidi Bel Abbès
17:45	Belhocini  33' (pen.)	Soccerway report	Zerdoum  68'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Rafik Achouri

US Biskra v USM Bel Abbès

24 September 2019 Round 5	US Biskra	1–2	USM Bel Abbès	Biskra
19:00	Boufligha  81'	Soccerway report	Bouda  3' Gharbi  45'	Stadium: Stade du 18 Février Referee: Hamza Boucetta

ASO Chlef v USM Bel Abbès

5 October 2019 Round 7	ASO Chlef	0–1	USM Bel Abbès	Chlef
18:45		Soccerway report	Benamrane  10' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag Referee: Youcef Gamouh

USM Bel Abbès v CR Belouizdad

23 October 2019 Round 8	USM Bel Abbès	0–1	CR Belouizdad	Sidi Bel Abbès
18:00		Soccerway report	Bouchar  17'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Yazid Ibrir

USM Bel Abbès v JS Kabylie

4 November 2019 Round 6	USM Bel Abbès	2–1	JS Kabylie	Sidi Bel Abbès
18:45	Barka  25' Belhocini  62'	Soccerway report	Bencherifa  66'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef

ES Sétif v USM Bel Abbès

9 November 2019 Round 10	ES Sétif	2–1	USM Bel Abbès	Sétif
18:00	Bouguelmouna  69' Ghacha  89'	Soccerway report	Bouguettaya  90'	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Hamza Bouslimani

USM Bel Abbès v CS Constantine

23 November 2019 Round 11	USM Bel Abbès	2–1	CS Constantine	Sidi Bel Abbès
15:00	Aichi  71' Belhocini  78'	Soccerway report	Abid  15'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Lyés Bekouassa

AS Ain M'lila v USM Bel Abbès

30 November 2019 Round 12	AS Ain M'lila	3–0	USM Bel Abbès	Aïn M'lila
15:00	Ibouzidène  56' Achour  65' (o.g.) Debbih  67'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Touhami Zoubir Khelifi Stadium Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar

USM Bel Abbès v MC Alger

7 December 2019 Round 13	USM Bel Abbès	3–1	MC Alger	Sidi Bel Abbès
15:00	Belhocini  42', 80' (pen.) Haddad  89'	Soccerway report	Alati  38'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Youcef Gamouh

JS Saoura v USM Bel Abbès

16 December 2019 Round 14	JS Saoura	0–1	USM Bel Abbès	Béchar
17:00		Soccerway report	Metref  79'	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Amine Sekhraoui

USM Bel Abbès v USM Alger

21 December 2019 Round 15	USM Bel Abbès	1–0	USM Alger	Sidi Bel Abbès
18:45	Litt  87'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Redouane Necib

Paradou AC v USM Bel Abbès

8 January 2020 Round 9	Paradou AC	3–0	USM Bel Abbès	Bologhine
17:00	Zorgane  13' Guenaoui  35', 53'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Farouk Mial

USM Bel Abbès v MC Oran

1 February 2020 Round 16	USM Bel Abbès	1–2	MC Oran	Sidi Bel Abbès
18:45	Litt  45'	Soccerway report	Nadji  4', 63'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar

CA Bordj Bou Arreridj v USM Bel Abbès

8 February 2020 Round 17	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	2–0	USM Bel Abbès	Bordj Bou Arréridj
15:00	Yousif  53' Belameiri  90+2'	Soccerway report		Stadium: August 20, 1955 Stadium Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa

USM Bel Abbès v NC Magra

17 February 2020 Round 18	USM Bel Abbès	3–1	NC Magra	Sidi Bel Abbès
17:00	Belhocini  8', 42', 75'	Soccerway report	Billel  50'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Houssam Benyahia

NA Hussein Dey v USM Bel Abbès

22 February 2020 Round 19	NA Hussein Dey	1–1	USM Bel Abbès	Belouizdad
16:00	Ferraz  79'	Soccerway report	Haddad  52'	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Malek Ait Ameur

USM Bel Abbès v US Biskra

29 February 2020 Round 20	USM Bel Abbès	0–1	US Biskra	Sidi Bel Abbès
17:00		Soccerway report	Mokhtar  62'	Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

JS Kabylie v USM Bel Abbès

5 March 2020 Round 21	JS Kabylie	2–0	USM Bel Abbès	Tizi Ouzou
16:00	Belgherbi  8', 72'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Referee: Rafik Achouri

USM Bel Abbès v ASO Chlef

16 March 2020 Round 22	USM Bel Abbès	Cancelled	ASO Chlef	Sidi Bel Abbès
16:00		Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Hamza Boucetta
Note: Match was postponed due to coronavirus pandemic.[10]

CR Belouizdad v USM Bel Abbès

Round 23	CR Belouizdad	Cancelled	USM Bel Abbès	Belouizdad
				Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955

USM Bel Abbès v Paradou AC

Round 24	USM Bel Abbès	Cancelled	Paradou AC	Sidi Bel Abbès
				Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956

USM Bel Abbès v ES Sétif

Round 25	USM Bel Abbès	Cancelled	ES Sétif	Sidi Bel Abbès
				Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956

CS Constantine v USM Bel Abbès

Round 26	CS Constantine	Cancelled	USM Bel Abbès	Constantine
				Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui

USM Bel Abbès v AS Aïn M'lila

Round 27	USM Bel Abbès	Cancelled	AS Aïn M'lila	Sidi Bel Abbès
				Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956

MC Alger v USM Bel Abbès

Round 28	MC Alger	Cancelled	USM Bel Abbès	Algiers
				Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium

USM Bel Abbès v JS Saoura

Round 29	USM Bel Abbès	Cancelled	JS Saoura	Sidi Bel Abbès
				Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956

USM Alger v USM Bel Abbès

Round 30	USM Alger	Cancelled	USM Bel Abbès	Bologhine
				Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2019–20 Algerian Cup

NT Souf v USM Bel Abbès

28 December 2019 Round of 64	NT Souf	1–3	USM Bel Abbès	El Oued
14:00	Kheir  80' (pen.)	Report[11]	Litt  8' Soltani  47' (pen.) Metref  61'	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Ait Ammar, Samsoum, Laagab
Note: Lineup for USM Bel Abbès - Zarat Belmokhtar, Abdelli, Koulkheir, Abbas, Benlebna, Haddad (Houari 68’), Litt (Abbaci 74’), Zerrouki, Gharbi, Soltani, Metref

SC Mecheria v USM Bel Abbès

4 January 2020 Round of 32	SC Mecheria	0–2	USM Bel Abbès	Mécheria
14:00		Report[12]	Litt  31' Soltani  65'	Stadium: Stade 20 août 1955 Referee: Bilal Bendjahene
Note: Lineup for USM Bel Abbès - Zarat Belmokhtar, Abdelli, Barka, Koulkheir, Abbas, Benlebna, Litt, Abbaci (Houari 70’), Soltani (Moussa 70’), Gharbi, Metref (Aichi 66’)

USM Bel Abbès v USM Annaba

13 February 2020 Round of 16	USM Bel Abbès	1–0	USM Annaba	Sidi Bel Abbès
15:00	Bouguettaya  61'	Report[13]		Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Amine Sekhraoui
Note: Lineup for USM Bel Abbès - Morcely, Barka, Hamza, Abbas, Abdelli, Koulkheir, Bouguettaya, Gharbi (Belhocini 46’), Soltani (Abbaci 84’), Litt, Aichi (Metref 46’)

USM Bel Abbès v Amal Bou Saâda

11 March 2020 QF 1st leg	USM Bel Abbès	3–0	Amal Bou Saâda	Sidi Bel Abbès
16:00	Barka  30' Litt  80' Hamza  90+3'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Redouane Necib
Note: due to coronavirus outbreak, Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform decided to be all matches played behind closed doors.[10]

Amal Bou Saâda v USM Bel Abbès

TBD QF 2nd leg	Amal Bou Saâda	Cancelled	USM Bel Abbès	Bou Saâda
TBD				Stadium: Stade Mokhtar Abdelatif Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Note: due to coronavirus outbreak, Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform decided to be all matches played behind closed doors.[10]

Squad information

Playing statistics

Goalscorers

Squad list

As of 15 August, 2019.[14] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ALG Nadjib Ghoul 2 DF  ALG Samir Zerrouki 3 DF  ALG Nazim Harchaoui 4 DF  ALG Nasreddine Benlebna 5 DF  ALG Mohammed Hamza 6 MF  ALG Younes Koulkheir 7 FW  ALG Okacha Hamzaoui 8 MF  ALG Sabri Gharbi 9 FW  ALG Ameur Bouguettaya 10 MF  ALG Abdennour Belhocini (captain) 12 FW  ALG Mohamed Kamel Soltani 13 DF  ALG Mohamed El Amine Barka 14 DF  ALG Anes Saad 15 FW  ALG Mounir Aichi

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  ALG Abdelkader Morcely 17 FW  ALG Ishak Bouda 18 DF  ALG Fateh Achour 20 DF  ALG Abderrahim Abdelli 21 FW  ALG Abdelaziz Litt 22 MF  ALG Redouane Bounoua 23 MF  ALG Chams-Eddine Haddad 24 DF  ALG Anes Abbas 25 MF  ALG Sid Ahmed Abbaci 26 FW  ALG Mouloud Nabil Metref 27 DF  ALG Mokhtar Benmoussa 28 MF  ALG Yahia Miloud Koufi 30 GK  ALG Abdelkader Zarat Belmokhtar

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	from club	Transfer fee	Source
17 July 2019	GK	Abdelkader Morcely	MC Alger	Free transfer
17 July 2019	MF	Sabri Gharbi	MC Oran	Free transfer
23 July 2019	FW	Mounir Aichi	CS Constantine	Free transfer	[15]
31 July 2019	FW	Moctar Cissé	Al-Ain	Free transfer	[16]
1 August 2019	DF	Mokhtar Benmoussa	USM Alger	Free transfer	[17]
7 August 2019	FW	Okacha Hamzaoui	Nacional	Free transfer	[18]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
20 June 2019	MF	Abdessamed Bounoua	JS Kabylie	Free transfer	[19]
30 June 2019	DF	Mohamed Lagraâ	MC Oran	Free transfer	[20]
1 July 2019	DF	Zakaria Khali	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer	[21]
6 July 2019	MF	Larbi Tabti	CR Belouizdad	Free transfer	[22]
7 July 2019	FW	Mourad Benayad	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	Free transfer
20 July 2019	DF	Boualem Mesmoudi	MC Oran	Free transfer	[23]
25 July 2019	GK	Sofiane Khedairia	ES Sétif	Free transfer	[24]
27 July 2019	FW	Mohamed Seguer	RC Relizane	Free transfer	[25]
31 July 2019	GK	Athmane Toual	MC Alger	Free transfer	[26]
15 January 2020	FW	Okacha Hamzaoui	Tractor	Free transfer	[27]

Notes

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