2003–04 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2003–04 season
Chairman Saïd Allik
Head coach Mourad Abdelouahab
Stadium Stade Omar Hammadi, Bologhine
Ligue 1 Runner-up
Algerian Cup Winner
CAF Champions League Group Stage
Top goalscorer Rabie Benchergui (12)
Highest home attendance 48,000 vs. MC Alger (18 December 2003)

In the 2003–04 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 24th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

Players

Squad No. Nationality Position Name Date Of Birth (Age) Moving from
Goalkeepers
1 Algeria GK Hichem Mezaïr 16 October 1976 Algeria WA Tlemcen
25 Algeria GK Merouane Abdouni 27 March 1981 Algeria USM El Harrach
12 Algeria GK Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche 19 March 1985 Algeria Formed at club
Defenders
2 Algeria RB Salim Aribi 16 December 1974 Algeria CA Batna
3 Algeria RB Tarek Ghoul 6 January 1975 Algeria USM El Harrach
4 Algeria RB Mounir Zeghdoud 18 November 1970 Algeria USM Aïn Beïda
5 Algeria RB Mahieddine Meftah 25 September 1968 Algeria JS Kabylie
- Algeria RB Mohamed Hamdoud 9 June 1976 Algeria Formed at club
- Algeria RB Rabah Deghmani 5 October 1975 Algeria IB Khémis El Khechna
- Algeria RB Youcef Siahi 3 October 1984 Algeria Formed at club
Midfielders
6 Algeria CM Farid Djahnine 16 August 1976 Algeria Formed at club
7 Algeria CM Amar Ammour 10 September 1976 Algeria ASM Oran
8 Algeria CM Billel Dziri 21 January 1972 France CS Sedan Ardennes
9 Algeria CM Karim Ghazi 6 January 1979 Algeria CR Belouizdad
10 Algeria CM Hocine Achiou 27 April 1979 Algeria Formed at club
16 Algeria CM Lahcène Nazef 2 September 1974 Algeria NA Hussein Dey
22 Burkina Faso CM Hamidou Balbone 17 January 1977
- Algeria CM Hocine Metref 1 January 1984 Algeria Formed at club
Forwards
11 Algeria RW Moncef Ouichaoui 5 April 1977 Algeria USM Annaba
13 Algeria RW Mohamed Cheraïtia 14 February 1982 Algeria Formed at club
19 Algeria RW Rabie Benchergui 14 March 1978 Algeria ASM Oran
21 Algeria RW Rafik Deghiche 1 October 1983 Algeria Formed at club
- Algeria RW Fadel Ryad Settara 18 May 1975 Algeria CR Belouizdad
- Mali RW Mamadou Diallo 17 April 1982 Mali JS Centre Salif Keita

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
National 30 17 7 6 49 23 +26 56.67
Algerian Cup 6 4 2 0 12 1 +11 66.67
Champions League 10 4 2 4 20 13 +7 40.00
Total 46 25 11 10 81 37 +44 54.35

Ligue 1

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 JS Kabylie (C) 30 17 10 3 40 21+19 61 2005 CAF Champions League
2 USM Alger 30 17 7 6 49 23+26 58
3 NA Hussein Dey (Q) 30 13 10 7 31 19+12 49 2004-05 Arab Champions League
4 ES Sétif (Q) 30 14 5 11 41 31+10 47
5 MC Alger (Q) 30 14 5 11 35 34+1 47
6 MC Oran (Q) 30 12 8 10 34 33+1 44 2005 CAF Confederation Cup
7 USM Blida 30 11 8 11 34 29+5 41
8 ASO Chlef 30 9 13 8 19 223 40
9 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 30 10 8 12 32 28+4 38
10 WA Tlemcen 30 10 8 12 22 253 38
11 US Chaouia 30 9 11 10 24 3713 38
12 USM Annaba 30 10 7 13 40 37+3 37
13 CR Belouizdad 30 10 6 14 38 32+6 36
14 CA Batna (R) 30 8 9 13 27 369 33 2004–05 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
15 RC Kouba (R) 30 6 11 13 23 3916 29
16 JSM Béjaïa (R) 30 3 8 19 17 6043 17

Updated to games played on 9 october 2014.
Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Matches

August

September

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

Algerian Cup

Round of 64

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Champions League

First round

Second Round

Group stage

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Tunisia Espérance 1264021275
Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 11632189-1
Algeria USM Alger 76213880
South Africa Supersport United 4611459-4

References

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