2008–09 USM Alger season

USM Alger
2008–09 season
Chairman	Saïd Allik
Head coach	Ali Fergani Mustapha Aksouh Oscar Fulloné
Stadium	Stade Omar Hammadi, Bologhine
Ligue 1	6th
Algerian Cup	Round of 64
Arab Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Ali Rial (7) All: Amar Ammour Ali Rial (8)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

In the 2008–09 season, USM Alger is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 29th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the Arab Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

Players

Squad No.	Position	Name	Date Of Birth (Age)	Moving from
Goalkeepers
27	GK	Merouane Abdouni	(1981-03-27) 27 March 1981	MC Alger
24	GK	Ahmed Walid Chouih	(1982-02-10) 10 February 1982	USM El Harrach
1	GK	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	(1985-03-19) 19 March 1985	Youth system
16	GK	Ismaïl Mansouri	(1988-01-07) 7 January 1988	Youth system
Defenders
12	RB	Mohamed Amine Saidoune	(1989-02-26) 26 February 1989	Youth system
3	RB	Akram Benaoumeur	(1981-07-24) 24 July 1981	OM Arzew
25	RB	Nacerdine Bensaci	(1985-05-13) 13 May 1985	MO Constantine
26	RB	Sofiane Harkat	(1984-01-26) 26 January 1984	JS Kabylie
3	RB	Mohamed Amine Zidane	(1983-10-05) 5 October 1983	MC Oran
2	RB	Larbi Hosni	(1981-02-11) 11 February 1981	MC Alger
4	RB	Ali Rial	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980	NARB Réghaïa
14	RB	Zineddine Mekkaoui	(1987-01-10) 10 January 1987	Youth system
20	RB	Nacereddine Khoualed	(1986-04-16) 16 April 1986	US Biskra
13	RB	Daniel Moncharé	(1982-01-24) 24 January 1982	Cotonsport Garoua
Midfielders
7	CM	Amar Ammour	(1976-09-10) 10 September 1976	ASM Oran
8	CM	Billel Dziri	(1972-01-21) 21 January 1972	CS Sedan Ardennes
28	CM	Karim Ghazi	(1979-01-06) 6 January 1979	Espérance de Tunis
30	CM	Adel Islam Aït Ali Yahia	(1987-04-13) 13 April 1987	Youth system
11	CM	Saïd Sayah	(1989-07-21) 21 July 1989	Youth system
15	CM	Mohamed Billel	(1988-08-23) 23 August 1988	Youth system
17	CM	Moké Diarra	(1983-11-12) 12 November 1983	FC Gueugnon
23	CM	Abdessamad Habbache	(1989-02-16) 16 February 1989	Youth system
32	CM	Anderson Fernández Isea	(1982-01-01) 1 January 1982	WA Casablanca
21	CM	Abdelkrim Oudni	(1982-08-11) 11 August 1982	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
Forwards
28	RW	Ghiles Benchaàbane	(1989-09-13) 13 September 1989	Youth system
7	RW	Nouri Ouznadji	(1984-12-30) 30 December 1984	JS Kabylie
19	RW	Mouaouia Meklouche	(1990-11-03) 3 November 1990	Youth system
23	RW	Cheikh Hamidi	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983	USM Annaba
-	RW	Issaad Bourahli	(1974-03-23) 23 March 1974	ES Sétif

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National	7001320000000000000♠32	7001130000000000000♠13	7000900000000000000♠9	7001100000000000000♠10	7001380000000000000♠38	7001310000000000000♠31	+7	7001406300000000000♠40.63
Algerian Cup	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	5000000000000000000♠0	7000100000000000000♠1	7000100000000000000♠1	7000200000000000000♠2	-1	05000000000000000000♠0.00
Arab Champions League	7000400000000000000♠4	7000100000000000000♠1	5000000000000000000♠0	7000300000000000000♠3	7000600000000000000♠6	7001100000000000000♠10	-4	7001250000000000000♠25.00
Total	7001370000000000000♠37	7001140000000000000♠14	7000900000000000000♠9	7001140000000000000♠14	7001450000000000000♠45	7001430000000000000♠43	+2	7001378400000000000♠37.84

Ligue 1

Main article: 2008–09 Algerian Championnat National

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ES Sétif (C) (Q)	32	18	8	6	52	25	+27	62	2010 CAF Champions League
2	JS Kabylie (Q)	32	15	14	3	38	19	+19	59	2010 CAF Champions League
3	JSM Béjaïa	32	15	8	9	33	20	+13	53
4	CR Belouizdad (Q)	32	15	5	12	33	27	+6	50	2010 CAF Confederation Cup
5	MC Alger	32	13	10	9	40	38	+2	49
6	USM Alger	32	13	9	10	38	31	+7	48
7	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	32	14	7	11	34	33	+1	048²
8	MC El Eulma	32	13	7	12	37	35	+2	46
9	ASO Chlef	32	11	11	10	40	43	−3	44
10	USM Annaba	32	11	8	13	31	34	−3	41
11	USM El Harrach	32	10	10	12	36	40	−4	40
12	AS Khroub	32	9	12	11	30	37	−7	39
13	NA Hussein Dey	32	10	9	13	28	35	−7	39
14	MSP Batna	32	10	8	14	26	35	−9	38
15	USM Blida	32	8	9	15	23	31	−8	33
16	MC Saïda (R)	32	7	8	17	25	40	−15	29	Relegation to 2009-10 Algerian Championnat National 2
17	RC Kouba (R)	32	6	5	21	23	44	−21	23

Source: DZFoot 1er Division 2008-2009
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.
² CA Bordj Bou Arréridj were deducted one point

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: 28 December 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2008–09 Algerian Cup

Round of 64

15 January 2009	USM Alger	1 – 2	Paradou AC	Kouba
14h00	Ammour 90'	Report	9' Maïdi 106' (o.g.) Moncharé	Stadium: Stade Omar Benhaddad Referee: Haddada, Belagoun, Yahi

Champions League

Main article: 2008–09 Arab Champions League

Round 32

first leg 28 October 2008	USM Alger	3 – 0	Al-Wahda Mecca	Stade Omar Hammadi
16h00	Ammour 62' Rial 65' Machri 77'	Report		Stadium: Algiers

Second leg 25 November 2008	Al-Wahda Mecca	3 – 1	USM Alger	Mecca
18h00		Report	48' Dziri	Stadium: King Abdul Aziz Stadium

Round 16

first leg 16 December 2008	Ismaily SC	3 – 1	USM Alger	Ismailia
16h00		Report	Dziri 31'	Stadium: Ismailia Stadium

Second leg 28 December 2008	USM Alger	1 – 4	Ismaily SC	Stade Omar Hammadi
16h00	Bourahli 59'	Report		Stadium: Algiers

References

External links

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Home stadium	Stade Omar Hammadi (1962–present) Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Derbies Only)

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Rivalries	Algiers Derby CR Belouizdad JS Kabylie ES Sétif MC Oran

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