2015–16 USM Blida season
In the 2015–16 season, USM Blida is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 27th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.
| 2015–16 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Abdelhamid Foufa | ||
| Head coach | Djamel Benchadli (until 9 October 2015) Mohamed Bacha (from 10 October 2015) (until 14 February 2016) Zoheïr Djelloul (from 16 February 2016) | ||
| Stadium | Stade Mustapha Tchaker Stade Frères Brakni | ||
| Ligue 1 | 14th | ||
| Algerian Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Abdelkader Bedrane (3) Ali Amiri (3) Hicham Chérif (3) All: Abdelkader Bedrane (3) Ali Amiri (3) Hicham Chérif (3) Ibrahim Khalil Sylla (3) | ||
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Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 November 2015.
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 | |||||||||
| 16 |  |
GK | Oussama Litim | 3 June 1990 (aged 24) | MSP Batna | ||||
| 21 | |
GK | El Hadi Fayçal Ouadah | 24 September 1983 (aged 31) | CR Belouizdad | ||||
| 35 | |
GK | Salim Sami Aït Ali | 1 December 1996 (aged 18) | Youth system | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 5 | |
RB | Abdelkader Benayada | 5 May 1982 (aged 32) | USM Bel-Abbès | ||||
| 3 | |
RB | Abdelkader Bedrane | 2 April 1992 (aged 22) | Youth system | ||||
| 4 | |
RB | Abdelkader Laïfaoui | 9 July 1981 (aged 33) | USM Alger | ||||
| 22 | |
RB | Khalfallah Belhaoua | 8 November 1988 (aged 26) | US Biskra | ||||
| 19 | |
RB | Zakaria Tsamda | 14 March 1992 (aged 22) | Youth system | ||||
| 2 | |
RB | Adel Djaâdane | 23 June 1993 (aged 21) | MC Oran | ||||
| 25 | |
RB | Youssouf Benamara | 24 December 1984 (aged 30) | JS Kabylie | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | |
CM | Tayeb Maroci | 1 June 1985 (aged 29) | JS Kabylie | ||||
| 26 | |
CM | Hamza Heriat | 6 September 1987 (aged 27) | MC Oran | ||||
| 20 | |
CM | Aziz Benabdi | 9 August 1993 (aged 21) | Youth system | ||||
| 17 | |
CM | Ali Amiri | 23 October 1987 (aged 27) | CR Belouizdad | ||||
| 8 | |
CM | Abdellah Boudina | 13 November 1986 (aged 28) | IRB Sidi Aïssa | ||||
| 10 | |
CM | Mustapha Melika | 12 May 1983 (aged 31) | US Biskra | ||||
| 11 | |
CM | Tarek Bendiaf | 8 September 1991 (aged 23) | SA Mohammadia | ||||
| 31 | |
CM | Hamza Ounnas | 18 December 1988 (aged 26) | NA Hussein Dey | ||||
| 14 | |
CM | Abderrahmane Mohammedi | 10 September 1993 (aged 21) | Youth system | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 23 | |
RW | Fethi Noubli | 2 November 1988 (aged 26) | RC Arbaâ | ||||
| 7 | |
RW | Oussama Mesfar | 28 March 1989 (aged 25) | CA Batna | ||||
| 28 | |
RW | Mohamed Hicham Chérif | 1 August 1991 (aged 23) | MC Oran | ||||
| 30 | |
RW | Mounir Fekih | 20 April 1993 (aged 21) | MC Oran | ||||
| 9 |  |
RW | Ibrahim Khalil Sylla | 5 March 1988 (aged 26) | Unattached | ||||
Non-competitive
Pre-season
| 13 July 2015 Friendly | USM Blida | 1–1 | Paradou AC | Blida |
| 17:00 | Mesfar  17' |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Attendance: 700 |
| 15 July 2015 Friendly | USM Blida | 2–3 | USM El Harrach | USM El Harrach |
| 23:30 | Fekih 8' Bedrane 23' |
Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 |
| 30 July 2015 Friendly | USM Blida | 0–1 | DRB Tadjenanet | Aïn Draham |
| 18:45 | Report | Stadium: El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba |
| 31 July 2015 Friendly | USM Blida | 4–2 | A Bou Saada | Aïn Draham |
| 17:00 | Mesfar 5' Tsamda 32'Noubli 62', 76' |
Report | 40' Boukhari 87' Cab |
Stadium: El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba |
| 2 August 2015 Friendly | USM Blida | 1–1 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Aïn Draham |
| 17:30 | Chérif ?' |
Report | Stadium: El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba |
| 3 August 2015 Friendly | USM Blida | 2–0 | AS Khroub | Aïn Draham |
| 17:30 | Mesfar 37' Mohammedi 63' |
Report | Stadium: El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba |
| 10 August 2015 Friendly | USM Blida | 1–0 | MO Bejaia | Blida |
| 17:00 | Tsamda 65' |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Attendance: 1.000 |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 23.33 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 32 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 25.00 |
| Competition | Start round | Final position/round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | — | 14th | 15 August 2015 | 27 May 2015 |
| Algerian Cup | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 19 December 2015 | 9 January 2016 |
Ligue 1
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | MC Alger | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 38 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round |
| 13 | RC Relizane | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 36[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 14 | USM Blida (R) | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 36[lower-alpha 1] | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 15 | RC Arbaâ (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 19 | |
| 16 | ASM Oran (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2016. Source: DZFoot
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- RC Relizane ahead of USM Blida on head-to-head record: RCR–USB 5–2, USB–RCR 1–0.
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 |
| 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 |
Last updated: 31 January 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 15 August 2015 Round 1 | ASM Oran | 0–0 | USM Blida | Oran |
| 17:00 | Sebbah  74' |
Report Live TV: None |
77' Maroci 86' Chérif |
Stadium: Stade Habib Bouakeul Referee: Bouslimani, Rimouche, Belbachir |
| 22 August 2015 Round 2 | USM Blida | 0–1 | USM El Harrach | Blida |
| 18:00 | Report Live TV: None |
10' Meziane |
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Benbraham, Allaoua, Yahi |
| 29 August 2015 Round 3 | DRB Tadjenanet | 2–1 | [USM Blida | Tadjenanet |
| 17:00 | Boutebba 11' Hadef 53' |
Report Live TV: None |
20' Melika |
Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium Referee: Arab, Bayoudh, Hamlaoui |
| 12 September 2015 Round 4 | USM Blida | 1–0 | MC Alger | Blida |
| 18:00 | Noubli 62' |
Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Houasnia, Bouakrinet, Tazrout |
| 18 September 2015 Round 5 | RC Arbaâ | 1–1 | USM Blida | Blida |
| 17:00 | Guessan 53' |
Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports |
62' Bedrane |
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Benouza, Omari, Ayad |
| 28 September 2015 Round 6 | USM Blida | 0–0 | NA Hussein Dey | Blida |
| 18:00 | Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Saïdi, Miraoui, Abid |
| 2 October 2015 Round 7 | ES Sétif | 0–0 | USM Blida | Sétif |
| 18:00 | Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Semsoum, Mial, Idir |
| 17 October 2015 Round 8 | USM Blida | 2–1 | MC Oran | Blida |
| 16:00 | Amiri 3' (pen.) Fekih 90+1' |
Report Live TV: None |
26' (o.g.) Amiri |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Benbrahem, Alaoua, Yahi |
| 23 October 2015 Round 9 | CS Constantine | 1–1 | USM Blida | Constantine |
| 18:00 | Moulaye 6' |
Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 |
54' (pen.) Noubli |
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Amalou, Azrine, Bounoua |
| 27 October 2015 Round 10 | USM Blida | 0–0 | MO Béjaïa | Blida |
| 15:00 | Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Benouza, Omari, Ayad |
| 6 November 2015 Round 11 | JS Kabylie | 0–0 | USM Blida | Tizi Ouzou |
| 16:00 | Report Live TV: beIN Sports / TV Tamazight 4 |
Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Referee: Achouri, Boulfelfel, Tamene |
| 21 November 2015 Round 12 | USM Blida | 1–1 | CR Belouizdad | Blida |
| 15:00 | Sylla 90+2' |
Report Live TV: None |
47' Nekkache |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Benbraham, Gourari, Benali |
| 28 November 2015 Round 13 | RC Relizane | 5–1 | USM Blida | Relizane |
| 15:00 | Akrour 17' Manucho 34', 38', 48', 85' |
Report Live TV: None |
45' Laïfaoui |
Stadium: Stade Tahar Zoughari Referee: Bahloul, Saadi, Amiri |
| 11 December 2015 Round 14 | USM Blida | 2–1 | JS Saoura | Blida |
| 15:00 | Amiri 55' Sylla 66' |
Report Live TV: None |
63' Tiboutine |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Benouza, Ayad, Ghomari |
| 26 December 2015 Round 15 | USM Alger | 3–0 | USM Blida | Bologhine |
| 16:00 | Andria 22' Nadji 36' Chafaï 45+1' |
Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Referee: Mial, Salaoudji, Belbachir |
| 16 January 2016 Round 16 | USM Blida | 1–0 | ASM Oran | Blida |
| 15:00 | Amiri 33' (pen.) |
Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Arab, Bayoudh, Guernouz |
| 23 January 2016 Round 17 | USM El Harrach | 2–0 | USM Blida | El Harrach |
| 15:00 | Bouguèche 10' (pen.) Meziane 35' |
Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Referee: Benouza, Gourari, Ayad |
| 30 January 2016 Round 18 | USM Blida | 1–1 | DRB Tadjenanet | Blida |
| 15:00 | Chérif 1' |
Report Live TV: None |
88' (pen.) Sayoud |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Necib, Tamene, Maghlout |
| 5 February 2016 Round 19 | MC Alger | 0–0 | USM Blida | Bologhine |
| 16:00 | Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Omar Hamadi Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bahloul, Bounoua, Saïdi |
| 13 February 2016 Round 20 | USM Blida | 1–1 | RC Arbaâ | Blida |
| 15:00 | Abed 25' |
Report | 10' Taib |
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Zouaoui, Kechida, Haliti |
| 27 February 2016 Round 21 | NA Hussein Dey | 2–0 | USM Blida | Belouizdad |
| 16:00 | Choubani 8' Gasmi 45+3' |
Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Benbraham, Gourari, Alaoua |
| 8 March 2016 Round 22 | USM Blida | 2–1 | ES Sétif | Blida |
| 16:00 | Chérif 9' Ounnas 72' (pen.) |
Report Live TV: None |
19' Delhoum |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Aouina Saïd, Djemaï, Aouina Fawzi |
| 26 March 2016 Round 23 | MC Oran | 0–0 | USM Blida | Oran |
| 18:00 | Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Zouaoui, Damène, Haliti |
| 2 April 2016 Round 24 | USM Blida | 0–0 | CS Constantine | Blida |
| 16:00 | Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Boukhalfa, Zerhouni, Bourrechou |
| 15 April 2016 Round 25 | MO Béjaïa | 1–1 | USM Blida | Béjaïa |
| 18:00 | Lakhdari 90' |
Report Live TV: None |
67' Bedrane |
Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine Referee: Houasnia, Salaouadji, Tazrout |
| 23 April 2016 Round 26 | USM Blida | 0–2 | JS Kabylie | Blida |
| 16:00 | Report Live TV: None |
85' Boulaouidet 86' Medjkane |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Abid Charef, Gourari, Boulfelfel |
| 29 April 2016 Round 27 | CR Belouizdad | 1–1 | USM Blida | Belouizdad |
| 17:00 | Ngomo 62' |
Report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 |
44' Bedrane |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Boukhalfa, Zerhouni, Bourrechou |
| 13 May 2016 Round 28 | USM Blida | 1–0 | RC Relizane | Blida |
| 17:30 | Boudina 20' |
Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Benbrahim, Gourari, Brahim |
| 20 May 2016 Round 29 | JS Saoura | 2–1 | USM Blida | Béchar |
| 17:30 | Bellatreche 78' Hammar 90+5' |
Report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre |
59' Chérif |
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Saïdi, Beraoui, Abid |
| 27 May 2016 Round 30 | USM Blida | 1–0 | USM Alger | Blida |
| 17:30 | Melika 55' |
Report Live TV: None |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Arab, Hamlaoui, Bayoud |
Algerian Cup
| 19 December 2015 Round of 64 | USM Blida | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | OM Arzew | Blida |
| 14:15 | Benayada 40' Sylla 70' Bendiaf 104' |
Report | Aissaoui 54' (pen.) Baouch 84' |
Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni Referee: Hamza Bouslimani |
| Note: Lineup for USM Blida - Bensaïd, Yacef, Bouchemal, Belhadj, Zouaoui, Yahiaoui, Bourouis (Baouche 77'), Ouslia (Maza 60'), Soltani, Aissaoui, Benbelaïd (Zaoui 84'). | ||||
| 9 January 2016 Round of 32 | US Tébessa | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | USM Blida | Tébessa |
| 14:30 | Eulmi 18' |
Report | 19' Laïfaoui |
Stadium: Stade du 4 Mars Referee: Redouane Necib |
| Penalties | ||||
E. Daoudi  R. Mouaia A. Bouhamda K. Rida  M. Antri W. Benarefa A. Brahimi Y. Nettour |
Ali Amiri Hamza Heriat Hichem Chérif Hamza Ounnas Abdelkader Bedran Mustapha Melika Amine Aissa El Bey Zakaria Tsamda} |
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| Note: Lineup for USM Blida - | ||||
Squad information
Playing statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 16 | GK | ALG |
Oussama Litim | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ALG |
El Hadi Fayçal Ouadah | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | ALG |
Salim Sami Aït Ali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG |
Adel Djaâdane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG |
Abdelkader Bedrane | 28 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG |
Abdelkader Laïfaoui | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG |
Abdelkader Benayada | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG |
Zakaria Tsamda | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ALG |
Khalfallah Belhaoua | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG |
Youcef Benamara | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG |
Tayeb Maroci | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG |
Abdellah Boudina | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG |
Mustapha Melika | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ALG |
Tarek Bendiaf | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ALG |
Abderrahmane Mohammedi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ALG |
Ali Amiri | 26 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG |
Aziz Benabdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ALG |
Hamza Heriat | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ALG |
Hamza Ounnas | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG |
Oussama Mesfar | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GUI |
Ibrahim Khalil Sylla | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ALG |
Fethi Noubli | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ALG |
Mohamed Hicham Chérif | 28 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ALG |
Mounir Fekih | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||
Last updated: 13 June 2018
Source: fr.soccerway.com
Transfers
In
| Transfers in | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Player Name | Nationality | Positions | Moving From | Type | Transfer Fee | Source |
| 15 June 2015 |  Abdelkader Laifaoui |
|
Defender | USM Alger |
Free transfer | - | tsa-algerie.com |
| 15 June 2015 | Adel Djaâdane |
|
Defender | MC Oran |
Free transfer | - | tsa-algerie.com |
| 15 June 2015 | Mounir Fekih |
|
Forward | MC Oran |
Free transfer | - | tsa-algerie.com |
| 18 June 2015 | Oussama Mesfar |
|
Forward | CA Batna |
Free transfer | - | competition.dz |
| 19 June 2015 | Mohamed Hicham Chérif |
|
Forward | MC Oran |
Free transfer | - | tsa-algerie.com |
| 30 June 2015 | Hamza Heriat |
|
Midfielder | MC Oran |
Free transfer | - | footalgerien.com |
| 2 July 2015 | Ali Amiri |
|
Defender | CR Belouizdad |
Loan | - | footalgerien.com |
| 14 July 2015 | Youssouf Benamara |
|
Midfielder | JS Kabylie |
Free transfer | - | usm-blida.com |
| 26 July 2015 | Ibrahim Khalil Sylla |
|
Forward | Unattached | Free transfer | - | lesoirdalgerie.com |
Out
| Transfers out | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Player Name | Nationality | Positions | Moving to | Type | Transfer Fee | Source |
| 31 June 2015 |  Mohammed Ishaq Belhadj |
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 31 June 2015 | Abderaouf Zemmouchi |
|
- | - | - | - | |
| 31 June 2015 | Oussad Nasreddine |
|
- | ASM Oran | - | - | |
| 1 July 2015 | Hamza Ounnas |
|
- | JSM Bejaia | - | - | |
| 1 July 2015 | Mohamed Lamine Zidane |
|
- | RC Relizane | - | - | |
| 1 July 2015 | Réda Bensaid Sayah |
|
- | MC Saida | - | - | |
| 16 July 2015 | Sofiane Aibout |
|
- | MC Saida | - | - | |
References
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