USM Alger Reserves and Academy
USM Alger Under-23s are the reserve team of USM Alger. The team mainly consists of Under-23 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, for instance when they are recovering from injury.
Full name | USM Alger Development Squad & Academy |
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Nickname(s) | The Reds and Blacks |
Founded | 1937 (as Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger) |
Ground | Stade Omar Hammadi |
Owner | Groupe SERPORT (94.34%)[1] Small shareholders (5.66%) |
Manager | Vacant (Under 21s) Vacant (Academy) |
Website | Club website |
History
USM Alger is one of the clubs that owns a well-known football school in Algeria. In the seventies the club relied on players who graduated from the club most notably Djamel Zidane and Djamel Keddou who spent all his football career with USM Alger. In the eighties, ninety percent of the squad was from the team, especially in the winning season of the Algerian Cup in 1988. Where was the majority of the players from the club, where coach Djamel Keddou put his trust in the colleagues of Farid Bengana, Amirouche Lalili, Farid Mouaci, Salim Boutamine, Athmane Nourine and Tarek Hadj Adlane. On July 4, 2023 USM Alger announced the arrival of five elements for the youth squad Kamil Mohamed Ramzy from JS Djijel, Sid Amhend Ameziane from JS Bordj Ménaïel, Bastani Aymen from Paradou AC, Mihoubi Rabeh from E Sour El Ghozlane and Hemlaoui Ishak from ASO Chlef.[2]
Ligue Professionnelle 1
Current squad
These players can also play with the senior squad and are all Young Professionals.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable graduates
Current USM Alger players in bold.
Honours
Domestic Ligue
- Ligue Professionnelle 1 U21
- Ligue Professionnelle 1 U19
- Winners: 2022–23.[5]
- Ligue Professionnelle 1 U18
- Winners: 2011–12.[6]
Domestic Cup
- Algerian Cup Junior
- Winners: 1972, 1973, 1975, 1989, 1998, 2000.
- Runners Up: 1970.
- Algerian U21 Cup
- Winners: 2018
- Algerian Cup Under-19s
- Algerian Cup Under-18s
- Winners: 2017.[9]
- Runners Up: 2016.
- Algerian Cup Under-17s
- Winners: 2011.
- Runners Up: 2007, 2015.
- Algerian Cup Under-15s
- Runners Up: 2008, 2011, 2015.
References
- "USMA : Le Groupe Serport prend officiellement le pouvoir". competition.dz. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "USM Alger : Cinq joueurs signent chez les jeunes". dzfoot.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "U21 : L'USM Alger championne pour la troisième fois". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- "Championnat U21 : L'USM Alger sacrée championne d'Algérie !". lagazettedufennec.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- "Jeunes U18 & U19 : Encore des clubs d'Alger champions". dzfoot.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "U18: USMA Champion d'Algérie". usm-alger.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- "Coupe U19 : Après les U21, l'USMA enchaine". dzfoot.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- "FINALE DE LA COUPE D'ALGÉRIE U19 – MOBILIS 2023 : L'USM ALGER S'ADJUGE LE TROPHÉE EN DOMINANT LARGEMENT LE MC SAIDA". FAF. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "USMA 5 - 0 NAHD : Une manita et le trophée pour nos U18". usm-alger.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.