USM Khenchela
Union Sportive de la Médina Khenchela (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة خنشلة), known as USM Khenchela or simply USMK for short, is an Algerian football club based in Khenchela. The club was founded in 1943 and its colours are white and black. Their home stadium, Amar Hamam Stadium, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
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Full name | Union sportive de la Médina Khenchela | ||
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Nickname(s) | Lions des Aurés - Ciskaoua | ||
Founded | July 28, 1943 (as Union sportive de la Médina Khenchela) | ||
Ground | Amar Hamam Stadium | ||
Capacity | 5000 | ||
President | Walid Boukrouma | ||
Head Coach | Mourad Okbi[1] | ||
League | Ligue 1 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1, 8th of 16 | ||
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History
The club came fifth in the 2009–10 Ligue Inter-Régions de football – Groupe Est.[2]
The club was promoted for the 2010–11 season of the newly created Championnat National de Football Amateur due to the professionalisation of the first two divisions in Algeria.[3]
On August 5, 2020, USM Khenchela were promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.[4]
On May 21, 2022, USM Khenchela were promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[5][6]
Players
Algerian teams are limited to three foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;
Current squad
As of 15 September 2023[7][8] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Current technical staff
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Mourad Okbi |
Assistant coach | Abdeldjalil Louil |
Goalkeeping coach | Hamdi Bayoudh |
Fitness coach | Mehdi Marmouche |
References
- "Football: L'USMK: Le Tunisien, Mourad Okbi, nouvel entraîneur". rivalite.dz. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- "Inter-région : JS Saoura, WAB et ABS champions -DZFOOT.COM". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- "Amateurs : Les 2 groupes du Championnat national -DZFOOT.COM". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
- "Saison 2019/2020 : Les clubs de Division Nationale Amateurs promus en Ligue 2". 5 August 2020.
- "Championnat de Ligue2 : L'USM Khenchela et le MC El Bayadh en Ligue 1". 21 May 2022.
- "Fin du championnat de Ligue 2 : Le verdict". 21 May 2022.
- "FICHE DU CLUB: USM KHENCHLA".
- "Joueurs du USM KHENCHLA".