USM Alger 3625392 224870644 2008-07-10T19:52:31Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[ja:USMアルジェ]] {{Football club infobox | clubname = USM Alger| image = [[Image:USMAlger.gif|100px|Logo]]| fullname = Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger| nickname = | founded = [[1937]]| ground = [[Omar Hammadi Stadium]]<br>[[Algiers]], [[Algeria]] | capacity = 15,000| chairman = [[Image:Flag of Algeria.svg|20px|Algerian]] [[Saïd Allik]] | manager = [[Image:Flag of Algeria.svg|20px|Algerian]] [[Ali Fergani]] | league = [[Algerian Championnat National]] | season = 2007/08 | position = [[Algerian Championnat National]], 4th | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_blackstripes|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=D62D42|body1=D62D42|rightarm1=D62D42|shorts1=FFFFFF|socks1=000000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF| }} '''USM Alger''' ('''Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ''') is one of the biggest teams in Algeria. Based in [[Algiers]] and founded in 1937. The club colours are red and black. Their venue, the [[Omar Hammadi Stadium]], has a capacity of some 10,000. The club was semi finalist of the [[CAF Champions League 1997]] and [[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]]. == Honours == *'''[[Algerian Championnat National]]''' : [[1963]], [[1996]], [[2002]], [[2003]], [[2005]] **2nd : [[1998]], [[2001]], [[2004]] *'''[[Algerian Cup]]''' : [[1981]], [[1988]], [[1997]], [[1999]], [[2001]], [[2003]], [[2004]] **Finalist : [[1969]], [[1970]], [[1971]], [[1972]], [[1973]], [[1978]], [[1980]], [[2006]], [[2007]] *'''[[CAF Champions League]]''' : **Semi Finalist [[1997]], [[2003]] ==Performance in CAF competitions== *'''[[CAF Champions League]]''': 6 Appearances ::[[CAF Champions League 1997|1997]] - Group Stage ::[[CAF Champions League 2003|2003]] - Semi-Final ::[[CAF Champions League 2004|2004]] - Group Stage ::[[CAF Champions League 2005|2005]] - Second Round ::[[CAF Champions League 2006|2006]] - First Round ::[[CAF Champions League 2007|2007]] - Preliminary Round *'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]''': 2 Appearances ::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2005|2005]] - Intermediate Round ::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2007|2007]] - First Round *'''[[CAF Cup]]''': 1 Appearance ::1999 - Quarter-Final *'''[[CAF Cup Winners' Cup]]''': 5 Appearances ::1982 - Quarter-Final ::1989 - Quarter-Final ::1998 - Quarter-Final ::2000 - Disqualified in First Round ::2002 - Semi-Final == Current squad (2007-08) == ''As of January 31, 2007:'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Algeria|name=[[Mohamed Amine Zemmamouche]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Algeria|name=[[Ahmed Walid Chouih]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Algeria|name=[[Merouane Abdouni]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Algeria|name=[[Hossam Ould Zmirli]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Algeria|name=[[Ali Rial]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Algeria|name=[[Mohamed Hamdoud]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Algeria|name=[[Rahim Meftah]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Cameroon|name=[[Daniel Moncharé|Daniel Ntieche Moncharé]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Algeria|name=[[Zineddine Mekkaoui]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Algeria|name=[[Farid Djahnine]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Algeria|name=[[Amar Ammour]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Algeria|name=[[Billel Dziri]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Algeria|name=[[Hocine Metref]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Algeria|name=[[Antar Boucherit]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Algeria|name=[[Kamel Marek]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Algeria|name=[[Nacereddine Khoualed]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=Algeria|name=[[Hocine Achiou]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Algeria|name=[[Karim Ghazi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Algeria|name=[[Islam Adel Aït Ali]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Mali|name=[[Mintou Doucoure]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Algeria|name=[[Isâad Bourahli]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Algeria|name=[[Samir Bentayeb]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Algeria|name=[[Mohamed Boussefiane]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Cape Verde|name=[[Jerry Adriano]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}} ==Junior Team== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Algeria|name=[[Mohamed Amine Saïdoun]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=Algeria|name=[[Sid Ahmed Maâzouzi]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=--|nat=Algeria|name=[[Saïd Sayeh]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=--|nat=Algeria|name=[[Abdelouadoud Zitouni]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=Algeria|name=[[Mohamed Billel Benaldjia]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=--|nat=Algeria|name=[[Khaled Benchabane]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs end}} ==External links== *{{fr icon}} [http://www.usm-alger.org Official Site] {{fb start}} {{Algerian Championnat National}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Algerian football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1937]] [[Category:Algiers]] [[ar:إتحاد الجزائر]] [[cs:USM Alger]] [[de:USM Algier]] [[eo:USM Alger]] [[fr:Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger]] [[id:USM Alger]] [[nl:USM Alger]] [[ja:USMアルジェ]] [[pl:USM Algier]] [[zh:USM阿尔及尔]]