Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ; known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home stadium, Omar Hamadi Stadium, has a capacity of 17,500 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche is an Algerian footballer who plays for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algeria national team.
Mohamed Rabie Meftah is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays for AS Aïn M'lila in the Algerian Ligue 2.
Bouazza Feham is an Algerian footballer. He currently played for MO Constantine in the Algerian Ligue 2 as a midfielder.
In the 2010–11 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 33rd time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 16th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.
In the 2012–13 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 35th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.
Ayoub Abdellaoui is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for MC Alger and the Algeria national team. He plays as both a central defender and left-back.
In the 2016–17 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 39th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 22nd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They competed in Ligue 1 as well as the CAF Champions League, and Algerian Super Cup, and the Algerian Cup.
Abderrahmane Meziane Bentahar is an Algerian footballer who plays as a striker for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
In the 2017–18 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 40th season, as well as the CAF Champions League, and the Algerian Cup. It was their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.
Muaid Ellafi is a Libyan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Wydad AC.
In the 2018–19 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 41st season, as well as the Confederation Cup, Club Championship, and the Algerian Cup. It was their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.
In the 2019–20 season, ES Sétif icompeted in Ligue 1 for the 50th season. It was their 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.
In the 2019–20 season, CS Constantine competed in the Ligue 1 for the 22nd season, as well as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and the Algerian Cup. On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.
In the 2019–20 season, CA Bordj Bou Arreridj competed in the Ligue 1 for the 15th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.
The ES Sétif–USM Alger rivalry is a football rivalry between Sétif-based ES Sétif and USM Alger of Algiers. The two clubs together won 42 titles from the Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian Cup and Super Cup at the local level, Regionally the Arab Champions League And internationally in CAF Champions League, CAF Super Cup and the defunct Afro-Asian Club Championship.
