2015–16 USM Blida season

USM Blida 2015–16 football season
USM Blida
2015–16 season
ChairmanAbdelhamid Foufa
Head coachDjamel Benchadli
(until 9 October 2015)
Mohamed Bacha
(from 10 October 2015)
(until 14 February 2016)
Zoheïr Djelloul
(from 16 February 2016)
StadiumStade Mustapha Tchaker
Stade Frères Brakni
Ligue 114th
Algerian CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Abdelkader Bedrane (3)
Ali Amiri (3)
Hicham Chérif (3)
All:
Abdelkader Bedrane (3)
Ali Amiri (3)
Hicham Chérif (3)
Ibrahim Khalil Sylla (3)
Home colours
Away colours
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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.

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 Algeria GK Oussama Litim (1990-06-03)3 June 1990 (aged 24) Algeria MSP Batna
21 Algeria GK El Hadi Fayçal Ouadah (1983-09-24)24 September 1983 (aged 31) Algeria CR Belouizdad
35 Algeria GK Salim Sami Aït Ali (1996-12-01)1 December 1996 (aged 18) Youth system
Defenders
5 Algeria RB Abdelkader Benayada (1982-05-05)5 May 1982 (aged 32) Algeria USM Bel-Abbès
3 Algeria RB Abdelkader Bedrane (1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 22) Youth system
4 Algeria RB Abdelkader Laïfaoui (1981-07-09)9 July 1981 (aged 33) Algeria USM Alger
22 Algeria RB Khalfallah Belhaoua (1988-11-08)8 November 1988 (aged 26) Algeria US Biskra
19 Algeria RB Zakaria Tsamda (1992-03-14)14 March 1992 (aged 22) Youth system
2 Algeria RB Adel Djaâdane (1993-06-23)23 June 1993 (aged 21) Algeria MC Oran
25 Algeria RB Youssouf Benamara (1984-12-24)24 December 1984 (aged 30) Algeria JS Kabylie
Midfielders
6 Algeria CM Tayeb Maroci (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 29) Algeria JS Kabylie
26 Algeria CM Hamza Heriat (1987-09-06)6 September 1987 (aged 27) Algeria MC Oran
20 Algeria CM Aziz Benabdi (1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 21) Youth system
17 Algeria CM Ali Amiri (1987-10-23)23 October 1987 (aged 27) Algeria CR Belouizdad
8 Algeria CM Abdellah Boudina (1986-11-13)13 November 1986 (aged 28) Algeria IRB Sidi Aïssa
10 Algeria CM Mustapha Melika (1983-05-12)12 May 1983 (aged 31) Algeria US Biskra
11 Algeria CM Tarek Bendiaf (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 (aged 23) Algeria SA Mohammadia
31 Algeria CM Hamza Ounnas (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 26) Algeria NA Hussein Dey
14 Algeria CM Abderrahmane Mohammedi (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 21) Youth system
Forwards
23 Algeria RW Fethi Noubli (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 26) Algeria RC Arbaâ
7 Algeria RW Oussama Mesfar (1989-03-28)28 March 1989 (aged 25) Algeria CA Batna
28 Algeria RW Mohamed Hicham Chérif (1991-08-01)1 August 1991 (aged 23) Algeria MC Oran
30 Algeria RW Mounir Fekih (1993-04-20)20 April 1993 (aged 21) Algeria MC Oran
9 Guinea RW Ibrahim Khalil Sylla (1988-03-05)5 March 1988 (aged 26) Unattached

Non-competitive

Pre-season

USM Blida Algeria v Algeria Paradou AC
13 July 2015 Friendly USM Blida Algeria 1–1 Algeria Paradou AC Blida
17:00 Mesfar 17' Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni
Attendance: 700
USM Blida Algeria v Algeria USM El Harrach
15 July 2015 Friendly USM Blida Algeria 2–3 Algeria USM El Harrach USM El Harrach
23:30 Fekih 8'
Bedrane 23'		 Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
USM Blida Algeria v Algeria DRB Tadjenanet
30 July 2015 Friendly USM Blida Algeria 0–1 Algeria DRB Tadjenanet Aïn Draham
18:45 Report Stadium: El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba
USM Blida Algeria v Algeria A Bou Saada
31 July 2015 Friendly USM Blida Algeria 4–2 Algeria A Bou Saada Aïn Draham
17:00 Mesfar 5'
Tsamda 32'
Noubli 62', 76'		 Report 40' Boukhari
87' Cab		 Stadium: El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba
USM Blida Algeria v Algeria CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
2 August 2015 Friendly USM Blida Algeria 1–1 Algeria CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Aïn Draham
17:30 Chérif ?' Report Stadium: El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba
USM Blida Algeria v Algeria AS Khroub
3 August 2015 Friendly USM Blida Algeria 2–0 Algeria AS Khroub Aïn Draham
17:30 Mesfar 37'
Mohammedi 63'		 Report Stadium: El Mouradi Hammam Bourguiba
USM Blida Algeria v Algeria MO Bejaia
10 August 2015 Friendly USM Blida Algeria 1–0 Algeria MO Bejaia Blida
17:00 Tsamda 65' Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni
Attendance: 1.000

Mid-season

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ligue 1 30 7 15 8 20 29 −9 023.33
Algerian Cup 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
Total 32 8 16 8 24 32 −8 025.00
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
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 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[a]
14 USM Blida (R) 30 7 15 8 20 29 −9 36[a] 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:
  1. ^ a b 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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

ASM Oran v USM Blida
15 August 2015 Round 1 ASM Oran 0–0 USM Blida Oran
17:00 Sebbah Yellow card 74' Report
Live TV: None		 Yellow card 77' Maroci
Yellow card 86' Chérif		 Stadium: Stade Habib Bouakeul
Referee: Bouslimani, Rimouche, Belbachir
USM Blida v USM El Harrach
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
DRB Tadjenanet v [USM Blida
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
USM Blida v MC Alger
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
RC Arbaâ v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v NA Hussein Dey
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
ES Sétif v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v MC Oran
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
CS Constantine v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v MO Béjaïa
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
JS Kabylie v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v CR Belouizdad
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
RC Relizane v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v JS Saoura
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
USM Alger v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v ASM Oran
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
USM El Harrach v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v DRB Tadjenanet
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
MC Alger v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v RC Arbaâ
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
NA Hussein Dey v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v ES Sétif
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
MC Oran v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v CS Constantine
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
MO Béjaïa v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v JS Kabylie
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
CR Belouizdad v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v RC Relizane
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
JS Saoura v USM Blida
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
USM Blida v USM Alger
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

USM Blida v OM Arzew
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').
US Tébessa v USM Blida
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 soccer ball with check mark
R. Mouaia soccer ball with check mark
A. Bouhamda soccer ball with check mark
K. Rida soccer ball with red X
M. Antri soccer ball with check mark
W. Benarefa soccer ball with check mark
A. Brahimi soccer ball with check mark
Y. Nettour soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Ali Amiri
soccer ball with check mark Hamza Heriat
soccer ball with check mark Hichem Chérif
soccer ball with check mark Hamza Ounnas
soccer ball with red X Abdelkader Bedran
soccer ball with check mark Mustapha Melika
soccer ball with check mark Amine Aissa El Bey
soccer ball with red X Zakaria Tsamda}
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 Algeria ALG Oussama Litim 7 0 7 0 0 0
21 GK Algeria ALG El Hadi Fayçal Ouadah 23 0 23 0 0 0
35 GK Algeria ALG Salim Sami Aït Ali 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Algeria ALG Adel Djaâdane 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Algeria ALG Abdelkader Bedrane 28 3 28 3 0 0
4 DF Algeria ALG Abdelkader Laïfaoui 28 1 28 1 0 0
5 DF Algeria ALG Abdelkader Benayada 20 0 20 0 0 0
19 DF Algeria ALG Zakaria Tsamda 15 0 15 0 0 0
22 DF Algeria ALG Khalfallah Belhaoua 20 0 20 0 0 0
25 DF Algeria ALG Youcef Benamara 26 0 26 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Algeria ALG Tayeb Maroci 22 0 22 0 0 0
8 MF Algeria ALG Abdellah Boudina 14 1 14 1 0 0
10 MF Algeria ALG Mustapha Melika 22 2 22 2 0 0
11 MF Algeria ALG Tarek Bendiaf 5 0 5 0 0 0
14 MF Algeria ALG Abderrahmane Mohammedi 3 0 3 0 0 0
17 MF Algeria ALG Ali Amiri 26 3 26 3 0 0
20 MF Algeria ALG Aziz Benabdi 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Algeria ALG Hamza Heriat 25 0 25 0 0 0
31 MF Algeria ALG Hamza Ounnas 19 1 19 1 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Algeria ALG Oussama Mesfar 8 0 8 0 0 0
9 FW Guinea GUI Ibrahim Khalil Sylla 25 2 25 2 0 0
23 FW Algeria ALG Fethi Noubli 13 2 13 2 0 0
28 FW Algeria ALG Mohamed Hicham Chérif 28 3 28 3 0 0
30 FW Algeria ALG Mounir Fekih 9 1 9 1 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 13 June 2018
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Goalscorers

Transfers

In

Transfers in
Date Player Name Nationality Positions Moving From Type Transfer Fee Source
15 June 2015 Abdelkader Laifaoui Algeria Defender Algeria USM Alger Free transfer - tsa-algerie.com
15 June 2015 Adel Djaâdane Algeria Defender Algeria MC Oran Free transfer - tsa-algerie.com
15 June 2015 Mounir Fekih Algeria Forward Algeria MC Oran Free transfer - tsa-algerie.com
18 June 2015 Oussama Mesfar Algeria Forward Algeria CA Batna Free transfer - competition.dz
19 June 2015 Mohamed Hicham Chérif Algeria Forward Algeria MC Oran Free transfer - tsa-algerie.com
30 June 2015 Hamza Heriat Algeria Midfielder Algeria MC Oran Free transfer - footalgerien.com
2 July 2015 Ali Amiri Algeria Defender Algeria CR Belouizdad Loan - footalgerien.com
14 July 2015 Youssouf Benamara Algeria Midfielder Algeria JS Kabylie Free transfer - usm-blida.com
26 July 2015 Ibrahim Khalil Sylla Guinea 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 Algeria - - - -
31 June 2015 Abderaouf Zemmouchi Algeria - - - -
31 June 2015 Oussad Nasreddine Algeria - ASM Oran - -
1 July 2015 Hamza Ounnas Algeria - JSM Bejaia - -
1 July 2015 Mohamed Lamine Zidane Algeria - RC Relizane - -
1 July 2015 Réda Bensaid Sayah Algeria - MC Saida - -
16 July 2015 Sofiane Aibout Algeria - MC Saida - -

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