In the 2014–15 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 37th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. The club also competed in the CAF Champions League, the Algerian Super Cup and the Algerian Cup. The club was managed by Hubert Velud, until his sacking on 1 February 2015. He was replaced by Otto Pfister on 19 February. On May 18, Pfister was sacked as coach of USM Alger.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 29 May 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 Apps. Goals Signed in Contract ends Transfer fees Goalkeepers1 GK Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche MC Alger 246 0 2012 2015 Free transfer16 GK Abdenour Merzouki MC Mekhadma 0 0 2014 2016 Free transfer27 GK Mourad Berrefane MO Béjaïa 9 0 2014 2016 Free transfer Defenders3 CB / LB Ayoub Abdellaoui Reserve team 10 0 2011 2016 Youth system4 CB / RB Abdelkader Laïfaoui ES Sétif 78 5 2011 2015 Free transfer6 CB Farouk Chafaï Reserve team 124 8 2010 2016 Youth system20 CB Nacereddine Khoualed (C) US Biskra 243 7 2006 2018 Free transfer25 LB / LM / LW Mokhtar Benmoussa ES Sétif 100 7 2012 2016 Free transfer26 LB Brahim Boudebouda Le Mans FC 80 8 2012 2016 Free transfer30 RB Mohamed Rabie Meftah JSM Béjaïa 112 16 2012 2017 Free transfer Midfielders5 AM Abderrahmane Bourdim Reserve team 3 0 2014 2019 Youth system7 RW / AM Zinedine Ferhat Reserve team 109 8 2011 2016 Youth system10 LW / RW / AM Youcef Belaïli Espérance de Tunis 32 8 2014 2016 Free transfer11 DM Hocine El Orfi Paradou AC 63 0 2012 2016 Free transfer13 CM / DM Nassim Bouchema MC Alger 124 6 2011 2015 Free transfer15 AM Bouazza Feham ES Sétif 114 10 2011 2015 Free transfer23 DM / RM Hamza Koudri MC Alger 91 3 2012 2017 Free transfer24 DM Mohammed Benkhemassa Reserve team 17 1 2011 2016 Youth system28 AM Karim Baïteche Reserve team 41 3 2010 2017 Youth system8 AM Kaddour Beldjilali Étoile du Sahel 10 2 2014 2017 400,000 € Forwards19 Ernest Nsombo Astres FC 11 29 CF Carolus Andriamatsinoro Paradou AC 68 11 2012 2017 14 ST Rachid Nadji ES Sétif 26 5 2014 2016 Free transfer18 CF / RW / LW Mohamed Seguer ASO Chlef 61 8 2012 2016 Free transfer21 Rostand Kako Coton Sport FC 2 0 2014 2017 50,000 €33 Abderrahmane Meziane Reserve team 9 1 2014 2019 Youth system12 Manucho FC Infonet 12 2 2014 2017 Free transfer
Transfers In DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource GK Abdenour Merzouki MC Mekhadma Free transfer MF Mohammed Benkhemassa Reserve team First Professional Contract GK Mourad Berrefane MO Béjaïa Free transfer DF Ayoub Abdellaoui Reserve team First Professional Contract FW Abderrahmane Meziane Reserve team First Professional Contract MF Abderrahmane Bourdim Reserve team First Professional Contract DF Salim Laassami GS Consolat Free transfer MF Akim Orinel Saint-Raphaël Free transfer MF Youcef Belaïli ES Tunis Free transfer FW Rachid Nadji ES Sétif Free transfer MF Noui Laïfa Paris FC Free transfer FW Rostand Kako Cotonsport Garoua 50,000 € MF Kaddour Beldjilali Étoile du Sahel 400,000 € FW Manucho FC Infonet Free transfer GK Hossin Lagoun Terracina Free transfer
Out DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource MF Djamel Rabti CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Free transfer FW Samy Frioui USM El Harrach Loan MF Lamouri Djediat CR Belouizdad End of contract DF Youcef Benamara JS Kabylie End of contract GK Rafik Mazouzi RC Arbaâ Loan USMA.dz FW Ahmed Gasmi ES Sétif End of contract FW Abdelmalek Ziaya ES Sétif Free transfer FW Djamel Eddine Chatal MO Béjaïa Loan for two years DF Ibrahim Bekakchi CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Loan MF Noui Laïfa SR Colmar Free transfer DF Salim Laassami GS Consolat Free transfer FW Ernest Nsombo AS Marsa Loan DF Mohamed Amrane ESM Koléa Loan for six months MF Akim Orinel Saint-Raphaël Free transfer
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match Ligue 1 8th 16 August 2014 29 May 2015 Algerian Cup Round of 64 Round of 16 13 December 2014 10 March 2015 Champions League Preliminary round Group stage 15 February 2015 3 May 2015 Algerian Super Cup Final Runners–up 9 August 2014 Total
Ligue 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Algerian Cup
Algerian Super Cup
Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Squad information
Appearances and goals
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|16 |GK |style="text-align:left"|Abdenour Merzouki |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||0
|27 |GK |style="text-align:left"|Mourad Berrefane |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |7||6||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |9||7||0 |-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom" |colspan=19" style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center"|Defenders |- |3 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Ayoub Abdellaoui |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |5||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |9||8||0 |- |4 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Abdelkader Laïfaoui |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |14||13||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |5||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |20||18||1 |- |6 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Farouk Chafaï |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |22||22||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |3||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |30||30||3 |- |20 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Nacereddine Khoualed |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |24||23||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |5||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |32||31||0 |- |25 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Mokhtar Benmoussa |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |23||20||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |3||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |6||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |33||27||3 |- |26 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Brahim Boudebouda |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |21||19||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|5 |3||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |27||25||5 |- style="font-style:italic" |29 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Salim Laassami |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||0 |- |30 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Mohamed Rabie Meftah |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |27||27||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|5 |3||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |35||35||7 |-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom" |colspan=19" style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center"|Midfielders |- |5 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Abderrahmane Bourdim |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |2||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |3||0||0 |- |7 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Zinedine Ferhat |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |19||16||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |24||21||1 |- style="font-style:italic" |8 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Akim Orinel |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |3||2||0 |- |8 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Kaddour Beldjilali |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |7||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |10||5||2 |- |10 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Youcef Belaïli |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |25||20||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|6 |2||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |5||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |32||25||8 |- |11 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Hocine El Orfi |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |14||9||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |18||13||0 |- |13 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Nassim Bouchema |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |23||21||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |3||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |5||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |32||30||2
|15 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Bouazza Feham |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |16||8||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |22||13||1 |- style="font-style:italic" |21 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Noui Laïfa |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||0
|23 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Hamza Koudri |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |25||25||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |3||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |33||32||3
|24 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Mohammed Benkhemassa |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |12||9||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |2||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0