In the 2003–04 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 24th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 24 May 2004.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 Goalkeepers 1 Hichem Mezaïr GK WA Tlemcen 121 0 12 Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche GK Reserve team 1 0 25 Merouane Abdouni GK USM El Harrach 22 0 Defenders 2 Mohamed Hamdoud RB / CB Reserve team 0 0 4 Salim Aribi CB CA Batna 73 7 5 Mounir Zeghdoud CB USM Aïn Beïda 0 0 18 Rabah Deghmani CB IB Khémis El Khechna 0 0 20 Mahieddine Meftah LB / CB / RB JS Kabylie 0 0 Youcef Siahi CB Reserve team 1 0 Midfielders 6 Farid Djahnine MF Reserve team 0 0 7 Amar Ammour AM ASM Oran 76 17 8 Billel Dziri CM CS Sedan Ardennes 0 0 15 Karim Ghazi DM CR Belouizdad 0 0 10 Hocine Achiou AM Reserve team 0 0 16 Lahcène Nazef MF NA Hussein Dey 25 022 Hamidou Balbone MF EF Ouagadougou 26 6 26 Hocine Metref DM Reserve team 33 4 Forwards 9 Ali Meçabih ST USM Blida 4 2 11 Fadel Ryad Settara FW CR Belouizdad 10 0 13 Mohamed Cheraïtia FW Reserve team 22 1 14 Moncef Ouichaoui ST USM Annaba 88 33 19 Rabie Benchergui ST ASM Oran 63 26 21 Rafik Deghiche FW Reserve team 21 2 23 Mamadou Diallo CF JS Centre Salif Keita 19 9 - Abdelhakim Meziani RW Youth system 11 1

Transfers

In DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 31 August 2003 AM Hamidou Balbone EF Ouagadougou Undisclosed 13 December 2003 CF Mamadou Diallo JS Centre Salif Keita 700 millions DA

Out DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource 12 January 2004 DM Karim Ghazi Espérance de Tunis Loan for six months

Competitions

Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match Division 1 Runner-up 14 August 2003 24 May 2004 Algerian Cup Round of 64Winner 5 February 2004 25 June 2004 2003 Champions League Group stage Semifinals 9 August 2003 8 November 2003 2004 Champions League First round Second Round 10 April 2004 30 May 2004 Total

Division 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Algerian Cup

Champions League

Group stage

Semifinals

Champions League

First round

Second round

Squad information

Playing statistics

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal. No.Nat.PlayerDivision 1Algerian CupCAF Champions LeagueTotalGSGSGSGS Goalkeepers1 23 8 1 31 1 25 6 1 5 4 1 15 1 112 1 1 1 1 1 Defenders4 25 1 8 3 1 2 11 1 3 39 3 13 3 15 1 1 3 6 2 24 1 3 5 22 4 3 11 1 36 5 20 23 8 5 2 6 1 1 34 1 11 2 28 7 4 5 1 2 9 1 42 9 6 18 21 2 4 1 8 1 33 4 3 1 1 Midfielders6 16 3 4 9 1 29 4 7 25 2 2 3 1 9 1 1 37 4 3 8 22 3 5 4 1 9 4 35 7 6 15 15 1 1 6 21 1 1 10 26 7 7 4 1 11 2 41 8 9 16 19 2 1 4 1 25 2 22 18 5 3 4 1 4 1 1 26 6 5 26 15 2 2 4 1 1 10 1 29 4 3 Forwards14 18 3 4 10 4 1 32 7 1 13 8 1 1 2 11 1 19 24 11 1 1 3 1 8 2 2 35 14 3 121 8 2 4 14 11 6 4 10 1 1 2 1 1 9 4 2 1 4 5 6 23 10 2 1 5 2 1 4 5 19 9 2 Own goals 2 0 0 0Totals49 53 212 12 021 19 082 84 2

Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL19 Rabie Benchergui FW 12 1 2 1523 Mamadou Diallo FW 2 2 5 910 Hocine Achiou MF 7 1 0 8 - Mohamed Hamdoud DF 6 1 1 8 8 Billel Dziri MF 3 0 4 711 Moncef Ouichaoui FW 3 0 4 722 Hamidou Balbone MF 5 0 1 6 - Ali Meçabih FW 2 4 0 6 - Hocine Metref MF 2 1 1 4 7 Amar Ammour MF 2 1 1 4 2 Salim Aribi DF 1 1 1 3 5 Mahieddine Meftah DF 0 0 1 1 9 Karim Ghazi MF 1 0 0 1 3 Tarek Ghoul DF 1 0 0 1Own Goals 2 0 0 2Totals 49 12 21 82

Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. NameTotal1 Hichem Mezaïr9031225 Merouane Abdouni341812 Lamine Zemmamouche0000 Farid Belmellat0000TOTALS124420

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