In the 2007–08 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 28th time, as well as the They will be competing in Ligue 1, the Arab Champions League and the Algerian Cup. It was their 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 May 2008.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 Goalkeepers1 GK Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche Youth system 91 024 GK Ahmed Walid Chouih USM El Harrach 29 027 GK Merouane Abdouni MC Alger 55 040 GK Ismaïl Mansouri Youth system 1 0 Defenders3 DF Hossam Ould Zmirli RC Kouba 5 14 CB Ali Rial NARB Réghaïa 30 15 RB / CB Mohamed Hamdoud Youth system 0 012 CB Rahim Meftah JS Kabylie 16 013 CB Daniel Moncharé Cotonsport Garoua 42 114 LB Zineddine Mekkaoui Youth system 29 116 LB Mohamed Amine Saidoune Youth system 4 020 CB Nacereddine Khoualed US Biskra 37 029 RB Abdelkader Besseghir GC Mascara 83 230 RB Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia Youth system 20 0 Midfielders6 DM Farid Djahnine Youth system 0 07 AM Amar Ammour ASM Oran 192 418 CM Billel Dziri CS Sedan Ardennes 0 010 DM Hocine Metref Youth system 161 1815 DM Antar Boucherit USM Annaba 57 318 AM Kamel Marek JS Kabylie 4 019 AM Oualid Mani CA Bordj Bou Arréridj 8 026 AM Hocine Achiou FC Aarau 0 028 DM Karim Ghazi Espérance de Tunis 0 0 Forwards9 ST Mintou Doucoure JS Centre Salif Keita 103 1811 ST Issaad Bourahli ES Sétif 85 3617 ST Samir Bentayeb RC Kouba 7 121 ST Mehdi Kerrouche KSK Ronse 5 122 ST Mohamed Boussefiane RC Kouba 69 1023 ST Jerry Adriano Espérance de Tunis 10 1
Transfers In DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 8 July 2007 FW Samir Bentayeb RC Kouba Undisclosed 22 July 2007 FW Issaad Bourahli ES Sétif Free transfer
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Competitions Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match Division 1 4th 23 August 2007 26 May 2008 Algerian Cup Round of 64 Round of 16 10 January 2008 27 March 2008 Arab Champions League Round of 32 Group stage 15 September 2007 19 March 2008 Total
Division 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Algerian Cup
Champions League
Round 32
Round 16
Group stage
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 CupArab Champions LeagueTotalGSGSGSGS Goalkeepers1 12 1 6 18 1 24 17 2 3 4 24 2 27 1 1 Defenders16 3 1 3 1 12 7+5 2 2 16 3 2+1 1 1 1 5 1 4 21+1 1 1 2 6 30 1 1 14 16+2 1 2 4 1 22 1 3 5 21+4 6 2 8 1 1 35 1 7 20 15+1 2 2 4 2 22 4 13 23 4 2 8 1 33 1 4 29 6+2 1 9 Abdelouadoud Zitouni 0+2 2 Billel Kedjour 1 1 Adel Messaoudi 0+1 1 Midfielders6 9+1 1 1 3 14 1 7 24+1 7 2 3 2 8 2 1 36 11 3 8 18+5 1 2 8 1 33 2 0+2 2 28 20+5 2 5 3 1 9 2 37 2 8 15 15+5 1 5 1 7 28 1 5 10 18+1 1 3 1 2 6 1 27 1 4 126 21+3 5 4 2 8 2 34 5 6 18 1+3 1 2 7 30 5+3 2 3 13 3 3 19Oualid Mani 2+6 2 1 2 10 2 1 Faouzi Laouar 0+2 2 Abdessamed Habbache 1 1 Forwards22 11+7 1 1 2 1 3 23 2 1 17 17+8 4 4 3 1 7 2 1 35 7 4 9 20+4 3 3 2 2 1 8 2 1 34 6 4 223 4+3 1 2 1 1 10 1 1 11 3+2 2 1 4 9 2 1 21 1+4 1 5 1 2 2 Own goals 2 0 1 3Totals32 51 46 1 011 11 149 63 5
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
No.Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL 7 Amar Ammour MF 7 2 3 12 9 Mintou Doucoure FW 3 1 3 717 Samir Bentayeb FW 4 1 1 626 Hocine Achiou MF 5 0 0 5 8 Billel Dziri MF 1 0 1 228 Karim Ghazi MF 2 0 0 222 Mohamed Boussefiane FW 1 1 0 2 11 Issaad Bourahli FW 2 0 0 213 Daniel Moncharé DF 0 0 1 1 4 Ali Rial DF 1 0 0 1 3 Hossam Ould Zmirli DF 0 1 0 115 Antar Boucherit MF 1 0 0 110 Hocine Metref MF 1 0 0 114 Zineddine Mekkaoui DF 1 0 0 1 5 Mohamed Hamdoud DF 0 0 1 1 21 Mehdi Kerrouche FW 1 0 0 1Own Goals 2 0 1 3Totals 32 6 11 49
Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. NameTotal1 Lamine Zemmamouche602824 Ahmed Walid Chouih511727 Ismaïl Mansouri0000TOTALS111315
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