2015–16 USM Alger season

In the 2015–16 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 38th season, as well as the CAF Champions League, and the Algerian Cup.. It was their 21st consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 27 May 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nat. Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps. Goals Signed in Contract ends Transfer fees Goalkeepers1 GK Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche MC Alger 260 0 2012 2020 Free transfer27 GK Mourad Berrefane MO Béjaïa 17 0 2014 2016 Free transfer16 GK Ismaïl Mansouri MO Béjaïa 48 0 2008 2017 Loan Return Defenders3 CB / LB Ayoub Abdellaoui Reserve team 29 0 2011 2016 Youth system6 CB Farouk Chafaï Reserve team 155 11 2010 2016 Youth system20 CB Nacereddine Khoualed (C) US Biskra 275 9 2006 2018 Free transfer25 LB / LM / LW Mokhtar Benmoussa ES Sétif 133 10 2012 2016 Free transfer26 LB Brahim Boudebouda Le Mans FC 105 11 2012 2016 Free transfer30 RB Mohamed Rabie Meftah JSM Béjaïa 138 25 2011 2017 Free transfer5 CB Arslane Mazari USM El Harrach 16 0 2015 2017 Free transfer19 CB Houcine Benayada ASM Oran 19 0 2015 2017 Free transfer Midfielders7 RW / AM Zinedine Ferhat Reserve team 138 8 2011 2018 Youth system10 LW / RW / AM Youcef Belaïli Espérance de Tunis 41 13 2014 2016 Free transfer11 DM Hocine El Orfi Paradou AC 84 0 2012 2016 Free transfer13 CM / DM Nassim Bouchema MC Alger 134 6 2011 2017 Free transfer23 DM / RM Hamza Koudri MC Alger 124 3 2012 2017 Free transfer24 DM Mohammed Benkhemassa Reserve team 46 1 2011 2016Youth system28 AM Karim Baïteche Reserve team 55 5 2010 2017Youth system8 AM Kaddour Beldjilali Étoile du Sahel 35 4 2014 2017 400,000 €15 CM Djamel Chettal Reserve team 21 1 2012 2017 Loan Return Forwards9 CF Carolus Andriamatsinoro Paradou AC 99 15 2012 2019 Undisclosed14 ST Rachid Nadji ES Sétif 51 12 2014 2016 Free transfer18 CF / RW / LW Mohamed Seguer ASO Chlef 92 20 2012 2016 Free transfer22 ST Oussama Darfalou RC Arbaâ 13 4 2015 2018 150,000 €21 ST Mohamed Amine Aoudia FSV Frankfurt 20 4 2015 2016 150,000 €

Transfers In DatePositionPlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 7 June 2015 DF Arslane Mazari USM El Harrach Free transfer 13 June 2015 GK Ismaïl Mansouri MO Béjaïa Loan Return 16 June 2015 DF Houcine Benayada ASM Oran Free transfer 8 July 2015 MF Oussama Darfalou RC Arbaâ € 150,000 25 July 2015 MF Mohamed Amine Aoudia FSV Frankfurt € 150,000 5 January 2016 MF Djamel Chettal MO Béjaïa Loan Return

Out DatePositionPlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource 10 June 2015 MF Bouazza Feham CR Belouizdad Free transfer 15 June 2015 MF Abdelkader Laïfaoui USM Blida Free transfer 1 July 2015 MF Abderrahmane Bourdim RC Relizane Loan for one year 8 July 2015 FW Abderrahmane Meziane RC Arbaâ Loan for one year 8 July 2015 FW Mohamed Taib RC Arbaâ Loan for one year 8 July 2015 GK Sid Ahmed Rafik Mazouzi RC Arbaâ Free transfer 27 July 2015 DF Mohamed Amrane DRB Tadjenanet Free transfer 27 July 2015 FW Manucho RC Relizane Loan for one year

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match Ligue 1 Winners 13 August 2015 27 May 2015 Algerian Cup Round of 64 17 December 2015 Champions League Group stage Runners–up 27 June 2015 8 November 2015 Total

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Algerian Cup

Champions League

Group stage

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Final

Squad information Appearances and goals

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|27 |GK |style="text-align:left"|Mourad Berrefane |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |7||7||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 |8||8||0

|33 |GK |style="text-align:left"|Hossin Lagoun |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |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 |1||0||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"| |17||16||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |19||18||0 |- |6 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Farouk Chafaï |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |23||22||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |7||7||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |31||30||3 |- |30 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Mohamed Rabie Meftah |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |19||19||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|8 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |7||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |27||25||9 |- |26 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Brahim Boudebouda |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |16||16||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |8||8||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |25||25||3 |- |5 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Arslane Mazari |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |10||9||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |6||6||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |16||15||0 |- |19 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Houcine Benayada |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |14||13||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |4||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |19||18||0 |- |20 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Nacereddine Khoualed |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |24||24||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |7||7||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |32||32||2 |- |25 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Mokhtar Benmoussa |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |25||14||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |8||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |33||17||3 |- |45 |DF |style="text-align:left"|Saâdi Radouani |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |3||2||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||2||0 |-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom" |colspan=19" style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center"|Midfielders |- |7 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Zinedine Ferhat |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |20||18||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |9||9||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |29||27||0 |- |10 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Youcef Belaïli |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |4||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |5||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |9||9||5 |- |13 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Nassim Bouchema |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |8||8||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |10||8||0 |- |23 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Hamza Koudri |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |26||25||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |7||7||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |33||32||0 |- |28 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Karim Baïteche |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |8||3||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |6||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |14||7||2 |- |8 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Kaddour Beldjilali |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |17||12||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |7||6||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |25||19||2 |- |24 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Mohammed Benkhemassa |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |21||18||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |8||6||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |29||24||0 |- |11 |MF |style="text-align:left"|Hocine El Orfi |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |14||8||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |6||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |21||14||0

|MF |style="text-align:left"|Djamel Chettal |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |9||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 |9||1||0

|MF |style="text-align:left"|Mohamed Dilmi |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 |1||1||0

|MF |style="text-align:left"|Ramdane Bouguerra |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 |1||1||0

|MF |style="text-align:left"|Riad Mokaddem |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |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 |1||0||0 |-bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom" |colspan=19" style="background:#000000; color:white; text-align:center"|Forwards |- |88 |FW |style="text-align:left"|Oualid Ardji |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |10||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|1 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |11||5||2 |- |21 |FW |style="text-align:left"|Mohamed Amine Aoudia |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |13||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |1||1||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |6||4||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|2 |20||9||4 |- |22 |FW |style="text-align:left"|Oussama Darfalou |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |11||7||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|4 |0||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |2||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |13||7||4 |- |18 |FW |style="text-align:left"|Mohamed Seguer |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |23||21||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|9 |1||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |7||5||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|3 |31||26||12 |- |14 |FW |style="text-align:left"|Rachid Nadji |style="border-right: 1pt black solid"| |19||12||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|7 |1||0||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |5||2||style="border-right: 1pt black solid"|0 |25||14||7 |- |9 |FW |style="text-align:left"|Carolus Andriamatsinoro