In the 1938–39 season, USM Alger competed in the Third Division for the 2nd season French colonial era, as well as the Forconi Cup. They competed in the Third Division.Calendrier de 3e Division dans: L'Écho d'Alger, Le grand quotidien d'information d'Afrique du Nord, 27e année, N° 10282, page 8, daté du 30 septembre 1938.
Review Following the strong performance displayed by USM Alger in the previous season, the club officially entered the competitive scene within Group B of the Third Division Championship of the Algiers League. The team approached this new challenge with high morale and great determination to continue its upward trajectory in Algerian football. Group B consisted of the following six teams: , RC Koléa, ECS Cherchell, AL Bab El Oued, JS Rovigo and USM Alger. In preparation for the upcoming season’s championship, several meetings were held by the club’s board of directors and the football committee. These meetings aimed to renew various management structures and address any shortcomings observed in the previous season. Additionally, sessions were held with both new and returning players to complete the signing of annual licenses and to organize the necessary physical and technical preparations. A series of friendly matches was also scheduled as part of the pre-season training program.
It is worth noting that the match against ECS Cherchell, originally scheduled to be played at the Blida Stadium, was marked by incidents that reflected the hostile intentions of the colonial authorities toward the club. The match was canceled the first time despite the presence of both teams, after the match commissioner invoked a regulation from French colonial law, claiming that the USM Alger did not include three European players, as allegedly required. Following a formal complaint filed by USM Alger and a review of the commissioner’s report, the league was compelled to postpone the match and reschedule it multiple times. It was finally played in Algiers, at the Le bon Stadium.
Squad list USM Alger squad list. 1 Abderrahman Ibrir 2 Ivian Oltra 3 Mokrane Hadj Rabia 4 Abdellah Betouche 5 Mouloud Oalmi 6 Ramadan Boumedrar 7 Nacer Nini 8 Benyoucef Benhoura 9 Maâmar Haouari 10 M'hamed Idriss 11 Mouloud Lazizi 12 Saïd Ben Merabet 13 Saïd Bennour 14 Rabah Brahiti 15 Mohamed Hamdi 16 Rodenas 17 Abdelkader Chaouane 18 Yahya Touati 19 Youcef Choubane 20 Slimane Ghanem 21 Omar Filali 22 Ali Chouidi 23 Saïd Chibane 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Competitions Overview CompetitionRecord Third Division Play-offs Total
Third Division
League table Group II
Matches
Ranking match
Promotion play-offs
References
Works cited
External links L'Echo d'Alger : journal républicain du matin