In the 1997–98 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 22nd time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian Cup, the Algerian League Cup, the African Cup Winners' Cup, and the CAF Champions League. In the 1997–98 season witnessed the return of former coach Younes Ifticène who was behind the rise in the 1994–95 season, in 1997 CAF Champions League USMA participated for the first time a new copy of the competition Where they reached the group stage and in the last match against Primeiro de Agosto USM Alger won with a single goal that was not enough to qualify for the final after a major conflict with Moroccan club Raja Casablanca Which at the same time in South Africa scored the winning goal in the last minute and qualified for the final, In 1997–98 season Algerian Football Federation change league system to the groups USMA signed in the group B with strong teams such as ES Setif, JS Kabylie and MC Alger side managed to qualify for the final 3 points form JS Kabylie Then in the final against USM El Harrach at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 USM Alger lost the title 2–3 after they advanced (2–0) 20 minutes before the end of the match to receive a full team of three goals, in the final minute USMA get a Penalty kick Its lost by defender Mounir Zeghdoud The Reds and Blacks ends the season without a title.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1998.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Goalkeepers GK Farid Belmellat RC Kouba Defenders RB / CB Mohamed Hamdoud Youth system CB Mounir Zeghdoud USM Aïn Beïda LB / CB / RB Mahieddine Meftah JS Kabylie CB Fayçal Hamdani (C) WA Boufarik LB Tarek Ghoul USM El Harrach DF Abdelouahab Tizarouine US Chaouia LB Rachid Boumrar Midfielders CM Billel Dziri NA Hussein Dey MF Sid Ahmed Marcel MF Mehdi Khelfouni MF Farid Djahnine Youth system MF Salaheddine Mehdaoui USMM Hadjout MF Hamid Aït Belkacem Forwards FW Tarek Hadj Adlane JS Kabylie FW Nacer Zekri NA Hussein Dey FW Fouad Smati Youth system FW Abdelmalek Khouni AS Aïn M'lila FW Réda Zouani USM Blida FW Djamel Menad JS Kabylie FW Mohamed Manga Udoji United
Competitions
Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match Division 1 Runners–up 1 January 1998 29 June 1998 Algerian Cup Round of 64 Round of 16 16 March 1998 13 April 1998 League Cup Round of 64 Quarter-finals 2 October 1997 16 October 1997 CAF Champions League Group stage 24 August 1997 8 November 1997 African Cup Winners' Cup First Round 26 April 1998 8 May 1998 Total
Division 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Championship final
Algerian Cup
League Cup
Champions League
Group stage
African Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Squad information
Appearances and goals
No.PlayerDivision 1Algerian CupCup Winners' CupChampions LeagueTotalGoalkeepersGKFarid Belmellat1212011022022017170GKLaïd Belgherbi000000000220220DefendersDFTarek Ghoul551110000331992DFMounir Zeghdoud1212011022000015150DFFayçal Hamdani109011022044017160DFMahieddine Meftah1010010122044017161DFMohamed Hamdoud1212011122144019192DFAbdelouahab Tizarouine100000000110210DFMohamed Briki110000000100210DFRachid Boumrar420000000110530MidfieldersMFFarid Djahnine1111011022033017170MFSalaheddine Mehdaoui8410002203301391MFMohamed Abacha301000000000301MFSamir Sloukia640000200000840MFSaoussaou ???110000000000110MFBillel Dziri440000000442882MFHamid Aït Belkacem7411102203001371MFSid Ahmed Marcel210100200420930MFMehdi Khelfouni100000100220420ForwardsFWTarek Hadj Adlane6510000004441095FWMohamed Manga331110000000441FWNacer Zekri5421101003201072FWRéda Zouani1110411022100014135FWAbdelmalek Khouni98210022010013102FWDjamel Menad000000000200200FWFouad Smati119011022033017150Total15183722692640
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL Tarek Hadj Adlane FW 2 0 ? 4 0 6 Réda Zouani FW 4 0 ? 0 1 5 Tarek Ghoul DF 3 0 ? 1 0 4 Abdelmalek Khouni MF 3 0 ? 0 0 3 Billel Dziri MF 0 0 ? 3 0 3 Mohamed Manga FW 1 2 ? 0 0 3 Nacer Zekri FW 2 0 ? 1 0 3 Hamid Aït Belkacem MF 2 1 ? 0 0 3 Mohamed Hamdoud DF 0 2 ? 0 1 3 Mohamed Abacha MF 1 0 ? 0 0 1 Salaheddine Mehdaoui FW 1 0 ? 0 0 1 Mahieddine Meftah DF 0 1 ? 0 0 1 Farid Djahnine MF 0 1 ? 0 0 1Own Goals 0 0 ? 0 0 0Totals 18 7 13 9 2 49
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