The 1965–66 season was the first season for USM Alger in the Division d'Honneur. They also competed in the Algerian Cup.
Review The season was the first season for USM Alger in the Division d'Honneur under new coach Amokrane Oualiken, who replaced Abdelaziz Ben Tifour. Oualiken also actively played for the team as a player. The team played several friendly matches alongside MC Alger as part of a united team; this included a match against Brazilian side São Cristóvão, two matches against Spartak Hradec and a match against Olympique de Marseille.
In the first half of the season, the team recorded six consecutive victories in the Division d'Honneur and only one defeat, in a derby against OMR El Annasser, and were two points clear of WA Boufarik at the top of the league. In the Algerian Cup the team won their Round of 64 match against OM Saint Eugène with a goal by Hamid Bernaoui, and also won their Round of 32 match against NA Hussein Dey, however lost their Round of 16 match against MC Saida.
No teams were promoted to the Nationale I during the 1965–66 season season, meaning that it was only possible to fall from Nationale I to Nationale II and from Nationale II to Division d'Honneur. This took place to reduce the Nationale I to 12 teams and the Nationale II to 10 teams. USM Alger won a match late in the 24th round against RC Arbaâ, with goals from Lakhdar Guittoun and Abdelkader Ait Bouali. The team finished the season in second place with 72 points, behind MC Alger.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 September 1965.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 GK Djamel El Okbi AS Saint Eugène DF Fodil Oulkhiar Youth system DF Achour Salah Youth system DF Brahim Talbi 1940 JU Alger DF Mohamed Madani MF Freddy Zemmour Gallia d'Alger MF Ghazi Djermane Gallia d'Alger MF Boubekeur Belbekri Gallia d'Alger MF Lakhdar Guittoun MF Abdelkader Belhaou MF Abdelkader Saâdi MF Hamid Benkanoun FW Krimo Rebih Union sportive tunisienne FW Abderrahmane Meziani AS Saint Eugène FW Hamid Bernaoui Youth system FW Amokrane Oualiken MC Alger FW Boualem Rekkal
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match Division d'Honneur Runner-up 19 September 1965 26 June 1966 Algerian Cup Round of 64 Round of 16 14 November 1965 6 February 1966 Total
Division d'Honneur League table (Algérois)
Results by round
Matches
Algerian Cup
Squad information Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL Krimo Rebih FW 11 0 11 Abderrahmane Meziani FW 7 0 7 Lakhdar Guittoun MF 5 2 7 Abdelkader Ait Bouali ? 6 0 6 Hamid Bernaoui FW 4 1 5 Rachid Hemmar FW 3 0 3 Boubekeur Belbekri MF 2 0 2 Abdelkader Belhaou MF 1 0 1 FW 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0Own Goals 2 0 2Totals 41 3 44
References