USM El Harrach

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USM El-Harrach
Full nameUnion Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach
Nickname(s)Bouzenzel, Kawassir
FoundedFebruary 7, 1935; 89 years ago (1935-02-07)
as (Union Sportive Musulmane Maison Carrée)
Ground1 November 1954 Stadium
Capacity8,000
Head CoachBoualem Charef
LeagueLigue 2
2023–24Ligue 2, Group Centre-east, 7th

Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الحراش), known as USM El Harrach or simply USMH for short, is an Algerian football club based in El Harrach, a suburb of Algiers. The club was founded in 1935 as Union Sportive Musulmane Maison-Carréenne and its colours are yellow and black. Their home stadium, 1 November 1954 Stadium, has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue 2.

History

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Union sportive musulmane de Maison-Carrée.

In 17th juin 1931, the idea of creating a football club for young Muslims in Maison Carrée was born after what the founder witnessed, it was a bunch of algerian kids playing football in the street when the french soldiers attacked them with dogs and the incident ended with a serious injuries for the kids. It took the name of Union sportive musulmane de Maison-Carrée (USMMC) and played friendly games until its affiliation on January 23, 1935.[1] Towards the end of 1977, a sports reform took place because it was wanted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in order to give elite clubs a good financial basis allowing them to structure themselves professionally (in ASP which means Association sportive de performances). The goal was therefore for them to have total autonomy of management with the creation of their own training center. For this, many clubs had to sacrifice their names and rename them according to the main sponsor. In some club names the letter P of the Sonatrach oil companies sponsoring MC Alger, MC Oran and ES Sétif, renamed MP Alger, MP Oran and EP Sétif. Similarly, Sonelgaz, with the K of Kahraba (gas), sponsored JS Kabylie, which abandoned its name of Jeunesse sportive de Kabylie in Jamiat Sari' Kawkabi, or USM Alger renamed USK Alger. But also the CNAN (Compagnie national algérienne de navigation) with the M of Milaha (meaning navigator) which sponsored the athletic Nasr Hussein Dey which became Milaha Athletic of Hussein Dey and many others. The USMMC will be sponsored by the national mining research and exploitation company (SONAREM) which leads to the change of its name which becomes Union sportive Manadjem El Harrach.

Boualem Charef era

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After seven years in the second division since 2001, USMH is making its return to the elite of Algerian football in controversial conditions, particularly due to the RCK-FAF affair. The club, led since 2007 by the returning Mohamed Laïb, has appointed Boualem Charef as head of its technical bar. After that, the team managed to stay in place while producing beautiful play, notably thanks to the stability of the bench and the team's policy which is based on young players trained or recruited from small Algerian clubs. During this period, the club managed to reach the final of the Algerian Cup in the 2010–11 season, lost to JS Kabylie, and to rank second in the championship for the third time in the 2012–13 season, 2 points behind the winner ES Sétif.

Honours

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USM El Harrach players lining up before a Ligue 1 match against USM Alger at Omar Hamadi Stadium on February 15, 2014.

Domestic competitions

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Managers

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Notable players

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Had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for USM El Harrach.

Notes

Statistics

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Recent seasons

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Season League Cup Other Africa Top goalscorer(s)[note 1] Ref.
Division Pos Pts P W D L GF GA Name Goals
1962–63 Critérium Honneur 3rd 42 18 10 4 4 48 18 ?
1963–64 Division Honneur 10th 59 30 9 11 10 40 41 R64
1973–74 National II 2nd W
1974–75 National II 1st R16
1975–76 Nationale I 7th 63 30 12 9 9 39 42 R64
1976–77 Nationale I 9th 50 26 8 8 10 29 35 R32
1977–78 Division 1 10th 51 26 9 7 10 23 30 R32
1978–79 Division 1 5th 53 26 8 11 7 26 25 QF
1979–80 Division 1 9th 59 30 9 11 10 27 26 R16
1980–81 Division 1 4th 61 28 13 7 8 33 22 QF
1981–82 Division 1 4th 62 30 12 8 10 39 20 QF
1982–83 Division 1 6th 59 30 9 12 9 25 25 SF [2]
1983–84 Division 1 2nd 65 30 13 9 8 27 25 R32
1984–85 Division 1 11th 76 38 11 16 11 38 31 R16
1985–86 Division 1 11th 75 38 14 9 15 43 39 R32 Mohamed El Djazzar 13
1986–87 Division 1 11th 38 38 12 14 12 41 36 W Mohamed El Djazzar 14
1987–88 Division 1 5th 35 34 8 19 7 31 25 SF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Mohamed El-Djezzar 10
1988–89 Division 1 9th 29 30 10 9 11 20 28 R16
1989–90 Division 1 12th 28 30 10 8 12 28 35 NP Abdennour Baya 6
1990–91 Division 1 9th 29 30 10 9 11 30 28 R16 Khaled Lounici 13
1991–92 Division 1 2nd 35 30 12 11 7 29 20 R16 Cnl
1992–93 Division 1 6th 33 30 12 9 9 29 20 NP Boutaleb, Rahem 7
1993–94 Division 1 10th 30 30 9 12 9 23 21 R16
1994–95 Division 1 12th 29 30 10 9 11 23 33 R32 Nacer Zekri 12
1995–96 Division 1 7th 43 30 12 7 11 24 26 R64 Grp Khaled Lounici 7
1996–97 Division 1 5th 44 30 12 9 9 27 24 R64 Khaled Lounici 10
1997–98 Division 1 1st 25 14 6 7 1 19 9 R16 R16 Dahmani, Benchikha 4
1998–99 Super Division 9th 33 26 9 6 11 22 25 R64 Champions League R2 Khaled Lounici 7
1999–2000 National 1 3rd 47 26 13 8 5 35 22 R32 QF
2000–01 Super Division 15th 29 30 7 8 15 24 41 R64 Hamid Berguiga 9
2001–02 Division 1 6th 45 29 13 6 10 39 27 R64
2002–03 Division 2 3rd 60 28 18 6 4 46 15 R32
2003–04 Division 2 2nd 65 30 20 5 5 50 18 R64
2004–05 Division 2 4th 59 34 18 5 11 40 25 R32
2005–06 Division 2 6th 51 34 14 9 11 47 29 R32
2006–07 Division 2 10th 43 34 12 7 15 26 32 R4 Rachid Bentaleb 9
2007–08 Division 2 4th 68 36 19 11 6 49 20 R4
2008–09 Division 1 11th 40 32 10 10 12 36 40 R64 Youcef Saïbi 9 [3]
2009–10 Division 1 6th 52 34 13 13 8 46 33 R64 Sofiane Hanitser 16 [4]
2010–11 Ligue 1 4th 46 30 12 10 8 36 31 RU Salim Boumechra 13 [5]
2011–12 Ligue 1 10th 38 30 11 5 14 28 31 SF Baghdad Bounedjah 7 [6]
2012–13 Ligue 1 2nd 57 30 17 6 7 38 22 R16 Bounedjah, El Amalli 11 [7]
2013–14 Ligue 1 5th 47 30 13 8 9 34 27 R64 Champions League[note 2] Withdraw Lamine Abid 7 [10]
2014–15 Ligue 1 4th 43 30 13 4 13 30 32 R32 Lamine Abid 9 [11]
2015–16 Ligue 1 9th 41 30 10 11 9 28 27 R16 Hadj Bouguèche 8 [12]
2016–17 Ligue 1 13th 36 30 7 15 8 15 21 R16 Dahar, Mellel 4 [13]
2017–18 Ligue 1 15th 28 30 7 7 16 27 37 R32 Hadj Bouguèche 6 [14]
2018–19 Ligue 2 11th 36 30 7 15 8 22 24 R16 Mohamed Reda Boumechra 4 [15]
2019–20 Ligue 2[note 3] 16th 22 22 5 7 10 20 31 R64 Fayçal Abdat 5 [18]
2020–21 Ligue 2 7th 31 22 8 7 7 19 22 NP
2021–22 Ligue 2 6th 47 30 14 5 11 34 22 NP
2022–23 Ligue 2 7th 42 30 11 9 10 37 33 R64
2023–24 Ligue 2 7th 41 30 12 5 13 35 34 R4
2024–25 Ligue 2
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

Notes

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  1. ^ Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian Cup, League Cup, African and Super Cup) are counted.
  2. ^ USM El Harrach, the 2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up, withdrew after the draw was held.[8] Sporting Praia Cruz, the 2013 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champion, were allowed by the CAF to replace them in the draw.[9].
  3. ^ On March 15, 2020, the Ministry of Youth and Sports decided to stop the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Union sportive musulmane de Maison-Carrée". Gallica.bnf. 4 March 1935. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Statistics 1982–83 Union Sportive Madinet El Harrach season". footballvintage.net.
  3. ^ "Statistics 2008–09 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  4. ^ "Statistics 2009–10 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  5. ^ "Statistics 2010–11 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  6. ^ "Statistics 2011–12 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  7. ^ "Statistics 2012–13 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  8. ^ Ramzi, Adil (2013-12-28). "Risque de lourdes sanctions pour l'USM El Harrach". La Tribune (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  9. ^ Veiga, Abel (2014-01-16). "Sporting Clube da Praia Cruz safou-se" (in Portuguese). Téla Nón. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  10. ^ "Statistics 2013–14 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  11. ^ "Statistics 2014–15 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  12. ^ "Statistics 2015–16 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  13. ^ "Statistics 2016–17 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  14. ^ "Statistics 2017–18 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  15. ^ "Statistics 2018–19 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
  16. ^ "الجزائر تعلن إيقاف النشاط الرياضي بسبب كورونا". btolat.com. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  17. ^ "COVID-19 : ARRET DES COMPETITIONS JUSQU'A NOUVEL ORDRE". faf.dz. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Statistics 2019–20 USM El Harrach season". footballdatabase.eu.
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