| 1987–88 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Abdesslem Bensahli |
| Head coach | Djamel Keddou & Mustapha Aksouh |
| Stadium | Omar Hamadi Stadium |
| Division 1 | 7th |
| Algerian Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Fawzi Benkhalidi (8 goals) All: Tarek Hadj Adlane Fawzi Benkhalidi (8 goals) |
In the1987–88 season,USM Alger is competing in theDivision 1 for the 17th time, as well as theAlgerian Cup. They will be competing in Division 1 and theAlgerian Cup.
On July 5, 1987, USK Alger celebrated its 50th anniversary and the opportunity to bring everyone together has not been seized. Many of these people did not participate in this celebration. From the founding father Sid Ahmed Kemmat to the sympathetic son like Boualem Rahma the Chaabi singer, However they forgot many faces that presented to the club that the reasons the party was not complete.[1] After that the USM Alger's results fluctuated between ups and downs for a decade and in spite of that and in the 1987–88 season the club returned to the first division with a young squad, mostly fromReserve team under the leadership of coach and former captain of the teamDjamel Keddou, and despite the lack of experience, USM Alger managed to win theAlgerian Cup for the second time after winning againstCR Belouizdad with penalties atStade 5 Juillet 1962 which is the fourth final between the two teams and the first victory for USMA after three defeats, after the match Amar Kabrane was subjected to great criticism and was accused of deliberately wasting the penalty shootout, especially since he then moved to them,USM Alger guarantee the qualification card for theAfrican Cup Winners Cup for the second time.
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 1987.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nat. | Position | Name | Date of birth (age) | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? |  | CB | Redouane Bellemou | (1966-07-26)26 July 1966 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| ? | | GK | Moulooud Beltitane | (1970-01-20)20 January 1970 (aged 17) | Youth system |
| ? | | LB | Farid Bengana | (1963-07-14)14 July 1963 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| ? | | RW | Fawzi Benkhalidi | (1963-02-03)3 February 1963 (aged 24) | WA Boufarik |
| 1 | | GK | Yacine Bentalaa | (1955-09-24)24 September 1955 (aged 31) | RC Kouba |
| ? | | Salah Bougerra | (1962-01-22)22 January 1962 (aged 25) | ||
| ? | | CM | Salim Boutamine | (1962-04-03)3 April 1962 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| ? | | Rafik Bouchtout | (1968-05-20)20 May 1968 (aged 19) | Youth system | |
| ? | | Nacereddine El Aouada | ? | MC Alger | |
| 11 | | RW | Tarek Hadj Adlane | (1965-12-10)10 December 1965 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| ? | | Khaled Fodil | (1967-10-29)29 October 1967 (aged 19) | Youth system | |
| ? | | Ramdane Hammaz | (1968-01-02)2 January 1968 (aged 19) | Youth system | |
| ? | | Samir Keddou | (1961-06-21)21 June 1961 (aged 26) | MC Alger (Youth system) | |
| ? | | CB | Rabah Kourifa | (1963-03-10)10 March 1963 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| ? | | CM | Amirouche Laalili | (1964-02-29)29 February 1964 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| ? | | CM | Farid Mouaci | (1964-02-27)27 February 1964 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 11 | | Athmane Nourine | (1965-05-16)16 May 1965 (aged 22) | Youth system | |
| ? | | Samir Osmane | (1964-11-17)17 November 1964 (aged 22) | Youth system | |
| ? | | Salim Slimani | (1964-04-24)24 April 1964 (aged 23) | Youth system | |
| ? | | Réda Saadedine | (1962-01-01)1 January 1962 (aged 25) | ||
| ? | | RB | M'hamed Soumatia | (1958-10-21)21 October 1958 (aged 28) | Youth system |
| 8 | | RW | Boualem Baâziz | (1960-01-18)18 January 1960 (aged 27) |
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Division 1 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 032.35 |
| Algerian Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 037.50 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Union d'El Harrach | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Université d'Annaba | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 35 | |
| 7 | Union d'Alger | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 35 | Algerian Cup Winner, qualified forCup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | Jeunesse de Tiaret | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Union d'Aïn Béïda | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 35 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 7 |
| 10 September 1987Round 1 | Union d'Alger | 1–0 | Université d'Annaba | Algiers |
| 16:00 | Bengana 83' | Report[3] | Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Benmohamed | |
| Note:Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 18 September 1987Round 2 | Union d'El Harrach | 0–0 | Union d'Alger | Algiers |
| Report[4] | Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet Referee:Mohamed Hansal | |||
| Note:Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 5 October 1987Round 3 | Union d'Alger | 0–0 | Association d'Oran | Bologhine |
| Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | ||||
| Note:Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 2 October 1987Round 4 | Espérance d'Aïn M'lila | 1–0 | Union d'Alger | Aïn M'lila |
| Report[5] | Stadium:Stade des Frères Demane Debih | |||
| Note:Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 9 October 1987Round 5 | Union d'Alger | 0–0 | Jeunesse de Bordj Menaïel | Bologhine |
| Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | ||||
| Note:Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 15 October 1987Round 6 | Jeunesse de Belcourt | 1–1 | Union d'Alger | Algiers |
| 27' Lalili | Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet | |||
| Note:Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 23 October 1987Round 7 | Union d'Alger | 1–1 | Mouloudia d'Alger | Algiers |
Lalili 35'Aksouh (Coach) 45'Mouaci 50' | 15' (pen.) Sebbar | Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet Referee:Mohamed Kouradji Assistant referees: Hafirassou, Bouicha | ||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - Bentalaâ (c), Soumatia, Kourifa, Bouguerra, Bellemou, Mouaci (Keddou Samir 75'), Hadj Adlane, Lalili, Baâziz, Benkhalidi, Saâdedine. | ||||
| 30 October 1987Round 8 | Widad de Tlemcen | 0–2 | Union d'Alger | Tlemcen |
| Benkhalidi 23',70' | Stadium:Stade Akid Lotfi | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 6 November 1987Round 9 | Union d'Alger | 3–2 | Union d'Aïn Béïda | Bologhine |
| Mouaci 36' (pen.),79' Benkhalidi 53' | Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 12 November 1987Round 10 | Olympique de Chlef | 1–0 | Union d'Alger | Chlef |
| Stadium:Stade Maâmar Sahli | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 16 November 1987Round 11 | Union d'Alger | 1–0 | Mouloudia d'Oran | Bologhine |
| Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 20 November 1987Round 12 | Flambeau de Skikda | 2–1 | Union d'Alger | Skikda |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Saâda, Ait Saâdi, Namaoui | |
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - Bentalaa, Soumatia, Kourifa, Bengana, Bellemou, Bougerra, Hadj Adlane, Laalili, Baâziz, Mouaci, Saadedine. | ||||
| 27 November 1987Round 13 | Union d'Alger | 3–0 | Entente de Collo | Bologhine |
| Saadedine 35' Hadj Adlane 64'Benkhalidi 67' | Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 31 December 1987Round 14 | Entente de Sétif | 2–0 | Union d'Alger | Sétif |
| Stadium:Stade 8 Mai 1945 | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 18 December 1987Round 15 | Union d'Alger | 0–0 | JE Tizi Ouzou | Bologhine |
| Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 21 December 1987Round 16 | Rapid de Relizane | 0–0 | Union d'Alger | Relizane |
| Stadium:Stade Tahar Zoughari | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 25 December 1987Round 17 | Union d'Alger | 2–3 | Jeunesse de Tiaret | Bologhine |
| Hadj Adlane 40' Mouaci 79' | Report Live TV: EPTV | Mourad Ardjaoui 39',70' Hocine 58' | Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | |
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 21 January 1988Round 18 | Université d'Annaba | 1–0 | Union d'Alger | Annaba |
| Stadium:May 19, 1956 Stadium | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 5 February 1988Round 19 | Union d'Alger | 1–0 | Union d'El Harrach | Algiers |
| Benkhalidi 85' | Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet Referee:Mohamed Hansal | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 12 February 1988Round 20 | Association d'Oran | 0–0 | Union d'Alger | Oran |
| Stadium:Stade Ahmed Zabana Referee: Kourase Assistant referees: Belatriche, Alouane | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 19 February 1988Round 21 | Union d'Alger | 2–1 | Espérance d'Aïn M'lila | Bologhine |
25' | Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 3 March 1988Round 22 | Jeunesse de Bordj Menaïel | 0–0 | Union d'Alger | Bordj Menaïel |
| Stadium:Stade Salah Takjrad | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 11 March 1988Round 23 | Union d'Alger | 0–0 | Jeunesse de Belcourt | Algiers |
| Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 8 April 1988Round 24 | Mouloudia d'Alger | 1–1 | Union d'Alger | Algiers |
| Djahmoun 80' | 85'Baaziz | Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet Referee: Mohamed Sendid Assistant referees: Benmohamed, Belghecham | ||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - Bentalâa (c), Kourifa, Kouici, Bengana, Bellemou Redouane, Mouaci, Hadj Adlane, Lalili, Baâziz, Benkhalidi, Nourine. | ||||
| 15 April 1988Round 25 | Union d'Alger | 2–1 | Widad de Tlemcen | Algiers |
| Benkhalidi 2' Nourine 16' | Report[6] | Chiha 23' | Stadium:Stade du 5 Juillet Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bahloul Assistant referees: Aber, Khabbeche | |
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 22 April 1988Round 26 | Union d'Aïn Béïda | 1–0 | Union d'Alger | Aïn Béïda |
| Stadium:Stade du 24 avril | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 29 April 1988Round 27 | Union d'Alger | 2–0 | Olympique de Chlef | Bologhine |
| Baâziz ?' Nourine ?' | Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 13 May 1988Round 28 | Mouloudia d'Oran | 1–1 | Union d'Alger | Oran |
| Meziane 13' | 75'Hadj Adlane | Stadium:Stade Ahmed Zabana | ||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 20 May 1988Round 29 | Union d'Alger | 3–1 | Flambeau de Skikda | Bologhine |
| Hadj Adlane 44' Benkhalidi 48'Nourine 76' | 49' Mouldi | Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Saàda, Belbacher, Athmane | ||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 30 May 1988Round 30 | Entente de Collo | 2–1 | Union d'Alger | Collo |
| Stadium:Stade Benjamâa Amar | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 20 June 1988Round 31 | Union d'Alger | 2–0 | Entente de Sétif | Bologhine |
| Mouaci 80' Hadj Adlane 88' | Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 17 June 1988Round 32 | JE Tizi Ouzou | 2–1 | Union d'Alger | Tizi Ouzou |
| Meftah 8' Aït Tahar 55' | Report[7] | Benkhalidi 41' | Stadium:Stade du 1er Novembre 1954 Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mohammed Memoune Assistant referees: Tiouri, Hafirassou | |
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 1 July 1988Round 33 | Union d'Alger | 2–2 | Rapid de Relizane | Bologhine |
| Baaziz 18',29' | Report[8] | Hamlili 5' Chelaoua 80' | Stadium:Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee:Mohamed Kouradji Assistant referees: Bahloul, Aber | |
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 5 July 1988Round 34 | Jeunesse de Tiaret | 4–2 | Union d'Alger | Tiaret |
| Stadium:Stade de Fraternité | ||||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 29 January 1988Round of 64 | USK Alger | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–0p) | IRB El-Biar | Algiers |
| Stadium:Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | ||||
| Note:Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 26 February 1988Round of 32 | USK Alger | 1–0 | CS Constantine | Annaba |
| Baaziz 28' | Stadium:Stade 19 Mai 1956 | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 25 April 1988Round of 16 | USK Alger | 1–0 | USM Aïn Beïda | Sétif |
| Hadj Adlane 40̝' | Stadium:Stade 8 Mai 1945 | |||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - , , , , , , , , , , . | ||||
| 6 May 1988Quarter-finals | USK Alger | 2–1 | RC Kouba | Algiers |
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| Stadium:Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Kourase, Kouradji, Belatréche | ||
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - Bentalaa, Soumatia, Kourifa, Bengana, Bellemou, Mouaci, Hadj Adlane, Laalili, Baâziz, Boutamine (Benkhalidi), Nourine. | ||||
| 27 May 1988Semi-finals | USK Alger | 1–0 | MC Oran | Annaba |
| 00:00 | El-Ouazzani 48' (o.g.) | Report[9] | Benmimoun 86' | Stadium:Stade 19 Mai 1956 Referee: Mohammed Memoune |
| Note: Lineup for USK Alger - Bentalaa, Kourifa, Bengana, Soumatia, Bellemou, Mouaci, Boutamine, Nourine, Benkhalidi, Laalili, Hadj Adlane. | ||||
| 23 June 1988Final | USK Alger | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5p) | CR Belcourt | Algiers |
| 18:00 | Benkhalidi 67' | Dahmani 67' | Stadium:Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Attendance: 36,204 (722,080 DA) Referee:Mohamed Hansal | |
| Penalties | ||||
Mouaci Benkhalidi  Hadj Adlane Bengana Laalili Kourifa Baaziz | Dahmani Méziane Kouhil Neggazi Amar KabraneYahi Zouati | |||
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | National 1 | Algerian Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ALG | Moulooud Beltitane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ALG | Yacine Bentalaa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ALG | Redouane Bellemou | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ALG | Farid Bengana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ALG | Samir Keddou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ALG | Rabah Kourifa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ALG | M'hamed Soumatia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ALG | Ramdane Hammaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ALG | Khaled Fodil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ALG | Salim Slimani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ALG | Amirouche Laalili | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ALG | Farid Mouaci | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ALG | Athmane Nourine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | ALG | Salim Boutamine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | ALG | Réda Saâdedine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ALG | Rafik Bouchtout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ALG | Salah Bougerra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ALG | Mustapha Kouici | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ALG | Boualem Baâziz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | ALG | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | ALG | Fawzi Benkhalidi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | ALG | Samir Osmane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||
Source:Competitions
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | N 1 | AC | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | | Tarek Hadj Adlane | FW | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| ? | | Fawzi Benkhalidi | FW | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| ? | | Farid Mouaci | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | | Boualem Baâziz | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | | Athmane Nourine | MF | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ? | | Amirouche Laalili | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ? | | Farid Bengana | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ? | | Réda Saadedine | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 29+6 | 5 | 34+6 | |||
