USM Blida

USM Blida
Full name	Union Sportive Madinat Blida
Nickname	Salvador
Founded	10 November 1932; 93 years ago; as Union Sportive Musulmane de Blida
Ground	Brakni Brothers Stadium; Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Capacity	10,000
League	League 2
2025–26	Interregional League, Group Centre-west, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Union Sportive Madinat Blida (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة البليدة), known as USM Blida or simply USMB, is a football club based in Blida, Algeria. They play in the Inter-Régions Division, the third tier of Algerian football. Founded in 1932, they have played their home games at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 1936. The club has spent all of its history playing between the first or second tiers.

The club's highest-ever league finish was second in the top flight in 2002–03. They were Algerian Cup runners-up in 1996. The club have also won the second tier title four times.

The club's home colours are green and white, and their nickname is The Salvador.

History

On 10 November 1932 the club was officially founded with the name Union Sportive Musulmane Blidéenne, and began competing in the Third Division League Football Association of Algiers. They played their first official match on 24 September 1933 in the first round of the North African Cup.

On 5 August 2020, USM Blida were promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.

Club identity

Colours

Since the establishment of the club, the colours are green and white.^{[citation needed]}

Crest

Historical evolution of the club's crest.

First badge of the club
Previous badge of the club
Former badge of the club
Actual badge of the club

Stadium

USM Blida play their home matches at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 2011.

Current squad

Source: LIRF

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ALG	Fetheddine Alaoui
2	FW	ALG	Ayoub Guellouma
3	DF	ALG	Houssem Zouraghi
4	FW	ALG	Mohamed Yahya
6	MF	ALG	Mohamed Ramzi Boulezzaz
7	FW	ALG	Abdelkrim Benarous
8	MF	ALG	Ismail Soltani
10	MF	ALG	Hamza Ounnas
11	FW	ALG	Nasreddine Djebbar
12	MF	ALG	Hadj Aissa Allali
14	DF	ALG	Mohammed Baouni
15	FW	ALG	Ali Lakroum
16	GK	ALG	Hamza Zamime
17	DF	ALG	Youcef Belamine
18	MF	ALG	Abderrahim Yettou
19	MF	ALG	Chouaib Mehatef
20	FW	ALG	Abdelkader Boukhors
21	FW	ALG	Abdelkader Ahmed Banoun
22	DF	ALG	Abdelhafid Slimani
23	MF	ALG	Imad Bakiri
24	DF	ALG	Idriss Benyache
25	FW	ALG	Ridha Amrani
26	MF	ALG	Mansour Achour
27	DF	ALG	Khiereddine Derbal
28	MF	ALG	Ilyes Brahimi
29	DF	ALG	Ghiles Belkacemi
30	GK	ALG	Abdelfetah Zakaria Benouis

Honours

Domestic competitions

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 : 26 season
- Runner-up (1): 2002–03
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 : 25 season
- Champion (4): 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2014–15
Interregional League 3 : 11 season
- Champion (1): 2026–27
Algerian Cup :
- Runner-up (1): 1995–96
Honor Division of the League Algiers : 10 season
- 5th: 1954–55, 1955–56.
First Division of the League Algiers : 5 season
- Champion (5): 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1946–47
Second Division of the League Algiers : 1 season
- Champion (1): 1937-38
Third Division of the League Algiers : 4 season
- Champion (1): 1936-37
Forconi Cup :
- Champion (1): 1944-45

Regional competitions

North African Cup : 5 appearances

1947 – Quarter-finals

1952 – Round of 32

1953 – Round of 32

1954 – Semi-final

1955 – Round of 32

Arab Club Champions Cup : 2 appearances

1996 – Group stage

2004 – Second round

North African Cup

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away
1946–1947
	Round of 16	CS Hammam-Lif	/	0–1
	Quarter-finals	US Marocaine	0–1	/
1952–1953
1952–1953	Round of 32	SC Bel Abbès	/	4–0
1953–1954
	Round of 32	ES Sahel	1–0	2–2
	Round of 16	EJ Philippevilleˌ	1–0	/
	Quarter-finals	Gallia Club Oran	1–0	/
	Semi-finals	USM Oran	/	1–0
1954–1955
1954–1955	Round of 32	Club Africain	2–3	/
1955–1956
1955–1956	Round of 32	GC Mascara	/	4–0

Arab Champions League

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1996
	Group stage (A)	Al-Ahly	/	5–1	3rd place
	Group stage (A)	Shabab Rafah	/	1–0	3rd place
2003–04	First Round	MAS Fez	0–1	1–3	2–3
	Group stage (C)	CS Sfaxien	2–2	1–0	4th place
		Espérance de Tunis	0–5	2–1
		Zamalek SC	0–2	1–1

Records

Record League victory – 9–1 v. IRB Nezla (29 May 1992)
Record Algerian Cup victory – 11–0 v. IRC Aïn Salah (10 December 1987)
Record League defeat – 6–2 v. JS Hai Djabel (24 January 2022)
Most League appearances – +300, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
Most League goals scored – 105, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
Most goals scored (overall) – 122, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
Most capped player – Smaïl Diss, 11 caps, Algeria
Most goals scored in a season – 17, Samy Frioui (2017–18)
Record transfer fee paid – €138,500 to ASO Chlef for Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (2005)
Record transfer fee received – €400,000 from Club Africain for Ezechiel N'Douassel (2011)
Record sequence of League wins – 12; 1 March 1992 – 19 June 1992.
Record sequence of League defeats – 7; 3 April 2021 – 18 May 2021
Record sequence of unbeaten League matches – 20; 1991–92, 1996–97
Record sequence without a League win – 13; 1 January 1998 – 28 May 1998
Record points total for a Season – 72 pts; 1963–64

Presidents

1928–1933 : Benaïssa Menhaouch Kherroube
1933–1933 : Mohamed Chelha
1933–1936 : Ali Rouabah as "Braham"
1936–1950 : Hamid Kassoul
1950–1953 : Dr. Bachir Abdelouahab
1953–1964 : Dr. Mustapaha Hadji
1964–1965 : Abdelkader Abed
1965–1969 : Dr. Mustapaha Hadji
1970's : Braham Douidene

1975's : Rachid Otmane Tolba
1981–1985 : Djillali Sellimi
1985–1988 : Abdallah Kerrache
1989–1991 : Maâmar Djeguaguene
1991–1996 : Zoubir Bendali
1996–2004 : Mohamed Zaïm
2004–2007 : Mohamed Zahaf
2008–2014 : Mohamed Zaïm
2014–2015 : Mohamed Douidene
2015–2015: Hamid Foufa

2016–2016: Lyes Zouaoui
2016–2017: Sidali Ben Cherchali
2017–2017: Smaïl Berdaoui
2017–2018: Chouaib Alim
2018–2018: Salim Sidi Moussa
2019–2019: Mohamed Berdane
2020–2021: Sidali Ben Cherchali
2021–2022: Lyes Zouaoui
2025– : Mahfoud Hassairi

Transfers

Record sales

R.	Player	From	To	Fee	Year
1.	Ezechiel N'Douassel	USM Blida	Club Africain	€400,000 (38,9 million DA)	2011
2.	Smaïl Diss	USM Blida	ES Sétif	€102,000 (10 million DA)	2008
3.	Youcef Zerguine	USM Blida	JS Kabylie	€54,000 (7 million DA)	2017
4.	Adlène Bensaïd	USM Blida	JS Kabylie	€52,000 (5 million DA)	2007
5.	Mokhtar Belkhiter	USM Blida	MC El Eulma	€48,000 (5 million DA)	2013
6.	Bouazza Feham	USM Blida	MC Oran	€22,000 (2 million DA)	2005

Record signings

R.	Player	From	To	Fee	Year
1.	Abdelmadjid Tahraoui	ASO Chlef	USM Blida	€138,500 (12,5 million DA)	2005
2.	Smaïl Diss	USM Blida	ES Mostaganem	€44,000 (3 million DA)	1998
3.	Zoubir Zmit	MC Alger	USM Blida	€16,000 (1,5 million DA)	2007

List of managers

The first manager of USM Blida was Abdelkader Hadef , who joined the club in 1932 as a player-manager . The current manager is Djilali Madjour , who took over the club in February 2022.

Recent seasons

Season	League										Cup	Top goalscorer(s)
Season	Division	Pos	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Cup	Name	Goals	Ref.
2010-2011	Division 1	16th	29	30	7	8	15	16	30	-14	R32	-	-	Abdelkader Harizi	5
2011-2012	Division 2	5th	45	30	12	9	9	40	36	+4	R64	-	-	Brahim Ledraâ	10
2012-2013	Division 2	5th	48	30	13	9	8	44	27	+17	R16	-	-	Mustapha Melika	11
2013-2014	Division 2	6th	47	30	13	8	9	34	25	+9	PR	-	-	Mohamed Amine Hammia	8
2014-2015	Division 2	1st	53	30	14	11	5	35	22	+13	R64	-	-	Fethi Noubli	14
2015-2016	Division 1	14th	36	30	7	15	8	20	29	-9	R32	-	-	Bedrane, Amiri, Hichem Cherif, Sylla	3
2016-2017	Division 2	2nd	51	30	14	9	7	31	19	+12	R32	-	-	Youcef Zerguine	8
2017-2018	Division 1	16th	23	30	5	8	17	28	50	-22	QF	-	-	Samy Frioui	17
2018-2019	Division 2	16th	17	30	3	8	19	15	44	-29	R64	-	-	Abdelmalik Hadef	5
2019-2020	Division 3	8th	31	24	7	10	7	23	19	+4	PR	-	-	Bilel Herbache	6
2020-2021	Division 2	12th	10	22	2	4	16	13	35	-22	NP	-	-	Karim Rachedi	4
2021-2022	Division 3	11th	43	30	12	7	11	28	30	-2	NP	-	-	Ilyes Bouhenniche	6
2022-2023	Division 3	7th	43	30	11	8	11	38	38	0	PR	-	-	Abdelghani Badache	12
2023-2024	Division 3	13th	34	30	8	10	12	24	30	-6	R64	-	-	Islem Haniched	9
2024-2025	Division 3	5th	50	30	14	10	6	43	23	+20	R64	-	-	Chouaïb Mehatef	8
2010-2011	Division 1	16th	29	30	7	8	15	16	30	-14	R32	-	-	Abdelkader Harizi	5
2011-2012	Division 2	5th	45	30	12	9	9	40	36	+4	R64	-	-	Brahim Ledraâ	10
2012-2013	Division 2	5th	48	30	13	9	8	44	27	+17	R16	-	-	Mustapha Melika	11
2013-2014	Division 2	6th	47	30	13	8	9	34	25	+9	PR	-	-	Mohamed Amine Hammia	8
2014-2015	Division 2	1st	53	30	14	11	5	35	22	+13	R64	-	-	Fethi Noubli	14
2015-2016	Division 1	14th	36	30	7	15	8	20	29	-9	R32	-	-	Bedrane, Amiri, Hichem Cherif, Sylla	3
2016-2017	Division 2	2nd	51	30	14	9	7	31	19	+12	R32	-	-	Youcef Zerguine	8
2017-2018	Division 1	16th	23	30	5	8	17	28	50	-22	QF	-	-	Samy Frioui	17
2018-2019	Division 2	16th	17	30	3	8	19	15	44	-29	R64	-	-	Abdelmalik Hadef	5
2019-2020	Division 3	8th	31	24	7	10	7	23	19	+4	PR	-	-	Bilel Herbache	6
2020-2021	Division 2	12th	10	22	2	4	16	13	35	-22	NP	-	-	Karim Rachedi	4
2021-2022	Division 3	11th	43	30	12	7	11	28	30	-2	NP	-	-	Ilyes Bouhenniche	6
2022-2023	Division 3	7th	43	30	11	8	11	38	38	0	PR	-	-	Abdelghani Badache	12
2023-2024	Division 3	13th	34	30	8	10	12	24	30	-6	R64	-	-	Islem Haniched	9
2025-2026	Division 3	1st										-	-
2026-2027	Division 2											-	-

References

↑ "Au Stade Lebon: US Musulmane Blidéenne bat le SC Ménerville, par 2 buts à 1". gallica.bnf.fr. 27 September 1933. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
↑ "Saison 2019/2020 : Les clubs de Division Nationale Amateurs promus en Ligue 2". 5 August 2020.
↑ Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Cup of Algeria, League Cup and Arab Cup) are counted.

External links

USM Blida on Facebook

[1] "Au Stade Lebon: US Musulmane Blidéenne bat le SC Ménerville, par 2 buts à 1". gallica.bnf.fr. 27 September 1933. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

[2] "Saison 2019/2020 : Les clubs de Division Nationale Amateurs promus en Ligue 2". 5 August 2020.

[3] Goals in all competitions (Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Cup of Algeria, League Cup and Arab Cup) are counted.

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v t e USM Blida seasons
1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020–21