2004–05 USM Alger season

In the 2004–05 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 25th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

USM Alger
2004–05 season
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachNoureddine Saâdi
(from 24 August 2004)
(until January 2005)
Djamel Menad
(from January 2005)
(until 16 May 2005)[1]
Mustapha Aksouh (c)
(from April 2005)
StadiumStade Omar Hammadi
Division 11st
Algerian CupRound of 64
Champions LeagueSecond round
Confederation CupPlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Billel Dziri (11 goals)

All:
Billel Dziri (12 goals)

Summary season

Since everything has an end, 2004–05 was for Usmistes the end of an era that has long been dreaming all lovers of the club. The fifth league title was won under the leadership of Mustapha Aksouh it is the last title for Saïd Allik as a president. In the last round, the struggle for survival was between CR Belouizdad and OMR El Annasser although USM Alger does not need to win, it crushed OMR El Annasser with a four, all scored by Michael Eneramo to be the youngest player to score a hat-trick in USM Alger's first team, at 19 years old. The reason why Al Ittihad played with such strength goes back to the 1993–94 season in second division, when the struggle for promoted was between ASO Chlef and USM Alger, and in the last round ASO Chlef won against OMR El Annasser it took place at Stade 20 Août 1955 and USM Alger accused them of facilitating their mission, to go up to the first division by direct match difference.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2004.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
24 GK Farid Belmellat (1970-10-18)18 October 1970 (aged 34) JSM Béjaïa
25 GK Merouane Abdouni (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 23) USM El Harrach
27 GK Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 19) Youth system
Defenders
2 RB / CB Mohamed Hamdoud (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 28) Youth system
4 CB Salim Aribi (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 30) CA Batna
5 CB Mounir Zeghdoud (1970-11-18)18 November 1970 (aged 34) USM Aïn Beïda
12 CB Youcef Siahi (1984-10-03)3 October 1984 (aged 20) Youth system
17 LB Moulay Haddou (1975-06-14)14 June 1975 (aged 29) MC Oran
18 CB Rabah Deghmani (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 29) IB Khémis El Khechna
20 LB / CB / RB Mahieddine Meftah (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 36) JS Kabylie
29 RB Abdelkader Besseghir (1978-03-05)5 March 1978 (aged 26) GC Mascara
31 LB Zineddine Mekkaoui (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 17) Youth system
Midfielders
6 MF Farid Djahnine (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 28) Youth system
7 AM Amar Ammour (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 28) ASM Oran
8 CM Billel Dziri (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 32) CS Sedan Ardennes
10 AM Hocine Achiou (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 25) Youth system
22 MF Hamidou Balbone (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 27) EF Ouagadougou
26 DM Hocine Metref (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 21) Youth system
28 DM Karim Ghazi (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 25) Espérance de Tunis
Forwards
9 RW Mintou Doucoure (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 22) JS Centre Salif Keita
14 FW Mohamed Amine Belkheïr (1984-04-15)15 April 1984 (aged 20) Youth system
19 ST Rabie Benchergui (1978-03-14)14 March 1978 (aged 26) ASM Oran
23 CF Mamadou Diallo (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 22) JS Centre Salif Keita
31 ST Michael Eneramo (1986-11-26)26 November 1986 (aged 18) Espérance de Tunis
11 ST Issaad Bourahli (1974-03-23)23 March 1974 (aged 30) ES Sétif
21 FW Rafik Deghiche (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 (aged 21) Youth system

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Division 1 30 21 4 5 55 27 +28 070.00 N/A Champion 20 August 2004 13 June 2005
Algerian Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 Round of 64 3 January 2005
2004 Champions League 6 2 1 3 8 8 +0 033.33 Group stage 11 July 2004 17 October 2004
2005 Champions League 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 050.00 First round Second Round 6 March 2005 22 April 2005
Confederation Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00 Play-off round 6 May 2005 21 May 2005
Total 43 25 8 10 74 41 +33 058.14

Division 1

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 USM Alger (C) 30 21 4 5 55 27 +28 67 Qualification for the 2006 CAF Champions League
2 JS Kabylie 30 16 6 8 44 22 +22 54
3 MC Alger 30 14 7 9 39 44 5 49 Qualification for the 2005–06 Arab Champions League
4 NA Hussein Dey 30 11 10 9 29 19 +10 43 Qualification for the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup
5 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 30 10 13 7 32 25 +7 43 Qualification for the 2005–06 Arab Champions League
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2005. Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
(C) Champion

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 21 4 5 54 26  +28 67 12 1 2 31 12  +19 9 3 3 23 14  +9

Last updated: 12 December 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWLDWLWWWWWWWWDWLWDWWLDWWWWLW
Position111222222111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 August 2004 Round 1 USM Alger 3–0 US Chaouia Bologhine
Balbone 43'
Dziri 62', 90+1'
Achiou  69'
Report[3] Ouari  17'
Lakhdari  22'
Mohamed Ouali  26'
Lamri  36'
Irmal  82'
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mehidi, Ouadah, Deffar
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Haddou, Deghmani, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Ammour, Dziri, Balbone, Achiou, Bourahli - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
26 August 2004 Round 2 CS Constantine 1–3 USM Alger Constantine
Sedrati  27'
Zerdia  50'
Chouieb 73'
Report[4] Hamdoud  34'
Balbone  50'
Medjoudj 56'
Meftah  62'
Bourahli 63', 90+2'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Referee: Benaïssa, Belebsir, Chaker
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Zeghdoud, Dziri (Ghoul, 90+2’), Achiou, Bourahli, Haddou, Deghmani, Meftah, Balbone (Metref, 80’), Besseghir (Ali Hadji, 59’) - Coach Noureddine Saâdi.
7 November 2004 Round 3 USM Alger 2–0 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Bologhine
Diallo 38'
Belkheïr 62'
Report[5] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Belkacem, Ighir, Chibane
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Noureddine Saâdi.
16 September 2004 Round 4 JS Kabylie 2–1 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
Zazou  11'  74'
Endzanga 17'  40'
Berguiga 56'
Habri  65'
Raho  85'
Report[6] Meftah  33'
Achiou  43'
Besseghir 90+2'
Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Referee: Djabellah, Belkhir, Benchia
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud (Besseghir, 60’), Zeghdoud, Ammour, Dziri, Achiou (Metref, 86’), Meftah (Ali Hadji, 60’), Haddou, Bourahli, Diallo, Deghmani - Coach Noureddine Saâdi.
20 September 2004 Round 5 USM Alger 2–2 USM Annaba Bologhine
Diallo 50'
Heddou 52'
Report 41' Hamadou
51' El Hadi
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benouza, Kaïd, Mektous
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
30 September 2004 Round 6 WA Tlemcen 0–1 USM Alger Tlemcen
Report 32' Diallo Stadium: Stade des 3 Frères Zerga
Referee: Boumaâza, Feddaoui, Salhi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
13 October 2004 Round 7 USM Alger 0–1 CR Belouizdad Algiers
Report 71' Rouaighia Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Belahcen, Garoui, Chouih
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
23 October 2004 Round 8 MC Alger 1–2 USM Alger Algiers
Daham 7' Report 11' Diallo
26' Achiou
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Berber, Djezzar, Talbi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
28 October 2004 Round 9 USM Alger 1–0 GC Mascara Bologhine
Metref 72' Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ferradi, Sedrati, Seghiri
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
4 November 2004 Round 10 ES Sétif 1–2 USM Alger Sétif
Fellahi 85' Report 70' Achiou
88' Dziri
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Mansouri, Bechirane, Bouanani
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
11 November 2004 Round 11 USM Alger 1–0 ASO Chlef Bologhine
Belkheir 90+3' Report[7] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Khlifi, Sedrate, Belakhal
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud (Besseghir), Arribi, Ammour, Achiou, Haddou, Dziri, Diallo, Deghmani, Metref, Bourahli (Belkheir 88') - Coach .
18 November 2004 Round 12 USM Blida 0–2 USM Alger Blida
Report[8] 9', 72' Dziri Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Djaballah, Belkheir, Benchaïb
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Arribi, Djahnine (Metref), Ammour (Balbone), Dziri, Bourahli (Belkheir), Haddou, Daghmani, Meftah, Besseghir - Coach .
2 December 2004 Round 13 USM Alger 1–0 NA Hussein Dey Algiers
Hamdoud 67' Report Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Kestali, Bechaïr, Semara
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
9 December 2004 Round 14 USM Alger 2–1 MC Oran Bologhine
Ammour 7'
Metref 44'
Report[9] 19' Daoud Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Boumaâza, Salhi, Bouzini
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Haddou, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Metref, Dziri, Ammour, Bourahli (Besseghir 77'), Diallo (Benchergui 74') - Coach .
16 December 2004 Round 15 OMR El Annasser 1–3 USM Alger Boufarik
Haddouche 62' Report Benchergui 17', 24'
Dziri 78'
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Reggaz
Referee: Belkacem, Deffar, Ouadah
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
13 January 2005 Round 16 US Chaouia 0–0 USM Alger Oum El Bouaghi
Report Stadium: Stade Zerdani-Hsouma
Referee: Gaïd, Meknous
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
8 January 2005 Round 17 USM Alger 3–0 CS Constantine Bologhine
Hamdoud 14' (pen.)
Belkheir 58'
Dziri 77'
Report[10] Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Kestali, Bechari, Samara
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Belmellat, Hamdoud, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Dziri, Doucoure (Ali Hadj), Achiou, Haddou, Benchergui (Belkheïr), Meftah, Ghazi (Bensegheir) - Coach .
31 January 2005 Round 18 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 3–0 USM Alger Bordj Bou Arréridj
Derbal 19', 62'
Nankop 78'
Report[11] Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Boumaaza, Salhi, Bouziane
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
10 February 2005 Round 19 USM Alger 2–1 JS Kabylie Bologhine
Djahnine 13'
Eneramo 42'
Report 74' (pen.) Belkaïd Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benouza, Meknous, Kaïd
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
17 February 2005 Round 20 USM Annaba 1–1 USM Alger Annaba
Bensaïd 45' Report 52' Djahnine Stadium: Stade Abdelkader Chabou
Referee: Haïmoudi, Kerraï, Omari
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
24 February 2005 Round 21 USM Alger 2–1 WA Tlemcen Bologhine
Dziri 13'
Hamdoud 81' (pen.)
Report[12] 35' Hachemi Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Khelifi, Belbcir, Benkahla
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Haddou, Meftah, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Ammour (Bourahli), Dziri, Ghazi, Achiou, Eneramo (Metref) - Coach .
10 March 2005 Round 22 CR Belouizdad 0–3 USM Alger Algiers
Report 42' Haddou
60' Eneramo
90' Ghazi
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Zekrini, Berrahmoune, Djezzar
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
31 March 2005 Round 23 USM Alger 1–2 MC Alger Algiers
Dziri 9' Report[13] 26', 61' Daham Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Kestali, Bechraïr, Smara
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Haddou, Meftah, Zeghdoud, Metref, Doucouré (Ali Hadji), Dziri (Belkheïr), Eneramo, Achiou, Ghazi - Coach .
14 April 2005 Round 24 GC Mascara 1–1 USM Alger Mascara
Saihi 84' Report 73' Eneramo Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Africaine
Referee: Djarbouaâ, Chaoui, Rebaï
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
18 April 2005 Round 25 USM Alger 3–2 ES Sétif Bologhine
Benchergui 15', 68'
Ghazi 45'
Report 46', 90' Sessay Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Abed, Ouadeh, Haïmoudi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
16 May 2005 Round 26 ASO Chlef 1–2 USM Alger Chlef
N'diaye 20' Report 29' Benchergui
90' Metref
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag
Referee: Aouiti, Bouziani, Kaddaoui
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
26 May 2005 Round 27 USM Alger 4–1 USM Blida Bologhine
Dziri 30', 90'
Doucouré 45'
Haddou 57'
Report 65' Zmit Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ferradi, Sedrati, Benlakhal
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
2 June 2005 Round 28 NA Hussein Dey 1–2 USM Alger Bologhine
Gana 61' Report[14] 39' Khemissa
77' Benchergui
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Kacemi, Hanifi, Kebaïli
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zememouche, Siahi (Belhadi, 75'), Metref, Deghmani, Meftah, Djahnine, Ali Hadji (Benchergui, 73'), Khemissa, Eneramo, Belkheir (Mekaoui, 86'), Doucouré - Coach .
9 June 2005 Round 29 MC Oran 2–1 USM Alger Oran
Benzerga 30', 42' (pen.) Report 80' Khemissa Stadium: Habib Bouakeul Stadium
Referee: Abdesamed, Mezroua, Ourari
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach .
13 June 2005 Round 30 USM Alger 4–1 OMR El Annasser Bologhine
Eneramo 21', 35', 39', 63' Report[15] Hemani 39' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benaissa, Djezzar, Chettih
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zemammouche – Deghmani, Meftah, Zeghdoud (cap), Haddou – Ali Hadji (Achiou K. 81’), Djahnine (Benchergui 78’), Metref, Belkheïr (Besseghir 78’) – Doucouré, Eneramo.

Algerian Cup

3 January 2005 Round of 64 MC Oran 1–0 USM Alger Chlef
Benzerga 22' (pen.) Report[16] Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag
Referee: Benaïssa, Bencheikh, Bourouis

Champions League

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ES Tunis 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12
Jeanne d'Arc 6 3 2 1 8 9 1 11
USM Alger 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7
Supersport United 6 1 1 4 5 9 4 4
Source:
11 July 2004 Matchday 1 ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2–1 USM Alger Dakar, Senegal
17:00 N'Diaye 30'
Diarra 80'
Report Diallo 73'
Aribi  41'
Stadium: Stade Demba Diop
Referee: Evene Divine Raphael (Cameroon)
23 July 2004 Matchday 2 USM Alger 2–1 Supersport United Algiers, Algeria
Diallo 34', 90+4' Report Raselemane 84'
Mokoro  45'
Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
6 August 2004 Matchday 3 Espérance de Tunis 2–1 USM Alger Tunis, Tunisia
20:00 Zitouni 23', 67' Report Dziri 57' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Aboubacar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)
10 September 2004 Matchday 4 USM Alger 3–0 Espérance de Tunis Algiers, Algeria
Bourahli 15', 55'
Diallo 50'
Report Badra  45' Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Chukwujekwu Chukwudi (Nigeria)
25 September 2004 Matchday 5 USM Alger 1–1 ASC Jeanne d'Arc Blida, Algeria
18:00 Diallo 72'
Meftah  81'
Report N'Doye 14'
Fall  82'
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
17 October 2004 Matchday 6 Supersport United 2–0 USM Alger Pretoria, South Africa
Mokoro 77'
Mahlangu 86'
Report Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Champions League

First round

6 March 2005 first leg Olympic Azzaweya 0–2 USM Alger Zawiya, Libya
Report 54', 60' Ammour Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Meghouani, El Hichami, Saâdallah (Tunisia)
18 March 2005 Second leg USM Alger 5–0 Olympic Azzaweya Algiers, Algeria
Doucoure 8', 38'
Belkheïr 85', 90'
Eneramo 69'
Report Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi
Referee: Ould Mohamed Samba (Mauritania)

Second Round

8 April 2005 first leg USM Alger 0–1 Al Ahly SC Algiers, Algeria
Report 6' Barakat Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi
Referee: Chelmani Abdelhalim (Libya)
22 April 2005 Second leg Al Ahly SC 2–2 USM Alger Cairo, Egypt
El-Nahhas 45'
Moteab 55'
Report 41' Achiou
96' (pen.) Hamdoud
Stadium: Arab Contractors Stadium
Referee: Abderrahmane Khaled (Sudan)

CAF Confederation Cup

Play-off round

6 May 2005 first leg USM Alger 1–1 AS Marsa Algiers, Algeria
Achiou 90' Report[17] El Hirèch 39' Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
21 May 2005 Second leg AS Marsa 1–1
(5–4 p)
USM Alger La Marsa, Tunisia
Hireche 70' Report Doucouré 45' Stadium: Stade Abdelaziz Chtioui
Referee: Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)

Squad information

Playing statistics

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No. Nat. Player Division 1 Algerian Cup CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Total
GS GS GS GS GS
Goalkeepers
24Farid Belmellat3115
25Merouane Abdouni2311191332
27Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche4141
Defenders
2Mohamed Hamdoud2535111911136471
3Tarek Ghoul112
4Salim Aribi931211231
5Mounir Zeghdoud22411021355
12Youcef Siahi2121
17Moulay Haddou283111024131
18Rabah Deghmani213611284
20Mahieddine Meftah2291721231111
29Abdelkader Besseghir19114241
Mohamed Belhadi22
Hamraoui11
Karim Achiou11
Zineddine Mekkaoui11
Midfielders
6Farid Djahnine202319223225
7Amar Ammour191172273
8Billel Dziri241151812235127
9Karim Ghazi122241111724
10Hocine Achiou1826111101121131382
13Mohamed Samir Khemissa221221
16Lahcène Nazef11
22Hamidou Balbone71131011
26Hocine Metref263216213533
Forwards
9Mintou Doucoure1313221184
11Issaad Bourahli13211421841
14Mohamed Amine Belkheïr173113212451
15Karim Ali Hadji1011111
19Rabie Benchergui11631411763
23Mamadou Diallo10436516103
31Michael Eneramo11751411116852
Ali Lamine Kab11
Rafik Deghiche213
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 54624 030 17102 232 73788
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