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USM Blida

Algerian football club

Summary

Algerian football club

Field	Value
clubname	USM Blida
fullname	Union Sportive Madinat Blida
nickname	Salvador
founded
as Union Sportive Musulmane de Blida
ground	Brakni Brothers Stadium
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
capacity	10,000
mgrtitle	Head Coach
league	Inter-Régions Division
season	2024–25
position	Inter-Régions Division, Group Centre-west, 5th
current	2025–26 USM Blida season
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as Union Sportive Musulmane de Blida Mustapha Tchaker Stadium

Union Sportive Madinat Blida (), 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 16 June 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.

Crest

Historical evolution of the club's crest. File:USMB1.svg|First badge of the club File:USMB2.svg|Previous badge of the club File:USMB 2020 logo.svg|Actual badge of the club

Stadium

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

Current squad

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
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 (3): 1941-42, 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
1946–1947
Round of 16	TUN CS Hammam-Lif	/	0–1
Quarter-finals	MAR US Marocaine	0–1	/
1952–1953
Round of 32	FRA SC Bel Abbès	/	4–0
1953–1954
Round of 32	TUN ES Sahel	1–0	2–2
Round of 16	FRA EJ Philippevilleˌ	1–0	/
Quarter-finals	FRA Gallia Club Oran	1–0	/
Semi-finals	ALG USM Oran	/	1–0
1954–1955
Round of 32	TUN Club Africain	2–3	/
1955–1956
Round of 32	ALG GC Mascara	/	4–0

Arab Champions League

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

Transfers

Record sales

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

Record signings

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

Main article: List of USM Blida seasons

Season	League	Cup	Top goalscorer(s)	Division	Pos	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA
Division 1	16th	29	30	7	8	15	16	30	-14	Round of 32	Abdelkader Harizi	5
Division 2	5th	45	30	12	9	9	40	36	+4	Round of 64	Brahim Ledraâ	10
Division 2	5th	48	30	13	9	8	44	27	+17	Round of 16	Mustapha Melika	11
Division 2	6th	47	30	13	8	9	34	25	+9	Regional Tour	Mohamed Amine Hammia	8
Division 2	1st	53	30	14	11	5	35	22	+13	Round of 64	Fethi Noubli	14
Division 1	14th	36	30	7	15	8	20	29	-9	Round of 32	Bedrane, Amiri, Hichem Cherif, Sylla	3
Division 2	2nd	51	30	14	9	7	31	19	+12	Round of 32	Youcef Zerguine	8
Division 1	16th	23	30	5	8	17	28	50	-22	Quarter-finals	Samy Frioui	17
Division 2	16th	17	30	3	8	19	15	44	-29	Round of 64	Abdelmalik Hadef	5
Division 3	8th	31	24	7	10	7	23	19	+4	Regional Tour	Bilel Herbache	6
Division 2	12th	10	22	2	4	16	13	35	-22		Karim Rachedi	4
Division 3	12th	43	30	12	7	11	28	30	-2		Ilyes Bouhenniche	6
Division 3											-	-

References

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

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