In the 1996–97 season,
USM Alger
Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...
competed in the
Division 1 for the 21st time They competed in Ligue 1, the
Algerian Cup
The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after in ...
, and the
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...
. In
1996–97 Algerian Cup
The 1996–97 Algerian Cup was the 32nd edition of the Algerian Cup. USM Alger
Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football cl ...
in the Round of 16 in a match that was expected against
CS Constantine
Club Sportif Constantinois ( ar, النادي الرياضي القسنطيني), also known as CS Constantine or simply CSC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, Algeria. The club was founded in 1898, and its colours are ...
, but CSC withdrew and did not come to the stadium Where were they accused of collusion in order for USMA to facilitate its mission in the last round match of the
National 1, then the road was not easy to reach the final where faced
CA Batna and won by
Tarek Ghoul goal, but this victory was without joy because of what happened after the end of the game in the
middle of the black decade On a
Eid al-Fitr
, nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast
, observedby = Muslims
, type = Islamic
, longtype = Islamic
, significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan
, dat ...
, three USMA supporters who were celebrating the Algerian Cup won by their team are murdered in a false dam at Frais Vallon.
Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1997.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules
As the governing body of association football, FIFA is responsible for maintaining and implementing the rules that determine whether an association football player is eligible to represent a particular country in officially recognised internation ...
. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions
Overview
Division 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Algerian Cup
CAF Champions League
First Round
Second round
Squad information
Playing statistics
, -
, -
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
''Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.''
Transfers
In
Out
References
External links
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* Source of local newspapers 1996–97 season
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USM Alger seasons
Algerian football clubs 1996–97 season