Union Sportive Madinet Sétif ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة سطيف), known as USM Sétif or simply USMS for short, is an Algerian

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club located in

Sétif Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...

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. The club was founded in 1933 and its colors are garnet and white. Their home stadium,

Stade 8 Mai 1945 The 8 May 1945 Stadium (, ) is a multi-use stadium in Sétif, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne ( ar, الوفاق الرياضي السطايفي), known ...

, has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the

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History

The club was founded in 1933 under the name of Union Sportive Musulmane de Sétif, officially declared under the name of Union Sportive Franco-Musulmane de Sétif it's the oldest of Sétif. The club was champion of the Constantine League twice in 1946 and 1951. After independence in 1962, the club played in first division during two seasons 1973-74 and 1974-75. The club was also named Ittihad Riadhi Baladiat Sétif between the 70s and the 80s. In 2005, USM Sétif reached the final of 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 ...

for the first time in the club's history. However, in the final, they lost 1–0 against

ASO Chlef Association Sportive Olympique de Chlef ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية أولمبي الشلف), known as ASO Chlef or simply ASO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Chlef, founded in 1947. The club colours are red and white. ...

Achievement

*Constantine League :Champions (2): 1946, 1951 *

:Runners-up (1): 2005

Notable players

Rachid Mekhloufi Rachid Mekhloufi ( ar, رشيد مخلوفي; born 12 August 1936 in Sétif, French Algeria) is a French-Algerian former football striker. He later became a manager and coached the Algeria national football team. International career In ...

Abdelhamid Kermali Abdelhamid Kermali (April 24, 1931 – April 13, 2013) was an Algerian footballer and football manager of the Algerian national team. Kermali was born in Akbou, Algeria. He played in several Algerian clubs as a striker, including USM Alger, be ...

* lamiri ilyes

References

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