2024–25 USM Alger Season

The 2024–25 season, is USM Alger's 47th season and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, USM Alger are participating in this season's editions of the Algerian Cup and the Confederation Cup. On June 27, 2024, The federal office approved the calendar for the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season with the aim of ending on May 31, 2025. The first round is scheduled for September 14, this delay is motivated both by an extended end of the 2023–24 season but also by the holding of early presidential elections which will take place on September 7, 2024. However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21.

Review

Background

After great pressure from supporters demanding a radical change within the club's administrative organization. At the management level, the advisor to the chairman of the Board of Directors, Réda Abdouch, submitted his resignation, justifying his decision by "personal and health reasons", indicated the club. Previously USM Alger announced the appointment of Sid Ali Yahiaoui as new general secretary. This is a homecoming for Yahiaoui, who had already held this position in the past with the club in 2021. On June 22, 2024, The Board of Directors of USMA/SSPA met at the headquarters of the Groupe SERPORT, where it was decided to appoint Athmane Sehbane, chairman of the Board of Directors of USM Alger, to succeed Kamel Hassena who resigned from his position. Still in the same vein, SERPORT has chosen the former Rouge et Noir player, Hamza Koudri as sports coordinator while the former captain of L'USMA, Billel Dziri will occupy the position of sports director. The next day, Othmane Sohbane appointed Mustapha Laroussi as secretary of the first team. Laroussi previously held this position in USM Alger. Arriving in the baggage of the new president of the club, Dziri has already thrown in the towel as sports director of USMA.

After the departure of Juan Carlos Garrido, USM Alger studied several avenues to find the successor of the Spanish technician. In an official press release on July 13, USM Alger announced the signing of Tunisian coach Nabil Maâloul a contract of two seasons, Maâloul who has extensive experience in Africa will now have his first experience in Algeria. Following urgent requests from certain clubs, the Algerian Football Federation has decided to increase the number of foreign players in the Ligue 1. After having formally passed through the technical college chaired by Rabah Saâdane, the FAF ratified the increase in the number of foreigners per club from 3 to 5. However, that there is a provision intended to serve as a safeguard for the license of a foreign player or coach to be validated, the club must pay the federation a deposit equivalent to 12 months salary. This is to protect against any financial dispute. On August 5, 2024, USM Alger appointed former player Rabie Meftah as coach of the under-21 team. Meftah expressed his happiness to return to a club dear to him and start his new mission with the young players.

Pre-season

After more than 40 days of rest, on July 26, USM Alger players return to training to begin their off-season preparation. The Tunisian technician have about a month and a half to properly prepare his team with a view to returning to official competition from September. The resumption session is scheduled at the annex of Nelson Mandela Stadium, as revealed by Maâloul this stadium will be the team's new training camp this season. Soustara team will carry out the first cycle of preparation in Baraki for two weeks, where the technical staff will focus on the physical aspect. On August 14, USM Alger set off for Annaba, from where it reach the Tunisian border town of Tabarka. A place chosen by the team's technical staff to hold the second stage of summer preparation, after a successful first training camp in Algiers under the orders of Maâloul. Les Rouge et Noir will play a few friendly matches against Tunisian opponents and those from other countries. USM Alger play five friendly matches as part of its pre-competitive training camp in Tunisia, including four against Algerian teams, who are also there for their pre-season training camps, the Red and Black management announced in a press release.

On August 23, Secretary General Sid Ali Yahiaoui submitted his resignation due to a misunderstanding with the chairman of the Board of Directors Athmane Sehbane, because of his repeated mistakes in filling out new player contracts. The management transferred the former member of the media cell Badreddine Jaafar to administrative duties along with the director of the general administration Mohamed Briki and the secretary Mustapha Laroussi. On August 31, USMA completed a 16-day training camp in Tabarka, Tunisia, as part of its off-season preparation. This gathering, dedicated to the technical-tactical and organizational aspects, saw the team play 6 friendly matches: 3 against Algerian clubs, 2 against Tunisian clubs and one match against a Libyan club.

First-team transfers (summer transfer window)

Before Kamel Hassena's administration left, the contracts of Abdessamed Bounacer and Salim Boukhanchouche were renewed for two seasons, and Abdelkrim Namani's renewed for four seasons. As for Hocine Dehiri whose loan period ended, his contract was bought from Paradou AC, where he signed a contract for three seasons. On June 23, 2024, Zineddine Belaïd met with Athmane Sehbane, where he agreed that he would officially leave. The team's management finally agreed not to put obstacles in the way of the player's ambition and in a way that preserves the rights of the club. The agreement was finally concluded to fulfill the desire of Belaïd to join the Belgian club Sint-Truiden and signed his exit paper.

On July 8, 2024, USM Alger has its first summer recruit the defender Ilyes Chetti, after the termination of his contract with the Wydad AC, Where he signed a contract for three seasons for an astronomical total salary exceeding 6 million DA. In the sights of several Algerian clubs in this transfer window, Houssam Ghacha finally joined USM Alger for three seasons, coming from Espérance de Tunis. On July 23, USM Alger announced the recruitment of two Congolese players from TP Mazembe, Kévin Mondeko and Glody Likonza. Although he was also called up by CS Constantine, Mondeko has signed a two-season contract with the Rouge et Noir, while Likonza has signed for a period of three seasons. The Egyptian Zamalek SC and the Club Africain of Tunis tried to offer the services of the vice-captain of TP Mazembe, but the USMA was quicker in materializing with Likonza, while he was expected in Tunis to finalize his contract with the most popular club in Tunisia.

On July 24, Al Sadd announced its official contract with Abdessamed Bounacer for a period of five years. Although he renewed his contract for two seasons, rumors of Bounacer's departure have increased since the beginning of the transfer market. Where Bounacer moved to Qatar with his agent to negotiate his transfer to Al Sadd. Where Bounacer has a release clause in his contract, which amounts to 500,000 euros. On July 27, USM Alger announced the arrival of the Algerian left winger Ghiles Guenaoui, as the fifth player to join the club during the summer coming from the Al Masry SC. The Egyptian club's management approved the offer submitted to obtain Guenaoui’ services on a permanent transfer, after paying the agreed financial value. On August 6, USM Alger signed a contract with Nigerian Wale Musa Alli for two seasons coming from Zbrojovka Brno. The Ligue de Football Professionnel has demanded proof from USM Alger that Musa Alli has international status with at least five caps for his country, as provided for in the general regulations of the FAF. In the absence of this validation, the player will not be able to be integrated into the Red and Black squad.

With the departures of Belaïd and Bounacer, USM Alger has recruited new central defender Imadeddine Azzi for a season on loan from Kuwaiti club Kazma. On August 13, the management of USM Alger and Simba of Tanzania agreed on the transfer of Cameroonian Leonel Ateba in a deal worth 250 thousand euros. On August 23, Hispanic-Senegalese Sekou Gassama signed a two-year electronic contract, coming from Anorthosis Famagusta. His arrival comes after the departure of three foreigners, Malians Kanou and Konaté as well as Cameroonian Ateba. On the morning of August 27, USM Alger announced the signing of Bolivian international Adalid Terrazas for three seasons as the fifth foreigner. Terrazas became the first player from South America to join the club since 2009. The Soustara club finally managed to find a solution with some of its players that Nabil Maâloul does not see as being able to continue the adventure with the Red and Black. This is the case of the Malian duo Sékou Konaté and Abdoulaye Kanou that USM Alger has definitively removed from the squad. The first was released by signing an amicable agreement while the second was transferred to the Moroccan club Difaâ El Jadidi. In addition to this duo, Sehbane's management has reached an agreement with striker Oussama Bellatreche. Arriving in winter from JS Saoura, Belatreche signed an amicable separation.

Start of season

On September 12, USM Alger headed to Tunisia to play their first match of the season in the CAF Confederation Cup against Stade Tunisien. Having dominated most of the match, the Usmistes were unable to find the back of the opposing net. The Tunisians surprised the Red and Blacks in the 85th minute with a goal scored by Smaali. In second leg match, USM Alger hosted Stade Tunisien at the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran, USM Alger did not open the score due to the defensive way the opponent played, and waited until the last quarter to open the score, through defender Kévin Mondeko with a superb acrobatic return. The deliverance came following a corner taken by Ghiles Guenaoui at the near post, Stade Tunisien striker Bilel Mejri put the ball in his own net in stoppage time. After this goal, the referee of the match will end the debate, allowing USMA to qualify for the group stage for the third time in a row.

October 8, 2024 The disciplinary jury of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has delivered its verdict in the USM Alger-RS Berkane case. More than five months later, the disciplinary jury has finally delivered its verdict concerning the famous CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals case, it imposed a financial sanction of $40,000 against the Soustara club, for non-compliance with the decisions and regulations of the CAF bodies. On October 31, 2024, USM Alger announced news of its training center under construction, which was relaunched this season. However, after the construction works for the buildings were carried out, the site remained in a state of disrepair again for a little over a year. Cosider is the company responsible for the project, the delivery date of which has not been set. Project director said regular meetings have been held with President Sahebane since he took office. Since July, we have made significant progress, overcoming many obstacles thanks to the efforts of the project's design office.

First-team transfers (winter transfer window)

In the winter transfer period, Sekou Gassama was the first to leave after agreeing to terminate the contract. After that, Hocine Dehiri and Omar Embarek left on loan to Qadsia SC of Kuwait and ES Mostaganem until the end of the season. On January 30, the USM Alger club announced the termination of its contract with Mohamed Ait El Hadj. After playing for the club's for three years, his contract was terminated a year and a half before the end of his contract. At the end of the winter transfer window in Algeria, USM Alger announced the departure of Ismail Belkacemi to Al Ahli Tripoli for $450,000, according to what the club announced. The first deal in the winter transfer period was striker Ahmed Khaldi for two and a half years, coming from Al-Arabi SC of Kuwait after terminating his contract.

In late January, USM Alger signed two other strikers, Riad Benayad from Espérance de Tunis for one year and Mehdi Merghem from Farense for two and a half years. This is a qualitative reinforcement to the attacking line of the Red and Black. On February 5, a few hours before the transfer window closed, USM Alger signed a fourth player in the person of Haithem Loucif. The right back, who already played for two years at USM Alger between 2021 and 2023, is making his return after a fairly average stint in Switzerland. Burundian international Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana has finally been qualified by the LFP. Who was signed after the end of his contract with Zob Ahan. His signature was validated in the very last hours of the transfer window but it took 15 days for the player status committee of FAF to make a final decision on his case. Bimenyimana signed a one-year contract with USM Alger.

Season run in

After there was an agreement to terminate the contract between USM Alger and Nabil Maâloul, the latter retracted his decision and appointed a lawyer who sent a letter to the club. The cooperation with Maâloul was scheduled to end after the cup match against NC Magra, although Maâloul had a very good season and remained in contention for all competitions, the defeat in the Algiers Derby made voices rise among the fans demanding his departure. On February 13, 2025, USM Alger officially announced the end of its cooperation with the Tunisian coach and his technical staff after the agreement between Sehbane and Maâloul to leave with compensation of three months salary, even though his contract provided for the possibility of unilateral termination in exchange for compensation of two months salary. On February 16, USM Alger has announced the appointment of Brazilian Marcos Paquetá as technical coach until the end of the season and will be accompanied in his work by the translator Abdelrazak Loulmi, also the return of Belaïd Medjahed as a physical trainer.

On February 24, 2025, after being re-elected as president of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) for a second term, Walid Sadi stated his desire to end of USM Alger v RS Berkane case quickly: “ We hope that the final decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will be taken before the end of March ”. On February 26, The CAS has admitted the appeal of the FAF against the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and RS Berkane concerning the validation of the RS Berkane jerseys on which appears a map of Morocco including Western Sahara. On March 2, USM Alger announced that Saber Bensmain had joined the technical staff as Paquetá's first assistant. On March 4, USM Alger announced the appointment of former team player Hamza Aït Ouamar as the club’s general manager. On March 7, former USM Alger striker Tarek Hadj Adlane was appointed as the club's spokesperson. This appointment is part of the club's recent changes to its technical and administrative staff.

On March 30, A few days before facing CS Constantine in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals, the CAF Disciplinary Committee imposed a hefty fine of $200,000 on the club. This follows the use of smoke bombs during the ASEC Mimosas match, played on January 5 in Abidjan. The Disciplinary Committee considered this as a violation of laws 82 and 83 of the disciplinary code. In addition, another fine of $25,000 was imposed for similar incidents that occurred during the match against ASC Jaraaf. On April 9, 2025, USM Alger failed to reach the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup after losing to CS Constantine on penalties. Therefore, there will be no revenge on the field between USM Alger and RS Berkane after the events of last season. Far from dwelling on this premature exit, Paquetá pointed out that the season is far from over for USMA. "Now, we still have two goals in mind, the Algerian Cup and a podium finish in the Ligue 1".

On April 28, 2025, USM Alger's officially terminated the contract of coach Marcos Paquetá. Despite leading the team to the final of the Algerian Cup, the club cited insufficient sporting results as the main reason for his dismissal. However, behind the scenes, sources suggest that financial issues also played a major role. Tensions reportedly arose over salary matters and contractual adjustments involving the players. It's believed that Paquetá may have either sided with the players in salary disputes or clashed with the club's board over how these financial issues were being handled.

New Era Begins as Saïd Allik Returns to Take Charge

On April 30, 2025, the Algerian Minister of Transport Saïd Sayoud, dismissed Mohamed-Karim Eddine Harkati from his position as CEO of Groupe SERPORT, the official majority shareholder of USM Alger, and appointed Abdelkrim Rezzal as his interim replacement. On May 10, 2025, Athmane Sahbane has officially stepped down as president of the USMA board after less than a year, due to poor management and unmet goals. Boubekeur Abid, an engineer with extensive experience in various sectors, has been appointed as his successor. The club’s owner, facilitated the leadership change through a board meeting, with the Algerian Cup now the last hope to salvage the season.

On May 12, 2025, Minister of Transport Said Sayoud received the Chairman of USM Alger Boubekeur Abid, accompanied by board members, a representative of the Groupe SERPORT, and Saïd Allik. During the meeting, the Minister reaffirmed his full support for the club, praising Allik's experience and the golden era he spent with USMA. Sayoud also stressed the urgent need to complete the club's training center, calling it a cornerstone for the team's future revival. For the first time since his return, Saïd Allik spoke publicly about the current situation at USMA, the experienced leader acknowledged the scale of the task while remaining optimistic: "It's not easy to take over a club with only five matches left in the season, especially with all the problems there are. But things can change. We need to be patient. I hope that within two years, USMA will come back strong."

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 July 2025.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

In

Summer

Winter

Out

Summer

Winter

New contracts

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

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Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 11 July 2024.

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Algerian Cup

Confederation Cup

Qualifying rounds

In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

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Group stage

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knockout stage

Each tie in the knockout phase will be played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that will score more goals on aggregate over the two legs will advance to the next round. If the aggregate score will be level, the away goals rule will be applied, i.e. the team that will score more goals away from home over the two legs will advance. If away goals will be also equal, then extra time will not be played and the winners will be decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations III. 26 & 27). The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 20 February 2025, 17:00 AST (UTC+3) at the beIN Sports headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

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Squad information

Appearances and goals

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, style="text-align:left", Khaled Bousseliou
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, 19, , 5, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 4, , 1, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 5, , 1, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 28, , 7, , 1
, -
, 22
, LW
, style="text-align:left", Wale Musa Alli
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 29, , 19, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 2, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 9, , 6, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 40, , 25, , 2
, -
, 27
, RW / LW
, style="text-align:left", Houssam Ghacha
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 23, , 19, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 6
, 5, , 4, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 10, , 9, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 38, , 32, , 8
, -
, 31
, ST
, style="text-align:left", Mohamed Ben Mazouz
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 11, , 2, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 3, , 2, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 5
, 5, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 19, , 4, , 6
, -
, 29
, RW
, style="text-align:left", Ahmed Khaldi
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 10, , 9, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 5, , 5, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 3
, 2, , 2, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 17, , 16, , 3
, -
, 28
, ST
, style="text-align:left", Riad Benayad
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 13, , 9, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 4, , 3, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 2, , 2, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 19, , 14, , 2
, -
, 51
, RW
, style="text-align:left", Diaa Eddine Mechid
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 8, , 3, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 8, , 3, , 0
, -
, 32
, NA
, style="text-align:left", Samy Bouali
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 1, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 1, , 0, , 0
, -
, 37
, NA
, style="text-align:left", Islam Azegagh
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 1, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 1, , 0, , 0
, -
, 47
, NA
, style="text-align:left", Omar Boularas
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 1, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 1, , 0, , 0
, -bgcolor=efefef class="sortbottom"
, colspan=19" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center", Players transferred out during the season
, - style="font-style:italic"
, 7
, LW
, style="text-align:left", Ismail Belkacemi
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 11, , 10, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 4
, 2, , 1, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 6, , 5, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 5
, 19, , 16, , 10
, - style="font-style:italic"
, 17
, ST
, style="text-align:left", Sekou Gassama
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 9, , 7, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 5, , 3, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 1
, 14, , 10, , 2
, - style="font-style:italic"
, 13
, DM
, style="text-align:left", Omar Embarek
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 7, , 1, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 3, , 2, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 10, , 3, , 0
, - style="font-style:italic"
, 24
, AM
, style="text-align:left", Mohamed Ait El Hadj
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 5, , 2, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 3, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 8, , 2, , 0
, - style="font-style:italic"
, 20
, CB
, style="text-align:left", Hocine Dehiri
, style="border-right: 1pt black solid",
, 5, , 1, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 0, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 2, , 0, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 0
, 7, , 1, , 0
, - class="sortbottom"
!colspan=4 style="border-right: 1pt black solid", Total
!colspan=2, 30, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 26
!colspan=2, 6, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 16
!colspan=2, 10, , style="border-right: 1pt black solid", 18
!colspan=2, 46, , 60

Disciplinary record

:'
{, class="wikitable sortable nowrap" style="font-size: 96%; text-align: center;"
, -
! rowspan="2" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! rowspan="2" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! rowspan="2" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Player
! colspan="3" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Ligue 1
! colspan="3" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Algerian Cup
! colspan="3" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Confederation Cup
! colspan="3" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Total
, -
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
!width=25,
, -
, 25, , GK, , style="text-align:left", Oussama Benbot, , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 5 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 2 , , RB, , style="text-align:left", Rayane Mahrouz, , 2 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 1 , , 0
, -
, 4 , , CB, , style="text-align:left", Kévin Mondeko, , 1 , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 1 , , 1
, -
, 5 , , CB, , style="text-align:left", Imadeddine Azzi, , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 7 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 21, , CB, , style="text-align:left", Adam Alilet, , 3 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 5 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, 15, , LB, , style="text-align:left", Nabil Lamara, , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 19, , RB, , style="text-align:left", Saâdi Radouani, , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 3 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 23, , LB, , style="text-align:left", Ilyes Chetti, , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 6 , , DM, , style="text-align:left", Oussama Chita, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 3 , , 0 , , 0 , , 4 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 8 , , DM, , style="text-align:left", Islam Merili, , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 14, , DM, , style="text-align:left", Brahim Benzaza, , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 4 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 9 , , AM, , style="text-align:left", Adalid Terrazas, , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 3 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 26, , AM, , style="text-align:left", Abdelkrim Namani, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 18, , DM, , style="text-align:left", Salim Boukhanchouche, , 7 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 3 , , 1 , , 0 , , 11 , , 2 , , 0
, -
, 11, , AM, , style="text-align:left", Glody Likonza, , 4 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 5 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 24, , AM, , style="text-align:left", Mohamed Ait El Hadj, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 22, , LW, , style="text-align:left", Wale Musa Alli, , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 7 , , LW, , style="text-align:left", Ismail Belkacemi, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 12, , LW, , style="text-align:left", Khaled Bousseliou, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 28, , ST, , style="text-align:left", Riad Benayad, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 29, , RW, , style="text-align:left", Ahmed Khaldi, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 27, , RW, , style="text-align:left", Houssam Ghacha, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 3 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 13, , DM, , style="text-align:left", Omar Embarek, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0
, -
, 17, , ST, , style="text-align:left", Sekou Gassama, , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 0
, -
!colspan="3", Total, , 47, , 3 , , 1 , , 7 , , 0 , , 1 , , 18, , 1 , , 0 , , 72, , 4 , , 2

Goalscorers

:'
''Includes all competitive matches.''
{, class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:96%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:65%;"
, -
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", No.
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Nat.
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Player
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Pos.
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", TOTAL
, -
, 7 , , , , Ismail Belkacemi , , LW , , 4 , , 1 , , 5 , , 10
, -
, 27, , , , Houssam Ghacha , , RW , , 6 , , 1 , , 1 , , 8
, -
, 31, , , , Mohamed Ben Mazouz , , ST , , 0 , , 5 , , 1 , , 6
, -
, 21, , , , Adam Alilet , , CB , , 1 , , 1 , , 1 , , 3
, -
, 7 , , , , Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana , , ST , , 3 , , 0 , , 0 , , 3
, -
, 29, , , , Ahmed Khaldi , , RW , , 0 , , 3 , , 0 , , 3
, -
, 22, , , , Wale Musa Alli , , LW , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , , 2
, -
, 17, , , , Sekou Gassama , , ST , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , , 2
, -
, 19, , , , Saâdi Radouani , , RB , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 2
, -
, 18, , , , Salim Boukhanchouche , , DM , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, 30, , , , Mehdi Merghem , , RW , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, 14, , , , Brahim Benzaza , , DM , , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, 4 , , , , Kévin Mondeko , , CB , , 0 , , 0 , , 2 , , 2
, -
, 2 , , , , Rayane Mahrouz , , RB , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, 28, , , , Riad Benayad , , ST , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, 8 , , , , Islam Merili , , DM , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1
, -
, 15, , , , Nabil Lamara , , LB , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1
, -
, 5 , , , , Imadeddine Azzi , , CB , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, 11, , , , Glody Likonza , , AM , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, 12, , , , Khaled Bousseliou , , LW , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1
, - class="sortbottom"
, colspan="4", Own Goals , , 2 , , 0 , , 2 , , 4
, - class="sortbottom"
, colspan="4", Totals, , 26 , , 16 , , 18 , , 60

Assists

:'
''Includes all competitive matches.''
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, -
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", No.
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Nat.
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Player
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Pos.
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", TOTAL
, -
, 14, , , , Brahim Benzaza , , DM , , 2 , , 2 , , 1 , , 5
, -
, 7 , , , , Ismail Belkacemi , , LW , , 2 , , 0 , , 2 , , 4
, -
, 27, , , , Houssam Ghacha , , RW , , 0 , , 2 , , 2 , , 4
, -
, 22, , , , Wale Musa Alli , , LW , , 1 , , 0 , , 2 , , 3
, -
, 19, , , , Saâdi Radouani , , RB , , 2 , , 0 , , 1 , , 3
, -
, 29, , , , Ahmed Khaldi , , RW , , 2 , , 1 , , 0 , , 3
, -
, 17, , , , Haithem Loucif , , RB , , 0 , , 2 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, 9 , , , , Adalid Terrazas , , AM , , 2 , , 0 , , 0 , , 2
, -
, 31, , , , Mohamed Ben Mazouz , , ST , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, 15, , , , Nabil Lamara , , LB , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, 28, , , , Riad Benayad , , ST , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, 12, , , , Khaled Bousseliou , , LW , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, 2 , , , , Rayane Mahrouz , , RB , , 0 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1
, -
, 30, , , , Mehdi Merghem , , RW , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, 21, , , , Adem Alilet , , CB , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 1
, -
, - class="sortbottom"
, colspan="4", Totals, , 13 , , 11 , , 9 , , 33

Penalties

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:96%; "
, -
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Date
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Nation
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Name
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Opponent
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Scored?
, -
, 2 October 2024
,
, Ismail Belkacemi
, US Biskra
,
, -
, 16 November 2024
,
, Ismail Belkacemi
, JS Saoura
,
, -
, 15 December 2024
,
, Ismail Belkacemi
, ASEC Mimosas
,
, -
, 28 January 2025
,
, Ismail Belkacemi
, Paradou AC
,
, -
, 5 February 2025
,
, Ismail Belkacemi
, USM Khenchela
,
, -
, 11 March 2025
,
, Mehdi Merghem
, RC Kouba
,
, -
, 2 April 2025
,
, Mehdi Merghem
, CS Constantine
,
, -
, 9 April 2025
,
, Adam Alilet
, CS Constantine
,
, -
, 15 April 2025
,
, Adam Alilet
, USM El Harrach
,
, -
, 26 April 2025
,
, Adam Alilet
, JS Saoura
,
, -
, 30 April 2025
,
, Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana
, ASO Chlef
,
, -
, 17 May 2025
,
, Houssam Ghacha
, Paradou AC
,
, -

Clean sheets

:'
''Includes all competitive matches.''
{, class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:96%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:70%;"
, -
! colspan="5" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! colspan="5" style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Clean sheets
, -
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Name
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;",
! style="background:white; color:black; text-align:center;", Total
, -
, 1
,
, Abdelmoumen Sifour
, 1
, 4
, 0
, 0
, 0
, 0
, -
, 16
,
, Kamel Soufi
, 7
, 6
, 1
, 1
, 0
, 2
, -
, 25
,
, Oussama Benbot
, 39
, 21
, 13
, 5
, 5
, 23
, -
, colspan="2",
, colspan="2", TOTALS
, 31
, 14
, 6
, 5
, 25
, -

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:USM Alger season 2024-25
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Algerian football clubs 2024–25 season