Union Sportive Madinat Blida (), known as USM Blida or simply USMB, is a

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club based in Blida, Algeria. They play in the

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, 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

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. 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

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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 The Algerian Ligue 2, also called Ligue 2, formerly known as Ligue Professionnelle 2 and Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. Administered by the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur ...

: 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 ::

– Group stage ::

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– Second round

North African Cup

Arab Champions League

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,

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* Most goals scored in a season – 17,

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(2017–18) * Record transfer fee paid – €138,500 to ASO Chlef for Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (2005) * Record transfer fee received – €400,000 from

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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

Record signings

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blida, USM Football clubs in Algeria Association football clubs established in 1932 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 clubs Algerian Ligue 2 clubs 1932 establishments in Algeria USM Blida