Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach (), known as USM El Harrach or simply USMH for short, is an Algerian
football
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club based in
El Harrach
El Harrach (Berber: ⵍⵃⴻⵔⵔⴰⵛ , formerly ''Maison-Carrée'') is a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers.
The town is home to USM El Harrach
Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach (), known as USM El Harrach or simply USMH for ...
, a suburb of
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
. The club was founded in 1935 as Union Sportive Musulmane Maison-Carréenne and its colours are yellow and black. Their home stadium, 1 November 1954 Stadium, has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the
Algerian Ligue 2
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.
History
In 17th juin 1931, the idea of creating a football club for young Muslims in
Maison Carrée
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was born after what the founder witnessed, it was a bunch of Algerian kids playing football in the street when the French soldiers attacked them with dogs and the incident ended with a serious injuries for the kids. It took the name of Union sportive musulmane de Maison-Carrée (USMMC) and played friendly games until its affiliation on January 23, 1935. Towards the end of 1977, a sports reform took place because it was wanted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in order to give elite clubs a good financial basis allowing them to structure themselves professionally (in ASP which means Association sportive de performances). The goal was therefore for them to have total autonomy of management with the creation of their own training center. For this, many clubs had to sacrifice their names and rename them according to the main sponsor. In some club names the letter P of the Sonatrach oil companies sponsoring
MC Alger
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,
MC Oran
(), known as , commonly referred to as MC Oran for short, is an Algerian professional Association football, football club based in Oran. Founded on 1 January 1917, the club was known as Mouloudia Chaâbia Ouahrania from 1971 to 1977, Mouloudia P ...
and
ES Sétif
Entente Sportive Sétifienne (), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional association football, football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are bl ...
, renamed MP Alger, MP Oran and EP Sétif. Similarly, Sonelgaz, with the K of Kahraba (gas), sponsored
JS Kabylie
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...
, which abandoned its name of Jeunesse sportive de Kabylie in Jamiat Sari' Kawkabi, or
USM Alger
Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a Association football, football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black. Their home sta ...
renamed USK Alger. But also the CNAN (Compagnie national algérienne de navigation) with the M of Milaha (meaning navigator) which sponsored the athletic Nasr Hussein Dey which became Milaha Athletic of Hussein Dey and many others. The USMMC will be sponsored by the national mining research and exploitation company (SONAREM) which leads to the change of its name which becomes Union sportive Manadjem El Harrach.
Boualem Charef era
After seven years in the second division since 2001, USMH is making its return to the elite of Algerian football in controversial conditions, particularly due to the RCK-FAF affair. The club, led since 2007 by the returning Mohamed Laïb, has appointed Boualem Charef as head of its technical bar. After that, the team managed to stay in place while producing beautiful play, notably thanks to the stability of the bench and the team's policy which is based on young players trained or recruited from small Algerian clubs. During this period, the club managed to reach the final of the Algerian Cup in the 2010–11 season, lost to
JS Kabylie
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (Kabyle grammar, Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqvayel; Berber languages, Tamazight: ⵉⵍⵎⵣⵢⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵠⴰⵢⵍ; ), known as JS Kabylie or simply JSK, is an Algerian profession ...
, and to rank second in the championship for the third time in the 2012–13 season, 2 points behind the winner
ES Sétif
Entente Sportive Sétifienne (), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional association football, football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in 1958 and its colours are bl ...
.
New era
On January 8, 2025, during the inauguration ceremony of the new president of the Union Sportive de la Médina d’El Harrach, several personalities were invited and honored. Among them, sports journalist Hafid Derradji and actor Salah Aougrout, two highly respected figures in their respective fields. Sofiane Touahria was inducted as the new president of the amateur sports club USM El Harrach, this ceremony marked by an important speech by the new president, highlighted the ambitions of the USMH for the coming seasons. For his part, Mustapha Maza, the new sports director, declared that "this day marks the beginning of a new era for the city of El Harrach and its supporters. In a period of transition like this, the ultimate goal is to play for promotion to Ligue 1. In the same context, Maza revealed that the 1 November 1954 Stadium will be completely demolished and rebuilt with a capacity of 25,000 seats to international standards, while a training center will be built on an area of 12,000 square meters.
Honours
Domestic competitions
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Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
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Algerian Cup
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Azzedine Aït Djoudi
Azzedine Aït Djoudi (; born January 24, 1967) is an Algerian football manager.
Managerial career
From a young age (10 years), he began a football career at JS Kabylie in which he moved up the levels to reach the status of the ISTS professionnel ...
(July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2001)
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Khaled Lounici
Khaled Lounici (born 9 July 1967) is an Algerian retired professional football player and manager. He spent the majority of his playing career with USM El Harrach.
He represented the Algeria national team in two major tournaments, which were t ...
(2005–07)
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Nacer Bechouche
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''(interim)'' (Oct 1, 2012 – April 1, 2013)
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Boualem Charef
Boualem Charef (; is an Algerian football manager and retired professional player. Career
Boualem Charef was a graduate of the Institut des Sciences et Technologies du Sport in Algiers. During his studies there, he was also the assistant coach to ...
(July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2014)
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Abdelkader Yaïche
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References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Algerian football managers
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USM Blida managers
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USM ...
(July 1, 2014–)
Notable players
Had senior international cap(s) for their respective countries.
Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for USM El Harrach.
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Lamine Abid
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Club career
In 2017, he signed a contract with CS Constantine.
In 2021, he joined HB Chelghoum Laïd.
In 2022, he joined US Biskra.
In Augus ...
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Khaled Lounici
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He represented the Algeria national team in two major tournaments, which were t ...
Merouane Abdouni
Merouane Abdouni (born March 27, 1981) is a retired Algerian goalkeeper who played for USM El Harrach, USM Alger, MC Alger and USM Blida.
Biography
Abdouni began his playing career at USM El Harrach and made his first team debut in the 1999– ...
Ibrahim Amada
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Club career
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On 30 January 2 ...
Abdelmoumene Djabou
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An Algerian international since 2010, Djabou was a member of the Algerian teams at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil a ...
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Fayçal Badji
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Tarek Ghoul
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Djamel Jefjef Djamel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Mohamed Benyettou
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Hadj Bouguèche
Hadj Bouguèche (; born 7 December 1983) is an Algerian football player who plays for ES Ben Aknoun.
Club career
On 16 July 2010 it was announced that Bouguèche signed a two-year contract with Emirati-side Emirates Club, joining the club on ...
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Hamid Berguiga
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Club career
On 31 December 2010 Berguiga left ES Sétif. During his time with the club, he made 13 league appearances, scoring 2 goals.
Statistics
Honours
* Won the CAF Cup ...
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Baghdad Bounedjah
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Throughout his club career until 2015, Bounedjah played for ...
Sofiane Hanitser
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During the 2009–10 Algerian Championnat National, Hanitser finished as the second top scorer of the league with 16 goals in 32 games, one goal less th ...
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Younès Ifticen
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Club career
Managerial career
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Moustapha Zeghba
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International career
Zeghba represented Algeria at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, debuting in a 2� ...
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Sofiane Younès
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Club career
On July 23, 2010, Younès signed a one-year contract with JS Kabylie.Ali Sami Yachir
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Youcef Saïbi
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NA Hussein Dey
On 12 August 2011 Saïbi signed a two-year contract with ...
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Mohamed Tiaïba
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In June 2016, Tiaiba signed a one-year contract with Qatargas League club Al-Markhiya .
In September 2020, Tiaiba signed a ...
Farid Chaâl
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Club career
In July 2015, Chaâl was loaned out by MC Alger to USM El Harrach for the 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season.
On 9 Ju ...
1990 African Cup of Nations
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*Note 2: played at the
1988 African Cup of Nations
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*Note 3: played at the
1986 African Cup of Nations
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*Note 4: played at the
1984 African Cup of Nations
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*Note 5: played at the
1992 African Cup of Nations
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*Note 6: played at the
1996 African Cup of Nations
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*Note 7: played at the
2002 African Cup of Nations
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*Note 8: played at the
2013 African Cup of Nations
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*Note 9: played at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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Statistics
Recent seasons
Key to league record:
*P = Played
*W = Games won
*D = Games drawn
*L = Games lost
*GF = Goals for
*GA = Goals against
*Pts = Points
*Pos = Final position
Key to divisions:
*1 =
Ligue 1
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*2 =
Ligue 2
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*3 = Division 3
Key to rounds:
*DNE = Did not enter
*Cnl = Cancel
*NP = Not played
*PR = Preliminary round
*Grp = Group stage
*R1 = First Round
*R2 = Second Round
*PO = Play-off round
*R64 = Round of 64
*R32 = Round of 32
*R16 = Round of 16
*QF = Quarter-finals
*SF = Semi-finals
*RU = Runners-up
*W = Winners
Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.