Union Sportive Madinet d'Oran (), known as USM Oran or simply USMO for short, is an Algerian football club based in
Oran
Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...
. The club was founded in 1926 and its colours are black and white. Their home stadium,
Allal Toula Stadium, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the
Ligue Régional II.
History
The club was founded on March 1, 1926, under the name of Union Sportive Musulmane Oranaise in Medina Jedida, a famous popular quarter of
Oran
Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...
, by the Algerian nationalist Sadok Boumaza with Bendouba "El Fellous", Benkoula, Boumefraa and others. They decided to create a team which became a multi-sports club some days after its creation. The club is the first one of North Africa to put the word ''Musulmane'' () in its name to differentiate from other European colonial teams.
The club was also named NADIT Oran between 1977 and 1989
Crest
File:USM Oran (old logo).png, Old logo
File:USM Oran (logo).jpg, Former logo
File:USM Oran (logo).png, Present logo
Stadium
The team plays in the Stade Allal Toula which holds 5,000 people.
Achievements
National
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League of Oran
:Champion (7) : 1933, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950
*Oran Cup
:Winner (1) : 1952
Regional
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North African Championship
The North African Championship, commonly referred as ULNA Champions League is an old football competition organized in North Africa since 1920 to 1956, it pits only the champions of the North Africa, North African Leagues against each other at th ...
:Runner-up (3) : 1933, 1935, 1950
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North African Cup
The North African Cup is an old football competition organized in North Africa since 1930. It was dissolved after the 1956 edition, due to the independence of Morocco and Tunisia.
After the independence of Morocco and Tunisia from France, three A ...
:Runner-up (1) : 1954
Notable players
Below the list of some great players of the team around his history.
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Kader Firoud
* Baghdad Aboukebir
* Nacer Benchiha
* Kouider Bendjahène
* Mohamed Benhamou (Fenoun)
* Nedar Benlazreg (Zrego)
* Abdelkader Benzaoui
* Miloud Bouakeul
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Benaouda Boudjellal (Tchengo)
* Habib Draoua
* Mohamed El Andaloussi
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Abdelkader Fréha
Abdelkader Benfréha (; 28 October 1942 – 1 October 2012), known more commonly as Abdelkader Fréha, was an Algerian footballer who played nine times for the Algerian national team. He was nicknamed Béka or Head of gold.
Honours
Personnel
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Mohamed Henkouche
*
Souilem Gnaoui
* Senouci Medjahed
* Hamou Nafi
* Larbi Naïr
* Miloud Osman
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Bachir Sebaâ
* Hamida Tasfaout
* Lahouari Tekkouk
* ... Karsenty (Moustique)
* ... Martinez
* François Ange Pérez
* ... Rodriguez
Equipment
* 2013–15 Baeko
* 2015–16 Sarson Sports USA
* 2016–21 ...
* 2021– Cuippssi
References
External links
USM Oran website*
Football clubs in Algeria
USM Oran
Association football clubs established in 1926
1926 establishments in Algeria
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