Union Sportive Madinet Sétif (), known as USM Sétif or simply USMS for short, is an Algerian
football
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club located in
Sétif,
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
. The club was founded in 1933 and its colors are garnet and white. Their home stadium,
8 May 1945 Stadium, has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the
Inter-Régions Division
Inter Régions Division (also known as ''Ligue Inter Régions de football'') is the third-highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. The division has six groups based on the region of the country, which are East, West and Cen ...
.
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 for the first time in the club's history. However, in the final, they lost 1–0 against
ASO Chlef.
Achievement
*Constantine League
:Champions (2): 1946, 1951
*
Algerian Cup
:Runners-up (1): 2005
Notable players
*
Rachid Mekhloufi
*
Abdelhamid Kermali
*
lamiri ilyes
References
External links
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Football clubs in Algeria
Association football clubs established in 1933
Usm Setif
1933 establishments in Algeria
Sports clubs and teams in Algeria
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