2014–15 USM Alger season
In the 2014–15 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 37th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. The club also competed in the CAF Champions League, the Algerian Super Cup and the Algerian Cup. The club was managed by Hubert Velud, until his sacking on 1 February 2015. He was replaced by Otto Pfister on 19 February. On May 18, Pfister was sacked as coach of USM Alger.[2]
| 2014–15 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ali Haddad | |||
| Head coach | Hubert Velud (until 1 February 2015) Billel Dziri (c) (from 1 February 2015) (until 18 February 2015) Otto Pfister (from 19 February 2015)[1] (until 18 May 2015)[2] Mounir Zeghdoud (c) Mahieddine Meftah (c) (from 19 May 2015)[3]  | |||
| Stadium | Stade Omar Hammadi | |||
| Ligue 1 | 8th | |||
| Algerian Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Super Cup | Runners–up | |||
| Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Youcef Belaïli (6 goals) All: Youcef Belaïli (8 goals)  | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 (vs. MC Alger, 25 April 2015) (vs. ASO Chlef, 29 May 2015) | |||
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Pre-season
    
| 12 July 2014 Friendly |  USM Alger  | 6–0 |   | Istanbul | 
| 23:00 | Feham  Nadji Seguer Nsombo  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Maltepe | 
| 15 July 2014 Friendly |  USM Alger  | 3–2 |   | Istanbul | 
| 22:30 | Meftah  Nadji Bourdim  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Maltepe | 
| 18 July 2014 Friendly |  USM Alger  | 2–1 |   | Istanbul | 
| 23:00 | Bourdim  Nsombo  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Maltepe | 
| 20 July 2014 Friendly |  USM Alger  | 2–1 |   | Istanbul | 
| 23:00 | Nsombo  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Maltepe | 
| 25 July 2014 Friendly |  USM Alger  | 2–0 |   | Algiers | 
| 23:30 | Belaïli  | 
Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi | 
| 26 July 2014 Friendly |  USM Alger  | 4–0 |   | Algiers | 
| 23:00 | Nadji  Andria Boudebouda Seguer  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi | 
| 3 August 2014 Friendly |  USM Alger  | 0–1 |   | Algiers | 
| 10:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi | 
Mid-season
    
| 10 January 2015 Friendly |  Club Africain  | 0–0 |   | Tunis, Tunisia | 
| 13:30 | Report | Stadium: Stade Chedli Zouiten | 
Competitions
    
    Overview
    
| Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ligue 1 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 33.33 | N/A | 8th | 16 August 2014 | 29 May 2015 | 
| Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 66.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 13 December 2014 | 10 March 2015 | 
| Champions League | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 50.00 | Preliminary round | Group stage | 15 February 2015 | 3 May 2015 | 
| Algerian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | Final | Runners–up | 9 August 2014 | |
| Total | 40 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 37.50 | ||||
Ligue 1
    
    League table
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 42[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 7 | ASM Oran | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | 
| 8 | USM Alger | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | 
| 9 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 40[lower-alpha 3] | 
| 10 | RC Arbaâ | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 40[lower-alpha 3] | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff
Notes:
- CSC 3-1 CRB; CRB 1-1 CSC
 - USMA 1-2 ASMO; ASMO 1-0 USMA
 - NAHD 3-0 RCA; RCA 0-1 NAHD
 
Results summary
    
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 
Last updated: 29 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
    
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
    
Win Draw Loss
| 16 August 2014 Round 1 | USM Alger | 1–1 | ES Sétif | Bologhine | 
| 19:00 | Meftah  Chafaï Belaïli  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4  | 
Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Saïdi, Bechirene, Rezgane  | 
| 23 August 2014 Round 2 | JS Kabylie | 1–2 | USM Alger | Tizi Ouzou | 
| 19:00 | Ebossé  Mekkaoui Benlamari  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports  | 
Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Mohamed Benouza, Ayad, Oumari  | 
| 13 September 2014 Round 3 | USM Alger | 2–0 | CR Belouizdad | Bologhine | 
| 17:45 | Meftah  Nadji Koudri Boudebouda Khoualed  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 6.000 Referee: Arab, Boulfelfel, Ait Amar  | 
| 20 September 2014 Round 4 | RC Arbaâ | 2–0 | USM Alger | Larbaâ | 
| 16:00 | Mokdad  Darfalou Ali Guechi Ferhani Yettou Zeddam Fellah  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Benbrahem, Djabellah, Allaoua  | 
| 27 September 2014 Round 5 | USM Alger | 0–1 | USM El Harrach | Bologhine | 
| 17:45 | Khoualed  Bouchema Koudri Belaïli  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / beIN Sports  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Achouri, Amri, Bougherara  | 
| 2 October 2014 Round 6 | CS Constantine | 2–1 | USM Alger | Constantine | 
| 19:00 | Allag  Remache Boulemdaïs Hadji  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports  | 
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Ghorbal, Cherchar, Seradj  | 
| 18 October 2014 Round 7 | USM Alger | 1–1 | MC Oran | Bologhine | 
| 19:00 | Meftah  Seguer Chafaï  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Zouaoui, Bahatte, Benrouane  | 
| 24 October 2014 Round 8 | USM Alger | 0–0 | NA Hussein Dey | Bologhine | 
| 17:00 | Bouchema  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Abssiri, Hallem, Bourechou  | 
| 1 November 2014 Round 9 | MC El Eulma | 1–2 | USM Alger | El Eulma | 
| 16:00 | Hamiti  Belkhiter Maïza Namane  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade Messaoud Zougar Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bachir, Etchiali, Hadj Saïd  | 
| 7 November 2014 Round 10 | USM Alger | 2–0 | USM Bel-Abbès | Bologhine | 
| 19:00 | Boudebouda  Benkhemassa Ferhat  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Aouina, Benaïssa, Chenaoua, Sekhraoui  | 
| 22 November 2014 Round 11 | MC Alger | 0–1 | USM Alger | Bologhine | 
| 18:00 | Azzi  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Benouza, Omari, Ayad  | 
| 29 November 2014 Round 12 | USM Alger | 3–1 | JS Saoura | Bologhine | 
| 18:00 | Baïteche  Nadji Meziane Koudri  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 14.000 Referee: Abid Charef, Boulfelfel, Tamen  | 
| 6 December 2014 Round 13 | MO Béjaïa | 0–1 | USM Alger | Béjaïa | 
| 16:00 | Benali  Sidibé Rahal Dehouche  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie  | 
Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Arab, Bazzine, Bioud  | 
| 19 December 2014 Round 14 | USM Alger | 1–2 | ASM Oran | Bologhine | 
| 16:00 | Andria  Feham Benkhemassa Meftah  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / ENTV Terrestre  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 13.000 Referee: Benbrahem, Allaoua, Cheballah  | 
| 30 December 2014 Round 15 | ASO Chlef | 0–0 | USM Alger | Chlef | 
| 15:00 | Cherchar  Zaoui Boulahia  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag Referee: Necib, Maghlout, Bennacer  | 
| 20 January 2015 Round 16 | ES Sétif | 3–2 | USM Alger | Sétif | 
| 18:00 | Dagoulou  Ziaya Mellouli Djahnit  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4 / beIN Sports  | 
Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Gherbal, Serradj, Cherchar  | 
| 24 January 2015 Round 17 | USM Alger | 1–1 | JS Kabylie | Bologhine | 
| 16:00 | Boudebouda  Nadji Bouchema Meftah Belaïli  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Aouina, Benaïssa, Chenaoua  | 
| 30 January 2015 Round 18 | CR Belouizdad | 2–1 | USM Alger | Algiers | 
| 16:00 | Cheurfaoui  Djediat Derrag Chebira Nemdil  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: TV Tamazight 4  | 
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Amalou, Salaouadji, Bourouba  | 
| 6 February 2015 Round 19 | USM Alger | 5–1 | RC Arbaâ | Bologhine | 
| 16:00 | Belaïli  Meftah Ferhat Benkhemassa Manucho El Orfi  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 7.500 Referee: Zouaoui, Aouina, Kechidi  | 
| 10 February 2015 Round 20 | USM El Harrach | 0–0 | USM Alger | Algiers | 
| 15:00 | Keniche  Kara  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Houasnia, Bounoua, Boulkrinet  | 
| 24 February 2015 Round 21 | USM Alger | 2–0 | CS Constantine | Bologhine | 
| 18:00 | Benmoussa  Belaïli  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 6.500  | 
| 6 March 2015 Round 22 | MC Oran | 0–0 | USM Alger | Oran | 
| 15:00 | Chérif  Hamdadou Bellabès  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: beIN Sports  | 
Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana Attendance: 15.000 Referee: Mial, Semsoum, Idir  | 
| 21 March 2015 Round 23 | NA Hussein Dey | 0–0 | USM Alger | Algiers | 
| 16:00 | Ghalem  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Benouza, Bechirene, Ladraâ  | 
| 10 April 2015 Round 24 | USM Alger | 1–1 | MC El Eulma | Bologhine | 
| 18:00 | Belaïli  Bouchema Manucho Khoualed  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 18.000 Referee: Ghorbal, Sarradj, Cherchar  | 
| 14 April 2015 Round 25 | USM Bel-Abbès | 1–0 | USM Alger | Sidi Bel Abbès | 
| 17:00 | Ghazali  Guerriche Cherifi  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Necib, Maghlout, Beioud  | 
| 25 April 2015 Round 26 | USM Alger | 0–0 | MC Alger | Bologhine | 
| 17:00 | Bouchema  Andria Meftah Belaïli  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Mial, Idir, Semsoum  | 
| 9 May 2015 Round 27 | JS Saoura | 3–2 | USM Alger | Béchar | 
| 17:00 | Tiouli  El Amali Sebie  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Benouza, Amari, Ayad  | 
| 16 May 2015 Round 28 | USM Alger | 1–1 | MO Béjaïa | Bologhine | 
| 17:00 | Beldjilali  Meftah  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie / beIN Sports / Al Kass Sports  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Amalou, Bounoua, Azerine  | 
| 23 May 2015 Round 29 | ASM Oran | 1–0 | USM Alger | Oran | 
| 17:00 | Herbache  Benkabila Boudoumi Bentiba  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade Ahmed Zabana Referee: Necib, Meghlout, Benaceur  | 
| 29 May 2015 Round 30 | USM Alger | 3–1 | ASO Chlef | Bologhine | 
| 17:00 | Belaïli  Feham Koudri  | 
Soccerway report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Bichari, Gourari, Salaouadji  | 
Algerian Cup
    
| 13 December 2014 Round of 64 | CRB Ouled Abdelkader | 1–4 | USM Alger | Chlef | 
| 14:00 | Roudouane  Roudouane  | 
Report Live TV: None  | 
Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag Referee: Sekhraoui, Hammou, Saïdani  | 
| 26 December 2014 Round of 32 | USM Alger | 2–0 | USM El Harrach | Bologhine | 
| 16:00 | Chafaï  Andria Khoualed Bouchema Koudri  | 
Report Live TV: Canal Algérie  | 
Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi Referee: Bekouassa, Bounoua, Rachedi  | 
| 10 March 2015 Round of 16 | USM Alger | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)  | ASO Chlef | Bologhine | 
| 14:30 | Boudebouda  Bouchema Koudri Khoualed  | 
Report Live TV: Canal Algérie  | 
Stadium: Stade Omar Hammadi Referee: Arab, Bazzine, Biyoud  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Meftah  Belaïli Boudebouda Beldjilali Andria Benkhemassa  | 
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Algerian Super Cup
    
| 9 August 2014 | USM Alger | 0–1 | MC Alger | Blida | 
| 17:30 | Report | Aouedj  Azzi Karaoui  | 
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef  | 
Champions League
    
    Preliminary round
    
| 15 February 2015 first leg |  USM Alger  | 3–0 |   | Algiers, Algeria | 
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Chafaï  Belaïli Andria  | 
Report Live TV: Canal Algérie  | 
Stadium: Omar Hammadi Attendance: 7.000 Referee: Wahid Tamuni Salah (Libya)  | 
| 1 March 2015 Second leg |  Foullah Edifice FC  | 3–1 (3–4 agg.)  |   | N'Djamena, Chad | 
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Hilaire  Boudina Ngarbe Tchoumi  | 
Report | Stadium: Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya Attendance: 300 Referee: Ibrahim Mamane (Niger)  | 
First round
    
| 15 March 2015 first leg |  USM Alger  | 5–1 |   | Algiers, Algeria | 
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Bouchema  Beldjilali Meftah Belaïli Nadji  | 
Report Live TV: Canal Algérie  | 
Stadium: Omar Hammadi Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Mahmoud Zakria El Banna (Egypt)  | 
Second round
    
| 19 April 2015 first leg |  USM Alger  | 2–1 |   | Algiers, Algeria | 
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Chafaï  Benmoussa Belaïli Abdellaoui Feham Meftah  | 
Report Live TV: Canal Algérie  | 
Stadium: Omar Hammadi Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)  | 
| 3 May 2015 Second leg |  AS Kaloum  | 1–1 (2–3 agg.)  |   | Bamako, Mali | 
| 16:30 UTC±0 | Kassongo  | 
Report | Stadium: Stade Modibo Kéïta Referee: Mutaz Abdelbasit Abdelbasit Khairalla (Sudan)  | 
Note: The second leg was played outside of Guinea due to Ebola outbreak.
Squad information
    
    Playing statistics
    
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote:   Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Ligue 1 | Algerian Super Cup | Algerian Cup | CAF Champions League | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||||||||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 24 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Abdenour Merzouki | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Mourad Berrefane | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Defenders | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ayoub Abdellaoui | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Abdelkader Laïfaoui | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Farouk Chafaï | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Nacereddine Khoualed | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Mokhtar Benmoussa | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 2+1 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 | Brahim Boudebouda | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 29 | Salim Laassami | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Mohamed Meftah | 27 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Abderrahmane Bourdim | 2 | 0+1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Zinedine Ferhat | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 8 | Akim Orinel | 2 | 0+1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Kaddour Beldjilali | 7 | 1 | 0+1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Youcef Belaïli | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1+1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
| 11 | Hocine El Orfi | 14 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Nassim Bouchema | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||
| 15 | Bouazza Feham | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Noui Laïfa | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Hamza Koudri | 25 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
| 24 | Mohammed Benkhemassa | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1+1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 | Karim Baïteche | 18 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Forwards | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Carolus Andriamatsinoro | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | Fabrice Elysée Kouadio Kouakou | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Rachid Nadji | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 | Mohamed Seguer | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Ernest Nsombo | 4 | 0+1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Mohamed Taib | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Rostand Kako | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Abderrahmane Meziane | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 34 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 54 | 93 | 8 | |||||||
GoalscorersIncludes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. 
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Assists table
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Suspensions
    
| Date Incurred | Nation | Name | Games Missed | Reason | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2014 | Mokhtar Benmoussa | 2 | ||
| 27 September 2014 | Youcef Belaïli | 2 | ||
| 24 October 2014 | Nassim Bouchema | 1 | ||
| 1 November 2014 | Nacereddine Khoualed | 1 | ||
| 29 November 2014 | Hamza Koudri | 1 | ||
| 30 December 2014 | Farouk Chafaï | 1 | ||
| 6 February 2015 | Nassim Bouchema | 1 | ||
| 1 March 2015 | Hamza Koudri | 1 | ||
| 15 March 2015 | Rachid Nadji | 2 | ||
| 3 April 2015 | Nassim Bouchema | 1 | ||
| 11 April 2015 | Nacereddine Khoualed | 2 | ||
| 19 April 2015 | Mohamed Meftah | 1 | ||
| 25 April 2015 | Youcef Belaïli | 1 | ||
| 3 May 2015 | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 1 | ||
| 9 May 2015 | Nacereddine Khoualed | 1 | ||
| 23 May 2015 | Zinedine Ferhat | 2 | ||
Penalties
    
| Date | Nation | Name | Opposition | Scored? | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2014 | Mohamed Meftah | ES Sétif | ||
| 13 September 2014 | Mohamed Meftah | CR Belouizdad | ||
| 6 February 2015 | Mohamed Meftah | RC Arbaâ | ||
| Zinedine Ferhat | ||||
| 15 February 2015 | Youcef Belaïli | Foullah Edifice FC | ||
| 15 March 2015 | Mohamed Meftah | AS Pikine | ||
| 29 May 2015 | Bouazza Feham | ASO Chlef | ||
Clean sheets
    
Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Nat | Name | L 1 | AC | SC | CL 1 | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamine Zemmamouche | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | |
| 27 | Mourad Berrefane | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| TOTALS | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | 12 | ||
Overall seasonal record
    
Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws.
Squad list
    
Players and squad numbers last updated on 29 May 2015.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Nat. | Position | Name | Date Of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Apps. | Goals | Signed In | Contract Ends | Signing Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 19 March 1985 (aged 29) | 246 | 0 | 2012 | 2015 | Free transfer | |||
| 16 | GK | Abdenour Merzouki | 15 February 1992 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 2016 | Free transfer | |||
| 27 | GK | Mourad Berrefane | 18 March 1986 (aged 28) | 8 | 0 | 2014 | 2016 | Free transfer | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 3 | CB / LB | Ayoub Abdellaoui | 16 February 1993 (aged 21) | 10 | 0 | 2011 | 2016 | Youth system | |||
| 4 | CB / RB | Abdelkader Laïfaoui | 9 July 1981 (aged 33) | 79 | 5 | 2011 | 2015 | Free transfer | |||
| 6 | CB | Farouk Chafaï | 23 June 1990 (aged 24) | 124 | 12 | 2010 | 2016 | Youth system | |||
| 20 | CB | Nacereddine Khoualed (C) | 16 April 1986 (aged 28) | 244 | 7 | 2006 | 2018 | Free transfer | |||
| 25 | LB / LM / LW | Mokhtar Benmoussa | 1 August 1986 (aged 28) | 100 | 7 | 2012 | 2016 | Free transfer | |||
| 26 | LB | Brahim Boudebouda | 28 August 1990 (aged 24) | 79 | 9 | 2012 | 2016 | Free transfer | |||
| 30 | RB | Mohamed Rabie Meftah | 5 May 1985 (aged 29) | 118 | 17 | 2012 | 2017 | Free transfer | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 5 | AM | Abderrahmane Bourdim | 14 June 1994 (aged 20) | 3 | 0 | 2014 | 2019 | Youth system | |||
| 7 | RW / AM | Zinedine Ferhat | 1 March 1993 (aged 21) | 109 | 7 | 2011 | 2016 | Youth system | |||
| 10 | LW / RW / AM | Youcef Belaïli | 27 January 1992 (aged 22) | 32 | 8 | 2014 | 2016 | Free transfer | |||
| 11 | DM | Hocine El Orfi | 27 January 1987 (aged 27) | 62 | 0 | 2012 | 2016 | Free transfer | |||
| 13 | CM / DM | Nassim Bouchema | 5 May 1988 (aged 26) | 126 | 6 | 2011 | 2015 | Free transfer | |||
| 15 | AM | Bouazza Feham | 11 April 1986 (aged 28) | 115 | 10 | 2011 | 2015 | Free transfer | |||
| 23 | DM / RM | Hamza Koudri | 15 December 1987 (aged 27) | 91 | 3 | 2012 | 2017 | Free transfer | |||
| 24 | DM | Mohammed Benkhemassa | 28 June 1993 (aged 21) | 18 | 1 | 2011 | 2016 | Youth system | |||
| 28 | AM | Karim Baïteche | 10 July 1991 (aged 23) | 41 | 3 | 2010 | 2017 | Youth system | |||
| 8 | AM | Kaddour Beldjilali | 28 November 1988 (aged 26) | 10 | 2 | 2014 | 2017 | 400,000 € | |||
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| 9 | CF | Carolus Andriamatsinoro | 6 September 1989 (aged 25) | 58 | 11 | 2012 | 2017 | ||||
| 14 | ST | Rachid Nadji | 15 April 1989 (aged 25) | 26 | 5 | 2014 | 2016 | Free transfer | |||
| 18 | CF / RW / LW | Mohamed Seguer | 19 January 1985 (aged 29) | 61 | 8 | 2012 | 2016 | Free transfer | |||
| 21 | Rostand Kako | 22 March 1990 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | 2014 | 2017 | 50,000 € | ||||
| 33 | Abderrahmane Meziane | 7 March 1994 (aged 20) | 9 | 1 | 2014 | 2019 | Youth system | ||||
| 12 | Manucho | 3 October 1990 (aged 24) | 12 | 2 | 2014 | 2017 | Free transfer | ||||
Transfers
    
    In
    
| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 June 2014 | MF | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | usma.dz | |
| 5 June 2014 | GK | MO Béjaïa | Free transfer | usma.dz | |
| 3 June 2014 | GK | MC Mekhadma | Free transfer | usma.dz | |
| 5 June 2014 | DF | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | ||
| 5 June 2014 | FW | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | ||
| 5 June 2014 | MF | Reserve team | First Professional Contract | ||
| 8 June 2014 | DF | Free transfer | usma.dz | ||
| 9 June 2014 | MF | Free transfer | usma.dz | ||
| 12 June 2014 | MF | Free transfer | usma.dz | ||
| 13 June 2014 | FW | ES Sétif | Free transfer | usma.dz | |
| 13 July 2014 | MF | Free transfer | usma.dz | ||
| 26 December 2014 | FW | 50,000 € | liberte-algerie.com | ||
| 7 January 2015 | MF | 400,000 € | usma.dz | ||
| 7 January 2015 | FW | Free transfer | competition.dz | ||
| 15 January 2015 | GK | Free transfer | usma.dz | 
Out
    
| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2014 | MF | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer | usma.dz | |
| 24 June 2014 | FW | USM El Harrach | Loan | usma.dz | |
| 30 June 2014 | MF | CR Belouizdad | End of contract | le buteur.com | |
| 30 June 2014 | DF | JS Kabylie | End of contract | ||
| 1 June 2014 | GK | RC Arbaâ | Loan | USMA.dz | |
| 9 July 2014 | FW | ES Sétif | End of contract | DZinfos.com | |
| 9 July 2014 | FW | ES Sétif | Free transfer | usma.dz | |
| 14 July 2014 | FW | MO Béjaïa | Loan | usma.dz | |
| 14 July 2014 | DF | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Loan | usma.dz | |
| 1 December 2014 | MF | Free transfer | lalsace.fr | ||
| 31 December 2014 | DF | Free transfer | |||
| 31 December 2014 | FW | Loan | lebuteur.com | ||
| 16 January 2015 | DF | ESM Koléa | Loan | usma.dz | |
| 18 January 2015 | MF | Free transfer | letempsdz.com | ||
References
    
- "USMA : Otto Pfister s'engage officiellement" (in French). competition.dz. February 10, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
 - HMF (May 18, 2015). "USM Alger : Otto Pfister limogé !" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
 - "USMA : Pfister limogé, Zeghdoud, Meftah et Hadj Adlene assurent l'intérim" (in French). .radioalgerie.dz. May 18, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
 - "First Team". www.dzfoot.com. Retrieved 18 November 2016.