History of USM Alger

Genesis Club (1936–1937)

The discussion soon began despite some reluctance: "I wished a round table would be present all former living. The risks of failure are reduced. " A suggestion very relevant, but for time we had to content ourselves with our initiative. Mr. Kemmat admit that the idea of creating a club came like that. She had begun to sprout during the month of May 1937. "There was a neighborhood team, the sports club of the street that Sallust had enjoyed. We thought this was Lahmar said Ali Zaid, Zemmour Ali, Ali Slimani, Bennour Said, Meddad Arezki, Sid Ali Terkmane and I, a group of friends district who lived hard times of colonization. We often discussed, of all things in life .. And then by little we arrived at the sport. The example of Muslims clubs of the time we inflamed. A burning desire to do something we earned every time the subject was discussed. All these clubs had inspired us, including the MSO Oran created it in 1928 in terms of the name I knew all the workings of such an operation. My frequent contact with Mouloud Djazouli very active leader of the MC Alger had taught me a lot. I began immediately to work. We had to prepare the statutes and the case to be filed with the prefecture services. No sooner said than done, the file is saved under the number – wait if I remember correctly – 1687. The only thing that "shocked" the colonial administration was the word Muslim. He was very unpopular. They discussed, we argued on both sides and the approval was granted. On 5 July 1937 the club was created. USMA was born. His office was in the street Divan. Its first board of course includes the first named above which will add Abdelkader Amrani, Hemmaz Omar, Omar Lakehal, Basta Mohamed Ouali Zennagui Mohamed and Ali Cherifi. The first president was Meddad Arezki, the owner of the café.

The first championship

L'Union sportive musulmane algéroise red and black was thus born and was ready to participate in 1938 in the third division championship. At that time many players have expressed the wish to come to this club, unfortunately the regulations (license B) forbade them. Moreover, all clubs must have committed a stage for the competition. A criterion for which the federation then showed himself intransigent. This is what made Mr. Kemmat to both problems: "The time of the federation demanded a contract with a stadium with a minimum term of five years. This is to ensure the conduct of competitions. I contacted the leaders of the O. Pescade (now Rais Hamidou) and we had heard by paying annually to the club five thousand francs. For the money, needless to say where it came from, "he adds with a sigh that says something about the state of mind that prevailed in those days. More interested than ever we questioned on this issue and particularly on this story license (B). Smirk, El Hadj Ammi tells us "We had knowingly affiliated to the Sports Gymnastics Federation of Labour (FSGT) the first season. So, when we went to the football federation specifically, there was no obstacle. Everyone who wanted to opt for USMA could. There was no impediment. It began, then, in the third division and finished in third place. It was not bad for a start. As for the money, it just came quests, donations and revenues parties that we organized. Other clubs friends graciously lent the equipment and put the land to us for training. Such were the resources of the USMA of the time. We must also tell you that in that time, the player paying his dues, his equipment and even its shift ... ". Political struggle, the "native" sport was to survive and sacrifices of all kinds will be counted more.

The transition from the 3rd to the 1st Division

Then comes the World War, the second, more cruel than ever. The official competition is stopped. A symbolic replaces the championship. Two groups are created. USMA is Gallia with the RU Algiers, the other group includes the MC Alger AS Saint Eugène among others. This lasts three seasons. Mr. Kemmat passes his hand over his hair, pulling a drag on his umpteenth cigarette and adds: "It was a way to let us know and the results are not made to wait. Ibrir Abderahmane old center-half became ASTA goalkeeper at home and even had its first selection of Algiers under our colors. Subsequently, other footballers, seduced by the club, followed him. There was Zitouni Hassen, Zouaoui Rabah, Mahmoudi Smain – bright as lightning winger although he was limping leg – all MCA. Naceri M'hamed and Houari GS Orleans city (now Chlef) Berkani Olympique de Tizi Ouzou and many others ... ". USMA is a club known despite the limited resources it has. The resumption of official competitions occur in 1942. For the 1942–43 season, USMA returns to Third Division according to regulations. Mr. Kemmat intervenes: "The regulations stipulate the. Think well, do a favor for a Muslim club was unimaginable. However after this season, USMA access to the second division with Mustapha Kamal El coach. Nay, it was more than that, an educator, a father to everyone. The mentality that was instilled serve us well after his departure. A great man indeed. His image is still alive, where it happened. " USMA accessed later in 1951 in the first division with Krimos the brothers Azzouz, Chabli, Benhaik ... It is also the eve of the period of major departures Hammam Lif. O Bologhine, we come to you equipped with drums and flags, chanted this refrain ... by usmistes supporters who personifies the place of their meeting place to share the joys and sorrows but also the glories and victories of their club cherished, like a temple, gathering his followers, this space has become legendary for fans of USMA. Its border location between the towns of Bologhine (Ex Saint Eugene) and Bab El Oued, gives it the advantage to dominate a beautiful bay dominated by the promontory of Z'ghara district and the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa . This town which was very popular for its beauty, from the Ottoman period, and where were localized deys summer residences and some diplomatic representations, such as consulates of France, Belgium, England and the United States, passed to the rank common in colonial times and as of September 14, 1870 where she was baptized under the name of St. Eugene in honor of Eugene account Guyot, civilian director of Algiers from 1839 to 1844 and also gave its name City Guyotville (now Ain Benian).

First title after independence

After several months of administrative procedures and affiliations of the clubs to the various regional bodies governing football in Algeria, football competitions come to life in the country. Given the geographical distribution of the clubs throughout the country, formerly divided into three departments under the French colonial administration, each league took over the organization of the competitions in an autonomous way, encouraged by the Ministry of Sports and Youth. In the early years, the competitions thus restarted in the form of regional criterias at the end of which were sacred the departmental champions who were then to compete in the form of tournaments "play off" to designate the Champion of Algeria.

League beginning with the first post-independence the USM Alger administration to bring the former Nice and Monaco player Abdelaziz Ben Tifour to be a coach and a player at the same time the team took place in Group 5 and took first place with 51 points and strongest offensive line in each league with 75 goal after the piece and in Algiers League in a group with MC Alger, AS Orléansville, NA Hussein Dey and OM Saint-Eugène took first place also with 12 points from 12 to advance to the semi-finals and play against Hamra Annaba previously USM Annaba and won by corners 7–6 qualify for the final of the first tournament in the history of Algeria, and find MC Alger again The Red and Black, led by player-coach Bentifour easily outweigh the score of 3–0 in a match played at the Stade d'El Annasser. Hence the club to Soustara had the honor and privilege of being the first club to win the championship title in the era of independent Algeria. either in Algerian Cup USMA maximum in the semi-final against ES Setif and defeated score 2–4, in the next season USMA finished third, one point behind champion for Algérois group NA Hussein Dey either in the Cup and the team arrived in the semi-final against the same team ES Setif, in the 1964-65 season the team fell to the second division and finished in last place with 54 points either in the Cup stopped the march in the second round against NA Hussein Dey lead to 2–3.

Second division and back again

In their first season in the Division Honneur team finished second behind champion MC Alger difference of 7 points to ascend together to Nationale II 1966-1967 in the new version, with ten clubs the next season USMA failed to return to the first division and finished fifth by 36 points and the top scorer with 8 goals Meziani, in either competition Cup team reached the semi-finals and was defeated again against ES Setif 1-3 aggregate This is the third time excludes USMA at the hands of ES Setif in the semi-finals, in the 1967-68 season after the USM Alger attempts to climb continued but failed again and finished fifth with 45 points, 4 points for second promoted JS Djijel and again Meziani is the top scorer with 7 goals, and finally in the 1968-69 season the USMA was able to return to Nationale I after four seasons in the lower grades and occupied second place behind champion JS Kabylie and celebrations continued arrival of the team, for the first time Reached the cup final However, were defeated against the champion CR Belcourt by score 3-5 after replay the match.

Seven times in the cup final

In the late sixties and seventies USM Alger arrived seven times to the cup final, including five consecutive first final was in 1969 against CR Belcourt and finished 5–3 in the Match returned after the end of the first 1–1, the following year against the same team in the replay Match, also defeated again big score 4–1 later in 1971 against the other neighbor MC Alger once again were defeated 2–0 in their last Cup final game in the El-Anasser Stadium and the fourth consecutive time the team arrived to this final time against Hamra Annaba in the new July 5, 1962 Stadium where he also defeated 2–0 in the last final in 1973 and consecutively against MC Alger again, and in front of 80,000 spectators were defeated 4–2 after extra time the team has to wait until 1978 to reach the final again and this time against CR Belcourt is the third time the two teams meet in the final and once again wins CR Belcourt 3–0 on penalties USMA two years later arrived to another final and defeated it this time against EP Sétif 1–0. In the same period, the results of the team in the league were not good, where he was the best center is the fourth in the 1975–76 season, which saw the heaviest victory in the history of the Algerian League registered the name of the USMA, increasing the lead 11–0 against ASM Oran in the July 5, 1962 Stadium including five goals by Djamel Zidane, team also fell to the second division for two seasons from 1972 to 1974, towards the end of 1974, a sports reform was carried out as intended by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in order to give the elite clubs a good financial base allowing them to structure themselves professionally (in ASP Which means Sports Performance Association). The aim was therefore that they should have full management autonomy 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 oil tankers of Sonatrach was shown to sponsor MC Alger, MC Oran and ES Sétif, renamed MP Alger, MP Oran and EP Sétif. and during the 1977-1978 season, the team changed its name, to be named this time Union sportive kahraba d'Alger (Arabic: كهرباء, kahraba‎‎) meaning electricity who had inherited the Société nationale de l'électricité et du gaz company (Sonelgaz).

Finally, the first Cup title

After seven finals, the team was able to achieve first Cup title 1980-81 season against ASM Oran score 2-1 coached by Ali Benfadah in the opening of the Stade 24 Fevrier 1956, becoming the first team to win the cup title from the second division, the following season the team to the second division returned the opening of the season was to Match Super Cup against the champions last season RC Kouba in the first version in the 20 August 1955 Stadium ended with the victory of RC Kouba by score 1-2, The team finished the season in ninth place with 59 points and in monitoring the first post in a continental competition of the African Cup Winners Cup USMA reached the quarter-finals and the maximum in front of the club Accra Hearts of Oak of Ghana 2-3 aggregate, in 1987 the club name was changed again to Union d'Alger until 1989, faced with a major financial and economic crisis, the Algerian government in place in 1989 decides to abandon the 1977 reform. Most clubs thus reconnect with their original names where change of a new name for the last time to Union sportive de la médina d'Alger (Arabic: مدينة, médina‎‎) meaning city.

After which the team results were fluctuating between going up and down over a decade, and although the piece enables the team to win the Cup for the second time in 1987-88 season to meet derby against CR Belouizdad at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 on penalties 5-4 under the leadership of coach and former captain of the team Djamel Keddou, Stretch the cup after winning the team participated in the African Cup Winners Cup and withdrew from the quarter-finals against the Malagasy club Football Club Banky, where score after the defeat 1-2 in Algeria Group decided not to complete the competition, 1989-90 season was falling to the second division, and the USMA finished in last place with 23 points with the weakest line of defense where he received 39 goal.

Promoted and win the title after 33 years

In 1995, USMA, chaired by Said Alik, newly elected head of the club by the General Assembly, began to back away from. This is where the golden age for the team's flagship Soustara started because the club has managed, in the year 1995 to meet the elite, to the delight of all lovers of the club who saw their favorite team reconnect with the accolades, titles and trophies. This is the beginning of an epic that would continue until 2005.

The following season and won the bet after the accession, coach Younis Ifticen leaves the ship. Nour Benzekri arrive and drive USMA during the first half of the 1995–96 season, before leaving. Mustaha Aksouh takes over; he managed to lead the club to its second league title after winning in the final round away from home in Constantine 2–1. At the end of the season, USMA ended with a total of 60 points two points ahead of MC Oran to become the first team to win the league immediately after he came up from the second division.

The following season the team failed to defend his title in favor of CS Constantine finished the third place, seven points behind champion USM Alger was the reason for the win CS Constantine only title where in the last meeting of the tournament at Omar Hamadi Stadium I need CSC to win to achieve Title which is what happened By a single goal. by just a point for MC Oran, after that CS Constantine give presents to USMA at a meeting of the cup in the same season in the round of 16, where withdrew from a match in the biggest scandal at the time of the Algerian League for reach later the final against CA Batna and ended with Tarek Ghoul goal from a direct free kick, in 1997 CAF Champions League USMA participated for the first time a new copy of the competition, in the first round of qualifying at the expense of either Travadores in the second round had to Udoji United account team to qualify for the group stage with clubs Primeiro de Agosto, Orlando Pirates and Raja Casablanca after a major conflict with Moroccan club Raja the team failed to reach the final on goal difference.

The final championship and three cups

In 1997-98 season change league system to the groups USMA signed in the group B with strong teams such as the ES Setif, JS Kabylie and MC Alger side managed to qualify for the final 3 points for JS Kabylie Then in the final against USM El Harrach at Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 He lost the title (2–3) after he advanced (2–0) 20 minutes before the end of a match to receive a full team of three goals, in the final minute USMA to get a Penalty kick Its lost by defender Mounir Zeghdoud, The following season, and the same system the team signed in the group B and finished fourth, 12 points behind champion Group MC Alger.

In the CAF Cup in 1999, the team arrived to the quarter-finals and the maximum against Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca in either league 1999-00 season was the worst season since the rise of the team and finished in last place with 21 points, but in this season, there was no fall to the second division, in the Algerian League Cup arrived team to the semi-final round and lost to CR Belouizdad score (2-1), either in the African Cup Winners Cup in 2000, the team achieved a post good and arrived in the semi-final and once again defeated against Wydad Casablanca and depriving them of their first continental title.

From 1996 to 2001, Usmistes did not succeed in the league too. A period of drought had just won, leaving the club just the honorary title of vice-champion in 1998 and 2001. However, the data are different in Algerian Cup because the club has expanded its list with three other Algerian Cup in 1997 against CA Batna (1–0), in 1999 against JS Kabylie (2–0) and the third in 2001, facing the CRB Mécheria (1–0).

Winning the championship again

In 2002, with the composition of a team that raflait everything in its path, success with the championship title back. Red and Black managed that season to win the third championship title in Division 1 club history. First place with 57 points, 5 units ahead of the JS Kabylie. In 2002–03 season, the team goes into high gear and harvest valuable booty, this is the first double of its history (league and cup), under the leadership of coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi also achieved the player Moncef Ouichaoui top scorer in the league for the first time a player from USM Alger with 18 goals.

After doubling in 2003, the seventh and Algerian Cup final was won in 2004 against JS Kabylie where the club won by penalties. And since everything has an end, 2005 was for Usmistes the end of an era that has long been dreaming all lovers of the club. The fifth league title was won under the leadership of Mustapha Aksouh. During this season, the Red and Black flew over the competition, finishing with a huge 13 point lead on the prosecutor, JS Kabylie after the team entered the piece in a large vacuum stage, especially after the aging star team and the retirement of others, such as Farid Djahnine (12 years), Mohamed Hamdoud (12 years), Rabah Deghmani (7 years), Salim Aribi (5 years), Amar Ammour (7 years), Karim Ghazi (15 years), Tarek Ghoul (9 years), Mahieddine Meftah (11 years), Mounir Zeghdoud (10 years), Hocine Achiou (13 years) and capitan Billel Dziri (13 years), club president said allik said he has not sinned against when he did not change the team where he continued to rely on almost the same players for a period of at least ten years and did not realize then any title until his departure from the club in 2010.

Second professional era

It was decided by the Ligue de Football Professionnel and the Algerian Football Federation to professionalize the Algerian football championship, starting from the 2010–11 season Thus all the Algerian football clubs which until then enjoyed the status of semi-professional club, will acquire the professional appointment this season. the president of the Algerian Football Federation, Mohamed Raouraoua, has been speaking since his inauguration as the federation's president in Professionalism , promising a new way of management based on rigor and seriousness, especially since football has bottomed out in recent seasons, due to the catastrophic management of the clubs which could not go And were lagging behind clubs in neighboring countries that have made extraordinary progress, becoming full-fledged professional clubs, which will enable them to increase their African continent, On August 4, 2010, USM Alger went public in conjunction with the professionalization of the domestic league. Algerian businessman Ali Haddad became the majority share owner after investing 700 million Algeria dinars to buy an 83% ownership in the club to become the first professional club in Algeria. On October 27, 2010, Haddad replaced Saïd Allik as president of the club. Allik had been the club's president for the past 18 years.

Dream Team and search for titles (2010–2012)

The first season of professional football in Algeria was a tough season for USM Alger. Indeed, the club finished in ninth in the championship and gets his continued until the last day thanks to a 3–0 win over the USM Annaba. That is, the worst ranking since the club 1999–00 season. As of Algerian Cup, the Usmistes are eliminated in the first round. the 2010–11 season also saw Noureddine Saadi, coach chief since of August 2009, be removed from office on December 11, 2010. The technician French Hervé Renard, will replace him as head of the technical bar in January 2011 for two and a half years. a clause in his contract allows him to leave if he is solicited by a national selection.

This season, the second professionalism, is marked by a Summer transfer window lively. Indeed, USMA is recruiting no less than 15 new players The most prominent Abdelkader Laïfaoui, Lamouri Djediat, Yacine Bezzaz, Khaled Lemmouchia and Mohamed Rabie Meftah, considered among the best of the Algerian Ligue 1. This massive recruitment is accompanied by the release of more than half of the elements of the past season, which has the effect of greatly change the backbone of the team, USM Alger is then quickly dubbed the Dream Team by the Algerian media, particularly the newspaper.

As for the past season, USMA performs its preparation Lisses in Parisian Region, the Centre Leonardo da Vinci. The internship in France lasts 3 weeks during which Usmistes compete four friendly matches against various opponents. Back in Algiers on August 31, the team continues its preparation and fight one last friendly against NA Hussein Dey. Match that was interrupted by the referee following clashes between supporters of the two camps and a ground invasion. In the same season (2011–12), the club's owner decided to take the bull by the horns by deploying all the human and material resources to build a team that can achieve the objectives set by management, namely the championship title and a qualifying place in the African Champions League. That season, the club had a lot of the Algerian football tenors, recruited early in the season, and things have improved a lot in terms of results. Moreover, at the end of season, Usmistes were close to a sixth league title, was the home defeat against JSM Béjaïa (4–3). A fatal setback that has seen the club slip through his coronation fingers. In the same season and in round 25 against MC Saida occurred more violence after the end of a match in a 1-1 draw, where USM Alger players suffered assault inside the tunnel leading to locker room most serious injury a player Abdelkader Laïfaoui was stabbed by opposing fans who stormed the pitch at the end of the game. Due to his injuries, he had to receive stitches and spend the night in hospital., where nearly dies then decided to USMA Department lifting lawsuit against unknown persons also I decided not to play in Saïda for five years. in Algerian Cup, the Red and Black reached the quarter finals of Season cup. The elimination occurred during a derby Stade 5 Juillet 1962 against USM El Harrach. Nevertheless, third place. snatched at the end of the same year in the league, consoled the Usmistes and allowed fans to find their club on the international stage after seven years, ensuring a place on the podium, synonymous with participation in CAF Confederation Cup. Some months later, USMA was also invited by the Arab Football League to compete in the Arab competition organized by the latter in its new version. What club officials agreed. Therefore, the Red and Black are engaged currently on four fronts: the Ligue 1, Algerian Cup, the Confederation Cup and the Arab Cup.

Back to the honors again after eight years

In the 2012–13 season, led by Argentine manager Miguel Angel Gamondi. beginning was bad three defeats, two wins and a draw, in the sixth round against ES Sétif and after the loss was sacked from office and replace him with the former Olympique de Marseille manager Rolland Courbis as their new manager, who made a good start and the end of the first leg six wins, two draws and a single defeat, in the second leg in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 were not good beginning and it was clear that winning the Ligue 1 is very difficult, The start of the team focuses on the Algerian Cup and the UAFA Club Cup where he was initially in Algeria towards the Cup final against JS Saoura outside the home win over 0–1 after the piece march were not tough against CC Sig 0–5 USM El Harrach 1–0 and NA Hussein Dey 2–1 in the semi-final against MC Oran at Stade Ahmed Zabana USM Alger has achieved the most important goal by Noureddine Daham, to reach the team final to the seventeenth time in history, UAFA Club Cup was the way towards the ultimate easy, but in the semi-final against Ismaily SC had a difficult meeting ended with penalty shoot-out 3–4 to the USM Alger to reach the final for the first time in their history, But in the CAF Confederation Cup, the team did not put him as a target and the maximum in Second round against Gabonese team US Bitam 3–0 on aggregate.

In the Algerian Cup Final, played at Stade 5 Juillet 1962, the Algerian Ligue 1 clubs USM Alger and MC Alger will contest the final, in what will be the 92nd edition of the Algiers Derby. USM Alger beat MC Alger 1–0, with a goal by Benmoussa scored in injury time, USM Alger win their eighth major trophy also gave the club a place in the Preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup, USM Alger won the cup seven times. Two weeks later, USM Alger won their first international title after beating Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi 3–2 on aggregate in the final of the 2012–13 UAFA Club Cup.

In the 2013–14 season, and after he won the Algerian Cup and UAFA Club Cup last season goal this season league title in nine years absent beginning were not good in the first eight rounds did not wins Only in three meetings in the eighth round, and After winning against CRB Aïn Fakroun In the tenth round coach Courbis submit his resignation because of the pressure, but one of the reasons to leave order to return to France for training his former club Montpellier, USM Alger has been compensated coach Hubert Velud champions last season with ES Sétif the beginning it was more than wonderful, where the team did not break in any meeting until the end of the season 16 wins including eight consecutive and 4 draws its league with ease and 14 points behind runner-up JS Kabylie for the first time since the 2004–05 season and the first in the professional era, also returned again to the CAF Champions League for the first time since 2007, USM Alger in the mid-season won Super Cup title against 2012–13 Ligue 1 champions ES Sétif for the first time at Mustafa Chakar Stadium, en Algerian Cup team over aside and the maximum of the second round at the hands of JS Kabylie by penalty kicks shootout and lose Title achieved last season, To end the season with two titles as the last season.

CAF Champions League final for the first time

The beginning of the 2014–15 season were not good where he was defeated in a meeting season opening against MC Alger in the Super Cup after the piece and in the defense of the league title trip initially were not as good as in the first eight rounds did not win in two games put him in 13th place, but after the piece things returned to normal and the team won five consecutive wins to top the league for the first time this season, but the lead did not last only one round to go back again and bad results after five games without a win USM Alger Administration separated from her coach Velud, He was replaced by German manager Otto Pfister, But the results were not good eight meetings without a win with the exclusion of the Algerian Cup against ASO Chlef last hope to end the season title at least, less than three months after the appointed Pfister was sacked as coach of USM Alger. to take over all of Mounir Zeghdoud and Mahieddine Meftah temporarily to the end of the season the team to ensure survival in the final round against ASO Chlef score 3–1.

In the CAF Champions League in 2015 was the beginning of the Preliminary round against the club Chadians Foullah Edifice team Me too much in order to qualify to meet the first leg won 3–1 either in the second leg ended in the defeat USM Alger, 3–1 to advance with great difficulty to the next round where faced a AS Pikine club Senegalese Qualified to the final round before the group stage easily be 6–2 on aggregate, in the second round against Club Guinea AS Kaloum to qualify on aggregate 3–2 to the group stage for the first eleven years ago.

Summer 2015, Miloud Hamdi officially USMA coach for three seasons. The summer transfer window is again responsible for the Algiers club: they make a very large purchase in summer 2015 by recruiting the player Mohamed Amine Aoudia, former player Zamalek SC, from FSV Frankfurt for the sum of 150,000 euros. On June 11, the Algerian Goalkeeper Ismail Mansouri joined the team, who was ready from the time MO Bejaia and joined USMA after his good performance. The very young Oussama Darfalou, former player of the RC Arbaâ, signed in Algiers to €60,000 .And, finally, in September 2015, Arslane Mazari agrees to 2-year club Algerian capital for an amount of 35,000 euros. In all, USMA will have spent a little meadows 200-300 000 euros.

These purchases prove to be paid for the club since Hamdi, supported the president Ali Haddad, comes with USMA reached the Final of the 2015 CAF Champions League finished 1st in their group Five consecutive victories and a single defeat against Al-Merrikh Sudanese, Advance to the semi-finals and find Al Hilal of Sudan 2-1 win in total. In the final, USMA loses against the TP Mazembe 4–1 after confrontation. This is the first time in the history of the club USMA reached the final.

Winning the championship again (2015–)

In season 2015–16 under the leadership of coach Hamdi achieved a historic achievement by reaching the final team African Champions League for the first time and also won the league title for the seventh time in the Date is the second in the professional era the team has achieved the beginning of a very strong and did not defeated in seventeen meeting consecutive including seven consecutive victory, in the The second half of the season dropped the team's performance is limited, especially with the end of the season and defeat against RC Relizane away from home and JS Saoura inside the home and then draw against MC Alger in the Algiers Derby meeting, exposed players to a large Criticisms after the end of the shed where he wanted fans to celebrate the title against rivals MC Alger, in twenty seventh round against ASM Oran within Team mates captain Khoualed title after winning score 3–0, in the twenty-nine round against DRB Tadjenanet celebrated players, the managers, crew members Technical and supporters the shield championship.

At the level of the players, the club recorded the arrival of several players like Amir Sayoud (DRB Tadjenanet), Raouf Benguit (Paradou AC), Ziri Hammar (JS Saoura), Mohamed Benyahia (MC Oran), Toufik Zeghdane (MC Alger), Abel Khaled and Ghislain Guessan (RC Arbaâ). This bloated recruitment is partly fill the departures of Zinedine Ferhat, best assist last season, Brahim Boudebouda, Hocine El Orfi and Mohamed Seguer, The club has also signed several players of the national selection of age 20, recently trained by Mohamed Mekhazni, back to the club.

Algerian Champion for the seventh time last season, it's a USM Alger "new look" who will defend his title. If frameworks like Khoualed, Meftah, Koudri, Zemmamouche, Benmoussa and Chafaï are still at the club, the club management decided to overhaul the team, starting with the coaching staff. Indeed, the Belgian-Algerian Adel Amrouche, former coach of Kenya, Burundi and Equatorial Guinea, replaced Hamdi but before the start of the season three days to resign was replace by French manager Cavalli But the experiment did not last long Cavalli with the team because of bad performance, even though the team made the tournament but the defeat by CA Batna wheel of his departure to be compensated by the coach Belgian Paul Put. Then in the final of the Super Cup, led by interim coach Mustapha Aksouh achieves title after beating city rivals MC Alger score 2-0 by Chafaï and Meftah this is the second time USMA have won the annual one-off match which heralds the new Algerian season after 2013.

On November 5 in the first meeting of the new coach he was defeated in the Match derby against USM El Harrach after which the team did not achieve positive away from home results with the end of the first leg where the team without a win outside Algiers, either in the Algerian Cup journey of the team stopped in the third round in his first Match against NT Souf win in the first round with two goals. in the next round at the same stadium Omar Hamadi against CA Batna won by a single goal scored by Meftah, ending the march of the team against USM Bel-Abbès on penalties 4-5 after a missed Beldjilali the last kick.