# 2020–21 USM Bel Abbès season

In the 2020–21 season, USM Bel Abbès is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 26th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 November 2020. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Abdelkader Zarat Belmokhtar | (1995-08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 16 | GK | Abdelkader Morcely | (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 25) | MC Alger |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | RB | Abdelhak Sailaa | (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 24) | MC Alger |
| 3 | | Abbes Noureddine Haddou | (1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 4 | LB | Nasreddine Benlebna | (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 25) | GC Mascara |
| 5 | CB | Mohammed Hamza | (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 (aged 26) | ES Mostaganem |
| 13 | | Mohammed Yassine Bounoua | (1999-05-02)2 May 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 15 | | Ishak Ben Hassaini | (1999-05-29)29 May 1999 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 17 | CB | Mustapha Kheiraoui | (1995-10-07)7 October 1995 (aged 25) | USM Alger |
| 20 | RB | Abderrahim Abdelli | (1996-08-09)9 August 1996 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 24 | CB | Anès Abbes | (1996-10-07)7 October 1996 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 25 | LB | Houari Baouche | (1995-12-24)24 December 1995 (aged 25) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 27 | RB | Sofiane Khadir | (1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 26) | NA Hussein Dey |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 6 | DM | Yahia Miloud Koufi | (1998-07-05)5 July 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 8 | AM | Hamza Ounnas | (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 32) | DRB Tadjenanet |
| 9 | DM | Mehdi Ouertani | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 30) | MC Alger |
| 10 | CM | Aikel Charrad Gadacha | (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (aged 27) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 22 | | Redouane Bounoua | (1998-11-01)1 November 1998 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 23 | RW | Khalil Semahi | (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 (aged 25) | JS Saoura |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | RW | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | (1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 25) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| 11 | ST | Abdelwahid Belgherbi | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (aged 30) | JS Kabylie |
| 12 | LW | Mohamed Kamel Soltani | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 29) | MO Béjaïa |
| 14 | LW | Dadi El Hocine Mouaki | (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 (aged 24) | Étoile Sportive du Sahel |
| 18 | LW | Mohamed Itim | (1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 23) | MC Oran |
| 19 | ST | Ali Haroun | (1997-02-01)1 February 1997 (aged 23) | NC Magra |
| 21 | AM | Abdelaziz Litt | (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 27) | IS Tighennif |
| 26 | ST | Mouloud Nabil Metref | (1996-07-29)29 July 1996 (aged 24) | Youth system |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | — | To be confirmed | In Progress | In Progress |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 30 April 2021 | 30 April 2021 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
Updated to match played 7 March 2020 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | ASO Chlef | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 45 | |
| 17 | AS Aïn M'lila (R) | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 44 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 18 | USM Bel Abbès (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 58 | −26 | 38 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 19 | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj (R) | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 67 | −38 | 22 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 20 | JSM Skikda (R) | 38 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 73 | −56 | 18 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
* ↑ On May 30, 2021 after the participation of a penalized player Hamza Ziad against JS Kabylie, AS Ain M'lila Lost the match 3–0 and deducted 3 points.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 March 2020. Source: Competitive matches

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Result | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

### Matches

On 22 October 2020, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fixtures were announced.

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Zarat Belmokhtar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Abdelkader Morcely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ALG | Abdelhak Sailaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Abbes Noureddine Haddou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Nasreddine Benlebna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Mohammed Hamza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ALG | Mohammed Yassine Bounoua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ALG | Ishak Ben Hassaini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Mustapha Kheiraoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ALG | Abderrahim Abdelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Abderrahim Abdelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Abderrahim Abdelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ALG | Sofiane Khadir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ALG | Yahia Miloud Koufi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ALG | Hamza Ounnas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | TUN | Mehdi Ouertani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Aikel Charrad Gadacha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ALG | Redouane Bounoua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Khalil Semahi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Abdelwahid Belgherbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Kamel Soltani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ALG | Dadi El Hocine Mouaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Itim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ALG | Abdelaziz Litt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ALG | Mouloud Nabil Metref | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 19 | FW | ALG | Ali Haroun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 June 2018 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 3 October 2020 | RB | Mohamed Tiboutine | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 3 October 2020 | MF | Nazim Itim | MC Oran | Free transfer |
| 6 October 2020 | MF | Mohamed El Amine Belmokhtar | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Free transfer |
| 6 October 2020 | FW | Abdelwahid Belgherbi | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | CB | Mustapha Kheiraoui | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 7 October 2020 | MF | Khalil Semahi | JS Saoura | Free transfer |
| 26 October 2020 | DF | Abdelhak Saïla | MC Alger | Loan for one year |
| 26 October 2020 | MF | Mehdi Ouertani | MC Alger | Free transfer |
| 26 October 2020 | DF | Sofiane Khadir | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 27 October 2020 | FW | Redouane Maâchou | CR Belouizdad | Loan for two years |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 17 August 2020 | RB | Fateh Achour | USM Alger | Free transfer |
| 26 September 2020 | CB | Anes Saad | CR Belouizdad | Free transfer |
| 27 September 2020 | MF | Abdennour Belhocini | Umm Salal | Free transfer |
| 2 October 2020 | FW | Ameur Bouguettaya | ASO Chlef | Free transfer |
| 8 April 2021 | DF | Nasreddine Benlebna | USM Bel Abbès | Free transfer |
| 9 April 2021 | ST | Ali Haroun | JS Kabylie | Free transfer |