# 2007–08 USM Alger season

In the 2007–08 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 28th time, as well as the They will be competing in Ligue 1, the Arab Champions League and the Algerian Cup. It was their 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 26 May 2008. 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 | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 22) | Youth system | 91 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Ahmed Walid Chouih | (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 (aged 25) | USM El Harrach | 29 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Merouane Abdouni | (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 26) | MC Alger | 55 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Ismaïl Mansouri | (1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 19) | Youth system | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | Hossam Ould Zmirli | (1984-11-07)7 November 1984 (aged 23) | RC Kouba | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | CB | Ali Rial | (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 27) | NARB Réghaïa | 30 | 1 |
| 5 | RB / CB | Mohamed Hamdoud | (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 31) | Youth system | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | CB | Rahim Meftah | (1980-08-15)15 August 1980 (aged 27) | JS Kabylie | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | CB | Daniel Moncharé | (1982-01-24)24 January 1982 (aged 25) | Cotonsport Garoua | 42 | 1 |
| 14 | LB | Zineddine Mekkaoui | (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 20) | Youth system | 29 | 1 |
| 16 | LB | Mohamed Amine Saidoune | (1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 18) | Youth system | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | CB | Nacereddine Khoualed | (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 21) | US Biskra | 37 | 0 |
| 29 | RB | Abdelkader Besseghir | (1978-05-03)3 May 1978 (aged 29) | GC Mascara | 83 | 2 |
| 30 | RB | Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia | (1987-04-13)13 April 1987 (aged 20) | Youth system | 20 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | DM | Farid Djahnine | (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 31) | Youth system | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | AM | Amar Ammour | (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 31) | ASM Oran | 192 | 41 |
| 8 | CM | Billel Dziri | (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 35) | CS Sedan Ardennes | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | DM | Hocine Metref | (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 24) | Youth system | 161 | 18 |
| 15 | DM | Antar Boucherit | (1983-12-18)18 December 1983 (aged 24) | USM Annaba | 57 | 3 |
| 18 | AM | Kamel Marek | (1980-02-06)6 February 1980 (aged 27) | JS Kabylie | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | AM | Oualid Mani | (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 25) | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | 8 | 0 |
| 26 | AM | Hocine Achiou | (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 28) | FC Aarau | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DM | Karim Ghazi | (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 28) | Espérance de Tunis | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | ST | Mintou Doucoure | (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 25) | JS Centre Salif Keita | 103 | 18 |
| 11 | ST | Issaad Bourahli | (1974-03-23)23 March 1974 (aged 33) | ES Sétif | 85 | 36 |
| 17 | ST | Samir Bentayeb | (1977-05-26)26 May 1977 (aged 30) | RC Kouba | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | ST | Mehdi Kerrouche | (1985-10-11)11 October 1985 (aged 22) | KSK Ronse | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | ST | Mohamed Boussefiane | (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 (aged 22) | RC Kouba | 69 | 10 |
| 23 | ST | Jerry Adriano | (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 (aged 24) | Espérance de Tunis | 10 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 8 July 2007 | FW | Samir Bentayeb | RC Kouba | Undisclosed | |
| 22 July 2007 | FW | Issaad Bourahli | ES Sétif | Free transfer | |

### Out
## 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 |
| Division 1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 040.00 | — | 4th | 23 August 2007 | 26 May 2008 |
| Algerian Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 066.67 | Round of 64 | Round of 16 | 10 January 2008 | 27 March 2008 |
| Arab Champions League | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 044.44 | Round of 32 | Group stage | 15 September 2007 | 19 March 2008 |
| Total | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 042.86 |

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | ES Sétif | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 43 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | USM Alger | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 42 | Qualification for Arab Champions League |
| 5 | USM Annaba | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 42 | Qualification for Arab Champions League |
| 6 | MC Saïda | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 42 | |
* ↑ ES Sétif were deducted 1 point.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 December 2014. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches
### Champions League
#### Round 32
#### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Wydad Casablanca | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 |
| Tala'ea El-Gaish | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 8 |
| USM Alger | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Al-Taliya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 |

## 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 | Division 1 | Division 1 | Division 1 | Division 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Arab Champions League | Arab Champions League | Arab Champions League | Arab Champions League | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Nat. | Player | GS | | | | GS | | | | GS | | | | GS | | | |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 12 | | 1 | | | | | | 6 | | | | 18 | | 1 | |
| 24 | | Ahmed Walid Chouih | 17 | | 2 | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | 24 | | 2 | |
| 27 | | Ismaïl Mansouri | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | | Mohamed Amine Saidoune | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 1 | |
| 12 | | Rahim Meftah | 7+5 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 16 | | | |
| 3 | | Hossam Ould Zmirli | 2+1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 5 | 1 | | |
| 4 | | Ali Rial | 21+1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | | | 6 | | | | 30 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 | | Zineddine Mekkaoui | 16+2 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | | 1 | | 22 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | | Mohamed Hamdoud | 21+4 | | 6 | | 2 | | | | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 35 | 1 | 7 | |
| 20 | | Nacereddine Khoualed | 15+1 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 4 | | 2 | | 22 | | 4 | |
| 13 | | Daniel Moncharé | 23 | | 4 | | 2 | | | | 8 | 1 | | | 33 | 1 | 4 | |
| 29 | | Abdelkader Besseghir | 6+2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 9 | | | |
| | | Abdelouadoud Zitouni | 0+2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| | | Billel Kedjour | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| | | Adel Messaoudi | 0+1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Farid Djahnine | 9+1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 14 | | 1 | |
| 7 | | Amar Ammour | 24+1 | 7 | 2 | | 3 | 2 | | | 8 | 2 | 1 | | 36 | 11 | 3 | |
| 8 | | Billel Dziri | 18+5 | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 8 | 1 | | | 33 | 2 | | |
| | | Saïd Sayah | 0+2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 28 | | Karim Ghazi | 20+5 | 2 | 5 | | 3 | | 1 | | 9 | | 2 | | 37 | 2 | 8 | |
| 15 | | Antar Boucherit | 15+5 | 1 | 5 | | 1 | | | | 7 | | | | 28 | 1 | 5 | |
| 10 | | Hocine Metref | 18+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | 6 | | 1 | | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | | Hocine Achiou | 21+3 | 5 | 4 | | 2 | | | | 8 | | 2 | | 34 | 5 | 6 | |
| 18 | | Kamel Marek | 1+3 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 7 | | | |
| 30 | | Islam Adel Aït Ali Yahia | 5+3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 13 | | | |
| | | Mohamed Billel Benaldjia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | |
| 19 | | Oualid Mani | 2+6 | | 2 | 1 | | | | | 2 | | | | 10 | | 2 | 1 |
| | | Faouzi Laouar | 0+2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| | | Abdessamed Habbache | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | | Mohamed Boussefiane | 11+7 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 3 | | | | 23 | 2 | 1 | |
| 17 | | Samir Bentayeb | 17+8 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | 1 | | | 7 | 2 | | 1 | 35 | 7 | 4 | |
| 9 | | Mintou Doucoure | 20+4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 8 | 2 | 1 | | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | | Jerry Adriano | 4+3 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | | Issaad Bourahli | 3+2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | | | | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | | Mehdi Kerrouche | 1+4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 1 | | |
| | | Aghilès Benchaâbane | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 32 | 51 | 4 | | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 11 | 11 | 1 | | 49 | 63 | 5 |

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | D1 | AC | ACL | TOTAL |
| 7 | | Amar Ammour | MF | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | | Mintou Doucoure | FW | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 17 | | Samir Bentayeb | FW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 26 | | Hocine Achiou | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | | Billel Dziri | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | | Karim Ghazi | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | | Mohamed Boussefiane | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | | Issaad Bourahli | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | | Daniel Moncharé | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Ali Rial | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | Hossam Ould Zmirli | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | | Antar Boucherit | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | Hocine Metref | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Zineddine Mekkaoui | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | | Mohamed Hamdoud | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | | Mehdi Kerrouche | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 32 | 6 | 11 | 49 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Name | L 1 | AC | ACL | Total |
| 1 | Lamine Zemmamouche | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | Ahmed Walid Chouih | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 27 | Ismaïl Mansouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 |