# 2003–04 USM Alger season

In the 2003–04 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 24th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 24 May 2004. 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 | Hichem Mezaïr | GK | (1976-10-16)16 October 1976 (aged 27) | WA Tlemcen | 121 | 0 |
| 12 | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | GK | (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 18) | Reserve team | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Merouane Abdouni | GK | (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 22) | USM El Harrach | 22 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Mohamed Hamdoud | RB / CB | (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 27) | Reserve team | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Salim Aribi | CB | (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 29) | CA Batna | 73 | 7 |
| 5 | Mounir Zeghdoud | CB | (1970-11-18)18 November 1970 (aged 33) | USM Aïn Beïda | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Rabah Deghmani | CB | (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 28) | IB Khémis El Khechna | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mahieddine Meftah | LB / CB / RB | (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 35) | JS Kabylie | 0 | 0 |
| | Youcef Siahi | CB | (1984-10-03)3 October 1984 (aged 19) | Reserve team | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Farid Djahnine | MF | (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 27) | Reserve team | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Amar Ammour | AM | (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 27) | ASM Oran | 76 | 17 |
| 8 | Billel Dziri | CM | (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 31) | CS Sedan Ardennes | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Karim Ghazi | DM | (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 24) | CR Belouizdad | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hocine Achiou | AM | (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 24) | Reserve team | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Lahcène Nazef | MF | (1974-09-02)2 September 1974 (aged 29) | NA Hussein Dey | 25 | 0 |
| 22 | Hamidou Balbone | MF | (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 26) | EF Ouagadougou | 26 | 6 |
| 26 | Hocine Metref | DM | (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 20) | Reserve team | 33 | 4 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Ali Meçabih | ST | (1972-04-02)2 April 1972 (aged 31) | USM Blida | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Fadel Ryad Settara | FW | (1975-05-18)18 May 1975 (aged 28) | CR Belouizdad | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Mohamed Cheraïtia | FW | (1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (aged 21) | Reserve team | 22 | 1 |
| 14 | Moncef Ouichaoui | ST | (1977-04-05)5 April 1977 (aged 26) | USM Annaba | 88 | 33 |
| 19 | Rabie Benchergui | ST | (1978-03-14)14 March 1978 (aged 25) | ASM Oran | 63 | 26 |
| 21 | Rafik Deghiche | FW | (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 (aged 20) | Reserve team | 21 | 2 |
| 23 | Mamadou Diallo | CF | (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 21) | JS Centre Salif Keita | 19 | 9 |
| - | Abdelhakim Meziani | RW | (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 22) | Youth system | 11 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 31 August 2003 | AM | Hamidou Balbone | EF Ouagadougou | Undisclosed | |
| 13 December 2003 | CF | Mamadou Diallo | JS Centre Salif Keita | 700 millions DA | |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 12 January 2004 | DM | Karim Ghazi | Espérance de Tunis | Loan for six months | |

## 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 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 056.67 | — | Runner-up | 14 August 2003 | 24 May 2004 |
| Algerian Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 066.67 | Round of 64 | Winner | 5 February 2004 | 25 June 2004 |
| 2003 Champions League | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 037.50 | Group stage | Semifinals | 9 August 2003 | 8 November 2003 |
| 2004 Champions League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 050.00 | First round | Second Round | 10 April 2004 | 30 May 2004 |
| Total | 48 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 35 | +47 | 054.17 |

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | JS Kabylie (C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 61 | 2005 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | USM Alger | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 58 | 2005 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 49 | 2004-05 Arab Champions League |
| 4 | ES Sétif | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 47 | 2004-05 Arab Champions League |
| 5 | MC Alger | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 47 | 2004-05 Arab Champions League |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
### Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ES Tunis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 14 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | USM Alger | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Canon Yaoundé | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 4 | ASA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |

#### Semifinals
### Champions League
#### Second round
## 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 | CAF Champions League | CAF Champions League | CAF Champions League | CAF Champions League | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Nat. | Player | GS | | | | GS | | | | GS | | | | GS | | | |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | Hichem Mezaïr | 23 | | | | | | | | 8 | | 1 | | 31 | | 1 | |
| 25 | | Merouane Abdouni | 6 | | | 1 | 5 | | | | 4 | | 1 | | 15 | | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 1 | | Farid Belmellat | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | Salim Aribi | 25 | 1 | 8 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 11 | 1 | 3 | | 39 | 3 | 13 | |
| 3 | | Tarek Ghoul | 15 | 1 | 1 | | 3 | | | | 6 | | 2 | | 24 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | | Mounir Zeghdoud | 22 | | 4 | | 3 | | | | 11 | | 1 | | 36 | | 5 | |
| 20 | | Mahieddine Meftah | 23 | | 8 | | 5 | | 2 | | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 34 | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | | Mohamed Hamdoud | 28 | 7 | 4 | | 5 | 1 | 2 | | 9 | 1 | | | 42 | 9 | 6 | |
| 18 | | Rabah Deghmani | 21 | | 2 | | 4 | | 1 | | 8 | | 1 | | 33 | | 4 | |
| 3 | | Youcef Siahi | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Farid Djahnine | 16 | | 3 | | 4 | | | | 9 | | 1 | | 29 | | 4 | |
| 7 | | Amar Ammour | 25 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 1 | | | 9 | 1 | 1 | | 37 | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | | Billel Dziri | 22 | 3 | 5 | | 4 | | 1 | | 9 | 4 | | | 35 | 7 | 6 | |
| 15 | | Karim Ghazi | 15 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | | | | 21 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | | Hocine Achiou | 26 | 7 | 7 | | 4 | 1 | | | 11 | | 2 | | 41 | 8 | 9 | |
| 16 | | Lahcène Nazef | 19 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 4 | | 1 | | 25 | | 2 | |
| 22 | | Hamidou Balbone | 18 | 5 | 3 | | 4 | | 1 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 26 | 6 | 5 | |
| 26 | | Hocine Metref | 15 | 2 | 2 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 10 | 1 | | | 29 | 4 | 3 | |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | | Moncef Ouichaoui | 18 | 3 | | | 4 | | | | 10 | 4 | 1 | | 32 | 7 | 1 | |
| 13 | | Mohamed Cheraïtia | 8 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 11 | | 1 | |
| 19 | | Rabie Benchergui | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | 8 | 2 | 2 | | 35 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | | Rafik Deghiche | 8 | | | | 2 | | | | 4 | | | | 14 | | | |
| 11 | | Fadel Ryad Settara | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 10 | | | |
| | | Abdelhakim Meziani | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | |
| | | Ali Lamine Kab | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 9 | | Ali Meçabih | 4 | 2 | | | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | | |
| 23 | | Mamadou Diallo | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | 5 | | | 19 | 9 | 2 | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 49 | 53 | 2 | | 12 | 12 | 0 | | 21 | 19 | 0 | | 82 | 84 | 2 |

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | D1 | AC | CL1 | TOTAL |
| 19 | | Rabie Benchergui | FW | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 23 | | Mamadou Diallo | FW | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | | Hocine Achiou | MF | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| - | | Mohamed Hamdoud | DF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | | Billel Dziri | MF | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | | Moncef Ouichaoui | FW | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 22 | | Hamidou Balbone | MF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| - | | Ali Meçabih | FW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| - | | Hocine Metref | MF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | | Amar Ammour | MF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | | Salim Aribi | DF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | | Mahieddine Meftah | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | | Karim Ghazi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | | Tarek Ghoul | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 49 | 12 | 21 | 82 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Name | N 1 | AC | CL 1 | Total |
| 1 | Hichem Mezaïr | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 25 | Merouane Abdouni | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | Lamine Zemmamouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Farid Belmellat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 |