# 2004–05 USM Alger season

In the 2004–05 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 25th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

## Summary season

Since everything has an end, 2004–05 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 it is the last title for Saïd Allik as a president. In the last round, the struggle for survival was between CR Belouizdad and OMR El Annasser although USM Alger does not need to win, it crushed OMR El Annasser with a four, all scored by Michael Eneramo to be the youngest player to score a hat-trick in USM Alger's first team, at 19 years old. The reason why Al Ittihad played with such strength goes back to the 1993–94 season in second division, when the struggle for promoted was between ASO Chlef and USM Alger, and in the last round ASO Chlef won against OMR El Annasser it took place at Stade 20 Août 1955 and USM Alger accused them of facilitating their mission, to go up to the first division by direct match difference.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 June 2005. 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 ||||||||
| 24 | Farid Belmellat | GK | (1970-10-18)18 October 1970 (aged 34) | JSM Béjaïa | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Merouane Abdouni | GK | (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 23) | USM El Harrach | 55 | 0 |
| 27 | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | GK | (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 19) | Youth system | 5 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Mohamed Hamdoud | RB / CB | (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 28) | Youth system | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tarek Ghoul | LB | (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (aged 28) | USM El Harrach | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Salim Aribi | CB | (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 30) | CA Batna | 85 | 7 |
| 5 | Mounir Zeghdoud | CB | (1970-11-18)18 November 1970 (aged 34) | USM Aïn Beïda | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Youcef Siahi | CB | (1984-10-03)3 October 1984 (aged 20) | Youth system | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Moulay Haddou | LB | (1975-06-14)14 June 1975 (aged 29) | MC Oran | 41 | 3 |
| 18 | Rabah Deghmani | CB | (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 29) | IB Khémis El Khechna | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mahieddine Meftah | LB / CB / RB | (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 36) | JS Kabylie | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Abdelkader Besseghir | RB | (1978-03-05)5 March 1978 (aged 26) | GC Mascara | 24 | 1 |
| 31 | Zineddine Mekkaoui | LB | (1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 17) | Youth system | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | Farid Djahnine | MF | (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 28) | Youth system | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Amar Ammour | AM | (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 28) | ASM Oran | 103 | 20 |
| 8 | Billel Dziri | CM | (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 32) | CS Sedan Ardennes | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hocine Achiou | AM | (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 25) | Youth system | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Hamidou Balbone | MF | (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 27) | EF Ouagadougou | 36 | 7 |
| 26 | Hocine Metref | DM | (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 21) | Youth system | 68 | 7 |
| 28 | Karim Ghazi | DM | (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 25) | Espérance de Tunis | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | Mintou Doucoure | RW | (1982-07-19)19 July 1982 (aged 22) | JS Centre Salif Keita | 18 | 4 |
| 11 | Issaad Bourahli | ST | (1974-03-23)23 March 1974 (aged 30) | ES Sétif | 76 | 34 |
| 14 | Mohamed Amine Belkheïr | FW | (1984-04-15)15 April 1984 (aged 20) | Youth system | 24 | 5 |
| 19 | Rabie Benchergui | ST | (1978-03-14)14 March 1978 (aged 26) | ASM Oran | 80 | 32 |
| 21 | Rafik Deghiche | FW | (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 (aged 21) | Youth system | 24 | 2 |
| 23 | Mamadou Diallo | CF | (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 22) | JS Centre Salif Keita | 35 | 19 |
| 31 | Michael Eneramo | ST | (1986-11-26)26 November 1986 (aged 18) | Espérance de Tunis | 16 | 8 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2004 | DF | Moulay Haddou | MC Oran | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2004 | DF | Abdelkader Besseghir | GC Mascara | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Mohamed Amine Belkheïr | JS Kabylie | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Issaad Bourahli | ES Sétif | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Mintou Doucoure | JS Centre Salif Keita | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2004 | FW | Issaad Bourahli | ES Sétif | Undisclosed |
| 1 December 2004 | FW | Karim Ali Hadji | ASO Chlef | Undisclosed |
| 31 December 2004 | MF | Karim Ghazi | Espérance de Tunis | Loan Return |
| 2 January 2005 | CF | Michael Eneramo | Espérance de Tunis | Loan for one year |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Ali Meçabih | USM Blida | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2004 | MF | Karim Ghazi | Espérance de Tunis | Loan |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Mohamed Cheraïtia | NA Hussein Dey | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Fadel Ryad Settara | OMR El Annasser | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2004 | FW | Moncef Ouichaoui | JS Kabylie | Undisclosed |
| 25 December 2004 | CF | Mamadou Diallo | Nantes | 700 000 euros |
| 1 January 2005 | DF | Tarek Ghoul | USM Blida | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2005 | MF | Hamidou Balbone | ASO Chlef | Loan |

## 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 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 070.00 | — | Champion | 20 August 2004 | 13 June 2005 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 3 January 2005 | 3 January 2005 |
| 2004 Champions League | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 033.33 | Group stage | Group stage | 11 July 2004 | 17 October 2004 |
| 2005 Champions League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 050.00 | First round | Second Round | 6 March 2005 | 22 April 2005 |
| Confederation Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 6 May 2005 | 21 May 2005 |
| Total | 43 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 058.14 |

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | USM Alger (C) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the 2006 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 54 | Qualification for the 2006 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | MC Alger | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 49 | Qualification for the 2005–06 Arab Champions League |
| 4 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 43 | Qualification for the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 5 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 43 | Qualification for the 2005–06 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ES Tunis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Jeanne d'Arc | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | USM Alger | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Supersport United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |

### CAF Confederation Cup
#### Play-off 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 | CAF Confederation Cup | CAF Confederation Cup | CAF Confederation Cup | CAF Confederation Cup | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Nat. | Player | GS | | | | GS | | | | GS | | | | GS | | | | GS | | | |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | | Farid Belmellat | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 | | | |
| 25 | | Merouane Abdouni | 23 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 9 | | | | 1 | | | | 33 | | 2 | |
| 27 | | Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 1 | |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | Mohamed Hamdoud | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 8+1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 35+1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | | Tarek Ghoul | 0+1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1+1 | | | |
| 4 | | Salim Aribi | 9 | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 12 | | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | | Mounir Zeghdoud | 22 | | 4 | | 1 | | | | 10 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 35 | | 5 | |
| 12 | | Youcef Siahi | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | |
| 17 | | Moulay Haddou | 26+2 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 9+1 | | | | 2 | | | | 38+3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 18 | | Rabah Deghmani | 20+1 | | 3 | | | | | | 6 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 27+1 | | 4 | |
| 20 | | Mahieddine Meftah | 17+5 | | 9 | 1 | | | | | 7 | | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | | 26+5 | | 11 | 1 |
| 29 | | Abdelkader Besseghir | 8+11 | 1 | | | 0+1 | | | | 1+3 | | | | | | | | 9+15 | 1 | | |
| | | Mohamed Belhadi | 0+2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0+2 | | | |
| | | Yacine Hamraoui | 0+1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0+1 | | | |
| | | Karim Achiou | 0+1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0+1 | | | |
| | | Zineddine Mekkaoui | 0+1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0+1 | | | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Farid Djahnine | 19+1 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | | | | 8+1 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 30+2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 | | Amar Ammour | 19 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 5+2 | 2 | | | | | | | 25+2 | 3 | | |
| 8 | | Billel Dziri | 24 | 11 | 5 | | 1 | | | | 7+1 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | | | 34+1 | 12 | 7 | |
| 9 | | Karim Ghazi | 12 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 17 | 2 | 4 | |
| 10 | | Hocine Achiou | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 10 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | | Mohamed Samir Khemissa | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 16 | | Lahcène Nazef | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 22 | | Hamidou Balbone | 3+4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 2+1 | | | | | | | | 5+5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 26 | | Hocine Metref | 18+8 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | | | 3+3 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 24+11 | 3 | 3 | |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | Mintou Doucoure | 10+3 | 1 | | | | | | | 2+1 | 2 | | | 1+1 | 1 | | | 13+5 | 4 | | |
| 11 | | Issaad Bourahli | 12+1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 17+1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 14 | | Mohamed Amine Belkheïr | 4+13 | 3 | 1 | | 0+1 | | | | 0+4 | 2 | | | 0+1 | | | | 5+19 | 5 | 1 | |
| 15 | | Karim Ali Hadji | 3+7 | | 1 | | | | | | 0+1 | | | | | | | | 3+8 | | 1 | |
| 19 | | Rabie Benchergui | 6+5 | 6 | 3 | | 1 | | | | 0+4 | | | | 1 | | | | 8+9 | 6 | 3 | |
| 23 | | Mamadou Diallo | 10 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | 16 | 10 | 3 | |
| 31 | | Michael Eneramo | 10+1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | 15+1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| | | Ali Lamine Kab | 0+1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0+1 | | | |
| | | Rafik Deghiche | 1+1 | | | | | | | | 0+1 | | | | | | | | 1+2 | | | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 54 | 62 | 4 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 17 | 10 | 2 | | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 73 | 78 | 8 |

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | D1 | AC | CL1 | C3 | TOTAL |
| 8 | | Billel Dziri | MF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 | | Michael Eneramo | FW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | | Rabie Benchergui | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | | Mohamed Hamdoud | DF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | | Mamadou Diallo | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | | Mohamed Amine Belkheïr | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | | Moulay Haddou | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| - | | Hocine Metref | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | | Hocine Achiou | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | | Mintou Doucoure | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | | Amar Ammour | MF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | | Farid Djahnine | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| - | | Mohamed Samir Khemissa | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | | Abdelkader Besseghir | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| - | | Hamidou Balbone | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| - | | Karim Ghazi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 54 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 66 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Name | N 1 | AC | CL 1 | CC 3 | Total |
| 24 | Farid Belmellat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Lamine Zemmamouche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Merouane Abdouni | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| | TOTALS | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |