# 2017–18 USM Blida season

In the 2017–18 season, USM Blida is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 27th season, as well as the Algerian Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2017. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
* No.
* Goalkeepers |||||
* Defenders |||||
* Midfielders |||||
* Forwards |||||

## 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 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 016.67 | — | 16th | 26 August 2017 | 19 May 2018 |
| Algerian Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 050.00 | Round of 64 | Quarter-final | 29 December 2017 | 24 March 2018 |
| Total | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 020.59 |
Updated to match played 24 May 2018 Source: Competitions

### Ligue 1
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Olympique de Médéa | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 36 | |
| 14 | US Biskra (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 34 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 15 | USM El Harrach (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 16 | USM Blida (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head results.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 24 may 2018. 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Algerian Cup
## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Ligue 1 | Ligue 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 40 | GK | ALG | Ahmed Boutagga | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | ALG | El Hadi Fayçal Ouadah | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 28 | DF | ALG | Amine Aissa El Bey | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | El Hadi Belaid | 30 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ALG | Nidhal Beni Chnacha | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Kamel Bentalbi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | DF | ALG | Aimen Dadsi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | ALG | Oussama Guettal | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ALG | Riadh Hellou | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | ALG | Hocine Ouamri | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Ali Rial | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 66 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Islam Belhadj | 15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | ALG | Ilies Bouheniche | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Salim Brahmi | 26 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ALG | Youcef El Houari | 23 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ALG | Nour El Imam | 13 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Bilel Herbache | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | MF | CGO | Lonrêve Saïra Issambet | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ALG | Mehdi Kacem | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ALG | Ibrahim Si Ammar | 26 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Taieb Solimane | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 20 | FW | ALG | Izzeddine Abed | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ALG | Feth Nour Aliouat | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Khaled Ferraz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Samy Frioui | 33 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Houssam Eddine Ghacha | 27 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Ismail Guezair | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Djamel Rabti | 27 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ALG | Mouad Redjem | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 16 | GK | ALG | Lyes Meziane | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 June 2018 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | L1 | AC | TOTAL |
| 13 | | Samy Frioui | FW | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | | Ibrahim Si Ammar | AW | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 28 | | Amine Aissa El Bey | RW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | | Bilel Herbache | AM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | | Nour El Imam | AM | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | Djamel Rabti | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | | Houssameddine Guecha | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | | Oussama Guettal | RB | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 66 | | Mohamed Islam Belhadj | CB | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | | Hocine Ouamri | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | | Feth Nour Aliouat | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | | Aimen Dadsi | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 28 | 8 | 36 |

## Squad list

As of August 25, 2017.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ALG | El Hadi Fayçal Ouadah |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Ilies Bouheniche |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Abdelkader Laïfaoui (captain) |
| 5 | MF | ALG | Ibrahim Si Ammar |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Salim Brahmi |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Samy Frioui |
| 9 | FW | ALG | Farès Hamiti |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Djamel Rabti |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Houssam Eddine Ghacha |
| 12 | MF | ALG | Nour El Imam |
| 14 | DF | ALG | Abderrahmane Mahammedi |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Lyes Meziane |
| 17 | MF | ALG | Youcef El Houari |
| 20 | FW | ALG | Izzeddine Abed |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ALG | Bilel Herbache |
| 22 | DF | ALG | Zakaria Tsamda |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Abdou Taieb Solimane |
| 24 | DF | ALG | El Hadi Belaid |
| 25 | DF | ALG | Hamza Zeddam |
| 26 | MF | ALG | Riadh Hellou |
| 28 | MF | ALG | Amine Aissa El Bey |
| 29 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Ismail Guezair |
| 53 | DF | ALG | Oussama Guattal |
| - | FW | ALG | Islam Menkoura |
| - | MF | ALG | Mourad Zerrouki |
| - | FW | ALG | Feth Nour Aliouat |
| - | FW | ALG | Lahocine Nehdim |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| June 2017 | FW | Houssam Eddine Ghacha | A Bou Saâda | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2017 | MF | Ibrahim Si Ammar | DRB Tadjenanet | Free transfer |
| 23 July 2017 | DF | Hamza Zeddam | NA Hussein Dey | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2018 | DF | Mehdi Kacem | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2018 | MF | Ali Rial | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2018 | FW | Khaled Firaz | US Marseille Endoume | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2018 | FW | Ismaima Gassama | ? | Free transfer |