# USM Blida

Union Sportive Madinat Blida (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة البليدة), known as USM Blida or simply USMB, is a football club based in Blida, Algeria. They play in the Inter-Régions Division, the third tier of Algerian football. Founded in 1932, they have played their home games at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 1936. The club has spent all of its history playing between the first or second tiers.
The club's highest-ever league finish was second in the top flight in 2002–03. They were Algerian Cup runners-up in 1996. The club have also won the second tier title four times.
The club's home colours are green and white, and their nickname is The Salvador.

## History

On 16 June 1932 the club was officially founded with the name Union Sportive Musulmane Blidéenne, and began competing in the Third Division League Football Association of Algiers. They played their first official match on 24 September 1933 in the first round of the North African Cup.
On 5 August 2020, USM Blida were promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.

## Club identity
### Colours

Since the establishment of the club, the colours are green and white.

### Crest

Historical evolution of the club's crest.
* First badge of the club
* Previous badge of the club
* Actual badge of the club

## Stadium

USM Blida play their home matches at Brakni Brothers Stadium since 2011.

## Honours
### Domestic competitions

* Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 : 26 season
** Runner-up (1): 2002–03
* Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 : 25 season
** Champion (4): 1971–72, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2014–15
* Algerian Cup :
** Runner-up (1): 1995–96
* Honor Division of the League Algiers : 10 season
** 5th: 1954–55, 1955–56.
* First Division of the League Algiers : 5 season
** Champion (3): 1941-42, 1944-45, 1946–47
* Second Division of the League Algiers : 1 season
** Champion (1): 1937-38
* Third Division of the League Algiers : 4 season
** Champion (1): 1936-37
* Forconi Cup :
** Champion (1): 1944-45

### Regional competitions

* North African Cup : 5 appearances
       1947 – Quarter-finals
       1952 – Round of 32
       1953 – Round of 32
       1954 – Semi-final
       1955 – Round of 32
* Arab Club Champions Cup : 2 appearances
       1996 – Group stage
       2004 – Second round

### North African Cup

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away |
| 1946–1947 |
| 1946–1947 | Round of 16 | CS Hammam-Lif | / | 0–1 |
| 1946–1947 | Quarter-finals | US Marocaine | 0–1 | / |
| 1952–1953 |
| 1952–1953 | Round of 32 | SC Bel Abbès | / | 4–0 |
| 1953–1954 |
| 1953–1954 | Round of 32 | ES Sahel | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 1953–1954 | Round of 16 | EJ Philippevilleˌ | 1–0 | / |
| 1953–1954 | Quarter-finals | Gallia Club Oran | 1–0 | / |
| 1953–1954 | Semi-finals | USM Oran | / | 1–0 |
| 1954–1955 |
| 1954–1955 | Round of 32 | Club Africain | 2–3 | / |
| 1955–1956 |
| 1955–1956 | Round of 32 | GC Mascara | / | 4–0 |

### Arab Champions League

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Group stage (A) | Al-Ahly | / | 5–1 | 3rd place |
| 1996 | Group stage (A) | Shabab Rafah | / | 1–0 | 3rd place |
| 2003–04 | First Round | MAS Fez | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| 2003–04 | Group stage (C) | CS Sfaxien | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4th place |
| 2003–04 | Group stage (C) | Espérance de Tunis | 0–5 | 2–1 | 4th place |
| 2003–04 | Group stage (C) | Zamalek SC | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4th place |

## Records

* Record League victory – 9–1 v. IRB Nezla (29 May 1992)
* Record Algerian Cup victory – 11–0 v. IRC Aïn Salah (10 December 1987)
* Record League defeat – 6–2 v. JS Hai Djabel (24 January 2022)
* Most League appearances – +300, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
* Most League goals scored – 105, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
* Most goals scored (overall) – 122, Billal Zouani (1988–08)
* Most capped player – Smaïl Diss, 11 caps, Algeria
* Most goals scored in a season – 17, Samy Frioui (2017–18)
* Record transfer fee paid – €138,500 to ASO Chlef for Abdelmadjid Tahraoui (2005)
* Record transfer fee received – €400,000 from Club Africain for Ezechiel N'Douassel (2011)
* Record sequence of League wins – 12; 1 March 1992 – 19 June 1992.
* Record sequence of League defeats – 7; 3 April 2021 – 18 May 2021
* Record sequence of unbeaten League matches – 20; 1991–92, 1996–97
* Record sequence without a League win – 13; 1 January 1998 – 28 May 1998
* Record points total for a Season – 72 pts; 1963–64

## Presidents

| 1928–1933 : Benaïssa Menhaouch Kherroube 1933–1933 : Mohamed Chelha 1933–1936 : Ali Rouabah as "Braham" 1936–1950 : Hamid Kassoul 1950–1953 : Dr. Bachir Abdelouahab 1953–1964 : Dr. Mustapaha Hadji 1964–1965 : Abdelkader Abed 1965–1969 : Dr. Mustapaha Hadji 1970's : Braham Douidene | 1975's : Rachid Otmane Tolba 1981–1985 : Djillali Sellimi 1985–1988 : Abdallah Kerrache 1989–1991 : Maâmar Djeguaguene 1991–1996 : Zoubir Bendali 1996–2004 : Mohamed Zaïm 2004–2007 : Mohamed Zahaf 2008–2014 : Mohamed Zaïm 2014–2015 : Mohamed Douidene | 2015–2015: Hamid Foufa 2016–2016: Lyes Zouaoui 2016–2017: Sidali Ben Cherchali 2017–2017: Smaïl Berdaoui 2017–2018: Chouaib Alim 2018–2018: Salim Sidi Moussa 2019–2019: Mohamed Berdane 2020–2021: Sidali Ben Cherchali 2021–2022: Lyes Zouaoui |

## List of managers

The first manager of USM Blida was Abdelkader Hadef, who joined the club in 1932 as a player-manager. The current manager is Djilali Madjour, who took over the club in February 2022.

## Recent seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | Top goalscorer(s) | Top goalscorer(s) |
| Season | Division | Pos | Pts | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Cup | Name | Goals | Ref. |
| 2010-2011 | Division 1 | 16th | 29 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 30 | -14 | Round of 32 | Abdelkader Harizi | 5 | |
| 2011-2012 | Division 2 | 5th | 45 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | Round of 64 | Brahim Ledraâ | 10 | |
| 2012-2013 | Division 2 | 5th | 48 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 27 | +17 | Round of 16 | Mustapha Melika | 11 | |
| 2013-2014 | Division 2 | 6th | 47 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 25 | +9 | Regional Tour | Mohamed Amine Hammia | 8 | |
| 2014-2015 | Division 2 | 1st | 53 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | Round of 64 | Fethi Noubli | 14 | |
| 2015-2016 | Division 1 | 14th | 36 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | Round of 32 | Bedrane, Amiri, Hichem Cherif, Sylla | 3 | |
| 2016-2017 | Division 2 | 2nd | 51 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 19 | +12 | Round of 32 | Youcef Zerguine | 8 | |
| 2017-2018 | Division 1 | 16th | 23 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | -22 | Quarter-finals | Samy Frioui | 17 | |
| 2018-2019 | Division 2 | 16th | 17 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 44 | -29 | Round of 64 | Abdelmalik Hadef | 5 | |
| 2019-2020 | Division 3 | 8th | 31 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 19 | +4 | Regional Tour | Bilel Herbache | 6 | |
| 2020-2021 | Division 2 | 12th | 10 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 35 | -22 | | Karim Rachedi | 4 | |
| 2021-2022 | Division 3 | 12th | 43 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | -2 | | Ilyes Bouhenniche | 6 | |
| 2022-2023 | Division 3 | | | | | | | | | | | - | - | |