# 2001–02 USM Alger season

In the 2001–02 season, USM Alger is competing in the Super Division for the 22nd time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Ligue 1, the African Cup Winners' Cup and the Algerian Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 July 2002. 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 | Hichem Mezaïr | (1976-10-16)16 October 1976 (aged 25) | WA Tlemcen | 58 | 0 |
| | GK | Mohamed Seghir Ferradji | (1975-08-22)22 August 1975 (aged 26) | OMR El Annasser | 12 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | | Tarek Ghoul | (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (aged 26) | USM El Harrach | 0 | 0 |
| - | | Farid Ould Rabah | (1975-02-24)24 February 1975 (aged 26) | JSM Béjaïa | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | Mounir Zeghdoud | (1970-11-18)18 November 1970 (aged 31) | USM Aïn Beïda | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | Fayçal Hamdani (C) | (1970-07-13)13 July 1970 (aged 31) | MC Alger | 0 | 0 |
| - | | Mahieddine Meftah | (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 33) | JS Kabylie | 0 | 0 |
| - | | Mohamed Hamdoud | (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 25) | Youth system | 0 | 0 |
| - | | Rabah Deghmani | (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 26) | IB Khémis El Khechna | 0 | 0 |
| - | | Ouahab Fatahine | (1974-11-27)27 November 1974 (aged 27) | ? | 16 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | | Farid Djahnine | (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 25) | Youth system | 0 | 0 |
| - | | Billel Dziri | (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 29) | CS Sedan Ardennes | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | Karim Ghazi | (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 22) | CR Belouizdad | 0 | 0 |
| - | | Hocine Achiou | (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 22) | Youth system | 0 | 0 |
| - | | Yacine Hamadou | (1980-06-14)14 June 1980 (aged 21) | JS Bordj Ménaïel | 5 | 1 |
| - | | Kamel Maouche | (1977-05-17)17 May 1977 (aged 24) | HB Chelghoum Laid | 64 | 7 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 17 | | Tarek Hadj Adlane | (1965-01-11)11 January 1965 (aged 36) | Al Wehda | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | Rabie Benchergui | (1978-03-14)14 March 1978 (aged 23) | ASM Oran | 28 | 12 |
| 11 | | Issaad Bourahli | (1974-03-23)23 March 1974 (aged 27) | ES Sétif | 26 | 11 |
| 13 | | Faycal Rahim | (1978-07-09)9 July 1978 (aged 23) | USM El Harrach | 27 | 1 |
| - | | Abdelhakim Meziani | (1981-00-00)0 December 1981 (aged 20–21) | Youth system | 1 | 1 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 2001 | FW | Issaad Bourahli | ES Sétif | Undisclosed | |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 2001 | FW | Fouad Smati | USM El Harrach | Undisclosed | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Super Division | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 056.67 |
| Algerian Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Cup Winners' Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 075.00 |
| Total | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 058.33 |

### Super Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | USM Alger (C) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 57 | 2003 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 52 | 2003 CAF Cup |
| 3 | WA Tlemcen | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 51 | 2003 African Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 52 | |
| 5 | MC Oran | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 45 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 January 2016. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### African Cup Winners' Cup
#### First round
#### Second round
## Squad information
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | Super Division | Super Division | Super Division | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| | GK | Hichem Mezaïr | | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| | GK | Mohamed Seghir Ferradji | | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| | DF | Tarek Ghoul | | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| | DF | Mounir Zeghdoud | | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| | DF | Fayçal Hamdani | | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 2 |
| | DF | Mahieddine Meftah | | 24 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| | DF | Mohamed Hamdoud | | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| | DF | Rabah Deghmani | | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 1 |
| | DF | Amer Belakhdar | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| | MF | Farid Djahnine | | 25 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| | MF | Billel Dziri | | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 23 | 3 |
| | MF | Karim Ghazi | | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 3 |
| | MF | Hocine Achiou | | 25 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 3 |
| | MF | Yacine Hamadou | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| | MF | Kamel Maouche | | 26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 2 |
| | MF | Ouahab Fatahine | | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| | MF | Zoubir Guenifi | | 18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 0 |
| | MF | Abdelhakim Meziani | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | MF | Hocine Metref | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| | FW | Tarek Hadj Adlane | | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| | FW | Rabie Benchergui | | 25 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 12 |
| | FW | Issaad Bourahli | | 21 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 11 |
| | FW | Faycal Rahim | | 19 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 1 |
| | FW | Moncef Ouichaoui | | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | Rafik Deghiche | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 30 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 54 |
Last updated: 17 June 2022 Source: soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | SD | AC | C 2 | TOTAL |
| 10 | | Rabie Benchergui | FW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | | Issaad Bourahli | FW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | | Mahieddine Meftah | DF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | | Tarek Hadj Adlane | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| - | | Hocine Achiou | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| - | | Billel Dziri | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | | Karim Ghazi | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| - | | Kamel Maouche | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | Fayçal Hamdani | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| - | | Moncef Ouichaoui | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | Farid Djahnine | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| - | | Rafik Deghiche | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Faycal Rahim | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | | Yacine Hamadou | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | | Abdelhakim Meziani | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 37 | 4 | 9 | 50 |

### Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches.
| No. | Name | SD | AC | C2 | Total |
| 1 | Hichem Mezaïr | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| | Mohamed Seghir Ferradji | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| | TOTALS | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 |