# 1987–88 USM Alger season

In the 1987–88 season, USM Alger is competing in the Division 1 for the 17th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Division 1 and the Algerian Cup.

## Summary season

On July 5, 1987, USK Alger celebrated its 50th anniversary and the opportunity to bring everyone together has not been seized. Many of these people did not participate in this celebration. From the founding father Sid Ahmed Kemmat to the sympathetic son like Boualem Rahma the Chaabi singer, However they forgot many faces that presented to the club that the reasons the party was not complete. After that the USM Alger's results fluctuated between ups and downs for a decade and in spite of that and in the 1987–88 season the club returned to the first division with a young squad, mostly from Reserve team under the leadership of coach and former captain of the team Djamel Keddou, and despite the lack of experience, USM Alger managed to win the Algerian Cup for the second time after winning against CR Belouizdad with penalties at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 which is the fourth final between the two teams and the first victory for USMA after three defeats, after the match Amar Kabrane was subjected to great criticism and was accused of deliberately wasting the penalty shootout, especially since he then moved to them, USM Alger guarantee the qualification card for the African Cup Winners Cup for the second time.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 1987. 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 |
| ? | CB | Redouane Bellemou | (1966-07-26)26 July 1966 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| ? | GK | Moulooud Beltitane | (1970-01-20)20 January 1970 (aged 17) | Youth system |
| ? | LB | Farid Bengana | (1963-07-14)14 July 1963 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| ? | RW | Fawzi Benkhalidi | (1963-02-03)3 February 1963 (aged 24) | WA Boufarik |
| 1 | GK | Yacine Bentalaa | (1955-09-24)24 September 1955 (aged 31) | RC Kouba |
| ? | | Salah Bougerra | (1962-01-22)22 January 1962 (aged 25) | |
| ? | CM | Salim Boutamine | (1962-04-03)3 April 1962 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| ? | | Rafik Bouchtout | (1968-05-20)20 May 1968 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| ? | | Nacereddine El Aouada | ? | MC Alger |
| 11 | RW | Tarek Hadj Adlane | (1965-12-10)10 December 1965 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| ? | | Khaled Fodil | (1967-10-29)29 October 1967 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| ? | | Ramdane Hammaz | (1968-01-02)2 January 1968 (aged 19) | Youth system |
| ? | | Samir Keddou | (1961-06-21)21 June 1961 (aged 26) | MC Alger (Youth system) |
| ? | CB | Rabah Kourifa | (1963-03-10)10 March 1963 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| ? | CM | Amirouche Laalili | (1964-02-29)29 February 1964 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| ? | CM | Farid Mouaci | (1964-02-27)27 February 1964 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 11 | | Athmane Nourine | (1965-05-16)16 May 1965 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| ? | | Samir Osmane | (1964-11-17)17 November 1964 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| ? | | Salim Slimani | (1964-04-24)24 April 1964 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| ? | | Réda Saadedine | (1962-01-01)1 January 1962 (aged 25) | |
| ? | RB | M'hamed Soumatia | (1958-10-21)21 October 1958 (aged 28) | Youth system |
| 8 | RW | Boualem Baâziz | (1960-01-18)18 January 1960 (aged 27) | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Division 1 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 032.35 |
| Algerian Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Total | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 037.50 |

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Union d'El Harrach | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 35 | |
| 6 | Université d'Annaba | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 35 | |
| 7 | Union d'Alger | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 35 | Algerian Cup Winner, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | Jeunesse de Tiaret | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Union d'Aïn Béïda | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 35 | |

### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |

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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | National 1 | National 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ALG | Moulooud Beltitane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ALG | Yacine Bentalaa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Redouane Bellemou | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Farid Bengana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Samir Keddou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Rabah Kourifa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | M'hamed Soumatia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Ramdane Hammaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Khaled Fodil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ALG | Salim Slimani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Amirouche Laalili | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Farid Mouaci | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Athmane Nourine | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | MF | ALG | Salim Boutamine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Réda Saâdedine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Rafik Bouchtout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Salah Bougerra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ALG | Mustapha Kouici | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Boualem Baâziz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Tarek Hadj Adlane | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | FW | ALG | Fawzi Benkhalidi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | FW | ALG | Samir Osmane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | N 1 | AC | TOTAL |
| 7 | | Tarek Hadj Adlane | FW | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| ? | | Fawzi Benkhalidi | FW | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| ? | | Farid Mouaci | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | | Boualem Baâziz | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | | Athmane Nourine | MF | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| ? | | Amirouche Laalili | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ? | | Farid Bengana | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ? | | Réda Saadedine | | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 29+6 | 5 | 34+6 |