# 2002–03 USM Blida season

In the 2002–03 season, USM Blida is competing in Division 1 for the 16th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It is their 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They will be competing in Division 1 and the Algerian Cup.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 22 August 2002. 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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| | GK | Salah Mohamed Samadi | (1976-09-16)16 September 1976 (aged 25) | JS Bordj Ménaïel |
| | GK | Merouane Messai | (1977-02-10)10 February 1977 (aged 25) | [] |
| | GK | Faycal Bezari | (1982-06-19)19 June 1982 (aged 20) | [] |
| Defenders ||||||
| | CB | Smaïl Diss | (1976-12-02)2 December 1976 (aged 25) | ES Mostaganem |
| | CB | Sid Ahmed Belouahem | (1977-08-26)26 August 1977 (aged 24) | NA Hussein Dey |
| | | Rezki Amrouche | (1970-11-17)17 November 1970 (aged 31) | Stade Brestois |
| | | Samir Galoul | (1976-10-18)18 October 1976 (aged 25) | JS Bordj Ménaïel |
| | | Sid Ali Khenifsi | (1980-11-16)16 November 1980 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| | | Salim Drali | (1974-06-14)14 June 1974 (aged 28) | [] |
| | | Ouahid Fetahine | (1974-11-27)27 November 1974 (aged 27) | [] |
| | | Fouad Aissa | (1978-05-04)4 May 1978 (aged 24) | [] |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | | Kamel Maouche | (1977-05-17)17 May 1977 (aged 25) | USM Alger |
| | | Hakim Ait Mokhtar | (1980-03-10)10 March 1980 (aged 22) | [] |
| | | Mohamed Khazrouni | (1969-03-18)18 March 1969 (aged 33) | Atlantis |
| | | Mahfoud Djeddou | (1980-01-08)8 January 1980 (aged 22) | [] |
| | | Mussah Awudu | (1982-04-07)7 April 1982 (aged 20) | [] |
| | | Rabah Bouaroura | (1983-05-30)30 May 1983 (aged 19) | IRB Hadjout |
| | | Mohamed Aoun Seghir | (1983-08-27)27 August 1983 (aged 18) | [] |
| Forwards ||||||
| | | Mohamed Mehdaoui | (1979-09-29)29 September 1979 (aged 22) | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| | | Billal Zouani | (1969-12-11)11 December 1969 (aged 32) | Atlantis |
| | | Mohamed Badache | (1976-10-15)15 October 1976 (aged 25) | ES Sétif |
| | | Benhalima Rouane | (1979-02-28)28 February 1979 (aged 23) | JSM Tiaret |
| | | Mohamed Fekhari | | [] |
| | | Hassan Masaudu | (1977-09-14)14 September 1977 (aged 24) | [] |

## 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 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 046.67 | — | Runners-up | 22 August 2002 | 12 May 2003 |
| Algerian Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | 2 March 2003 | 2 March 2003 |
| Total | 31 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 045.16 |

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | USM Alger (C) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 58 | 2004 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | USM Blida | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 51 | 2003-04 Arab Champions League |
| 3 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 51 | 2003-04 Arab Champions League |
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 49 | |
| 5 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 44 | 2004 CAF Confederation Cup |
* ↑ 1 point deducted

#### 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 May 2003. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | W | W |
| Position | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
## Squad information
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | Algerian Cup | Algerian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ALG | Salah Mohamed Samadi | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | ALG | Merouane Messai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | GK | ALG | Faycal Bezari | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ALG | Rezki Amrouche | 28 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ALG | Samir Galoul | 28 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Smaïl Diss | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ALG | Sid Ahmed Belouahem | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Salim Drali | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | ALG | Ouahid Fetahine | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ALG | Sid Ali Khenifsi | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Fouad Aissa | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Kamel Maouche | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| - | MF | ALG | Hakim Aït Mokhtar | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ALG | Mohamed Khazrouni | 19 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | GHA | Mussah Awudu | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | MF | ALG | Mahfoud Djeddou | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ALG | Rabah Bouaroura | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | MF | ALG | Khalfouni | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | MF | ALG | Mohamed Aoun Seghir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Benhalima Rouane | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Badache | 26 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Billal Zouani | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| - | FW | GHA | Hassan Masaudu | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ALG | Mohamed Mehdaoui | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | ALG | Mohamed Fekhari | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: 12 May 2003 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | D 1 | AC | TOTAL |
| - | | Mohamed Badache | FW | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| - | | Samir Galoul | DF | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| - | | Billal Zouani | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| - | | Kamel Maouche | MF | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| - | | Benhalima Rouane | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | | Mohamed Mehdaoui | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | | Mohamed Khazrouni | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| - | | Salim Drali | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| - | | Rezki Amrouche | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| - | | Hakim Ait Mokhtar | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | | Smaïl Diss | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| - | | Sid Ahmed Belouahem | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 32 | 0 | 32 |