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.

USM Blida

2017–18 season
Chairman	Alim Chouaïb
Head coach	Samir Boudjaârane (until 20 September 2017) Kamel Zane (until 26 September 2017) Mustapha Sbaâ (until 7 January 2018) Kamel Bouhellal (until 2 April 2018) Noureddine Yahiatene (until 19 May 2018)
Stadium	Brakni Brothers Stadium
Ligue 1	16th
Algerian Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Samy Frioui (15 goals) All: Samy Frioui (17 goals)
← 2016–17

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.	Nat.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
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

Main article: 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	CR Belouizdad	30	7	15	8	24	27	−3	36[a]
13	Olympique de Médéa	30	8	12	10	23	32	−9	36[a]
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
16	USM Blida (R)	30	5	8	17	28	50	−22	23

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Ranked on head-to-head results.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
30	5	8	17	28	50	−22	23	4	5	6	18	19	−1	1	3	11	10	31	−21

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

Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

MC Oran v USM Blida

26 August 2017 Round 1	MC Oran	3–0	USM Blida	Oran
17:00	Mekkaoui 73' Aouad 87' Souibaâh 90' (pen.)	Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie / Algérie 3		Stadium: Ahmed Zabana Stadium Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa

USM Blida v JS Kabylie

9 September 2017 Round 2	USM Blida	2–3	JS Kabylie	Blida
17:00	Frioui 39' (pen.), 67'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	31' Djabout 54' Oukaci 71' Yettou	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Merzak Halalchi

JS Saoura v USM Blida

15 September 2017 Round 3	JS Saoura	2–0	USM Blida	Béchar
20:00	Yahia-Chérif 39' Laïfaoui 58' (o.g.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mustapha Bessiri

Paradou AC v USM Blida

22 September 2017 Round 4	Paradou AC	1–0	USM Blida	Bologhine
17:00	El Melali 4'	Soccerway report Live TV: Algérie 3		Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Merzoug Brahimi

USM Blida v NA Hussein Dey

30 September 2017 Round 5	USM Blida	2–2	NA Hussein Dey	Blida
16:00	Si Ammar 37' Frioui 85' (pen.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None	27' Chouiter 29' Addadi	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Boubekeur Zouaoui

DRB Tadjenanet v USM Blida

12 October 2017 Round 6	DRB Tadjenanet	1–0	USM Blida	Tadjenanet
16:00	Hadded 43'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Lahoua Smaïl Stadium Referee: Amine Hansal

USM Blida v USM Bel-Abbès

17 October 2017 Round 7	USM Blida	2–2	USM Bel-Abbès	Blida
16:00	Aissa El Bey 15' Frioui 72'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	54' Zouari 65' Belhocini	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

USM El Harrach v USM Blida

20 October 2017 Round 8	USM El Harrach	2–0	USM Blida	Belouizdad
16:00	Bouguèche 21' Banouh 30'	Soccerway report Live TV: EPTV Terrestre / Algérie 3		Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

USM Blida v MC Alger

28 October 2017 Round 9	USM Blida	1–2	MC Alger	Blida
16:00	El Imam 58'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	8' Nekkache 87' Hachoud	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Mohamed Boukhalfa

US Biskra v USM Blida

3 November 2017 Round 10	US Biskra	2–0	USM Blida	Biskra
15:00	Labani 44' El Okbi 90'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: El Alia Sports Complex Referee: Missoum Benabdellah

USM Blida v ES Sétif

11 November 2017 Round 11	USM Blida	0–0	ES Sétif	Blida
15:00		Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Farouk Mial

CR Belouizdad v USM Blida

18 November 2017 Round 12	CR Belouizdad	1–1	USM Blida	Belouizdad
16:00	Namani 4'	Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie	37' Ghacha	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Mohamed Saïdi

USM Blida v Olympique de Médéa

2 December 2017 Round 13	USM Blida	2–1	Olympique de Médéa	Blida
15:00	Frioui 24' Rabti 90+5' (pen.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None	90' Bouabdallah	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Lyés Bekouassa

CS Constantine v USM Blida

8 December 2017 Round 14	CS Constantine	1–1	USM Blida	Constantine
17:00	Rebih 27'	Soccerway report Live TV: Canal Algérie	73' Ouamri	Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

USM Blida v USM Alger

16 December 2017 Round 15	USM Blida	2–3	USM Alger	Blida
15:00	Guattal 47' Frioui 55'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	10' Meziane 58' Darfalou 78' Chafaï	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Boubekeur Zouaoui

USM Blida v MC Oran

6 January 2018 Round 16	USM Blida	0–1	MC Oran	Blida
15:00		Soccerway report Live TV: None	90+3' Gharbi	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

JS Kabylie v USM Blida

19 January 2018 Round 17	JS Kabylie	1–1	USM Blida	Tizi Ouzou
16:00	Bouhaniche 36' (o.g.)	Soccerway report Live TV: None	73' (pen.) Frioui	Stadium: November 1, 1954 Stadium Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa

USM Blida v JS Saoura

26 January 2018 Round 18	USM Blida	1–0	JS Saoura	Blida
15:00	Frioui 90+1'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Merzoug Brahimi

USM Blida v Paradou AC

9 February 2018 Round 19	USM Blida	0–1	Paradou AC	Blida
15:00		Soccerway report Live TV: None	51' Bouzok	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Attendance: 0 (close doors) Referee: Ahmed Bouzrar

NA Hussein Dey v USM Blida

15 February 2018 Round 20	NA Hussein Dey	4–1	USM Blida	Belouizdad
17:00	Brahimi 49' Gasmi 67' (pen.) Harrag 69' Khacef 85'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	59' (pen.) Frioui	Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955 Referee: Farouk Mial

USM Blida v DRB Tadjenanet

24 February 2018 Round 21	USM Blida	1–0	DRB Tadjenanet	Blida
16:00	Frioui 3'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Said Aouina

USM Bel-Abbès v USM Blida

10 March 2018 Round 22	USM Bel-Abbès	1–0	USM Blida	Sidi Bel Abbès
16:00	Bouguelmouna 52'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 Referee: Lahlou Benbraham

USM Blida v USM El Harrach

16 March 2018 Round 23	USM Blida	2–0	USM El Harrach	Blida
16:00	Frioui 7', 89'	Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal

MC Alger v USM Blida

30 March 2018 Round 24	MC Alger	4–1	USM Blida	Algiers
17:00	Hachoud 11' Derrardja 60', 68' Souibaâh 73'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	21' Aissa El Bey	Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Referee: Mohamed Saïdi

USM Blida v US Biskra

7 April 2018 Round 25	USM Blida	0–0	US Biskra	Blida
16:00		Soccerway report Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Abderrazek Hallalchi

ES Sétif v USM Blida

20 April 2018 Round 26	ES Sétif	5–2	USM Blida	Sétif
16:00	Benayad 3', 37', 73' Haddouche 9' Aït Ouamar 82'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	19' Frioui 87' Aliouat	Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945 Referee: Ramdane Oukil

USM Blida v CR Belouizdad

24 April 2018 Round 27	USM Blida	2–2	CR Belouizdad	Blida
16:00	Herbache 8' Frioui 82'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	4' (pen.) Bellaili 12' Draoui	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Ali Nader

Olympique de Médéa v USM Blida

4 May 2018 Round 28	Olympique de Médéa	2–1	USM Blida	Médéa
16:00	Abdelhafid 76' Motrani 85'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	31' El Imam	Stadium: Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

USM Blida v CS Constantine

12 May 2018 Round 29	USM Blida	1–2	CS Constantine	Blida
16:00	Aissa El Bey 32'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	56', 90' (pen.) Lamri	Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Missoum Benabdellah

USM Alger v USM Blida

19 May 2018 Round 30	USM Alger	1–2	USM Blida	Bologhine
16:00	Hajhouj 64'	Soccerway report Live TV: None	53' Dadsi 83' Frioui	Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium Referee: Ali Nader

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Algerian Cup

CR Témouchent v USM Blida

29 December 2017 Round of 64	CR Témouchent	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	USM Blida	Aïn Témouchent
14:30		[ Report] Live TV: None		Stadium: Omar Oucief Stadium Referee: Fassih, Omri, Sifoune
	Penalties
	? ? ? ? Brahim		Samy Frioui Youcef El-Houari Billel Herbache Abdou Taieb-Solimane El Hadi Belaïd

USM Blida v ASM Oran

13 January 2018 Round of 32	USM Blida	2–0	ASM Oran	Blida
14:00	Frioui 75' Belhadj 90+3'	[ Report] Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

USM Blida v DRB Tadjenanet

3 February 2018 Round of 16	USM Blida	5–0	DRB Tadjenanet	Blida
14:30	Herbache 4' Si Ammar 25', 54', 64' Frioui 46' (pen.)	[ Report] Live TV: None		Stadium: Brakni Brothers Stadium Referee: Mustapha Bessiri

JS Kabylie v USM Blida

24 March 2018 Quarter-finals	JS Kabylie	2–1	USM Blida	Algiers
16:00	Benyoucef 71' Radouani 82'	Report Live TV: Canal Algérie / Algérie 3	90+4' Herbache	Stadium: July 5, 1962 Stadium Referee: Abderrezzak Arab

Squad information

Playing statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Ligue 1		Algerian Cup
				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				0	0	0
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	Source
June 2017	FW	Houssam Eddine Ghacha	A Bou Saâda	Free transfer
22 July 2017	MF	Ibrahim Si Ammar	DRB Tadjenanet	Free transfer	[1]
23 July 2017	DF	Hamza Zeddam	NA Hussein Dey	Free transfer	[2]
14 January 2018	DF	Mehdi Kacem	Unattached	Free transfer	[3]
14 January 2018	MF	Ali Rial	Unattached	Free transfer	[3]
14 January 2018	FW	Khaled Firaz	US Marseille Endoume	Free transfer	[3]
14 January 2018	FW	Ismaima Gassama	?	Free transfer	[3]

Out