In the 1996–97 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 21st time They competed in Ligue 1, the Algerian Cup, and the CAF Champions League. In 1996–97 Algerian Cup in the Round of 16 in a match that was expected against CS Constantine, but CSC withdrew and did not come to the stadium Where were they accused of collusion in order for USMA to facilitate its mission in the last round match of the National 1, then the road was not easy to reach the final where faced CA Batna and won by Tarek Ghoul goal, but this victory was without joy because of what happened after the end of the game in the middle of the black decade On a Eid al-Fitr, three USMA supporters who were celebrating the Algerian Cup won by their team are murdered in a false dam at Frais Vallon.
Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 8 January 1997.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 GK Laïd Belgherbi 1968 (aged 29) GK Farid Belmellat RC Kouba Defenders RB Mohamed Hamdoud Youth system LB Tarek Ghoul USM El Harrach Abdelouahab Tizarouine 1972 (aged 25) US Chaouia Fayçal Hamdani (C.) WA Boufarik CB Mounir Zeghdoud USM Aïn Beïda LB / CB / RB Mahieddine Meftah JS Kabylie Abdelmalek Brakni RC Kouba LB Rachid Boumrar Midfielders Farid Djahnine Youth system CM Billel Dziri NA Hussein Dey Salaheddine Mehdaoui 1969 (aged 28) USMM Hadjout Samir Sloukia 1971 (aged 26) Mehdi Khelfouni Sid Ahmed Marcel 1976 (aged 21) Forwards Tarek Hadj Adlane JS Kabylie Azzedine Rahim Youth system Nacer Zekri NA Hussein Dey Djamel Menad JS Kabylie Fouad Semati Youth system Abdelmalek Khouni AS Aïn M'lila Hamid Aït Belkacem 1974 (aged 23)
Competitions
Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match Division 1 3rd 10 October 1996 26 June 1997 Algerian Cup Round of 64Winners 31 March 1997 5 July 1997 CAF Champions League First round Second round 8 March 1997 17 May 1997 Total
Division 1
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Algerian Cup
CAF Champions League
First round
Second round
Squad information
Playing statistics
! colspan=12 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL ? Tarek Hadj Adlane FW 8 5 3 16 ? Billel Dziri MF 4 0 3 7 ? Nacer Zekri FW 1 1 3 5 ? Hamid Aït Belkacem FW 3 1 0 4 ? Djamel Menad FW 3 0 0 3 ? Mohamed Hamdoud DF 2 1 0 3 ? Fouad Semati DF 1 1 0 2 ? Tarek Ghoul DF 1 1 0 2 ? Abdelmalek Khouni FW 2 0 0 2 ? Farid Djahnine MF 0 1 0 1 ? Salah Eddine Mehdaoui MF 1 0 0 1 ? Mehdi Khelfouni MF 1 0 0 1 ? Sid Ahmed Marcel MF 1 0 0 1 ? Samir Sloukia MF 1 0 0 1Own Goals 3 0 0 3Totals 32 11 12 58
Transfers
In DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 1996 FW Tarek Hadj Adlane JS Kabylie Free transfer 1996 FW Djamel Menad JS Kabylie Free transfer 1996 DF Tarek Ghoul USM El Harrach Free transfer 1996 DF Abdelouahab Tizarouine US Chaouia Free transfer 1996 DF Fayçal Hamdani WA Boufarik Free transfer 1996 GK Farid Belmellat RC Kouba Free transfer
Out DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource 1996 ?? Hemaili CR Belouizdad Free transfer 1996 MF Toufik Fouial NRB Bousmail Free transfer
References
External links
Source of local newspapers Ech-Chaab, El Moudjahid, El Watan, El Djoumhouria, El Khabar, Le Matin, Le Quotidien d'Oran, Le Soir d'Algérie