Union sportive de la médina d'Alger is an Algerian professional football club based in Algiers, Algiers Province. The club was formed in Casbah in 1937 as Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger, and played their first competitive match in 1937, when they entered the 1937–38 Ligue d'Alger Troisième Division. The club was renamed Union sportive de la médina d'Alger in 1989.

The club has won a total of 18 major trophies, including the national championship 7 times also won the Algerian Cup a record 8 times, the Algerian Super Cup 1 time, and the UAFA Club Cup 1 time Al Ittihad reached the CAF Champions League final for the first time in 2015 but was defeated against TP Mazembe. The club has also never been out of the top two divisions of Algerian football since entering the Football League.

This is a list of the seasons played by USM Alger from 1962 when the club first entered a league competition to the most recent seasons. The club's achievements in all major national and international competitions as well as the top scorers are listed. Top scorers in bold were also top scorers of Ligue 1. The list is separated into three parts, coinciding with the three major episodes of Algerian football:

History The club was founded in 1937 as Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger (USMA), following considerable difficulties with the colonial administration over the use of the word Musulmane. Despite these difficulties, the club began competing during the 1937–38 season in the third division. Results from the club's colonial-period campaigns are not included in the modern league tables, as USMA competed in competitions organized by the colonial football authorities, notably the Ligue d'Alger, the Coupe de la Ligue, and the Coupe de la Solidarité. USMA did not participate in the major North African interregional competitions of the period, such as the North African Championship and the North African Cup.

Following Algerian independence, USM Alger became the first national champions of Algeria, defeating MC Alger 3–0 in the final of the 1963 Championnat National 1. The club subsequently established itself as one of the most successful teams in the [Algerian Cup], having reached the final 19 times and won ten titles. USMA has also finished runners-up nine times, including five consecutive defeats in the finals between 1969 and 1973. USM Alger became the first club to win the Algerian Cup while competing in the second division, achieving this feat in 1981. It also became the only Algerian club to win the national championship immediately after promotion from the second division, doing so in the 1995–96 season.

In the early 2000s, USM Alger achieved a period of particular success. The club won consecutive league and cup doubles in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, becoming only the fourth club to win two consecutive Algerian league titles. No Algerian club has won the league championship for three consecutive seasons or more. USM Alger also participated in the first Algerian Super Cup final in 1981, losing 3–1 to RC Kouba. The club later won the competition twice, in 2013 and 2016. At continental level, USM Alger made its African debut in 1982, when it participated in the Cup Winners' Cup. In 1997, the club became the first Algerian team to participate in the Champions League following the competition's reorganization and renaming in its modern format.

Seasons Before independence Below, the USM Alger season-by-season record before independence in the French Algeria period : + FFF - season-by-season record of Union Sportive Musulmane d'AlgerSeasonLeague of AlgiersForconi CupDivisionPos.PtsPWDLFAGDGoalscorer Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger (USMA)1937-38 Quatrième division 00147433422+12--1938-39 Troisième Division 2nd2510712157+8--1939-40 Première Division 6th19122191821-3Abdellah Betouche (6)Round of 161940-41 Troisième Division 3rd22105232410+14-Second Round1941-42 Troisième Division 7th22143292023−3-Second Round1942-43 000000000--1943-44 000000000--1944-45 Première Division 1st371411214512+33-Second Round1945-46 000000000-Quarter-finals1946-47 000000000-Second Round1947-48 Première Division 441813233910+29Rabah Zouaoui (15)Quarter-finals1948-49 Première Division 1st36186662422+2-Fourth Round1949-50 Première Division 5th38187652825+3Rabah Zouaoui (15)Fifth Round1950-51 Première Division 7th35186572726+1Hacène Chabri (8)Third Round1951-52 Première Division 1st491814315118+33Rabah Zouaoui (12)Second Round1952-53 Première Division 8th34184862227−5-Fourth Round1953-54 Première Division8th281834112138−17Zoubir Naït Kaci (6)Third Round1954-55 Première Division10th251823131239−27Hamid Chibane (5)Third round1955-56 Deuxième Division 8th27185582239−17Mouloud Timsit (4)Withdrawal No competition is played by the muslim clubs between 1956 and 1962 by order of the FLN (Algerian War)

After independence Below, the USM Alger season-by-season record after independence of Algeria : SeasonLeagueCupOtherAfricaTop goalscorer(s)DivisionPosPtsPWDLGFGANameGoals1962–63Critérium Honneur 1st 70 24 21 2 1 95 11 SF1963–64Division Honneur 3rd 74 30 19 6 5 69 23SFAbderrahmane Meziani 191964–65National 16th 54 30 8 8 14 36 44R64Abderrahmane Meziani 111965–66National 2 2nd 73 30 18 7 5 53 22R161966–67National II 5th 36 18 6 6 6 26 20SFAbderrahmane Meziani 81967–68National II 5th 45 22 8 7 7 29 23R16Abderrahmane Meziani 71968–69National II 2nd 51 22 11 7 4 44 26RUMouldi Aissaoui 111969–70National I 5th 43 22 7 7 8 34 32RUKamel Tchalabi 101970–71National I 5th 45 22 7 9 6 37 32RUMeziani, Tchalabi 101971–72National I 15th 55 30 9 7 14 38 47RUAbderrahmane Meziani 81972–73National II 2nd - - - - - - -RU1973–74National II 1st - - - - - - -R32Djamel Zidane 151974–75National I 5th 63 30 13 7 10 48 36R32Zidane, Guedioura 101975–76National I 4th 66 30 14 8 8 52 29R321976–77National I 11th 47 26 7 7 12 32 36QF1977–78Division 1 5th 54 26 11 6 9 40 26RU1978–79Division 1 12th 48 26 7 8 11 30 40QF1979–80Division 1 15th 54 30 7 11 12 30 35RU1980–81Division 2 1st 54 22 12 8 2 49 21W1981–82Division 1 9th 59 30 9 11 10 24 30QFRUCup Winners' CupQF1982–83Division 1 16th 56 30 8 10 12 21 31R16Nacer Guedioura 71983–84Division 2 4th 68 30 13 12 5 45 23R21984–85Division 2 2nd 69 29 13 11 5 39 20R321985–86Division 2 2nd 69 30 14 11 5 41 22R321986–87Division 2 1st 46 30 19 8 3 41 15R641987–88Division 1 7th 35 34 11 13 10 35 30WFawzi Benkhalidi 91988–89Division 1 13th 28 30 9 10 11 27 34R16Cup Winners' CupQFTarek Hadj Adlane 71989–90Division 1 16th 23 30 8 7 15 23 39NPTarek Hadj Adlane 101990–91Division 2 4th 34 30 12 10 8 40 25QFTarek Hadj Adlane 131991–92Division 2 3rd 34 30 13 8 9 34 23R641992–93Division 2 7th 31 30 10 11 9 33 25NP1993–94Division 2 2nd 48 32 21 6 5 52 12R641994–95Division 2 1st 50 32 20 10 2 54 29R2Azzedine Rahim ??1995–96Division 1 1st 60 30 19 3 8 39 24R64GrpAzzedine Rahim 111996–97Division 1 3rd 49 30 14 7 9 32 30WChampions LeagueGrpTarek Hadj Adlane 161997–98Division 1 2nd 25 15 6 7 2 18 13R16QFCup Winners' CupQFTarek Hadj Adlane 61998–99Super Division 4th 44 26 12 8 6 32 17WCAF CupQFTarek Hadj Adlane 171999–00Super Division 12th 21 22 6 3 13 15 27R16SFCup Winners' CupDisAthmane Samir Amirat 52000–01Super Division 2nd 55 30 15 10 5 51 28WTarek Hadj Adlane 142001–02Super Division 1st 57 30 17 6 7 37 24R32Cup Winners' CupSFRabie Benchergui 122002–03Division 1 1st 58 30 17 7 6 52 17WChampions LeagueSFMoncef Ouichaoui 222003–04Division 1 2nd 58 30 17 7 6 49 23WChampions LeagueGrpRabie Benchergui 152004–05Division 1 1st 6730 21455527R64Champions LeagueR2Billel Dziri 11CAF Confederation CupPO2005–06Division 1 2nd 57 30 18 6 6 50 30RUChampions LeagueR1Moulay Haddou 122006–07Division 1 4th 47 30 13 8 9 32 25RUChampions LeaguePRMintou Doucoure 72007–08Division 1 4th 42 30 12 6 12 32 27R16Arab Champions LeagueGrpAmar Ammour 122008–09Division 1 6th 48 32 13 9 10 38 31R64Arab Champions LeagueR16Ali Rial 72009–10Division 1 4th 53 34 14 11 9 47 33R16Cheikh Hamidi 152010–11Ligue 1 9th 38 30 9 11 10 32 28R64Noureddine Daham 112011–12Ligue 1 3rd 52 30 15 7 8 37 25QFLamouri Djediat 122012–13Ligue 14th 51 30 15 6 9 32 15WConfederation CupR2Noureddine Daham 12UAFA Club CupW2013–14Ligue 11st 68 30 20 8 2 49 21 R32WZiaya, Andria, Gasmi 62014–15Ligue 1 8th 41 30 10 11 9 35 27 R16RUChampions LeagueRUYoucef Belaïli 82015–16Ligue 11st 58 30 17 7 6 49 31 R64Mohamed Seguer 122016–17Ligue 1 3rd 50 30 14 8 8 50 31R16WChampions LeagueSFMohamed Rabie Meftah 112017–18Ligue 1 6th 42 30 11 9 10 43 35R16Confederation CupQFOussama Darfalou 262018–19Ligue 11st 53 30 15 8 7 49 29R16Arab Club Champions CupR2Prince Ibara 102019–20Ligue 1 6th 32 22 9 5 7 25 22R32Champions LeagueGrpAymen Mahious 122020–21Ligue 14th6538198116239NPRUIsmail Belkacemi 17SF2021–22Ligue 1 4th 57 34 15 12 7 45 22NPMahious, Belkacemi 82022–23Ligue 1 11th 40 30 11 7 11 31 27R64Confederation CupWAymen Mahious 112023–24Ligue 1 4th 49 30 15 4 11 40 32SFConfederation CupSF Ismail Belkacemi 17CAF Super CupW2024–25Ligue 1 7th 40 30 10 10 10 26 26WConfederation CupQFIsmaïl Belkacemi 102025–26Ligue 1 10th 39 30 8 15 7 34 29WRUConfederation CupWAhmed Khaldi 132026–27Ligue 1 R64FConfederation CupR2 CAF Super CupF

Key

Key to league record: P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

Key to divisions: 1 = Ligue 1 2 = Ligue 2

Key to rounds: DNE = Did not enter NP = Not played PR = Preliminary round Grp = Group stage R1 = First Round R2 = Second Round PO = Play-off round

R32 = Round of 32 R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners

ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated

Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division. Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

Statistics

Algeria :

FAF competitionsCompetitionSeasonsPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstLast season played Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 46 1337 562 367 408 1725 1336 2025–26 Algerian Ligue 2 16 387 190 122 75 580 306 1994–95 Algerian Cup 60 218 144 39 36 403 163 2025–26 Algerian Super Cup 6 6 2 0 4 6 7 2025 Algerian League Cup (defunct) 4 25 9 8 8 35 22 2020–21Total132197390753653127491834

Africa :

CAF competitionsCompetitionSeasonsPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstLast season played Champions League 9 80 37 19 24 132 82 2019–20 CAF Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) 5 25 13 4 8 40 25 2002 CAF Confederation Cup 7 70 32 21 17 93 55 2025–26 CAF Cup (defunct) 1 6 4 0 2 13 6 1999 CAF Super Cup 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2023Total23182874550279168

Non-CAF competitions :

Non-CAF competitionsCompetitionSeasonsPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstLast season played Arab Champions League 5 29 14 8 7 46 34 2018–19 Maghreb Cup Winners Cup (defunct) 2 4 1 0 3 3 6 1970Total733158104938All-Total156209797255656929661966

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