USM Alger
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Full name
Union Sportive Médina d'Alger
Nicknames
L'USMA
Soustara
Ouled El Bahdja
Ouled El Hamra
Kahraba
The Reds and Blacks
Founded
July 5, 1937
as Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger
Ground
Stade Omar Hammadi, Algiers
Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (when ready), Algiers (Derbies Only)
Capacity
Stade Omar Hammadi
(10,000)
President
Ali Haddad
Head Coach
Miloud Hamdi
League
Ligue Professionnelle 1
2015-16
Ligue Professionnelle 1, 1th
Union Sportive Médina d'Alger, known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the city of Algiers.
The club was founded in 1937 and its colours are red and black.
Their venue, the Stade Omar Hammadi, has a capacity of some 10,000.
The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
USM Alger are one of the most successful clubs in Algeria, having domestically won the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 6 times, the Algerian Cup 8 times and the Algerian Super Cup once.
Internationally, USM Alger has won the UAFA Club Cup once, winning the last edition in 2013.
The club also reached the final match of the 2015 CAF Champions League
Algeria coach confident heading to Brazil - Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic is full of optimism ahead of the World Cup after his side beat Romania 2:1 in a friendly featuring a bizarre incident.
Champions League fixtures & results 24-25 May 2014
Group A
• 24.05.2014: Zamalek vs Al Hilal 2:1
• 25.05.2014: TP Mazembe vs AS Vita Club 1:0
Group B
• 24.05.2014: Al Ahli Benghazi vs Esperance 3:2
• 25.05.2014: Entente Setif vs CS Sfaxien 1:1
Esperance suffer second group defeat.
African Champions League 2014
Group A
• 24.05.2014: Zamalek vs Al Hilal 2:1
• 25.05.2014: TP Mazembe vs AS Vita Club -:-
Group B
• 24.05.2014: Al Ahli Benghazi vs Esperance 3:2
• 25.05.2014: Entente Setif vs CS Sfaxien -:-
AS Vita Club beat Zamalek in the African Champions League first group match.
On Saturday evening Esperance, who won the title in 2011, lost 2:1 to visitors Entente Setif from Algeria.
African teams participating in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Tottenham's Nabil Bentaleb has been included in Algeria's 30-man provisional World Cup squad.
Tottenham youngster Nabil Bentaleb has the ability to become one of the stars of the Algeria team, says fellow international Adlene Guedioura.
Algerian Djamel Belmadi has been installed as the new coach of Qatar's national team, the country's football association has revealed.
All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)
