2003–04 USM Alger season

In the 2003–04 season, USM Alger competed in the Ligue 1 for the 24th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 9th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

USM Alger
2003–04 season
PresidentSaïd Allik
Head coachMourad Abdelouahab
(until April 2004)
Mustapha Aksouh (c)
(from April 2004)
(until 31 June 2004)
StadiumStade Omar Hammadi
National 1Runners-up
Algerian CupWinners
Champions League2003: Semifinals
2004: Second Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rabie Benchergui (12 goals)
All:
Rabie Benchergui (15 goals)

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2003.[1]
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
1 GK Hichem Mezaïr (1976-10-16)16 October 1976 (aged 27) WA Tlemcen
25 GK Merouane Abdouni (1981-03-27)27 March 1981 (aged 22) USM El Harrach
12 GK Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (1985-03-19)19 March 1985 (aged 18) Reserve team
Defenders
2 RB / CB Mohamed Hamdoud (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 27) Reserve team
3 CB Youcef Siahi (1984-10-03)3 October 1984 (aged 19) Reserve team
3 LB Tarek Ghoul (1975-01-06)6 January 1975 (aged 28) USM El Harrach
4 CB Salim Aribi (1974-12-16)16 December 1974 (aged 29) CA Batna
5 CB Mounir Zeghdoud (1970-11-18)18 November 1970 (aged 33) USM Aïn Beïda
18 CB Rabah Deghmani (1975-10-05)5 October 1975 (aged 28) IB Khémis El Khechna
20 LB / CB / RB Mahieddine Meftah (1968-09-25)25 September 1968 (aged 35) JS Kabylie
Midfielders
6 MF Farid Djahnine (1976-08-16)16 August 1976 (aged 27) Reserve team
7 AM Amar Ammour (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 27) ASM Oran
8 CM Billel Dziri (1972-01-21)21 January 1972 (aged 31) CS Sedan Ardennes
15 DM Karim Ghazi (1979-01-06)6 January 1979 (aged 24) CR Belouizdad
10 AM Hocine Achiou (1979-04-27)27 April 1979 (aged 24) Reserve team
16 MF Lahcène Nazef (1974-09-02)2 September 1974 (aged 29) NA Hussein Dey
22 MF Hamidou Balbone (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 26) EF Ouagadougou
26 DM Hocine Metref (1984-01-01)1 January 1984 (aged 20) Reserve team
Forwards
14 ST Moncef Ouichaoui (1977-04-05)5 April 1977 (aged 26) USM Annaba
13 FW Mohamed Cheraïtia (1982-02-14)14 February 1982 (aged 21) Reserve team
19 ST Rabie Benchergui (1978-03-14)14 March 1978 (aged 25) ASM Oran
21 FW Rafik Deghiche (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 (aged 20) Reserve team
11 FW Fadel Ryad Settara (1975-05-18)18 May 1975 (aged 28) CR Belouizdad
23 CF Mamadou Diallo (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 21) JS Centre Salif Keita

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
National 30 17 7 6 49 23 +26 056.67 N/A Runner-up 14 August 2003 24 May 2004
Algerian Cup 6 4 2 0 12 1 +11 066.67 Round of 64 Winner 5 February 2004 25 June 2004
2003 Champions League 8 3 1 4 9 6 +3 037.50 Group stage Semifinals 9 August 2003 8 November 2003
2004 Champions League 4 2 1 1 12 5 +7 050.00 First round Second Round 10 April 2004 30 May 2004
Total 48 26 11 11 82 35 +47 054.17

Ligue 1
Main article: 2003–04 Algerian Championnat National

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 JS Kabylie (C) 30 17 10 3 40 21 +19 61 2005 CAF Champions League
2 USM Alger 30 17 7 6 49 23 +26 58
3 NA Hussein Dey 30 13 10 7 31 19 +12 49 2004-05 Arab Champions League
4 ES Sétif 30 14 5 11 41 31 +10 47
5 MC Alger 30 14 5 11 35 34 +1 47
Updated to match(es) played on 9 october 2014. Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 17 7 6 49 23  +26 58 13 1 1 29 8  +21 4 6 5 20 15  +5

Last updated: 12 December 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWDWWWWLLWDDWDWWDWLWWLWDWLWLW
Position121221111111111111122121222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
14 August 2003 Round 1 USM Alger 3–0 JSM Bejaïa Bologhine
Hamdoud  4'
Dziri  64'  77'
Ammour  90'
Zeghdoud  47'		 Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Haïmoudi, Oukil, Kerraï
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
28 August 2003 Round 3 USM Alger 3–2 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Bologhine
Ghoul  3'
Benchergui  14'
Aribi  40'  65'
Ghazi  51'		 Report[2] Derbal  16'
Maydi  19'
Benchadi  45'
Deffaf  69'		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Djaballah, Meknous, Belfekroun
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Ghoul (Settara, 66’), Aribi, Deghmani, Meftah, Ghazi, Ammour (Deghiche, 77’), Dziri, Achiou (Djahnine, 73’), Ouichaoui, Benchergui - Coach Abdelouahab.
1 September 2003 Round 4 CA Batna 1–1 USM Alger Batna
Report  33' Ouichaoui
 61' Achiou		 Stadium: Mustapha Sefouhi Stadium
Referee: Belkacem, Menfouss, Ouaddah
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
10 September 2003 Round 6 RC Kouba 0–3 USM Alger Algiers
Report  21', 75' Benchergui
 79' Ouichaoui		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Berber, Achrouf, Chouih
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
15 September 2003 Round 2 MC Oran 1–1 USM Alger Oran
16:00 Report  48' Benchergui
Achiou		 Stadium: Stade Habib Bouakeul
Referee: Kaïdi, Saker, Seddik
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
7 November 2003 Round 10 USM Alger 0–1 US Chaouia Bologhine
Report[3] Touil  51' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benouza, Berrahmoune, Djezzar
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud (Settara, 61’), Ghoul (Metref, 61’), Aribi, Zeghdoud, Meftah, Ammour, Dziri, Ghazi, Achiou, Benchergui (Deghiche, 86’) - Coach Abdelouahab.
17 November 2003 Round 13 USM Annaba 1–1 USM Alger Annaba
Report  28'  65' Dziri
 61' Meftah		 Stadium: Stade 19 Mai 1956
Referee: Haïmoudi, Kerraï, Haïmoudi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
20 November 2003 Round 14 USM Alger 2–1 NA Hussein Dey Algiers
Benchergui  8'  47'
Meftah  9'
Aribi  65'
Kabri  90+1' (o.g.)		 Report[4] Taoual  41'
Kabri  46'  61'
Bouras  75'
Djerradi  88'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Zekrini, Hasnaoui, Hanifi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Aribi, Ammour, Dziri, Achiou, Deghmani, Benchergui, Meftah (Nazef, 85’), Ghazi, Balbone - Coach Abdelouahab and Aksouh.
24 November 2003 Round 5 USM Alger 1–0 USM Blida Bologhine
Achiou  72'
Deghmani  34'
Dziri  90'		 Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Khelifi, Sedrati, Chaâbane
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
1 December 2003 Round 7 USM Alger 1–0 CR Belouizdad Algiers
Achiou  2'
Meftah  7'
Balbone  61'
Zeghdoud  81'		 Report[5] Billel Harkas  ?' Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Boubakour, Talbi, Tahir
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Arribi, Zeghdoud, Meftah (Nazef), Ammour (Metref), Ghazi, Settara, Achiou, Balbone - Coach Abdelouahab.
5 December 2003 Round 15 WA Tlemcen 1–1 USM Alger Tlemcen
Taleb  15'
Yadel  16'		 Report[6] Balbone  7'
Aribi  18'		 Stadium: Stade des 3 Frères Zerga
Referee: Boumaza, Athmania, Odjani
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Dziri, Ghazi, Deghmani (Nazef, 76’), Benchergui (Ouichaoui, 76’), Balbone (Metref, 86’).
8 December 2003 Round 8 USM Alger 2–1 ES Sétif Bologhine
Ghazi  23'
Benchergui  85'
Dziri  34'
Zeghdoud  87'
Ghoul  90'
Achiou  90+1'		 Report  20' Mohamed Reda Abaci Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Mehidi, Naceri, Bechirène
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
15 December 2003 Round 9 ASO Chlef 1–0 USM Alger Chlef
Tahraoui  88' Report  30' Meftah Stadium: Stade Mohamed Sahli
Referee: Djaballah, Oukil, Bakir
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
18 December 2003 Round 11 MC Alger 1–3 USM Alger Algiers
Benali  2'
Larbi Bouamrane  35'
Bouacida  43'  78'
Ouahid  76'		 Achiou  21'  25'
Hamdoud  45' (pen.), 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Benaïssa, Sedrati, Kaïd
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezair, Hamdoud, Zeghdoud (cap), Arribi, Meftah, Achiou, Ghazi, Dziri (Cheraitia 83'), Ammour (Nazef 89'), Benchergui, Balbone (Doghmani 80').
22 December 2003 Round 12 USM Alger 1–1 JS Kabylie Bologhine
Balbone  54'
Aribi  5'
Meftah  23'		 Report  74' Belkheir Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Benouza, Djezzar, Belbecir
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
29 December 2003 Round 16 JSM Bejaïa 0–6 USM Alger Bejaïa
Report  11' Ammour
 20' Salim Aribi
 23' Achiou
 37', 88' Benchergui
 42', 45' Balbone		 Stadium: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Referee: Ould Abdellah, Benarous, Kourichi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
8 January 2004 Round 17 USM Alger 2–0 MC Oran Bologhine
Kechamli  40' (o.g.)
Diallo  84'
Dziri  14'		 Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Khelifi, Chaâbani, Hanifi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
12 February 2004 Round 20 USM Blida 1–0 USM Alger Blida
Report  10' Aribi
 30' Hamdoud
 34' Meftah
 64' Djahnine		 Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Mehidi, Neciri, Bachirane
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
16 February 2004 Round 18 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 0–0 USM Alger Bordj Bou Arreridj
Report Achiou  25'
Metref  76'		 Stadium: Stade 20 Août 1955
Referee: Hamoudi, Ghanem, Belfekroun
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
19 February 2004 Round 21 USM Alger 4–0 RC Kouba Algiers
Benchergui  28', 33'
Balbone  28'
Achiou  63' (pen.)
Metref  71'
Djahnine  85'
Ammour  85'
Meçabih  90+3'		 Report[7] Zarabi  59'
Tarchi  60'
Lyadi  85'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Djaballah, Oukil, Kourdbakir
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Metref, Aribi, Zeghdoud (Deghmani, 80’), Djahnine, Ammour (Ouichaoui, 85’), Nazef, Benchergui, Balbone (Meçabih, 73’), Achiou - Coach Abdelouahab and Aksouh.
23 February 2004 Round 19 USM Alger 3–0 CA Batna Bologhine
Hamdoud  18'
Benchergui  26' (pen.)
Balbone  89'		 Report[8] Dehfal  6'
Choualib  22'  87'		 Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ould Abdellah, Korichi, Djezzar
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Deghmani, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Nazef, Ammour, Balbone, Meçabih (Diallo, 74’), Achiou (Cheraïtia, 90’), Benchergui (Metref, 86’) - Coach Abdelouahab and Aksouh.
12 March 2004 Round 24 USM Alger 3–1 ASO Chlef Bologhine
Achiou  1', 88'
Meçabih  40'
Hamdoud  19'		 Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Berber
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
18 March 2004 Round 22 CR Belouizdad 0–1 USM Alger Algiers
Bousaïd  15'
Zazou  17'
Billel Harkas  21'  87'
Slatni  44'		 Report[9] Hamdoud  10'  49'
Zeghdoud  19'
Dziri  52'
Achiou  90+2'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Benouza, Djezzar, Talbi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Dziri, Achiou, Benchergui (Nazef, 76’), Meftah, Balbone, Diallo - Coach Abdelouahab and Aksouh.
26 March 2004 Round 23 ES Sétif 3–0 USM Alger Sétif
Achacha  26'
Fellahi  29'  44'
Bourahli  47', 66'
Fnifi  63'		 Report[10] Balbone  44'
Meftah  47'
Deghmani  58'		 Stadium: Stade 8 Mai 1945
Referee: Djaballah, Oukil, Kief
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Ouichaoui (Deghiche, 70’), Nazef (Djahnine, 56’), Deghmani, Benchergui, Meftah, Balbone - Coach Abdelouahab.
1 April 2004 Round 25 US Chaouia 1–1 USM Alger El Khroub
Boulemdaïs  73'  74'
Kasa  89'		 Report[11] Dziri  36'  62'
Zeghdoud  46'
Diallo  51'
Achiou  89'		 Stadium: Abed Hamdani Stadium
Referee: Abadallah, Keraï, Haïmoudi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Ammour, Dziri, Achiou, Benchergui (Deghiche, 82’), Meftah, Diallo - Coach Abdelouahab.
19 April 2004 Round 26 USM Alger 1–0 MC Alger Algiers
Meftah  20'
Ammour  47'
Aribi  64'
Metref  90'		 Bouacida  2'
Djabelkheir  32'
Larbi Bouamrane  70'
Daham  88'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Belkacem, Djezzar, Talbi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Arribi, Deghmani, Meftah (Metref 84'), Achiou, Djahnine, Dziri, Ammour, Diallo, Balbone (Benchergui 68') - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
3 May 2004 Round 27 JS Kabylie 2–1 USM Alger Tizi Ouzou
Report Djahnine  35'
Diallo  49'
Achiou  50'		 Stadium: Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Referee: Benouza, Djezzar, Belebcir
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
7 May 2004 Round 28 USM Alger 1–0 USM Annaba Bologhine
Benchergui  2'
Hamdoud  35' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Ould Abdellah, Arouche, Telli
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
19 May 2004 Round 29 NA Hussein Dey 2–1 USM Alger Algiers
Gana  32'
Bouras  45+1' (pen.)
Kabri  45+2'
Yacef  61'
Pastour  72'		 Report[12] Hamdoud  23' (pen.)  80'
Abdouni  52'
Aribi  79'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Khelifi, Sedrati, Chaâbane
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Achiou, Ouichaoui (Belmellat, 53’), Meftah (Nazef, 46’), Diallo (Cheraïtia, 13’), Metref - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
24 May 2004 Round 30 USM Alger 2–1 WA Tlemcen Bologhine
Ouichaoui  50' (pen.)
Metref  76'
Cheraïtia  90'		 Report Deghmani  62' (o.g.) Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Belaïd, Meziane, Yekhlef
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Zermmouche - Hamdoud, Ghoul, Doghmani, Siahi - Djahnine, Nazef, Metref - Cheraïtia, Deghiche (Kab, 85'), Ouichaoui - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.

Algerian Cup
Main article: 2003–04 Algerian Cup
5 February 2004 Round of 64 US Remchi 0–7 USM Alger Oran
16:00 Report[13] Ammour  14'
Meçabih  38', 52', 56', 70'
Diallo  45'
Hamdoud  90'		 Stadium: Habib Bouakeul Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Abdelsamid, Ghoumari, Al Arbi
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Ammour, Dziri, Meçabih (Cheraïtia, 72'), Deghmani, Meftah, Diallo (Ouichaoui, 79'), Metref (Ghoul, 74') – Coach: Abdelouahab.
22 March 2004 Round of 32 CR Beni Thour 0–3 w/o USM Alger Biskra
16:00 Report Stadium: Complexe Sportif d'El Alia
15 April 2004 Round of 16 USM Alger 2–0 WA Boufarik Rouiba
16:00 Benchergui  72'
Achiou  82'		 Report Stadium: Stade Mabrouki Salem
Referee: Bounaâdja, Athmania, Oudjani
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
6 May 2004 Quarter-finals USM Alger 3–1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj Constantine
15:00 Diallo  12'
Aribi  68'
Metref  72'		 Report Stadium: Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui
Referee: Mehidi, Belfakroun, Ghanem
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
10 June 2004 Semi-finals USM Alger 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 MC Oran Chlef
15:00 Diallo  30'
Zeghdoud  42'
Rabah Deghmani  61'
Meftah  83'
Metref  90'
Hamdoud  100'		 Report[14] Bendida  79'
Acimi  83'		 Stadium: Stade Mohamed Boumezrag
Referee: Mohammed Zekrini
Penalties
Mounir Zeghdoud
Mohamed Hamdoud
Mamadou Diallo
Hocine Achiou
Tarek Ghoul 		Kouider Boukessassa
Cheïkh Benzerga
Sofiane Daoud
Moulay Haddou
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni, Hamdoud, Zeghdoud, Djahnine (Ghoul, 79'), Achiou, Ouichaoui (Balbone, 60'), Nazef, Deghmani, Meftah (Deghiche, 99'), Diallo, Metref - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
25 June 2004 Final USM Alger 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 JS Kabylie Algiers
15:00 Hamdoud  23'
Meftah  27'
Dziri  67'
Aribi  119'		 Report Belkaïd  37'
Raho  52'
Benayen  80'
Zafour  81'
Habri  108'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet
Attendance: 70.000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza
Penalties
Moncef Ouichaoui
Mohamed Hamdoud
Mamadou Diallo
Hocine Achiou
Tarek Ghoul
Billel Dziri 		Kamel Habri
Karim Doudène
Nassim Hamlaoui
Lounés Bendahmane
Farouk Belkaïd
Brahim Zafour
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni - Hamdoud, Meftah, Arribi, Ghoul - Achiou, Djahnine, Dziri, Ammour (Benchergui, 65') - Balbone (Ouichaoui, 120'), Diallo - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.

Champions League
Main article: 2003 CAF Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2003 CAF Champions League group stage § Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
ES Tunis 6 4 2 0 7 2 +5 14
USM Alger 6 3 0 3 7 4 +3 9
Canon Yaoundé 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
ASA 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4
Source:
9 August 2003 Matchday 1 Atlético Sport Aviação 1–0 USM Alger Luanda, Angola
16:00 Balamba  10' Report Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela
Referee: Alex Quarty (Ghana)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab.
22 August 2003 Matchday 2 USM Alger 0–1 Espérance de Tunis Blida, Algeria
16:00 Report Diaky  48' Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Abdellah Med Salem (Libya)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab.
5 September 2003 Matchday 3 USM Alger 3–0 Canon Yaoundé Algiers, Algeria
16:00 Benchergui  2'
Djahnine  26'
Ammour  40'
Ouichaoui  41', 59' (pen.)		 Report[15] Nomwa Mbasa  13'
Mbarava  58'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Ndoy Fala (Senegal)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Zeghdoud, Djahnine, Dziri, Achiou, Benchergui (Settara, 75’), Meftah (Deghmani, 61’), Ghazi, Ouichaoui, Ammour, Aribi (Hamdoud, 82’) - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab.
22 September 2003 Matchday 4 Canon Yaoundé 0–2 USM Alger Yaoundé, Cameroon
14:30 Report  46' Hamdoud
 90+2' Aribi		 Stadium: Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Referee: Sowe Moudou (Gambia)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab.
2 October 2003 Matchday 5 USM Alger 2–0 Atlético Sport Aviação Algiers, Algeria
16:00 Benchergui  31'
Dziri  43'
Ghazi  80'
Achiou  90+2'		 Report[16] António Alvas  7'
Mateusimwa  80'  90+3'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Ardjoun (Morocco)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Djahnine (Settara 78'), Ghazi, Dziri, Amour (Nazef 90'), Achiou, Benchergui, Deghiche (Metref 66') - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab
18 October 2003 Matchday 6 Espérance de Tunis 2–0 USM Alger Tunis, Tunisia
16:00 Ben Younes  2'
Azaïez  17'
Mnari  39'		 Report Benchergui  59' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Mébilit (Seychelles)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezaïr, Hamdoud, Ghoul, Aribi, Zeghdoud, Nazef (Metref, 77’), Ammour, Dziri(c), Djahnine, Benchergui (Deghiche, 85’), Ouichaoui (Settara, 72’) - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab.

Semifinals
31 October 2003 first leg USM Alger 1–1 Enyimba Algiers, Algeria
20:30 Ouichaoui  38' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Referee: Codjia Coffi (Benin)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab.
8 November 2003 Second leg Enyimba 2–1 USM Alger Aba, Nigeria
16:00 Ghoul  43' (o.g.)
Michael Orchei  90+3'		 Report Dziri  3'
Nazef  48'
Achiou  74'
Aribi  80'
Mezaïr  82'		 Stadium: Enyimba International Stadium
Referee: Alex Quarty (Ghana)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Mezair, Hamdoud, Arribi, Zeghdoud, Ghoul (Doghmani 76e), Ghazi, Djahnine (Metref 54e), Dziri, Nazef, Ouichaoui (Settara 86e), Achiou - Coach Mourad Abdelouahab.

Champions League
Main article: 2004 CAF Champions League

First round
10 April 2004 first leg USM Alger 8–1 ASFA Yennenga Bologhine, Algeria
15:00 Dziri  20', 47'
Ammour  21'
Diallo  31', 62', 88'
Metref  79'
Balbone  87'		 Report Konte  64' Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Atef Yagoubi (Tunisia)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , .
24 April 2004 Second leg ASFA Yennenga 2–2 USM Alger Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Konte  36', 85' (pen.) Report Diallo  44', 75' Stadium: Stade du 4-Août
Referee: Aguidissou, Aderodjou, Louis Joël (Benin)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - Abdouni - Meftah, Zeghdoud, Aribi, Hamdoud (Metref) - Ammour, Djahnine (Ouichaoui), Doghmani, Achiou, Balbone (Nazef) - Diallo.

Second Round
15 May 2004 first leg USM Alger 2–0 Asante Kotoko Bologhine, Algeria
16:00 Meftah  16'
Ouichaoui  77'		 Report Stadium: Omar Hamadi Stadium
Referee: Aboubaker (Ivory Coast)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.
30 May 2004 Second leg Asante Kotoko 2–0
(1–3 p)		 USM Alger Kumasi, Ghana
Duah  5'
Chibsah  81'		 Report Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium
Attendance: 50.000
Referee: Evene Divine (Cameroon)
Note: Lineup for USM Alger - , , , , , , , , , , - Coach Mustapha Aksouh.

Squad information

Playing statistics

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No. Nat. Player Ligue 1 Algerian Cup CAF Champions League Total
GS GS GS GS
Goalkeepers
1Hichem Mezaïr2381311
25Merouane Abdouni615411511
12Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche11
1Farid Belmellat11
Defenders
4Salim Aribi2518312111339313
3Tarek Ghoul15113622413
5Mounir Zeghdoud2243111365
20Mahieddine Meftah2385261134111
2Mohamed Hamdoud2874512914296
18Rabah Deghmani2124181334
3Youcef Siahi11
Midfielders
6Farid Djahnine163491294
7Amar Ammour2522319113743
8Billel Dziri223541943576
15Karim Ghazi151162111
10Hocine Achiou2677411124189
16Lahcène Nazef192141252
22Hamidou Balbone1853414112665
26Hocine Metref15224111012943
Forwards
14Moncef Ouichaoui183410413271
13Mohamed Cheraïtia8112111
19Rabie Benchergui24111131822351431
21Rafik Deghiche82414
11Fadel Ryad Settara6410
Abdelhakim Meziani112
Ali Lamine Kab11
9Ali Meçabih421456
23Mamadou Diallo1021521451992
Own goals 2 0 0 0
Totals 49532 12120 21190 82842
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