1962–63 USM Alger season
USM Alger 1962–63 football season
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In the 1962–63 season, Algiers football club USM Alger competed in the Championnat National for the 1st season, as well as the Algerian Cup.
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| 1962–63 season | |||
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Ben Tifour, coach of the USM Alger receives from the hands of Ben Bella president, the first trophy Algerian football championship, under the gaze of president of the FAF the Dr Maouche (left) and Minister of Defense Houari Boumedienne (right). | |||
| Chairman | Saïd Meddad | ||
| Head coach | Abdelaziz Ben Tifour | ||
| Stadium | Stade de Saint-Eugène | ||
| Critériums d'Honneur | 1st | ||
| Final Groups | 1st | ||
| Final tournament | Champions | ||
| Algerian Cup | Semi-finals | ||
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Summary season
football competitions come to life in the country. Given the geographical distribution of the clubs throughout the country, formerly divided into three departments under the French colonial administration, each league took over the organization of the competitions in an autonomous way, encouraged by the Ministry of Sports and Youth. In the early years, the competitions thus restarted in the form of regional criteria at the end of which were sacred the departmental champions who were then to compete in the form of tournaments "play off" to designate the Champion of Algeria. League beginning with the first post-independence the USM Alger administration to bring the former Nice and Monaco player Abdelaziz Ben Tifour to be a coach and a player at the same time, also included one foreign player Freddy Zemmour from Pied-Noir one of the few French players who have decided to stay in Algeria.[1][2]
USM Alger took place in Group V and took first place with 51 points and strongest offensive line in each league with 75 goal after the piece and in Algiers League in a group with MC Alger, AS Orléansville, NA Hussein Dey and OM Saint Eugène took first place also with 12 points from 12 to advance to the semi-finals and play against Hamra Annaba previously USM Annaba and won by corners 7–6 qualify for the final of the first tournament in the history of Algeria, and find MC Alger again The Red and Black, led by player-coach Bentifour easily outweigh the score of 3–0 in a match played at the Stade d'El Annasser, in the presence of President Ahmed Ben Bella and Minister of Defense Houari Boumedienne. From here Sostara was honored to be the first club to win the championship title in the era of independence.[3]
Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 1970.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Nat. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Moving from | ||||||
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| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
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Djamel El Okbi | 15 October 1939 (aged 22) |  AS Saint Eugène | ||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||
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Mohamed Madani | 23 May 1945 (aged 17) | |||||||
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Achour Sallah | 1 October 1933 (aged 29) | |||||||
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Mohamed Kerkouche | ||||||||
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Hacène Chabri | 25 April 1931 (aged 31) | |||||||
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Osman | ||||||||
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Brahim Talbi | ||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
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Rachid Aftouche | 2 November 1933 (aged 28) | Olympique Tizi Ouzou | ||||||
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Hacène Djemaâ | 6 January 1942 (aged 20) | |||||||
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Boubekeur Belbekri | 7 January 1942 (aged 20) | |||||||
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Ghazi Djermane | 21 January 1942 (aged 20) | Gallia d’Alger | ||||||
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Freddy Zemmour | 21 February 1942 (aged 20) | Gallia d’Alger | ||||||
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Hamid Benkanoun | ||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||
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Hamid Bernaoui | 3 December 1937 (aged 24) | Youth system | ||||||
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Krimo Rebih | 1 May 1932 (aged 30) |  Union Sportive Tunisienne | ||||||
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Abdelaziz Ben Tifour (c) | 25 July 1927 (aged 35) | AS Monaco FC | ||||||
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Abderrahmane Meziani | 12 May 1942 (aged 20) | AS Saint Eugène | ||||||
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Rachid Hemmar | ||||||||
Pre-season and friendlies
| 30 September 2023 Friendly | CR Belcourt | 1–5 | USM Alger | Hamma Annassers |
Raffa  53' |
Chabri 5' Meziani 15', 85'Rebih 25', 78' |
Stadium: Stade municipal |
| 10 April 2024 Friendly | USM Alger | 1–1 |  Real Madrid | Hamma Annassers |
| Krimo (?) |
Garcia (?) |
Stadium: Stade municipal |
Non-competitive
Overview
| Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Critériums d'Honneur | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 6 | +69 | 88.89 | N/a | 1st | 7 October 1962 | 7 April 1963 |
| Final Groups | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 100.00 | N/a | 1st | 19 May 1963 | 9 June 1963 |
| Final tournament | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 | N/a | Champions | 15 June 1963 | 16 June 1963 |
| Algerian Cup | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 85.71 | 2e tour régional | Semi-finals | 4 November 1962 | 31 March 1963 |
| Total | 31 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 11 | +84 | 87.10 | ||||
Critériums d'Honneur
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USM Alger | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 6 | +69 | 51 | Qualification to a final group, promoted for 1963–64 Honor Division |
| 2 | USM Marengo | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 18 | +22 | 43 | Promoted for 1963–64 Honor Division |
| 3 | USM Blida | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 12 | +45 | 41 | |
| 4 | RC Arbaâ | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 41 | |
| 5 | USH Alger | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 40 | Promoted for 1963–64 Pre Honor Division (D2) |
| 6 | ESM Koléa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 38 | |
| 7 | JS Fort de l'Eau | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 36 | Relegated to 1963–64 First Division (D3) |
| 8 | ES Zéralda | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 29 | |
| 9 | JSM Alger | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 69 | −59 | 21 | |
| 10 | SO Berrouaghia | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 109 | −101 | 20 |
Results by round
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 14 October Round 2 | USM Alger | 6–3 | USM Blida | Saint-Eugène |
| Krimo 2' (?) Bernaoui 10', 60'Djemaâ 43'Djermane 90' |
Report[6] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 28 October Round 3 | USM Marengo | 1–1 | USM Alger | Marengo |
| Report[7] | Stadium: Stade communal de Marengo |
| 11 November Round 4 | USM Alger | 3–0 | JS Fort-de-l'Eau | Saint-Eugène |
| Report[8] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 2 December Round 6 | USM Alger | 5–0 | US Hôpital Alger | Saint-Eugène |
| Report[10] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 9 December Round 7 | USM Alger | 4–0 | ES Zéralda | Saint-Eugène |
| Report[11] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 23 December Round 8 | SO Berrouaghia | 0–13 | USM Alger | |
| Report[12] |
| 6 January Round 9 | USM Alger | 8–0 | JSM Alger | Saint-Eugène |
| Report[13] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 20 January Round 10 | USM Alger | 3–0 | RC Arbaâ | Saint-Eugène |
| Report[14] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 27 January Round 11 | USM Blida | 0–1 | USM Alger | Blida |
| Report[15] | Stadium: Stade Frères Brakni |
| 10 February Round 12 | USM Alger | 2–0 | USM Marengo | Saint-Eugène |
| Report[16] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 17 February Round 13 | JS Fort-de-l'Eau | 0–1 | USM Alger | |
| Report[17] |
| 24 February Round 14 | USM Alger | 4–1 | ESM Koléa | Saint-Eugène |
| Report[18] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 10 March Round 15 | US Hôpital Alger | 1–0 | USM Alger | |
| Report[19] |
| 17 March Round 16 | ES Zéralda | 0–7 | USM Alger | |
| Report[20] |
| 24 March Round 17 | USM Alger | 8–0 | SO Berrouaghia | Saint-Eugène |
| Report[21] | Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 7 April Round 18 | JSM Alger | 0–8 | USM Alger | |
| Report[22] |
Final Groups
Algiers
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USM Alger | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 12 | ||||
| 2 | MC Alger | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +8 | 10 | ||||
| 3 | AS Orléansville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | NA Hussein Dey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 | ||||
| 5 | OM Saint-Eugène | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 4 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| 19 May 2024 Round 1 | USM Alger | 6–0 | NA Hussein Dey | Saint-Eugène |
| Belbekri 30' Ben Tifour 35', 51' (?)Djemaâ (?)Bernaoui (?) |
Stadium: Stade de Saint-Eugène |
| 26 May 2024 Round 2 | USM Alger | 3–2 | AS Orléansville | |
| Ben Tifour (?) Krimo (?)Djermane (?) |
| 9 June 2024 Round 4 | USM Alger | 2–1 | MC Alger | Hamma Annassers |
| 15:00 | Meziani 17' Krimo 39' |
8' Lâagoun |
Stadium: Stade municipal Referee: Benzellat | |
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - El.Okbi, Madani, Salah, Aftouche, Djemaâ, Belbekri, Djermane El Ghazi, Bernaoui, Rebih Krimo, Bentifour Abdelaziz, Meziani. | ||||
Final tournament
| 14 June 2024 Semi-finals | USM Alger | 2–2 | USM Annaba[note 1] | Hamma Annassers |
| 15:00 | Salah (?) Bernaoui (?) |
Stadium: Stade municipal | ||
| Note: The semi-final between USM Alger and USM Annaba ended in a 2–2 draw. Since the penalty shootout rule was not yet in force in 1963, the two teams were separated based on the number of corners awarded during the game. USM Alger won the semi-final with 7 corners against 6 for USM Annaba. | ||||
| 16 June 2024 Final | USM Alger | 3–0 | MC Alger | Hamma Annassers |
| 15:00 | Belbekri  36'Ben Tifour 60'Krimo 73'Bernaoui 89' |
Stadium: Stade municipal Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Mezahi, Benjadi | ||
| Note: Lineup for USM Alger - El Okbi, Aftouche, Salah, Madani, Djemaâ, Belbekri, Djermane El Ghazi, Zemmour, Rebih Krimo, Bernaoui, Bentifour Abdelaziz. | ||||
Algerian Cup
| 4 November 2024 2 tour régional | USM Alger | ?–? | ? | ? |
| Report[23] | Stadium: ? |
| 25 November 2024 3 tour régional | USM Alger | 2–0 | SC Affreville | El Affroun |
| Report[24] | Stadium: Stade d'El Affroun |
| 16 December 2024 4 tour régional | USM Alger | 3–1 | RC Kouba | El Harrach |
| Report[25] | Stadium: Stade d'El Harrach |
| 30 December 2024 5 tour régional | USM Alger | 2–0 | JS El Biar | Hamma Annassers |
| Stadium: Stade municipal |
| 18 January 2024 Round of 16 | USM Alger | 2–1 | USM Bel-Abbès | ? |
| Report[26] | Stadium: ? |
| 3 March 2024 Quarter-finals | USM Alger | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | JSM Skikda | ? |
| Report[27] | Stadium: ? |
| 31 March 2024 Semi-finals | ES Sétif | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | USM Alger | Constantine |
| Kharchi 79' Khemicha 90', 96'Koussim 106' |
Report[28] | 11' Meziani 23' Bernaoui |
Stadium: Stade Turpin |
Squad information
Playing statistics
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| Nat. | Player | Pos. | CH | Final tournament | AC | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdelaziz Ben Tifour | FW | ? | 5 | ? | ? |
| Hamid Bernaoui | FW | ? | 4 | ? | ? |
| Krimo Rebih | FW | ? | 3 | ? | ? |
| Ghazi Djermane | MF | ? | 2 | ? | ? |
| Freddy Zemmour | MF | ? | 2 | ? | ? |
| Abderrahmane Meziani | FW | ? | 1 | ? | ? |
| Hacène Djemaâ | DF | ? | 1 | ? | ? |
| Boubekeur Belbekri | MF | ? | 1 | ? | ? |
| Achour Salah | DF | ? | 1 | ? | ? |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | ? | 0 | ? | ? | ||
Notes
- USM Annaba mentioned in this article is a club founded in 1944 now called HAMRA Annaba. Not to be confused with the current USM Annaba, a club based in the same city but founded in 1983.