USM Alger supporters
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The supporters of USM Alger have different songs for each rival club. Their repertoire also includes sociopolitical songs with committed lyrics such as “Qilouna!” (leave us alone!), La casa del Mouradia, Babur ellouh, etc. These songs resonate widely among the Algerian population. In 2019, during the protests that Algeria experienced, the songs of the group Ouled El Bahdja were covered by demonstrators across the country, thus propelling them to the forefront of the international scene.[1] Some ultra groups existed such as the “I Rossi Algeri” or the “Ultras Diablos”, but they disbanded around 2010.[2]
The famous Musical Group, “Groupe Milano”, created in the 1990s, also represents a large part of Usmist musical and artistic culture, contributing in the past to the production of many popular songs among USMA supporters, sung so far in the stadiums. The Milano Group was also one of the first groups of supporters to produce stadium songs, as well as socio-political songs at that time, during the black decade that Algeria experienced, the group, known for his exceptional music and covers during the 1900s and 2000s, continues to produce songs for the club occasionally.
On July 5, 1997, in the middle of the Algerian Civil War, three USM Alger supporters who were celebrating their team's victory in the Algerian Cup were murdered at a false roadblock at Frais Vallon.[3]
On 21 September 2013, during a match against MC Alger, two supporters of USM Alger died and several hundred spectators were injured after part of the stadium collapsed. The incident occurred ten minutes after the end of the match.[4][5] Following the incident, there was a plan to destroy the whole stadium, but it was ultimately decided that only the upper terraces would be completely removed and renovate, during which the stadium was closed.
On 9 September 2018, seventy minutes into a match between USM Alger and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the Arab Club Champions Cup, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's players withdrew in protest at offensive chants from spectators,[6] including mentioning the name of the former president Saddam Hussein and anti-Shia slogans. The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Algeria's ambassador in Baghdad over "sectarian chants" made by Algerian fans. Ahmed Mahjoub, Iraq's foreign affairs spokesperson, expressed "the government and the people of Iraq's indignation ... at the glorification of the horrible face of Saddam Hussein's deadly dictatorial regime". Later, General Manager Abdelhakim Serrar apologized to the Iraqi team for fan behavior. The goalkeeper and captain, Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche, also apologized to the Iraqi delegation for the conduct of the supporters.[7]
