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USM El Harrach

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Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach
Company typeFootball club
IndustrySports
PredecessorUnion Sportive Musulmane Maison-Carréenne
Founded1935; 91 years ago (1935)
Headquarters
El Harrach
,
Algeria
Area served
Algeria
Key people
Sofiane Touahria (president)
ProductsFootball team

Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach (), commonly referred to as USM El Harrach or USMH, is a football club from Algeria located in El Harrach, a suburb of Algiers. Established in 1935 under the name Union Sportive Musulmane Maison-Carréenne, the team sports yellow and black colors. Their home matches take place at the 1 November 1954 Stadium, which accommodates 8,000 fans. Currently, USMH competes in the Algerian Ligue 2.

History

The club’s foundation dates back to June 17, 1931, when its founder observed Algerian youths playing street football in Maison Carrée (present-day El Harrach) being subjected to harsh repression by French soldiers. This incident motivated the creation of Union sportive musulmane de Maison-Carrée (USMMC), which initially played friendly matches before formal affiliation on January 23, 1935.

In late 1977, a government-led reform intended to professionalize top-tier clubs introduced financial independence and promoted the development of training academies. Consequently, numerous teams rebranded to reflect their principal sponsors. For instance, oil giant Sonatrach supported MC Alger, MC Oran, and ES Sétif, resulting in names like MP Alger and EP Sétif. Likewise, Sonelgaz sponsored JS Kabylie, renaming it Jamiat Sari' Kawkabi, while USM Alger became USK Alger.

USMMC gained backing from SONAREM, the national company for mining research and exploitation, leading to a name change to Union sportive Manadjem El Harrach. This transformation aligned the club with Algeria’s emerging model of financially supported professional sports organizations.

Boualem Charef era

After spending seven years in the second division starting from 2001, USMH made a controversial return to Algeria’s top football tier amid disputes such as the RCK-FAF affair. Under the presidency of Mohamed Laïb since 2007, Boualem Charef was appointed head coach. His tenure was marked by maintaining league status through an attractive style of play that relied on a consistent squad and a strategy focused on nurturing young talent either developed internally or recruited from smaller Algerian clubs. During this era, USMH reached the final of the Algerian Cup in 2010–11 where they were defeated by JS Kabylie and secured runner-up position in the league during the 2012–13 season, finishing just two points behind champions ES Sétif.

New era

On January 8, 2025, Sofiane Touahria was inaugurated as president of USM El Harrach in a ceremony attended by prominent personalities including sports journalist Hafid Derradji and actor Salah Aougrout. In his opening address, Touahria outlined ambitious plans for the club’s progression. Mustapha Maza, appointed as sports director, declared this period as a fresh chapter for El Harrach and its supporters with promotion to Ligue 1 set as the primary goal. Additionally, Maza revealed intentions to demolish and reconstruct the 1 November 1954 Stadium into a modern facility with a capacity of 25,000 seats meeting international standards, along with establishing a 12,000-square-meter training complex.

Domestic competitions

Managers

Distinguished players

This list features players who earned senior international caps; those highlighted in bold represented their national teams while playing for USM El Harrach.

Annotations

Recent campaigns

Season League Performance Cup Performance Other Competitions Continental Competitions Leading Scorer(s) Ref.
Division Position Points Played Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Name Goals
1962–63 Critérium Honneur 3rd 42 18 10 4 4 48 18 ?
1963–64 Division Honneur 10th 59 30 9 11 10 40 41 Round of 64
1973–74 National II 2nd Winners
1974–75 National II 1st Round of 16
1975–76 Nationale I 7th 63 30 12 9 9 39 42 Round of 64
1976–77 Nationale I 9th 50 26 8 8 10 29 35 Round of 32
1977–78 Division 1 10th 51 26 9 7 10 23 30 Round of 32
1978–79 Division 1 5th 53 26 8 11 7 26 25 Quarter-finals
1979–80 Division 1 9th 59 30 9 11 10 27 26 Round of 16
1980–81 "Division 1" 4th 61 28 13 7 8 33 Quarter-finals | | | align=left | | |
1981–82 "Division 1" 4th 62 30 12 8 10 39 Quarter-finals | | | align=left | | |
1982–83 "Division 1" 6th 59 30 9 12 9 25 bgcolor=#cc9966 | Semi-finals | | | align=left | | |
1983–84 "Division 1" 2nd 65 30 13 9 8 27 Round of 32 | | | align=left | | |
1984–85 "Division 1" 11th 76 38 11 16 11 38 Round of 16 | | | align=left | | |
1985–86 "Division 1" 11th 75 38 14 9 15 43 Round of 32 | | | align=left Mohamed El Djazzar
1986–87 "Division 1" 11th 38 38 12 14 12 41 36 bgcolor=gold 1986-87 Algerian Cup Winners' title align=left Mohamed El Djazzar 14
"Division 1"|5th|"35"|34|"8"|"19"|"7"|"31"|"25"|bgcolor=#cc9966 1987-88 Algerian Cup Semi-finals African Cup Winners' Cup First Round "10"
"Division 1"|9th|"29"|30|"10"|"9"|"11"|"20"|"28"|1988-89 Algerian Cup Round of 16 align=left
"Division 1"|12th|"28"|30|"10"|"8"|"12"|"28"|"35"|NP "6"
"Division 1"|9th|"29"|30|"10"|"9"|"11"|"30"|"28"|1990-91 Algerian Cup Round of 16 "13"
"Division 1"| bgcolor=silver |2nd|"35"|30|"12"|"11"|"7"|"29"|"20"|1991-92 Algerian Cup Round of 16 1991-92 Algerian League Cup Cancelled align=left
"Division 1"|6th|"33"|30|"12"|"9"|"9"|"29"|"20"|NP align=left Boutaleb, Rahem "7"
"Division 1"|10th|"30"|30|"9"|"12"|"9"|"23"|"21"|1993-94 Algerian Cup Round of 16 align=left
"Division 1"|12th|'29'|'30'|'10'|'9'|'11'|'23'|'33'|'1994-95 Algerian Cup Round of 32' '12'
'Division 1'|'7th'|'43'|'30'|'12'|'7'|'11'|'24'|'26'|'1995-96 Algerian Cup Round of 64'|'1995-96 Algerian League Cup Group stage' '7'
'Division 1'|'5th'|'44'|'30'|'12'|'9'|'9'|'27'|'24'|'1996-97 Algerian Cup Round of 64' '10'
'Division 1' bgcolor=gold 1st|'25'|'14'|'6'|'7'|'1'|'19'|'9'|'1997-98 Algerian Cup Round of 16'|'1997-98 Algerian League Cup Round of 16' align=left Dahmani, Benchikha '4'
'Super Division'#FFCCCC '9th'#FFCCCC '33#33 '26#26 '9#9 '6#6 '11#11 '22#22 '25#25 '1998-99 Algerian Cup Round of 64' CAF Champions League Second Round align left Khaled Lounici '7' - !1999-2000

National 1 bgcolor="#DDFFDD"|3rd 47 26 13 8 5 35 22 Round of 32 Quarter-finals — — — — — — — — — — — —

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(Subsequent seasons continue with summarized details emphasizing league standings, cup progressions, and leading scorers while omitting repetitive specifics)

Key for league statistics:

  • P = Matches played
  • W = Victories
  • D = Draws
  • L = Defeats
  • GF = Goals scored
  • GA = Goals conceded
  • Pts = Total points
  • Pos = Final ranking

Key for league tiers:

Key for competition stages:

  • DNE = Did not participate
  • Cnl = Competition cancelled
  • NP = Not contested
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • Grp = Group phase
  • R1 = First round
  • R2 = Second round
  • PO = Playoff round
  • R64 = Round of sixty-four
  • R32 = Round of thirty-two
  • R16 = Round of sixteen
  • QF = Quarterfinals
  • SF = Semifinals
  • RU = Runner-up position
  • W = Champions
Champions Runners-up Promoted to higher division Relegated to lower division

Seasons featuring a division change are indicated by a division name shown in bold. Players highlighted as top scorers in bold led their respective divisions in goals for that season.

External links

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