In the 2004–05 season, USM Alger competed in the Division 1 for the 25th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. It was their 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. They were competing in Ligue 1, the CAF Champions League and the Algerian Cup.

Summary season The 2004–05 season marked the end of an era for USM Alger supporters. Under the leadership of Mustapha Aksouh, the club won its fifth league title, which was also the final championship during Saïd Allik’s tenure as president. In the last round, while the relegation battle was contested between CR Belouizdad and OMR El Annasser, USM Alger decisively defeated OMR El Annasser 4–0, with all goals scored by 19-year-old Michael Eneramo, making him the youngest player to score a hat-trick for the first team. The team’s determination in this match was partly motivated by lingering resentment from the 1993–94 second division season, when USM Alger narrowly missed promotion after ASO Chlef defeated OMR El Annasser in the final round, leading USM Alger to allege that ASO Chlef had received undue assistance.

Squad list Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 June 2005.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 Apps. Goals Goalkeepers24 Farid Belmellat GK JSM Béjaïa 0 025 Merouane Abdouni GK USM El Harrach 55 027 Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche GK Youth system 5 0 Defenders2 Mohamed Hamdoud RB / CB Youth system 0 03 Tarek Ghoul LB USM El Harrach 0 04 Salim Aribi CB CA Batna 85 75 Mounir Zeghdoud CB USM Aïn Beïda 0 012 Youcef Siahi CB Youth system 3 017 Moulay Haddou LB MC Oran 41 318 Rabah Deghmani CB IB Khémis El Khechna 0 020 Mahieddine Meftah LB / CB / RB JS Kabylie 0 029 Abdelkader Besseghir RB GC Mascara 24 131 Zineddine Mekkaoui LB Youth system 1 0 Midfielders6 Farid Djahnine MF Youth system 0 07 Amar Ammour AM ASM Oran 103 208 Billel Dziri CM CS Sedan Ardennes 0 010 Hocine Achiou AM Youth system 0 022 Hamidou Balbone MF EF Ouagadougou 36 726 Hocine Metref DM Youth system 68 728 Karim Ghazi DM Espérance de Tunis 0 0 Forwards9 Mintou Doucoure RW JS Centre Salif Keita 18 411 Issaad Bourahli ST ES Sétif 76 3414 Mohamed Amine Belkheïr FW Youth system 24 519 Rabie Benchergui ST ASM Oran 80 3221 Rafik Deghiche FW Youth system 24 223 Mamadou Diallo CF JS Centre Salif Keita 35 1931 Michael Eneramo ST Espérance de Tunis 16 8

Transfers

In DatePlayerFrom clubTransfer feeSource 1 July 2004 DF Moulay Haddou MC Oran Undisclosed 1 July 2004 DF Abdelkader Besseghir GC Mascara Undisclosed 1 July 2004 FW Mohamed Amine Belkheïr JS Kabylie Undisclosed 1 July 2004 FW Issaad Bourahli ES Sétif Undisclosed 1 July 2004 FW Mintou Doucoure JS Centre Salif Keita Undisclosed 22 July 2004 FW Issaad Bourahli ES Sétif Undisclosed 1 December 2004 FW Karim Ali Hadji ASO Chlef Undisclosed 31 December 2004 MF Karim Ghazi Espérance de Tunis Loan Return 2 January 2005 CF Michael Eneramo Espérance de Tunis Loan for one year

Out DatePlayerTo clubTransfer feeSource 1 July 2004 FW Ali Meçabih USM Blida Undisclosed 1 July 2004 MF Karim Ghazi Espérance de Tunis Loan 1 July 2004 FW Mohamed Cheraïtia NA Hussein Dey Undisclosed 1 July 2004 FW Fadel Ryad Settara OMR El Annasser Undisclosed 1 July 2004 FW Moncef Ouichaoui JS Kabylie Undisclosed 25 December 2004 CF Mamadou Diallo Nantes 700 000 euros 1 January 2005 DF Tarek Ghoul USM Blida Undisclosed 1 January 2005 MF Hamidou Balbone ASO Chlef Loan

Competitions

Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst match Last match Division 1 Champion 20 August 2004 13 June 2005 Algerian CupRound of 643 January 2005 2004 Champions LeagueGroup stage 11 July 2004 17 October 2004 2005 Champions League First round Second Round 6 March 2005 22 April 2005 Confederation CupPlay-off round 6 May 2005 21 May 2005 Total

Division 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Algerian Cup

Champions League

Group stage

Champions League

First round

Second round

CAF Confederation Cup

Play-off round

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.PlayerDivision 1Algerian CupCAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupTotalGSGSGSGSGS Goalkeepers24 3 1 1 5 25 23 1 1 1 9 1 33 2 27 4 1 4 1 Defenders2 25 3 5 1 1 1 8+1 1 1 1 35+1 4 7 13 0+1 1 1+1 4 9 3 1 2 1 12 3 15 22 4 1 10 2 1 35 5 12Youcef Siahi 2 1 2 1 17 26+2 3 1 1 9+1 2 38+3 3 1 18 20+1 3 6 1 1 27+1 4 20 17+5 9 1 7 2 1 2 26+5 11 129 8+11 1 0+1 1+3 9+15 1 0+2 0+2 Yacine Hamraoui 0+1 0+1 Karim Achiou 0+1 0+1 0+1 0+1 Midfielders6 19+1 2 3 1 8+1 2 2 30+2 2 5 7 19 1 1 5+2 2 25+2 3 8 24 11 5 1 7+1 1 2 2 34+1 12 7 9 12 2 2 4 1 1 1 17 2 4 10 18 2 6 1 1 1 10 1 1 2 1 1 31 3 8 213Mohamed Samir Khemissa 2 2 1 2 2 1 16 1 1 22Hamidou Balbone 3+4 1 1 2+1 5+5 1 1 26 18+8 3 2 1 3+3 2 1 24+11 3 3 Forwards9 10+3 1 2+1 2 1+1 1 13+5 4 11 12+1 2 1 1 4 2 17+1 4 1 14Mohamed Amine Belkheïr 4+13 3 1 0+1 0+4 2 0+1 5+19 5 1 15 3+7 1 0+1 3+8 1 19 6+5 6 3 1 0+4 1 8+9 6 3 23 10 4 3 6 5 16 10 3 31 10+1 7 5 1 4 1 1 1 15+1 8 5 2 0+1 0+1 1+1 0+1 1+2 Own goals 1 0 0 0 1Totals54 62 40 3 017 10 22 3 273 78 8

Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Nat.PlayerPos.TOTAL8 Billel Dziri MF 11 0 0 0 1131 Michael Eneramo FW 7 0 1 0 819 Rabie Benchergui FW 7 0 0 0 72 Mohamed Hamdoud DF 4 0 1 0 523 Mamadou Diallo FW 4 0 0 0 414 Mohamed Amine Belkheïr FW 2 0 2 0 417 Moulay Haddou DF 3 0 0 0 3 - Hocine Metref MF 3 0 0 0 310 Hocine Achiou MF 2 0 0 1 39 Mintou Doucoure FW 1 0 1 1 37 Amar Ammour MF 1 0 2 0 36 Farid Djahnine MF 2 0 0 0 2 - Mohamed Samir Khemissa FW 2 0 0 0 229 Abdelkader Besseghir DF 1 0 0 0 1 - Hamidou Balbone FW 1 0 0 0 1 - Karim Ghazi MF 1 0 0 0 1Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1Totals 54 0 9 2 66

Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. NameTotal24 Farid Belmellat1000127 Lamine Zemmamouche0000025 Merouane Abdouni902011TOTALS1002012

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