In the 1954–55 season, USM Alger competed in the First Division for the 18th season French colonial era, as well as the Forconi Cup. They competed in First Division, and the Forconi Cup.

Review

After the end of the 1953–54 season with very modest, if not outright poor, results, USM Alger failed to secure promotion to the newly established Honor Promotion Division at the level of the Algiers League. As a result, the club remained in the First Division for another season. In this context, the club's board of directors held a regular meeting on June 10, 1954, at the team's headquarters, attended by all members. Several key issues were discussed, including: Releasing a number of players from various levels. Recruiting new players to strengthen the squad and implementing decisions previously made by the league at the start of the past season. Discussing the conditions for continuing competition in the upcoming season, in light of the escalating political tensions in the country with the Algerian Revolution looming on the horizon.

The season ended with USM Alger relegated to the second division, after a very poor campaign due to the ongoing revolution, the beginning of a mass exodus of the club's best players, and other reasons known only to the club's management. A review of the team's season shows that it occupied last place almost throughout the year. They lost several matches at home and drew many others. Away from home, the results were very poor despite a generally acceptable level of play. It is also noticeable that the team used a heavily rotated squad throughout the season, changing lineups from one match to the next. The club management failed to establish a consistent starting eleven by the end of the season. The team also suffered from a weak defensive line and poor coordination between its different departments.

Squad list  USM Alger squad list. 1 Maâmar Azef 2 Abdelkader Berbachi 3 Mohamed Hassaine 4 Mustapha Ouaguenouni 5 Allel Ouaguenouni 6 Zoubir Naït Kaci 7 Saadi Yacef 8 Abdelkader Tchicou 9 Abdelkader Belkaraoui 10 Hamid Chibane 11 Boualem Mekkiri 12 Moustapha Kouirat 13 Ramadan Achir 14 Mohamed Abderezak 15 Mohamed Hamdi 16 Rachid Hammoudi 17 Zoubir Bouadjadj 18 Mohamed Kherouni 19 Abdelkader Kessar 20 Slimane Ghalem 21 Abdelkader Chemlal 22 Ahmed Halimi 23 Abderrahmane Haddad 24 Benaïssa Azef 25 M'Hamed Ben Ali 26 Boualem Rekkal 27 Omar Zenagui 28 Omar Ferrad 29 30

Transfers

Competitions Overview CompetitionRecordStarted roundFinal position / roundFirst matchLast match First Division 10th 26 September 1954 17 April 1955 Playoffs 1 round 3rd 15 May 1955 Forconi Cup First round Third round 11 September 1954 18 September 1954 Total

Second Division

League table Group III

Results by round

Matches

Playoffs Under the competition format, the team finishing in last place in the overall standings qualified for the relegation play-offs, where it faced the teams finishing last in Group I and Group II. These play-off matches determined which clubs would retain their place in the First Division for the following season.

Forconi Cup

Squad information

Playing statistics In rounds 2, 10, 13, 17, playoffs round 1, and third round of Forconi Cup, it is not known who was the player who participated, Allel or Mustapha Ouaguenouni. Pos.PlayerFirst DivisionTotal1234567891011121314151617181212GK Maâmar Azef X XX XS XXX X XXXX12GK Abdelkader Berbachi S XX X 3GK Mohamed Hassaine XX 2CB Mustapha Ouaguenouni X X 2LB Allel Ouaguenouni XX XX XSS 5LB Zoubir Bouadjadj 0 Abdelkader Belkaraoui X XX X XX XX X XXXX13 Boualem Mekkiri X X XXXX XXX XX XXXX15 Moustapha Kouirat X X XXX X XXXX10 Slimane Ghanem X XX XX X XXXX10 Mohamed Larbi X XX XXXXXXX X XX 13 Omar Zenagui XXX XXX X 7 Omar Ferrad X XXX X X X X 8 M'Hamed Rouane XXX XXX XX 8 Zoubir Naït Kaci XX XXXX XX XX X11FW Saadi Yacef X XX XXX X7 Hamid Chibane X X X X X 5 Mohamed Abderezak X X X X 4 Ramadan Achir XXX X X XXX8 Boualem Rekkal XX XXXSS X XX 8 Abdelkader Kessar X XXX XX6 Abderrahmane Haddad 0 Abdelkader Tchicou X X 2 Mohamed Hamdi X X X 3 M'Hamed Ben Ali XX2 Mohamed Kherouni X X X X X X 6 Ahmed Halimi XX X 3 Rachid Hammoudi X 1 Abdelkader Chemlal X 1 Abdelkader Kabli X 1 Ali Kerroumi X 1 Chechoui X 1 Atlani X 1 Rabah Bedaréne X 1 Mokrane Derbouche X 1 Benaïssa Azef 0

Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. Nat.PlayerTOTAL Hamid Chibane 5 0 5 Mohamed Larbi 1 2 3 Omar Zenagui 2 0 2 Slimane Ghanem 0 1 1 M'Hamed Ben Ali 0 1 1 Ramadan Achir 0 1 1 Saadi Yacef 1 0 1 Slimane Ghanem 1 0 1 Omar Ferrad 1 0 1 Zoubir Naït Kaci 1 0 1Own Goals 1 0 1Totals 13 5 18

Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. Clean sheetsNameTotal Maâmar Azef16241001 Abdelkader Berbachi390000 Mohamed Hassaine260000TOTALS371001

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References

Works cited

External links L'Echo d'Alger : journal républicain du matin La Dépêche quotidienne : journal républicain du matin