| Full name | USM Alger Development Squad & Academy |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Reds and Blacks |
| Founded | 1937; 87 years ago (1937) (as Union Sportive Musulmane d'Alger) |
| Ground | Stade Omar Hammadi |
| Owner | Groupe SERPORT (94.34%) Small shareholders (5.66%) |
| Manager | Rabie Meftah (Under 21s) Vacant (Academy) |
| Website | http://www.usma.dz/ |
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USM Alger Under-23s are the reserve team of USM Alger. The team mainly consists of Under-23 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, for instance when they are recovering from injury.
History
USM Alger is one of the clubs that owns a well-known football school in Algeria. In the seventies the club relied on players who graduated from the club most notably Djamel Zidane and Djamel Keddou who spent all his football career with USM Alger. In the eighties, ninety percent of the squad was from the team, especially in the winning season of the Algerian Cup in 1988. Where was the majority of the players from the club, where coach Djamel Keddou put his trust in the colleagues of Farid Bengana, Amirouche Lalili, Farid Mouaci, Salim Boutamine, Athmane Nourine and Tarek Hadj Adlane. On July 4, 2023 USM Alger announced the arrival of five elements for the youth squad Kamil Mohamed Ramzy from JS Djijel, Sid Amhend Ameziane from JS Bordj Ménaïel, Bastani Aymen from Paradou AC, Mihoubi Rabeh from E Sour El Ghozlane and Hemlaoui Ishak from ASO Chlef.
On 20 February 2024, the Russian club CSKA Moscow signed a contract with the under-21 team's player Sid Ahmed Aissaoui for two-year until the end of 2026, with an additional two-year option. The two clubs agreed a transfer fee of $250,000, USM Alger also negotiated a percentage on resale. Aissaoui became the first Algerian player who did not play any minutes with the senior team to join a European club. On August 5, 2024, USM Alger appointed former player Rabie Meftah as coach of the under-21 team. Meftah expressed his happiness to return to a club dear to him and start his new mission with the young players. On August 31, 2024, midfielder Sid mohand Ameziane joined the reserve team of Columbus Crew, a club that plays in Major League Soccer (MLS), in the United States. Ameziane who recently played for the youth teams of USM Alger, is now part of the Columbus Crew squad for a period of one year. A week after defender Riad Belhadj Kacem joined Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia for three seasons on a free transfer.
Players
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Ligue Professionnelle 1
Current squad
These players can also play with the senior squad and are all Young Professionals.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable graduates
Current USM Alger players in bold.
USM Alger U21 to Outside
| Player | Pos | Club | League | Transfer fee | Source |
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 Sid Ahmed Aissaoui |
MF | CSKA Moscow |  Russian Premier League |
250,000 $ | |
| Sid mohand Ameziane |
DF | Columbus Crew 2 |  MLS Next Pro |
Free transfer | |
| Riad Belhadj Kacem |
DF | CSKA Sofia |  efbet League |
Free transfer |
Honours
Domestic Ligue
- Ligue Professionnelle 1 U21
- Winners: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16.
- Ligue Professionnelle 1 U19
- Winners: 2022–23.
- Ligue Professionnelle 1 U18
- Winners: 2011–12.
Domestic Cup
- Algerian Cup Junior
- Winners: 1972, 1973, 1975, 1989, 1998, 2000.
- Runners Up: 1970.
- Algerian U21 Cup
- Winners: 2018
- Algerian Cup Under-19s
- Winners: 2018, 2023.
- Algerian Cup Under-18s
- Winners: 2017.
- Runners Up: 2016.
- Algerian Cup Under-17s
- Winners: 2011.
- Runners Up: 2007, 2015.
- Algerian Cup Under-15s
- Runners Up: 2008, 2011, 2015.
References
- "USMA : Le Groupe Serport prend officiellement le pouvoir". competition.dz. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- "USM Alger : Cinq joueurs signent chez les jeunes". dzfoot.com. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Exclu DZfoot : Ahmed Aissaoui va s'engager en faveur du CSKA Moscou". DZfoot. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Info DZfoot : Aissaoui a passé sa visite médicale avec le CSKA Moscou". DZfoot. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Mercato : Sid Ahmed Aïssaoui a signé au CSKA Moscou". DZfoot. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- "Rabie Meftah: « Heureux de revenir chez moi »". Planete Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Columbus Crew 2 Sign Midfielder Ameziane Sid Mohand". Columbus Crew. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Columbus Crew : un autre Algérien rejoint Mohamed Farsi (Officiel)". Fennec Football. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Un jeune de l'USMA signe en Bulgarie". Planete Sport. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- "U21 : L'USM Alger championne pour la troisième fois". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- "Championnat U21 : L'USM Alger sacrée championne d'Algérie !". lagazettedufennec.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- "Jeunes U18 & U19 : Encore des clubs d'Alger champions". dzfoot.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "U18: USMA Champion d'Algérie". usm-alger.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- "Coupe U19 : Après les U21, l'USMA enchaine". dzfoot.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- "FINALE DE LA COUPE D'ALGÉRIE U19 – MOBILIS 2023 : L'USM ALGER S'ADJUGE LE TROPHÉE EN DOMINANT LARGEMENT LE MC SAIDA". FAF. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "USMA 5 - 0 NAHD : Une manita et le trophée pour nos U18". usm-alger.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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