USM Alger

Early years

In July 1935, Omar Aichoun and Mustapha Kaoui, both merchants, decided to create an exclusively Muslim sports association in which no European could play. At the time, Algeria was under French colonial rule. Algeria is one of few settler colonies in the world, meaning that their colonial power attempted to replace the native Arab Muslim population of Algeria with French Christians. The budding Algerian independence movement, spearheaded by groups such as the Algerian People's Party and later the FLN, wanted to bring the youth of Algeria together, and so sports clubs like the USMA functioned as a tool to develop a unique sense of Algerian nationalism. In 1935, the two men gained the support of Arezki Meddad, father of a future Algerian independence fighter Ourida Meddad, which gave them access to the backing of other Algerian nationalists. They selected Ali Lahmar, known as Ali Zaid, a future independence fighter in his own right, along with Sid Ahmed Kemmat to complete the first executive committee of USM Alger, with Ali Zaid serving as president. The honorary presidency was entrusted to Omar Aichoun and Arezki Meddad. In addition to their nationalist and sporting efforts, Omar Aichoun and Mustapha Kaoui were active members of the Nadi Ettaraki (Circle of Progress), an association established under the French 1901 Law on Associations which regulated Algerian affairs to keep colonial control. Its headquarters were located at 9 Place du Gouvernement in…

USM Alger have won the Algerian national championship 8 times, with three Algerian Ligue 1 titles they are second only to JS Kabylie total of Fourteen (The first championship won by USM Alger was in 1963, before the professional era of Algerian football). USMA also have the record in Algerian Cup titles (with 10). USMA have achieved one Championship and Cup "Doubles" (in 2003). In 2023, USM Alger won its first continental title by lifting the Confederation Cup. The club subsequently secured two additional African trophies, winning the CAF Super Cup later that year and claiming a second Confederation Cup title in 2026.

S shared record

Doubles and Trebles

Doubles National 1 and Algerian Cup (1): 2002–03 Algerian Cup and UAFA Club Cup (1): 2012–13 CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Super Cup (1): 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup and Algerian Cup (1): 2025–26 Treble