USM Khenchela

Union sportive de la Médina Khenchela (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة خنشلة), known as USM Khenchela or simply USMK for short, is an Algerian football club based in Khenchela. The club was founded in 1943 and its colours are white and black. Their home stadium, Amar Hamam Stadium, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

USM Khenchela
Full nameUnion sportive de la Médina Khenchela
Nickname(s)Lions des Aurés - Ciskaoua
FoundedJuly 28, 1943 (1943-07-28)
(as Union sportive de la Médina Khenchela)
GroundAmar Hamam Stadium
Capacity5000
PresidentWalid Boukrouma
Head CoachNabil Neghiz[1]
LeagueLigue Professionnelle 1
2021–22Ligue 2, Group Centre-east, 1st (promoted)

History

The club came fifth in the 2009–10 Ligue Inter-Régions de football – Groupe Est.[2]

The club was promoted for the 2010–11 season of the newly created Championnat National de Football Amateur due to the professionalisation of the first two divisions in Algeria.[3]

On August 5, 2020, USM Khenchela promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.[4]

On May 21, 2022, USM Khenchela promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[5][6]

Players

Algerian teams are limited to two foreign players. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player;

Current squad

As of 5 February 2023[7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Algeria ALG Oussama Filali
2 DF Algeria ALG Anes Saad
5 DF Algeria ALG Nabil Saâdou
7 FW Algeria ALG Sofiane Bayazid
8 MF Algeria ALG Abdelhakim Sameur (captain)
9 FW Algeria ALG Ilyes Yaiche
10 MF Algeria ALG Mohamed Yassine Athmani
11 FW Algeria ALG Hamza Zaidi
12 DF Algeria ALG Oussama Kaddour
13 FW Algeria ALG Mohamed Amine Semahi
14 MF Algeria ALG Fouad Haddad
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Algeria ALG Abdelhalim Ameur
16 GK Algeria ALG Abdelhamid Brahimi
17 FW Algeria ALG Abderrahmane Bacha
18 MF Algeria ALG Hamza Ziad
19 FW Ghana GHA Maxwell Baakoh
20 FW Nigeria NGA Tosin Omoyele
21 DF Algeria ALG Aymen Attou
22 DF Algeria ALG Achref Aïb
25 DF Algeria ALG Abdelhafid Hoggas
26 DF Algeria ALG Abdellah Meddah
27 MF Algeria ALG Sid Ali Lamri

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Head coachNabil Neghiz
Assistant coachAbdeldjalil Louil
Goalkeeping coachMokhtar Mahi
Fitness coachHoussem Cheriet

References
  1. "USM Khenchela : Nabil Neghiz nouvel entraîneur". 28 July 2022.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Saison 2019/2020 : Les clubs de Division Nationale Amateurs promus en Ligue 2".
  5. "Championnat de Ligue2 : L'USM Khenchela et le MC El Bayadh en Ligue 1".
  6. "Fin du championnat de Ligue 2 : Le verdict".
  7. "FICHE DU CLUB: USM KHENCHLA".
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