2025–26 USM Alger basketball season: Difference between revisions

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The 2025–26 season was USM Alger‘s 64th in existence, their 7th consecutive season in the top flight of the Algerian basketball, USM Alger are participating in this season’s editions of the Algerian Cup.

Overview

The curtain rises September 12, on the 2025–26 season of the Algerian Basketball Super Division, featuring a total of 14 participating teams and a new competition format recently adopted by the Algerian Basketball Federation (FABB). The 2025–26 Super Division will be played in two phases: a 26-match regular season, followed by play-offs for the title and play-downs to avoid relegation. The top six teams will qualify directly for the play-offs, while the bottom four will battle to avoid relegation. The play-off series will be played in best-of-three or best-of-five formats, with home advantage given to the higher-ranked teams.^[2]

USM Alger has made a successful start to the Super Division, stringing together two straight victories in the opening rounds of the Super Division, confirming its ambitions. In a tough away fixture on the court of , the Usmists showed character to snatch a narrow 63–61 win. In a game that went down to the wire, it was Ahmed Boutiba (17 points) who carried the team offensively, well supported by Bacim Medjoubi, who proved valuable on both ends of the floor with 8 rebounds. Team spirit also played its part, as four different players each dished out 2 assists, a clear reflection of the collective mindset driving the squad.

Back home at Salle OMS Abdelaziz Ben Tifour in Hydra, USMA delivered a complete performance against WO Boufarik, cruising to a convincing 83–68 victory. The trio of Faredj Messaoudi (14 pts), Laamouri Merahi (13 rebounds) and Zakariya Khodja (8 assists) perfectly led the Reds and Blacks to a commanding success, offering the fans a solid display both offensively and defensively.^[3] With these two wins, USM Alger now sits on 4 points, sharing the top spot in the standings with NB Staouéli. Driven by a balanced team effort and standout individual contributions, the Usmists have made the perfect start to the Super Division and have sent a strong signal to their rivals.

On September 26, USM Alger faced their city rivals MC Alger in a highly contested derby. The match ended in a narrow defeat for USMA, with a final score of 69–68. USMA had taken the lead after three quarters (16–14, 16–19, 18–20), but eventually gave way in the last period, which was won by MC Alger (19–15). On an individual level, Ilyes Fodil finished as the team’s top scorer with 15 points, while Laamouri Merahi delivered an outstanding performance, recording 16 rebounds and 7 assists. Despite these efforts, USM Alger left the court with a one-point loss in this Algiers derby.^[4] On October 17, 2025, USM Alger came close to pulling off an upset on the court of NB Staouéli, narrowly losing 61–64 after a thrilling encounter. Trailing by 13 points at halftime (27–40), the Red and Black mounted an impressive comeback to level the score (49–49) before the final quarter. Despite their efforts and solid defense, they conceded in the dying seconds on a decisive three-pointer from Amine Bensalah. USMA remains 9th in the standings with 9 points.^[5]

Players

Super Division roster

USM Alger roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age C Saidi, Nabil 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 45 – (1980-03-13)13 March 1980 SF Belhadj, Ramadane 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 30 – (1995-04-05)5 April 1995 PF Merahi, Lamouri 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 30 – (1995-10-06)6 October 1995 PG Khoudja, Zakaria 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 20 – (2005-05-10)10 May 2005 PF Lakeb, Riadh 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 19 – (2006-03-27)27 March 2006 C Messaoudi, Faredj 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 22 – (2003-01-20)20 January 2003 PF Redouane, Tarek 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) PF Chaid, Badreddine (C) SG Medjoubi, Bacim 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) F/C Amairia, Mohamed 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) G Boutiba, Ahmed 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-12-22)22 December 1995 SG Mokhfi, Abdelouaheb 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) SG Fodil, Ilyes 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (2005-04-04)4 April 2005 C Zaim, Mehdi 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 20 – (2005-02-15)15 February 2005 G Mimouni, Redouane	Head coach Arab Kamel Ait Kaci Assistant coach(es) Khaled Berkane Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured Updated: September 13, 2025

Transactions

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to		Type	Transfer fee	Date	Source
	G		Redouane Mimouni	Unknown	WO Boufarik		End of contract	Free	Unknown

Out

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Win %
Super Division	13 September 2025	To be confirmed	Round 1	In Progress	6	3		3	409	393	+16	050.00
Algerian Cup	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	In Progress	In Progress	0	0		0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					6	3	0	3	409	393	+16	050.00

Super Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5		4	2	2	0	0	0	6	Advance to playoffs
6		4	2	2	0	0	0	6
7	USM Alger	4	2	2	0	0	0	6
8		4	2	2	0	0	0	6
9	CRB Dar Beida	4	2	2	0	0	0	6

Results summary

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD	W	L	PF	PA	PD
6	3	3	409	393	+16	2	0	150	122	+28	1	3	259	271	−12

Last updated: October 17, 2025.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Algerian Cup

Statistics

Super Division

As of 17 October 2025^[update]

Source: FABB LiveStats

References