USM El Harrach
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Union Sportive de la Médina d'El Harrach (USM El Harrach) is an Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in El Harrach
El Harrach
El Harrach is a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers....

, a district of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

. It was founded in 1935. Their home stadium is Stade 1er Novembre
Stade 1er Novembre
Do not confused with Stade 1er Novembre 1954 & Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Stade 1er Novembre is a multi-use stadium in the El Harrach quarter of Algiers, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of USM El Harrach. The stadium holds 5,000 people.-External...

.

El Harrach were promoted to the first division because their local rivals RC Kouba
RC Kouba
Raed Chabab Kouba is an Algerian football club based in Kouba, a district of Algiers. It was founded in 1942. They play at the Stade Omar Benhaddad.-Performance in CAF competitions:* African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance...

 had a player with a fake identity that meant they lost 6 point but after several months of protestation RC Kouba recovers their points and therefore El Harrach finished 4th but still remained in first division.

Achievements

  • Algerian Championnat National
    Algerian Championnat National
    The Ligue Professionnelle 1 , known as Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the Algerian football league system...

    : 1
1998

  • Algerian Cup
    Algerian Cup
    The Algerian Cup is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after independence, and has been played yearly since then apart from 1990 and 1993. The 2011 edition was won by JS Kabylie who beat USM El Harrach...

    : 2
1974, 1987
Runner-up: 2011
2010–11 Algerian Cup
The 2010–11 Algerian Cup was the 47th edition of the Algerian Cup. JS Kabylie won the Cup by defeating USM El Harrach 1-0 in the final with a goal from Farès Hamiti in the 13th minute...


Performance in CAF competitions

  • CAF Champions League
    CAF Champions League
    The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...

    : 1 appearance
1999 - Second Round

  • CAF Cup
    CAF Cup
    The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...

    : 1 appearance
1993 - Quarter-Finals

  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
1988 - First Round

Current squad (2011-12)

As of October 1, 2011:

External links

  • http://membres.lycos.fr/elkindinet/
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