USM Khenchela

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Association football club in Algeria

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fullname	Union sportive Madinet Khenchela
nickname	Lions des Aurés - Ciskaoua - Les bagnards
founded	(as Union sportive Madinet Khenchela)
ground	Amar Hamam Stadium
capacity	8,000
owner	Algérie Télécom
chrtitle	President
chairman	Walid Boukrouma
mgrtitle	Head Coach
manager	Mourad Okbi
league	Ligue 1
season	2024–25
position	Ligue 1, 9th of 16
current	2025–26 USM Khenchela season
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Union Sportive Madinet Khenchela (), known as USM Khenchela or simply USMK, is an Algerian professional football club based in Khenchela. The club was founded in 1943 and its colours are white and black. Their home stadium, Hammam Ammar Stadium, has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

History

In 1970–71 Algerian Cup semi-finals in Khenchela against USM Alger who was not welcomed because of a word used by their supporters which is that Khenchela is “Shawiya” a term that has been misinterpreted and they prepared a hostile reception, and the match lasted four hours due to the storming to the stadium several times by the supporters. After the end of the match USM Alger players who were accompanied by a handful of fans, remained locked in the dressing rooms until midnight and after the intervention of a Gendarmerie brigade sent from Batna, then the Algerian Football Federation at that time punished the two clubs by playing 50 kilometers away from its stadium for one year. Khenchela saw the birth of another club that became known thanks to its good performances during the 1990s, at a time when USM Khenchela was struggling in the lower divisions, Ittihad Riadhi Baladiat Khenchela. created in 1985, Subsequently, the authorities decided to merge these two clubs into one, but the project fell through and a few years later IRBK ended up disappearing from the football scene after 28 years of existence.

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.

On August 5, 2020, USM Khenchela were promoted to the Algerian Ligue 2.

Promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time

On May 21, 2022, USM Khenchela were promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 returns to the national elite that it left almost 50 years ago. The Ciskaoua will thus once again taste the sensations of the Ligue 1 where they had played for two seasons at the beginning of the 1970s. On February 2, 2023, an agreement was signed between Groupe Cosider and USM Khenchela, Under this agreement which covers a renewable year, the club will benefit from financial support during the 2022–23 sports season. This agreement initialed in the presence of the Wali of Khenchela, aims underlined the CEO of Cosider to support the evolution of the club through a sponsorship formula, under which Groupe Cosider will financially support all of the activities of USM Khenchela.

During the visit of the President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune on May 31, 2024, to Khenchela, he promised the leaders and fans of USM Khenchela to find a lessor capable of taking charge of L'USMK. The Algerian public telecommunications company Algérie Télécom, will apparently be the new owner of USM Khenchela, according to a post published on the club's official page. The club's president, Walid Boukrouma, said that "preliminary discussions addressing the aspects of the transfer of ownership of the club to this national company have already been initiated with its CEO, stressing that the realization of this acquisition will not happen overnight. It will take a few months to finalize all the necessary administrative procedures.

On August 1, 2024, Algérie Télécom and Union Sportive Madinet Khenchela have signed a partnership agreement, making Algérie Télécom the official sponsor. The signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of the General Directorate of Algérie Télécom in Algiers, in the presence of the Chairman and CEO of Algérie Télécom and the President of USM Khenchela Walid Boukrouma. Knowing that Algérie Télécom has started procedures to buy the club, this partnership is part of a global approach aimed at supporting the club in the development and strengthening of its capacities for the 2024–25 season.

On 20 January 2026, Algérie Télécom announced its takeover of the club.

Players

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

Current squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

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Position	Staff
Head coach	Mourad Okbi
Assistant coach	Mahmoud Dridi
Goalkeeping coach	Rabie Bouazzi
Fitness coach	Houssem Ferchichi
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Statistics

Recent seasons

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Season	League	Cup	Other	Africa	Top goalscorer(s)	Ref.	Division	Pos	Pts	L	GF
Critérium d'Honneur	2nd	42	18	10	4	4			Unknown
Division d'Honneur	3rd		14						Round of 16
Division d'Honneur	11th		26						Round of 32
Division d'Honneur	7th		30						Round of 32
Division d'Honneur									Unknown
Division d'Honneur	1st								Unknown
Nationale II	6th	42	22	6	8	8	25	29	Round of 64
Nationale II	6th	44	22	7	8	7	27	27	Round of 32
Nationale II	3rd	51	24	10	7	7	24	20	Semi-finals
Nationale II									Unknown
National II	3rd	60	26	14	6	6	44	20	Unknown
National II	1st	51	22	15	6	1	35	11	Unknown
Nationale I	11th	57	30	11	5	14	24	40	Round of 64
Nationale I	14th	47	30	4	9	17	28	53	Round of 16
Nationale II	2nd	26							Round of 16
Division 2	2nd	26							Unknown
National II	2nd	26							Unknown
National II	9th	43	22	5	11	6	18	21	Round of 32
D1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Round of 64
D1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Round of 64
D1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Round of 64
D1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Round of 64
Inter-régions	5th	49	30	14	7	9	39	28	Round of 16
DNA	12th	23	26	5	8	13	18	33	Last regional round
DNA	3rd	44	26	13	5	8	32	28	[Penultimate
Regional Round](2011-12-algerian-cup)
DNA	8th	37	26	10	7	9	28	28	Unknown
DNA	7th	40	30	12	4	14	35	44	Last regional round
DNA	10th	36	30	8	12	10	23	26	Last regional round
DNA	9th	37	30	10	7	13	33	40	[Penultimate
Regional Round](2015-16-algerian-cup)
DNA	6th	39	30	10	9	11	39	37	Round of 32
DNA	2nd	50	30	14	8	8	36	25	Round of 64
DNA	2nd	62	30	15	8	4	38	20	Round of 32
DNA	6th	36	24	9	9	6	28	19	Round of 64
Ligue 2	4th	38	22	10	8	4	26	19	Not played
Ligue 2	1st	67	30	19	10	1	60	22	Not played	Sofiane Bayazid	16
Ligue 1	8th	42	30	12	6	12	29	29	Round of 16	Sofiane Bayazid	14
Ligue 1	10th	39	30	11	6	13	33	39	Round of 16	Tosin Omoyele	10
Ligue 1	9th	40	30	11	7	12	28	38	Round of 64	Hamid Djaouchi	9
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Notes

References

(20 January 2026). "Algérie Telecom officialise l’acquisition de l’USM Khenchela".
(17 November 2025). "USM Khenchela: Mourad Okbi, nouvel entraîneur".
(28 April 2013). "mca- usma 1971 : une première historique pour le mouloudia !".
(12 September 2010). "اتحاد بلدية خنشلة ينسحب بعد 28 سنة من النشاط".
(August 7, 2006). "FUSION ENTRE L'USMK ET L'IRBK Le niet des supporters".
"Amateurs : Les 2 groupes du Championnat national -DZFOOT.COM".
(5 August 2020). "Saison 2019/2020 : Les clubs de Division Nationale Amateurs promus en Ligue 2".
(February 2, 2023). "Accession en Ligue 1: historique pour le MC El Bayadh, l'USM Khenchela retrouve l'élite".
(February 2, 2023). "Foot/Ligue 1: signature d'une convention entre le groupe Cosider et l'USM Khenhela".
(31 May 2024). "Mémorable visite du Président de la République à Khenchela : Bain de foule et grandes annonces".
(20 July 2024). "USM Khenchela : Algérie télécom sera le nouveau propriétaire".
(20 January 2026). "Algérie Telecom officialise l’acquisition de l’USM Khenchela".
"Players".
(15 March 2020). "الجزائر تعلن إيقاف النشاط الرياضي بسبب كورونا".
(15 March 2020). "COVID-19 : ARRET DES COMPETITIONS JUSQU'A NOUVEL ORDRE".

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