Madinet Oran Sports Union – Wikipedia

L’ Madinet d’Oran Sports Union (in Arabic : The Sports Federation of Oran ), more commonly abridged in USM Oran or in USMO , is an Algerian football club founded the first ^is March 1926 in Oran under the name of the Oran Muslim Sports Union (Arab: Al -Wahrani Islamic Sports Federation ).

He is one of the most illustrious clubs in Algeria. It is also the oldest of the Muslim clubs in Oran since the colonial era.

Colonial period [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The political and sporting context [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

At the beginning of XX ^{It is} century, and with the existence of several European clubs and associations founded by black feet. Muslim sports associations began to appear in Algeria like MC Algiers, GC Mascara or others. And like the latter, the Oranis had to unite in their turn to create an association which would represent the Muslim community of Oran.

In this context of colonialism, created a Muslim club in Oran was an opportunity for Oran Muslims to measure Europeans and assert their ethnic identity. But the USM Oran like all clubs and sports associations had trouble being officially recognized because of the heavy administrative formalities imposed by the administrative authorities of the time. So it was not until 1926 to see the club create and officially recognized.

The birth of the club, a whole fight [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The first ^is March 1926, at the Café des Sportifs Oranis “Chez Latreche” in Médina Jdida, Algerian nationalists, Sadek Boumaza, Bendouba says: El Fellous, Benkoula, Boumefraa, and other Nemrri, Gharmati decided to create the first sports association which will become short time After its creation an omnisport club with several disciplines, athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, handball, swimming and volleyball. As well as the football section, this football club which will be a myth in Oran, Algeria and throughout North Africa.

The creation project meeting lasted one night. He will be the first club in Algeria to be called “Muslim sports union” to properly define the representative community of the club, even if the administrative authorities were against this name, but the leaders of the club insisted to keep this name.

The club will be created by a group of former Muslim Oranian associations previously founded such as the Muslim FC of Lamur founded by Saffa in the El Hamri district ^{[ A 1 ]} .

Choice of name and colors [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Word Union was chosen to symbolize the union and the grouping of all these clubs in Muslim neighborhoods which led to the creation of the USM Oran.
The choice of colors had two senses, black symbolized the dark period of colonialism, white symbolized the hope of finding a free Algeria.

However, the USM Oran will undergo other constraints concerning its appointment. The French administration imposed 4 circulars (1928 to 1936 and definitively abandoned in 1948) by forcing Muslim associations to use the term “Franco Muslim” in their name and by integrating European players and leaders into their structures. This was the case for Usm Sétif called Franco-Muslim sports union of Sétif ^{[ first ]} , the Guelma (Esperance Sportive Franco Muslim Guelmoise) or the CS Constantine (Club Franco-Musulman de Constantine)

The club will integrate into its workforce the two Martinez brothers, and in its steering committee Michel Deharo who will be the 3 ^{It is} President of the history of the club after Nemri and Ali Benkoula as was the case at MC Algiers with Luis Rose as vice-president. On the other hand, the USM Oran refused to change the name and a battle for the appointment of the club will last for years and a historic showdown will be between the management of the club and the Governor General of Oran who will eventually yield by closing The USMO affair by the circular 5599 cm of September 8, 1936 ^{[ 2 ]} . The club was thus the first to integrate only the name “Muslim” in Algeria and throughout North Africa.

The rise in power [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

As any club created at the time, the USM Oran is therefore part of the Lofa registers and begins in 3 ^{It is} District division before reaching the honor division by gradually crossing the other two in the district then the honor promotion.

At its fifth year of existence, the USM Oran reached the elite of the Honor Division (DH) by winning the famous 1930-1931 pre-honor championship match against the US Hammam Bou Hadjar in the field of This team at Hammam Bou Hadjar. USM Oran will win its first title of Oranie champion after only its second season in 1932-1933. The titles will succeed after with a total of 7 times Oranie champions and great performances in North African competitions.

The boycott of May 1956 [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The outbreak of the Algerian war in 1954 made the matches between the European and Muslim clubs difficult, several incidents and stops of matches occurred and it was only the Muslim clubs which were sanctioned. Due to this injustice and especially during the match of the final of the North African Cup between the two rivals, the USM Bel-Abbès (Muslim club) and the SC Bel-Abbès (European club) where everything was done For the European club to win the Cup, the National Liberation Front ordered the boycott of all the Muslim associations of official competitions by the decree of May 1956. Thus, the USM Oran under the direction of Miloud Benamar , last president of the club under the colonial era, arrested all the sports activities of the club until 1962, the year where Algeria obtained its independence.

Post independence period [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Difficult start in 1962 [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

In March 1962, an Oran delegation on the move to Oujda, Morocco envisaged the creation of a large club around the framework of the USM Oran to launch after the independence of Algeria. He planned to put some great Oran players from the time who played in Algeria or Morocco at the service of the club. Unfortunately, this project fell into the water and the USM Oran, which was one of the largest clubs in Algeria, was going to sink into problems, so practically the club is abandoned by its large size parts who left for its rivals while Other former executives took their retreat by leaving a huge void that the young generation could not fill quickly. The USM Oran therefore missed the accession to the first division of honor in 1963.

Lost hopes [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

After missing the accession among the elite, the USM Oran could not get back on the right track despite several rescue attempts by former leaders, coaches and players of the clubs. And despite the attempt to return to the first scene in the 1970s with the arrival or the rise of several great players such as Bachir Sebaâ or Hamid Tasfaout, the latter and others will unfortunately join the two large neighboring clubs in this case the Mc Oran and ASM Oran. History was repeated in the 1980s and 1990s, but will lead to the same result.

At sports reforms [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

From 1977 to 1989 during the national sports reform, the National Office for the Marketing of Food Products (Onaco) sponsors the USMO which changes its name and became Nadi El-Diwane El-Tijari d’Oran (Nadit Oran). During this period, several disciplines will reappear such as handball, volleyball, cycling, judo etc.

The fight goes on [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The USM Oran is currently fighting for the maintenance in the inter-region division, however it still continues to train young people and lately assemblies and meeting is done frequently in order to professionalize this club and thus be able to find the place it had before ^{[ 3 ]} .

Track record [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

The USM Oran list is as follows ^{[ 4 ] , [ 5 ] , [ 6 ]} .

National competitions	International competitions
Oranie championship (7) Champion : 1933, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1950 Vice-champion: 1932, 1934, 1941, 1951, 1952 and 1955 Third: 1942, 1953 and 1954

USM Oran report per season [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Ranking in the Algerian championship per year [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Rankings before independence [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Rankings after independence [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

USMO course in the Algerian Cup [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Statistics Tours affected in the Algerian Cup [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

l’ USMO to participate in 55 edition, eliminated at the regional towers 25 times and reaches the final towers 21 time.

Editing	first is tour	2 It is tour	3 It is tour	4 It is tour	sixty four It is final	32 It is final	16 It is final	8 It is final	Quarterfinal	Semi final	Finale	Champion
55-33	–	01	02	–	05	07	09	04	01	00	00	00

History of the name [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Since the club foundation in 1926, the club has changed its name several times as follows:

Oran Muslim Sports Union

1926–1977

Madinet d’Oran Sports Union

Since 1989

Logo history [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

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Seat [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

USM Oran was officially domiciled for the first time the June 18, 1926 At the headquarters of 27 rue Yusuf in Médina Jdida, after there was succession at the headquarters of 45 on the same street, seat of the 50 boulevard Sébastopol at the Saint Michel and Café El Widad sets “Hadj Abderrahmane”.

Currently, he is at the headquarters located n ° 8 rue Aïssat Idir, not far from Médina JDIDA and the saint Michel plateaux.

The USM Oran supporters committee was founded in 1945 by Belkassem (known as Bean ) Benmammar and of which he was secretary general until 1956.

When it was created in 1926, the USM Oran had as the first land, the Dara stadium but its first official stadium was the USMO stadium in Delmonte.

After independence and with competition from other city clubs, the USM Oran wandered in several stadiums, among them, the Habib-Bouakeul stadium or the Stade Saint Eugène, passing through the Choupôt stadium currently stadium Houari Benahmed, Or Stadium Rail, Stade Fréha Benyoucef which is in El Makkari, (ex.Stade de Saint Eugène). Currently, the club occupies the Stade Allal Toula (e.g. ASE stadium).

Direction
President	Lotfi Boublenza
Vice-president
General secretary
General manager

Jock
DTS
Coach	Abdelbaki bentayeb
Assistant coach
Goalkeepers
Doctor
Healer
Equipment	Abbas rahila
Hope coach

Emblematic players [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Coaches [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Presidents [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Notes [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

References [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

Bibliography [ modifier | Modifier and code ]

• (fr) Lahcene Behoucine , The Kahla Des Unionistes saga , Oran, Dar El-Quds edition, 2020