History
In May 1937, a group of friends brimming with nationalism came up with the idea of creating a club. The group was made up of Kamel Kemmat, Ali "Lahmar" Zaïd, Ali Slimani, Saïd Bennour, Arezki Meddad and Sid Ali Terkmane. Two months later, on July 5, 1937, the club was founded with its headquarters located at Rue du Divan, now known as Rue Abdelkader Aoua, in the Casbah neighborhood of Algiers. Along with the original members, the group was joined by Abdelkader Amrani, Omar Hamza, Omar Lakehal, Mohamed Ouali Basta, Mohamed Zennagui and Ali Cherifi. Arezki Meddad was selected as the first president of the club.
On July 16, 1963, USM Alger won the inaugural edition of the Algerian Championnat National after beating MC Alger 3-0 in the final of the national championship playoff. The club reached the final after winning the central regional league and then beating USM Annaba 7-6 on corners in the semi-final.
In 1969, USM Alger reached the final of the Algerian Cup for the first time in the club's history. However, in the final, they lost 5-3 to CR Belcourt.
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