USM Annaba

Full name

Union Sportive Médinat d'Annaba

Nickname(s)

The Hooligans

Founded

1983

Ground

19 May 1956 Stadium

Capacity

56,000

President

Abdelbassit Zaim

League

Ligue 2

2022–23

Ligue 2, Group Centre-west, 5th

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

Union Sportive Médinat d'Annaba (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة عنابة), known as USM Annaba or simply USMAN for short, is an Algerian football club based in Annaba. It was founded in 1983 and its colours are red and white. Their home stadium, 19 May 1956 Stadium has a capacity of 55,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in Algerian Ligue 2.

History

On April 13, 2018, USM Annaba were promoted to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 after winning 2017–18 Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur "Group East".^[1]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Algerian Ligue 2

Champions (1): 2006–07

Rival clubs

Hamra Annaba (Derby)
ES Guelma (Rivalry)
US Tebessa (Rivalry)

References

External links

Ligue 2

Ligue 2
Former teams	AB Mérouana A Bou Saâda CA Bordj Bou Arréridj CRB Aïn Fakroun CRB Aïn Oussera CR Beni Thour CRB Ouled Djellal DRB Tadjenanet HAMRA Annaba IB Lakhdaria IRB El Kerma JSM Béjaïa JSM Chéraga JSM Skikda MC Saïda MO Bejaia OM Arzew OMR El Annasser RCB Oued Rhiou RC Relizane SA Mohammadia SC Aïn Defla UMS Dréan US Chaouia USM Bel-Abbès USM Blida USMM Hadjout US Remchi WA Tlemcen WR M'Sila
Associated competitions	Algerian Cup Algerian Super Cup
Seasons	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Prospects	Promotion to Ligue 1; Relegation to Inter-Régions Division