Union Sportive Madinet d'Oran (Arabic: الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة وهران), known as USM Oran or simply USMO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Oran. The club was founded in 1926 and its colours are black and white. Their home stadium, Allal Toula Stadium, has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Ligue Régional II.

History

USM Oran in 1939

The club was founded on March 1, 1926, under the name of Union Sportive Musulmane Oranaise in Medina Jedida, a famous popular quarter of Oran, by the Algerian nationalist Sadok Boumaza with Bendouba "El Fellous", Benkoula, Boumefraa and others. They decided to create a team which became a multi-sports club some days after its creation. The club is the first one of North Africa to put the word Musulmane (English: Muslim) in its name to differentiate from other European colonial teams.

The club was also named NADIT Oran between 1977 and 1989

Crest

  • Old logo
  • Former logo
  • Present logo

Stadium

The team plays in the Stade Allal Toula which holds 5,000 people.[citation needed]

Achievements

National

Champion (7) : 1933, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950

  • Oran Cup

Winner (1) : 1952

Regional

Runner-up (3) : 1933, 1935, 1950

Runner-up (1) : 1954

Notable players

Below the list of some great players of the team around his history.

Equipment

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