US Biskra

Full name

Union Sportive de Biskra

Founded

1934

Ground

Complexe Sportif d'El Alia
Biskra, Algeria

Capacity

15,000

President

Ali Houhou

Head Coach

Vacant

League

Ligue Professionnelle 2

2009–10

16th

Home colours

Away colours

Union Sportive de Biskra, (Arabic: اتحاد رياضي بسكرة‎‎) or US Biskra for a short is an Algerian football club based in Biskra. The club was founded in 1934 and its colors are green and black. Their stadium, the Complexe Sportif d'El Alia, has a capacity of some 15,000. The team currently plays in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2, the second highest tier of Algerian football.

History

Some of its famous players of the 1970s and early-1980s include: Majorie, Chaib Lakhal, Mohamed Jonas, Mirini, Bessaou, Bouzidi, Ben Brahim, and of course Doubba.

L'USB was stock in the third division for most of its history and played major roles but never made it up. The third division used to be called "Division d'Honneur". At that time the most important achievement was defeating the then, and even now, mighty ES Setif 2–1 in Algerian cup. That was a short lived happy time followed by a loss to USM Bel-Abbès in the same competition by 4–1. All the citizens of Biskra still remember the year of Azzaba when l'US Biskra lost at home in one of the final games to Azzaba 3–1 and therefore missing the accession to the second division then known as "Division Regional".

L'US Biskra now is in second division and even played in Division one for one season two years ago.

Former players

For a list of current and former US Biskra player with a Wikipedia article, see Category:US Biskra players

Ligue 2

2016-17	A Bou Saâda AS Khroub ASM Oran ASO Chlef CA Bordj Bou Arreridj CRB Aïn Fakroun GC Mascara JSM Béjaïa JSM Skikda MC El Eulma MC Saïda Paradou AC RC Arbaâ US Biskra USM Blida WA Boufarik

Former teams	AB Merouana DRB Tadjenanet CA Batna CS Constantine ESM Koléa ES Mostaganem JS Saoura MSP Batna NA Hussein Dey OM Arzew Olympique de Médéa RC Kouba RC Relizane US Chaouia USM Annaba USM Bel-Abbès USM Blida USMM Hadjout WA Tlemcen

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

Prospects	Promotion to Ligue 1; Relegation to Ligue Nationale

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