US Biskra
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US Biskra is an Algeria
n 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.
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.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n football club based in Biskra
Biskra
Biskra is the capital city of Biskra province, Algeria. In 2007, its population was recorded as 207,987.During Roman times the town was called Vescera, though this may have been simply a Latin transliteration of the native name. Around 200 AD under Septimius Severus' reign, it was seized by the...
. The club was founded in 1934 and its colors are green and black. Their stadium, the Complexe Sportif d'El Alia
Complexe Sportif d'El Alia
Complexe Sportif d'El Alia is a multi-use stadium in Biskra, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of US Biskra. The stadium holds 10,000 people....
, 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 include of the 70's and even early 80's for Doubba: 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
ES Sétif
Entente Sportive Sétifienne , commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif currently playing in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1...
2-1 in Algerian cup. That was a short lived happy time followed by a loss to USM Bel-Abbès
USM Bel-Abbès
USM Bel-Abbès is an Algerian football club located in Sidi-Bel-Abbès, Algeria. It currently plays in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2. The team's colors are green and red.-Honors:*Algerian Cup: 1*Algerian Championnat National 2: 3...
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.