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| 2024 | USM Alger set to participate in the CAF Confederation Cup for the 2024–25 season. |
| May 10 2024 | Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne rejected USM Alger's request to suspend the Confederation Cup final pending the conclusion of arbitration proceedings. |
| April 26 2024 | USM Alger traveled to Morocco for the second leg of the semi-final, but refused to play when RS Berkane insisted on wearing jerseys with the map of Morocco including Western Sahara. |
| 2023 | USM Alger participated in and won the CAF Super Cup. |
| 2023 | USM Alger reached the Semi-Finals of the CAF Confederation Cup, playing 10 matches with 5 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses, scoring 11 goals and conceding 5+6. |
| July 16 2023 | Coach Abdelhak Benchikha announced he would remain with the club despite receiving offers from other clubs. |
| June 3 2023 | USM Alger became the first Algerian winners of the CAF Confederation Cup, winning the title despite losing 1-0 in the second leg of the final. The club earned a record two million dollars for the victory. |
| 2022 | USM Alger reached the CAF Confederation Cup final, progressing through multiple rounds and defeating teams like ASC Kara, Saint-Éloi Lupopo, and ASEC Mimosas. They ultimately lost 2-2 (on aggregate) to Tanzania's Young Africans. |
| March 3 2020 | Groupe SERPORT bought the majority of the club's shares, marking the end of the era of previous owner Ali Haddad. |
| 2019 | USM Alger completed their last season in the CAF Champions League. |
| August 4 2019 | Al-Hayat Petroleum Company agreed to pay the travel costs for USM Alger's preliminary round match in the CAF Champions League, amid administrative and financial challenges. |
| 2018 | USM Alger last participated in the Arab Champions League competition. |
| 2018 | Competed in the UAFA Club Championship, defeating Iraq's Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3-0 in the First Round. Eliminated in the Second Round by Sudan's Al-Merrikh with a 3-4 aggregate score. |
| 2017 | USM Alger competed in the CAF Champions League, winning their group stage and reaching the semifinals. They were eliminated by Wydad Casablanca after progressing through the first round and quarter-finals. |
| 2015 | USM Alger reached the CAF Champions League final, progressing through preliminary and first rounds, winning their group stage, and defeating Al-Hilal in the semifinals. They ultimately lost 1-4 to TP Mazembe in the final. |
| 2015 | USM Alger returned to the CAF Champions League after an eight-year absence, starting in the Preliminary round against Chadian club Foullah Edifice, qualifying with difficulty after a 3-1 aggregate result. |
| 2013 | Experienced a significant away defeat against US Bitam, losing 3-0. |
| 2013 | Advanced to the UAFA Club Cup Semifinals against Egypt's Ismaily SC (0-0 draw, winning 4-3 on penalties). Won the final against Kuwait's Al-Arabi with an aggregate score of 3-2. |
| 2012 | Participated in the UAFA Club Cup, defeating Mauritania's ASC Tevragh-Zeïna 4-1 in the Second Round. Progressed through Quarter-finals by beating Jordan's Al-Baqa'a SC 9-3. |
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