Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم

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Founded	21 October 1962 officially 24 September 2010 with current format
Country	Algeria
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Ligue Professionnelle 2
Domestic cup(s)	Algerian Cup Algerian Super Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League Confederation Cup
Current champions	ES Sétif (8th title) (2016-17)
Most championships	JS Kabylie (14 titles ~ overall) ES Sétif (4 titles ~ current format)
TV partners	EPTV beIN Sports Al Kass
Website	Official
Current: 2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Arabic: الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the Algerian football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue Professionnelle 2. The league is contested by 16 clubs, and it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Ligue 2. In 2009 it was known as Championnat d'Algérie D1 Nedjma and from 2010 to 2014, it was known as Ligue Professionnelle 1 Nedjma as it is sponsored by Kuwaiti telecommunications company Nedjma. From 2014, the league is officially known as Ligue Professionnelle 1 Mobilis as it is sponsored by Algerian telecommunications company Mobilis.

The league was created in 1962, when Algeria became an independent nation. Until 1950, only regional leagues (Algiers, Constantine, Oran) were contested. Some 'national' playoffs were played in the first decade of the 20th century, first in 1904. Between 1920 and 1956 the winners played off for the North African Championship, together with league winners from Morocco and Tunisia.

Between 1957 and 1962 a North African Championship without participation from Morocco and Tunisia (who had gained independence) was organised as "Algerian championship".

On August 21, 2010, the FAF announced that the name of the league would change to Ligue Professionnelle 1 to reflect the professionalization of the league.

History

Algerian football origins 1897-1962

The history of football in Algeria is closely linked to the French football. When football appeared in France in the year 1872, it appeared in its turn naturally around 1894 in North Africa, a region of the world subject to French authority. As a result, football was progressively developed in the French Algeria for more than half a century with the creation of a large number of clubs but also organizations that governed its practice in departmental and inter-regional competitions. Then it came to an end in the year 1962, when Algeria became the last territory in North Africa to abandon French rule and thus saw the end of colonial French football.

The Division Honneur 1963-1964, Second edition of the championship

The championship is once again modified during the season 1963-1964. After a very complex competition season regional tournaments organized on a system comprising several groups, with some cases a regional final and a final tournament designating the first champion of Algeria; Algerian football leaders managed to reach a certain elite. Most teams that participated in the competition last season are grouped into three regional divisions. The championship then took the name of ephemeral DH, the "Honor Division". Unlike the previous season, instead of many individual groups composed three regions or regional football leagues, only one group per region was implemented.

Team of the USM Annaba (now Hamra Annaba, winner of Second championship football in Algeria The 1963-1964 season.

Following these regional championships, for the Western region or West Division Honneur, the ASM Oran was crowned regional champion after a final victory two goals to one against his rival of Oran on MC Oran and qualified for the national tournament with striker Abdelkader Reguig surnamed Pons. For the Central Region or Division Honneur Center, the NA Hussein Dey cap on the pole on the final day its direct rival, the CR Belcourt thanks to their goalkeeper Amirat, Senior contributor to the qualification of its team in the national tournament, annihilating attempts playmaker chabibiste Hacène Lalmas. As for the East region or Eastern Division Honneur is even the USM Annaba former USM Bone winner of the group I qualified for the second consecutive year the final tournament with his player coach Mohamed Boufermès. She beats the departmental final MSP Batna winner of Group II.

This time the three were regional champions met in Constantine to determine who will win the second title. As the edition takes place in this city, it was decided that the fourth team to accompany the three champions, the dolphin would be the Honorary Division of the League of Constantine, the MSP Batna. After the competition, the USM Annaba winner in the semifinals of the ASM Oran), will be needed in the final against NA Hussein Dey (winner of him MSP Batna), a score of one goal to nil. This is to date the first and only league title usmistes of Annaba.

National Division One or Division One, the national elite.

After two competitive seasons in the form of regional tournaments with a final national tournament, the Algerian Football Federation reorganized once again the championship. This time she opted during the season 1964-1965 to create a national championship to direct confrontation between the sixteen best teams of the three regional leagues of Algerian football. For this, she referred the results of last season including the first five of each of the regional leagues and more regional champion of the season.

So we had for the Western region or League Oranie the first five teams (the ASM Oran the MC Oran, the ES Mostaganem the MC Saida and JSM Tiaret) to the center of Algiers region or League again the first five teams (the CR Belouizdad the NA Hussein Dey, the USM Blida the MC Algiers and USM Alger and the Eastern region or Constantine League champion last season the USM Annaba and the following five of the ranking of this region (the MSP Batna, the ES Guelma, the ES Sétif, the USM Setif and MO Constantine).

• Different formulas of the first division.

Domination CR Belouizdad (4 titles) – [1965–1971]

The footballer Hacène Lalmas that made the heyday of CR Belouizdad between 1962–1963 and 1972–1973 seasons.

The CR Belcourt (later CR Belouizdad) is a new club at this time, from the district of Belcourt to Algiers which will be renamed Belouizdad. This club was born from the merger of two former clubs from the same district, WRB (Widad Riadhi Belcourt) and the CAB (Club Athéltique Belcourt).

These two former clubs were known for playing football competitions in the French colonial era, for both affiliated to the FFFA (French Football Federation Association) and LAFA (League Algiers Football Association). In the sixties, this team has dominated the national football by winning no fewer than four titles between seasons 1964–1965 and 1970–1971. She realized the performance to make two doubles championships in seasons 1964–1965 – 1965–1966, then during the season 1968–1969 – 1969–1970. This team, led by Yahia Ahmed Saadi and then Arab Zitoun, was composed of the best players representing the backbone of the Algerian selection apart from those from the French colonial clubs such Hamiti of Racing Universitaire d'Alger or Djemaâ of Gallia Sport Algiers. This talented team was distinguished in all competitions in both Algeria at Maghreb (with the gain of three Maghreb Champions Cup consecutive winning). His two main rivals were the ES Sétif Salhi of brothers, who managed to grab the title of the season 1967–1968 and MC Oran who won his first trophy in the season 1970-1971, with the generation Fréha – Hadefi, having narrowly missed the season 1968–1969; and especially that of the season 1967–1968 (dolphin of the ES Sétif but ahead of the CR Belouizdad third in the ranking).

Rivalry: MC Alger (5 titles) – JS Kabylie (4 titles) – [1972–1980]

Season	CRB	JSK	MCA	MCO
1969–1970	1	2	6	7
1970–71	6	7	3	1
1971–72	2	9	1	4
1972–73	12	1	3	9
1973–74	4	1	5	8
1974–75	6	7	1	3
1975–76	11	3	1	9
1976–77	2	1	5	4
1977–78	9	2	1	8
1978–79	7	2	1	3
1979–80	2	1	8	6
Top four finishes	5	8	7	5
out of 11
This table incidates the results of the 'Big Four' during the 1970s.

The seventies marked the takeover of MC Algiers, though not everything was simple. The club experienced its first relegation before that, partly due to serious events that occurred in the season 1964–1965 against the MC Oran. It took three years at the club to regain the first division and a good staff; but this absence was perhaps beneficial, with the winning five league titles Algeria. The team, managed by the duo of Khabatou Zouba and coaches, will succeed even to achieve the feat twice during championship seasons 1974–1975 and 1975–1976. However the most resounding achievement of this decade for this team occurred when the season 1975–1976. Indeed, that season, the MC Algiers succeeds tripled Algeria Championship – Algerian Cup – African Cup of Champion Clubs', which is unique in the Algerian football.

Team MC Algiers who won the treble African Cup – Championship – Algerian Cup at the end of the season 1975–1976.

The dominance of this team of MC Algiers will still be contested by the JS Kabylie, which succeed in this decade to glean four league titles Algeria. This team which reached the generation of Mouloud Iboud, captain for nearly nine years, was nicknamed "steamroller" as she won victories. The club will also be the second after the CR Belouizdad and just before the MC Algiers to realize a double championship in seasons 1972–1973 and 1973–1974, and a double Algerian Cup – of Algerian Football Championship when the season 1976–1977. Unlike other teams in the championship, it will be one of the first formations to experiment, after the passage of the former Goalkeeper of the FLN football team, Abderrahmane Boubekeur, several foreign coaches. The team was managed by the French Jean Lemaître (season 1970–1971), Christian Banjou (midseason 1974–1975 and midseason 1975–1976), but also by the Yugoslav Jouan Cestic (season 1973-1974), Hungarian André Nagy (mid-season 1976–1977) and Romanians with the duo first Virgil Popescu and Petre Mândru (season 1972–1973 year of the first title), then Bazil Marian (during the season 1973–1974). The most famous of these early foreign coaches is probably the Polish Stefan Zywotko, which formed at the end of this decade a duet with Mahieddine Khalef that will last nearly twelve years.

During that decade, a sports reform was held by the 'Ministry of Youth and Sports precisely in the season 1975–1976, to give the elite clubs a good financial base in order to empower them to structure themselves in a professional manner (ASP Sports Association Performance '). The aim was therefore they have full autonomy management with the creation of their own training center. For that many clubs had to sacrifice their names and rename them after the main sponsor. It was thus possible to see in some clubs names letter Promoted oil of Sonatrach sponsor the MC Alger on MC Oran and ES Sétif, renamed MP Algiers, MP Oran and EP Setif. Similarly, the Sonelgaz, with the 'K' of Kahraba (gas), sponsorisa the JS Kabylie, which gave its name to JS Kabylie in Jamiat Sari ' Kawkabi or the USM Alger, famous USK Algiers. But also CNAN ( Compagnie National Algérienne de Navigation ) with the M of Milaha (browser) that sponsorisa the Nasr Hussein Dey Athletic became Milaha Athletic Hussein Dey and many other more. Although for some time it will have allowed these clubs to form themselves into genuine independent sports clubs with the example of Mouloudia of Algiers', which flew past and continues to dominate sports competitions in other disciplines as football, it will fail because the clubs gradually resume in the following years their original names and démarcheront themselves many sponsors at a time.

Hegemony JS Kabylie (6 titles) – [1981-1990]

Team GC Mascara with Lakhdar Belloumi – 1984 Champion of Algeria

The brilliant team of ES Setif Champion Algeria 1986–1987 African champion in 1988 with From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Serrar – Boulehdjilet – Osmani – Nabti – Zorgane – Bernaoui
Sitting Bendjabellah – Rahmani – Adjissa – Gharib – Adjass

Team Jeunesse Électronique de Tizi-Ouzou, the famous Dumbo JET in the season 1985-1986
From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Larbes – Adghigh – Amara – Heffaf – Sadmi – Belahcène
Sitting Bahbouh – Menad – Fergani – Abdeslam – Bouiche

The eighties are a good year for the Algerian football, who knew two of his qualifications national team in World Cup but also several good results of its clubs internationally. Nationally, a club comes off the lot: the JS Kabylie (JSK), Jeunesse Électronique de Tizi-Ouzou (JET). One can call this decade hegemony of the JE Tizi-Ouzou, as this team, managed by the famous duo of coaches the Polish Stefan Zywotko and Mahieddine Khalef s Algerian dominant football of his time, both nationally and internationally, embodying the success of Algerian football.

She never ceased to break records, by raking in ten years no less than six titles of "Champion of Algeria," also gleaning in passing three cups of Algeria and winning two titles of champion of Africa, hence its nickname of "Jumbo Jet" characterizing the greatness of this team.

His hold on the championship as it was reached outside of these six titles, twice the second place in the season 1980–1981 and 1987–1988 and a third place in the season 1983–1984, nine times in ten years on the podium . The peculiarity of these titles is that they were won three times twice, i.e. by producing doubled in the league and therefore obtaining the status of "double champion" in seasons 1981–1982 – 1982–1983 and 1984–1985 – 1985–1986, and then 1988–1989 – 1989–1990. During his victories in that decade, the JE Tizi-Ouzou made two doubled African Cup – Algerian Championship during the season 1980-1981 and 1989–1990, and his second double Algerian Cup – Algerian Championship in the season 1985–1986. It is also during this season that the team realized a record total at year end ninety-eight points on the board, in thirty-eight games (in a championship consists of twenty teams).

This hegemony will still be slightly challenged by the MC Oran named MP Oran, who was at that time only rival figure of JE Tizi-Ouzou, removing his second championship when the season 1987–1988. With this title she will stand in the next season African Cup of Champions Clubs, losing the final against the Moroccan WA Casablanca. Besides this achievement of African weapons, Mouloudia Oran finish second in the championship three times in the season 1984–1985, 1986–1987 and 1989–1990.

Consecration of the beautiful can also emphasize GC Mascara, a pioneer of Algerian football club, one of the few to win a championship in the French colonial era (since affiliated with the Lofa Oran Football League Association'), who won the championship at the end of the season 1983–1984. Note also the performance of the RC Kouba, named at that time RS Kouba who finally won his first championship (the only one to date) in the season 1980–1981, after finishing second in the season 1966–1967 and 1974–1975. And finally the last team to win a championship in this decade apart from JE Tizi-Ouzou is the ES Sétif which then bore the name of EP Setif. She won her second championship during the season 1986–1987, which will allow him the following season to participate in the African Cup of Champions Clubs won the Nigerian side of the Iwuanyanwu National.

The era of MC Oran (2 titles) and other – [1991-1999]

Algerian football knows at this time the consecration of his national team with the gain of two major titles, the Africa Cup of Nations during 1990, organized its territory and Intercontinental Cup the following year, the late Afro-Asian Cup of Nations. Nationally no uncontested leadership emerges in this decade as was the case in previous decades to the CR Belouizdad on MC Algiers or JS Kabylie.

However, if we were to hold a team that would be beyond dispute that the MC Oran. The "Hamroua" as they are nicknamed are the only ones in this decade to win the largest number of shares, or acquired in two seasons 1991–1992 and 1992–1993. This is the fourth club to achieve a championship doubled after CR Belouizdad, the JS Kabylie and MC Algiers.

This marks a clear difference between the other competitors at this time is in addition to its two league titles, the MC Oran finished in second place in the championship three consecutive times during the season 1994–1995, 1995–1996 and 1996–1997. Let's mention the great performance of this team competing in Arabic because it was involved in the defunct Arab Cup Winners' Cup. Indeed, after his victory in the final of the Algerian Cup face the USM Blida after editing 1996, the MC Oran chooses to participate in the Arab competition she won two times consecutively in 1997 and 1998, and even win the Arab Super Cup the following year.

Apart from winning the championship regulars like JS Kabylie who distinguished himself during the season 1994-1995 by a third doubled African Cup – Championship with obtaining the African Cup Winners' Cup; of the USM Alger who finally won his second league title (expected for the season 1962–1963) the following year when the season 1995–1996 and the MC Algiers who won his sixth championship in the season 1994–1995; This decade marks a first achievement for several teams.

So the club Constantine on MO Constantine, also pioneer club championship of Algeria, who was one of the few during the French colonial era to win a championship (because affiliated with the LCFA the Constantine Football League Association '), and finally also won its first championship of Algeria during the season 1991–1992, after finishing second in the season 1971–1972 and 1973–1974 . His rival Constantine, the CS Constantine will do the same in the season 1996–1997. Note the strong performance of the US Chaouia, the second club of "Berber" ethnic group after the JS Kabylie that wins a championship, this is their first title. Finally the USM El Harrach, another Algerian club, which also finally won a championship when the season 1997–1998, after finishing second in the season 1983–1984 and 1991–1992. During this decade, reform MJS ( Ministry of Youth and Sports'), adopted at the season 1976–1977 is finally abandoned, leaving the clubs resume their previous names. Another important fact, the championship was reorganized into two groups of eight teams in the season 1997–1998, and then into two pools of fourteen participants in the season 1998–1999. This formula therefore included play off when the two leaders of these groups at the end of the competition fought for the title of champion of winning. The edition of 1998–1999 even knew extensions between MC Algiers and JS Kabylie which saw the Mouloudia a goal to win zero.

The years of alternation: CR Belouizdad (2 titles) USM Alger (3 titles), JS Kabylie (2 titles)

Season	USMA	JSK	ESS	CRB
1999–2000	12	6	5	1
2000–01	2	3	7	1
2001–02	1	2	8	4
2002–03	1	4	7	5
2003–04	2	1	4	13
2004–05	1	2	11	13
2005–06	2	1	4	8
2006–07	4	2	1	10
2007–08	4	1	3	10
2008–09	6	2	1	4
2009–10	4	3	2	9
Top four finishes	9	10	6	4
out of 11
This table incidates the results of the 'Big Four' during the 2000s.

The championship has not experienced any real domination of a particular team over the two thousand years. However, there was a time when some teams alternately dominate each in turn. This is the case at the beginning of this decade CR Belouizdad who won championships. The league title eluded the club for nearly thirty years, since the season 1969–1970. The Algerian team of the district of Belouizdad so engrangea two more titles to his credit. They were earned during a doubled championship that is to say, consecutively, following the seasons 1999–2000 and 2000–2001. If at the beginning of this period we see the influence championship CR Belouizdad, another team was manifested at the end of this decade, it is the ES Sétif. This team will also win two championships in seasons acquired 2006–2007 and 2008–2009 each time to the detriment the JS Kabylie. His titles allow him to enrich his record, a title of "champion of Algeria" she had not won since the season 1986–1987, almost twenty-one years. We must also add that it was distinguished in international competition by also winning two Arab Champions League consecutively at Editions 2006–2007 and 2007–2008. Between these two teams or rather between these two periods, both teams stand out during this decade, it is the USM Alger and JS Kabylie. This team of USM Alger enjoyed a golden generation symbolized by one player Billel Dziri. This is the man in form this decade that allowed his teammates and his team to achieve so much achievement. The usmistes won the championship three times, including two consecutive seasons at 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 then 2004–2005. This is the fifth club to achieve a championship doubled after CR Belouizdad, the JS Kabylie on MC Algiers and MC Oran. If the team won three championships be warned it finishes in second place three times during the season also 2000–2001 (dolphin CR Belouizdad ), 2003–2004 and 2005-2006 (dolphin JS Kabylie). Note also gain three Algerian Cup, one of which he won in a dubbed Algerian Cup – Algerian Championship during the season 2002-2003.

With six titles in all competitions, it is clear that the USM Alger dominated much domestic football of his time. However, this rule will not be unchallenged because another team will also like to see better, it is the JS Kabylie. Like usmistes, canaries also won three championships in seasons 2003–2004, 2005–2006 and 2007–2008 and lacked a little cup double championship in the season 2003–2004 losing precisely the final of the Algerian Cup against the USM Alger. However apart from his three league titles, the JS Kabylie finish second in the championship four times in the season 2001–2002 (dolphin CR Belouizdad), 2004–2005 (dolphin of the USM Alger) 2006–2007 and 2008–2009 (dolphin of the ES Sétif). Added to this international performance, for three consecutive finals victories African Cup. Indeed, at the beginning of this period, JS Kabylie concerned by the African competition as engaged in CAF Cup, forsook somewhat the championship to concentrate only on the African Cup. This will pay off because it will be needed when editing 1999–2000 face the Egyptians to the Ismaily SC. Then come two more accolades in the same competition at Editions 2000–2001 Tunisians face of the Étoile du Sahel and 2001–2002 face of Cameroonians Tonnerre Yaoundé.

With six titles acquired during that decade including three international, the JS Kabylie so vied to great effect opposite to the USM Alger. Note finally that at the end of the fifth decade of the championship in Algeria, the MC Algiers is back in the winners of this competition, winning his seventh league title, after eleven years of absence.

Domination ES Setif (5 titles) [2007-2015]

the champion of Algeria 2014-2015 with From Left to Right:
Stand Up : Mellouli – Ziaya – Ze ondo – Megateli – Demmou – Khedairia
Sitting Djahnit – Zerara – Younes – Lagraâ – Belameiri.

This period which reached two appearances of the national team in FIFA World Cup, with a historic qualification in the fourth round at the World Cup 2014, is also that of the return of the ES Sétif on the national and international level, with 5 titles in nine seasons, 9 podiums 9 possible (one second and three times third) and unprecedented participation in an Algerian club in FIFA Club World Cup, the ES Sétif is by far the best team in the league last Decenie Algeria, however before 2007, Althoughthe the club from the city of Setif was considered one of the best in Algeria, but with a track record that n 'showed that two consecrations in the league against 8 section of Algeria and united African bowls, the club was labeled "Cup team", the Sétif seemed to have a preference for cuts. Since 2007, the ES Sétif dominates the Algerian championship, the Cup team is therefore a distant memory, in fact, except for the JS Kabylie successful with 11 consecutive podiums 6 consecrations between 1976 and 1986, no other team has so dominated the competition, domination of the ES Sétif is all the more practical that the club won in addition to the five league titles Algerian two Algerian Cup with the cup double / championship 2011-2012 (the second in the club's history after that achieved in season 1967-1968), and two consecutive league titles with the title of the season 2012-2013 after that of 2011-2012, the team also shone on the regional, continental and even global by becoming the first Algerian club in history to reach world cup of clubs when editing 2014 after winning Champions League CAF 2014, the club went on winning the African Super Cup in 2015. the ES Sétif won a total of 14 titles in all competitions in just 9 years (a record).

Given the dominance of the ES Sétif no other club has been able to maintain the rivalry with Sétif for several seasons because each season brought her new batch of competitors who challenged the grip of the eagle Black highland on the championship, that's why the league has had 4 different winners in addition to ES Sétif in nine seasons, these two clubs played the relegation prompted systematically or three seasons or even a single season after their coronation, was the case of MC Alger sacred in 2010 and USM Alger in 2014, both narrowly saved the season from the JS Kabylie of its iconic president Mohand Cherif Hannachi who managed the coronation in 2008 fled from relegation to one day of the end of the season 2010-2011 That said, the most successful club in Algeria still managed three podiums in addition to his coronation at that time, the club ASO Chlef in holy 2011 and dolphin 2008 has meanwhile failed to maintain when the season 2014-2015, it is also the club where the JSM Bejaia Double vice champion in Algeria 2011 and 2012, which met the same fate in the season 2013-2014. The phenomenon is partly explained by the fact that the champion of Algeria and the runner are called the next season to represent Algeria in the African champions league, the competition that takes place mostly during the summer period, is very costly energy, time and money due to the nature of the African continent whose climate and long distances between the country and the lack of infrastructures sports and hotel in some black African countries, are not always the advantage of Algerian teams. the ES Sétif is the only team not affected by the phenomenon

Sponsorship

The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 has been sponsored since 2009. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. There have been two sponsors since the league's formation.

• 2009–2010: Nedjma (Championnat d'Algérie D1 Nedjma)
• 2010–2014: Nedjma (Ligue Professionnelle 1 Nedjma)
• 2014–: ATM Mobilis (Ligue Professionnelle 1 Mobilis)

Media coverage

Main article: List of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 broadcasters

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Établissement public de télévision broadcast Ligue Professionnelle 1 since independence.

This is a list of television broadcasters which provide coverage of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Algerian football's top level competition. Several global channels has transferred a previously Algerian league a Saudi Arabia network ART and the French Channel Canal+ Maghreb currently has an Algerian television broadcast rights since independence, it is responsible for the sale of broadcast channels for global rights.

Since the 2014–15 season, beIN Sports Arabia he became transporting Algerian league average of one meeting in the round. Other Qatari channel Al-Kass Sports in the movement of 10 meetings most of them derby matches in just a season since the 2015–16 season.

Number of Algerian private channels offer special programs league which Echourouk, Dzair, Ennahar, KBC and El Heddaf to provide a summary of all matches with a number of specialists.

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage
Country	Television Channel	Language	Matches
Algeria	Algeria Local	Arabic	1 Match per round
Algeria	El-Thalitha TV	Arabic	1 Match per round
Algeria	Tamazight TV	Berber	2 Matches per round
Algeria	Canal Algérie	French	1 Match per round
Qatar	beIN Sports Arabia	Arabic	2 Matches per round
Qatar	Al-Kass Sports Channel	Arabic	1 Match per round

Current members of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 (2014–15 season)

Participating Clubs

Club	Location	Position in	First season in top division	Number of seasons in top division	Top division titles	Last top division title
ASM Oran	Oran	3rd in Ligue 2	1964–65	30	0	n/a
ASO Chlef	Chlef	6th	1976-77	22	1	2010/11
CR Belouizdad	Algiers	13th	1964-65	49	6	2000/01
ES Setif	Sétif	3rd	1964-65	40	6	2012/13
CS Constantine	Constantine	10th	1970-71	17	1	1996/97
MC Alger	Algiers	7th	1964-65	44	7	2009/10
MC El Eulma	El Eulma	4th	2007-08	7	0	n/a
MC Oran	Oran	12th	1964-65	49	4	1993/94
MO Bejaia	Béjaïa	11th	2013-14	1	0	n/a
JS Kabylie	Tizi Ouzou	2nd	1968-69	44	14	2007/08
JS Saoura	Méridja	9th	2012-13	2	0	n/a
NA Hussein Dey	Algiers	2nd in Ligue 2	1964-65	39	1	1966-67
RC Arbaâ	Larbaâ	8th	2013-14	1	0	n/a
USM Alger	Algiers	1st	1964-65	34	6	2013/14
USM Bel-Abbès	Sidi Bel Abbès	1st in Ligue 2	1967-68	21	0	n/a
USM El Harrach	Algiers	1st	1975/76	31	1	1997-98

Format

The teams play a double round-robin. The Top 2 qualify to the CAF Champions League, the 3rd place qualifies to tho CAF Confederation Cup, alongside the Algerian Cup winner.

Clubs

Champions

Main article: List of Algerian football champions

Teams in bold compete in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 as of 2016–17 season. In total, 15 clubs have won the Algerian championship, The record champions are JS Kabylie with 14 titles.

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning seasons
JS Kabylie	14	10	1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08
ES Setif	8	3	1967–68, 1986–87, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17
USM Alger	7	4	1962–63, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2015–16
MC Alger	7	3	1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1998–99, 2009–10
CR Belouizdad	6	4	1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1999–00, 2000–01
MC Oran	4	9	1970–71, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93
NA Hussein Dey	1	5	1966–67
USM El Harrach	1	3	1997–98
RC Kouba	1	1	1980–81
MO Constantine	1	1	1990–91
CS Constantine	1	1	1996–97
ASO Chlef	1	0	2010–11
Hamra Annaba	1	0	1963–64
GC Mascara	1	0	1983–84
US Chaouia	1	0	1994–95

Members for 2016–17

DRBT

MOB

OM

JSK

JSS

CAB

USMBA

CSC

ESS

MCO

RCR

Algiers

Algiers teamsCRB
MCA
NAHD
USMA
USMH

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Locations of teams for the 2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Stadium	Capacity
CA Batna	Stade 1er Novembre 1954	20,000
CR Belouizdad	Stade 20 Août 1955	15,000
CS Constantine	Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui	35,000
DRB Tadjenanet	Lahoua Smaïl Stadium	9,000
ES Sétif	Stade 8 Mai 1945	25,000
JS Kabylie	Stade 1er Novembre 1954	25,000
JS Saoura	Stade 20 Août 1955	20,000
MC Alger	Stade Omar Hamadi	17,000
MC Oran	Stade Ahmed Zabana	40,000
MO Béjaïa	Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine	25,000
NA Hussein Dey	Stade 20 Août 1955	15,000
Olympique de Médéa	Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa	12,000
RC Relizane	Stade Tahar Zoughari	30,000
USM Alger	Stade Omar Hamadi	17,000
USM Bel-Abbès	Stade 24 Fevrier 1956	45,000
USM El Harrach	Stade 1er Novembre 1954	8,000

Players

Main articles: Algerian Footballer of the Year and Algerian professional football awards

Records

Main article: Football records in Algeria

This table shows the ranking of the top scorers and players who played the most matches of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since 1999-2000.

• Bold Still playing in Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
• Last update: As of 14 June 2017

Players with most appearances

R.	Players	Apps.	Ref.
1	Karim Ghazi	367
2	Mohamed Ousserir	336
3	Aboubaker Rebih	332
4	Amar Ammour	330
5	Farouk Belkaïd	320
6	Brahim Zafour	313
7	Hadj Bouguèche	309
8	Anwar Boudjakdji	306
9	Antar Boucherit	303
10	Samir Zaoui	298

All-time top scorers

R.	Players	Goals	Apps.	Ref.
1	Mohamed Messaoud	167	257
2	Noureddine Daham	90	239
3	Issaad Bourahli	78	169
4	Ahmed Gasmi	77	217
5	Hamid Berguiga	75	136
6	Moustapha Djallit	75	253
7	Hadj Bouguèche	74	309
8	Hamza Boulemdaïs	72	239
9	Nabil Hemani	70	205
10	Adel El Hadi	64	254

Foreign players with most appearances

R.	Players	Apps.	Ref.
1	Gilles Ngomo	211
2	Ibrahim Amada	132
3	Carolus Andriamatsinoro	128
4	Moussa Coulibaly	119
5	Wilfried Endzanga	118
6	Jean-Michel Gnonka	105
7	Eudes Dagoulou	96
8	Mintou Doucoure	96
9	Madani Camara	91
10	Francis Ambané	84

Transfers

Record sales

R.	Player	From	To	Fee	Year
1.	Abdelmalek Ziaya	ES Sétif	Ittihad FC	€2.400.000	2010
2.	Mohamed Benyettou	ES Sétif	Al-Shabab	$2.200.000	2015
3.	Cheick Oumar Dabo	JS Kabylie	Le Havre	€1.300.000	2007
4.	El Arabi Hillel Soudani	ASO Chlef	Vitória Guimarães	€800.000	2011
5.	Mamadou Diallo	USM Alger	Nantes	€700.000	2005
6.	Yannick N'Djeng	JSM Béjaïa	Espérance	€600.000	2011
7.	Ezechiel N'Douassel	USM Blida	Club Africain	€400.000	2011
8.	Islam Slimani	CR Belouizdad	Sporting CP	€300.000	2013
9.	Gilles Binya	MC Oran	Benfica	€300.000	2007

Record signings

R.	Player	From	To	Fee	Year
1.	Kaddour Beldjilali	Étoile du Sahel	USM Alger	€400.000	2014

All-time table (1964-2017)

The all-time Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its inception in 1964. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2016–17 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.

Pos.	Club	Seasons	Titles	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PpG
1	MC Oran	52	4	1510	595	436	479	1904	1621	283	2475
2	CR Belouizdad	52	6	1512	597	439	476	1850	1508	342	2512
3	ES Sétif	49	8	1422	593	414	415	1793	1469	324	2492
4	JS Kabylie	48	14	1417	653	401	363	1880	1173	707	2470
5	MC Alger	48	7	1401	555	449	397	1732	1424	308	2250
6	NA Hussein Dey	40	1	1164	431	347	386	1339	1180	159	1364
7	USM Alger	37	7	1065	439	289	337	1370	1054	316	1882
8	USM El Harrach	34	1	1020	363	226	331	1007	952	56	1538
9	ASM Oran	32	0	954	299	278	378	967	1129	-162	1454
10	WA Tlemcen	28	0	844	297	224	323	907	921	-14	1126
11	RC Kouba	28	1	792	263	230	299	950	945	5	1341
12	ASO Chlef	24	1	772	273	240	259	799	760	39	1155
13	USM Blida	25	0	768	252	236	280	842	837	5	1008
14	MO Constantine	22	1	614	226	146	242	705	746	-41	944
15	CA Batna	23	0	652	206	159	287	610	814	-204	877
16	USM Annaba	21	0	652	224	186	242	694	643	51	833
17	USM Bel-Abbès	23	0	672	202	199	271	637	806	-169	1062
18	CS Constantine	20	1	602	197	183	222	600	680	-80	802
19	AS Aïn M'lila	17	0	518	178	146	194	412	516	-104	624
20	ES Guelma	17	0	488	153	124	211	522	692	-170	853
21	JSM Béjaïa	14	0	414	144	126	144	427	444	-17	567
22	JS Bordj Ménaïel	13	0	418	135	135	148	417	453	-36	520
23	WA Boufarik	14	0	424	118	113	163	404	518	-114	626
24	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	13	0	358	125	101	166	344	461	-127	392
25	GC Mascara	12	1	378	124	94	160	429	523	-94	612
26	Hamra Annaba	11	1	297	102	79	116	338	342	-4	583
27	JSM Tiaret	11	0	334	99	95	140	314	414	-100	502
28	ES Collo	9	0	296	103	88	105	269	287	-18	486
29	MC Saïda	11	0	327	87	93	133	330	431	-101	459
30	US Chaouia	9	1	250	87	64	99	229	282	-53	282
31	USM Aïn Beïda	8	0	260	99	59	102	261	282	-21	378
32	MC El Eulma	7	0	216	76	61	79	247	241	6	289
33	RC Relizane	7	0	230	75	77	78	255	257	-2	282
34	AS Khroub	5	0	156	48	49	59	147	188	-39	193
35	DNC Alger	6	0	178	44	63	71	185	215	-30	329
36	MSP Batna	4	0	126	40	33	53	126	150	-24	188
37	JS Saoura	5	0	150	57	44	49	165	146	19	215
38	USM Sétif	4	0	120	34	25	60	130	203	-73	213
39	ES Mostaganem	4	0	100	32	25	43	116	148	-32	164
40	MO Béjaïa	4	0	120	36	38	46	121	130	-9	148
41	WA Mostaganem	3	0	90	29	25	36	104	121	-17	91
42	RC Arbaa	3	0	90	28	19	43	92	122	-30	103
43	OMR El Annasser	3	0	90	26	29	35	89	99	-10	107
44	JSM Skikda	3	0	86	24	25	37	74	108	-34	125
45	JS Djijel	3	0	74	21	15	38	70	111	-41	131
46	Paradou AC	2	0	60	19	17	24	67	70	-3	74
47	SCM Oran	2	0	52	15	17	20	61	87	-26	99
48	USM Khenchela	2	0	60	15	14	31	52	93	-41	104
49	DRB Tadjenanet	2	0	60	21	19	20	65	62	3	82
50	US Tébessa	1	0	26	8	9	9	25	35	-10	33
51	SA Mohammadia	1	0	26	6	9	11	22	33	-11	27
52	US Santé	1	0	30	5	6	19	18	50	-32	46
53	CRB Aïn Fakroun	1	0	30	5	5	20	16	39	-23	20
54	RCG Oran	1	0	26	4	6	16	22	42	-20	39
55	US Biskra	1	0	30	3	11	16	13	39	-26	20
56	E Sour El Ghozlane	1	0	26	3	3	20	13	45	-32	12
57	USMM Hadjout	1	0	26	1	9	16	14	44	-30	12
58	Olympique de Médéa	1	0	30	10	8	12	32	40	-8	38

League or status at 2016–17:

	2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
	2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
	2016–17 Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur
	2016–17 Inter-Régions Division
	2016–17 Ligue Régional I
	Clubs that no longer exist

Best finish in african and international competitions by club

Club	CAF Champions League	CAF Cup Winners' Cup	CAF Cup	CAF Super Cup	CAF Confederation Cup	Afro-Asian Club Championship	FIFA Club World Cup
JS Kabylie	Winner (2) 1981; 1990	Winner 1995	Winner (3) 2000; 2001; 2002	Runners-up 1996	Group Stage (2) 2008; 2011	–	–
ES Sétif	Winner (2) 1988; 2014	Semi finals 1991	–	Winner 2015	Runners-up 2009	Winner 1989	Fifth place 2014
MC Alger	Winner 1976	Second Round 1984	–	–	First Round (3) 2007; 2008; 2015	–	–
USM Alger	Runners-up 2015	Semi finals 2002	Quarter-finals 1999	–	Play-off round 2005	–	–
MC Oran	Runners-up 1989	Quarter-finals 1997	Quarter-finals 1996	–	Second round 2005; 2016	–	–
MO Béjaïa	Second round 2016	–	–	–	Final 2016	–	–
NA Hussein Dey	–	Runners-up 1978	–	–	Second Round of 16 2006	–	–
CR Belouizdad	Group Stage 2001	Semi finals 1996	–	–	Second Round of 16 2010	–	–
ASO Chlef	Group Stage 2012	–	–	–	Second Round (2) 2007; 2015	–	–
MC El Eulma	Group Stage 2015	–	–	–	–	–	–
USM El Harrach	Second Round 1999	First Round 1988	Quarter-Finals 1993	–	–	–	–
CS Constantine	First Round 1998	–	–	–	Second Round 2014; 2016	–	–
JSM Béjaïa	Second Round 2013	–	–	–	Second Round 2009	–	–
MO Constantine	Second Round 1992	Second Round 1977	Second Round 2001	–	–	–	–
CR Béni Thour	–	Second Round 2001	–	–	–	–	–
US Chaouia	Second Round 1995	–	Quarter-Finals 1994	–	–	–	–
WA Tlemcen	–	First Round (2) 1999; 2003	–	–	–	–	–
USM Aïn Beïda	–	–	Quarter-Finals 1997	–	–	–	–
DNC Alger	–	Quarter-Finals 1983	–	–	–	–	–
ASM Oran	–	–	Quarter-Finals 1992	–	–	–	–
GC Mascara	Quarter-finals 1985	–	–	–	–	–	–
RC Kouba	Quarter-finals 1982	–	–	–	–	–	–
JS Bordj Ménaïel	–	–	Second Round 1995	–	–	–	–
USM Bel-Abbès	–	Second Round 1992	–	–	–	–	–
ES Collo	–	Second Round 1987	–	–	–	–	–
RC Relizane	–	First round 1990	–	–	–	–	–

See also

• Algerian Cup
• Algerian Super Cup

External links

• League at fifa.com
• RSSSF list of champions
• Algerian Ligue 1 - Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
• Algerian Ligue 1 - Hailoosport.com