1997–98 Algerian Championnat National

Algerian Championnat National

Season	1997–98
Champions	USM El Harrach
Matches played	112
Goals scored	222 (1.98 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hamid Merakchi (7 goals)
Biggest home win	CR Belouizdad 5 - 0 MO Constantine WA Tlemcen 5 - 0 CR Belouizdad
Biggest away win	ES Sétif 1 - 3 USM Alger MO Constantine 0 - 2 CA Batna CR Belouizdad 0 - 2 USM El Harrach
Highest scoring	MC Oran 5 - 2 CA Batna MC Oran 5 - 2 US Chaouia
← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Algerian Championnat National was the 36th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with CS Constantine as the defending champions, The Championnat started on January 1, 1997. and ended on June 29, 1998.

Team summaries

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Algerian Division 2 1997-1998

• USM Annaba
• JSM Béjaïa
• NA Hussein Dey
• JSM Tébessa
• CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
• E Sour El Ghozlane
• JSM Tiaret
• GC Mascara
• RC Kouba
• ASM Oran
• SA Mohammadia
• IRB Hadjout

Teams relegated to Algerian Division 2 1998-1999

• No relegated

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USM El Harrach (Q)	14	6	7	1	17	7	+10	25	Qualified for the championship final
2	CS Constantine	14	7	4	3	16	11	+5	25
3	WA Tlemcen (Q)	14	6	3	5	17	12	+5	21	1999 African Cup Winners' Cup
4	MC Oran	14	5	3	6	20	19	+1	18
5	CA Batna	14	4	6	4	14	14	0	18
6	CR Belouizdad	14	5	2	7	17	19	−2	17
7	MO Constantine	14	4	3	7	11	19	−8	15
8	US Chaouia	14	2	6	6	9	18	−9	12

Source: rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Result table

Home \ Away	CAB	CRB	CSC	MCO	MOC	USC	UEH	WAT
CA Batna		2–0	1–1	3–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0
CR Belouizdad	0–0		1–0	4–2	5–0	2–0	0–2	2–0
CS Constantine	2–0	2–1		1–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	2–1
MC Oran	5–2	1–0	0–3		3–0	5–2	0–0	1–2
MO Constantine	0–2	3–1	0–3	2–0		1–0	1–1	1–1
US Chaouia	0–3	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–0		2–2	0–0
USM El Harrach	3–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–0	1–0		3–1
WA Tlemcen	2–0	5–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–0

Updated to match(es) played on November 2014. Source: rsssf
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USM Alger (Q)	14	6	7	1	16	10	+6	25	Qualified for the championship final
2	JS Kabylie	14	6	4	4	14	11	+3	22
3	ES Mostaganem	14	6	3	5	20	16	+4	21
4	ES Sétif	14	4	6	4	15	15	0	18
5	MC Alger	14	3	7	4	8	11	−3	16
6	AS Aïn M'lila	14	2	9	3	8	11	−3	15
7	WA Boufarik	14	1	9	4	11	12	−1	12
8	USM Blida	14	1	9	4	9	13	−4	12

Source: rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Result table

Home \ Away	AAM	ESS	ESM	JSK	MCA	UAL	USB	WAB
AS Aïn M'lila		2–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–1
ES Sétif	3–1		1–0	2–0	2–1	1–3	1–1	0–0
ES Mostaganem	1–1	2–2		2–1	3–1	2–0	4–1	2–1
JS Kabylie	2–0	2–1	2–0		3–0	0–0	1–0	1–0
MC Alger	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–1		0–1	2–0	0–0
USM Alger	1–0	2–0	3–2	0–0	0–0		1–1	3–2
USM Blida	0–0	0–0	0–1	3–0	1–1	1–1		1–1
WA Boufarik	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–0

Updated to match(es) played on November 2014. Source: rsssf
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship final

29 June 1998

15:00

USM El Harrach	3 – 2	USM Alger
Diab 69' Boutaleb 73' (pen.) Benchikha 80'		36' Zouani 65' Manga

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: +40.000

External links

• 1997–98 Algerian Championnat National