The Algerian football champions are the winners of the primary football league in Algeria, Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. The league is contested on a round robin basis and the championship is awarded to the team that is top of the league at the end of the season. Algerian football league, first established in 1962, originally contained fifty two teams. Ligue 1 is contested by 16 teams; the three lowest-placed teams are relegated to the Ligue 2 and replaced by the top three teams in that division. Of the founding teams in Algerian football league
| Algerian football champions |
|---|
|
| Founded |
| 1962 |
| Number of teams |
| 18 |
| Current champions |
| CR Belouizdad |
| Country |
 Algeria
|
| Most successful club |
| JS Kabylie (14-time champions) |
List of champions edit
| Champions also won the Algerian Cup that season | |
| Champions also won the Algerian Cup and CAF Champions League that season |
- Note:
- 1962 - 2010 : Algerian Championnat National (Algerian National Championship)
- from 2010 : Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Algerian Professional League 1)
Titles by club edit
Updates: As of 2022–23 season Teams in bold compete in the Ligue Professionnelle 1 as of 2022–23 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
|
12
|
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 |
| CR Belouizdad | 10
|
4
|
1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 |
| USM Alger | 8
|
4
|
1962–63, 1995–96, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19 |
| ES Setif | 8
|
4
|
1967–68, 1986–87, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17 |
| MC Alger | 7
|
5
|
1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1998–99, 2009–10 |
| MC Oran | 4
|
9
|
1970–71, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93 |
| CS Constantine | 2
|
2
|
1996–97, 2017–18 |
| NA Hussein Dey | 1
|
5
|
1966–67 |
| USM El Harrach | 1
|
3
|
1997–98 |
| RC Kouba | 1
|
2
|
1980–81 |
| MO Constantine | 1
|
1
|
1990–91 |
| ASO Chlef | 1
|
1
|
2010–11 |
| Hamra Annaba | 1
|
0
|
1963–64 |
| GC Mascara | 1
|
0
|
1983–84 |
| US Chaouia | 1
|
0
|
1994–95 |
Total titles won by region edit
| Region | Number of titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Algiers Province | 28
|
CR Belouizdad (10), USM Alger (8), MC Alger (7), NA Hussein Dey (1), RC Kouba (1), USM El Harrach (1) |
| Tizi Ouzou Province | 14
|
JS Kabylie (14) |
| Sétif Province | 8
|
ES Sétif (8) |
| Oran Province | 4
|
MC Oran (4) |
| Constantine Province | 3
|
CS Constantine (2), MO Constantine (1) |
| Annaba Province | 1
|
Hamra Annaba (1) |
| Mascara Province | 1
|
GC Mascara (1) |
| Oum El Bouaghi Province | 1
|
US Chaouia (1) |
| Chlef Province | 1
|
ASO Chlef (1) |
See also edit
Notes edit
A. a Hamra Annaba were known as Union sportive musulmane Annaba from 1962 until 1983.
B. a CR Belouizdad were known as Chabab Riadhi Belcourt from 1962 until 1977.
C. a JS Kabylie were known as Jamiat Sari' Kawkabi from 1974 until 1977.
D. a MC Alger were known as Mouloudia Pétroliers d'Alger from 1977 until 1986.
E. a JS Kabylie were known as Jeunesse Électronique de Tizi-Ouzou from 1977 until 1989.
F. a RC Kouba were known as Raed Solb de Kouba from 1974 until 1989.
G. a GC Mascara were known as Ghali Chabab Raï de Mascara from 1979 until 1987.
H. a ES Setif were known as Entente Plastique de Sétif from 1984 until 1988.
Notes edit
- ^ On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria.[1] On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.[2]
References edit
- ^ "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.
- ^ "شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2020.