List of Algerian football champions

Algerian football champions
Founded
1962
Number of teams
18
Current champions
CR Belouizdad
Country
 Algeria
Most successful club
JS Kabylie
(14-time champions)

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

List of champions

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Key
Champions also won the Algerian Cup that season
Champions also won the Algerian Cup and CAF Champions League that season
Season Winner Runner-up Third place Top goalscorer
1962–1963 USM Alger MC Alger USM Annaba
1963–1964 USM Annaba[A] NA Hussein Dey ASM Oran
1964–1965 CR Belcourt[B] MSP Batna ES Guelma Algeria Hocine Saadi (NA Hussein Dey, 21 goals)
1965–1966 CR Belcourt (2) ES Guelma SCM Oran Algeria Abdelkader Reguig (ASM Oran, 20 goals)
1966–1967 NA Hussein Dey RC Kouba CR Belcourt Algeria Noureddine Hachouf (ES Guelma, 18 goals)
1967–1968 ES Setif MC Oran CR Belcourt Algeria Abdelkader Fréha (MC Oran, 15 goals)
1968–1969 CR Belcourt (3) MC Oran USM Bel-Abbès Algeria Abdelkader Fréha (MC Oran, 15 goals)
1969–1970 CR Belcourt (4) MC Alger CCS Kouba Algeria Hacène Lalmas (CR Belcourt, 18 goals)
1970–1971 MC Oran CS Constantine MC Alger Algeria Abdelkader Fréha (MC Oran, 15 goals)
Algeria Noureddine Hamel (MC Oran, 15 goals)
1971–1972 MC Alger CR Belcourt MO Constantine Algeria Rabah Gamouh (MO Constantine, 24 goals)
1972–1973 JS Kabylie NA Hussein Dey MC Alger Algeria Abdesslem Bousri (MC Alger, 12 goals)
1973–1974 JS Kabylie (2) MO Constantine NA Hussein Dey Algeria Omar Betrouni (MC Alger, 17 goals)
1974–1975 MC Alger (2) RC Kouba MC Oran Algeria Boualem Amirouche (RC Kouba, 18 goals)
Algeria Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci (MC Oran, 18 goals)
1975–1976 MC Alger (3) NA Hussein Dey JS Kabylie Algeria Mohamed Griche (ES Sétif, 21 goals)
1976–1977 JS Kabylie[C] (3) CR Belcourt NA Hussein Dey Algeria Mokrane Baïleche (JS Kabylie, 20 goals)
1977–1978 MP Alger[D] (4) JS Kabylie EP Sétif Algeria Abdesslem Bousri (MP Alger, 14 goals)
1978–1979 MP Alger (5) JS Kabylie MP Oran Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi (MP Oran, 11 goals)
Algeria Redouane Guemri (ASC Oran, 11 goals)
Algeria Abdesslem Bousri (MP Alger, 11 goals)
1979–1980 JS Kabylie[E] (4) CM Belcourt MA Hussein Dey Algeria Nasser Bouiche (MP Alger, 19 goals)
1980–1981 RS Kouba[F] JS Kabylie EP Setif Algeria Noreddine Meghichi (RS Kouba, 16 goals)
1981–1982 JS Kabylie (5) MA Hussein-Dey EP Setif Algeria Abdesslem Bousri (MP Alger, 16 goals)
1982–1983 JS Kabylie (6) EP Setif ESM Bel-Abbès Algeria Abdesslem Bousri (MP Alger, 19 goals)
1983–1984 GCR Mascara[G] USM El Harrach JS Kabylie Algeria Naçer Bouiche (JS Kabylie, 17 goals)
1984–1985 JS Kabylie (7) MP Oran WKF Collo Algeria Mohamed Aloui (AM Aïn M'lila, 17 goals)
1985–1986 JS Kabylie (8) EP Setif Chlef SO Algeria Naçer Bouiche (JS Kabylie, 36 goals)
1986–1987 EP Setif[H] (2) MP Oran Chlef SO Algeria El Hadi Khellili (RCM Relizane, 17 goals)
1987–1988 Mouloudia d'Oran (2) JS Kabylie Jeunesse de Bordj Ménaïel Algeria Chawki Bentayeb (Union d'Aïn Béïda, 19 goals)
1988–1989 JS Kabylie (9) Mouloudia d'Alger Rapid de Relizane Algeria Naçer Bouiche (JS Kabylie, 18 goals)
1989–1990 JS Kabylie (10) MC Oran MC Alger Algeria Tarek Hadj Adlane (USM Alger, 24 goals)
1990–1991 MO Constantine ASM Oran AS Aïn M'lila Algeria Salaheddine Benhamadi (AS Aïn M'lila, 19 goals)
1991–1992 MC Oran (3) USM El Harrach WA Tlemcen Algeria Abdelhafid Tasfaout (MC Oran, 17 goals)
1992–1993 MC Oran (4) NA Hussein Dey US Chaouia Algeria Abdelhafid Tasfaout (MC Oran, 15 goals)
1993–1994 US Chaouia JS Bordj Ménaïel JS Kabylie Algeria Tarek Hadj Adlane (JS Kabylie, 18 goals)
1994–1995 JS Kabylie (11) MC Oran USM Blida Algeria Tarek Hadj Adlane (JS Kabylie, 23 goals)
1995–1996 USM Alger (2) MC Oran USM Aïn Beïda Algeria Mohamed Brahimi (WA Tlemcen, 14 goals)
1996–1997 CS Constantine MC Oran USM Alger Algeria Mohamed Djalti (WA Tlemcen, 15 goals)
1997–1998 USM El Harrach USM Alger CS Constantine Algeria Hamid Merakchi (ES Mostaganem, 7 goals)
1998–1999 MC Alger (6) JS Kabylie CR Belouizdad Algeria Farid Ghazi (JS Kabylie, 19 goals)
1999–2000 CR Belouizdad (5) MC Oran MO Constantine Algeria Lotfi Sahraoui (MO Constantine, 11 goals)
2000–2001 CR Belouizdad (6) USM Alger JS Kabylie Algeria Issaad Bourahli (ES Sétif, 16 goals)
2001–2002 USM Alger (3) JS Kabylie WA Tlemcen Algeria Noureddine Daham (ASM Oran, 13 goals)
Algeria Kamel Kherkhache (USM Blida, 13 goals)
2002–2003 USM Alger (4) USM Blida NA Hussein Dey Algeria Moncef Ouichaoui (USM Alger, 18 goals)
2003–2004 JS Kabylie (12) USM Alger NA Hussein Dey Algeria Adel El Hadi (USM Annaba, 17 goals)
2004–2005 USM Alger (5) JS Kabylie MC Alger Algeria Hamid Berguiga (JS Kabylie, 18 goals)
2005–2006 JS Kabylie (13) USM Alger ASO Chlef Algeria Hamid Berguiga (JS Kabylie, 18 goals)
2006–2007 ES Sétif (3) JS Kabylie JSM Béjaïa Mali Cheick Oumar Dabo (JS Kabylie, 17 goals)
2007–2008 JS Kabylie (14) ASO Chlef ES Sétif Algeria Nabil Hemani (JS Kabylie, 17 goals)
2008–2009 ES Sétif (4) JS Kabylie JSM Béjaïa Algeria Mohamed Messaoud (ASO Chlef, 19 goals)
2009–2010 MC Alger (7) ES Sétif JS Kabylie Algeria Hadj Bouguèche (MC Alger, 17 goals)
2010–2011 ASO Chlef JSM Béjaïa ES Sétif Algeria El Arbi Hillel Soudani (ASO Chlef, 18 goals)
2011–2012 ES Sétif (5) JSM Béjaïa USM Alger Algeria Mohamed Messaoud (ASO Chlef, 15 goals)
2012–2013 ES Sétif (6) USM El Harrach CS Constantine Algeria Moustapha Djallit (MC Alger, 14 goals)
2013–2014 USM Alger (6) JS Kabylie ES Sétif Cameroon Albert Ebossé Bodjongo (JS Kabylie, 17 goals)
2014–2015 ES Sétif (7) MO Béjaïa MC Oran Algeria Walid Derrardja (MC El Eulma, 16 goals)
2015–2016 USM Alger (7) JS Saoura JS Kabylie Libya Mohamed Zubya (MC Oran, 13 goals)
Algeria Mohamed Tiaïba (RC Relizane, 13 goals)
2016–2017 ES Sétif (8) MC Alger USM Alger Algeria Ahmed Gasmi (NA Hussein Dey, 14 goals)
2017–2018 CS Constantine (2) JS Saoura NA Hussein Dey Algeria Oussama Darfalou (USM Alger, 18 goals)
2018–2019 USM Alger (8) JS Kabylie Paradou AC Algeria Zakaria Naidji (Paradou AC, 20 goals)
2019–2020[note 1] CR Belouizdad (7) MC Alger ES Setif Algeria Abdennour Belhocini (USM Bel Abbès, 10 Goals)
2020–2021 CR Belouizdad (8) ES Setif JS Saoura Algeria Amir Sayoud (CR Belouizdad, 20 Goals)
2021–2022 CR Belouizdad (9) JS Kabylie JS Saoura Algeria Samy Frioui (MC Alger, 17 Goals)
2022–2023 CR Belouizdad (10) CS Constantine MC Alger Algeria Mohamed Souibaâh (ASO Chlef, 13 goals)
2023–2024 MC Alger (8) CR Belouizdad CS Constantine Algeria Youcef Belaïli (MC Alger, 14 goals)
Algeria Ismaïl Belkacemi (USM Alger, 14 goals)
2024–2025
  • Note:
1962 - 2010 : Algerian Championnat National (Algerian National Championship)
from 2010 : Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Algerian Professional League 1)

Titles by club

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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
5
1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
MC Alger
8
5
1971–72, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1998–99, 2009–10, 2023–24
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 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

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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

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Notes

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "بسبب كورونا.. الدوري الجزائري مهدد بالسيناريو الفرنسي". al-ain.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ "شباب بلوزداد بطلا لموسم استثنائي". elkhabar.com (in Arabic). 29 July 2020.