The 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 64th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contest the league. It began on 21 August 2025 and concluded on 6 June 2026.[1]
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2025 – 6 June 2026 |
| Champions | MC Alger |
| Relegated | Paradou AC ES Mostaganem MC El Bayadh |
| Champions League | MC Alger JS Saoura |
| Confederation Cup | CR Belouizdad USM Alger |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 544 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aymen Mahious (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | CR Belouizdad 7–0 ES Mostaganem (5 April 2026) |
| Biggest away win | ES Mostaganem 0–5 MC Alger (7 March 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Paradou AC 3–5 ES Ben Aknoun (14 February 2026) Paradou AC 5–3 CS Constantine (7 May 2026) |
| Longest winning run | MC Alger (8 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | USM Alger (11 matches) |
| Longest winless run | MC El Bayadh (14 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Paradou AC (9 matches) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 6 June 2026. | |
Teams
edit16 teams contest the league. ES Ben Aknoun and MB Rouissat were promoted from the 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 2.[2][3]
Changes
editStadiums and locations
edit| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASO Chlef | Chlef | Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium | 18,000 |
| CR Belouizdad | Algiers | Nelson Mandela Stadium[note 1] | 40,000 |
| CS Constantine | Constantine | Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium | 22,968 |
| ES Ben Aknoun | Algiers | 20 August 1955 Stadium | 10,000 |
| ES Mostaganem | Mostaganem | Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium | 18,000 |
| ES Sétif | Sétif | 8 May 1945 Stadium | 25,000 |
| JS Kabylie | Tizi Ouzou | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium | 50,766 |
| JS Saoura | Béchar | 20 August 1955 Stadium | 20,000 |
| MB Rouissat | Rouissat | 18 February Stadium | 18,000 |
| MC Alger | Algiers | Ali La Pointe Stadium | 40,000 |
| MC El Bayadh | El Bayadh | Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium | 15,000 |
| MC Oran | Oran | Miloud Hadefi Stadium | 40,143 |
| Olympique Akbou | Akbou | Maghrebi Unity Stadium | 17,500 |
| Paradou AC | Algiers | 20 August 1955 Stadium | 10,000 |
| USM Alger | Algiers | Stade du 5 Juillet[note 2] | 64,000 |
| USM Khenchela | Khenchela | Amar Hamam Stadium | 8,000 |
Personnel and kits
editManagerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Ben Aknoun | End of contract | 16 May 2025 | Pre-season | 6 July 2025[4] | ||
| MB Rouissat | End of contract | 17 May 2025 | 21 July 2025[5] | |||
| CS Constantine | End of contract | 20 June 2025[6] | 14 July 2025[7] | |||
| MC Alger | End of contract | 21 June 2025 | 21 July 2025[8] | |||
| ES Sétif | Resigned | 21 June 2025[9] | 14 July 2025[10] | |||
| MC Oran | End of contract | 21 June 2025 | 10 August 2025[11] | |||
| MC El Bayadh | End of contract | 21 June 2025 | 15 July 2025[12] | |||
| USM Alger | End of contract | 5 July 2025 | 12 August 2025[13] | |||
| USM Khenchela | End of contract | 21 June 2025 | 15 July 2025[14] | |||
| Olympique Akbou | End of contract | 21 June 2025 | 15 July 2025[15] | |||
| JS Saoura | End of contract | 21 June 2025 | 19 July 2025[16] | |||
| ASO Chlef | End of contract | 21 June 2025 | 21 July 2025[17] | |||
| MC Oran | Resigned | 18 August 2025[18] | 8 September 2025[19] | |||
| Paradou AC | Sacked | 12 September 2025[20] | 16th | 16 September 2025[21] | ||
| ES Sétif | Sacked | 2 October 2025[22] | 13th | 2 October 2025[23] | ||
| MC El Bayadh | Sacked | 7 October 2025[24] | 15th | 7 October 2025[24] | ||
| MB Rouissat | Resigned | 25 October 2025[25] | 5th | 3 November 2025[26] | ||
| ES Sétif | Sacked | 30 October 2025[27] | 14th | 18 November 2025[28] | ||
| USM Khenchela | Mutual consent | 11 November 2025[29] | 10th | 17 November 2025[30] | ||
| JS Saoura | Resigned | 11 November 2025[31] | 5th | 30 December 2025[32] | ||
| ES Mostaganem | Mutual consent | 12 November 2025[33] | 15th | 17 November 2025[34] | ||
| CS Constantine | Resigned | 5 December 2025[35] | 9th | 16 December 2025[36] | ||
| MB Rouissat | Sacked | 6 January 2026[37] | 11th | 7 February 2026[38] | ||
| ASO Chlef | Mutual consent | 13 January 2026[39] | 14th | 13 January 2026[39] | ||
| MC El Bayadh | Sacked | 16 January 2026[40] | 16th | 17 January 2026[40] | ||
| Olympique Akbou | Sacked | 25 January 2026[41] | 8th | 30 January 2026[42][43] | ||
| USM Alger | Mutual consent | 27 January 2026[44] | 3rd | 27 January 2026[45] | ||
| MC Oran | Sacked | 5 February 2026[46] | 8th | 5 February 2026[47][48] | ||
| ES Mostaganem | Sacked | 5 February 2026[49] | 15th | 18 February 2026[50] | ||
| ES Sétif | Sacked | 15 February 2026[51] | 13th | 15 February 2026[51] | ||
| USM Khenchela | Sacked | 19 February 2026 | 11th | 19 February 2026[52] | ||
| USM Alger | End of caretaker spell | 20 February 2026 | 9th | 20 February 2026[53] | ||
| Paradou AC | Sacked | 27 February 2026[54] | 14th | 6 March 2026[55] | ||
| MC Alger | Resigned | 14 March 2026[56] | 1st | 15 March 2026[57] | ||
| JS Kabylie | Sacked | 19 March 2026[58] | 9th | 21 March 2026[59] | ||
| CR Belouizdad | Sacked | 28 March 2026[60] | 7th | 28 March 2026[60] | ||
| CR Belouizdad | End of caretaker spell | 20 April 2026 | 7th | 20 April 2026[61] | ||
| CS Constantine | Mutual consent | 30 April 2026[62] | 5th | 30 April 2026[63] | ||
Foreign players
edit| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Players left during the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASO Chlef | |||||
| CR Belouizdad | |||||
| CS Constantine | |||||
| ES Ben Aknoun | |||||
| ES Mostaganem | |||||
| ES Sétif | |||||
| JS Kabylie | |||||
| JS Saoura | |||||
| MB Rouissat | |||||
| MC Alger | |||||
| MC El Bayadh | |||||
| MC Oran | |||||
| Olympique Akbou | |||||
| Paradou AC | |||||
| USM Alger | |||||
| USM Khenchela |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MC Alger (C) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 65 | Qualification for CAF Champions League |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 55 | |
| 3 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 53 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | MC Oran | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 49 | |
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 45 | |
| 6 | Olympique Akbou | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | |
| 7 | USM Khenchela | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | ES Ben Aknoun | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 43 | |
| 9 | CS Constantine | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 43 | |
| 10 | USM Alger[a] | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup |
| 11 | ES Sétif | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | |
| 12 | MB Rouissat | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 36 | |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 34 | |
| 14 | Paradou AC (R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 24 | Relegation to Algerian League 2 |
| 15 | ES Mostaganem (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 19 | |
| 16 | MC El Bayadh (R) | 30 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 17 |
Source: lfp.dz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) First half goal difference; 5) First half total goals; 6) Fairplay ranking; 7) Playoff.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) First half goal difference; 5) First half total goals; 6) Fairplay ranking; 7) Playoff.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ USM Alger qualified for the 2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup by winning the 2025–26 Algerian Cup
Results
editClubs season-progress
editPositions by round
edit| Leader | |
| 2025–26 CAF Champions League | |
| 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup | |
| Relegation to Algerian League 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2026. Source: lfp.dz
Season statistics
editTop scorers
edit| Rank | Goalscorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JS Kabylie | 14 | |
| 2 | Paradou AC | 10 | |
| MC Alger | |||
| 4 | MB Rouissat | 9 | |
| ES Sétif | |||
| USM Khenchela | |||
| CR Belouizdad | |||
Updated to games played on 6 June 2026.
Source: lfp.dz
Hat-tricks
edit| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Ben Aknoun | Paradou AC* | 3–5 | 14 February 2026 | [64] | |
| JS Kabylie* | Paradou AC | 3–2 | 6 March 2026 | [65] | |
| MC Alger | ES Mostaganem* | 0–5 | 7 March 2026 | [66] | |
| CR Belouizdad* | ES Mostaganem | 7–0 | 5 April 2026 | [67] | |
| Paradou AC* | CS Constantine | 5–3 | 7 May 2026 | [68] | |
| JS Kabylie* | ES Sétif | 5–1 | 8 May 2026 | [69] | |
| CR Belouizdad* | ES Ben Aknoun | 3–1 | 24 May 2026 | [70] | |
| JS Saoura* | CS Constantine | 3–1 | 5 June 2026 | [71] | |
Awards
editMonthly awards
edit| Month | Player of the Month | References | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Player | ||
| September | MC Oran | [72] | |
| December | CR Belouizdad | [73] | |
| February | JS Kabylie | [74] | |
| March | MC Alger | [75] | |
| April | JS Saoura | [76] | |
Notes
edit- ↑ CR Belouizdad played some home games at 20 August 1955 Stadium due to renovation in Nelson Mandela Stadium.
- ↑ USM Alger played some home games at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida due to renovation in Stade du 5 Juillet.
See also
editReferences
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