2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season2025–26
Dates21 August 2025 – 16 May 2026
Matches95
Goals201 (2.12 per match)
Top goalscorerAbdelkader Boutiche
(6 goals)
Biggest home winMB Rouissat 3–0 ES Sétif
(19 September 2025)
Biggest away winMC El Bayadh 0–2 CS Constantine
(22 August 2025)
Longest winning runMC Alger
(8 matches)
Longest unbeaten runMC Alger
(9 matches)
Longest winless runMC El Bayadh
(13 matches)
Longest losing runMC El Bayadh
Paradou AC
(7 matches)
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 is 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 will conclude on 16 May 2025.[1]

Teams

16 teams contest the league. ES Ben Aknoun and MB Rouissat were promoted from the 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 2.[2] [3]

Changes

from 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 2 to 2025–26 Algerian League 2
ES Ben Aknoun
MB Rouissat 		NC Magra
US Biskra

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2025–26 Ligue Professionnelle 1
Algiers Province clubs
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

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
ASO Chlef Fouad Bouali Abdellah Debbari Puma
CR Belouizdad Sead Ramović Abdelraouf Benguit Puma
CS Constantine Lassaad Dridi Brahim Dib KSC
ES Ben Aknoun Mounir Zeghdoud Abderahmane Hachoud Macron
ES Mostaganem Hatem Missaoui Djamel Benlamri Rina
ES Sétif Milutin Sredojević Akram Djahnit Macron
JS Kabylie Josef Zinnbauer Ryad Boudebouz Kappa
JS Saoura Adel Bouchiba Umbro
MC Alger Rhulani Mokwena Ayoub Abdellaoui Peak
MB Rouissat Chérif Hadjar Khayreddine Merzougui Macron
MC El Bayadh Mohamed Lacet Ammar El Orfi Macron
MC Oran Juan Carlos Garrido Ahmed Kerroum Macron
Olympique Akbou Lotfi Amrouche Walid Bencherifa Macron
Paradou AC Sofiène Hidoussi Abdeldjalil Tahri Fourteen
USM Alger Abdelhak Benchikha Saâdi Radouani Macron
USM Khenchela Mourad Okbi Abdelhakim Sameur Macron

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
ES Ben Aknoun Mohamed Bachir Manaâ End of contract 16 May 2025 Pre-season Mounir Zeghdoud 6 July 2025[4]
MB Rouissat Abdelkader Zemmouri End of contract 17 May 2025 Abdelkader Amrani 21 July 2025[5]
CS Constantine Kheïreddine Madoui End of contract 20 June 2025[6] Rusmir Cviko 14 July 2025[7]
MC Alger Khaled Ben Yahia End of contract 21 June 2025 Rhulani Mokwena 21 July 2025[8]
ES Sétif Nabil Kouki Resigned 21 June 2025[9] Antoine Hey 14 July 2025[10]
MC Oran Abdelkader Amrani End of contract 21 June 2025 Hubert Velud 10 August 2025[11]
MC El Bayadh Lotfi Amrouche End of contract 21 June 2025 Cherif Hadjar 15 July 2025[12]
USM Alger Mohamed Lacet End of contract 5 July 2025 Abdelhak Benchikha 12 August 2025[13]
USM Khenchela Hocine Achiou End of contract 21 June 2025 Djilali Bahloul 15 July 2025[14]
Olympique Akbou Yacine Ouzani End of contract 21 June 2025 Lotfi Amrouche 15 July 2025[15]
JS Saoura Moustapha Djallit End of contract 21 June 2025 Lotfi Boudraa 19 July 2025[16]
ASO Chlef Samir Zaoui End of contract 21 June 2025 Fouad Bouali 21 July 2025[17]
MC Oran Hubert Velud Resigned 18 August 2025[18] Juan Carlos Garrido 8 September 2025[19]
Paradou AC Billel Dziri Sacked 12 September 2025[20] 16th Sofiène Hidoussi 16 September 2025[21]
ES Sétif Antoine Hey Sacked 2 October 2025[22] 13th Taoufik Rouabah 2 October 2025[23]
MC El Bayadh Cherif Hadjar Sacked 7 October 2025[24] 15th Mohamed Lacet 7 October 2025[24]
MB Rouissat Abdelkader Amrani Resigned 25 October 2025[25] 5th Chérif Hadjar 3 November 2025[26]
ES Sétif Taoufik Rouabah Sacked 30 October 2025[27] 14th Milutin Sredojević 18 November 2025[28]
USM Khenchela Djilali Bahloul Mutual consent 11 November 2025[29] 10th Mourad Okbi 17 November 2025[30]
JS Saoura Lotfi Boudraa Resigned 11 November 2025[31] 5th
ES Mostaganem Nadir Leknaoui Mutual consent 12 November 2025[32] 15th Hatem Missaoui 17 November 2025[33]
CS Constantine Rusmir Cviko Resigned 5 December 2025[34] 9th Lassaad Dridi 16 December 2025[35]

Foreign players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
ASO Chlef Edward Ledlum Kokou Avotor Ismael Moussa
CR Belouizdad Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda Endri Çekiçi Redon Xhixha
CS Constantine Tosin Omoyele Mélo Ndiaye Salifou Tapsoba
ES Ben Aknoun Mohamed Sylla
ES Mostaganem
ES Sétif Abeddy Biramahire Salifu Mudasiru Gibril Sillah
JS Kabylie Josaphat Arthur Bada Babacar Sarr
JS Saoura Sikiru Alimi Semelo Gueï Guy Stéphane Bédi
MB Rouissat Siaka Bagayoko Djigo Saïkou Hamidu Abdul Fatawu
MC Alger Mohamed Zougrana Mohamed Saliou Bangoura Kipré Zunon Alhassane Bangoura
MC El Bayadh
MC Oran Maxwell Baakoh Gape Mohutsiwa Pa Omar Jobe
Olympique Akbou Aly Desse Sissoko Romaric Ouattara
Paradou AC Youssouf Dao Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa Samba Koné
USM Alger Glody Likonza Che Malone Aimé Tendeng Emmanuel Ernest
USM Khenchela Christopher Ngolo Essang-Matouti Franck Etouga Serge Badjo

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 MC Alger 10 8 1 1 12 5 +7 25 Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 MC Oran 13 6 3 4 16 11 +5 21
3 Olympique Akbou 13 6 3 4 16 14 +2 21 Qualification for CAF Confederation Cup[a]
4 USM Khenchela 13 5 5 3 15 11 +4 20
5 USM Alger 12 4 7 1 14 10 +4 19
6 JS Saoura 13 5 4 4 17 18 −1 19
7 CS Constantine 12 5 3 4 15 12 +3 18
8 CR Belouizdad 11 4 5 2 14 11 +3 17
9 ES Ben Aknoun 11 4 5 2 12 10 +2 17
10 MB Rouissat 11 4 4 3 12 11 +1 16
11 JS Kabylie 11 4 3 4 12 11 +1 15
12 ES Sétif 12 3 6 3 10 13 −3 15
13 ASO Chlef 13 3 4 6 11 13 −2 13
14 Paradou AC 13 4 1 8 11 15 −4 13 Relegation to Algerian League 2
15 ES Mostaganem 13 2 3 8 8 14 −6 9
16 MC El Bayadh 13 0 3 10 6 22 −16 3
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: lfp.dz
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2025–26 Algerian Cup will be the second representative team for the 2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup

Results

Home \ Away ASO CRB CSC ESBA ESM ESS JSK JSS MBR MCA MCEB MCO OA PAC USMA USMK
ASO Chlef 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2
CR Belouizdad 2–2 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–0
CS Constantine 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
ES Ben Aknoun 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
ES Mostaganem 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1
ES Sétif 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3
JS Kabylie 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–2 1–0
JS Saoura 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–0
MB Rouissat 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–3
MC Alger 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1
MC El Bayadh 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–2
MC Oran 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1
Olympique Akbou 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1
Paradou AC 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0
USM Alger 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1
USM Khenchela 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: the-sports.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
ASO ChlefDLLWDDDWLLLLW
CR BelouizdadLWDLDDDWWDW
CS ConstantineWLWLDDDLWLWW
ES Ben AknounLDWDDWWDLWD
ES MostaganemLWDDLWLLLLLDL
ES SétifDDDWLLDLWDDW
JS KabylieLDDLWWWDWLL
JS SaouraLDWWWDWDDLLLW
MB RouissatWWLDWDDDLLW
MC AlgerWDWWWWWWWL
MC El BayadhLLDLDDLLLLLLL
MC OranWLDWLWLDWWWDL
Olympique AkbouWWDLWDLWLWDWL
Paradou ACDLLLLLLLWWWWL
USM AlgerWDWDLDDWWDDD
USM KhenchelaDWDDDDWLLLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: the-sports.org
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
ASO Chlef913131413
CR Belouizdad117
CS Constantine18
ES Ben Aknoun1211
ES Mostaganem15614151515
ES Sétif710
JS Kabylie1312
JS Saoura1414
MB Rouissat21
MC Alger34111
MC El Bayadh16161616151515151616161616
MC Oran49
Olympique Akbou62
Paradou AC101515151616161615151414
USM Alger55
USM Khenchela83
Leader
2025–26 CAF Champions League
2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Algerian League 2
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: lfp.dz

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Goalscorer Club Goals
1 Abdelkader Boutiche JS Saoura 6
2 Mohamed Ramdaoui Paradou AC 5
Aymen Mahious JS Kabylie
4 Ahmed Khaldi USM Alger 4
Merouane Zerrouki ES Sétif
Brahim Dib CS Constantine
Abdelaziz Mouley MC Oran
Chahreddine Boukholda MC Oran
Ayoub Sadahine ASO Chlef
Ramdane Hitala Olympique Akbou

Updated to games played on 20 December 2025.
Source: lfp.dz

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 hat-tricks

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club
September Lotfi Boudraa JS Saoura Chakib Aoujane MC Oran [36][37]

Notes

  1. ^ CR Belouizdad played some home games at 20 August 1955 Stadium due to renovation in Nelson Mandela Stadium.
  2. ^ USM Alger played some home games at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida due to renovation in Stade du 5 Juillet.

See also

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