# Algerian Super Cup

The Algerian Super Cup (Arabic: كأس الجزائر الممتازة) is an Algerian football competition, held as a game between the reigning champions of the Algerian League and the Algerian Cup. The first edition was held in 1981 and then again in 1992, 1994 and 1995 before being scrapped. The game returned in 2006 but would be scrapped again after the 2007 edition, returning once again in 2013.
The current holders are CR Belouizdad, who beat USM Alger in the 2019 final, played in November 2020. MC Alger is the most successful club in the competition, having won the trophy three times.

## History

The Algerian Super Cup is a recent competition of Algerian football. This is an event that takes place on a single meeting between the winners of the Algerian Cup and Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Usually the meeting is domiciled in Stade 5 Juillet 1962 of Algiers, the national stadium of Algeria.
In 1971 was programmed a gala match between the champion MC Oran and the cup winner MC Alger in Oran under the name of "Trophée des Champions", however this game was canceled.
In 1972 was held in Algiers between MC Alger the champion and USM Alger the runner-up of the Algerian cup, which replaced HAMRA Annaba the winner.
In 1973, a week before the start of the championship, a match was organized between the JS Kabylie reigning Algerian champion and the MC Alger winner of the Algerian Cup at the Stade du 5-Juillet-1962. JS Kabylie won this match by 3 goals to 2.
By aligning with other football nations, the Algerian Football Federation organized in 1981, a new competition called "Super Cup" during which the national champion and Cup winner in Algeria the same season clashed at Algiers to obtain this 1 trophy. This first edition was marked by the victory of RC Kouba 1st winner of this competition with a score of 3 goals to 1 facing the USM Alger. This competition will be played actively until 1995 until its latest edition with a different winner every year. However, the Super had not the popular fervor as expected given the context of social and political crisis in the country.
In 2006 a wealthy sponsor, the company "Ring", the official representative of Nokia in Algeria had the idea to bring up to date the competition. Given the sponsorship agreements between the two partners, FAF Ring and to promote this challenge on a contract period of 4 years, the meeting was to be held each 1 November after season for obtaining 2 titles. This year was not chosen at random, as the supporters of the two titles that are Algerian Cup and Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 were respectively MC Algiers and JS Kabylie, are the two most famous and most successful clubs of the Algerian football. However, it was agreed that this would always be the FAF that would organize the competition and "Ring" unique sponsor.
Finally after the year 2007, the test was again abandoned for various reasons. Editing 2008, which was to place between the two clubs into Kabyle national titles such as the JS Kabylie and JSM Bejaia was canceled due to the Kabyle but normally the package declaration the trophy returns to bougiotes despite the vain protests interested but it did not change anything. In 2009 the ES Sétif defending champions and CR Belouizdad Cup winner met the same fate because of the busy schedule of the FAF which priority was focused on possible qualification of the national team for World Cup in South Africa.
It was not until the year 2013 to review the competition again but this time co-organized by the Federation and league professional football, with the participants as ES Sétif and USM Alger.

## Winners

Results:.
Key to the table :
| † | Match was won during extra time | Match was won during extra time | Match was won during extra time |
| ‡ | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |

### Trophy of champions (unofficial)

| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
| 1971 | MC Oran Winner of 1970–71 Championnat National | Canceled | MC Alger Winner of 1970–71 Algerian Cup | Stade du 19 Juin, Oran |
| 1972 | USM Alger finalist of 1971–72 Algerian Cup | 4 – 2 | MC Alger Winner of 1971–72 Championnat National | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |
| 1973 | JS Kabylie Winner of 1972–73 Championnat National | 3 – 2 | MC Alger Winner of 1972–73 Algerian Cup | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |

### Algerian Super Cup

| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
| 1981 | RC Kouba Winner of 1980–81 Championnat National | 3 – 1 | USM Alger Winner of 1980–81 Algerian Cup | 20 August 1955 Stadium, Algiers |
| 1992 | JS Kabylie Winner of 1991–92 Algerian Cup | 2 – 2‡ | MC Oran Winner of 1991–92 Championnat National | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |
| 1994 | US Chaouia Winner of 1993–94 Championnat National | 1 – 0 | JS Kabylie Winner of 1993–94 Algerian Cup | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |
| 1995 | CR Belouizdad Winner of 1994–95 Algerian Cup | 1 – 0 | JS Kabylie Winner of 1994–95 Championnat National | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |
| 2006 | MC Alger Winner of 2005–06 Algerian Cup | 2 – 1 | JS Kabylie Winner of 2005–06 Championnat National | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |
| 2007 | MC Alger Winner of 2006–07 Algerian Cup | 4 – 0 | ES Sétif Winner of 2006–07 Championnat National | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |
| 2013 | USM Alger Winner of 2012–13 Algerian Cup | 2 – 0 | ES Sétif Winner of 2012–13 Ligue Professionnelle 1 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida |
| 2014 | MC Alger Winner of 2013–14 Algerian Cup | 1 – 0 | USM Alger Winner of 2013–14 Ligue Professionnelle 1 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida |
| 2015 | ES Sétif Winner of 2014–15 Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 1 – 0 | MO Béjaïa Winner of 2014–15 Algerian Cup | Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine |
| 2016 | USM Alger Winner of 2015–16 Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 2 – 0 | MC Alger Winner of 2015–16 Algerian Cup | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida |
| 2017 | ES Sétif Winner of 2016–17 Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 0 – 0‡ | CR Belouizdad Winner of 2016–17 Algerian Cup | Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine |
| 2018 | USM Bel Abbès Winner of 2017–18 Algerian Cup | 1 – 0 | CS Constantine Winner of 2017–18 Ligue Professionnelle 1 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida |
| 2019 | CR Belouizdad Winner of 2018–19 Algerian Cup | 2 – 1 | USM Alger Winner of 2018–19 Ligue Professionnelle 1 | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |
| From 2020 to 2024 no Super Cup |||||
| 2024 | MC Alger Winner of 2023–24 Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 2 – 2‡ | CR Belouizdad Winner of 2023–24 Algerian Cup | Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers |

## Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runners-up seasons |
| MC Alger | 4 | 1 | 2006, 2007, 2014, 2024 | 2016 |
| USM Alger | 2 | 3 | 2013, 2016 | 1981, 2014, 2019 |
| ES Sétif | 2 | 2 | 2015, 2017 | 2007, 2013 |
| CR Belouizdad | 2 | 2 | 1995, 2019 | 2017, 2024 |
| JS Kabylie | 1 | 3 | 1992 | 1994, 1995, 2006 |
| RC Kouba | 1 | — | 1981 | — |
| US Chaouia | 1 | — | 1994 | — |
| USM Bel Abbès | 1 | — | 2018 | — |
| MC Oran | — | 1 | — | 1992 |
| MO Béjaïa | — | 1 | — | 2015 |
| CS Constantine | — | 1 | — | 2018 |

## Venues

Multiple guest and neutral hosts :
| Ground | Hosts | Years |
| Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers | 7 | 1992, 1994, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2019, 2024 |
| Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida | 4 | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
| Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
| 20 August 1955 Stadium, Algiers | 1 | 1981 |

## Winning managers

| Year | Date | Club | Coach |
| 1981 | 20 August | RC Kouba | Abdelkader Zerrar |
| 1992 | 1 November | JS Kabylie | Noureddine Saâdi |
| 1994 | 8 September | US Chaouia | Said Hadj Mansour |
| 1995 | 31 August | CR Belouizdad | |
| 2006 | 1 November | MC Alger | François Bracci |
| 2007 | 1 November | MC Alger | Enrico Fabbro |
| 2014 | 11 January | USM Alger | Hubert Velud |
| 2014 | 9 August | MC Alger | Boualem Charef |
| 2015 | 1 November | ES Sétif | Kheïreddine Madoui |
| 2016 | 1 November | USM Alger | Mustapha Aksouh |
| 2017 | 1 November | ES Sétif | Kheïreddine Madoui |
| 2018 | 1 November | USM Bel Abbès | Youcef Bouzidi |
| 2019 | 21 November | CR Belouizdad | Franck Dumas |
| 2024 | 8 February 2025 | MC Alger | Khaled Ben Yahia |