# 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

The 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 is the second season of the league under its current title and current league division format. This is the forty-eighth season of second-division football since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams are to contest in the league. The league started on 9 September 2010 and is scheduled to conclude on 17 May 2012.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes
#### From Ligue Professionnelle 2

Promoted to Ligue 1
* CA Batna
* CS Constantine
* NA Hussein Dey
Relegated to Ligue Nationale
* CR Témouchent
* JSM Skikda

#### To Ligue Professionnelle 2

Relegated from Ligue 1
* CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
* USM Annaba
* USM Blida
Promoted from Ligue Nationale
* JS Saoura
* MO Béjaïa

## Team overview
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| AB Mérouana | Merouana | Stade Abderrahmene Bensaci | 5,000 |
| ASM Oran | Oran | Habib Bouakeul Stadium | 20,000 |
| CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Bordj Bou Arreridj | Stade 20 Août 1955 | 18,000 |
| ES Mostaganem | Mostaganem | Stade Bensaïd Mohamed | 15,000 |
| JS Saoura | Béchar | Stade 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) | 8,000 |
| MO Béjaïa | Béjaïa | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine | 25,000 |
| MO Constantine | Constantine | Stade Chahid Hamlaoui | 50,000 |
| MSP Batna | Batna | Stade 1er Novembre | 20,000 |
| Olympique de Médéa | Médéa | Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa | 12,000 |
| Paradou AC | Algiers | Omar Hammadi Stadium | 15,000 |
| RC Kouba | Algiers | Stade Omar Benhaddad | 10,000 |
| SA Mohammadia | Mohammadia | Stade Mohamed Ouali | 10,000 |
| US Biskra | Biskra | Complexe Sportif d'El Alia | 15,000 |
| USM Annaba | Annaba | Stade 19 Mai 1956 | 56,000 |
| USM Bel-Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès | Stade 24 Février | 45,000 |
| USM Blida | Blida | Stade Mustapha Tchaker | 35,000 |

#### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Olympique de Médéa | Mustapha Heddane | Resigned | ? | ? | Abdelkrim Latreche | ? |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj (C, P) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 57 | Ligue 1 |
| 2 | JS Saoura (P) | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 56 | Ligue 1 |
| 3 | USM Bel Abbès (P) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 50 | Ligue 1 |
| 4 | MO Béjaïa | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 49 | |
| 5 | USM Blida | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | ES Mostaganem | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | ASM Oran | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 41 | |
| 8 | USM Annaba | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 40 | |
| 9 | MSP Batna | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 40 | |
| 10 | AB Mérouana | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 39 | |
| 11 | MO Constantine | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 38 | |
| 12 | Olympique de Médéa | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 38 | |
| 13 | SA Mohammadia | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 36 | |
| 14 | Paradou AC (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 35 | Relegation to Ligue Nationale |
| 15 | RC Kouba (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 32 | Relegation to Ligue Nationale |
| 16 | US Biskra (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 21 | Relegation to Ligue Nationale |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ABM | ASMO | CBA | ESM | JSSR | MOB | MOC | MSB | OM | PAC | RCK | SAM | USBK | USMA | USMB | USBL |
| AB Mérouana | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| ASM Oran | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| ES Mostaganem | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
| JS Saoura | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| MO Béjaïa | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| MO Constantine | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| MSP Batna | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Olympique de Médéa | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Paradou AC | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| RC Kouba | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| SA Mohammadia | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| US Biskra | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| USM Annaba | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| USM Bel Abbès | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 3–1 |
| USM Blida | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |