# 2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 51st season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with ES Sétif as the defending champions. The league began on September 8, 2012.

## Team summaries
### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
* CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
* USM Bel-Abbès
* JS Saoura
Teams relegated to 2012-13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
* AS Khroub
* NA Hussein Dey
* MC Saïda

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| ASO Chlef | Chlef | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag | 17,000 |
| CA Batna | Batna | Stade Seffouhi | 5,000 |
| CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | Bordj Bou Arréridj | Stade 20 Août 1955 (Bordj Bou Arréridj) | 20,000 |
| CR Belouizdad | Algiers | Stade 20 Août 1955 | 21,000 |
| CS Constantine | Constantine | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui | 40,000 |
| ES Sétif | Sétif | Stade 8 Mai 1945 | 25,000 |
| JS Kabylie | Tizi Ouzou | Stade 1er Novembre | 20,000 |
| JSM Béjaïa | Béjaïa | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine | 18,000 |
| JS Saoura | Méridja | Stade 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) | 20,000 |
| MC Alger | Algiers | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | 76,000 |
| MC El Eulma | El Eulma | Stade Messaoud Zougar | 25,000 |
| MC Oran | Oran | Stade Ahmed Zabana | 40,000 |
| USM Bel-Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès | Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 | 45,000 |
| USM Alger | Algiers | Stade Omar Hamadi | 15,000 |
| USM El Harrach | Algiers | Stade 1er Novembre | 8,000 |
| WA Tlemcen | Tlemcen | Stade Akid Lotfi | 30,000 |

### Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| ASO Chlef | Rachid Belhout | Samir Zaoui | Joma | Nedjma |
| CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | Toufik Rouabah | Djamel Benchergui | Kappa | |
| CA Batna | Rachid Bouarrata | Mohamed Saïdi | Joma | Hodna Lait |
| CR Belouizdad | Guglielmo Arena | Abdelkrim Mameri | Joma | Nedjma, CNEP, Le Temps, Wakt El Djazair, Bellat |
| CS Constantine | Roger Lemerre | Yacine Bezzaz | KCS | Hodna Lait |
| ES Sétif | Hubert Velud | Mourad Delhoum | Joma | Djezzy, Groupe Safcer, Société des ciments de Aïn El Kebira, Echorouk |
| JS Kabylie | Enrico Fabbro | Ali Rial | Altea | Nedjma, Peugeot, Echorouk |
| JS Saoura | Chérif Hadjar | Kaddour Beldjilali | Baeko | Zerouati |
| JSM Béjaïa | Alain Michel | Brahim Zafour | Kappa | Nedjma, General Emballage, Ramdy, Cevital, ECI Boudiab |
| MC Alger | Jean-Paul Rabier | Réda Babouche | Joma | Djezzy, Opel, Peaudouce, Echorouk TV |
| MC El Eulma | Abdelkader Yaïche | Abdenour Mahfoudi | Adidas | Nedjma, MaproGaz, Trefisoud |
| MC Oran | Raoul Savoy | Hichem Mezaïr | Baeko | Nedjma, Ifri, Hodna Lait, Propal Algérie, Aigle Azur, Zerouati |
| USM Alger | Miguel Angel Gamondi | Noureddine Daham | Adidas | Sonelgaz, Djezzy, Le Temps, Wakt El Djazair, ETRHB |
| USM Bel-Abbès | Fouad Bouali | Smaïl Diss | Adidas | ENIE |
| USM El Harrach | Boualem Charef | Azzedine Doukha | Patrick | Nedjma |
| WA Tlemcen | Abdelkader Amrani | Anwar Mohamed Boudjakdji | Sarson | Aigle Azur |

### Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2012–13 campaign.

#### Pre-season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| USM Bel-Abbès | Abdelkrim Benyellès | Sacked | 21 July 2012 | Pre-season | Fouad Bouali | 23 July 2012 |
| MC Alger | Patrick Liewig | Sacked | 18 August 2012 | Pre-season | Jean-Paul Rabier | 21 August 2012 |

#### During the season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| MC Alger | Jean-Paul Rabier | Sacked | 23 September 2012 | 3rd | Djamel Menad | 24 September 2012 |
| CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Toufik Rouabah | Sacked | 1 October 2012 | 14th | Rachid Bouarrata | 12 October 2012 |
| MC Oran | Raoul Savoy | Demission | 8 October 2012 | 15th | Abdellah Mecheri | 10 October 2012 |
| CA Batna | Rachid Bouarrata | Demission | 12 October 2012 | 14th | Toufik Rouabah | 12 October 2012 |
| WA Tlemcen | Abdelkader Amrani | Demission | 13 October 2012 | 13th | Kheireddine Kherris | 13 October 2012 |
| USM Alger | Miguel Gamondi | Sacked | 16 October 2012 | 10th | Rolland Courbis | 24 October 2012 |
| ASO Chlef | Rachid Belhout | Demission | 23 October 2012 | 13th | Nour Benzekri | 16 November 2012 |
| CR Belouizdad | Guglielmo Arena | Sacked | 23 October 2012 | 9th | Fouad Bouali | 7 November 2012 |
| MC El Eulma | Abdelkader Yaïche | Sacked | 29 October 2012 | 5th | Rachid Belhout | 3 November 2012 |
| USM Bel-Abbès | Fouad Bouali | Demission | 30 October 2012 | 14th | Abdelkader Yaïche | 14 November 2012 |
| MC Oran | Abdellah Mecheri | Sacked | 5 November 2012 | 14th | Djamel Benchadli | 5 November 2012 |
| WA Tlemcen | Kheireddine Kherris | Sacked | 14 November 2012 | 16th | Abdelkrim Benyellès | 14 November 2012 |
| JS Kabylie | Enrico Fabbro | Sacked | 17 November 2012 | 11th | Nacer Sandjak | 23 November 2012 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | ES Sétif (C) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
| 2 | USM El Harrach | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 22 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
| 3 | CS Constantine | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 52 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | USM Alger | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 51 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round |
| 5 | MC Alger | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 50 | |
| 6 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 41 | |
| 8 | MC El Eulma | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 40 | |
| 9 | JS Saoura | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 38 | |
| 10 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 38 | |
| 11 | JSM Béjaïa | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 38 | |
| 12 | MC Oran | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 34 | |
| 13 | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 33 | |
| 14 | CA Batna (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 26 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 15 | WA Tlemcen (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 43 | −24 | 24 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 16 | USM Bel-Abbès (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 22 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
* ↑ USM El Harrach, the 2012–13 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 runner-up, withdrew after the draw was held. Sporting Praia Cruz, the 2013 São Tomé and Príncipe Championship champion, were allowed by the CAF to replace them in the draw.
* ↑ USM Alger, the 2012–13 Algerian Cup winner, withdrew before the start of the competition.
* ↑ In a match between USM El Harrach and MC Alger the last refused to play in the Stade 1er Novembre 1954, but the LFP refused to change the pitch, Despite the presence of USM El Harrach, the referees and supporters, but the Mouloudia team did not attend. the club will receive a penalty, according to Article 84 of the Disciplinary Code of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), "a match lost by penalty. Defalcation of three (03) points, One million dinars (1,000,000 dinars) fine for the club. "The offending club will be deprived of its compensation due for television rights.

### The bottom of the table week after week
## Season statistics
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
| Moustapha Djallit | MC Alger | WA Tlemcen | 0–3 | 15 September 2012 |
| Ahmed Gasmi | USM Alger | WA Tlemcen | 4–0 | 3 November 2012 |