# 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 50th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with ASO Chlef as the defending champions. The league started on 6 September 2011, and ended on 22 May 2012.
While the league was originally scheduled to start on 10 September 2011, the official start date will be 6 September 2011, with a match between JS Kabylie and MC Alger. The tie was moved up due to the two club's participation in African competition.

## Team summaries
### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
* CS Constantine
* NA Hussein Dey
* CA Batna
Teams relegated to 2011-12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
* USM Annaba
* CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
* USM Blida

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| AS Khroub | El Khroub | Stade Abed Hamdani | 10,000 |
| ASO Chlef | Chlef | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag | 17,000 |
| CA Batna | Batna | Stade Seffouhi | 5,000 |
| 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 |
| MC Alger | Algiers | Stade Omar Hammadi | 15,000 |
| MC El Eulma | El Eulma | Stade Messaoud Zougar | 25,000 |
| MC Oran | Oran | Stade Ahmed Zabana | 40,000 |
| MC Saïda | Saïda | Stade 13 Avril 1958 | 20,000 |
| NA Hussein Dey | Algiers | Stade Frères Zioui | 7,000 |
| USM Alger | Algiers | Stade Omar Hammadi | 15,000 |
| USM El Harrach | Algiers | Stade 1er Novembre | 8,000 |
| WA Tlemcen | Tlemcen | Stade Akid Lotfi | 30,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | ES Sétif (C) | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
| 2 | JSM Béjaïa | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
| 3 | USM Alger | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 52 | Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 48 | |
| 5 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 47 | |
| 6 | MC Alger | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 44 | |
| 7 | CA Batna | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 44 | |
| 8 | WA Tlemcen | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 44 | |
| 9 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 41 | |
| 10 | USM El Harrach | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 38 | |
| 11 | MC El Eulma | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 38 | |
| 12 | CS Constantine | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 36 | |
| 13 | MC Oran | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 35 | |
| 14 | AS Khroub (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 31 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 26 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 16 | MC Saïda (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 24 | Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mohamed Messaoud | ASO Chlef | 15 |
| 2 | Mohamed Amine Aoudia | ES Sétif | 12 |
| 2 | Ahmed Messadia | CA Batna | 12 |
| 3 | Djamel Bouaïcha | MC El Eulma | 11 |
| 3 | Lamouri Djediat | USM Alger | 11 |
| 3 | Ahmed Gasmi | JSM Béjaïa | 11 |
| 4 | Carolus Andriamatsinoro | WA Tlemcen | 10 |
| 4 | Moustapha Djallit | MC Alger | 10 |
| 4 | Mohamed Seguer | ASO Chlef | 10 |
| 4 | Islam Slimani | CR Belouizdad | 10 |
| 5 | Salim Hanifi | JS Kabylie | 9 |
| 5 | Réda Sayah | MC Alger | 9 |