# 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 56th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league.

## Teams
### Stadiums

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
All Derby matches between CR Belouizdad, MC Alger, NA Hussein Dey, USM Alger, USM El Harrach and Paradou AC will be played on July 5, 1962 Stadium which seats 64,000 spectators.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| CR Belouizdad | 20 August 1955 Stadium | 10,000 |
| CS Constantine | Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium | 40,000 |
| DRB Tadjenanet | Smaïl Lahoua Stadium | 9,000 |
| ES Sétif | 8 May 1945 Stadium | 25,000 |
| JS Kabylie | 1 November 1954 Stadium | 15,000 |
| JS Saoura | 20 August 1955 Stadium | 20,000 |
| MC Alger | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | 64,000 |
| MC Oran | Ahmed Zabana Stadium | 40,000 |
| NA Hussein Dey | 20 August 1955 Stadium | 10,000 |
| Olympique de Médéa | Lyes Imam Stadium | 12,000 |
| Paradou AC | Omar Hamadi Stadium | 10,000 |
| US Biskra | 18 February Stadium | 25,000 |
| USM Alger | Omar Hamadi Stadium | 10,000 |
| USM Bel Abbès | 24 February 1956 Stadium | 45,000 |
| USM Blida | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium | 40,000 |
| USM El Harrach | 1 November 1954 Stadium | 5,000 |

## Personnel and kits
### Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2017-18 campaign.

#### During the season
### Foreign players

This season saw the cancellation of the law on the recruitment of foreign players.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| CR Belouizdad | Soumaila Sidibe | |
| CS Constantine | Ousmane Sylla | Moctar Cissé |
| DRB Tadjenanet | Kodjo Dousse | |
| ES Sétif | Franck Obambou | |
| JS Kabylie | Steve Ekedi | |
| JS Saoura | Jean Jules Bapidi | Mohamed Al Ghanodi |
| MC Alger | Barnabas Imenger | Ibrahim Amada |
| NA Hussein Dey | Mehdi Ouertani | |
| Paradou AC | Mohamed Sangaré | |
| US Biskra | Boubacar Bagili Ronel Kangou | Abdellah Sy |
| USM Alger | Soumaila Sidibe | Reda Hajhouj |

## Results
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | CS Constantine (C) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 57 | Qualification for the 2018–19 Champions League |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 54 | Qualification for the 2018–19 Champions League |
| 3 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 49 | Qualification for the 2018–19 Confederation Cup |
| 4 | MC Oran | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 45 | |
| 5 | MC Alger | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 44 | Qualification for 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 6 | USM Alger | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 42 | Qualification for 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 7 | Paradou AC | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 42 | |
| 8 | ES Sétif | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 40 | Qualification for 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup |
| 9 | DRB Tadjenanet | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 37 | |
| 10 | USM Bel Abbès | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 37 | Qualification for the 2018–19 Confederation Cup |
| 11 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 36 | |
| 12 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Olympique de Médéa | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 36 | |
| 14 | US Biskra (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 34 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 15 | USM El Harrach (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 16 | USM Blida (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head results.
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head results.
* ↑ USM Bel Abbès were deducted 6 points. FIFA's decision was taken at its meeting on 9 June 2017, ordering the club to pay the amount due to the player Jessy Mayele as well as a fine of CHF 15,000 (15,000 Swiss francs).
* 1 2 3 Ranked on head-to-head results.

### Result table

| Home \ Away | CRB | CSC | DRBT | ESS | JSK | JSSR | MCA | MCO | PAC | NAH | OM | UAL | USMB | UEH | USB | USR |
| CR Belouizdad | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| CS Constantine | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| DRB Tadjenanet | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| ES Sétif | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 |
| JS Kabylie | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| JS Saoura | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| MC Alger | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| MC Oran | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Paradou AC | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| NA Hussein Dey | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Olympique de Médéa | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| USM Alger | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| USM Bel Abbès | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| USM El Harrach | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| USM Blida | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 0–0 |
| US Biskra | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| CS Constantine | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JS Saoura | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| NA Hussein Dey | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| MC Oran | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| MC Alger | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| USM Alger | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Paradou AC | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| ES Sétif | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| USM Bel Abbès | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| DRB Tadjenanet | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| CR Belouizdad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| JS Kabylie | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Olympique de Médéa | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| US Biskra | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| USM El Harrach | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| USM Blida | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Leader
* 2018 CAF Champions League or 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
* Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 2017-18

## Clubs season-progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| CR Belouizdad | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | L |
| CS Constantine | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | D |
| DRB Tadjenanet | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W |
| ES Sétif | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D |
| JS Kabylie | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | D | D | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L |
| JS Saoura | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| MC Alger | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| MC Oran | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W |
| NA Hussein Dey | L | D | D | W | D | D | L | D | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | L |
| Olympique de Médéa | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W |
| Paradou AC | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D |
| US Biskra | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | W |
| USM Alger | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L |
| USM Bel Abbès | L | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | D |
| USM Blida | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | W |
| USM El Harrach | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L |

### Top scorers

| R. | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Oussama Darfalou | USM Alger | 18 |
| 2 | Lamine Abid | CS Constantine | 16 |
| 3 | Samy Frioui | USM Blida | 15 |
| 4 | Moustapha Djallit | JS Saoura | 12 |
| 5 | Zakaria Naidji | Paradou AC | 11 |
| 6 | Walid Derrardja | MC Alger | 10 |
| 6 | Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif | JS Saoura | 10 |
| 8 | Hamza Banouh | USM El Harrach (4), ES Sétif (5) | 9 |
| 8 | Mohamed Tiaïba | MC Oran | 8 |
| 8 | Mehdi Benaldjia | JS Kabylie | 8 |
| 8 | Sofiane Bendebka | MC Alger | 8 |
| 8 | Abderrahmane Bourdim | JS Saoura | 8 |
Updated to games played on 19 May 2018 Source: soccerway.com

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Moustapha Djallit | JS Saoura | DRB Tadjenanet | 4–2 | 28 October 2017 |
| Adil Djabout | JS Kabylie | MC Oran | 3–3 | 15 December 2017 |
| Mourad Benayad | ES Sétif | USM Blida | 5–2 | 20 April 2018 |
| Sid Ali Yahia-Chérif | JS Saoura | MC Alger | 4–1 | 19 May 2018 |

### Clean sheets

$^*$ Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration. Updated to games played on 4 February 2017