# Algerian Women's Championship

The Algerian Women's Championship (Arabic: البطولة الجزائرية للسيدات) known as Elite National Championship is the top flight of women's association football in Algeria. It is the women's equivalent of the Ligue 1, but is not professional. The competition is run by the Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin under the auspices of the Algerian Football Federation.

## History

In the 1970s, many women's football clubs were formed in Algeria as in Tiaret in 1975 but they only took part in friendly tournaments only. The first match was played in 8 March 1978 between Ibn Rostom High School of Tiaret and Frenda Women's Club from Frenda as a friendly game. Since 1990, other clubs began to appear.
The first Algerian women's championship was contested in 1998–1999 season under the regional leagues format. In the 2008–09 season, a national league of two divisions was created (D1 and D2) under the auspices of the Ligue Nationale du Football (LNF). In 2013, was created the Ligue du Football Féminin (LFF) which became the Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin (LNFF) and which is the body of the national women's championships.
The competition changed its name to Elite National Championship from the 2021–22 season.

## Format

The teams play a double round-robin. The season usually starts in October and lasts until June.

## Champions

The list of champions and runners-up:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
| 1998–99 | JS Kabylie | ASE Alger Centre |
| 1999–00 | ASE Alger Centre | Afak Relizane |
| 2000–01 | canceled | canceled |
| 2001–02 | JS Kabylie | Afak Relizane |
| 2002–03 | ASE Alger Centre | Afak Relizane |
| 2003–04 | ASE Alger Centre | Afak Relizane |
| 2004–05 | ASE Alger Centre | AS Intissar Oran |
| 2005–06 | ASE Alger Centre | COS Tiaret |
| 2006–07 | ASE Alger Centre | JS Kabylie |
| 2007–08 | ASE Alger Centre | Afak Relizane |
| 2008–09 | ASE Alger Centre | Afak Relizane |
| 2009–10 | Afak Relizane | ASE Alger Centre |
| 2010–11 | Afak Relizane | ASE Alger Centre |
| 2011–12 | Afak Relizane | CLT Belouizdad |
| 2012–13 | Afak Relizane | ASE Alger Centre |
| 2013–14 | Afak Relizane | ASE Alger Centre |
| 2014–15 | Afak Relizane | AS Sûreté Nationale |
| 2015–16 | Afak Relizane | FC Constantine |
| 2016–17 | Afak Relizane | AS Sûreté Nationale |
| 2017–18 | FC Constantine | AS Sûreté Nationale |
| 2018–19 | AS Sûreté Nationale | Afak Relizane |
| 2019–20 | JF Khroub | AS Sûreté Nationale |
| 2020–21 | Afak Relizane | AS Sûreté Nationale |
| 2021–22 | Afak Relizane | JF Khroub |
| 2022–23 | Afak Relizane | JF Khroub |
| 2023–24 | CF Akbou | JF Khroub |
| 2024–25 | | |
* CS Constantine (ex. FC Constantine)
* APDSF Tizi Ouzou (ex. JS Kabylie)
* COTS Tiaret (ex. COS Tiaret)

## Most successful clubs

| Rank | Club | Champions | Runners-up | Winning Seasons | Runners-up Seasons |
| 1 | Afak Relizane | 11 | 7 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019 |
| 2 | ASE Alger Centre | 8 | 5 | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 | 1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| 3 | APDSF Tizi Ouzou | 2 | 1 | 1999, 2002 | 2007 |
| 4 | AS Sûreté Nationale | 1 | 5 | 2019 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
| 5 | JF Khroub | 1 | 3 | 2020 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 6 | CS Constantine | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2016 |
| 7 | CF Akbou | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
| 8 | AS Intissar Oran | 0 | 1 | | 2005 |
| 8 | COTS Tiaret | 0 | 1 | | 2006 |
| 8 | CLT Belouizdad | 0 | 1 | | 2012 |