# 2017–18 Algerian Basketball Championship

The 2017–18 Nationale 1 (56th edition), Algeria's top tier basketball club competition, ran from October 12, 2017 through May ?, 2018. for the 2017–18 season, which will start one week late due to the difficulties encountered by the clubs, both administratively and financially, we will find the usual leaders of the title race, namely GS Pétroliers, holder (Championship and Cup) and main favorite for his own succession, which will have NA Hussein-Dey (Runner-up), CRB Dar Beida and US Setif as main competitors.
Concerning the formula of competition, the leaders of the Fédération Algérienne de Basket-Ball (FABB) decided to regroup the 16 teams in a single pool in the first phase (against two groups the previous season) and will compete round-trip. At the end of this phase, the eight best teams in the standings will play the play-offs in three tournaments in the top three in the standings, the first two, after the play-offs, will animate the final of the championship which will be played in two games winners on neutral ground, another novelty for this season, the introduction of technical statistics for the National 1.

## Venues and locations

* Promoted from 2nd Division
| Team | Home city | Arena |
| CSMBB Ouargla | Ouargla | Salle Rouisset Ouargla |
| CRB Dar Beida | Dar El Beida | Salle de Dar El Beïda |
| CSC Gué de Constantine | Djasr Kasentina | |
| GS Pétroliers | Algiers | Salle Abdelaziz Ben Tifour |
| IRB Bordj Bou Arreridj | Bordj Bou Arréridj | Salle omnisports du 18 Février |
| NB Staoueli | Staoueli | Salle omnisports de Staouéli |
| NA Hussein Dey | Algiers | Salle Mohamed Handjer de Maquaria |
| Olympique Batna | Batna | OPOW de Batna |
| OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | Bordj Bou Arréridj | |
| OMS Miliana | Miliana | |
| Printemps Sportve d'El Eulma | El Eulma | |
| RC Constantine | Constantine | Salle Zouaghi de Constantine |
| USM Alger | Algiers | Rais Hamidou Arena |
| USM Blida | Blida | Hocine Chalane Arena |
| US Sétif | Sétif | 8 Mai 1945 Arena |
| WA Boufarik | Boufarik | Moussa Charef Arena |

### Notes
## Regular Season (October 12, 2017 - May 1, 2018)

| | CBO | CRD | CSC | GSP | IRA | NBS | NAH | OBA | OSA | OMM | PSE | RCC | UAL | USB | USS | WAB | Rec. |
| CSMBB Ouargla | | 56–69 21 Apr 14(2) | 63–55 23 Feb 7(2) | 58–62 13 Apr 12(2) | 64–78 6 Feb 5(2) | 51–79 27 Oct 4(1) | 59–72 5 Jan 13(1) | 58–62 17 Oct 2(1) | 77–75 2 Mar 8(2) | 62–46 30 Mar 10(2) | 59–74 27 Jan 3(2) | 76–44 12 Dec 9(1) | 44–51 23 Dec 11(1) | 57–53 1 Dec 6(1) | 53–83 13 Jan 15(1) | 61–65 20 Jan 1(2) | 5–10 |
| CRB Dar Beida | 20–00 9 Jan 14(1) | | 83–55 17 Apr 13(2) | 84–53 16 Jan 3(1) | 66–82 6 Apr 11(2) | 82–62 16 Dec 10(1) | 66–62 2 Feb 4(2) | 67–52 8 Oct 8(1) | 86–70 26 Nov 5(1) | 77–54 13 Oct 1(1) | 80–67 9 Mar 9(2) | 77–51 27 Apr 15(2) | 87–57 23 Jan 2(2) | 84–66 29 Dec 12(1) | 93–62 1 Dec 6(1) | 89–59 23 Feb 7(2) | 14–1 |
| CSC Gué de Constantine | 70–82 5 Dec 7(1) | 57–68 5 Jan 13(1) | | 71–108 20 Mar 11(1) | 62–60 27 Oct 4(1) | 58–63 27 Jan 3(2) | 57–77 13 Apr 12(2) | 74–77 20 Jan 1(2) | 65–87 9 Feb 6(2) | 55–47 12 Dec 9(1) | 71–62 17 Oct 2(1) | 59–86 2 Mar 8(2) | 54–78 30 Mar 10(2) | 80–78 6 Feb 5(2) | 62–65 21 Apr 14(2) | 68–70 13 Jan 15(1) | 3–12 |
| GS Pétroliers | 56–24 29 Dec 12(1) | 78–70 27 Jan 3(2) | 89–45 6 Apr 11(2) | | 96–89 9 Mar 9(2) | 90–59 20 Feb 8(1) | 95–70 17 Oct 2(1) | 121–62 30 Jan 6(1) | 96–47 13 Oct 1(1) | 124–55 9 Jan 14(1) | 75–52 23 Feb 7(2) | 20–00 17 Apr 13(2) | 76–58 27 Apr 15(2) | 96–71 6 Mar 10(1) | 88–75 28 Nov 4(1) | 56–60 6 Feb 5(2) | 14–1 |
| IRB Bordj Bou Arreridj | 79–44 26 Nov 5(1) | 84–72 23 Dec 11(1) | 110–86 2 Feb 4(2) | 83–100 27 Feb 9(1) | | 69–62 20 Jan 1(2) | 76–80 30 Mar 10(2) | 80–67 21 Apr 14(2) | 80–81 23 Jan 2(2) | 99–43 5 Dec 7(1) | 80–53 13 Jan 15(1) | 79–61 9 Feb 6(2) | 76–65 2 Mar 8(2) | 72–82 20 Oct 3(1) | 70–73 13 Apr 12(2) | 78–74 5 Jan 13(1) | 10–5 |
| NB Staoueli | 62–59 2 Feb 4(2) | 64–77 30 Mar 10(2) | 57–55 21 Oct 3(1) | 65–79 2 Mar 8(2) | 76–80 12 Oct 1(1) | | 77–73 12 Dec 9(1) | 77–65 5 Jan 13(1) | 62–48 13 Jan 15(1) | 72–55 9 Feb 6(2) | 69–73 21 Apr 14(2) | 65–55 26 Nov 5(1) | 47–48 5 Dec 7(1) | 81–70 23 Jan 2(2) | 56–64 22 Dec 11(1) | 56–52 13 Apr 12(2) | 9–6 |
| NA Hussein Dey | 20–00 17 Apr 13(2) | 61–73 26 Oct 4(1) | 85–61 30 Dec 12(1) | 82–67 23 Jan 2(2) | 54–81 15 Dec 10(1) | 65–74 24 Mar 9(2) | | 67–60 23 Feb 7(2) | 82–54 20 Oct 3(1) | 77–66 27 Apr 15(2) | 87–70 8 Oct 8(1) | 70–62 20 Mar 14(1) | 70–65 13 Oct 1(1) | 83–85 6 Apr 11(2) | 71–81 6 Feb 5(2) | 89–91 2 Dec 6(1) | 10–5 |
| Olympique Batna | 78–56 23 Jan 2(2) | 69–66 2 Mar 8(2) | 73–85 13 Oct 1(1) | 64–81 9 Feb 6(2) | 66–79 9 Jan 14(1) | 65–66 17 Apr 13(2) | 78–82 5 Dec 7(1) | | 68–88 22 Dec 11(1) | 80–69 2 Feb 4(2) | 65–59 29 Dec 12(1) | 63–46 20 Oct 3(1) | 59–63 26 Nov 5(1) | 74–51 27 Apr 15(2) | 69–54 20 Mar 9(1) | 58–62 30 Mar 10(2) | 7–8 |
| OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | 86–74 16 Jan 8(1) | 73–79 6 Feb 5(2) | 74–64 1 Dec 6(1) | 56–61 20 Jan 1(2) | 60–75 17 Oct 2(1) | 72–66 27 Apr 15(2) | 64–54 27 Jan 3(2) | 71–51 6 Apr 11(2) | | 64–44 29 Dec 12(1) | 60–55 17 Apr 13(2) | 70–62 16 Dec 10(1) | 75–64 9 Jan 14(1) | 67–68 27 Oct 4(1) | 55–65 23 Feb 7(2) | 66–59 9 Mar 9(2) | 10–5 |
| OMS Miliana | 71–78 16 Dec 10(1) | 49–83 20 Jan 1(2) | 91–71 9 Mar 9(2) | 57–91 21 Apr 14(2) | 59–86 23 Feb 7(2) | 48–68 1 Dec 6(1) | 59–68 13 Jan 15(1) | 69–73 27 Oct 4(1) | 67–78 13 Apr 12(2) | | 70–79 6 Feb 5(2) | 55–61 6 Apr 11(2) | 66–78 5 Jan 13(1) | 57–78 8 Oct 8(1) | 42–68 17 Oct 2(1) | 54–66 27 Jan 3(2) | 1–14 |
| PS El Eulma | 82–70 20 Oct 3(1) | 70–91 12 Dec 9(1) | 73–51 23 Jan 2(2) | 68–89 13 Feb 7(1) | 66–78 27 Apr 15(2) | 66–67 9 Jan 14(1) | 71–79 2 Mar 8(2) | 78–74 24 Apr 12(2) | 66–70 5 Jan 13(1) | 64–47 26 Nov 5(1) | | 59–45 3 Feb 4(2) | 52–59 9 Feb 6(2) | 61–75 13 Oct 1(1) | 58–74 31 Mar 10(2) | 71–69 22 Dec 11(1) | 6–9 |
| RC Constantine | 87–66 9 Mar 9(2) | 75–87 13 Jan 15(1) | 69–64 8 Oct 8(1) | 62–88 5 Jan 13(1) | 53–68 1 Dec 6(1) | 67–71 6 Feb 5(2) | 59–66 21 Apr 14(2) | 79–72 27 Jan 3(2) | 76–80 30 Mar 10(2) | 76–75 22 Dec 11(1) | 71–77 27 Oct 4(1) | | 64–76 13 Apr 12(2) | 61–79 23 Feb 7(2) | 71–84 20 Jan 1(2) | 57–87 17 Oct 2(1) | 4–11 |
| USM Alger | 64–63 6 Apr 11(2) | 51–72 19 Dec 2(1) | 69–53 16 Dec 10(1) | 58–88 13 Jan 15(1) | 57–68 8 Oct 8(1) | 79–78 24 Feb 7(2) | 66–64 20 Jan 1(2) | 65–51 6 Feb 5(2) | 57–53 21 Apr 14(2) | 74–42 17 Apr 13(2) | 55–74 2 Dec 6(1) | 66–63 29 Dec 12(1) | | 64–57 9 Mar 9(2) | 80–91 27 Jan 3(2) | 61–67 27 Oct 4(1) | 9–6 |
| USM Blida | 77–63 9 Feb 6(2) | 72–70 13 Apr 12(2) | 76–69 26 Nov 5(1) | 60–77 30 Mar 10(2) | 64–61 27 Jan 3(2) | 61–67 17 Oct 2(1) | 60–74 23 Dec 11(1) | 71–61 13 Jan 15(1) | 83–74 2 Feb 4(2) | 73–65 2 Mar 8(2) | 54–52 20 Jan 1(2) | 61–54 5 Dec 7(1) | 68–61 12 Dec 9(1) | | 69–64 6 Jan 13(1) | 66–55 21 Apr 14(2) | 12–3 |
| US Sétif | 73–76 27 Apr 15(2) | 87–76 9 Feb 6(2) | 84–78 9 Jan 14(1) | 00–20 2 Feb 4(2) | 67–63 29 Dec 12(1) | 66–52 6 Apr 11(2) | 91–81 26 Nov 5(1) | 88–73 24 Mar 9(2) | 86–85 5 Dec 7(1) | 88–64 23 Jan 2(2) | 74–63 16 Dec 10(1) | 84–69 13 Oct 1(1) | 74–66 20 Oct 3(1) | 83–71 17 Apr 13(2) | | 69–58 9 Oct 8(1) | 13–2 |
| WA Boufarik | 67–46 13 Oct 1(1) | 63–65 5 Dec 7(1) | 00–20 1 May 15(2) | 70–83 26 Nov 5(1) | 82–54 17 Apr 13(2) | 61–60 29 Dec 12(1) | 63–56 9 Feb 6(2) | 94–72 16 Dec 10(1) | 63–61 12 Dec 9(1) | 79–40 21 Oct 3(1) | 72–53 6 Apr 11(2) | 68–36 23 Jan 2(2) | 89–70 2 Feb 4(2) | 94–74 9 Jan 14(1) | 52–50 2 Mar 8(2) | | 12–3 |
| Record | 12–3 | 5–10 | 13–2 | 13–2 | 4–11 | 7–8 | 7–9 | 12–3 | 9–6 | 15–0 | 10–5 | 13–2 | 8–7 | 9–6 | 6–9 | 7–8 | |
* Note: Small number and number in brackets indicate round number and leg, respectively Next scheduled games

### Regular season standings

Updated as of 1 May 2018
| Pos | Team | M | W | L | PF | PA | D | Pts |
| 1 | GS Pétroliers | 30 | 27 | 3 | 2394 | 1780 | 614 | 57 |
| 2 | CRB Dar Beida | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2259 | 1861 | 398 | 54 |
| 3 | US Sétif | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2167 | 1984 | 183 | 52* |
| 4 | IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2354 | 2031 | 323 | 51 |
| 5 | WO Boufarik | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2009 | 1839 | 170 | 48* |
| 6 | USM Blida | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2073 | 2079 | −6 | 48 |
| 7 | NB Staouéli | 30 | 17 | 13 | 1980 | 1953 | 27 | 47 |
| 8 | NA Hussein-Dey | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2128 | 2031 | 97 | 47 |
| 9 | OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2058 | 2058 | 0 | 46 |
| 10 | USM Alger | 30 | 16 | 14 | 1928 | 1990 | −62 | 46 |
| 11 | PS El Eulma | 30 | 11 | 19 | 1973 | 2080 | −107 | 41 |
| 12 | O Batna | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2001 | 2164 | −163 | 40 |
| 13 | CSMBB Ouargla | 30 | 8 | 22 | 1699 | 1960 | −261 | 36** |
| 14 | RC Constantine | 30 | 6 | 24 | 1781 | 2064 | −283 | 35* |
| 15 | CSC Gué de Constantine | 30 | 5 | 25 | 1875 | 2225 | −350 | 35 |
| 16 | OMS Miliana | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1669 | 2249 | −580 | 30* |
* 1 loss by default (no point awarded)
** 2 loss by default (no point awarded)
Advance to play-offs

## Play-offs 2018
### First tournament (US Sétif)

| Fri, 11 May 2018 ||||
| NA Hussein-Dey | 89 : 57 | USM Blida |
| CRB Dar Beida | 60 : 62 | US Sétif |
| GS Pétroliers | 85 : 72 | IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| NB Staouéli | 60 : 57 | WO Boufarik |
| Sat, 12 May 2018 ||||
| US Sétif | 76 : 71 | NA Hussein-Dey |
| IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj | 68 : 67 | CRB Dar Beida |
| WO Boufarik | 77 : 85 | GS Pétroliers |
| USM Blida | 69 : 75 | NB Staouéli |

### Second Tournament (CRB Dar Beida)

| Fri, 18 May 2018 ||||
| NA Hussein-Dey | 88 : 67 | NB Staouéli |
| US Sétif | 81 : 80 | IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| CRB Dar Beida | 74 : 73 | WO Boufarik |
| GS Pétroliers | 98 : 69 | USM Blida |
| Sat, 19 May 2018 ||||
| IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj | 63 : 72 | NA Hussein-Dey |
| WO Boufarik | 70 : 69 | US Sétif |
| USM Blida | 63 : 72 | CRB Dar Beida |
| NB Staouéli | 62 : 86 | GS Pétroliers |

### Third Tournament (GS Pétroliers)

| Fri, 24 May 2018 ||||
| GS Pétroliers | 82 : 67 | NA Hussein-Dey |
| CRB Dar Beida | 76 : 90 | NB Staouéli |
| US Sétif | 64 : 57 | USM Blida |
| IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj | 72 : 91 | WO Boufarik |
| Sat, 25 May 2018 ||||
| NA Hussein-Dey | 68 : 69 | WO Boufarik |
| GS Pétroliers | 81 : 69 | CRB Dar Beida |
| NB Staouéli | 60 : 59 | US Sétif |
| USM Blida | 71 : 85 | IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| San, 26 May 2018 ||||
| CRB Dar Beida | 78 : 74 | NA Hussein-Dey |
| US Sétif | 61 : 91 | GS Pétroliers |
| IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj | 76 : 80 | NB Staouéli |
| WO Boufarik | 83 : 76 | USM Blida |

#### Play-off standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Pts |
| 1 | GS Pétroliers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 608 | 477 | 131 | 14 |
| 2 | NB Staouéli | 7 | 5 | 2 | 484 | 511 | −27 | 12 |
| 3 | WO Boufarik | 7 | 4 | 3 | 518 | 492 | 26 | 11 |
| 4 | US Sétif | 7 | 4 | 3 | 472 | 489 | −17 | 11 |
| 5 | CRB Dar Beida | 7 | 3 | 4 | 495 | 500 | −5 | 10 |
| 6 | NA Hussein Dey | 7 | 3 | 4 | 529 | 492 | 37 | 10 |
| 7 | IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj | 7 | 2 | 5 | 505 | 546 | −41 | 9 |
| 8 | USM Blida | 7 | 0 | 7 | 462 | 566 | −104 | 7 |
Advance to championship Final

## Play-down (May 11–26, 2018)
### First tournament (PS El Eulma)

| Fri, 11 May 2018 ||||
| OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | 73 : 67 | OMS Miliana |
| USM Alger | 67 : 61 | RC Constantine |
| PS El Eulma | 79 : 53 | CSC Gué de Constantine |
| O Batna | 58 : 48 | CSMBB Ouargla |
| Sat, 12 May 2018 ||||
| OMS Miliana | 54 : 67 | CSMBB Ouargla |
| OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | 55 : 45 | USM Alger |
| RC Constantine | 69 : 76 | PS El Eulma |
| CSC Gué de Constantine | 55 : 54 | O Batna |

### Second Tournament (USM Alger)

| Fri, 18 May 2018 ||||
| USM Alger | : | OMS Miliana |
| PS El Eulma | : | OS Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| O Batna | : | RC Constantine |
| CSMBB Ouargla | : | CSC Gué de Constantine |
| Sat, 19 May 2018 ||||
| OMS Miliana | : | CSC Gué de Constantine |
| USM Alger | : | PS El Eulma |
| OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | : | O Batna |
| RC Constantine | : | CSMBB Ouargla |

### Third Tournament (OS Bordj Bou Arréridj)

| Fri, 24 May 2018 ||||
| PS El Eulma | : | OMS Miliana |
| O Batna | : | USM Alger |
| CSMBB Ouargla | : | OS Bordj Bou Arréridj |
| CSC Gué de Constantine | : | RC Constantine |
| Sat, 25 May 2018 ||||
| OMS Miliana | : | RC Constantine |
| PS El Eulma | : | O Batna |
| USM Alger | : | CSMBB Ouargla |
| OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | : | CSC Gué de Constantine |
| San, 26 May 2018 ||||
| O Batna | : | OMS Miliana |
| CSMBB Ouargla | : | PS El Eulma |
| CSC Gué de Constantine | : | USM Alger |
| RC Constantine | : | OS Bordj Bou Arréridj |

#### Play-down standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GDIF | Pts |
| 1 | OS Bordj Bou Arréridj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | USM Alger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | PS El Eulma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | O Batna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CSMBB Ouargla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | RC Constantine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | CSC Gué de Constantine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | OMS Miliana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Relegated to Nationale B

## 2018 National 1 Finals

* Wed, 30 May 2018 23:00 PM
* Report
GS Pétroliers 103, NB Staouéli 73 :
* Scoring by quarter: 31-16, 27-24, 21-16, 24-20 ||
* 1–0 ||
* Salle hocine chaalane, Blida Attendance: 100 Referees: Kaddour, Belkham, Hamada
* Thu, 31 May 2018 23:00 PM
* Report
NB Staouéli 92, GS Pétroliers 111 :
* Scoring by quarter: 20-28, 11-20, 30-29, 31-24 ||
* 0–2 ||
* Salle hocine chaalane, Blida Attendance: 50 Referees: Si Youcef, Berrah, Ferhani