Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, previously referred to as Championnat d'Algérie de football, or the Nedjma Championnat d'Algérie for sponsorship reasons, is an Algerian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Algerian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. It was created in 1962, when Algeria became an independent nation. Until 1950, only regional leagues (Algiers, Constantine, Oran) were contested. Some 'national' playoffs were played in the first decade of the 20th century, first in 1904. Between 1920 and 1956 the winners played off for the North African Championship, together with league winners from Morocco and Tunisia.
Between 1957 and 1962 a North African Championship without participation from Morocco and Tunisia (who had gained independence) was organised as "Algerian championship". 
On August 21, 2010, the FAF announced that the name of the league would change to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 to reflect the professionalization of the league.
== Champions ==
===Since independence===
{| class="wikitable"	 	 	
No.	Season 	Champion 	Runner-up
1 	1962–63	USM Alger 	MC Alger
2 	1963–64	USM Annaba 	NA Hussein-Dey
3 	1964–65	CR Belcourt 	MSP Batna
4 	1965–66	CR Belcourt 	ES Guelma
5 	1966–67	NA Hussein-Dey	CR Belcourt
6 	1967–68	ES Setif 	MC Oran
7 	1968–69	CR Belcourt 	MC Oran
8 	1969–70	CR Belcourt 	MC Alger
9 	1970–71	MC Oran 	CS Constantine
10 	1971–72	MC Alger 	CR Belcourt
11 	1972–73	JS Kabylie 	NA Hussein-Dey
12 	1973–74	JS Kabylie 	MO Constantine
13 	1974–75	MC Alger 	RC Kouba
14 	1975–76	MC Alger 	NA Hussein-Dey
15 	1976–77	JS Kawkabi 	CR Belcourt
16 	1977–78	MP Alger 	JE Tizi-Ouzou
17 	1978–79	MP Alger 	JE Tizi-Ouzou
* NTB:
:: 1962 - 2010 : Algerian Championnat National (Algerian National Championship)
:: from 2010 : Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Algerian Professional League 1)
* Change nominations teams:
::
Club 	Past nominations
CR Belouizdad 	CR Belcourt, CM Belcourt
ES Setif 	EP Setif
GC Mascara 	GCR Mascara
Hamra Annaba 	USM Annaba (not confused with USM Annaba)
JS Kabylie 	JS Kawkabi, JE Tizi-Ouzou
MC Alger 	MP Alger
MC Oran 	MP Oran
NA Hussein-Dey	MA Hussein-Dey
RC Kouba 	RS Kouba
==Titles by club==
Rank	Club 	Champions	Runners-up	Winning Seasons 	Runners-up Seasons
1 	JS Kabylie 	14 	9 	1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2004, 2006, 2008	1978, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009
2 	MC Alger 	7 	3 	1972, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1999, 2010 	1963, 1970, 1989
3 	CR Belouizdad 	6 	4 	1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 2000, 2001 	1967, 1972, 1977, 1980
4 	USM Alger 	5 	4 	1963, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2005 	1998, 2001, 2004, 2006
5 	MC Oran 	4 	9 	1971, 1988, 1992, 1993 	1968, 1969, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000
6 	ES Setif 	4 	3 	1968, 1987, 2007, 2009 	1983, 1986, 2010
7 	NA Hussein Dey 	1 	5 	1967 	1964, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1993
8 	USM El Harrach 	1 	2 	1998 	1984, 1992
9 	RC Kouba 	1 	1 	1981 	1975
9 	MO Constantine 	1 	1 	1991 	1974
9 	CS Constantine 	1 	1 	1997 	1971
9 	ASO Chlef 	1 	1 	2011 	2008
12 	Hamra Annaba 	1 	0 	1964 	
12 	GC Mascara 	1 	0 	1984 	
12 	US Chaouia 	1 	0 	1994 	
15 	MSP Batna 	0 	1 	 	
15 	ES Guelma 	0 	1 	 	1966
15 	ASM Oran 	0 	1 	 	1991
15 	JS Bordj Ménaïel	0 	1 	 	1994
15 	USM Blida 	0 	1 	 	2003
15 	JSM Béjaïa 	0 	1 	 	2011
== Stats by club (1965-2006) ==
Club 	Number Seasons	Number Titles	Points	Matches	Wins	Draws	Loses	GF 	GA 	Dif
MC Oran 	42 	04 	- 	1206 	- 	- 	- 	1600	- 	-
CR Belouizdad 	41 	06 	2028 	1176 	471 	345 	360 	1518	1188	+330
ES Setif 	38 	02 	1856 	1086 	416 	306 	364 	1280	1163	+117
JS Kabylie 	37 	14 	1973 	1083 	513 	301 	269 	1520	916 	+582
MC Alger 	37 	07 	1761 	1064 	415 	330 	319 	1333	1112	+214
NA Hussein Dey 	32 	01 	- 	918 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
ASM Oran 	30 	00 	- 	890 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
USM Alger 	27 	05 	- 	728 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
RC Kouba 	26 	01 	- 	762 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
USM El Harrach 	25 	01 	- 	744 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
WA Tlemcen 	22 	00 	991 	660 	240 	176 	244 	719 	691 	+28
MO Constantine 	22 	01 	- 	612 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
USM Bel-Abbès 	20 	00 	- 	582 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
CA Batna 	18 	00 	- 	498 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
USM Blida 	18 	00 	- 	520 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
USM Annaba 	17 	01 	666 	526 	179 	153 	194 	564 	603 	-39
ES Guelma 	17 	00 	- 	486 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
AS Aïn M'lila 	17 	00 	627 	518 	178 	146 	194 	412 	516 	-104
ASO Chlef 	16 	00 	- 	494 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
CS Constantine 	15 	00 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
WA Boufarik 	14 	00 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	-
JS Bordj Ménaïel	13 	00 	514 	418 	135 	135 	148 	417 	453 	-36
== Best League Scorers ==
Season 	Player 	Club 	Goals
1964-65	Hocine Saadi 	NA Hussein Dey 	21
1965-66	Abdelkader Reguig 	ASM Oran 	20
1966-67	Noureddine Hachouf 	ES Guelma 	18
1967-68	Abdelkader Freha 	MC Oran 	15
1968-69	Abdelkader Freha 	MC Oran 	15
1969-70	Hacène Lalmas 	CR Belouizdad 	18
1970-71	Abdelkader Freha Mehdi Harmel 	MC Oran MC Oran 	15
1971-72	Rabah Gamouh Hassan Tahir 	MO Constantine MC Alger 	20
1972-73	Abdeslam Bousri 	MC Alger 	12
1973-74	Omar Betrouni 	MC Alger 	17
1974-75	Boualem Amirouche Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci 	RC Kouba MC Oran 	18
1975-76	Mohamed Griche 	ES Sétif 	21
1976-77	Mokrane Baïlèche 	JS Kabylie 	20
1977-78	Abdeslam Bousri 	MC Alger 	14
1978-79	Lakhdar Belloumi Redouane Guemri Abdeslam Bousri	MC Oran ASM Oran MC Alger	11
1979-80	Nasser Bouiche 	MC Alger 	19
1980-81	Noureddine Meghichi 	RC Kouba 	16
1981-82	Abdeslam Bousri 	MC Alger 	16
1982-83	Abdeslam Bousri 	MC Alger 	17
1983-84	Nacer Bouiche 	JS Kabylie 	17
1984-85	Mohamed Alloui 	AS Aïn M'lila 	17
1985-86	Nacer Bouiche 	JS Kabylie 	36
1986-87	El-Hadi Khellili 	RC Relizane 	17
1987-88	Chawki Bentayeb 	USM Aïn Beïda 	19
1988-89	Nacer Bouiche 	JS Kabylie 	18
1989-90	Tarek Hadj Adlane 	JS Kabylie 	24
1990-91	Driss Kolli 	MO Constantine 	??
1991-92	Abdelhafid Tasfaout 	MC Oran 	17
1992-93	Abdelhafid Tasfaout 	MC Oran 	15
1993-94	Tarek Hadj Adlane 	JS Kabylie 	18
1994-95	Tarek Hadj Adlane 	JS Kabylie 	23
1995-96	Mohamed Brahimi 	WA Tlemcen 	14
1996-97	Mohamed Djalti 	WA Tlemcen 	15
1997-98	Hamid Merakchi 	ES Mostaganem 	7
1998-99	Farid Ghazi 	JS Kabylie 	19
1999-00	Lotfi Sahraoui 	MO Constantine 	11
2000-01	Isâad Bourahli 	ES Setif 	16
2001-02	Noureddine Deham Kamel Kherkhache 	ASM Oran USM Blida 	13
2002-03	Moncef Ouichaoui 	USM Alger 	18
2003-04	Adel El Hadi 	USM Annaba 	17
2004-05	Hamid Berguiga 	JS Kabylie 	18
2005-06	Hamid Berguiga 	JS Kabylie 	18
2006-07	Cheick Oumar Dabo 	JS Kabylie 	17
2007-08	Nabil Hemani 	JS Kabylie 	17
2008-09	Mohamed Messaoud 	ASO Chlef 	19
2009-10	Hadj Bouguèche 	MC Alger 	17
2010-11	El Arbi Hillel Soudani 	ASO Chlef 	18
==External links==
*League at fifa.com
*RSSSF list of champions
Category:Leagues