Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2025-2026
Location
Algeria
Abbreviation
ALG1
Summary
The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (ALG1) is the top football league in Algeria's football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 ALG1 season, the ALG1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2027 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2025-2026 ALG1 teams
- 2027 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd place 2025-2026 ALG1 team
The winner of the 2026-2027 Algerian Cup, typically a ALG1 team, also receives a berth in the 2027 CAF Confederation Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Algeria
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ALG1 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 16 |
| ALG2 | Algerian Ligue 2 | 32 |
| ALG3 | Inter-Régions Division (6 groups of 16) | 96 |
| ALG4 | Ligue Régional I (8 groups of 16) | 128 |
| ALG5 | Ligue Régional II (16 groups of 16) | 256 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 21 Aug 2025 - 16 May 2026 | 16: ALG1 (14), ALG2 (2) | ||
Season Format
Each ALG1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 ALG1 teams for a total of 30 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, (5) Fair-play ranking, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 ALG1 season, the 14th, 15th and 16th place ALG1 teams will be relegated to the ALG2, and 3 ALG2 teams will be promoted.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | MC Oran | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | - | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 -2-0 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 2 | Olympique Akbou | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 -1-1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | - | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | - | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | - | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 6 | CR Belouizdad | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | - | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | MB Rouisset | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | - | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 9 | ES Ben Aknoun | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | CS Constantine | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| 11 | USM Khenchela | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | - | 9 | 10 | -1 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 12 | ASO Chlef | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | - | 8 | 9 | -1 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 13 | ES Sétif | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | - | 8 | 12 | -4 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 14 | ES Mostaganem | 10 | 2 -2-6 | 8 | - | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | - | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| 16 | MC El Bayadh | 10 | 0 -3-7 | 3 | - | 5 | 17 | -12 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation to ALG2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 8 Nov 2025
 | ES Mostaganem | Stade Hamam Ammar |
 | Olympique Akbou | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
 | USM Alger | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| USM Alger | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
 | CR Belouizdad | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| ASO Chlef | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
 | CS Constantine | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
 | MC El Bayadh | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| JS Saoura | Stade Hamam Ammar |
 | MC Oran | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
 | MB Rouisset | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
Sun - 9 Nov 2025
| Paradou AC | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
| MC Alger | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
| JS Kabylie | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui |
| ES Ben Aknoun | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
Sat - 15 Nov 2025
| ES Mostaganem | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
| USM Khenchela | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
| Paradou AC | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui |
| JS Kabylie | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
Results
Mon - 3 Nov 2025
| 41 | MC El Bayadh | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
| 20 | USM Khenchela | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Sun - 2 Nov 2025
| 02 | CR Belouizdad | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
| 01 | ES Sétif | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
Sat - 1 Nov 2025
| 10 | CS Constantine | Stade Miloud Hadefi |
| 21 | MB Rouisset | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
Thu - 30 Oct 2025
| 01 | MC Alger | Stade Hamam Ammar |
Wed - 29 Oct 2025
| 01 | CR Belouizdad | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| 22 | JS Kabylie | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
Sun - 26 Oct 2025
| 10 | ES Mostaganem | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Sat - 25 Oct 2025
| 00 | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| 21 | Olympique Akbou | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui |
| 02 | MC Oran | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
Wed - 22 Oct 2025
| 21 | Paradou AC | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
Tue - 21 Oct 2025
| 10 | USM Khenchela | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
Sat - 18 Oct 2025
| 10 | CS Constantine | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |