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 Alger | 15 | 11 -3-1 | 36 | - | 17 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 -0-0 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | - | 19 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 6 -3-0 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| 3 | Olympique Akbou | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | - | 20 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | - | 20 | 21 | -1 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| 5 | CR Belouizdad | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | - | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 -2-2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | USM Alger | 15 | 5 -9-1 | 24 | - | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 -5-0 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | ES Ben Aknoun | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | - | 17 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | MC Oran | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | - | 19 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 9 | JS Kabylie | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | - | 17 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 10 | MB Rouisset | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | - | 16 | 17 | -1 | 8 | 5 -2-1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
| 11 | USM Khenchela | 17 | 5 -7-5 | 22 | - | 18 | 19 | -1 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 12 | ES Sétif | 17 | 4 -7-6 | 19 | - | 17 | 22 | -5 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | - | 16 | 17 | -1 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | - | 14 | 19 | -5 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 |
| 15 | ES Mostaganem | 17 | 3 -3-11 | 12 | - | 10 | 18 | -8 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 -1-8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
| 16 | MC El Bayadh | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | - | 11 | 25 | -14 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 | 0 -2-6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation to ALG2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 7 Feb 2026
 | MC Oran | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
Sun - 8 Feb 2026
 | CS Constantine | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
 | MC El Bayadh | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
Fri - 13 Feb 2026
| ES Sétif | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| ASO Chlef | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
Sat - 14 Feb 2026
 | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| ES Mostaganem | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
Fri - 20 Feb 2026
| CS Constantine | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| MB Rouisset | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
 | MC El Bayadh | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Sat - 21 Feb 2026
 | Paradou AC | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
| USM Khenchela | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| JS Kabylie | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
Thu - 26 Feb 2026
 | JS Kabylie | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
| CR Belouizdad | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Fri - 27 Feb 2026
| USM Alger | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
| MC Oran | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Results
Wed - 4 Feb 2026
| 20 | MB Rouisset | Stade Miloud Hadefi |
| 22 | ASO Chlef | Stade Hamam Ammar |
Tue - 3 Feb 2026
| 01 | Olympique Akbou | Stade Miloud Hadefi |
| 21 | ES Mostaganem | Stade Hamam Ammar |
Sat - 24 Jan 2026
| 11 | MC El Bayadh | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| 21 | MC Oran | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| 10 | JS Saoura | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
Fri - 23 Jan 2026
| 41 | USM Khenchela | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
| 20 | Paradou AC | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| 10 | Olympique Akbou | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
Fri - 9 Jan 2026
| 01 | JS Kabylie | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 20 | USM Khenchela | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| 10 | JS Saoura | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui |
Thu - 8 Jan 2026
| 22 | Paradou AC | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
| 22 | Olympique Akbou | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| 10 | ES Mostaganem | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
Mon - 5 Jan 2026
| 10 | CS Constantine | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |