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 - 6 Jun 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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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1MC Alger 3020 -5-565-4118231513 -2-04124717157 -3-52417116
2JS Saoura 3016 -7-755-4026141511 -2-235261313155 -5-52014131
3CR Belouizdad 3014 -11-553-472423159 -3-330311417155 -8-22316106
4MC Oran 3014 -7-949-36315159 -5-132211011155 -2-8171521-6
5JS Kabylie 3011 -12-745-40319157 -5-326251510154 -7-4191516-1
6Olympique Akbou 3012 -9-945-34313159 -4-23118117153 -5-7141620-4
7USM Khenchela 3012 -8-1044-37370158 -5-22919109154 -3-8151827-9
8CS Constantine 3011 -10-943-35305158 -6-13020911153 -4-8131521-6
9ES Ben Aknoun 3011 -10-943-41392157 -4-42523194154 -6-5181820-2
10USM Alger 308 -15-739-34295155 -8-22318126153 -7-5161617-1
11ES Sétif 3010 -9-1139-3336-3158 -6-130261313152 -3-109723-16
12MB Rouisset 309 -9-1236-3035-5158 -5-22918108151 -4-1071225-13
13ASO Chlef 309 -7-1434-2631-5157 -2-62314122152 -5-8111219-7
14Paradou AC 307 -3-2024-3554-19155 -2-8171823-5152 -1-1271731-14
15ES Mostaganem 304 -7-1919-1852-34154 -5-6171425-11150 -2-132427-23
16MC El Bayadh 302 -11-1717-1740-23152 -6-7121016-6150 -5-105724-17
2026-2027 CAFCL
2026-2027 CAFCC
Relegation to ALG2

Results

Sat - 6 Jun 2026
 MC Oran 22 USM AlgerStade Miloud Hadefi
 Olympique Akbou 11 ES Ben AknounStade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Fri - 5 Jun 2026
 JS Saoura 31 CS ConstantineStade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar)
 MC Alger 20 ASO ChlefStade Ali-la-Pointe
 JS Kabylie 00 CR BelouizdadHocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
 Paradou AC 02 ES SétifStade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout)
 ES Mostaganem 22 MC El BayadhStade Commandant Ferradj
 USM Khenchela 10 MB RouissetStade Hamam Ammar
Thu - 4 Jun 2026
 ES Ben Aknoun 22 USM AlgerStade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers)
Tue - 2 Jun 2026
 USM Alger 11 CR BelouizdadStade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout)
Sat - 30 May 2026
 MB Rouisset 10 USM AlgerStade OPOW de Rouissat
Mon - 25 May 2026
 USM Khenchela 21 USM AlgerStade Hamam Ammar
Sun - 24 May 2026
 CR Belouizdad 31 ES Ben AknounStade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout)
Fri - 22 May 2026
 USM Alger 42 Paradou ACStade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout)
Wed - 20 May 2026
 CR Belouizdad 31 MC OranStade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout)
 ES Sétif 10 MC AlgerStade 8 Mai 1945
 MC El Bayadh 00 JS SaouraStade Zakaria Medjdoub
 ASO Chlef 12 JS KabylieStade Mohamed Boumezrag
Tue - 19 May 2026
 USM Alger 10 Olympique AkbouStade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout)
 CS Constantine 22 USM KhenchelaStade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers)