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 | 27 | 19 -4-4 | 61 | - | 38 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 12 -1-0 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | JS Saoura | 26 | 14 -5-7 | 47 | - | 33 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 10 -1-2 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
| 3 | MC Oran | 27 | 13 -6-8 | 45 | - | 32 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 8 -4-1 | 28 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 4 | Olympique Akbou | 27 | 12 -8-7 | 44 | - | 33 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 3 -5-6 | 14 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 27 | 11 -9-7 | 42 | - | 29 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 8 -5-1 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 -4-6 | 13 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 6 | CR Belouizdad | 23 | 11 -8-4 | 41 | - | 38 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 -5-1 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | JS Kabylie | 27 | 9 -11-7 | 38 | - | 33 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 8 | ES Ben Aknoun | 26 | 10 -8-8 | 38 | - | 34 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 27 | 9 -7-11 | 34 | - | 25 | 26 | -1 | 14 | 7 -2-5 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 2 -5-6 | 11 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 10 | USM Khenchela | 26 | 9 -7-10 | 34 | - | 30 | 33 | -3 | 12 | 5 -5-2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 16 | 25 | -9 |
| 11 | ES Sétif | 26 | 7 -9-10 | 30 | - | 26 | 30 | -4 | 13 | 6 -6-1 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -14 |
| 12 | USM Alger | 22 | 6 -11-5 | 29 | - | 22 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 13 | MB Rouisset | 26 | 7 -8-11 | 29 | - | 26 | 32 | -6 | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -12 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 26 | 6 -3-17 | 21 | - | 27 | 43 | -16 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 13 | 2 -1-10 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -11 |
| 15 | ES Mostaganem | 26 | 4 -5-17 | 17 | - | 15 | 42 | -27 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 13 | 0 -1-12 | 1 | 3 | 23 | -20 |
| 16 | MC El Bayadh | 27 | 2 -9-16 | 15 | - | 14 | 36 | -22 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 13 | 0 -4-9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | -16 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation to ALG2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 9 May 2026
 | USM Alger | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
 | ES Sétif | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
 | MC El Bayadh | Stade Hamam Ammar |
 | MB Rouisset | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
 | JS Saoura | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
 | CR Belouizdad | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
 | CS Constantine | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Fri - 15 May 2026
 | JS Kabylie | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| ES Mostaganem | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| USM Khenchela | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| MC Oran | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| JS Saoura | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
| Paradou AC | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| Olympique Akbou | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Fri - 22 May 2026
| CR Belouizdad | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
| MB Rouisset | Stade Hamam Ammar |
| MC El Bayadh | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
Results
Mon - 4 May 2026
| PSPD | Paradou AC | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 31 | USM Khenchela | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Wed - 29 Apr 2026
| 12 | MC Oran | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
Tue - 28 Apr 2026
| 21 | Olympique Akbou | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
| PSPD | CR Belouizdad | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
| PSPD | USM Alger | Stade Hamam Ammar |
Wed - 22 Apr 2026
| 11 | JS Kabylie | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
Tue - 21 Apr 2026
| 23 | MC Alger | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
Fri - 17 Apr 2026
| 30 | USM Khenchela | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
| 01 | Paradou AC | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
| 10 | Olympique Akbou | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| 11 | JS Kabylie | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| PSPD | ES Mostaganem | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| PSPD | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Thu - 16 Apr 2026
| 20 | MC Alger | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
| 11 | JS Saoura | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 10 | ES Sétif | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
Fri - 10 Apr 2026
| 22 | CS Constantine | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
| 03 | USM Khenchela | Stade Commandant Ferradj |