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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| 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 | 29 | 19 -5-5 | 62 | - | 39 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 12 -2-0 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad | 29 | 14 -10-5 | 52 | - | 47 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 5 -7-2 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 29 | 15 -7-7 | 52 | - | 37 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 10 -2-2 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | MC Oran | 29 | 14 -6-9 | 48 | - | 34 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 9 -4-1 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 15 | 21 | -6 |
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 29 | 11 -11-7 | 44 | - | 40 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 7 -4-3 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 4 -7-4 | 19 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 6 | Olympique Akbou | 29 | 12 -8-9 | 44 | - | 33 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| 7 | CS Constantine | 29 | 11 -10-8 | 43 | - | 34 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 8 | ES Ben Aknoun | 29 | 11 -9-9 | 42 | - | 40 | 38 | 2 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| 9 | USM Khenchela | 29 | 11 -8-10 | 41 | - | 36 | 37 | -1 | 14 | 7 -5-2 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 18 | 27 | -9 |
| 10 | USM Alger | 29 | 8 -14-7 | 38 | - | 32 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 5 -8-2 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 3 -6-5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 11 | MB Rouisset | 29 | 9 -9-11 | 36 | - | 30 | 34 | -4 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 1 -4-9 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -12 |
| 12 | ES Sétif | 29 | 9 -9-11 | 36 | - | 31 | 36 | -5 | 15 | 8 -6-1 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 1 -3-10 | 6 | 5 | 23 | -18 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 29 | 9 -7-13 | 34 | - | 26 | 29 | -3 | 15 | 7 -2-6 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 29 | 7 -3-19 | 24 | - | 35 | 52 | -17 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 15 | 2 -1-12 | 7 | 17 | 31 | -14 |
| 15 | ES Mostaganem | 29 | 4 -6-19 | 18 | - | 16 | 50 | -34 | 14 | 4 -4-6 | 16 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 15 | 0 -2-13 | 2 | 4 | 27 | -23 |
| 16 | MC El Bayadh | 29 | 2 -10-17 | 16 | - | 15 | 38 | -23 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 14 | 0 -4-10 | 4 | 5 | 22 | -17 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation to ALG2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 5 Jun 2026
 | MB Rouisset | Stade Hamam Ammar |
 | MC El Bayadh | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
 | ES Sétif | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
 | CR Belouizdad | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
 | CS Constantine | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
Sat - 6 Jun 2026
 | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
Results
Thu - 4 Jun 2026
| 22 | USM Alger | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
Tue - 2 Jun 2026
| 11 | CR Belouizdad | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Sat - 30 May 2026
| 10 | USM Alger | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
Mon - 25 May 2026
| 21 | USM Alger | Stade Hamam Ammar |
Sun - 24 May 2026
| 31 | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Fri - 22 May 2026
| 42 | Paradou AC | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Wed - 20 May 2026
| 31 | MC Oran | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 00 | JS Saoura | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
 | 12 | JS Kabylie | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
Tue - 19 May 2026
| 10 | Olympique Akbou | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 22 | USM Khenchela | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| 21 | Paradou AC | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| 30 | ES Mostaganem | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
Sat - 16 May 2026
| 31 | CR Belouizdad | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
Tue - 12 May 2026
| 00 | CR Belouizdad | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
| 11 | ES Mostaganem | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Fri - 8 May 2026
 | 11 | MB Rouisset | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
| 51 | ES Sétif | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
| 01 | CR Belouizdad | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |