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 | 22 | 16 -4-2 | 52 | - | 29 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 10 -1-0 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Olympique Akbou | 23 | 11 -7-5 | 40 | - | 30 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 -5-4 | 14 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 23 | 12 -4-7 | 40 | - | 27 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 4 | MC Oran | 24 | 11 -6-7 | 39 | - | 28 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 7 -4-1 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 4 -2-6 | 14 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 25 | 10 -8-7 | 38 | - | 25 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 7 -5-1 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 6 | CR Belouizdad | 21 | 9 -8-4 | 35 | - | 28 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 -5-1 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | JS Kabylie | 22 | 9 -7-6 | 34 | - | 27 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 8 | ES Ben Aknoun | 23 | 9 -7-7 | 34 | - | 29 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 9 | USM Alger | 22 | 6 -12-4 | 30 | - | 21 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | ASO Chlef | 25 | 7 -8-10 | 29 | - | 21 | 23 | -2 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 2 -5-5 | 11 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 11 | USM Khenchela | 22 | 7 -7-8 | 28 | - | 25 | 27 | -2 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| 12 | MB Rouisset | 24 | 7 -7-10 | 28 | - | 24 | 29 | -5 | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 1 -3-8 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -11 |
| 13 | ES Sétif | 23 | 6 -8-9 | 26 | - | 22 | 28 | -6 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 -3-8 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -13 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 23 | 5 -2-16 | 17 | - | 25 | 41 | -16 | 12 | 4 -1-7 | 13 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 | 1 -1-9 | 4 | 13 | 24 | -11 |
| 15 | ES Mostaganem | 24 | 4 -5-15 | 17 | - | 15 | 32 | -17 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 12 | 0 -1-11 | 1 | 3 | 16 | -13 |
| 16 | MC El Bayadh | 24 | 2 -8-14 | 14 | - | 13 | 31 | -18 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 12 | 0 -4-8 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -13 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation to ALG2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 5 Apr 2026
 | Paradou AC | Stade Hamam Ammar |
 | ES Mostaganem | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
 | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
 | JS Kabylie | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
Fri - 10 Apr 2026
| ASO Chlef | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| CS Constantine | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
 | MC El Bayadh | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
| USM Khenchela | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
 | ES Sétif | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
 | MB Rouisset | Stade Miloud Hadefi |
| JS Saoura | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
 | CR Belouizdad | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Fri - 17 Apr 2026
| Olympique Akbou | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| MC Alger | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| ES Ben Aknoun | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| Paradou AC | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
| JS Kabylie | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| USM Khenchela | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
Results
Sun - 5 Apr 2026
Fri - 3 Apr 2026
| 01 | MC Oran | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| 11 | Olympique Akbou | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
Wed - 1 Apr 2026
| 31 | ES Ben Aknoun | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
| 03 | CR Belouizdad | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Wed - 25 Mar 2026
| 01 | JS Kabylie | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 01 | MC Alger | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Wed - 18 Mar 2026
| 01 | JS Saoura | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
| 21 | ASO Chlef | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 32 | MB Rouisset | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
Tue - 17 Mar 2026
| 20 | MC El Bayadh | Stade Miloud Hadefi |
| 21 | USM Khenchela | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
| 10 | CS Constantine | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
| 32 | Paradou AC | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
Fri - 13 Mar 2026
| 00 | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| 10 | ES Mostaganem | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| 22 | Olympique Akbou | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |