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 | 17 | 11 -4-2 | 37 | - | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 -1-0 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 21 | 10 -6-5 | 36 | - | 25 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 7 -4-0 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 -2-5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 20 | 10 -4-6 | 34 | - | 24 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 7 -1-2 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 4 | Olympique Akbou | 19 | 9 -5-5 | 32 | - | 25 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 5 | MC Oran | 20 | 8 -6-6 | 30 | - | 23 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 5 -4-1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 -2-5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 6 | ES Ben Aknoun | 19 | 7 -6-6 | 27 | - | 24 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | MB Rouisset | 21 | 7 -6-8 | 27 | - | 20 | 22 | -2 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 8 | CR Belouizdad | 17 | 6 -8-3 | 26 | - | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | ES Sétif | 21 | 6 -8-7 | 26 | - | 22 | 25 | -3 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
| 10 | USM Alger | 17 | 5 -10-2 | 25 | - | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 -5-1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | JS Kabylie | 17 | 6 -7-4 | 25 | - | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 12 | USM Khenchela | 19 | 6 -7-6 | 25 | - | 21 | 22 | -1 | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 21 | 5 -7-9 | 22 | - | 18 | 21 | -3 | 10 | 3 -2-5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 19 | 5 -2-12 | 17 | - | 21 | 30 | -9 | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 15 | ES Mostaganem | 21 | 3 -5-13 | 14 | - | 12 | 24 | -12 | 10 | 3 -4-3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 -1-10 | 1 | 3 | 15 | -12 |
| 16 | MC El Bayadh | 21 | 2 -7-12 | 13 | - | 11 | 26 | -15 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 10 | 0 -4-6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
2026-2027 CAFCL 2026-2027 CAFCC Relegation to ALG2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 6 Mar 2026
 | USM Khenchela | Stade Miloud Hadefi |
 | Paradou AC | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
 | MC Alger | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
 | MB Rouisset | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
 | MC El Bayadh | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
 | JS Saoura | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
 | CS Constantine | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Fri - 13 Mar 2026
| Olympique Akbou | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
 | ES Mostaganem | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
| ES Ben Aknoun | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
 | CR Belouizdad | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
| JS Kabylie | Stade Hamam Ammar |
| MC Alger | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| USM Alger | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
Tue - 17 Mar 2026
| MB Rouisset | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| ASO Chlef | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| JS Saoura | Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium |
| USM Khenchela | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
Results
Sat - 28 Feb 2026
| 11 | ASO Chlef | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| 30 | ES Mostaganem | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
| 01 | Olympique Akbou | Stade Hamam Ammar |
Fri - 27 Feb 2026
| 10 | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) |
| 12 | MC Oran | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 00 | USM Alger | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |
Thu - 26 Feb 2026
| 00 | CR Belouizdad | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 00 | JS Kabylie | Stade Ali-la-Pointe |
Sat - 21 Feb 2026
| 22 | JS Kabylie | Stade Commandant Ferradj |
| 23 | USM Khenchela | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| 43 | Paradou AC | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
Fri - 20 Feb 2026
| 00 | MC El Bayadh | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
| 21 | MB Rouisset | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
| 02 | CS Constantine | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag |
Sat - 14 Feb 2026
| 10 | ES Mostaganem | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| 35 | ES Ben Aknoun | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Hadjout) |
Fri - 13 Feb 2026
| 20 | ES Sétif | Stade OPOW de Rouissat |
| 01 | ASO Chlef | Stade Zakaria Medjdoub |