2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 55th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league.[1]
Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 10 August 2018 – 26 May 2019 |
Champions | USM Alger 3rd Ligue 1 title 8th Algerian title |
Relegated | MO Béjaïa DRB Tadjenanet Olympique de Médéa |
Champions League | USM Alger JS Kabylie |
Confederation Cup | Paradou AC |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 472 (1.97 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Zakaria Naidji (20 goals) |
Biggest home win | USM Alger 5-1 MO Béjaïa (15 October 2018) |
Biggest away win | MC Alger 0-5 JS Kabylie (16 September 2018) |
Highest scoring | Olympique de Médéa 2-4 MO Béjaïa (11 August 2018) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches JS Kabylie |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches USM Alger |
Longest winless run | 11 matches AS Ain M'lila |
Longest losing run | 4 matches DRB Tadjenanet CR Belouizdad |
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 26 May 2019. |
Teams
16 teams contest the league. MO Bejaia, Ain M'lila and CABB Arreridj were promoted from the 2017-18 Ligue 2.
Stadiums
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
All Derby matches between CR Belouizdad, MC Alger, NA Hussein Dey, USM Alger and Paradou AC will be played on July 5, 1962 Stadium which seats 64,000 spectators.
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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AS Aïn M'lila | Aïn M'lila | Stade des Frères Demane Debbih | 8,000 |
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | Bordj Bou Arréridj | August 20, 1955 Stadium | 25,000 |
CR Belouizdad | Algiers | Stade 20 Août 1955 | 10,000 |
CS Constantine | Constantine | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui | 40,000 |
DRB Tadjenanet | Tadjenanet | Lahoua Smaïl Stadium | 9,000 |
ES Sétif | Sétif | Stade 8 Mai 1945 | 25,000 |
JS Kabylie | Tizi Ouzou | Stade 1er Novembre 1954 | 15,000 |
JS Saoura | Béchar | Stade 20 Août 1955 | 20,000 |
MC Alger | Algiers | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | 64,000 |
MC Oran | Oran | Stade Ahmed Zabana | 40,000 |
MO Béjaïa | Béjaïa | Maghrebi Unity Stadium | 18,000 |
NA Hussein Dey | Algiers | Stade 20 Août 1955 | 10,000 |
Olympique de Médéa | Médéa | Stade Imam Lyes de Médéa | 12,000 |
Paradou AC | Algiers | Stade Omar Hamadi | 10,000 |
USM Alger | Algiers | Stade Omar Hamadi | 10,000 |
USM Bel Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès | Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 | 45,000 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager1 | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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AS Aïn M'lila | Nafo | ||
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | Umbro | ||
CR Belouizdad | Kelme | ||
CS Constantine | Joma | ||
DRB Tadjenanet | Joma | ||
ES Sétif | Joma | ||
JS Kabylie | Macron | ||
JS Saoura | Joma | ||
MC Alger | Umbro | ||
MC Oran | Kelme | ||
MO Béjaïa | Joma | ||
NA Hussein Dey | Uhlsport | ||
Olympique de Médéa | Joma | ||
Paradou AC | Macron | ||
USM Alger | Joma | ||
USM Bel Abbès | Baeko | ||
Foreign players
Club | Player 1 | Player 2 |
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CR Belouizdad | ||
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | ||
CS Constantine | ||
DRB Tadjenanet | ||
AS Aïn M'lila | ||
ES Sétif | ||
MC Alger | ||
MC Oran | ||
JS Kabylie | ||
JS Saoura | ||
USM Alger | ||
NA Hussein Dey | ||
MO Béjaïa | ||
Olympique de Médéa |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | USM Alger (C) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 53 | Qualification for Champions League |
2 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 52 | |
3 | Paradou AC | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 48 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
4 | JS Saoura | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 47 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
5 | ES Sétif | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 45 | |
6 | MC Alger | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 43 | Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup |
7 | CS Constantine | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 40 | |
8 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 38[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Confederation Cup[lower-alpha 2] |
9 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 37 | |
10 | MC Oran | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 36[lower-alpha 3] | |
11 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 36[lower-alpha 3] | |
12 | AS Aïn M'lila | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 36[lower-alpha 3] | |
13 | USM Bel Abbès | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 35 | |
14 | MO Béjaïa (R) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 33 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
15 | DRB Tadjenanet (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 31[lower-alpha 4] | |
16 | Olympique de Médéa (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 31[lower-alpha 4] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- CR Belouizdad were deducted 3 points.
- CR Belouizdad are Algerian Cup winners.
- Head-to-head: MC Oran 7 points; NA Hussein Dey 5 points; AS Aïn M'lila 3 points.
- Head-to-head: DRB Tadjenanet 4 points; Olympique de Médéa 1 point.
Results
Positions by round
Leader | |
2019–20 CAF Champions League | |
2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup | |
Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 2018-19 |
Clubs season-progress
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
Season statistics
Top scorers
R. | Goalscorer | Team | avg. | ||
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1 | Paradou AC | 20 | 0 | 0.71 | |
2 | DRB Tadjenanet | 10 | 4 | 0.67 | |
3 | ES Sétif | 9 | 3 | 0.82 | |
USM Alger | 1 | 0.39 | |||
JS Kabylie | 0 | 0.33 | |||
6 | MC Oran | 8 | 2 | 0.33 | |
CS Constantine | 0 | 0.33 | |||
AS Ain M'lila | 0 | 0.57 | |||
9 | JS Kabylie | 7 | 0 | 0.35 | |
DRB Tadjenanet | 2 | 0.27 | |||
CR Belouizdad | 0 | 0.3 | |||
USM Alger | 0 | 0.29 | |||
Updated to games played on 26 May 2019
Source: soccerway.com
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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ES Sétif* | AS Ain M'lila | 4–0 | 30 January 2019 | [2] | |
Clean sheets
* Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration. Updated to games played in August 2018
Presidential elections Protests 2019
Immediately after the announcement of several parties in the social networking sites on the events of Friday, February 22 against the fifth term of the current President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, LFP announced the suspension of a match between MC Alger vs MC Oran for round 22 and JSM Bejaia vs Paradou AC in the Algerian Cup.[3] On 24 February 2019, The match between the CR Belouizdad vs DRB Tadjenanet were suspended, Which was to play on Tuesday, also has been delayed 3 games In addition, the matches USM Alger vs Paradou AC of Ligue 1 23rd day, US Biskra vs JSM Skikda and ASM Oran vs RC Relizane of Ligue 2 24th day, initially fixed for Friday 1 March are staggered to Saturday 2 March.[4][5] A day later, another match was suspended in the Ligue 1 between USM Bel Abbès and JS Saoura, in Ligue 2 Also postponed another match ASO Chlef vs JSM Bejaia.[6] To be the sixth match postponed since the beginning of the demonstrations.
Media coverage
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage | ||
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Country | Television Channel | Matches |
Algerian TV (local) Canal Algérie Algeria 3 Algeria 4 |
4 or 5 Matches per round | |
beIN Sports Arabia | 1 Match per round | |
Al-Kass Sports Channel | Derbies and clasico | |
MBC Pro Sports | Derbies Only | |
Notes
References
- "Ligue 1 et 2 : Coup d'envoi de la saison 2018-2019 les 10 et 11 août". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "ES Sétif 4 AS Ain M'lila 0". soccerway.com. 30 January 2019.
- "Ligue 1 (J22) : MC Alger - MC Oran reporté aussi". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "LFP : Un troisième match reporté, d'autres décalés". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "Manifestations contre le 5e mandat : le calendrier footballistique fortement perturbé". tsa-algerie.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "LFP : Troisième vague de reports de matchs". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.