Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الثانية لكرة القدم
Founded	1962
Country	Algeria
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Ligue Professionnelle 1
Relegation to	Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur
Domestic cup(s)	Algerian Cup ; Algerian Super Cup
Current champions	US Biskra ; (2018–19)
Most championships	USM Bel-Abbès ; (5 titles)
TV partners	EPTV;
Website	Official
	2019–20 Ligue 2

The Ligue Professionnelle 2 (French pronunciation: [liɡ pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl dø]), known as Ligue 2 for short, and formerly known as Championnat National 2, is the second highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. It is also one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue Professionnelle 1, the country's top football division.

The 2018-19 season will be played between 16 teams, with the top three teams being promoted to the Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the bottom three teams being relegated to the Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur.[1]

History

The league was created in 1962, when Algeria became an independent nation, and has been played in a number of different formats.

In 2010, the league became fully professional.[2] Prior to the start of the 2010 season, the name of the league was changed to the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 to reflect the professionalization of the league.[3]

On 15 December 2011, six clubs from the league were sanctioned by the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) for not responding to their set deadline (7 December 2011) in solving the disputes between their players. The following clubs were banned from recruiting any player during the winter transfer window: US Biskra, RC Kouba, MO Bejaia, CA Bordj Bou Arréridj, USM Annaba and MO Constantine. The clubs were also informed that, if the disputes are not resolved within a period of one month they would further be sanctioned with a deduction of points.[4]

Clubs Participating for the 2019-20 Season

The following 16 clubs will compete in Ligue 2 during the 2019–20 season.

Club	Finishing position last season
A Bou Saâda	"8th"
AS Khroub	LNFA GE "1st"
ASM Oran	"13th"
DRB Tadjenanet	Ligue 1 "16th"
JSM Béjaïa	"9th"
JSM Skikda	"10th"
MC El Eulma	"6th
MC Saïda	"12th"
MO Bejaia	Ligue 1 "14th"
O Médéa	Ligue 1 "15th"
OM Arzew	LNFA GW "1st"
RC Arbaâ	LNFA GC "1st"
RC Relizane	"5th"
USM Annaba	"7th"
USM El Harrach	"11th"
WA Tlemcen	"4th"

Previous seasons

Relegated teams (from Ligue 2 to Ligue Nationale)

Season	Clubs
2010–11	CR Témouchent, JSM Skikda
2011–12	US Biskra, RC Kouba, Paradou AC
2012–13	CR Témouchent, MO Constantine, SA Mohammadia
2013–14	ES Mostaganem, MSP Batna, USM Annaba
2014–15	AB Merouana, ESM Koléa, WA Tlemcen
2015–16	OM Arzew, US Chaouia, USMM Hadjout
2016–17	WA Boufarik, RC Arbaâ, AS Khroub
2017–18	GC Mascara, CA Batna, CRB Aïn Fakroun
2018–19	ES Mostaganem, RC Kouba, USM Blida

Relegated teams (from Ligue 1 to Ligue 2)

Season	Clubs
2010–11	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj, USM Annaba, USM Blida
2011–12	AS Khroub, MC Saïda, NA Hussein Dey
2012–13	CA Batna, USM Bel-Abbès, WA Tlemcen
2013–14	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj, CRB Aïn Fakroun, JSM Béjaïa
2014–15	ASO Chlef, MC El Eulma, USM Bel-Abbès
2015–16	ASM Oran, RC Arbaâ, USM Blida
2016–17	RC Relizane, CA Batna, MO Béjaïa
2017–18	US Biskra, USM El Harrach, USM Blida
2018–19	MO Bejaia, Olympique de Médéa, DRB Tadjenanet

Promoted teams (from Ligue Nationale to Ligue 2)

Season	Clubs
2010–11	JS Saoura, MO Béjaïa
2011–12	CRB Aïn Fakroun, CR Témouchent, RC Arbaâ
2012–13	A Bou Saâda, US Chaouia, USMM Hadjout
2013–14	DRB Tadjenanet, ESM Koléa, RC Relizane
2014–15	JSM Skikda, OM Arzew, Paradou AC
2015–16	GC Mascara, US Biskra, WA Boufarik
2016–17	AS Aïn M'lila, RC Kouba, WA Tlemcen
2017–18	ES Mostaganem, NC Magra, USM Annaba
2018–19	AS Khroub, RC Arbaâ, OM Arzew

League champions, runners-up and third place

Season	League champions	points	Runner-up	points	Third place	points	fourth place	points
2010–11	CS Constantine	57	NA Hussein Dey	52	CA Batna	51
2011–12	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	57	JS Saoura	56	USM Bel-Abbès	50
2012–13	CRB Aïn Fakroun	57	RC Arbaâ	57	MO Béjaïa	56
2013–14	USM Bel-Abbès	55	NA Hussein Dey	53	ASM Oran	52
2014–15	USM Blida	53	DRB Tadjenanet	49	RC Relizane	48
2015–16	Olympique de Médéa	54	CA Batna	50	USM Bel-Abbès	49
2016–17	Paradou AC	62	USM Blida	51	US Biskra	51
2017–18	MO Béjaïa	60	AS Aïn M'lila	54	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	53
2018–19	US Biskra	55	NC Magra	53	ASO Chlef	52
2019–20	Olympique de Médéa	42	JSM Skikda	40	WA Tlemcen	39	RC Relizane	36

Top scorers

Season	Top scorer	Club	Goals
2004–05	Rachid Amrane	ASM Oran	20
2005–06	Sofiane Hanister	ASM Oran	15
2006–07	Adel El Hadi Cheikh Hamidi	USM Annaba MC Saïda	19
2007–08	Farès Fellahi	MC El Eulma	24
2008–09	Youcef Ghazali	WA Tlemcen	15
2009–10	Kamel Kherkhache	AB Merouana	16
2010–11	Salim Hanifi	RC Kouba	17
2011–12	Abdelhak Motrani	JS Saoura	16
2012–13	Farès Amrane	MO Béjaïa	19
2013–14	Hocine Achiou	USM Bel-Abbès	12
2014–15	Kheiredine Merzougi	RC Relizane	17[5]
2015–16	Mohamed Amine Hamia	O Médéa	14
2016–17	Adel Djabout	US Biskra	14
2017–18	Ismail Belkacemi	MO Béjaïa	12
2018–19	Brahim Benachour	US Biskra	12
2019–20	Tawfik El Ghomari	O Médéa	10 [6]

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References

"LP1, LP2 : Modalité d'accession et de rétrogradation". Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
"Le championnat professionnel fin prêt !". Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
LP1 : Coup d'envoi du 1e champ. pro le 24 septembre Archived 2010-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
"LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle". Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
http://www.dzfoot.com/2015/05/24/ligue-2-merzougui-relizane-meilleur-buteur-avec-17-realisations-69295.php
http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/05/08/ligue-2-benachour-us-biskra-meilleur-buteur-150849.php

External links

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[1] "LP1, LP2 : Modalité d'accession et de rétrogradation". Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-23.

[2] "Le championnat professionnel fin prêt !". Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-08-21.

[3] LP1 : Coup d'envoi du 1e champ. pro le 24 septembre Archived 2010-08-25 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "LFP - Ligue de Football Professionnelle". Archived from the original on 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2011-12-20.

[5] ttp://www.dzfoot.com/2015/05/24/ligue-2-merzougui-relizane-meilleur-buteur-avec-17-realisations-69295.php

[6] ttp://www.dzfoot.com/2019/05/08/ligue-2-benachour-us-biskra-meilleur-buteur-150849.php

Ligue 2
2016-17	A Bou Saâda AS Khroub ASM Oran ASO Chlef CA Bordj Bou Arreridj CRB Aïn Fakroun GC Mascara JSM Béjaïa JSM Skikda MC El Eulma MC Saïda Paradou AC RC Arbaâ US Biskra USM Blida WA Boufarik
Former teams	AB Merouana DRB Tadjenanet CA Batna CS Constantine ESM Koléa ES Mostaganem JS Saoura MSP Batna NA Hussein Dey OM Arzew Olympique de Médéa RC Kouba RC Relizane US Chaouia USM Annaba USM Bel-Abbès USM Blida USMM Hadjout WA Tlemcen
Associated competitions	Algerian Cup Algerian Super Cup
Seasons	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Prospects	Promotion to Ligue 1; Relegation to Ligue Nationale