The Algerian Women's Championship () known as Elite National Championship is the top flight of women's association football in Algeria. It is the women's equivalent of the Ligue 1, but is not professional. The competition is run by the Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin under the auspices of the Algerian Football Federation.

History Colonial era (1921-1962) The first women's football match in Algeria took place on 8 May 1921, during the Algiers exhibition. This match pitted the women's sections of the two oldest clubs, AS Alger of the capital Algiers and Gallia Club of Oran of the second city Oran, against each other.

Emergence of women's football after independance (1962-1990) The first women's football clubs appeared in Algeria after the country's independence in the 1970s, particularly in Tiaret. In 1975, the National Union of Algerian Youth (UNJA) was created, which organized several activities in all the wilayas of Algeria, including scouting, music, etc.

In the city of Tiaret, Mohamed Bensaïd, a member of the UNJA (National Union of Algerian Youth), along with other members, managed to gather a group of girls within the organization to form an inter-neighborhood league for women's football teams during the 1977-1978 season. The players, who were initially active in the UNJA, were primarily young women from the two high schools, Aflah and Ibn Rostom, in Tiaret. Within this mini-league, a team was created that played several friendly matches in Frenda, Algiers, and then Oran, including a match played on 8 March 1978, at the 5 July Stadium in Algiers, to mark International Women's Day, against a local team.

Appearance of clubs and the women's championship (1990-present) The first Algerian women's championship was contested in 1998–1999 season under the regional leagues format. In the 2008–09 season, a national league of two divisions was created (D1 and D2) under the auspices of the Ligue Nationale du Football (LNF). In 2013, was created the Ligue du Football Féminin (LFF) which became the Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin (LNFF) and which is the body of the national women's championships.

The competition changed its name to Elite National Championship from the 2021–22 season.

Format The teams play a double round-robin. The season usually starts in October and lasts until June.

Champions The list of champions and runners-up: YearChampionsRunners-upFAF Regional Leagues 1998–99 JS Kabylie ASE Alger Centre 1999–00 ASE Alger Centre Afak Relizane 2000–01 canceled 2001–02 JS Kabylie Afak Relizane 2002–03 ASE Alger Centre Afak Relizane 2003–04 ASE Alger Centre Afak Relizane 2004–05 ASE Alger Centre AS Intissar Oran 2005–06 ASE Alger Centre COS Tiaret 2006–07 ASE Alger Centre JS Kabylie 2007–08 ASE Alger Centre Afak RelizaneFAF National League 2008–09 ASE Alger Centre Afak Relizane 2009–10 Afak Relizane ASE Alger Centre 2010–11 Afak Relizane ASE Alger Centre 2011–12 Afak Relizane CLT Belouizdad 2012–13 Afak Relizane ASE Alger CentreLNFF National League 2013–14 Afak Relizane ASE Alger Centre 2014–15 Afak Relizane AS Sûreté Nationale 2015–16 Afak Relizane FC Constantine 2016–17 Afak Relizane AS Sûreté Nationale 2017–18 FC Constantine AS Sûreté Nationale 2018–19 AS Sûreté Nationale Afak Relizane 2019–20 JF Khroub AS Sûreté Nationale 2020–21 Afak Relizane AS Sûreté Nationale 2021–22 Afak Relizane JF Khroub 2022–23 Afak Relizane JF Khroub 2023–24 CF Akbou JF Khroub 2024–25 CF Akbou Afak Relizane 2025–26 CF Akbou JS Kabylie 2026–27

Most successful clubs Rank Club Champions Runners-up Winning seasons Runners-up seasons1Afak Relizane118 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019, 20252ASE Alger Centre85 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 20143CF Akbou30 2024, 2025, 2026 4JS Kabylie22 1999, 2002 2007, 2026515 2019 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 20216JF Khroub13 2020 2022, 2023, 20247CS Constantine11 2018 20168AS Intissar Oran01 2005COTS Tiaret01 2006CLT Belouizdad01 2012

See also Algerian Women's Cup Algerian Women's League Cup Algerian Women's Super Cup Algerian Women's Championship D2

References

External links Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin Algerian Football Federation Algeria (Women), List of Champions - rsssf.com