The Algerian Basketball Championship, now called the Super Division and formally known as the ABC Super Division, is the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Algeria. National 1 is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Second Division and replaced by the two playoff winners. From 1963 onwards, MC Alger (21 titles) and WA Boufarik (9 titles) both dominated. Darak El-Watani won 11 titles but no longer exists.

Play history Before Algeria's independence, there were several regional leagues led by the French federation. The Algerian Basketball Championship was founded in 1962 when the country achieved independence. The first, second, and third championships were won by ASM Oran in 1963, 1964, and 1965, respectively. Capital clubs began dominating the championship starting in the 1965–66 season. USM Alger won three titles (1966, 1967, and 1969) over the next few years, with RAM Alger breaking their win streak by winning in 1968. Darak El-Watani pulled ahead with 11 titles, including six consecutive wins between 1977 and 1982. MP Alger won four times in the mid-1980s, and again in 1988–89 under the name MC Alger. WA Boufarik won five consecutive titles between 1990 and 1994 and an additional three between 1997 and 1999. IRB Alger (later renamed OC Alger) broke the first streak by winning the championships in 1994–95 and 1995–96. WA Boufarik also won four Algerian Basketball Cups in the 1990s.

The GS Pétroliers dominated the first 20 years of the 2000s, first as MC Alger with titles in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons; four consecutive wins between 2003 and 2006; and one in 2007–08. The team started its run under its new name, MC Alger, with three consecutive wins (2009 to 2012), punctuated by a loss to CSM Constantine, and another six consecutive wins (2013 to 2019) before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted play.

In the 2006–07 season, there were six teams: WA Boufarik, CRB Dar El-Beida, WB Aïn Bénian, AS PTT Alger, MC Alger, and NB Staouéli. In the sixth minute of the second quarter of a mini-championship playoff game against DRB Staouéli, MC Alger left the court while the score was 28–21 in favor of DRB Staouéli. International referee Noureddine Chachoua awarded MC Alger a loss by penalty, allowing DRB Staouéli to win the championship for the first time. Two seasons later, AS PPT Alger also won the title after defeating GS Pétroliers in a mini-championship 2nd tournament playoff in Hydra. At halftime, the score was 45–31 and increased to 81–81 by the end of the game with three seconds left. Faycal Belkhodja was able to score three points, taking the win for GS Pétroliers.

The final match (best of three) system, which had been absent for most of the early 2000s, returned in the 2010–11 season. The GS Pétroliers swept CRB Dar Beida in the finals. The competition system changed again; now, a tournament of 16 clubs would play 30 matches each. The club that came first in points was crowned champion. The GS Pétroliers beat US Sétif (107–65) to win their second consecutive title. They also won the Algerian Basketball Cup for the second consecutive time.

The 2012–13 season brought another competition system change. Twenty clubs returned and four new ones joined. They were divided into groups A and B, with each group playing 18 matches as part of phase one. In phase two, the first four teams of each group moved on to the playoffs. The remaining teams were up for relegation. CSM Constantine beat GS Pétroliers 2–1 and won the title for the first time. The team went on to represent Algeria at the 2013 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. By the start of the next season, CSM Constantine had lost most of its star players and GS Pétroliers returned to win the title for four consecutive seasons, in addition to four consecutive cup wins. Due to its winning streak and sponsorship from Sonatrach, GS Pétroliers was the only club not to struggle with financial issues in the early 2010s.

Clubs The following is a list of clubs that participated in the 2024-25 season: Promoted from National 1 Team Home city Arena WO Boufarik Boufarik Salle Moussa Charef NB Staouéli Staoueli Salle de Staouéli CSC Djasr Kasentina Djasr Kasentina Salle omnisport de Douéra NA Hussein Dey Algiers Salle Mohamed Handjer TRA Draria Draria Salle OMS Ghazali Salem (Ouled Fayet) CR Beni Saf Béni Saf Salle OMS Yousfi Said OS Bordj Bou Arréridj Bordj Bou Arréridj Salle omnisports du 18 Février MC Alger Hydra Salle OMS Abdelaziz Ben Tifour USM Alger Algiers Salle Rais Hamidou CB Rouïba Rouïba Salle Mohamed Kadiri USM Blida Blida Salle Hocine Chalane Ouled Chebel Basket Ball Ouled Chebel Salle OMS Boualem Bouhedja Olympique Batna Batna CS Tlemcen Tlemcen Salle OMS Kara Zaitri Imama

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Title holders Below is the list of the champions since the first edition in 1962–63. MC Alger and WA Boufarik have historically been rivals due to both teams' high win count.

1962–63: ASM Oran 1963–64: ASM Oran 1964–65: ASM Oran 1965–66: USM Alger 1966–67: USM Alger 1967–68: RAM Alger 1968–69: USM Alger 1969–70: Darak El-Watani 1970–71: CSS Kouba 1971–72: Darak El-Watani 1972–73: Darak El-Watani 1973–74: Darak El-Watani 1974–75: Darak El-Watani 1975–76: CS DNC Alger 1976–77: Darak El-Watani 1977–78: Darak El-Watani 1978–79: Darak El-Watani 1979–80: Darak El-Watani 1980–81: Darak El-Watani 1981–82: Darak El-Watani 1982–83: MP Alger 1983–84: MP Oran 1984–85: MP Alger 1985–86: MP Alger 1986–87: MP Alger 1987–88: IRB Alger 1988–89: MP Alger 1989–90: WA Boufarik 1990–91: WA Boufarik 1991–92: WA Boufarik 1992–93: WA Boufarik 1993–94: WA Boufarik 1994–95: IRB Alger 1995–96: IRB/ECT Alger 1996–97: WA Boufarik 1997–98: WA Boufarik 1998–99: WA Boufarik 1999–2000: MC Alger 2000–01: MC Alger 2001–02: WA Boufarik 2002–03: MC Alger 2003–04: MC Alger 2004–05: MC Alger 2005–06: MC Alger 2006–07: DRB Staouéli 2007–08: MC Alger 2008–09: AS PTT Alger 2009–10: GS Pétroliers 2010–11: GS Pétroliers 2011–12: GS Pétroliers 2012–13: CSM Constantine 2013–14: GS Pétroliers 2014–15: GS Pétroliers 2015–16: GS Pétroliers 2016–17: GS Pétroliers 2017–18: GS Pétroliers 2018–19: GS Pétroliers 2019–20: cancelled 2020–21: cancelled 2021–22: NB Staouéli 2022–23: USM Alger 2023–24: WO Boufarik 2024–25: NB Staouéli 2025–26: WO Boufarik

League championships by club Team Won Years won MC Alger 21 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Darak El-Watani 11 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 WA Boufarik 11 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2024, 2026 USM Alger 4 1966, 1967, 1969, 2023 OC Alger 4 1976, 1988, 1995, 1996 ASM Oran 3 1963, 1964, 1965 NB Staouéli 3 2007, 2022, 2025 RAM Alger 1 1968 MC Oran 1 1984 AS PTT Alger 1 2009 CSM Constantine 1 2013 RC Kouba 1 1971

Super Division seasons and finals from 1995 Season Date Ref Champion Series Score Runner-up Champion Coach1995–96 Jul ?–11 Résultat de la final de Championnat d'Algérie de basket-ball 1995-1996, paru dans "El Moudjahid" du jeudi 11 juillet 1996 page 20 IRB/ECT Alger 2–0 65–55 ??–?? WA Boufarik 1996–97 Jun 29–Jul 10 Résultat de la final de Championnat d'Algérie de basket-ball 1996-1997 match aller, paru dans "Le Matin" numero 1643 du lundi 30 juin 1997 page 23Résultat de la final de Championnat d'Algérie de basket-ball 1996-1997 match retour, paru dans "Le Matin" numero 1644 du mardi 1er juillet 1997 page 23Résultat de la final de Championnat d'Algérie de basket-ball 1996-1997 match d'appui, paru dans "Le Matin" numero 1652 du samedi 12 juillet 1997 page 22 WA Boufarik 2–1 55–51 70–63 55–60 NA Hussein Dey Ahmed Loubachria1997–98 Jun 11–16 WA Boufarik 2–0 92–75 62–58 DRB Staouéli Ahmad Benyabou1998–99 ?– ? WA Boufarik Round Robin ? 1999–00 ?– ? MC Alger Round Robin ? 2000–01 ?– ? MC Alger Round Robin ? 2001–02 Apr 19–May 24 WA Boufarik Round Robin MC Alger 2002–03 ?–Jun 13 MC Alger Round Robin ? Bilal Faid2003–04 Jul 1–9 MC Alger 2–0 79–65 79–56 COBB Oran Bilal Faid2004–05 ?– ? MC Alger Round Robin WA Boufarik 2005–06 ?– ? MC Alger Round Robin WA Boufarik Bilal Faid2006–07 ?– ? DRB Staouéli Round Robin MC Alger Ahmed Loubachria2007–08 ?– ? MC Alger Round Robin CRB Dar Beida Valiente Conde2008–09 ?– ? AS PTT Alger Round Robin GS Pétroliers Reda Saiak2009–10 May 7–May 22 GS Pétroliers Round Robin CRB Dar Beida Ahmed Loubachria2010–11 Jun ?–Jul 1 GS Pétroliers 2–0 109–78 91–80 CRB Dar Beida Bilal Faid2011–12 Oct 27–May 29 GS Pétroliers Round Robin CSM Constantine Bilal Faid2012–13 Apr 30–May 4 CSM Constantine 2–1 63–54 85–64 54–65 GS Pétroliers Said Didi2013–14 May 27–30 GS Pétroliers 2–0 91–73 54–64 CRB Dar Beida Sean Whalen2014–15 May 26–30 GS Pétroliers 2–1 75–64 55–53 66–69 US Sétif Sean Whalen2015–16 May 24–28 GS Pétroliers 2–1 53–65 55–88 87–71 CRB Dar Beida Bilal Faid2016–17 Jul 13–14 GS Pétroliers 2–0 71–75 94–61 NA Hussein Dey Nicolas Meistelman2017–18 May 30–31 GS Pétroliers 2–0 103–73 111–92 NB Staouéli Sofiane Boulahya2018–19 May 18 GS Pétroliers 1–0 102–68 NB Staouéli Sofiane Boulahya2019–20Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria2020–212021–22 Jun 2–4 NB Staouéli — — — — WA Boufarik 2022–23 Jun 8–10 USM Alger Round Robin WA Boufarik Réda El Hachemi2023–24 Jun 28–Jul 2 WO Boufarik 2–0 83–59 60–41 — TRA Draria Sofiane Boulahia2024–25 Jun 13–Jun 14 NB Staouéli 2–0 69–67 70–59 — NA Hussein Dey Mohamed Yahya2025–26 Sep 12–Apr 11 WO Boufarik 2–1 64–82 87–79 70—66 NB Staouéli Hachemi Reda

See also Algerian Basketball Cup Algerian Women's Basketball Championship

References

External links Algerian Basketball Federation official website 1st Basketball website in Algeria Algerian Basketball - Afrobasket.com