Algerian Handball Championship

The Algerian Handball Championship or the Division Excellence is the premier professional handball league in Algeria. It started in 1962 and 14 teams participate in the league.

History The Algerian handball championship existed at the time of French colonization and was therefore affiliated with the French Handball Federation.

From 1954 to 1959, there was a championship according to the regions. In 1960, regional championships were created played by clubs, the winners of each region being qualified for the final tournament, the winner of which was declared champion of Algeria. The winners of the 1960 edition was Spartiates Oran.

Departemental Championship (colonial period) Season Champion Score Runner-up 1954 Oran 30–20 Algiers 1955 not held 1956 Oran 21–20 Algiers 1957 Algiers 13–12 Oran 1958 Oran 27–18 Algiers 1959 Oran 14–12 Algiers

Algerian Championship (colonial period) Season Champion Runner-up 1960 Spartiates Oran FC Blida

detailsRegional championships Season Region Champion1960 Oran Spartiates Oran Algiers HC Aïn Touta Constantine SOC Philippeville

Playoff Tournament played in Leclerc Stadium in Algiers.

Round Team 1 Score Team 21960Semi-finals Spartiates Oran 17–16 HC Aïn Touta FC Blida bt SOC Philippeville Final Spartiates Oran 24–10 FC Blida

Champions Season Champion Runner-up 1962–63 Spartiates Oran 1963–64 Spartiates Oran 1964–65 MC Saïda 1965–66 JSM Skikda 1966–67 MC Saïda 1967–68 USM Annaba 1968–69 CR Belcourt 1969–70 CSS Kouba 1970–71 CSS Kouba 1971–72 NAR Alger 1972–73 Nadit Alger 1973–74 Nadit Alger 1974–75 Nadit Alger CS DNC Alger 1975–76 CS DNC Alger Nadit Alger 1976–77 CS DNC Alger Nadit Alger 1977–78 Nadit Alger CS DNC Alger 1978–79 CS DNC Alger Nadit Alger 1979–80 CS DNC Alger 1980–81 Nadit Alger 1981–82 MP Alger 1982–83 MP Oran 1983–84 MP Alger Season Champion Runner-up 1984–85 Nadit Alger 1985–86 IRB Alger 1986–87 MP Alger IRB Alger 1987–88 MC Alger 1988–89 MC Alger 1989–90 ERC Alger MC Alger 1990–91 MC Alger 1991–92 MC Oran 1992–93 MC Alger 1993–94 MC Alger 1994–95 MC Alger 1995–96 IRB Alger 1996–97 MC Alger 1997–98 MC Alger 1998–99 MC Alger 1999–00 MC Alger 2000–01 MC Alger 2001–02 MC Alger 2002–03 MC Alger 2003–04 US Biskra 2004–05 MC Alger JSE Skikda 2005–06 MC Alger WA Rouiba Season Champion Runner-up 2006–07 MC Alger MC Saïda 2007–08 MC Alger JSE Skikda 2008–09 GS Pétroliers HBC El Biar 2009–10 GS Pétroliers 2010–11 GS Pétroliers 2011–12* JSE Skikda 2012–13 GS Pétroliers CRB Baraki 2013–14 GS Pétroliers CRB Baraki 2014–15 JSE Skikda CRB Baraki 2015–16 GS Pétroliers CR Bordj Bou Arréridj 2016–17 GS Pétroliers 2017–18 GS Pétroliers CR Bordj Bou Arréridj 2018–19 CR Bordj Bou Arréridj ES Aïn Touta 2019–20* JSE Skikda JS Saoura 2020–21 2021–22 ES Aïn Touta CRB Baraki 2022–23 ES Aïn Touta JSE Skikda 2023–24 M Bordj Bou Arréridj O El Oued 2024–25 O El Oued HBC El Biar 2025–26

Notes: * The 2011-2012 season was canceled by the Algerian Court of Sports Disputes * The 2019-2020 season was being cantinued in 2021 MC Alger : ex. MP Alger & GS Pétroliers OC Alger: ex. CS DNC Alger & IRB Alger RC Kouba: ex. CSS Kouba & NAR Alger MC Oran: ex. MP Oran CR Belouizdad: ex. CR Belcourt Hamra Annaba: ex. USM Annaba

Most successful clubs Rank Club Champion Runners-up Winning years 1 MC Alger 28 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 2 OC Alger 7 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1996 3 Nadit Alger 6 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1985 4 RC Kouba 3 1970, 1971, 1972 5 Spartiates Oran 2 1963, 1964 MC Saïda 2 1965, 1967 MC Oran 2 1983, 1992 JSE Skikda 2 2015, 2020 ES Aïn Touta 2 2022, 2023 9 JSM Skikda 1 1966 Hamra Annaba 1 1968 CR Belcourt 1 1969 US Biskra 1 2004 CR Bordj Bou Arréridj 1 2019 M Bordj Bou Arréridj 1 2024 O El Oued 1 2025

Current teams These are the teams that participate in the 2021–22 Algerian Handball Championship season: Nine clubs promoted from the second division.

Promoted from National 1 Team Home city Arena Capacity BarikaSalle OMS de Barika1.332 Chabab Chelghoum LaïdChelghoum Laïd BarakiSalle Mahdi Boualem de Benghazi2.000 CRBEE Alger CentreAlgiers MilaSalle Omnisports Tayeb Ben Abderrahmane Bordj Bou Arréridj El Arrouche, Skikda Bir Mourad Raïs Aïn ToutaSalle OMS Aïn Touta1.000 ArzewSalle Omnisports d'Arzew2.500 El BiarSalle Omnisports Mokhtar Arribi2.000 OuarglaSalle Omnisports de Rouissat BouteldjaSalle Omnisports d'El Tarf SkikdaSalle des Frères Bouchache250 Tizi OuzouSalle OMS de l'OPOW du 1er Novembre BécharSalle OPOW de Béchar500 TadjenanetSalle OMS de Tadjenanet500 MC AlgerAlgiersSalle Hacène Harcha8.000 MC OranOranHamou Boutlélis Sports Palace5.000 Oued TlélatSalle Omnisports de Oued Tlélat1.000 SaïdaSalle Mustapha Boukada BatnaSalle OMS de l'OPOW du 1er Novembre Olympique El OuedEl OuedSalle Omnisports Echatt Olympique MaghniaMaghniaSalle OMS de Maghnia AnnabaSalle Omnisports Pont Blanc

See also Algerian Handball Cup

References

External links FAHB official website