The 2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 58th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league. The Ligue Professionnelle 1 kicked off on August 15, 2019, this time without an official sponsorship for the first time since 2008–09, Mobilis ATM did nothing to renew the contract. On September 17, at the Extraordinary General Assembly of Algerian Football Federation, it unanimously endorses the change of the competition system by increasing the number of clubs from 16 to 18, as for the second division to 32 clubs from two groups Central East and Central West from 16 clubs also became the number of professional clubs 18 instead of 32 starting from the season 2020–21. On September 30, at the monthly statutory meeting held in Ouargla. After debate and exchanges between the members, the Federal Office opted for the variant favoring the relegation of two clubs of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the promotion of four clubs of the League 2 to the upper tier.
On March 15, 2020, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) decided to halt the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. On July 29, 2020, the LFP declared that season is over and CR Belouizdad to be the champion, the promotion of four teams from the League 2, and scraping the relegation for the current season.
Teams 16 teams contest the league. US Biskra, NC Magra and ASO Chlef were promoted from the 2018–19 Ligue 2.
Stadiums Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Home city Stadium Capacity AS Aïn M'lila Aïn M'lila Zoubir Khelifi Touhami Stadium ASO Chlef Chlef Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Bordj Bou Arréridj 20 August 1955 Stadium CR Belouizdad Algiers 20 August 1955 Stadium CS Constantine Constantine Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium ES Sétif Sétif 8 May 1945 Stadium JS Kabylie Tizi Ouzou 1 November 1954 Stadium JS Saoura Béchar 20 August 1955 Stadium MC Alger Algiers Stade 5 Juillet 1962 MC Oran Oran Ahmed Zabana Stadium NA Hussein Dey Algiers 20 August 1955 Stadium NC Magra Sétif 8 May 1945 Stadium Paradou AC Algiers Omar Hamadi Stadium US Biskra Biskra 18 February Stadium USM Alger Algiers Omar Hamadi Stadium USM Bel Abbès Sidi Bel Abbès 24 February 1956 Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturerAS Aïn M'lila Azzedine Ait Djoudi MacronASO Chlef Samir Zaoui AdidasCA Bordj Bou Arréridj Franck Dumas UmbroCR Belouizdad Abdelkader Amrani AdidasCS Constantine Denis Lavagne JomaES Sétif Kheïreddine Madoui JomaJS Kabylie Hubert Velud AdidasJS Saoura Moez Bouakaz JomaMC Alger Bernard Casoni Puma SEMC Oran Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani KelmeNC Magra Karim Zaoui Hossam HebalJomaNA Hussein Dey Arezki Remane UhlsportParadou AC Francisco Chaló MacronUS Biskra Nadir Leknaoui HummelUSM Alger Billel Dziri JomaUSM Bel Abbès Younes Ifticène Kelme
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment JS Saoura Moez Bouakaz Sacked 6 August 2019 Pre-season Moustapha Djallit 12 August 2019 USM Bel Abbès Younes Ifticène Resigned 16 August 2019 16th Abdelkader Yaiche 8 September 2019 JS Saoura Moustapha Djallit End of caretaker spell 13 September 2019 11th Lyamine Bougherara 13 September 2019 NC Magra Karim Zaoui Resigned 15 September 2019 8th َEl Hadi Khezzar 24 September 2019 MC Oran Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Resigned 1 October 2019 7th Bachir Mecheri 2 October 2019 ES Sétif Kheirredine Madoui Resigned 12 October 2019 12th Nabil Kouki 26 October 2019 NA Hussein Dey Arezki Remmane Sacked 26 October 2019 14th Lakhdar Adjali 5 November 2019 MC Alger Bernard Casoni Sacked 8 December 2019 2nd Mohamed Mekhazni 8 December 2019 JS Saoura Lyamine Bougherara Sacked 24 December 2019 10th Meziane Ighil 2 January 2020 CS Constantine Denis Lavagne Sacked 24 December 2019 7th Karim Khouda 30 December 2019 CR Belouizdad Abdelkader Amrani Resigned 28 December 2019 1st Franck Dumas 13 January 2020 AS Aïn M'lila Azzedine Ait Djoudi Resigned 30 December 2019 9th Lyamine Bougherara 8 January 2020 NA Hussein Dey Lakhdar Adjali Sacked 8 January 2020 14th Azzedine Ait Djoudi 14 January 2020 NC Magra El Hadi Khezzar Sacked 14 January 2020 16th Hadj Merine 14 January 2020 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Franck Dumas Resigned 14 January 2020 9th Moez Bouakaz 15 January 2020 JS Kabylie Hubert Velud Sacked 17 January 2020 5th Jean-Yves Chay 17 January 2020 JS Kabylie Jean-Yves Chay End of caretaker spell 28 January 2020 3rd Yamen Zelfani 28 January 2020 MC Alger Mohamed Mekhazni End of caretaker spell 5 February 2020 2nd Nabil Neghiz 5 February 2020 USM Alger Billel Dziri Resigned 26 February 2020 9th Mounir Zeghdoud 3 March 2020 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Moez Bouakaz Sacked 26 February 2020 13th Billel Dziri 2 March 2020 NA Hussein Dey Azzedine Ait Djoudi Resigned 26 February 2020 16th Fouad Bouali 3 March 2020
Foreign players ClubPlayer 1Player 2 AS Aïn M'lila Ousmane Sylla Rooney Eva ASO Chlef Massiré Dembélé Rahim Osumanu CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Ghislain Guessan Mohamed Abdelrhman Yousif Isla Daoudi Diomande CR Belouizdad Boubacar Hainikoye Soumana Kouame Noël N’Guessan CS Constantine Dylan Bahamboula Zakaria Alharaish Mahamadou Traoré Abdallah Imhamed Al-Orfi ES Sétif Malick Touré JS Kabylie Abdul Razak Fiston Mohamed Abdussalam Tubal Masoud Juma Oussama Darragi JS Saoura Thomas Ulimwengu MC Alger Rooney Eva Mehdi Ouertani MC Oran Vivien Assie Koua NA Hussein Dey Mohamed Dellahi Yali Moayed Al Gritli NC Magra Paradou AC Allan Okello US Biskra Moctar Cissé USM Alger Muaid Ellafi USM Bel Abbès
League table
Results
Positions by round
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics Leader week after week
The bottom of the table week after week
Top scorers RankGoalscorerClubGoals1 Abdennour BelhociniUSM Bel Abbès10 Mohamed TiaibaAS Aïn M'lila Lamine AbidCS Constantine4 Samy FriouiMC Alger95 Abdelkrim ZouariUSM Alger7 Houssam GhachaES Sétif Yousri BouzokParadou AC Updated to games played on 15 March 2020 Source: soccerway.com
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref NA Hussein Dey* ES Sétif 4–3 USM Bel Abbès* NC Magra 3–1
Clean sheets
See also 2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 2019–20 Algerian Cup
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