The 2019–20 season will be the 57th season of competitive association football in Algeria. on September 17, 2019 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 descent of two (02) clubs of the Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the rise of four (04) clubs of the League 2 to the upper tier.
Competitions CompetitionWinnerDetailsMatch ReportLigue 12019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1Ligue 22019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2LNF Amateur2019–20 LNF Amateur EstLNF Amateur2019–20 LNF Amateur CentreLNF Amateur2019–20 LNF Amateur OuestInter-Régions2019–20 Ligue Inter-Régions OuestInter-Régions2019–20 Ligue Inter-Régions Centre OuestInter-Régions2019–20 Ligue Inter-Régions Centre EstInter-Régions2019–20 Ligue Inter-Régions EstRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I AlgerRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I AnnabaRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I BécharRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I BatnaRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I BlidaRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I ConstantineRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I OranRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I OuarglaRégional I2019–20 Ligue Régional I SaïdaAlgerian Cup2019–20 Algerian CupSuper Cup2019 Super Cup
Promotion and relegation
Pre-season League Promoted to league Relegated from league Ligue 1 US Biskra NC Magra ASO Chlef MO Béjaïa DRB Tadjenanet Olympique de Médéa Ligue 2 OM Arzew RC Arbaâ AS Khroub ES Mostaganem RC Kouba USM Blida Ligue DNA
IRB Maghnia US Remchi MC Mekhadma ES Collo
National teams
Algeria national football team
Kits
International Friendlies
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Algerian women's national football team
League season
Ligue Professionnelle 1
Ligue Professionnelle 2
Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur
Group Est
Group Centre
Group West
Inter-Régions Division
Groupe Ouest
Groupe Centre Ouest
Groupe Centre Est
Groupe Est
Ligue Régional I
Ligue Régionale Ouargla
Managerial changes This is a list of changes of managers within Algerian league football:
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
Women's football
Deaths
6 May 2020: Hamid Bernaoui, 82, USM Alger forward.
Retirements 30 June 2019: Moustapha Djallit, 35, former Algeria, WA Tlemcen, ES Sétif, JSM Béjaïa, MC Alger and JS Saoura striker.
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