The 2020–21 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 59th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 20 teams contested the league. The Ligue Professionnelle 1 kicked off on 28 November 2020.
Teams 20 teams contested the league. RC Relizane, Olympique de Médéa, JSM Skikda and WA Tlemcen were promoted from the 2019–20 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 Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium ES Sétif Sétif 8 May 1945 Stadium JS Kabylie Tizi Ouzou 1 November 1954 Stadium JS Saoura Béchar 20 August 1955 Stadium JSM Skikda Skikda 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 Ras El Oued Boucheligue Brothers Stadium Olympique de Médéa Médéa Imam Lyes Stadium Paradou AC Algiers Omar Benrabah Stadium RC Relizane Relizane Tahar Zoughari Stadium US Biskra Biskra 18 February Stadium USM Alger Algiers Omar Hamadi Stadium USM Bel Abbès Sidi Bel Abbès 24 February 1956 Stadium WA Tlemcen Tlemcen Colonel Lotfi Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturerAS Aïn M'lila Abdelkader Yaïche JomaASO Chlef Fodil Moussi AdidasCA Bordj Bou Arréridj Billel Dziri ADSCR Belouizdad Franck Dumas AdidasCS Constantine Abdelkader Amrani MacronES Sétif Nabil Kouki UmbroJS Kabylie Yamen Zelfani UzzooJS Saoura Meziane Ighil MacronJSM Skikda Younes Ifticenl HummelMC Alger Nabil Neghiz PumaMC Oran Bernard Casoni KelmeNA Hussein Dey Nadir Leknaoui KCSNC Magra Mohamed Bacha MacronOlympique de Médéa Cherif Hadjar JomaParadou AC Hakim Malek MacronRC Relizane Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani SarsonUS Biskra Moez Bouakaz RinaUSM Alger François Ciccolini KappaUSM Bel Abbès Lyamine Bougherara KelmeWA Tlemcen Abdelaziz Abbès Kelme
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment CS Constantine Karim Khouda End of contract 24 June 2020 Pre-season Abdelkader Amrani 25 June 2020 USM Alger Mounir Zeghdoud End of contract 5 August 2020 Pre-season François Ciccolini 5 August 2020 NA Hussein Dey Fouad Bouali End of contract 25 August 2020 Pre-season Nadir Leknaoui 25 August 2020 Paradou AC Francisco Chaló End of contract 18 August 2020 Pre-season Hakim Malek 26 August 2020 MC Oran Bachir Mecheri End of contract 30 June 2020 Pre-season Bernard Casoni 31 August 2020 NC Magra Hadj Merine Resigned 16 Mars 2020 Pre-season Mohamed Bacha 6 September 2020 O Médéa Abdelghani Aouamri Resigned 12 September 2020 Pre-season Cherif Hadjar 12 September 2020 RC Relizane Youcef Bouzidi Resigned 20 September 2020 Pre-season Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 27 September 2020 AS Aïn M'lila Lyamine Bougherara Resigned 30 September 2020 Pre-season Abdelkader Yaïche 1 October 2020 USM Bel Abbès Zine Zouaoui Resigned 30 September 2020 Pre-season Lyamine Bougherara 1 October 2020 US Biskra Noureddine Boukkazoula Resigned 30 September 2020 Pre-season Moez Bouakaz 4 October 2020 USM Alger François Ciccolini Sacked 22 November 2020 Pre-season Bouziane Benaraïbi 23 November 2020 JS Kabylie Yamen Zelfani Sacked 28 November 2020 10th Youcef Bouzidi 28 November 2020 USM Alger Bouziane Benaraïbi End of caretaker spell 5 December 2020 17th Thierry Froger 5 December 2020 USM Bel Abbès Lyamine Bougherara Resigned 6 December 2020 15th El Hachmi Benkhadda 6 December 2020 NC Magra Mohamed Bacha Sacked 21 December 2020 12th Abdelkrim Latreche 4 January 2021 JS Kabylie Youcef Bouzidi Sacked 4 January 2021 10th Denis Lavagne 8 January 2021 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Billel Dziri Resigned 9 January 2021 20th Abdenour Bousbia 9 January 2021 NA Hussein Dey Nadir Leknaoui Resigned 2 January 2021 18th Billel Dziri 12 January 2021 US Biskra Moez Bouakaz Sacked 12 January 2021 13th Azzedine Aït Djoudi 30 January 2021 WA Tlemcen Aziz Abbes Sacked 12 January 2021 18th Djamel Benchadli 21 January 2021 MC Oran Bernard Casoni Sacked 13 January 2021 6th Omar Belatoui 13 January 2021 CS Constantine Abdelkader Amrani Resigned 16 January 2021 16th Miloud Hamdi3 February 2021 Paradou AC Hakim Malek Sacked 17 January 2021 11th Pierrick Le Bert 20 January 2021 ASO Chlef Fodil Moussi End of caretaker spell 24 January 2021 10th Nadhir Leknaoui 24 January 2021 JSM Skikda Younès Ifticène Resigned 27 January 2021 19th Fouad Bouali 3 February 2021 USM Bel Abbès El Hachmi Benkhadda End of caretaker spell 31 January 2021 18th Moez Bouakaz 31 January 2021 MC Alger Nabil Neghiz Sacked 4 February 2021 5th Abdelkader Amrani 7 February 2021 MC Oran Omar Belatoui End of caretaker spell 13 February 2021 5th Kheïreddine Madoui 13 February 2021 JS Saoura Meziane Ighil Sacked 15 February 2021 3rd Moustapha Djallit 17 February 2021 ASO Chlef Nadhir Leknaoui Resigned 26 February 2021 12th Fodil Moussi 26 February 2021 AS Aïn M'lila Abdelkader Yaiche Resigned 4 March 2021 8th Fouad Chiha 20 April 2021 USM Alger Thierry Froger Sacked 7 March 2021 7th Mounir Zeghdoud 8 March 2021 ASO Chlef Fodil Moussi End of caretaker spell 11 March 2021 12th Meziane Ighil 11 March 2021 CR Belouizdad Franck Dumas Sacked 30 March 2021 10th Zoran Manojlovic 20 April 2021 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Abdenour Bousbia End of caretaker spell 4 April 2021 20th Moufdi Cherdoud 4 April 2021 JSM Skikda Fouad Bouali Resigned 7 April 2021 19th Cherif Hadjar 16 April 2021 NC Magra Abdelkrim Latreche Resigned 9 April 2021 18th Aziz Abbès 12 April 2021 Olympique de Médéa Cherif Hadjar Resigned 12 April 2021 4th Noureddine Marouk 2 May 2021 MC Alger Abdelkader Amrani Resigned 12 April 2021 11th Nabil Neghiz 27 April 2021 ASO Chlef Meziane Ighil Sacked 11 May 2021 14th Samir Zaoui 11 May 2021 WA Tlemcen Djamel Benchadli Sacked 29 April 2021 14th Abdelkader Amrani 19 May 2021 USM Bel Abbès Moez Bouakaz Resigned 2 May 2021 18th Sid Ahmed Slimani 29 May 2021 NA Hussein Dey Billel Dziri Sacked 16 May 2021 16th Abdelkader Yaïche 28 May 2021 MC Oran Kheïreddine Madoui Resigned 13 June 2021 16th Abdelatif Bouazza 13 June 2021 AS Aïn M'lila Fouad Chiha Resigned 19 June 2021 11th Nadir Leknaoui 27 June 2021 RC Relizane Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Resigned 28 June 2021 17th Lyamine Bougherara 4 July 2021 Paradou AC Pierrick Le Bert Sacked 6 July 2021 11th Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 6 July 2021 JS Kabylie Denis Lavagne Sacked 12 August 2021 7th Karim Kaced 12 August 2021 CS Constantine Miloud Hamdi Resigned 12 August 2021 8th Yacine Manaa 12 August 2021 MC Alger Nabil Neghiz Resigned 14 August 2021 6th Saber Bensmain 14 August 2021
Foreign players ClubPlayer 1Player 2 AS Aïn M'lila ASO Chlef CA Bordj Bou Arréridj CR Belouizdad Marcellin Koukpo Maecky Ngombo CS Constantine Sharaf Shibun ES Sétif Malick Touré Daniel Lomotey JS Kabylie Mohamed Abdussalam Tubal Masoud Juma Glody Kilangalanga JS Saoura JSM Skikda MC Alger Isla Daoudi Diomande Joseph Esso MC Oran NA Hussein Dey NC Magra Boubacar Hainikoye Soumana Olympique de Médéa Paradou AC Allan Okello RC Relizane US Biskra USM Alger Hamed Belem Kwame Opoku USM Bel Abbès WA Tlemcen
League table
Results
Positions by round
Clubs season-progress
Season statistics
Top scorers RankGoalscorerClubGoals1 Amir SayoudCR Belouizdad202 Billel MessaoudiJS Saoura193 Ismail BelkacemiUSM Alger164 Mohamed El Amine AmouraES Sétif15 Hicham KhalfallahOlympique de Médéa (7)CR Belouizdad (8)5 Kheireddine MerzouguiJSM Skikda (7)CR Belouizdad (6)146 Samy FriouiMC Alger117 Hamza BelahouelCR Belouizdad10 Houssam GhachaES Sétif Rachid NadjiNA Hussein Dey Ahmed KendouciES Sétif Mohamed Rabie MeftahNA Hussein Dey Lahouari TouilWA Tlemcen Abdeldjalil SaâdJS Saoura Updated to games played on 28 August 2021 Source: soccerway.com
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref AS Aïn M'lila* MC Alger 3–3 JS Kabylie* USM Bel Abbès 5–0 MC Alger* NC Magra 5–1 4 JS Saoura* RC Relizane 5–1 CR Belouizdad* RC Relizane 6–1 Paradou AC* MC Oran 5–4 JS Saoura* AS Aïn M'lila 4–1 MC Alger* NA Hussein Dey 4–4
4 – Player scored four goals.
See also 2020–21 Algerian Ligue 2
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