The 2024–25 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 is the 63rd season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contest the league. On June 27, 2024 The federal office approved the calendar for the 2024–25 Ligue 1 season with the aim of ending on May 31, 2025. The first round is scheduled for September 14, this delay is motivated both by an extended end of the 2023–24 season but also by the holding of early presidential elections which will take place on September 7, 2024. However, the Ligue de Football Professionnel decided to postpone the start of the Ligue 1 by a week, on September 21. However, the first match was actually played on September 19.
The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 will see the introduction of Video assistant referee this season. VAR will be used from the first round of the Ligue 1. The VAR will not be able to be used for all matches because several stadiums do not meet standards, making it impossible to install the necessary equipment. The FAF received the first fully equipped stations, in accordance with an agreement duly signed with the Portuguese company Medialuso, following a call for tenders for a rental. The rest of the equipment should be received. In addition to the equipment, the Portuguese company has also sent five technicians who will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the devices.
Teams A total of sixteen teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Ligue Professionnelle 1. ES Mostaganem return to the top flight after 25 year's absence and Olympique Akbou is promoted for the first time. Both teams after finishing first on their groups in the 2023–24 Algerian Ligue 2. ES Ben Aknoun and US Souf were relegated to 2024–25 Ligue 2 after one year in the top flight for both.
Changes from 2023–24 Algerian Ligue 2 to 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 2 ES MostaganemOlympique Akbou ES Ben AknounUS Souf
Stadiums and locations
Club Location Venue Capacity ASO Chlef Chlef Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium CR Belouizdad Algiers Stade du 5 Juillet CS Constantine Constantine Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium ES Mostaganem Mostaganem Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium ES Sétif Sétif 8 May 1945 Stadium JS Kabylie Tizi Ouzou Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium JS Saoura Béchar 20 August 1955 Stadium MC Alger Algiers Ali La Pointe Stadium MC El Bayadh El Bayadh Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium MC Oran Oran Miloud Hadefi Stadium NC Magra Magra Boucheligue Brothers Stadium Olympique Akbou Akbou Maghrebi Unity Stadium Paradou AC Algiers Stade du 5 Juillet US Biskra Biskra 18 February Stadium USM Alger Algiers Stade du 5 Juillet USM Khenchela Khenchela Amar Hamam Stadium
Personnel and kits TeamChairmanManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShorts sponsorASO Chlef Mohamed Ouahab Chérif Hadjar Abdelkader BoussaidPumaCR Belouizdad Mehdi Rabehi Corentin Martins Chouaib KeddadPumaCS Constantine Tarek Arama Abdelkader Amrani Brahim DibKSCES Mostaganem Taqi Al-Din Bibi Reda Bendriss Youcef ZahzouhMacronES Sétif Abdelhamid Rais Ammar Souayah Drice Chaabi MacronJS Kabylie El Hadi Ould Ali Abdelkader Bahloul Kouceila BoualiaKappaJS Saoura Mamoune Hamlili Fouad Bouali Adel BouchibaUmbroMC Alger Mohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem Patrice Beaumelle Ayoub AbdellaouiPumaMC El Bayadh Abdelkader Dahmani Abdelhaq Belaid Belaid KouarMacronMC Oran Chakib Boumediene Ghomari Éric Chelle Merouane DaharMacronNC Magra Azzedine Bennacer Lyamine Bougherara Mohammed BourahlaMacronOlympique Akbou Karim Takka Mounir Zeghdoud Zidane MebarakouErimaParadou AC Kheiredine Zetchi Abdelkarim Saber Cherif Toufik Moussaoui14FourteenUS Biskra Abdelkader Triaa Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Nacereddine KhoualedPumaUSM Alger Athmane Sehbane Nabil Maâloul Saâdi RadouaniMacronUSM Khenchela Walid Boukrouma Moufdi Cherdoud Abdelhakim SameurHummel
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment USM Alger Juan Carlos Garrido End of contract 14 June 2024 Pre-season Nabil Maâloul 13 July 2024 ASO Chlef Chérif Hadjar End of contract 14 June 2024 Samir Zaoui 15 July 2024 CR Belouizdad Marcos Paquetá End of contract 6 July 2024 Corentin Martins 16 July 2024 CS Constantine Abdelkader Amrani End of contract 29 June 2024 Kheïreddine Madoui 19 July 2024 JS Kabylie Abdelkader Bahloul End of contract 15 June 2024 Abdelhak Benchikha 30 June 2024 Paradou AC Abdelkarim Saber Cherif End of contract 15 June 2024 Radhi Jaïdi 15 July 2024 USM Khenchela Moufdi Cherdoud End of contract 15 June 2024 Hatem Missaoui 4 August 2024 ES Sétif Ammar Souayah Mutual consent 9 July 2024 Rédha Bendris 10 July 2024 JS Saoura Fouad Bouali Sacked 15 June 2024 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 25 July 2024 MC El Bayadh Abdelhaq Belaid Sacked 15 June 2024 Fouad Bouali 14 August 2024 Olympique Akbou Mourad Karouf End of contract 15 July 2024 Moez Bouakaz 29 July 2024 ES Mostaganem Rédha Bendris End of contract 15 July 2024 Chérif Hadjar 1 July 2024 JS Saoura Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Mutual consent 15 September 2024 15th Moustapha Djallit 15 September 2024 JS Saoura Moustapha Djallit Caretaker manager 20 November 2024 10th Mourad Okbi 20 November 2024 MC Oran Youcef Bouzidi Sacked 5 October 2024 7th Éric Chelle 9 October 2024 CR Belouizdad Corentin Martins Mutual consent 14 October 2024 13th Abdelkader Amrani 16 October 2024 Paradou AC Radhi Jaïdi Resigned 26 October 2024 15th Billel Dziri 28 October 2024 USM Khenchela Hatem Missaoui Sacked 30 October 2024 12th Chérif Hadjar 11 November 2024 ES Mostaganem Chérif Hadjar Mutual consent 11 November 2024 9th Slimane Raho 14 November 2024 MC El Bayadh Fouad Bouali Mutual consent 12 November 2024 15th Lotfi Amrouche 14 November 2024 US Biskra Mounir Zeghdoud Mutual consent 19 November 2024 13th Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 26 November 2024 Olympique Akbou Moez Bouakaz Resigned 30 November 2024 6th Mounir Zeghdoud 3 December 2024 MC Alger Patrice Beaumelle Mutual consent 16 December 2024 6th Khaled Ben Yahia 17 December 2024 ES Mostaganem Slimane Raho Resigned 26 December 2024 15th Nadir Leknaoui 30 December 2024 NC Magra Lyamine Bougherara Mutual consent 27 December 2024 13th Fouad Bouali 12 January 2025 JS Kabylie Abdelhak Benchikha Resigned 3 January 2025 1st Josef Zinnbauer 20 January 2025 Olympique Akbou Mounir Zeghdoud Sacked 5 January 2025 11th Denis Lavagne 10 January 2025 MC Oran Éric Chelle Resigned 12 January 2025 10th Abdelkader Amrani 6 February 2025 US Biskra Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Resigned 10 January 2025 15th Lyamine Bougherara 14 January 2025 ES Sétif Rédha Bendris Sacked 21 January 2025 4th Nabil Kouki 21 January 2025 CR Belouizdad Abdelkader Amrani Resigned 24 January 2025 6th Sead Ramović 5 February 2025 USM Alger Nabil Maâloul Sacked 12 February 2025 3rd Marcos Paquetá 16 February 2025 USM Khenchela Chérif Hadjar Resigned 18 February 2025 13th Hocine Achiou 13 April 2025 NC Magra Fouad Bouali Resigned 20 March 2025 16th Abdelaziz Abbès 24 March 2025 Olympique Akbou Denis Lavagne Sacked 27 March 2025 12th Yacine Ouzani 27 March 2025 JS Saoura Mourad Okbi Resigned 11 April 2025 9th Moustapha Djallit 11 April 2025 USM Alger Marcos Paquetá Sacked 28 April 2025 8th Mohamed Lacet 5 May 2025 US Biskra Lyamine Bougherara Resigned 16 May 2025 16th
Foreign players Following urgent requests from certain clubs, the Algerian Football Federation has decided to increase the number of foreign players in the Ligue 1. After having formally passed through the technical college chaired by Rabah Saâdane, the FAF ratified the increase in the number of foreigners per club from 3 to 5. However, that there is a provision intended to serve as a safeguard for the license of a foreign player or coach to be validated, the club must pay the federation a deposit equivalent to 12 months salary. This is to protect against any financial dispute.
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Former player(s) ASO Chlef Gape Mohutsiwa Yawo Agbagno Ismael Mahamadou Moussa Edward Ledlum Kokou Avotor CR Belouizdad Jacques Mbé Arafat Doumbia Khanyisa Mayo CS Constantine Nkembe Enow Axel Méyé Tosin Omoyele Mélo Ndiaye Salifou Tapsoba ES Mostaganem Fodé Camara Ducapel Moloko ES Sétif Moriba Diarra Kingsley Eduwo Augustine Oladapo Rodrigue Kossi Fiogbé Clément Pitroipa Salam Jiddou JS Kabylie Djibril Ouattara Walter Bwalya Sadio Kanouté Babacar Sarr Youssouf Koné JS Saoura Guy Stéphane Bédi Carl Wunda MC Alger Mohamed Zougrana Romaric Ouattara Kipre Junior Serge Badjo Mohamed Saliou Bangoura MC El Bayadh MC Oran Maxwell Baakoh Mohamed Sylla Pa Omar Jobe Sid'Ahmed Ablla Sery Gnoleba NC Magra Salam Jiddou Olympique Akbou Paradou AC Christ Toulouenga Tahir Bin Amir US Biskra Pomi Nzaou Servyl Akouala Djigo Saïkou USM Alger Kévin Mondeko Glody Likonza Adalid Terrazas Wale Musa Alli Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana Sekou Gassama USM Khenchela Irenée Togbedji Glele Moise Gbai Prince Ibara Dago Tshibamba
League table
Results
Clubs season-progress
Positions by round
Season statistics Top scorers RankGoalscorerClubGoals1 Adil BoulbinaParadou AC202 Aymen MahiousCR Belouizdad143 Yawo AgbagnoASO Chlef10 Hamid DjaouchiUSM Khenchela5 Redouane BerkaneJS Kabylie8
Updated to games played on 21 June 2025. Source: flashscore.com
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref Brahim Dib CS Constantine JS Kabylie* 2–3
CAF tournaments
Attendances
No. Club Average attendance 1 MC Alger 40,742 2 JS Kabylie 31,158 3 USM Alger 18,512 4 MC Oran 12,832 5 CR Belouizdad 12,486 6 ES Sétif 6,203 7 JS Saoura 5,732 8 CS Constantine 4,752 9 USM Khenchela 3,298 10 Paradou AC 3,012 11 Olympique Akbou 2,621 12 ASO Chlef 2,134 13 MC El-Bayadh 1,987 14 ES Mostaganem 1,876 15 NC Magra 1,432 16 US Biskra 1,103
See also 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 2 2024–25 Algerian Cup 2024 Algerian Super Cup 2024-25 CAF Champions League 2024-25 CAF Confederation Cup
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