The 2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 64th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contest the league. It began on 21 August 2025 and concluded on 6 June 2026.

Teams 16 teams contest the league. ES Ben Aknoun and MB Rouissat were promoted from the 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 2.

Changes from 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 2 to 2025–26 Algerian League 2 ES Ben AknounMB Rouissat NC MagraUS Biskra

Stadiums and locations

Club Location Venue Capacity ASO Chlef Chlef Mohamed Boumezrag Stadium CR Belouizdad Algiers Nelson Mandela Stadium CS Constantine Constantine Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium ES Ben Aknoun Algiers 20 August 1955 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 MB Rouissat Rouissat 18 February Stadium MC Alger Algiers Ali La Pointe Stadium MC El Bayadh El Bayadh Zakaria Medjdoub Stadium MC Oran Oran Miloud Hadefi Stadium Olympique Akbou Akbou Maghrebi Unity Stadium Paradou AC Algiers 20 August 1955 Stadium USM Alger Algiers Stade du 5 Juillet USM Khenchela Khenchela Amar Hamam Stadium

Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturerASO Chlef Abdelhaq Belaid Abdellah DebbariPumaCR Belouizdad Ishak Ali Moussa Abdelraouf BenguitPumaCS Constantine Khaled Guerioune Brahim DibKSCES Ben Aknoun Mounir Zeghdoud Abderahmane HachoudMacronES Mostaganem Nadhir Leknaoui Boualem MesmoudiRinaES Sétif Lotfi Amrouche Akram DjahnitMacronJS Kabylie Rabah Bensafi Ryad BoudebouzKappaJS Saoura Abdelkader Amrani Riyane AkacemUmbroMB Rouissat Lassaad Maamar Khayreddine MerzouguiMacronMC Alger Khaled Ben Yahia Ayoub AbdellaouiPeakMC El Bayadh Majdi El Kourdi Belaid KouarMacronMC Oran Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Ahmed KerroumMacronOlympique Akbou Amar Guerbi Walid BencherifaMacronParadou AC Azzedine Aït Djoudi Abdeldjalil TahriMacronUSM Alger Lamine N'Diaye Saâdi RadouaniMacronUSM Khenchela Billel Dziri Abdelhakim SameurMacron

Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointment ES Ben Aknoun Mohamed Bachir Manaâ End of contract 16 May 2025 Pre-season Mounir Zeghdoud 6 July 2025 MB Rouissat Abdelkader Zemmouri End of contract 17 May 2025 Abdelkader Amrani 21 July 2025 CS Constantine Kheïreddine Madoui End of contract 20 June 2025 Rusmir Cviko 14 July 2025 MC Alger Khaled Ben Yahia End of contract 21 June 2025 Rhulani Mokwena 21 July 2025 ES Sétif Nabil Kouki Resigned 21 June 2025 Antoine Hey 14 July 2025 MC Oran Abdelkader Amrani End of contract 21 June 2025 Hubert Velud 10 August 2025 MC El Bayadh Lotfi Amrouche End of contract 21 June 2025 Cherif Hadjar 15 July 2025 USM Alger Mohamed Lacet End of contract 5 July 2025 Abdelhak Benchikha 12 August 2025 USM Khenchela Hocine Achiou End of contract 21 June 2025 Djilali Bahloul 15 July 2025 Olympique Akbou Yacine Ouzani End of contract 21 June 2025 Lotfi Amrouche 15 July 2025 JS Saoura Moustapha Djallit End of contract 21 June 2025 Lotfi Boudraa 19 July 2025 ASO Chlef Samir Zaoui End of contract 21 June 2025 Fouad Bouali 21 July 2025 MC Oran Hubert Velud Resigned 18 August 2025 Juan Carlos Garrido 8 September 2025 Paradou AC Billel Dziri Sacked 12 September 2025 16th Sofiène Hidoussi 16 September 2025 ES Sétif Antoine Hey Sacked 2 October 2025 13th Taoufik Rouabah 2 October 2025 MC El Bayadh Cherif Hadjar Sacked 7 October 2025 15th Mohamed Lacet 7 October 2025 MB Rouissat Abdelkader Amrani Resigned 25 October 2025 5th Chérif Hadjar 3 November 2025 ES Sétif Taoufik Rouabah Sacked 30 October 2025 14th Milutin Sredojević 18 November 2025 USM Khenchela Djilali Bahloul Mutual consent 11 November 2025 10th Mourad Okbi 17 November 2025 JS Saoura Lotfi Boudraa Resigned 11 November 2025 5th Abdelkader Amrani 30 December 2025 ES Mostaganem Nadhir Leknaoui Mutual consent 12 November 2025 15th Hatem Missaoui 17 November 2025 CS Constantine Rusmir Cviko Resigned 5 December 2025 9th Lassaad Dridi 16 December 2025 MB Rouissat Chérif Hadjar Sacked 6 January 2026 11th Lassaad Maamar 7 February 2026 ASO Chlef Fouad Bouali Mutual consent 13 January 2026 14th Abdelhaq Belaid 13 January 2026 MC El Bayadh Mohamed Lacet Sacked 16 January 2026 16th Majdi El Kourdi 17 January 2026 Olympique Akbou Lotfi Amrouche Sacked 25 January 2026 8th Amar Guerbi 30 January 2026 USM Alger Abdelhak Benchikha Mutual consent 27 January 2026 3rd Tarek Hadj Adlane 27 January 2026 MC Oran Juan Carlos Garrido Sacked 5 February 2026 8th Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 5 February 2026 ES Mostaganem Hatem Missaoui Sacked 5 February 2026 15th Nadhir Leknaoui 18 February 2026 ES Sétif Milutin Sredojević Sacked 15 February 2026 13th Lotfi Amrouche 15 February 2026 USM Khenchela Mourad Okbi Sacked 19 February 2026 11th Billel Dziri 19 February 2026 USM Alger Tarek Hadj Adlane End of caretaker spell 20 February 2026 9th Lamine N'Diaye 20 February 2026 Paradou AC Sofiène Hidoussi Sacked 27 February 2026 14th Azzedine Aït Djoudi 6 March 2026 MC Alger Rhulani Mokwena Resigned 14 March 2026 1st Khaled Ben Yahia 15 March 2026 JS Kabylie Josef Zinnbauer Sacked 19 March 2026 9th Rabah Bensafi 21 March 2026 CR Belouizdad Sead Ramović Sacked 28 March 2026 7th Salim Sebaâ (c) 28 March 2026 CR Belouizdad Salim Sebaâ End of caretaker spell 20 April 2026 7th Ishak Ali Moussa 20 April 2026 CS Constantine Lassaad Dridi Mutual consent 30 April 2026 5th Khaled Guerioune (c) 30 April 2026

Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Players left during the season ASO Chlef Edward Ledlum Kokou Avotor Ismael Moussa CR Belouizdad Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda Jean Charles Ahoua Endri Çekiçi Redon Xhixha CS Constantine Tosin Omoyele Mélo Ndiaye Yawo Agbagno Djihad Bizimana Salifou Tapsoba ES Ben Aknoun Mohamed Sylla ES Mostaganem ES Sétif Salifu Mudasiru Mick Omfia Wilfrid Nkaya Daniel Gnahoua Gibril Sillah Abeddy Biramahire JS Kabylie Josaphat Arthur Bada Babacar Sarr Jaredi Teixeira Célestin Ecua JS Saoura Sikiru Alimi Constant Wayou Guy Stéphane Bédi Anas Yusuf Semelo Gueï MB Rouissat Hamidu Fatawu Djigo Saïkou Julio Bandessi Destaing Sikoula Siaka Bagayoko MC Alger Mohamed Zougrana Mohamed Saliou Bangoura Kipré Zunon Alhassane Bangoura MC El Bayadh MC Oran Gape Mohutsiwa Ousmane Coumbassa Boubacar Traoré Sékou Damaro Bangoura Maxwell Baakoh Pa Omar Jobe Olympique Akbou Aly Desse Sissoko Hamdi Labidi Romaric Ouattara Paradou AC Lalaïna Rafanomezantsoa Moussa Sogué Abdoul Fatahou Ouattara Toky Rakotondraibe Samba Koné Youssouf Dao USM Alger Glody Likonza Che Malone Aimé Tendeng Dramane Kamagaté Emmanuel Ernest USM Khenchela Franck Etouga Edlin Essang-Matouti Serge Badjo Christopher Ngolo

League table

Results

Clubs season-progress

Positions by round

Season statistics Top scorers RankGoalscorerClubGoals1 Aymen MahiousJS Kabylie142 Mohamed RamdaouiParadou AC10 Mohamed Saliou BangouraMC Alger4 Khayreddine MerzouguiMB Rouissat9 Merouane ZerroukiES Sétif Franck EtougaUSM Khenchela Mohamed Ali Ben HammoudaCR Belouizdad Updated to games played on 6 June 2026. Source: lfp.dz

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref Badis Bouamama ES Ben Aknoun Paradou AC* 3–5 Aymen Mahious JS Kabylie* Paradou AC 3–2 Mohamed Saliou Bangoura4 MC Alger ES Mostaganem* 0–5 Abderaouf Benguit CR Belouizdad* ES Mostaganem 7–0 Mohamed Ramdaoui Paradou AC* CS Constantine 5–3 Aymen Mahious JS Kabylie* ES Sétif 5–1 Youcef Laouafi CR Belouizdad* ES Ben Aknoun 3–1 Ismail Saadi JS Saoura* CS Constantine 3–1

Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthReferencesClubPlayerSeptember Chakib AoujaneMC OranDecember Mohamed Ali Ben HammoudaCR BelouizdadFebruary Gaya MerbahJS KabylieMarch Abdelkader MenezlaMC AlgerApril Ismaïl SaadiJS SaouraMay Ismaïl SaadiJS Saoura

Notes

See also 2025–26 Algerian League 2 2025–26 Algerian Cup 2025 Algerian Super Cup 2025-26 CAF Champions League 2025-26 CAF Confederation Cup

References