2020–21 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Explained

Competition:Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season:2020–21
Dates:27 November 2020 – 28 August 2021
Winners:CR Belouizdad
Relegated:AS Aïn M'lila
USM Bel Abbès
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
JSM Skikda
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:CR Belouizdad
ES Sétif
Continentalcup2:Confederation Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:JS Saoura
JS Kabylie
League Topscorer:Amir Sayoud
(20 goals)
Biggest Home Win:ES Sétif 8-0 USM Bel Abbès
Biggest Away Win:ASO Chlef 0–6 JS Saoura

JSM Skikda 0–6 CR Belouizdad
Highest Scoring:Paradou AC 5-4 MC Oran

CS Constantine 5-4 CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
Matches:380
Total Goals:902
Longest Wins:ES Sétif
O Médéa
USM Alger
RC Relizane
(5 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:CR Belouizdad
(12 matches)
Longest Winless:CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
(21 matches)
Longest Losses:JSM Skikda
(14 matches)
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22
Updated:28 August 2021

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.[1]

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.

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
AS Aïn M'lilaAïn M'lilaZoubir Khelifi Touhami Stadium
ASO ChlefChlefMohamed Boumezrag Stadium
CA Bordj Bou ArréridjBordj Bou Arréridj20 August 1955 Stadium
CR BelouizdadAlgiers20 August 1955 Stadium
CS ConstantineConstantineRamadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium
ES SétifSétif8 May 1945 Stadium
JS KabylieTizi Ouzou1 November 1954 Stadium
JS SaouraBéchar20 August 1955 Stadium
JSM SkikdaSkikda20 August 1955 Stadium
MC AlgerAlgiersStade 5 Juillet 1962
MC OranOranAhmed Zabana Stadium
NA Hussein DeyAlgiers20 August 1955 Stadium
NC MagraRas El OuedBoucheligue Brothers Stadium
Olympique de MédéaMédéaImam Lyes Stadium
Paradou ACAlgiersOmar Benrabah Stadium
RC RelizaneRelizaneTahar Zoughari Stadium
US BiskraBiskra18 February Stadium
USM AlgerAlgiersOmar Hamadi Stadium
USM Bel AbbèsSidi Bel Abbès24 February 1956 Stadium
WA TlemcenTlemcenColonel Lotfi Stadium

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturer
AS Aïn M'lila Abdelkader YaïcheJoma
ASO Chlef Fodil MoussiAdidas
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Billel DziriADS
CR Belouizdad Franck DumasAdidas
CS Constantine Abdelkader AmraniMacron
ES SétifUmbro
JS Kabylie Yamen ZelfaniUzzoo
JS Saoura Meziane IghilMacron
JSM Skikda Younes IfticenlHummel
MC Alger Nabil NeghizPuma
MC Oran Bernard CasoniKelme
NA Hussein Dey Nadir LeknaouiKCS
NC Magra Mohamed BachaMacron
Olympique de Médéa Cherif HadjarJoma
Paradou AC Hakim MalekMacron
RC Relizane Tahar Chérif El-OuazzaniSarson
US Biskra Moez BouakazRina
USM Alger François CiccoliniKappa
USM Bel Abbès Lyamine BougheraraKelme
WA Tlemcen Abdelaziz AbbèsKelme

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure		Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
CS Constantine Karim KhoudaEnd of contract24 June 2020Pre-season Abdelkader Amrani25 June 2020[2]
USM Alger Mounir ZeghdoudEnd of contract5 August 2020Pre-season François Ciccolini5 August 2020[3]
NA Hussein Dey Fouad BoualiEnd of contract25 August 2020Pre-season Nadir Leknaoui25 August 2020[4]
Paradou AC Francisco ChalóEnd of contract18 August 2020[5] Pre-season Hakim Malek26 August 2020[6]
MC Oran Bachir MecheriEnd of contract30 June 2020Pre-season Bernard Casoni31 August 2020[7]
NC Magra Hadj MerineResigned16 Mars 2020Pre-season Mohamed Bacha6 September 2020[8]
O Médéa Abdelghani AouamriResigned12 September 2020Pre-season Cherif Hadjar12 September 2020[9]
RC Relizane Youcef BouzidiResigned20 September 2020Pre-season Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani27 September 2020[10]
AS Aïn M'lila Lyamine BougheraraResigned30 September 2020Pre-season Abdelkader Yaïche1 October 2020[11]
USM Bel Abbès Zine ZouaouiResigned30 September 2020Pre-season Lyamine Bougherara1 October 2020[12]
US Biskra Noureddine BoukkazoulaResigned30 September 2020Pre-season Moez Bouakaz4 October 2020[13]
USM Alger François CiccoliniSacked22 November 2020[14] Pre-season Bouziane Benaraïbi23 November 2020[15]
JS Kabylie Yamen ZelfaniSacked28 November 2020[16] 10th Youcef Bouzidi28 November 2020[17]
USM Alger Bouziane BenaraïbiEnd of caretaker spell5 December 202017th Thierry Froger5 December 2020[18]
USM Bel Abbès Lyamine BougheraraResigned6 December 2020[19] 15th El Hachmi Benkhadda6 December 2020
NC Magra Mohamed BachaSacked21 December 2020[20] 12th Abdelkrim Latreche4 January 2021[21]
JS Kabylie Youcef BouzidiSacked4 January 2021[22] 10th Denis Lavagne8 January 2021[23]
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Billel DziriResigned9 January 2021[24] 20th Abdenour Bousbia9 January 2021
NA Hussein Dey Nadir LeknaouiResigned2 January 2021[25] 18th Billel Dziri12 January 2021[26]
US Biskra Moez BouakazSacked12 January 2021[27] 13th Azzedine Aït Djoudi30 January 2021[28]
WA Tlemcen Aziz AbbesSacked12 January 2021[29] 18th Djamel Benchadli21 January 2021[30]
MC Oran Bernard CasoniSacked13 January 2021[31] 6th Omar Belatoui13 January 2021[32]
CS Constantine Abdelkader AmraniResigned16 January 2021[33] 16th Miloud Hamdi3 February 2021[34]
Paradou AC Hakim MalekSacked17 January 2021[35] 11th Pierrick Le Bert20 January 2021[36]
ASO Chlef Fodil MoussiEnd of caretaker spell24 January 202110th Nadhir Leknaoui24 January 2021[37]
JSM Skikda Younès IfticèneResigned27 January 2021[38] 19th Fouad Bouali3 February 2021[39]
USM Bel Abbès El Hachmi BenkhaddaEnd of caretaker spell31 January 202118th Moez Bouakaz31 January 2021[40]
MC Alger Nabil NeghizSacked4 February 2021[41] 5th Abdelkader Amrani7 February 2021[42]
MC Oran Omar BelatouiEnd of caretaker spell13 February 20215th Kheïreddine Madoui13 February 2021[43]
JS Saoura Meziane IghilSacked15 February 2021[44] 3rd Moustapha Djallit17 February 2021[45]
ASO Chlef Nadhir LeknaouiResigned26 February 2021[46] 12th Fodil Moussi26 February 2021[47]
AS Aïn M'lila Abdelkader YaicheResigned4 March 2021[48] 8th Fouad Chiha20 April 2021[49]
USM Alger Thierry FrogerSacked7 March 2021[50] 7th Mounir Zeghdoud8 March 2021[51]
ASO Chlef Fodil MoussiEnd of caretaker spell11 March 202112th Meziane Ighil11 March 2021[52]
CR Belouizdad Franck DumasSacked30 March 2021[53] 10th Zoran Manojlovic20 April 2021[54]
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Abdenour BousbiaEnd of caretaker spell4 April 202120th Moufdi Cherdoud4 April 2021[55]
JSM Skikda Fouad BoualiResigned7 April 2021[56] 19th Cherif Hadjar16 April 2021[57]
NC Magra Abdelkrim LatrecheResigned9 April 2021[58] 18th Aziz Abbès12 April 2021[59]
Olympique de Médéa Cherif HadjarResigned12 April 2021[60] 4th Noureddine Marouk2 May 2021[61]
MC Alger Abdelkader AmraniResigned12 April 2021[62] 11th Nabil Neghiz27 April 2021[63]
ASO Chlef Meziane IghilSacked11 May 2021[64] 14th Samir Zaoui11 May 2021[65]
WA Tlemcen Djamel BenchadliSacked29 April 2021[66] 14th Abdelkader Amrani19 May 2021[67]
USM Bel Abbès Moez BouakazResigned2 May 2021[68] 18th Sid Ahmed Slimani29 May 2021[69]
NA Hussein Dey Billel DziriSacked16 May 2021[70] 16th Abdelkader Yaïche28 May 2021[71]
MC Oran Kheïreddine MadouiResigned13 June 2021[72] 16th Abdelatif Bouazza13 June 2021[73]
AS Aïn M'lila Fouad ChihaResigned19 June 2021[74] 11th Nadir Leknaoui27 June 2021[75]
RC Relizane Tahar Chérif El-OuazzaniResigned28 June 2021[76] 17th Lyamine Bougherara4 July 2021[77]
Paradou AC Pierrick Le BertSacked6 July 2021[78] 11th Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani6 July 2021[79]
JS Kabylie Denis LavagneSacked12 August 2021[80] 7th Karim Kaced12 August 2021
CS Constantine Miloud HamdiResigned12 August 2021[81] 8th Yacine Manaa12 August 2021
MC Alger Nabil NeghizResigned14 August 2021[82] 6th Saber Bensmain14 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

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankGoalscorerClubGoals
1 Amir SayoudCR Belouizdad20
2 Billel MessaoudiJS Saoura19
3 Ismail BelkacemiUSM Alger16
4 Mohamed El Amine AmouraES Sétif15
Hicham KhalfallahOlympique de Médéa (7)
CR Belouizdad (8)
5 Kheireddine MerzouguiJSM Skikda (7)
CR Belouizdad (6)		14
6 Samy FriouiMC Alger11
7 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

See main article: List of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 hat-tricks.

Player For Against Result Date Ref
AS Aïn M'lila3–3 [83]
JS Kabylie5–0 [84]
MC Alger5–1 [85]
4 JS Saoura5–1 [86]
CR Belouizdad6–1 [87]
Paradou AC5–4 [88]
JS Saoura4–1 [89]
MC Alger4–4 [90]

4 – Player scored four goals.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ligue 1 : Les dates de reprise en Algérie . dzfoot.com . 26 August 2020 . 28 August 2020.
  2. Web site: CSC : Abdelkader Amrani signe officiellement . . 25 June 2020 . 30 August 2020.
  3. Web site: USMA : Ciccolini officiellement entraineur . . 5 August 2020 . 5 August 2020.
  4. Web site: NAHD : Leknaoui désigné nouvel entraîneur . . 25 August 2020 . 28 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Paradou : Chalo quitte son poste d'entraîneur . . 18 August 2020 . 30 August 2020.
  6. Web site: PAC : Hakim Malek nouvel entraineur . . 26 August 2020 . 28 August 2020.
  7. Web site: MCO : Bernard Casoni nouvel entraineur . . 1 September 2020 . 1 September 2020.
  8. Web site: رئيس نجم مقرة بن ناصر للنصر: باشا بنسبة كبيرة المدرب الجديد.
  9. Web site: O Médéa : Cherif Hadjar nouvel entraîneur !.
  10. Web site: RC Relizane : Cherif El-Ouazzani nouvel entraîneur ! . mediafootdz.com . 27 September 2020 . 28 September 2020.
  11. Web site: جمعية عين مليلة يعيش يبرم عقده.
  12. Web site: Football: Lyamine Bougherara nouvel entraîneur de l’USM Bel-Abbès.
  13. Web site: US Biskra : Bouakaz nouvel entraîneur.
  14. Web site: Le contrat de M.François Ciccolini résilié. 24 November 2020. 26 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126131338/https://usma.dz/index.php/a-la-une/le-contrat-de-m-francois-ciccolini-resilie. dead.
  15. Web site: Benaraibi Bouziane à la tête de l'équipe. 24 November 2020. 20 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120030414/https://usma.dz/index.php/a-la-une/benaraibi-bouziane-a-la-tete-de-l-equipe. dead.
  16. Web site: JSK : L'entraineur Yamen Zelfani limogé.
  17. Web site: JSK: Le successeur de Zelfani connu (Officiel).
  18. Web site: Accord trouvé avec Thierry Froger. 8 December 2020. 20 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120032007/https://usma.dz/index.php/a-la-une/accord-trouve-avec-thierry-froger. dead.
  19. Web site: USM Bel Abbès : Bougherara songe à démissionner.
  20. Web site: NC Magra : Le coach Bacha limogé.
  21. Web site: NC Magra: Abdelkrim Latreche nouvel entraineur. 11 January 2021. 12 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112211339/http://www.lestrepublicain.com/index.php/sport/item/9023608-abdelkrim-latreche-nouvel-entraineur. dead.
  22. Web site: La valse des entraîneurs continue à la JSK : Divorce consommé avec Youcef Bouzidi.
  23. Web site: Ligue 1 : La JSK annonce l’arrivée de Denis Lavagne.
  24. Web site: CABBA : Dziri Bilel démissionne!.
  25. Web site: NAHD : Leknaoui démissionne.
  26. Web site: NA Hussein-Dey : Dziri nouvel entraîneur. 23 January 2021. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122092315/https://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/sports/na-hussein-dey-dziri-nouvel-entraineur-3998. dead.
  27. Web site: US Biskra : Fin de mission pour Moaz Bouakaz.
  28. Web site: Algérie – Ligue 1 : Azzedine Ait Djoudi, nouvel entraîneur de l’US Biskra. 31 January 2021. 16 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210616200328/https://africafootunited.com/algerie-ligue-1-azzedine-ait-djoudi-nouvel-entraineur-de-lus-biskra/. dead.
  29. Web site: WA Tlemcen : Séparation à l’amiable avec l’entraîneur Aziz Abbes.
  30. Web site: Accord trouvé avec l’entraîneur Benchadli.
  31. Web site: MC Oran : Casoni limogé. 15 January 2021. 21 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121003934/https://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/sports/mc-oran-casoni-limoge-les-joueurs-en-greve-4021. dead.
  32. Web site: Belatoui, de nouveau en numéro 1.
  33. Web site: Football, CSC : Amrani annonce sa démission. 23 January 2021. 29 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129185747/https://www.elmoudjahid.com/fr/sports/football-csc-amrani-annonce-sa-demission-3843. dead.
  34. Web site: Hamdi, nouvel entraîneur.
  35. Web site: HAKIM MALEK (EX-CONSOLAT/LE PONTET) ET LE PARADOU AC, C’EST TERMINÉ !.
  36. Web site: Paradou AC : Le Bert succède à Hakim Malek.
  37. Web site: Nadhir Leknaoui nouvel entraîneur.
  38. Web site: Ifticène jette l’éponge.
  39. Web site: فؤاد بوعلي مدربا جديدا لشببية سكيكدة.
  40. Web site: Foot-Ligue 1/USM Bel Abbès : Mouaz Bouakkaz nommé nouvel entraineur.
  41. Web site: La direction du MCA limoge l’entraîneur Nabil Neghiz.
  42. Web site: Amrani, nouvel entraîneur.
  43. Web site: MCO : Kheireddine Madoui nouvel entraîneur.
  44. Web site: JS Saoura : séparation à l'amiable avec Meziane Ighil.
  45. Web site: JS Saoura : Djalit à la barre technique.
  46. Web site: ASO Chlef : Leknaoui n’est plus entraineur.
  47. Web site: ASO Chlef : Leknaoui n’est plus entraineur.
  48. Web site: Algérie (AS Ain-M’lila) : Abdelkader Yaiche jette le tablier.
  49. Web site: Chiha nouvel entraîneur.
  50. Web site: USMA : Froger limogé.
  51. Web site: USM Alger : Mounir Zeghdoud nouvel entraineur.
  52. Web site: ASO Chlef : Meziane Ighil nouvel entraîneur.
  53. Web site: CR Belouizdad : Dumas quitte le Chabab.
  54. Web site: CRB : Zoran Manojlovic nommé entraîneur.
  55. Web site: مفدي شردود مدربا جديدا لأهلي برج بورعريريج.
  56. Web site: شبيبة سكيكدة طلاق بالتراضي بين المدرب فؤاد بوعلي و ادارة النادي.
  57. Web site: JSM Skikda : Cherif Hadjar nouvel entraîneur.
  58. Web site: نجم مقرة. طلاق بالتراضي بين المدرب لطرش ونجم مقرة.
  59. Web site: Aziz Abbès succède à Latrèche.
  60. Web site: O Médéa : Cherif Hadjar démissionne !.
  61. Web site: أولمبي المدية: الإعلان عن المدرب الجديد.
  62. Web site: MC Alger : Séparation à l’amiable avec Abdelkader Amrani.
  63. Web site: Ligue 1 : Le Mouloudia officialise le retour de Neghiz.
  64. Web site: المدرب " عــلــي أمـــزيـــان إيــغـــيـــل " لن يواصل مهامه و سيتم فسخ العقد معه بالتراضي.
  65. Web site: ASO : Samir Zaoui de retour.
  66. Web site: WA Tlemcen : L’entraîneur Benchadli claque la porte.
  67. Web site: Amrani nouvel entraineur du WA Tlemcen.
  68. Web site: USM Bel Abbès : Démission de Morsli et Bouakkaz.
  69. Web site: USM Bel-Abbès: Sid Ahmed Slimani en pompier.
  70. Web site: Dziri quitte le NAHD.
  71. Web site: Football: Abdelkader Yaïche nouvel entraîneur du NAHD.
  72. Web site: MC Oran : Madoui démissionne de nouveau. 19 June 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202715/http://www.elmoudjahid.dz/fr/sports/mc-oran-madoui-demissionne-de-nouveau-10943. dead.
  73. Web site: BOUAZZA DÉSIGNÉ ENTRAÎNEUR EN CHEF.
  74. Web site: جمعية عين مليلة ... شيحة يغادر الفريق.
  75. Web site: جمعية عين مليلة … لكناوي يلتحق الأحد القادم و يتفق مع الإدارة على لعب البقاء.
  76. Web site: Cherif El Ouezzani quitte le RC Relizane.
  77. Web site: Signature imminente de l’entraîneur Bougherara.
  78. Web site: PARADOU AC : Chérif El Ouezzani nouvel entraineur.
  79. Web site: PARADOU AC : Chérif El Ouezzani nouvel entraineur.
  80. Web site: JSK : Lavagne c’est la fin.
  81. Web site: CSC: HAMDI QUITTE LE CLUB.
  82. Web site: Nabil Neghiz quitte le MCA.
  83. Web site: MC Alger 3 AS Aïn M'lila 3. Soccerway.
  84. Web site: USM Bel Abbès 0 JS Kabylie 5. Soccerway.
  85. Web site: MC Alger 5 NC Magra 1. Soccerway.
  86. Web site: SAOURA VS. RELIZANE 5 - 1. Soccerway.
  87. Web site: CR Belouizdad 6 RC Relizane 1. Soccerway.
  88. Web site: Paradou AC 5 MC Oran 4. Soccerway.
  89. Web site: JS SAOURA VS. AS AÏN M'LILA 4 - 1. Soccerway.
  90. Web site: MC Alger 4 NA Hussein Dey 4. Soccerway.

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