2023–24 in Algerian football explained

Country:	Algeria
Season:	2023–24
Division1:	Ligue Pro. 1
Champions1:	MC Alger
Division2:	Ligue 2
Champions2:	Centre East Olympique Akbou Centre West ES Mostaganem
Division3:	Inter-Régions
Champions3:	West MC Saïda Centre West JS El Biar Centre East JS Djijel East US Chaouia South West US Béchar Djedid South East MB Rouissat
Domestic:	Algerian Cup
Dchampions:	CR Belouizdad
Wdivision1:	Championship Elite
Wchampions1:	CF Akbou
Wdivision2:	Championship D1
Wchampions2:	Groupe 1 AS Oran Centre Groupe 2 CE Atlétic Sétif
Wdivision3:	Championship D2
Wchampions3:	Centre JS Kabylie West RS Tissemsilt East CSASFW Oum El Bouaghi South JS Saoura
Wdomestic:	Women's Cup
Wdchampions:	CF Akbou
Wleaguecup:	Women's League Cup
Wlchampions:	CF Akbou
Prevseason:	2022–23
Nextseason:	2024–25
Flagicon:	yes

The 2023–24 season will be the 61th season of competitive association football in Algeria.

National teams

Algeria men's national football team

See main article: Algeria national football team.

Results and fixtures

2023 Africa Cup of Nations

See main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

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See main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group D.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Algeria women's national football team

See main article: Algeria women's national football team.

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Second round

U–20

See main article: Algeria women's national under-20 football team.

African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

See main article: 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification.

Second round

U–17

See main article: Algeria women's national under-17 football team.

African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

See main article: 2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification.

Third round

CAF competitions

CAF Super Cup

See main article: 2023 CAF Super Cup.

CAF Champions League

See main article: 2023–24 CAF Champions League.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds.

First round

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Second round

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Group stage

Group D

CAF Confederation Cup

See main article: 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds.

First round

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Second round

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Group stage

Group A

Knockout phase

See main article: 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage.

Semi-finals

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CAF Women's Champions League

See main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League.

UNAF Qualifiers

See main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers.

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
	US Souf ES Ben Aknoun	RC Arbaâ HB Chelghoum Laïd
	JS Guir Abadla WA Mostaganem ESM Koléa Olympique Akbou MSP Batna O Magrane	US Chaouia HAMRA Annaba JSM Skikda MC Saïda WA Tlemcen RC Relizane
	CRB Ben Badis IRB Sougueur HRB Fouka AS Bordj Ghedir JS Azazga RC Bougaa US Boukhadra US Béchar Djedid Olympique El Oued IRB Kheneg	IR El Biodh FCB Frenda IRB Maghnia SC Aïn Defla JS Tixeraine CA Bordj Bou Arreridj WR M'Sila ESF Bir El Ater CRB Kais ES Ouargla NARB Reghaia

League season

Ligue Professionnelle 1

See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

Ligue 2

See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Ligue 2.

Inter-Régions Division

South East

Relegation play-off

National Cups

Algerian Cup

See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Cup.

Final

See main article: 2024 Algerian Cup final.

Women's football

Algerian Women's Championship Elite

See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Women's Championship.

Algerian Women's Championship D1

Groupe 2

Algerian Women's Cup

Final

Algerian Women's League Cup

Final

Managerial changes

This is a list of changes of managers within Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1:

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
CR Belouizdad	Nabil Kouki	End of contract	16 July 2023	Pre-season	Sven Vandenbroeck	19 July 2023^[1]
JS Saoura	Mounir Zeghdoud	End of contract	16 July 2023	Pre-season	Cherif Hadjar	25 July 2023^[2]
US Souf	Réda Bendriss	End of contract	16 July 2023	Pre-season	Omar Belatoui	31 July 2023^[3]
ES Sétif	Billel Dziri	End of contract	16 July 2023	Pre-season		6 August 2023^[4]
ASO Chlef	Abdelkader Amrani	End of contract	16 July 2023^[5]	Pre-season	Abdelkader Yaiche	12 August 2023^[6]
US Biskra	Mohamed Boutadjine	End of contract	16 July 2023	Pre-season	Mounir Zeghdoud	13 August 2023^[7]
MC El Bayadh	Cherif Hadjar	End of contract	16 July 2023	Pre-season	Abdennour Hamici	13 August 2023^[8]
NC Magra	Azzedine Aït Djoudi	Sacked	16 July 2023	Pre-season	Aziz Abbès	13 August 2023^[9]
USM Khenchela	Nabil Neghiz	End of contract	16 July 2023^[10]	Pre-season	Mourad Okbi	19 August 2023^[11]
MC Oran	Omar Belatoui	End of contract	16 July 2023^[12]	Pre-season	Kheïreddine Madoui	26 August 2023^[13]
ES Sétif	Abdelkader Amrani	Mutual consent	12 September 2023^[14]	Pre-season		13 September 2023^[15]
Paradou AC	Nadhir Leknaoui	Resigned	13 September 2023^[16]	Pre-season	Corentin Martins	15 September 2023^[17]
NC Magra	Aziz Abbès	Resigned	25 September 2023^[18]	16th	Farouk Janhaoui	30 September 2023^[19]
JS Kabylie	Youcef Bouzidi	Mutual consent	1 October 2023^[20]	6th	Rui Almeida	14 October 2023^[21]
MC El Bayadh	Abdennour Hamici	Mutual consent	2 October 2023^[22]	12th	Abdelhaq Belaid	2 October 2023^[23]
CS Constantine	Lyamine Bougherara	Mutual consent	3 October 2023^[24]	10th	Abdelkader Amrani	21 October 2023^[25]
CR Belouizdad	Sven Vandenbroeck	Mutual consent	8 October 2023^[26]	11th	Marcos Paquetá	15 October 2023^[27]
ASO Chlef	Abdelkader Yaiche	Resigned	9 October 2023^[28]	4th	Kais Yaâkoubi	25 October 2023^[29]
USM Alger	Abdelhak Benchikha	Resigned	9 October 2023^[30]	16th	Juan Carlos Garrido	17 October 2023^[31]
ES Ben Aknoun	Abdennour Bousbia	Resigned	11 October 2023^[32]	15th	Billel Dziri	11 October 2023^[33]
USM Khenchela	Mourad Okbi	Mutual consent	13 November 2023^[34]	4th	Nadhir Leknaoui	15 November 2023^[35]
JS Saoura	Cherif Hadjar	Resigned	20 November 2023^[36]	11th	Nacif Beyaoui	22 November 2023^[37]
US Souf	Omar Belatoui	Resigned	26 November 2023^[38]	15th	Samir Chibane	4 January 2024^[39]
USM Khenchela	Nadhir Leknaoui	Mutual consent	18 December 2023^[40]	11th		14 February 2024^[41]
NC Magra	Farouk Janhaoui	Sacked	20 December 2023	12th	Atef Bettira	20 December 2023^[42]
ASO Chlef	Kais Yaâkoubi	Resigned	10 January 2024^[43]	10th	Chérif Hadjar	15 January 2024^[44]
MC Oran	Kheïreddine Madoui	Resigned	11 January 2024^[45]	15th	Youcef Bouzidi	16 January 2024^[46]
JS Kabylie	Rui Almeida	Sacked	25 January 2024^[47]	9th	Azzedine Aït Djoudi	25 January 2024^[48]
MC El Bayadh	Abdelhaq Belaid	Mutual consent	6 February 2024^[49]	10th	El Hadi Khezzar	10 February 2024^[50]
ES Sétif		Resigned	9 February 2024^[51]	4th		10 February 2024^[52]
NC Magra	Atef Bettira	Resigned	14 February 2024	13th	Lyamine Bougherara	10 February 2024^[53]
JS Saoura	Nacif Beyaoui	Resigned	17 February 2024^[54]	11th	Fouad Bouali	3 March 2024^[55]
MC El Bayadh	El Hadi Khezzar	Resigned	19 March 2024^[56]	11th	Larbi Morsli	1 April 2024^[57]
Paradou AC	Corentin Martins	Mutual consent	31 March 2024^[58]	6th	Abdelkarim Saber Cherif	31 March 2024
USM Khenchela		Resigned	4 April 2024^[59]	9th	Moufdi Cherdoud	2 May 2024^[60]
JS Kabylie	Azzedine Aït Djoudi	Mutual consent	8 April 2024^[61]	9th	Abdelkader Bahloul	8 April 2024^[62]
MC El Bayadh	Larbi Morsli	Resigned	23 May 2024^[63]	11th	Abdelhaq Belaid	23 May 2024^[64]

Deaths

• 9 November 2023: Mohamed Laib, 83, former President of USM El Harrach and the Algerian Football Federation.^[65]
• 20 December 2023: Zakaria Bouziani, 27, NC Magra, JS Saoura and MC El Bayadh goalkeeper.^[66]
• 26 February 2024: Salah Larbès, 71, JS Kabylie defender.^[67]
• 15 January 2024: Abderrahmane Zitouni, 54, MC Alger defender.^[68]
• 29 March 2024: Habib Benmimoun, 66, MC Oran and USM Bel Abbès defender.^[69]
• 5 April 2024: Anouar Oumeriche, Widad Mitidja Boufarik, dies of heart attack.^{[70] [71]}

Retirements

• 13 September 2023: Azzedine Doukha, 37, ASO Chlef, JSM Tiaret, MC Alger, USM El Harrach, JS Kabylie, NA Hussein Dey and CR Belouizdad goalkeeper.^[72]

Notes and References

1. Web site: CRB : Vandenbroeck nouvel entraineur, officiel . dzfoot.com . 19 July 2023 . 19 July 2023.
2. Web site: JS Saoura : Chérif Hadjar nouvel entraîneur . footalgerien.com . 25 July 2023 . 25 July 2023.
3. Web site: Football: Omar Belatoui, nouvel entraîneur de l'US Souf . rivalite.dz . 31 July 2023 . 31 July 2023.
4. Web site: ESS : Sonelgaz désigne Amrani comme entraineur . dzfoot.com . 6 August 2023 . 6 August 2023.
5. Web site: ASO : Abdelkader Amrani quitte l'ASO Chlef . dzfoot.com . 18 July 2023 . 19 July 2023.
6. Web site: Football: Abdelkader Iaiche, nouvel entraîneur de l'ASO . rivalite.dz . 12 August 2023 . 12 August 2023.
7. Web site: US Biskra : Zeghdoud nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 13 August 2023 . 13 August 2023.
8. Web site: MC El Bayadh : Abdennour Hamici nouvel entraîneur . africafootunited.com . 13 August 2023 . 13 August 2023.
9. Web site: عزيز عباس مدربا جديدا لنجم مڨرة . elkhabar.com . 13 August 2023 . 13 August 2023.
10. Web site: Ligue 1 Mobilis : Neghiz quitte l'USMK . horizons.dz . 20 July 2023 . 22 July 2023.
11. Web site: Football: L'USMK: Le Tunisien, Mourad Okbi, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 19 August 2023 . 19 August 2023.
12. Web site: MC Oran : Départ de Omar Belatoui, Cherif El Ouazzani pisté . africafootunited.com . 25 July 2023 . 25 July 2023.
13. Web site: MC Oran : Kheireddine Madoui nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 26 August 2023 . 26 August 2023.
14. Web site: Football: Abdelkader Amrani quitte l'Entente ! . rivalite.dz . 12 September 2023 . 12 September 2023.
15. Web site: ES Sétif : Franck Dumas nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 13 September 2023 . 13 September 2023.
16. Web site: Football: PAC: Nadir Leknaoui s'en va . rivalite.dz . 13 September 2023 . 13 September 2023.
17. Web site: Paradou AC : Corentin Martins nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 15 September 2023 . 15 September 2023.
18. Web site: Football: NCM: Aziz Abbes annonce déjà son départ . rivalite.dz . 25 September 2023 . 25 September 2023.
19. Web site: NC Magra : Le Tunisien Janhaoui nommé coach . footalgerien.com . 1 October 2023 . 1 October 2023.
20. Web site: Officiel: la JS Kabylie se sépare de Bouzidi . lescore.dz . 1 October 2023 . 1 October 2023.
21. Web site: JSK : Rui Almeida nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 14 October 2023 . 14 October 2023.
22. Web site: Ligue 1 : Hamici n'est plus l'entraîneur du ME El- Bayadh . dzfoot.com . 2 October 2023 . 2 October 2023.
23. Web site: MC El Bayadh : Belaid confirmé au poste d'entraîneur en chef . mediafootdz.dz . 20 November 2023 . 27 November 2023.
24. Web site: CSC : Bougherara quitte le club . dzfoot.com . 3 October 2023 . 3 October 2023.
25. Web site: CSC : Abdelkader Amrani, nouvel entraîneur . dzfoot.com . 21 October 2023 . 21 October 2023.
26. Web site: CRB : séparation à l'amiable avec Sven Vandenbroeck . mediafootdz.dz . 8 October 2023 . 8 October 2023.
27. Web site: Ligue 1: le CR Belouizdad officialise le retour de Paqueta . lescore.dz . 15 October 2023 . 15 October 2023.
28. Web site: Football: ASO: Abdelkader Yaiche démissionne ! . rivalite.dz . 9 October 2023 . 9 October 2023.
29. Web site: ASO Chlef : Kaïs Yaâkoubi nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 25 October 2023 . 25 October 2023.
30. Web site: USMA : Abdelhak Benchikha démissionne ! . DZfoot . 9 October 2023 . 9 October 2023.
31. Web site: USMA : Juan Carlos Garrido nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 17 October 2023 . 17 October 2023.
32. Web site: Ligue I Mobilis : Abdenour Bousbia entraîneur de l'ES Ben Aknoun, jette lui aussi l'éponge . lapatrienews.dz . 11 October 2023 . 11 October 2023.
33. Web site: Football: ES Ben Aknoun: Bilel Dziri, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 11 October 2023 . 11 October 2023.
34. Web site: USM Khenchela : le contrat d'El-Okbi résilié . mediafootdz.dz . 13 November 2023 . 13 November 2023.
35. Web site: Football- USMK: Nadir Leknaoui, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 15 November 2023 . 7 December 2023.
36. Web site: JS Saoura : Cherif Hadjar démissionne . mediafootdz.dz . 20 November 2023 . 27 November 2023.
37. Web site: JS Saoura : Nacef Bayaoui de retour à la barre technique . mediafootdz.dz . 24 November 2023 . 27 November 2023.
38. Web site: Football- US Souf: Omar Belatoui, c'est fini ! . rivalite.dz . 26 November 2023 . 27 November 2023.
39. Web site: سمير شيبان مدربا لاتحاد سوف . elkhabar.com . 4 January 2024 . 4 January 2024.
40. Web site: Football- USMK: Fin de mission pour Nadir Leknaoui . rivalite.dz . 18 December 2023 . 19 December 2023.
41. Web site: Football- USMK: Le Tunisien, Yamen Zelfani, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 14 February 2024 . 14 February 2024.
42. Web site: بتيرة مدربا لنجم مقرة . annasronline.com . 20 December 2023 . 20 December 2023.
43. Web site: ASO Chlef : démission de Kais Yaâkoubi . mediafootdz.dz . 10 January 2024 . 10 January 2024.
44. Web site: ASO Chlef : Cherif Hadjar nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 15 January 2024 . 15 January 2024.
45. Web site: MC Oran : L'entraîneur Kheireddine Madoui jette l'éponge . footalgerien.com . 12 January 2024 . 12 January 2024.
46. Web site: Youcef Bouzidi au secours du MC Oran . mediafootdz.dz . 16 January 2024 . 16 January 2024.
47. Web site: La JSK remercie Almeida . competition.dz . 25 January 2024 . 25 January 2024.
48. Web site: JSK: Aït Djoudi, nouvel entraîneur (Officiel) . competition.dz . 25 January 2024 . 25 January 2024.
49. Web site: MC El-Bayadh: L'entraîneur Belaid s'en va . horizons.dz . 6 February 2024 . 6 February 2024.
50. Web site: MC El-Bayadh : Khezzar nouvel entraineur . mediafootdz.dz . 11 February 2024 . 11 February 2024.
51. Web site: ES Sétif : Franck Dumas quitte le club (officiel) . mediafootdz.dz . 10 February 2024 . 10 February 2024.
52. Web site: ES Sétif : Amar Souayah succède à Franck Dumas . mediafootdz.dz . 10 February 2024 . 10 February 2024.
53. Web site: NC Magra : Bougherara nouvel entraîneur . mediafootdz.dz . 14 February 2024 . 14 February 2024.
54. Web site: JS Saoura : Nacif Beyaoui présente sa démission . mediafootdz.dz . 17 February 2024 . 17 February 2024.
55. Web site: Football: JSS: Foued Bouali, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 3 March 2024 . 3 March 2024.
56. Web site: Ligue 1 Mobilis : Démission du coach du MC El Bayadh El Hadi Khezzar . lagazettedufennec.com . 20 March 2024 . 20 March 2024.
57. Web site: MC El Bayadh : Larbi Morsli nouvel entraineur . mediafootdz.dz . 1 April 2024 . 1 April 2024.
58. Web site: Le Paradou AC se sépare de son entraîneur, Corentin Martins . mediafootdz.dz . 31 March 2024 . 31 March 2024.
59. Web site: USM Khenchela : Yamen Zelfani annonce son départ . mediafootdz.dz . 4 April 2024 . 6 April 2024.
60. Web site: Football: USMK: Moufdi Cherdoud, nouvel entraîneur . rivalite.dz . 2 May 2024 . 2 May 2024.
61. Web site: La JSK se sépare de son 3ème entraîneur cette saison ! . mediafootdz.dz . 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024.
62. Web site: Bahloul pour terminer la saison . planetesport.dz . 13 April 2024 . 18 April 2024.
63. Web site: MC El Bayadh : Abdelhak Belaid de retour au club . elwatan-dz.com . 23 May 2024 . 23 May 2024.
64. Web site: MC El Bayadh : Abdelhak Belaid de retour au club . mediafootdz.dz . 23 May 2024 . 23 May 2024.
65. Web site: Carnet : Décès de Mohamed Laib . DZfoot . 9 November 2023. 6 September 2024.
66. Web site: MC El Bayadh : Deux morts dans un accident de la route . DZfoot . 20 December 2023. 21 December 2023.
67. Web site: Salah Larbès, une icône du football algérien s'en va . Algerie 360 . 26 February 2024. 6 September 2024.
68. Web site: Carnet : Abderrahmane Zitouni décédé . DZfoot . 16 January 2024. 6 September 2024.
69. Web site: Carnet : Décès de l'ex-international Habib Benmimoun . DZfoot . 29 March 2024. 6 September 2024.
70. Web site: LWF Blida : Nouveau décès pendant ramadan . DZfoot . 6 April 2024. 6 September 2024.
71. Web site: Algérie : un joueur de 6e division décède d'une crise cardiaque . Sport News Africa . 6 April 2024. 6 September 2024.
72. Web site: EN : Azzedine Doukha met un terme à sa carrière . DZfoot . 13 September 2023. 6 September 2024.