Algerian Women's Championship Explained

Elite National Championship
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Organiser:LNFF (FAF)
Country: Algeria
Confed:CAF
Teams:10
Relegation:D1 National Championship
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Algerian W-Cup
Algerian W-Super Cup
League Cup:Algerian W-League Cup
Confed Cup:UNAF W-Club Tournament
CAF W-Champions League
Season:2023-24
Tv:EPTV
Current:2023–24 Elite National Champ.

The Algerian Women's Championship (Arabic: البطولة الجزائرية للسيدات) known as Elite National Championship is the top flight of women's association football in Algeria. It is the women's equivalent of the Ligue 1, but is not professional. The competition is run by the Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin under the auspices of the Algerian Football Federation.

History

In the 1970s, many women's football clubs were formed in Algeria as in Tiaret in 1975 but they only took part in friendly tournaments only. Since 1990, other clubs began to appear.

The first Algerian women's championship was contested in 1998–1999 season under the regional leagues format. In the 2008–09 season, a national league of two divisions was created (D1 and D2) under the auspices of the Ligue Nationale du Football (LNF). In 2013, was created the Ligue du Football Féminin (LFF) which became the Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin (LNFF) and which is the body of the national women's championships.

The competition changed its name to Elite National Championship from the 2021–22 season.

Format

The teams play a double round-robin. The season usually starts in October and lasts until June.[1]

Champions

The list of champions and runners-up:[2]

YearChampionsRunners-up
1998–99 [3] JS KabylieASE Alger Centre
1999–00ASE Alger CentreAfak Relizane
2000–01canceled
2001–02JS KabylieAfak Relizane
2002–03ASE Alger CentreAfak Relizane
2003–04ASE Alger CentreAfak Relizane
2004–05ASE Alger CentreAS Intissar Oran
2005–06ASE Alger CentreCOS Tiaret
2006–07ASE Alger CentreJS Kabylie
2007–08ASE Alger CentreAfak Relizane
2008–09ASE Alger CentreAfak Relizane
2009–10Afak RelizaneASE Alger Centre
2010–11 [4] Afak RelizaneASE Alger Centre
2011–12[5] Afak RelizaneCLT Belouizdad
2012–13[6] Afak RelizaneASE Alger Centre
2013–14[7] Afak RelizaneASE Alger Centre
2014–15[8] Afak RelizaneAS Sûreté Nationale
2015–16Afak RelizaneFC Constantine
2016–17Afak RelizaneAS Sûreté Nationale
2017–18FC ConstantineAS Sûreté Nationale
2018–19AS Sûreté NationaleAfak Relizane
2019–20JF KhroubAS Sûreté Nationale
2020–21Afak RelizaneAS Sûreté Nationale
2021–22Afak RelizaneJF Khroub
2022–23Afak RelizaneJF Khroub
2023–24CF AkbouJF Khroub
2024–25

Most successful clubs

Rank Club Champions Runners-up Winning Seasons Runners-up Seasons
1Afak Relizane1172010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 20232000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019
2ASE Alger Centre852000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 20091999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
3APDSF Tizi Ouzou211999, 20022007
41520192015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
5JF Khroub1320202022, 2023, 2024
6CS Constantine1120182016
7CF Akbou102024
align=center rowspan=38AS Intissar Oran012005
COTS Tiaret012006
CLT Belouizdad 012012

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preview 2011/12 season. Algerian FA. 9 July 2011. fr. 18 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318060209/http://www.faf.dz/article.php?a_id=2209. 2012-03-18. dead.
  2. Web site: Algeria (Women) - List of Champions. RSSSF. 9 July 2011.
  3. Book: Belahoucine, Lahcène. La Saga du football algérien. 274. fr. Le premier champion d'Algérie a été la JSK en devançant de peu l'ASE en 98/99..
  4. Web site: Final standings 2010/11 season. Algerian FA. 9 July 2011. fr. 12 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318060218/http://www.faf.dz/article.php?a_id=2188. 2012-03-18. dead.
  5. Web site: Affak Relizane Algérian champion. dzfoot.com. 20 April 2012. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20120424200345/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11343-feminines-l-affak-relizane-champion-d-algerie.php. 2012-04-24. dead.
  6. Web site: Troisème titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane. Algérie Presse Service (APS). 4 May 2013. fr.
  7. Web site: 4e titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane. Algérie Presse Service (APS). 17 May 2014. fr.
  8. Web site: 5e titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane. Algérie Presse Service (APS). 26 April 2015. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053220/http://oran-aps.dz/spip.php?article19454. 4 March 2016. dead.