2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 will be the 54th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams will contest the league.

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season2015–16
ChampionsUSM Alger
2nd Ligue 1 title
7th Algerian title
RelegatedRC Arbaâ
ASM Oran
USM Blida
Champions LeagueUSM Alger
JS Saoura
Confederation CupMC Alger
JS Kabylie
Matches played240
Goals scored512 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerMohamed Zubya
(13 goals)
Best goalkeeperFaouzi Chaouchi
(16 clean sheets)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winASM Oran 1-5 MO Béjaïa
(2 April 2016)
Highest scoring
Longest winning run7 matches
USM Alger
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
USM Alger
Longest winless run12 matches
ASM Oran
Longest losing run10 matches
ASM Oran
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2016.

ES Sétif came into the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. USM Blida, DRB Tadjenanet, and RC Relizane entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.

On 30 April 2016, USM Alger officially won the title for professional league. This was the football club's 7th title.[1]

Teams
USM Blida ES Sétif MC Oran CR Belouizdad & NA Hussein Dey ASM Oran MO Béjaïa
Stade Mustapha Tchaker Stade 8 Mai 1945 Stade Ahmed Zabana Stade 20 Août 1955 Stade Habib Bouakeul Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 25,000
USM Alger & MC Alger CS Constantine
Locations of teams for the 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
 RC Relizane DRB Tadjenanet
Stade Omar Hamadi Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui Stade Tahar Zoughari Lahoua Smaïl Stadium
Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 10,000
RC Arbaâ JS Kabylie JS Saoura USM El Harrach
Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf Stade 1er Novembre 1954 Stade 20 Août 1955 Stade 1er Novembre 1954
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 8,000

Personnel and kits
TeamChairmanHead coachManufacturerSponsors
ASM Oran Mohamed El Morro Kamel MouassaSarsonATM Mobilis
CR Belouizdad Réda Malek Alain MichelNikeOoredoo, CNEP Banque
CS Constantine Mohamed Haddad Hubert VeludMacronTassili Airlines, ATM Mobilis
DRB Tadjenanet Liamine Bougherara
ES Sétif Hassan Hammar Kheirredine MadouiJomaDjezzy GSM
JS Kabylie Mohand Chérif Hannachi Dominique BijotatLuanviOoredoo
RC Arbaâ Djamel Amani Billel DziriJomaATM Mobilis
RC Relizane Djilali Azzi Omar Belatoui
JS Saoura Mohamed Zerouati Bernard SimondiKCSEnafor
MC Alger Abdelkrim Raissi Artur JorgeJomaDjezzy GSM, Sonatrach
MC Oran Ahmed Belhadj Jean-Michel CavalliSarsonNaftal, Ooredoo, Aigle Azur
NA Hussein Dey Mahfoud Ould Zmirli Abdelkader YaicheJomaATM Mobilis
USM Alger Ali Haddad Miloud Hamdi (C)adidasDjezzy GSM, ETRHB Haddad, Sonelgaz
USM El Harrach Mohamed Laïb Boualem CharefPatrickATM Mobilis
USM Blida Mohamed Douidene Djamel BenchadliSarsonATM Mobilis
MO Béjaïa Nacer Maouche Alain GeigerMacronATM Mobilis

Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2012-13 campaign.

Pre-season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
CS Constantine François Bracci Sacked 2 July 2015 Pre-season Hubert Velud[2] 2 July 2015

During the season

Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3
ASM Oran Mohamed Chikoto
CR Belouizdad Gilles Ngomo Mohamed Aoudou
CS Constantine Paulin Voavy Koro Koné Moulaye Ahmed
DRB Tadjenanet Azongha Tembeng Lorry Nkolo
ES Sétif Ibrahim Amada Eudes Dagoulou
JS Kabylie Banou Diawara Patrick Malo
JS Saoura Jean Jules Bapidi Fils
MC Alger
MC Oran Mohamed Zubya
MO Béjaïa Soumaila Sidibe Mohamed Waliou Ndoye Morgan Betorangal
NA Hussein Dey Samson Mbingui
RC Arbaâ Konan N'Guessan Ghislain
RC Relizane Manucho
USM Alger Carolus Andria
USM Blida Ibrahim Khalil Sylla
USM El Harrach Mohamed Coumbassa

Results

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 USM Alger (C) 30 17 7 6 49 31 +18 58 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 JS Saoura 30 12 12 6 39 25 +14 48 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
3 JS Kabylie 30 12 9 9 27 27 0 45[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round
4 CR Belouizdad 30 11 12 7 40 29 +11 45[lower-alpha 1]
5 ES Sétif 30 11 11 8 31 19 +12 44[lower-alpha 2]
6 MO Béjaïa 30 11 11 8 33 23 +10 44[lower-alpha 2]
7 DRB Tadjenanet 30 11 10 9 32 30 +2 43
8 CS Constantine 30 11 9 10 26 32 −6 42
9 USM El Harrach 30 10 11 9 28 27 +1 41
10 MC Oran 30 9 13 8 40 35 +5 40[lower-alpha 3]
11 NA Hussein Dey 30 10 10 10 31 35 −4 40[lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the Arab Club Championship group stage
12 MC Alger 30 8 14 8 28 26 +2 38 Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round
13 RC Relizane 30 8 12 10 36 35 +1 36[lower-alpha 4]
14 USM Blida (R) 30 7 15 8 20 29 −9 36[lower-alpha 4] Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2
15 RC Arbaâ (R) 30 4 7 19 31 55 −24 19
16 ASM Oran (R) 30 5 3 22 21 54 −33 18
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2016. Source: DZFoot
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) total goals; 6) fairplay ranking; 7) playoff.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. JS Kabylie ahead of CR Belouizdad on head-to-head record: JSK–CRB 1–0, CRB–JSK 1–1.
  2. ES Sétif ahead of MO Béjaïa on head-to-head record: ESS–MOB 0–0, MOB–ESS 0–0.
  3. MC Oran ahead of NA Hussein Dey on head-to-head record: MCO–NAH 1–0, NAH–MCO 1–0.
  4. RC Relizane ahead of USM Blida on head-to-head record: RCR–USB 5–2, USB–RCR 1–0.

Result table
Home \ Away ASMO CRB CSC DRBT ESS JSK JSSR MCA MCO MOB NAH RCA RCR UAL USB UEH
ASM Oran 1–3 4–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–5 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0
CR Belouizdad 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 3–1 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–1
CS Constantine 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0
DRB Tadjenanet 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0
ES Sétif 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1
JS Kabylie 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 4–2
JS Saoura 4–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0
MC Alger 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–3 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–3 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0
MC Oran 3–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0
MO Béjaïa 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0
NA Hussein Dey 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–0
RC Arbaâ 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–1
RC Relizane 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 3–1 3–0 5–1 1–1
USM Alger 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–2 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 3–0 2–1
USM Blida 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
USM El Harrach 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2016. Source: DZFoot
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leader week after week

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
USM Alger13105212311111111111111111111111
JS Saoura7367869699118911810107655334322422
JS Kabylie1513151511128117119118911991091012121110763233
CR Belouizdad1121441258334222222222555544574
ES Sétif611989710747797897781198109119107645
MO Béjaïa168668686656564333334222255756
DRB Tadjenanet493334122222356466443443436367
CS Constantine214579791112131214151313131312121111121212121112118
USM El Harrach8421255455434456557776691199889
MC Oran5121314151511131415121311107889881098768811910
NA Hussein Dey381213141415151381071071012111110119876871091011
MC Alger12579534334656335445667108101112101212
RC Relizane141511121313141212131414121314141414141414141414141413141313
USM Blida9141411101112101010810131212111212131313131313131314131414
RC Arbaâ161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616151515151515
ASM Oran10710101210131415141515151415151515151515151515161616161616
Leader
2017 CAF Champions League or 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 2016-17
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2016. Source: DZfoot.com (in French)

Clubs season-progress
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
ASM OranDWLLLWLLLWLLLWLLDWLDLLLLLLLLLL
CR BelouizdadDWWDDWLLLWWDWDWWDDLDLLLWDWDDDW
CS ConstantineWWLDLLWLDLDLDLWLDWWDWLDDWDWLWW
DRB TadjenanetWLWWDDWDDWLWLLLWDDWDDDDWLWLWLL
ES SétifDLWDDDDWWLLLWDDWDLDDWLWLWLWWWD
JS KabylieLDLDWDWLWLDDWDLWDLWLDLWWWWWWLD
JS SaouraDWDDDDLWDDLWLLWDDWWWLWDDWWLDWW
MC AlgerDWDLWWLWLDDWDWDLWLDDDDLDLDDWLD
MC OranDLDLDDWLDDWLWWWLDLWDDWDDWLDLWD
MO BéjaïaWDDDDLWLWDWLWLWWDWLDLWDWDLDLWD
NA Hussein DeyWLLLDDDDWWLWLWLDDDWLWWDDLWLWLD
RC ArbaâLLLDDLLLDDWDLLLLDLLDWLWLWLLLLL
RC RelizaneLLWDLDDWDLDLWLDLLWDWDLDWDDWLWD
USM AlgerLWWWWWWWDDDWWWWDDWLDWWWLLDWLWL
USM BlidaDLLWDDDWDDDDLWLWLDDDLWDDDLDWLW
USM El HarrachDWWWDLLWLDWWLDDDWLLDDWLLLWDWDD
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2016. Source: Clubs Season-Progress
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Top scorers
R. Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Mohamed Zubya MC Oran 13
Mohamed Tiaïba RC Relizane
3 Ahmed Gasmi NA Hussein Dey 12
4 Banou Diawara JS Kabylie 11
Manucho RC Relizane
6 Moustapha Djallit JS Saoura 10
Mohamed Boulaouidet JS Kabylie
Bouazza Feham CR Belouizdad
9 Mohamed Benyahia MC Oran 9
Mohamed Waliou Ndoye MO Béjaïa
Ghislain Guessan RC Arbaâ
Mohamed Seguer USM Alger
13 Mohamed Meftah USM Alger 8
Hichem Nekkache CR Belouizdad
Youcef Chibane DRB Tadjenanet
Hamza Zaidi JS Saoura
17 Mohamed Benyettou ES Sétif 7
Amir Sayoud DRB Tadjenanet
Rachid Nadji USM Alger
Yacine Bezzaz CS Constantine
Hadj Bouguèche USM El Harrach
Zahir Zerdab MO Béjaïa

Updated to games played on 27 May 2016
Source: soccerway.com

Top assists
R. Player Team Assists
1 Kamel Larbi MC Oran 5
Bouazza Feham CR Belouizdad
Moustapha Djallit JS Saoura
Abdenour Belkheir JS Saoura
Zinedine Ferhat USM Alger
6 Mohamed Meftah USM Alger 4
Saïd Sayah JS Saoura
Tayeb Berramla RC Relizane
MC Oran
Hadj Bouguèche USM El Harrach
Hacène El Okbi MC Oran
Abdeslam Moussi MC Oran

Updated to games played on 13 February 2016
Source:

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Toufik El-GhomariASM OranCS Constantine4–030 October 2015[21]
Manucho 4RC RelizaneUSM Blida5–128 November 2015[22]
Moustapha DjallitJS SaouraNA Hussein Dey4–012 February 2016[23]
Mohamed Waliou NdoyeMO BéjaïaASM Oran5–12 April 2016[24]
Abdelmalek ZiayaES SétifNA Hussein Dey3–026 April 2016[25]
Note

4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets
R. Player Club Clean sheets
1 Faouzi Chaouchi MC Alger 16
2 Sofiane Khedairia ES Sétif 12
3 Farid Chaâl USM El Harrach 11
4 Azzedine Doukha JS Kabylie 10
El Hadi Fayçal Ouadah USM Blida
Chamseddine Rahmani MO Béjaïa
Cédric Si Mohamed CS Constantine
8 Houari Djemili JS Saoura 9
Kheireddine Boussouf NA Hussein Dey
10 Abderaouf Natèche MC Oran 8
11 Malik Asselah CR Belouizdad 7
Mustapha Zaidi RC Relizane
13 Ismaïl Mansouri USM Alger 6
Farès Belalem DRB Tadjenanet
15 Khairi Barki DRB Tadjenanet 3
Abderaouf Belhani ES Sétif
17 Khaled Boukacem CR Belouizdad 2
Lamine Zemmamouche USM Alger
Ismail Khalladi ASM Oran
Oussama Litim USM Blida
Salah Laouti JS Saoura
Mohamed Seghir Kara ASM Oran
Mourad Berrefane USM Alger
24 Ahmed Fellah ASM Oran 1
Maâmar Nadjib Meddah RC Relizane
Moustapha Zeghba USM El Harrach
Abderrahmane Boultif JS Kabylie
Gaya Merbah RC Arbaâ

* Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration. Updated to games played on 22 May 2016

Discipline

Players
As of matches played on 23 May 2016.
Rank Player Club Total Points
1 Rachid Bouhenna MC Alger 10 1 13
Houari Ferhani RC Arbaâ 10 1 13
3 Toufik Guerabis CS Constantine 6 2 12
Foued Hadded DRB Tadjenanet 9 1 12
5 Ayoub Azzi MC Alger 8 1 11
Sofiane Bendebka NA Hussein Dey 8 1 11
Djamel Benlamri ES Sétif 8 1 11
Kamel Larbi MC Oran 8 1 11
9 Elyes Seddiki NA Hussein Dey 7 1 10
Ali Guitoune DRB Tadjenanet 7 1 10
Hamza Heriat USM Blida 7 1 10
Karim Meddahi RC Relizane 7 1 10

Media coverage
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage
Country Television Channel Matches
 Algeria ENTV 4 Matches per round
 Qatar beIN Sports 1 Match per round
 Qatar Al-Kass Sports Channel Derbies Only

See also

References
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