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

Season2015–16
Dates15 August 2015 – 27 May 2016
ChampionsUSM Alger
2nd Ligue 1 title
7th Algerian title
RelegatedRC Arbaâ
ASM Oran
USM Blida
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season2015–16
Dates15 August 2015 – 27 May 2016
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
Matches240
Goals512 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerMohamed Zubya
(13 goals)
Best goalkeeperFaouzi Chaouchi
(16 clean sheets)
Biggest home win
4 matches
Biggest away winASM Oran 1-5 MO Béjaïa
(2 April 2016)
Highest scoring
5 matches
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.
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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

More information Team, Stadium ...
Team Stadium Capacity
ASM Oran Habib Bouakeul Stadium 20,000
CR Belouizdad 20 August 1955 Stadium 15,000
CS Constantine Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium 35,000
DRB Tadjenanet Smaïl Lahoua Stadium 9,000
ES Sétif 8 May 1945 Stadium 25,000
JS Kabylie 1 November 1954 Stadium 25,000
JS Saoura 20 August 1955 Stadium 20,000
MC Alger Omar Hamadi Stadium 17,000
MC Oran Ahmed Zabana Stadium 40,000
MO Béjaïa Maghrebi Unity Stadium 25,000
NA Hussein Dey 20 August 1955 Stadium 15,000
RC Arbaâ Ismaïl Makhlouf Stadium 8,000
RC Relizane Tahar Zoughari Stadium 30,000
USM Alger Omar Hamadi Stadium 17,000
USM Blida Mustapha Tchaker Stadium 40,000
USM El Harrach 1 November 1954 Stadium 8,000
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Chairman ...
TeamChairmanHead coachManufacturerSponsors
ASM OranAlgeria Mohamed El MorroAlgeria Kamel MouassaSarsonATM Mobilis
CR BelouizdadAlgeria Réda MalekFrance Alain MichelNikeOoredoo, CNEP Banque
CS ConstantineAlgeria Mohamed HaddadFrance Hubert VeludMacronTassili Airlines, ATM Mobilis
DRB TadjenanetAlgeriaAlgeria Liamine Bougherara
ES SétifAlgeria Hassan HammarAlgeria Kheirredine MadouiJomaDjezzy GSM
JS KabylieAlgeria Mohand Chérif HannachiFrance Dominique BijotatLuanviOoredoo
JS SaouraAlgeria Mohamed ZerouatiFrance Bernard SimondiKCSEnafor
MC AlgerAlgeria Abdelkrim RaissiPortugal Artur JorgeJomaDjezzy GSM, Sonatrach
MC OranAlgeria Ahmed BelhadjFrance Jean-Michel CavalliSarsonNaftal, Ooredoo, Aigle Azur
MO BéjaïaAlgeria Nacer MaoucheSwitzerland Alain GeigerMacronATM Mobilis
NA Hussein DeyAlgeria Mahfoud Ould ZmirliAlgeria Abdelkader YaicheJomaATM Mobilis
RC ArbaâAlgeria Djamel AmaniAlgeria Billel DziriJomaATM Mobilis
RC RelizaneAlgeria Djilali AzziAlgeria Omar Belatoui
USM AlgerAlgeria Ali HaddadAlgeria Miloud Hamdi (C)adidasDjezzy GSM, ETRHB Haddad, Sonelgaz
USM BlidaAlgeria Mohamed DouideneAlgeria Djamel BenchadliSarsonATM Mobilis
USM El HarrachAlgeria Mohamed LaïbAlgeria Boualem CharefPatrickATM Mobilis
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Managerial changes

Managerial changes during the 2012-13 campaign.

Pre-season

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

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
JS Kabylie Algeria Mourad Karouf[3] Sacked 16 August 2015 15th France Dominique Bijotat[4] 25 August 2015
RC Relizane Algeria Omar Belatoui[5] Sacked 6 September 2015 11th Algeria Abdelkrim Benyellès 25 September 2015
RC Arbaâ Algeria Billel Dziri[6] Sacked 10 September 2015 16th Serbia Darko Janacković[7] 12 September 2015
MO Béjaïa Switzerland Alain Geiger[8] Resigned 13 September 2015 6th Algeria Abdelkader Amrani[9] 16 September 2015
JS Saoura France Bernard Simondi[10] Resigned 3 October 2015 9th Algeria Karim Khouda 4 October 2015
MC Alger Portugal Artur Jorge[11] Sacked 8 October 2015 4th Algeria Meziane Ighil[12] 13 October 2015
USM Blida Algeria Djamel Benchadli[13] Sacked 9 October 2015 12th Algeria Mohamed Bacha 10 October 2015
CS Constantine France Hubert Velud[14] Resigned 18 October 2015 10th France Didier Gomes Da Rosa[15] 5 November 2015
RC Arbaâ Serbia Darko Janacković Sacked 20 October 2015 16th Algeria Khaled Lounici[16] 29 January 2016
ES Sétif Algeria Kheïreddine Madoui Resigned 8 November 2015 7th Switzerland Alain Geiger 14 November 2015
ASM Oran Algeria Kamel Mouassa[17] Sacked 24 November 2015 15th Algeria Nabil Medjahed[18] 4 December 2015
MC Oran France Jean-Michel Cavalli[19] Sacked 2 December 2015 11th Algeria Fouad Bouali[20] 6 December 2015
RC Relizane Algeria Abdelkrim Benyellès Resigned 2 January 2016 14th France François Bracci 5 January 2016
RC Relizane France François Bracci Resigned 25 January 2016 14th Algeria Mohamed Henkouche 28 January 2016
MC Alger Algeria Meziane Ighil Sacked 6 February 2016 5th Algeria (C) 8 February 2016
USM Blida Algeria Mohamed Bacha Sacked 14 February 2016 13th Algeria Zoheïr Djelloul 16 February 2016
RC Arbaâ Algeria Khaled Lounici Resigned 20 February 2016 16th
JS Kabylie France Dominique Bijotat Resigned 12 March 2016 12th Algeria Kamel Mouassa 14 March 2016
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Foreign players

More information Club, Visa 1 ...
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3
ASM Oran Niger Mohamed Chikoto
CR Belouizdad Cameroon Gilles Ngomo Benin Mohamed Aoudou
CS Constantine Madagascar Paulin Voavy Ivory Coast Koro Koné Mauritania Moulaye Ahmed
DRB Tadjenanet Cameroon Azongha Tembeng Republic of the Congo Lorry Nkolo
ES Sétif Madagascar Ibrahim Amada Central African Republic Eudes Dagoulou
JS Kabylie Burkina Faso Banou Diawara Burkina Faso Patrick Malo
JS Saoura Cameroon Jean Jules Bapidi Fils
MC Alger
MC Oran Libya Mohamed Zubya
MO Béjaïa Mali Soumaila Sidibe Senegal Waliou Ndoye Chad Morgan Betorangal
NA Hussein Dey Gabon Samson Mbingui
RC Arbaâ Ivory Coast Konan N'Guessan Ghislain
RC Relizane Ivory Coast Manucho
USM Alger Madagascar Carolus Andria
USM Blida Guinea Ibrahim Khalil Sylla
USM El Harrach Guinea Mohamed Coumbassa
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Results

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
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[a] Qualification for the Confederation Cup preliminary round
4 CR Belouizdad 30 11 12 7 40 29 +11 45[a]
5 ES Sétif 30 11 11 8 31 19 +12 44[b]
6 MO Béjaïa 30 11 11 8 33 23 +10 44[b]
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[c]
11 NA Hussein Dey 30 10 10 10 31 35 −4 40[c] 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[d]
14 USM Blida (R) 30 7 15 8 20 29 −9 36[d] 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
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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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    JS Kabylie ahead of CR Belouizdad on head-to-head record: JSK–CRB 1–0, CRB–JSK 1–1.
  2. [b]
    ES Sétif ahead of MO Béjaïa on head-to-head record: ESS–MOB 0–0, MOB–ESS 0–0.
  3. [c]
    MC Oran ahead of NA Hussein Dey on head-to-head record: MCO–NAH 1–0, NAH–MCO 1–0.
  4. [d]
    RC Relizane ahead of USM Blida on head-to-head record: RCR–USB 5–2, USB–RCR 1–0.

Result table

More information Home \ Away, ASMO ...
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
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Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2016. Source: DZFoot
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leader week after week

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, USM Alger ...
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
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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

More information Team ╲ Round, ASM Oran ...
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
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Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2016. Source: Clubs Season-Progress
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Season statistics

Top scorers

More information R., Goalscorer ...
R. Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Libya Mohamed Zubya MC Oran 13
Algeria Mohamed Tiaïba RC Relizane
3 Algeria Ahmed Gasmi NA Hussein Dey 12
4 Burkina Faso Banou Diawara JS Kabylie 11
Ivory Coast Manucho RC Relizane
6 Algeria Moustapha Djallit JS Saoura 10
Algeria Mohamed Boulaouidet JS Kabylie
Algeria Bouazza Feham CR Belouizdad
9 Algeria Mohamed Benyahia MC Oran 9
Senegal Mohamed Waliou Ndoye MO Béjaïa
Ivory Coast Ghislain Guessan RC Arbaâ
Algeria Mohamed Seguer USM Alger
13 Algeria Mohamed Meftah USM Alger 8
Algeria Hichem Nekkache CR Belouizdad
Algeria Youcef Chibane DRB Tadjenanet
Algeria Hamza Zaidi JS Saoura
17 Algeria Mohamed Benyettou ES Sétif 7
Algeria Amir Sayoud DRB Tadjenanet
Algeria Rachid Nadji USM Alger
Algeria Yacine Bezzaz CS Constantine
Algeria Hadj Bouguèche USM El Harrach
Algeria Zahir Zerdab MO Béjaïa
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Updated to games played on 27 May 2016
Source: soccerway.com

Top assists

More information R., Player ...
R. Player Team Assists
1 Algeria Kamel Larbi MC Oran 5
Algeria Bouazza Feham CR Belouizdad
Algeria Moustapha Djallit JS Saoura
Algeria Abdenour Belkheir JS Saoura
Algeria Zinedine Ferhat USM Alger
6 Algeria Mohamed Meftah USM Alger 4
Algeria Saïd Sayah JS Saoura
Algeria Tayeb Berramla RC Relizane
MC Oran
Algeria Hadj Bouguèche USM El Harrach
Algeria Hacène El Okbi MC Oran
Algeria Abdeslam Moussi MC Oran
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Updated to games played on 13 February 2016
Source: [citation needed]

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Algeria Toufik El-GhomariASM OranCS Constantine4–030 October 2015[21]
Ivory Coast Manucho 4RC RelizaneUSM Blida5–128 November 2015[22]
Algeria Moustapha DjallitJS SaouraNA Hussein Dey4–012 February 2016[23]
Senegal Mohamed Waliou NdoyeMO BéjaïaASM Oran5–12 April 2016[24]
Algeria Abdelmalek ZiayaES SétifNA Hussein Dey3–026 April 2016[25]
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4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals

Clean sheets

More information R., Player ...
R. Player Club Clean sheets
1 Algeria Faouzi Chaouchi MC Alger 16
2 Algeria Sofiane Khedairia ES Sétif 12
3 Algeria Farid Chaâl USM El Harrach 11
4 Algeria Azzedine Doukha JS Kabylie 10
Algeria El Hadi Fayçal Ouadah USM Blida
Algeria Chamseddine Rahmani MO Béjaïa
Algeria Cédric Si Mohamed CS Constantine
8 Algeria Houari Djemili JS Saoura 9
Algeria Kheireddine Boussouf NA Hussein Dey
10 Algeria Abderaouf Natèche MC Oran 8
11 Algeria Malik Asselah CR Belouizdad 7
Algeria Mustapha Zaidi RC Relizane
13 Algeria Ismaïl Mansouri USM Alger 6
Algeria Farès Belalem DRB Tadjenanet
15 Algeria Khairi Barki DRB Tadjenanet 3
Algeria Abderaouf Belhani ES Sétif
17 Algeria Khaled Boukacem CR Belouizdad 2
Algeria Lamine Zemmamouche USM Alger
Algeria Ismail Khalladi ASM Oran
Algeria Oussama Litim USM Blida
Algeria Salah Laouti JS Saoura
Algeria Mohamed Seghir Kara ASM Oran
Algeria Mourad Berrefane USM Alger
24 Algeria Ahmed Fellah ASM Oran 1
Algeria Maâmar Nadjib Meddah RC Relizane
Algeria Moustapha Zeghba USM El Harrach
Algeria Abderrahmane Boultif JS Kabylie
Algeria Gaya Merbah RC Arbaâ
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* 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.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Total Points
Yellow card Red card
1 FranceAlgeria Rachid Bouhenna MC Alger 10 1 13
Algeria Houari Ferhani RC Arbaâ 10 1 13
3 FranceAlgeria Toufik Guerabis CS Constantine 6 2 12
Algeria Foued Hadded DRB Tadjenanet 9 1 12
5 Algeria Ayoub Azzi MC Alger 8 1 11
Algeria Sofiane Bendebka NA Hussein Dey 8 1 11
Algeria Djamel Benlamri ES Sétif 8 1 11
FranceAlgeria Kamel Larbi MC Oran 8 1 11
9 Algeria Elyes Seddiki NA Hussein Dey 7 1 10
Algeria Ali Guitoune DRB Tadjenanet 7 1 10
Algeria Hamza Heriat USM Blida 7 1 10
Algeria Karim Meddahi RC Relizane 7 1 10
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Media coverage

More information Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage, Country ...
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
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