2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
# 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 was the 53rd season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with USM Alger as the defending champions. Following the death of Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, the Algerian Football Federation suspended all football indefinitely. The league resumed on Week 3 starting 12 September 2014, with all matches on that week were preceded with a minute silence in memory of Ebossé.

## Team summaries

### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2013–14 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

* ASM Oran
* NA Hussein Dey
* USM Bel-Abbès

Teams relegated to 2014-15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

* CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
* CRB Aïn Fakroun
* JSM Béjaïa

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| ASM Oran | Oran | Stade Habib Bouakeul | 20,000 |
| ASO Chlef | Chlef | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag | 17,000 |
| CR Belouizdad | Algiers | Stade 20 Août 1955 | 21,000 |
| CS Constantine | Constantine | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui | 40,000 |
| RC Arbaâ | Larbaâ | Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf | 8,000 |
| ES Sétif | Sétif | Stade 8 Mai 1945 | 25,000 |
| JS Kabylie | Tizi Ouzou | Stade 1er Novembre | 20,000 |
| JS Saoura | Méridja | Stade 20 Août 1955 (Béchar) | 20,000 |
| MC Alger | Algiers | Stade Omar Hamadi | 15,000 |
| MC El Eulma | El Eulma | Stade Messaoud Zougar | 25,000 |
| MC Oran | Oran | Stade Ahmed Zabana | 40,000 |
| NA Hussein Dey | Hussein Dey District | Stade 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) | 20,000 |
| USM Alger | Algiers | Stade Omar Hamadi | 15,000 |
| USM Bel-Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès | Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 | 50,000 |
| USM El Harrach | Algiers | Stade 1er Novembre | 8,000 |
| MO Béjaïa | Béjaïa | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine | 18,000 |

Primary venues used in the Ligue 1:

| ASM Oran | ASO Chlef | CR Belouizdad and NA Hussein Dey | CS Constantine | MO Béjaïa | MC El Eulma | USM El Harrach |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stade Habib Bouakeul | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag | Stade 20 Août 1955 | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine | Stade Messaoud Zougar | Stade 1er Novembre 1954 |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 17,000 | Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
| ES Sétif | JS Kabylie | JS Saoura | USM Alger and MC Alger | MC Oran | USM Bel-Abbès | RC Arbaâ |
| Stade 8 Mai 1945 | Stade 1er Novembre 1954 | Stade 20 Août 1955 | Stade Omar Hammadi | Stade Ahmed Zabana | Stade 24 Fevrier 1956 | Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 24,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Manufacturer | Sponsors |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ASM Oran | Mohamed El Morro | Djamel Benchadli | Seddik Bouhadda | Sarson | ATM Mobilis |
| ASO Chlef | Abdelkrim Medouar | Mohamed Benchouia | Samir Zaoui | adidas | Ooredoo |
| CR Belouizdad | Réda Malek | Alain Michel | Aboubaker Rebih | Joma | Ooredoo, CNEP-Banque |
| CS Constantine | Omar Bentobal | Francois Bracci | Hamza Boulemdais | Macron | Tassili Airlines, ATM Mobilis |
| ES Sétif | Hassan Hammar | Kheirredine Madoui | Farid Mellouli | Joma | Djezzy GSM |
| JS Kabylie | Mohand Chérif Hannachi | Jean-Guy Wallemme | Ali Rial | Adidas | Ooredoo, Peugeot |
| RC Arbaâ | Djamel Amani | Mohamed Mihoubi | Hamza Zeddam | Joma | ATM Mobilis |
| JS Saoura | Mohamed Zerouati | Mohamed Henkouche | Djilali Terbah | KCS | Enafor |
| MC Alger | Hadj Taleb | Artur Jorge | Abderahmane Hachoud | Joma | Djezzy GSM, Sonatrach |
| MC El Eulma | Arras Herrada | Azzedine Aït Djoudi | Nacer Hammami | KCS | Ooredoo |
| MC Oran | Ahmed Belhadj | Jean-Michel Cavalli | Seddik Berradja | Sarson | Naftal, Ooredoo, Aigle Azur |
| NA Hussein Dey | Mahfoud Ould Zmirli | Meziane Ighil | Chérif Abdeslam | Joma | ATM Mobilis |
| USM Alger | Ali Haddad | Otto Pfister | Nacereddine Khoualed | adidas | Djezzy GSM, ETRHB Haddad, Sonelgaz |
| USM Bel-Abbès | Belkacem Aïda | Ali Mechiche | Hocine Achiou | Joma | ATM Mobilis |
| USM El Harrach | Mohamed Laïb | Boualem Charef | Salim Boumechra | Patrick | ATM Mobilis |
| MO Béjaïa | Nacer Maouche | Abdelkader Amrani | Nassim Dehouche | Macron | ATM Mobilis |

## Results

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ES Sétif (C) | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 48 | 2016 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | MO Béjaïa | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 47 | 2016 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | MC Oran | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 44 | 2016 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | USM El Harrach | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 43 | |
| 5 | CS Constantine | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 42 | 2016 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 6 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 42 | |
| 7 | ASM Oran | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | USM Alger | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 41 | |
| 9 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 40 | |
| 10 | RC Arbaâ | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 40 | |
| 11 | JS Saoura | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 39 | |
| 12 | MC Alger | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 39 | |
| 13 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 39 | |
| 14 | MC El Eulma (R) | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 38 | 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 15 | ASO Chlef (R) | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 36 | 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |
| 16 | USM Bel Abbès (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 33 | 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 |

* 1 2 CSC 3-1 CRB; CRB 1-1 CSC
* 1 2 USMA 1-2 ASMO; ASMO 1-0 USMA
* 1 2 NAHD 3-0 RCA; RCA 0-1 NAHD
* 1 2 3 JSS: 9 points; MCA: 6 points; JSK: 3 points

RC Arbaâ was to participate in the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup as a runners-up of the 2014–15 Algerian Cup in place of MO Béjaïa, because MO Béjaïa take part to 2016 CAF Champions League as a runners-up to a championship. However RC Arbaâ withdrew from the competition because that does not have a Fifa license, it was replaced by CS Constantine.

### Result table

| Home \ Away | ASMO | ASC | CRB | CSC | ESS | JSK | JSSR | MCA | MCEE | MCO | MOB | NAH | RCA | UAL | USMB | UEH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ASM Oran | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| ASO Chlef | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| CR Belouizdad | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| CS Constantine | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| ES Sétif | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| JS Kabylie | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| JS Saoura | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| MC Alger | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| MC El Eulma | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| MC Oran | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| MO Béjaïa | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| NA Hussein Dey | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| RC Arbaâ | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| USM Alger | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| USM Bel Abbès | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 |
| USM El Harrach | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |

## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ES Sétif | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| MO Béjaïa | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| MC Oran | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| USM El Harrach | 13 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| CS Constantine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| CR Belouizdad | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| ASM Oran | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| USM Alger | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| NA Hussein Dey | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| RC Arbaâ | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| JS Saoura | 11 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| MC Alger | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| JS Kabylie | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| MC El Eulma | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| ASO Chlef | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| USM Bel Abbès | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

* Leader
* 2016 CAF Champions League
* 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
* Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 2015-16

## Clubs season-progress

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ASM Oran | D | W | L | D | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | L |
| ASO Chlef | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | L |
| Belouizdad | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | D | D | L |
| Constantine | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | W |
| ES Sétif | D | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L |
| JS Kabylie | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L |
| JS Saoura | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L |
| MC Alger | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | L |
| El Eulma | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | W |
| MC Oran | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | W |
| MO Béjaïa | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | W |
| Hussein Dey | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W |
| RC Arbaâ | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | W |
| USM Alger | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | L | W |
| Bel-Abbès | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L |
| El Harrach | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | W |

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Walid Derrardja | MC El Eulma | 16 |
| 2 | Hamza Boulemdaïs | CS Constantine | 14 |
| 3 | Oussama Darfalou | RC Arbaâ | 12 |
| 4 | Antar Djemaouni | ASM Oran | 10 |
| 4 | Kaled Gourmi | MC Alger | 10 |
| 4 | Ali Rial | JS Kabylie | 10 |
| 7 | Lamine Abid | USM El Harrach | 9 |
| 8 | Zahir Zerdab | MO Béjaïa | 8 |
| 9 | Ibrahim Chenihi | MC El Eulma | 7 |
| 9 | Okacha Hamzaoui | MO Béjaïa | 7 |
| 9 | Farès Hamiti | MC El Eulma | 7 |
| 9 | Nouri Ouznadji | NA Hussein Dey | 7 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamza Boulemdaïs | Constantine | El Harrach | 4—1 | 13 September 2014 |
| Walid Derrardja | El Eulma | Kabylie | 3—2 | 18 October 2014 |
| Abdelmalek Ziaya | Sétif | Saoura | 3—0 | 14 February 2015 |
| Sofiane Younès | Sétif | Oran | 5—2 | 6 March 2015 |

## Media coverage

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage :

| Country | Television Channel | Matches |
| - | - | - |
| Algeria | EPTV | 3 Matches per round |
| Qatar | beIN Sports Arabia | 1 Match per round |
| Qatar | Al-Kass Sports Channel | 1 Match per round |
