2008–09 Algerian Championnat National
# 2008–09 Algerian Championnat National

The 2008–09 Algerian Championnat National was the 47th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 17 teams contested the league, with MC Alger as the defending champions.

On May 29, 2009, ES Sétif were crowned champions with two games remaining after beating USM El Harrach 2-1.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ES Sétif (C, Q) | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 62 | 2010 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | JS Kabylie (Q) | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 59 | 2010 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | JSM Béjaïa | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 53 | |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad (Q) | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 50 | 2010 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 5 | MC Alger | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 49 | |
| 6 | USM Alger | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 48 | |
| 7 | CA Bordj Bou Arréridj | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 48 | |
| 8 | MC El Eulma | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 46 | |
| 9 | ASO Chlef | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 44 | |
| 10 | USM Annaba | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 41 | |
| 11 | USM El Harrach | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 40 | |
| 12 | AS Khroub | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 39 | |
| 13 | NA Hussein Dey | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 39 | |
| 14 | MSP Batna | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 38 | |
| 15 | USM Blida | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 33 | |
| 16 | MC Saïda (R) | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 29 | Relegation to 2009-10 Algerian Championnat National 2 |
| 17 | RC Kouba (R) | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 23 | Relegation to 2009-10 Algerian Championnat National 2 |

* ↑ CA Bordj Bou Arréridj were docked one point

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mohamed Messaoud | ASO Chlef | 19 |
| 2 | Lamouri Djediat | ES Sétif | 12 |
| 3 | Nabil Hemani | ES Sétif | 11 |
| 3 | Gérard Mongolo | MC El Eulma | 11 |
| 5 | Adlène Bensaïd | JS Kabylie | 9 |
| 5 | Youcef Saïbi | USM El Harrach | 9 |
| 7 | Hamza Boulemdaïs | JSM Béjaïa | 8 |
| 7 | Ramzi Bourakba | USM El Harrach | 8 |
| 7 | Cheikh Hamidi | USM Annaba/USM Alger | 8 |
| 7 | Farès Hamiti | USM Blida | 8 |
| 7 | Rafan Sidibé | MSP Batna | 8 |
| 7 | Abdelmalek Ziaya | ES Sétif | 8 |
