2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Season | 2015–16 |
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Dates | 15 August 2015 – 27 May 2016 |
Champions | USM Alger 2nd Ligue 1 title 7th Algerian title |
Relegated | RC Arbaâ ASM Oran USM Blida |
Champions League | USM Alger JS Saoura |
Confederation Cup | MC Alger JS Kabylie |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 512 (2.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mohamed Zubya (13 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Faouzi Chaouchi (16 clean sheets) |
Biggest home win | 4 matches
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Biggest away win | ASM Oran 1-5 MO Béjaïa (2 April 2016) |
Highest scoring | 5 matches
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Longest winning run | 7 matches USM Alger |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches USM Alger |
Longest winless run | 12 matches ASM Oran |
Longest losing run | 10 matches ASM Oran |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2016. |
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.
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
[edit]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 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Managerial changes during the 2012-13 campaign.
Pre-season
[edit]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
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JS Kabylie | Mourad Karouf[3] | Sacked | 16 August 2015 | 15th | Dominique Bijotat[4] | 25 August 2015 |
RC Relizane | Omar Belatoui[5] | Sacked | 6 September 2015 | 11th | Abdelkrim Benyellès | 25 September 2015 |
RC Arbaâ | Billel Dziri[6] | Sacked | 10 September 2015 | 16th | Darko Janacković[7] | 12 September 2015 |
MO Béjaïa | Alain Geiger[8] | Resigned | 13 September 2015 | 6th | Abdelkader Amrani[9] | 16 September 2015 |
JS Saoura | Bernard Simondi[10] | Resigned | 3 October 2015 | 9th | Karim Khouda | 4 October 2015 |
MC Alger | Artur Jorge[11] | Sacked | 8 October 2015 | 4th | Meziane Ighil[12] | 13 October 2015 |
USM Blida | Djamel Benchadli[13] | Sacked | 9 October 2015 | 12th | Mohamed Bacha | 10 October 2015 |
CS Constantine | Hubert Velud[14] | Resigned | 18 October 2015 | 10th | Didier Gomes Da Rosa[15] | 5 November 2015 |
RC Arbaâ | Darko Janacković | Sacked | 20 October 2015 | 16th | Khaled Lounici[16] | 29 January 2016 |
ES Sétif | Kheïreddine Madoui | Resigned | 8 November 2015 | 7th | Alain Geiger | 14 November 2015 |
ASM Oran | Kamel Mouassa[17] | Sacked | 24 November 2015 | 15th | Nabil Medjahed[18] | 4 December 2015 |
MC Oran | Jean-Michel Cavalli[19] | Sacked | 2 December 2015 | 11th | Fouad Bouali[20] | 6 December 2015 |
RC Relizane | Abdelkrim Benyellès | Resigned | 2 January 2016 | 14th | François Bracci | 5 January 2016 |
RC Relizane | François Bracci | Resigned | 25 January 2016 | 14th | Mohamed Henkouche | 28 January 2016 |
MC Alger | Meziane Ighil | Sacked | 6 February 2016 | 5th | (C) | 8 February 2016 |
USM Blida | Mohamed Bacha | Sacked | 14 February 2016 | 13th | Zoheïr Djelloul | 16 February 2016 |
RC Arbaâ | Khaled Lounici | Resigned | 20 February 2016 | 16th | ||
JS Kabylie | Dominique Bijotat | Resigned | 12 March 2016 | 12th | Kamel Mouassa | 14 March 2016 |
Foreign players
[edit]Results
[edit]League table
[edit]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 |
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:
- ^ a b JS Kabylie ahead of CR Belouizdad on head-to-head record: JSK–CRB 1–0, CRB–JSK 1–1.
- ^ a b ES Sétif ahead of MO Béjaïa on head-to-head record: ESS–MOB 0–0, MOB–ESS 0–0.
- ^ a b MC Oran ahead of NA Hussein Dey on head-to-head record: MCO–NAH 1–0, NAH–MCO 1–0.
- ^ a b RC Relizane ahead of USM Blida on head-to-head record: RCR–USB 5–2, USB–RCR 1–0.
Result table
[edit]Leader week after week
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]Leader | |
2017 CAF Champions League or 2017 CAF Confederation Cup | |
Relegation to Ligue Professionnelle 2 2016-17 |
Clubs season-progress
[edit]W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]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
[edit]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: [citation needed]
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toufik El-Ghomari | ASM Oran | CS Constantine | 4–0 | 30 October 2015 | [21] |
Manucho 4 | RC Relizane | USM Blida | 5–1 | 28 November 2015 | [22] |
Moustapha Djallit | JS Saoura | NA Hussein Dey | 4–0 | 12 February 2016 | [23] |
Mohamed Waliou Ndoye | MO Béjaïa | ASM Oran | 5–1 | 2 April 2016 | [24] |
Abdelmalek Ziaya | ES Sétif | NA Hussein Dey | 3–0 | 26 April 2016 | [25] |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
5 Player scored 5 goals
Clean sheets
[edit]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
[edit]Players
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "USM Alger : Un 7e titre et un malaise à Bologhine".
- ^ Hichem algerino (July 2, 2015). "Hubert Velud new CS Constantine manager" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (August 16, 2015). "Mourad Karouf limogé" (in French). js-kabylie.fr. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (August 25, 2015). "Dominique Bijotat, futur entraineur de la JSK" (in French). js-kabylie.fr. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (September 6, 2015). "RC RELIZANE : OMAR BELATOUI LIMOGÉ" (in French). footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (September 16, 2015). "RC Arbaâ : Dziri limogé, Janacković de retour ?" (in French). dzfoot.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (September 12, 2015). "Avec l'arrivée de Janacković au RCA : les entraîneurs étrangers de plus en plus nombreux en Ligue 1" (in French). lecourrier-dalgerie.com. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (September 14, 2015). "MO BÉJAÏA : ALAIN GEIGER DÉMISSIONNE, AMRANI POUR LUI SUCCÉDER" (in French). footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (September 16, 2015). "MO BÉJAÏA : LE RETOUR DE AMRANI OFFICIALISÉ" (in French). footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (October 20, 2015). "Ils ne sont que trois coaches en exercice La cote des entraîneurs étrangers en baisse" (in French). Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (October 8, 2015). "MC Alger : Arthur Jorge, c'est fini !" (in French). dzfoot.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (October 13, 2015). "MC Alger : Ighil pour succéder à Artur Jorge" (in French). dzfoot.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (October 9, 2015). "USM Blida : Fin de mission pour Benchadli" (in French). dzfoot.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (October 18, 2015). "CS Constantine : Hubert Velud remercié" (in French). dzfoot.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (November 5, 2015). "CS Contantine : Didier Gomes Da Rosa, visé comme entraineur" (in French). dzfoot.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (December 15, 2015). "KHALED LOUNICI NOUVEAU COACH DU RC ARBAÂ" (in French). footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (November 24, 2015). "C'est terminé pour Kamel Mouassa" (in French). dzfoot.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (December 4, 2015). "NABIL MEDJAHED VA SUCCÉDER À KAMEL MOUASSA" (in French). footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (December 3, 2015). "JEAN-MICHEL CAVALLI : " LE MC ORAN EST VICTIME DE SON ENTOURAGE POURRI "" (in French). footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Hichem algerino (December 5, 2015). "Fouad Bouali commencera son travail lundi" (in French). radioalgerie.dz. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "ASM Oran 4 CS Constantine 0". dzfoot. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "RC Relizane 5 USM Blida 1". soccerway. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "JS Saoura 4 NA Hussein Dey 0". soccerway. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "MO Béjaïa 5 ASM Oran 1". soccerway. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "ES Sétif 3 NA Hussein Dey 0". soccerway. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.