Algerian Super Cup

Algerian Super Cup
Organising body	Algerian Football Federation
Founded	1981
Region	Algeria
Number of clubs	2
Current champions	CR Belouizdad (2nd title)
Most championships	MC Alger (3 titles)
TV partners	EPTV
Website	www.lfp.dz
	Current: 2024 Algerian Super Cup

The Algerian Super Cup (Arabic: كأس الجزائر الممتازة) is an Algerian football competition, held as a game between the reigning champions of the Algerian League and the Algerian Cup. The first edition was held in 1981 and then again in 1992, 1994 and 1995 before being scrapped. The game returned in 2006 but would be scrapped again after the 2007 edition, returning once again in 2013.

The current holders are CR Belouizdad, who beat USM Alger in the 2019 final, played in November 2020. MC Alger is the most successful club in the competition, having won the trophy three times.

History

The Algerian Super Cup is a recent competition of Algerian football. This is an event that takes place on a single meeting between the winners of the Algerian Cup and Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Usually the meeting is domiciled in Stade 5 Juillet 1962 of Algiers, the national stadium of Algeria.

In 1971 was programmed a gala match between the champion MC Oran and the cup winner MC Alger in Oran under the name of "Trophée des Champions", however this game was canceled.

In 1972 was held in Algiers between MC Alger the champion and USM Alger the runner-up of the Algerian cup, which replaced HAMRA Annaba the winner.

In 1973, a week before the start of the championship, a match was organized between the JS Kabylie reigning Algerian champion and the MC Alger winner of the Algerian Cup at the Stade du 5-Juillet-1962. JS Kabylie won this match by 3 goals to 2.^[1]

By aligning with other football nations, the Algerian Football Federation organized in 1981, a new competition called "Super Cup" during which the national champion and Cup winner in Algeria the same season clashed at Algiers to obtain this 1 trophy. This first edition was marked by the victory of RC Kouba 1st winner of this competition with a score of 3 goals to 1 facing the USM Alger. This competition will be played actively until 1995 until its latest edition with a different winner every year. However, the Super had not the popular fervor as expected given the context of social and political crisis in the country.

In 2006 a wealthy sponsor, the company "Ring", the official representative of Nokia in Algeria had the idea to bring up to date the competition. Given the sponsorship agreements between the two partners, FAF Ring and to promote this challenge on a contract period of 4 years, the meeting was to be held each 1 November after season for obtaining 2 titles. This year was not chosen at random, as the supporters of the two titles that are Algerian Cup and Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 were respectively MC Algiers and JS Kabylie, are the two most famous and most successful clubs of the Algerian football. However, it was agreed that this would always be the FAF that would organize the competition and "Ring" unique sponsor.

Finally after the year 2007, the test was again abandoned for various reasons. Editing 2008, which was to place between the two clubs into Kabyle national titles such as the JS Kabylie and JSM Bejaia was canceled due to the Kabyle but normally the package declaration the trophy returns to bougiotes despite the vain protests interested but it did not change anything. In 2009 the ES Sétif defending champions and CR Belouizdad Cup winner met the same fate because of the busy schedule of the FAF which priority was focused on possible qualification of the national team for World Cup in South Africa.

It was not until the year 2013 to review the competition again but this time co-organized by the Federation and league professional football, with the participants as ES Sétif and USM Alger.

Winners

Results:.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Key to the table
†	Match was won during extra time
‡	Match was won on a penalty shoot-out

Champions' Trophy (unofficial)

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue
1971	MC Oran Winner of 1970–71 Championnat National	canceled	MC Alger Winner of 1970–71 Algerian Cup	Stade du 19 Juin, Oran
1972	USM Alger finalist of 1971–72 Algerian Cup	4 – 2	MC Alger Winner of 1971–72 Championnat National	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers

Trophy of champions (unofficial)

Year	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue
1973	JS Kabylie Winner of 1972–73 Championnat National	3 – 2	MC Alger Winner of 1972–73 Algerian Cup	Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers