2017–18 in Algerian football

The 2017–18 season will be the 57th season of competitive association football in Algeria.

Football in Algeria

Season	2017–18
← 2016–17 0000

Competitions

Competition	Winner	Details	Match Report
Ligue 1		2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Ligue 2		2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
LNF Amateur		2017–18 LNF Amateur Est
LNF Amateur		2017–18 LNF Amateur Centre
LNF Amateur		2017–18 LNF Amateur Ouest
Inter-Régions		2017–18 Ligue Inter-Régions Ouest
Inter-Régions		2017–18 Ligue Inter-Régions Centre Ouest
Inter-Régions		2017–18 Ligue Inter-Régions Centre Est
Inter-Régions		2017–18 Ligue Inter-Régions Est
Régional I		2017–18 Ligue Régional I Alger
Régional I		2017–18 Ligue Régional I Annaba
Régional I		2017–18 Ligue Régional I Batna
Régional I		2017–18 Ligue Régional I Blida
Régional I		2017–18 Ligue Régional I Constantine
Régional I		2017–18 Ligue Régional I Oran
Régional I		2017–18 Ligue Régional I Ouargla
Régional I		2017–18 Ligue Régional I Saïda
Algerian Cup		2017–18 Algerian Cup
Super Cup		2017 Super Cup

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Ligue 1
Ligue 2
Ligue DNA

National teams

Algeria national football team

2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11	Final tournament
2	Benin	6	3	1	2	5	6	−1	10
3	Gambia	6	1	3	2	6	6	0	6
4	Togo	6	1	2	3	4	8	−4	5

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Third Round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	1–0	4–0	3–1
2	Zambia	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1	8			1–2	—	2–2	3–1
3	Cameroon	6	1	4	1	7	9	−2	7			1–1	1–1	—	2–0
4	Algeria	6	1	1	4	6	10	−4	4			3–0[lower-alpha 1]	0–1	1–1	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. FIFA awarded Algeria a 3–0 win as a result of Nigeria fielding the ineligible player Shehu Abdullahi, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Abdullahi failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.[1]

International Friendlies

Algerian women's national football team

League season

Ligue Professionnelle 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	CS Constantine (C)	30	16	9	5	36	26	+10	57	Qualification for the 2018–19 Champions League
2	JS Saoura	30	16	6	8	38	27	+11	54
3	NA Hussein Dey	30	11	16	3	36	24	+12	49	Qualification for the 2018–19 Confederation Cup
4	MC Oran	30	12	9	9	40	37	+3	45	Qualification for the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
5	MC Alger	30	12	8	10	41	32	+9	44
6	USM Alger	30	11	9	10	43	35	+8	42[lower-alpha 1]
7	Paradou AC	30	12	6	12	35	30	+5	42[lower-alpha 1]
8	ES Sétif	30	10	10	10	35	30	+5	40
9	DRB Tadjenanet	30	10	7	13	33	41	−8	37[lower-alpha 2]
10	USM Bel Abbès[lower-alpha 3]	30	12	7	11	32	31	+1	37[lower-alpha 2]	Qualification for the 2018–19 Confederation Cup
11	JS Kabylie	30	8	12	10	34	39	−5	36[lower-alpha 4]
12	CR Belouizdad	30	7	15	8	24	27	−3	36[lower-alpha 4]
13	Olympique de Médéa	30	8	12	10	23	32	−9	36[lower-alpha 4]
14	US Biskra (R)	30	9	7	14	23	30	−7	34	Relegation to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
15	USM El Harrach (R)	30	7	7	16	27	37	−10	28
16	USM Blida (R)	30	5	8	17	28	50	−22	23

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2018. 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) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Ranked on head-to-head results.
2. Ranked on head-to-head results.
3. USM Bel Abbès were deducted 6 points. FIFA's decision was taken at its meeting on 9 June 2017, ordering the club to pay the amount due to the player Jessy Mayele as well as a fine of CHF 15,000 (15,000 Swiss francs).[2]
4. Ranked on head-to-head results.

Ligue Professionnelle 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	MO Béjaïa (P)	29	17	8	4	39	17	+22	59	2018–19 Professional League 1
2	AS Aïn M'lila (P)	29	16	5	8	42	31	+11	53
3	JSM Béjaïa	29	16	4	9	39	30	+9	52
4	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	29	15	5	9	39	27	+12	50
5	ASO Chlef	29	11	13	5	30	21	+9	46
6	JSM Skikda	29	13	3	13	30	31	−1	41[lower-alpha 1]
7	MC Saïda	29	11	6	12	23	28	−5	39
8	ASM Oran	29	10	8	11	30	34	−4	38
9	RC Kouba	29	11	5	13	31	37	−6	38
10	WA Tlemcen	29	10	6	13	26	27	−1	36
11	RC Relizane	29	9	9	11	27	31	−4	36
12	A Bou Saâda	29	9	8	12	23	30	−7	35
13	MC El Eulma	29	9	7	13	31	37	−6	34
14	GC Mascara	29	8	7	14	29	35	−6	31	2018–19 League of Amateurs
15	CA Batna	29	8	7	14	26	32	−6	31
16	CRB Aïn Fakroun (R)	29	6	5	18	25	42	−17	23

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2018. Source: DZFOOT.COM
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. JSM Skikda were deducted 1 point.

Group Est

Group Centre

Group West

Groupe Ouest

Groupe Centre Ouest

Groupe Centre Est

Groupe Est

Women's football

Diary of the season

Deaths

Retirements

Notes

References

1. "Latest decisions of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee". FIFA.com. 12 December 2017.
2. "FAF : Confirmation de la sanction pour l'USMBA". dzfoot.com. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.