Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, previously referred to as Championnat d'Algérie de football, or the Nedjma Championnat d'Algérie for sponsorship reasons, is an Algerian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Algerian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. It was created in 1962, when Algeria became an independent nation. Until 1950, only regional leagues (Algiers, Constantine, Oran) were contested. Some 'national' playoffs were played in the first decade of the 20th century, first in 1904. Between 1920 and 1956 the winners played off for the North African Championship, together with league winners from Morocco and Tunisia.

Between 1957 and 1962 a North African Championship without participation from Morocco and Tunisia (who had gained independence) was organised as "Algerian championship".

On August 21, 2010, the FAF announced that the name of the league would change to Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 to reflect the professionalization of the league.

Relegated in 2010/11

 * USM Annaba
 * USM Blida
 * CA Bordj Bou Arreridj

Format
The teams play a double round-robin. The Top 2 qualify to the CAF Champions League, the 3rd place qualifies to tho CAF Confederation Cup, alongside the Algerian Cup winner.

Since independence

 * NTB:
 * 1962 - 2010 : Algerian Championnat National (Algerian National Championship)
 * from 2010 : Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Algerian Professional League 1)


 * Change nominations teams:
 * {| class="wikitable"

! Club ! Past nominations
 * CR Belouizdad || CR Belcourt, CM Belcourt
 * ES Setif || EP Setif
 * GC Mascara || GCR Mascara
 * Hamra Annaba || USM Annaba (not confused with USM Annaba)
 * JS Kabylie || JS Kawkabi, JE Tizi-Ouzou
 * MC Alger || MP Alger
 * MC Oran || MP Oran
 * NA Hussein-Dey || MA Hussein-Dey
 * RC Kouba || RS Kouba
 * }
 * MC Alger || MP Alger
 * MC Oran || MP Oran
 * NA Hussein-Dey || MA Hussein-Dey
 * RC Kouba || RS Kouba
 * }
 * NA Hussein-Dey || MA Hussein-Dey
 * RC Kouba || RS Kouba
 * }
 * }
 * }