2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Football league season

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
Season	2018–19
Dates	11 August 2018 – 3 May 2019
Champions	US Biskra
Promoted	US Biskra NC Magra ASO Chlef
Relegated	ES Mostaganem RC Kouba USM Blida
← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 31 May 2018.

The 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 was the 55th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 since its establishment, and its ninth season under its current title. A total of 16 teams will contest the league.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

To Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Relegated from Ligue 1

Promoted from Championnat National Amateur

From Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Promoted to Ligue 1

Relegated to Championnat National Amateur

Team overview

Stadiums and locations

ASMOclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Team	Manager	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Kit manufacturer
Amel Bou Saâda	Noureddine Bounâas	Bou Saâda	Stade Mokhtar Abdelatif	8,000	Joma
ASM Oran	Salem Laoufi	Oran	Stade Habib Bouakeul	20,000	Sarson
ASO Chlef	El Hadi Khezzar	Chlef	Stade Mohamed Boumezrag	18,000	Macron
JSM Béjaïa	Mounir Zeghdoud	Béjaïa	Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine	17,500	NAFO
JSM Skikda	Messaoud Khalout	Skikda	Stade 20 Août 1955	30,000	Legea
MC El Eulma	Abdelkrim Latrèche	El Eulma	Stade Messaoud Zougar	25,000	KCS
MC Saïda	Mohamed Benchouia	Saïda	Stade 13 Avril 1958	25,000	Joma
RC Relizane	Kada Aïssa	Relizane	Stade Tahar Zoughari	30,000	Joma
RC Kouba	Nabil Medjahed	Kouba	Omar Benhaddad Stadium	10,000	Joma
WA Tlemcen	Kheireddine Kherris	Tlemcen	Stade Akid Lotfi	25,000	Sarson

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	US Biskra (R)	30	16	7	7	39	28	+11	55	2019–20 Professional League 1
2	NC Magra (P)	30	16	9	5	37	25	+12	53
3	ASO Chlef (P)	30	14	10	6	35	23	+12	52
4	WA Tlemcen	30	15	7	8	44	29	+15	52
5	RC Relizane	30	15	5	10	27	17	+10	50
6	MC El Eulma	30	11	8	11	29	26	+3	41
7	A Bou Saâda	30	10	9	11	32	31	+1	39
8	USM Annaba	30	11	6	13	19	24	−5	39
9	JSM Béjaïa	30	10	8	12	31	32	−1	38
10	JSM Skikda	30	10	8	12	22	25	−3	38
11	USM El Harrach	30	7	15	8	22	24	−2	36
12	MC Saïda	30	8	12	10	26	30	−4	36
13	ASM Oran	30	8	11	11	37	34	+3	35
14	ES Mostaganem (R)	30	8	11	11	29	37	−8	35	2019–20 League of Amateurs
15	RC Kouba (R)	30	4	14	12	18	33	−15	26
16	USM Blida (P)	30	3	8	19	15	44	−29	17

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

Result table

Home \ Away	ABS	ASMO	ASC	ESM	JBE	JSMS	MCEE	MCS	NCM	RCK	RCR	USB	USA	UBL	UEH	WAT
A Bou Saâda
ASM Oran
ASO Chlef
ES Mostaganem
JSM Béjaïa
JSM Skikda
MC El Eulma
MC Saïda
NC Magra
RC Kouba
RC Relizane
US Biskra
USM Annaba
USM Blida
USM El Harrach
WA Tlemcen

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2018. Source: DZFoot
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress

As of 5 October 2018

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
A Bou Saâda	W	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	D
USM El Harrach	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	D
ASM Oran	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	L
ASO Chlef	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D
USM Blida	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	D
USM Annaba	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L
US Biskra	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	D
JSM Béjaïa	W	L	D	L	D	D	D	D	D
JSM Skikda	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	D
NC Magra	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W
MC El Eulma	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	W
MC Saïda	D	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	D
ES Mostaganem	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	D
RC Relizane	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	W
RC Kouba	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	D
WA Tlemcen	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	L

Source: Clubs Season-Progress
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Positions by round

As of 19 January 2018

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
A Bou Saâda	1	1	3	4	4	5	7	5	7
USM El Harrach	6	10	15	16	16	16	16	15	15
ASM Oran
ASO Chlef	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
USM Blida	9	14	14	13	13	14	14	16	16
USM Annaba	3	8	9	7	8	8	8	7	9
US Biskra	13	11	8	6	6	3	4	3	4
JSM Béjaïa
JSM Skikda
NC Magra
MC El Eulma
MC Saïda
ES Mostaganem
RC Relizane
RC Kouba
WA Tlemcen	8	5	5	3	2	1	2	2	2

	Leader
	Promotion to Professional League 1
	Relegation to League of Amateurs

Source: DZfoot.com (in French)

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Ibrahim Benachour	US Biskra	14
2	Ahmed Messaadia	US Biskra	10
3	Walid Belhamri	WA Tlemcen	9
4	Cheikh Hamidi	MC Saida	8
4	Ayache Ziouache	NC Magra	8

Media coverage

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage
Country	Television Channel	Matches
Algeria	EPTV Terrestre	1 Match per round
Algeria	Dzair TV	1 or 2 Match per round

References

"Ligue 1 et 2 : Coup d'envoi de la saison 2018-2019 les 10 et 11 août". footalgerien.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
"L2 : Classement des buteurs (saison 2018-2019)" (in French). footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

External links

Algerian Ligue 2

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Clubs

Centre-east	AS Aïn M'lila AS Khroub CA Batna E Sour El Ghozlane HB Chelghoum Laïd IB Khémis El Khechna IRB Ouargla JS Bordj Ménaïel MC El Eulma MO Constantine MSP Batna NRB Teleghma Olympique Akbou Olympique de Magrane USM Annaba USM El Harrach
Centre-west	ASM Oran CRB Dréan CR Témouchent ESM Koléa ES Mostaganem GC Mascara JS Guir JSM Tiaret MCB Oued Sly NA Hussein Dey Olympique de Médéa RC Arbaâ RC Kouba SC Mécheria SKAF Khemis Miliana WA Boufarik WA Mostaganem
Former	AB Mérouana A Bou Saâda CA Bordj Bou Arréridj CRB Aïn Fakroun CRB Aïn Oussera CR Beni Thour CRB Ouled Djellal DRB Tadjenanet HAMRA Annaba IB Lakhdaria IRB El Kerma JSM Béjaïa JSM Chéraga JSM Skikda MC Saïda MO Bejaia OM Arzew OMR El Annasser RCB Oued Rhiou RC Relizane SA Mohammadia SC Aïn Defla US Chaouia USM Bel-Abbès USM Blida USMM Hadjout US Remchi WA Tlemcen WR M'Sila

Associated competitions

Prospects

Promotion to Ligue 1; Relegation to Inter-Régions Division

2018–19 in Algerian football

« 2017–18 2019–20 »

Domestic leagues

Ligue 1
Ligue 2
DNA
- Group Est
- Centre
- Ouest
Inter-Régions
- Group West
- Centre-West
- Centre-Est
- Est
Ligue Régional I
- Group Ligue Blida
- Ligue Constantine
- Ligue Annaba
- Ligue Algiers
- Ligue Batna
- Ligue Oran
- Ligue Saida
- Ligue Ouargla
Ligue Régional II

Domestic cups

African

CAF Champions League
- '18
- '18–19
CAF Confederation Cup
- '18
- '18–19

National teams

men	Results ('18, '19) 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
women	2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations

Ligue 1

Ligue 2

A Bou Saâda
ASM Oran
ASO Chlef
JSM Béjaïa
JSM Skikda
MC El Eulma
MC Saïda
RC Relizane
RC Kouba
USM El Harrach
USM Blida
WA Tlemcen
ES Mostaganem
NC Magra
US Biskra
USM Annaba

DNA

Groupe Est	ASB Maghnia CRB Ben Badis ESM Koléa RCB Oued Rhiou SKAF Khemis Miliana SCM Oran OM Arzew SA Mohammadia MB Hassasna GC Mascara IS Tighennif IRB El Kerma US Remchi USMM Hadjout
Groupe Centre	CRB Dar El Beïda CR Béni Thour IB Lakhdaria JS Djijel JS Hai El Djabel CRB Aïn Oussera IB Khémis El Khechna MC Mekhadma NARB Réghaïa RC Arbaâ WA Boufarik US Beni Douala ES Ben Aknoun WR M'Sila
Groupe Ouest	AS Khroub AB Chelghoum Laïd AB Merouana CA Batna CRB Kais CR Village Moussa CRB Aïn Fakroun E Collo JSM Tébessa HB Chelghoum Laïd MO Constantine NC Magra NRB Touggourt US Chaouia USM Khenchela USM Aïn Beïda

Summer 2018 transfers ↔ Winter 2018–19 transfers

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