Algerian Women's Championship

Elite National Championship
	Logo of the LNFF
Organising body	LNFF (FAF)
Founded	1998; 26 years ago
Country	Algeria
Confederation	CAF
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	D1 National Championship
Domestic cup(s)	Algerian W-Cup; Algerian W-Super Cup
League cup(s)	Algerian W-League Cup
International cup(s)	UNAF W-Club Tournament; CAF W-Champions League
Current champions	Afak Relizane (11th title) ; (2022-23)
Most championships	Afak Relizane (11 titles)
TV partners	EPTV
Website	lnff.dz
	Current: 2023–24 Elite National Champ.

The Algerian Women's Championship (Arabic: البطولة الجزائرية للسيدات) known as Elite National Championship is the top flight of women's association football in Algeria. It is the women's equivalent of the Ligue 1, but is not professional. The competition is run by the Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin under the auspices of the Algerian Football Federation.

History[edit]

In the 1970s, many women's football clubs were formed in Algeria as in Tiaret in 1975 but they only took part in friendly tournaments only. Since 1990, other clubs began to appear.

The first Algerian women's championship was contested in 1998–1999 season under the regional leagues format. In the 2008–09 season, a national league of two divisions was created (D1 and D2) under the auspices of the Ligue Nationale du Football (LNF). In 2013, was created the Ligue du Football Féminin (LFF) which became the Ligue Nationale du Football Féminin (LNFF) and which is the body of the national women's championships.

The competition changed its name to Elite National Championship from the 2021–22 season.

Format[edit]

The teams play a double round-robin. The season usually starts in October and lasts until June.^[1]

Champions[edit]

The list of champions and runners-up:^[2]

Year	Champions	Runners-up
1998–99 ^[3]	JS Kabylie	ASE Alger Centre
1999–00	ASE Alger Centre	Afak Relizane
2000–01	canceled
2001–02	JS Kabylie	Afak Relizane
2002–03	ASE Alger Centre	Afak Relizane
2003–04	ASE Alger Centre	Afak Relizane
2004–05	ASE Alger Centre	AS Intissar Oran
2005–06	ASE Alger Centre	COS Tiaret
2006–07	ASE Alger Centre	JS Kabylie
2007–08	ASE Alger Centre	Afak Relizane
2008–09	ASE Alger Centre	Afak Relizane
2009–10	Afak Relizane	ASE Alger Centre
2010–11 ^[4]	Afak Relizane	ASE Alger Centre
2011–12^[5]	Afak Relizane	CLT Belouizdad
2012–13^[6]	Afak Relizane	ASE Alger Centre
2013–14^[7]	Afak Relizane	ASE Alger Centre
2014–15^[8]	Afak Relizane	AS Sûreté Nationale
2015–16	Afak Relizane	FC Constantine
2016–17	Afak Relizane	AS Sûreté Nationale
2017–18	FC Constantine	AS Sûreté Nationale
2018–19	AS Sûreté Nationale	Afak Relizane
2019–20	JF Khroub	AS Sûreté Nationale
2020–21	Afak Relizane	AS Sûreté Nationale
2021–22	Afak Relizane	JF Khroub
2022–23	Afak Relizane	JF Khroub
2023–24

CS Constantine (ex. FC Constantine)
APDSF Tizi Ouzou (ex. JS Kabylie)
COTS Tiaret (ex. COS Tiaret)

Most successful clubs[edit]

Rank	Club	Champions	Runners-up	Winning Seasons	Runners-up Seasons
1	Afak Relizane	11	7	2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023	2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019
2	ASE Alger Centre	8	5	2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009	1999, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
3	APDSF Tizi Ouzou	2	1	1999, 2002	2007
4	AS Sûreté Nationale	1	5	2019	2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
5	JF Khroub	1	2	2020	2022, 2023
6	CS Constantine	1	1	2018	2016
7	AS Intissar Oran	0	1		2005
	COTS Tiaret	0	1		2006
	CLT Belouizdad	0	1		2012

References[edit]

^ "Preview 2011/12 season" (in French). Algerian FA. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
^ "Algeria (Women) - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
^ Belahoucine, Lahcène. La Saga du football algérien (in French). p. 274. Le premier champion d'Algérie a été la JSK en devançant de peu l'ASE en 98/99.
^ "Final standings 2010/11 season" (in French). Algerian FA. Archived from the original (12 June 2011) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
^ "Affak Relizane Algérian champion" (in French). dzfoot.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ "Troisème titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane" (in French). Algérie Presse Service (APS). Retrieved 4 May 2013.
^ "4e titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane" (in French). Algérie Presse Service (APS). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
^ "5e titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane" (in French). Algérie Presse Service (APS). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

External links[edit]

[1] "Preview 2011/12 season" (in French). Algerian FA. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

[2] "Algeria (Women) - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

[3] Belahoucine, Lahcène. La Saga du football algérien (in French). p. 274. Le premier champion d'Algérie a été la JSK en devançant de peu l'ASE en 98/99.

[4] "Final standings 2010/11 season" (in French). Algerian FA. Archived from the original (12 June 2011) on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

[5] "Affak Relizane Algérian champion" (in French). dzfoot.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

[6] "Troisème titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane" (in French). Algérie Presse Service (APS). Retrieved 4 May 2013.

[7] "4e titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane" (in French). Algérie Presse Service (APS). Retrieved 17 May 2014.

[8] "5e titre consécutif pour Affak Relizane" (in French). Algérie Presse Service (APS). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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