1978–79 Algerian Championnat National

Algerian Championnat National
Season1978–79
ChampionsMC Alger
RelegatedCM Constantine
Matches played182
Goals scored378 (2.08 per match)
Top goalscorerLakhdar Belloumi
Redouane Guemri
Abdesslem Bousri (11 goals)

The 1978–79 Algerian Championnat National was the 17th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 14 teams contested the league, with MP Alger as the defending champions, The Championnat started on September 8, 1978. and ended on June 8, 1979.

Team summaries

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Algerian Division 2 1978-1979

Teams relegated to Algerian Division 2 1979-1980

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 MP Alger 26 14 7 5 32 24 +8 61 League Champions, qualified for African Cup
2 JE Tizi-Ouzou 26 13 8 5 32 16 +16 60
3 MP Oran 26 12 8 6 28 15 +13 58
4 ASC Oran 26 12 6 8 29 20 +9 56
5 USM El Harrach 26 8 11 7 26 25 +1 53
6 EP Sétif 26 7 12 7 30 37 −7 52
7 CM Belcourt 26 8 9 9 29 29 0 51
8 DNC Alger 26 9 6 11 25 34 −9 51[a]
9 MA Hussein Dey 26 7 10 9 29 27 +2 50 Algerian Cup Winner, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
10 El Asnam TO 26 9 5 12 25 29 −4 49
11 RS Kouba 26 8 6 12 25 26 −1 48
12 USK Alger 26 7 8 11 30 40 −10 48
13 CN Batna 26 6 9 11 17 30 −13 47
14 CM Constantine 26 5 10 11 21 32 −11 46 Relegated
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. ^ 1 point added?

References