2018–19 in Algerian football

Football in Algeria
Season2018–19
Men's football
Ligue 1USM Alger
Ligue 2US Biskra
DNAEst AS Khroub
Centre RC Arbaâ
Ouest OM Arzew
Régional IAlger
Blida
Constantine
Annaba
Batna
Oran
Saida
Ouargla
Béchar
Algerian CupCR Belouizdad
Super CupUSM Bel Abbès
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The 2018–19 season will be the 56th season of competitive association football in Algeria. The national team became African champions for the second time, by winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations helds in Egypt.[1][2]

National teams

Algeria national football team

Main article: Algeria national football team

Kits

Home
Away
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
27 December 2018 Friendly Qatar  0–1  Algeria Doha, Qatar
15:00 (AST) Report
  • Bounedjah 57'
 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
26 March 2019 Friendly Algeria  1–0  Tunisia Blida, Algeria
20:45 (CET) Bounedjah 70' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
11 June 2019 Friendly Algeria  1–1  Burundi Doha, Qatar
19:00 (CET) Bounedjah 66' Report M'Bolhi 75' (o.g.) Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
16 June 2019 Friendly Algeria  3–2  Mali Doha, Qatar
21:00 (AST) Bounedjah 41'
Belaïli 76' (pen.)
Delort 81'		 Report Diaby 20' (pen.)
Sacko 68'		 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium

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
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 2 Gambia  1–1  Algeria Bakau
16:30 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Independence Stadium
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
12 October 2018 (2018-10-12) 3 Algeria  2–0  Benin Blida
20:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) 4 Benin  1–0  Algeria Cotonou
16:05 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
18 November 2018 (2018-11-18) 5 Togo  1–4  Algeria Lomé
16:00 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) 6 Algeria  1–1  Gambia Blida
20:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Raising big concerns over Algeria in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Thus, Algeria was not expected to contend for the trophy, but was nonetheless expected to proceed at least to the quarter-finals. In spite of criticisms of Belmadi, Algeria topped group C won all three matches including a 1–0 victory over 2018 FIFA World Cup's participant Senegal.[3] Algeria's solid performance continued with a 3–0 win over Guinea in the round of sixteen;[4] before they overcame Ivory Coast in a hard-fought encounter which they won in a penalty shootout 4–3, after having drawn 1–1 after 120 minutes.[5] The Algerians then went on to defeat Nigeria 2–1 with a dying minute's free kick shot by Riyad Mahrez.[6] Facing Senegal once again in the final, Baghdad Bounedjah scored the only goal of the game as Algeria won 1–0, earning them their second title since 1990. This made Algeria the second North African side after Egypt to win more than one AFCON trophy.[7]

Group C
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Algeria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4  Tanzania 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
23 June 2019 (2019-06-23) Algeria  2–0  Kenya Cairo
22:00
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Attendance: 8,071[8]
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
27 June 2019 (2019-06-27) Senegal  0–1  Algeria Cairo
19:00 Report
Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Attendance: 25,765[9]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
1 July 2019 (2019-07-01) Tanzania  0–3  Algeria Cairo
21:00 Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Attendance: 8,921[10]
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
knockout stage
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
Round of 16
7 July 2019 (2019-07-07) Algeria  3–0  Guinea Cairo
21:00
Report Stadium: 30 June Stadium
Attendance: 8,205[11]
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Quarter-finals
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Ivory Coast  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		  Algeria Suez
18:00
Report
Stadium: Suez Stadium
Attendance: 8,233[12]
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Penalties
Semi-finals
14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) Algeria  2–1  Nigeria Cairo
21:00
Report
Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
Attendance: 49,775[13]
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Final
Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Senegal 0–1 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 75,000[14]

CAF competitions

CAF Champions League

Main article: 2018–19 CAF Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
First round

CAF Confederation Cup

Main article: 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
First round

Promotion and relegation

Pre-season

League season

Ligue Professionnelle 1

Main article: 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 USM Alger (C) 30 15 8 7 49 29 +20 53 Qualification for Champions League
2 JS Kabylie 30 15 7 8 38 25 +13 52
3 Paradou AC 30 14 6 10 38 24 +14 48 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 JS Saoura 30 13 8 9 33 22 +11 47 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
5 ES Sétif 30 13 6 11 34 24 +10 45
6 MC Alger 30 11 10 9 35 36 −1 43 Qualification for Arab Club Champions Cup
7 CS Constantine 30 10 10 10 30 24 +6 40
8 CR Belouizdad 30 10 11 9 28 27 +1 38[a] Qualification for Confederation Cup[b]
9 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 30 9 10 11 22 24 −2 37
10 MC Oran 30 8 12 10 33 38 −5 36[c]
11 NA Hussein Dey 30 9 9 12 22 29 −7 36[c]
12 AS Aïn M'lila 30 7 15 8 20 30 −10 36[c]
13 USM Bel Abbès 30 9 8 13 24 39 −15 35
14 MO Béjaïa (R) 30 7 12 11 23 36 −13 33 Relegation to Ligue 2
15 DRB Tadjenanet (R) 30 7 10 13 26 38 −12 31[d]
16 Olympique de Médéa (R) 30 7 10 13 21 31 −10 31[d]
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ CR Belouizdad were deducted 3 points.
  2. ^ CR Belouizdad are Algerian Cup winners.
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head: MC Oran 7 points; NA Hussein Dey 5 points; AS Aïn M'lila 3 points.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head: DRB Tadjenanet 4 points; Olympique de Médéa 1 point.

Ligue Professionnelle 2

Main article: 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
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

Division Nationale Amateur

Group West

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: lnf-amateur.dz
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.

Group Centre

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: lnf-amateur.dz
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.

Group East

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2024. Source: lnf-amateur.dz
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.

National Cups

Algerian Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Algerian Cup

Final

Main article: 2019 Algerian Cup final
CR Belouizdad2 – 0JSM Béjaïa
Sayoud 76'
Bousseliou 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000

Super Cup

Main article: 2018 Algerian Super Cup
CS Constantine0–1USM Bel Abbès
Report
Live TV:
Algérie 3 / Canal Algérie / Al-Kass Sports		 Lamara 90+4' (pen.)
Referee: Mohamed Saïdi[16]

Women's football

Algerian Women's Championship

Main article: 2018–19 Algerian Women's Championship

Algerian Women's Championship D2

Algerian Women's Cup

Deaths

References

  1. ^ "Algeria celebrate second title". fifa.com. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Algeria deserved their Afcon triumph". theguardian.com. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Senegal 0–1 Algeria: 3 Reasons why the Teranga Lions lost | African Cup of Nations 2019". www.sportskeeda.com. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria 3–0 Guinea". 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast 1–1 Algeria (AET – Algeria win 4–3 on pens)". BBC Sport. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ Burnton, Simon (14 July 2019). "Algeria 2–1 Nigeria: Africa Cup of Nations semi-final – as it happened". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  7. ^ "Algeria celebrate second Afcon title after beating Senegal". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Algeria vs. Kenya". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Senegal vs. Algeria". ESPN. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Tanzania vs. Algeria". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Algeria vs. Guinea". ESPN. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. Algeria". ESPN. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Algeria vs. Nigeria". ESPN. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Senegal vs. Algeria". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  15. ^ "Coupe 2019 : La finale arbitrée par Saïdi Mohamed". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  16. ^ "Désignation des Arbitres du Match de Supercoupe D'Algérie 2017/2018". faf.dz. Retrieved 30 October 2017.