2008–09 Algerian Championnat National

Football league season

Algerian Championnat National
Season	2008–09
Dates	7 August 2008 – 28 May 2009
Champions	ES Sétif
Relegated	MC Saïda RC Kouba
2010 CAF Champions League	ES Sétif JS Kabylie
2010 CAF Confederation Cup	JSM Béjaïa CR Belouizdad (Cup winner)
Matches played	272
Goals scored	567 (2.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mohamed Messaoud (19 goals)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Algerian Championnat National was the 47th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 17 teams contested the league, with MC Alger as the defending champions.

On May 29, 2009, ES Sétif were crowned champions with two games remaining after beating USM El Harrach 2-1.^[1]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	ES Sétif (C, Q)	32	18	8	6	52	25	+27	62	2010 CAF Champions League
2	JS Kabylie (Q)	32	15	14	3	38	19	+19	59	2010 CAF Champions League
3	JSM Béjaïa	32	15	8	9	33	20	+13	53
4	CR Belouizdad (Q)	32	15	5	12	33	27	+6	50	2010 CAF Confederation Cup
5	MC Alger	32	13	10	9	40	38	+2	49
6	USM Alger	32	13	9	10	38	31	+7	48
7	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	32	14	7	11	34	33	+1	48^[a]
8	MC El Eulma	32	13	7	12	37	35	+2	46
9	ASO Chlef	32	11	11	10	40	43	−3	44
10	USM Annaba	32	11	8	13	31	34	−3	41
11	USM El Harrach	32	10	10	12	36	40	−4	40
12	AS Khroub	32	9	12	11	30	37	−7	39
13	NA Hussein Dey	32	10	9	13	28	35	−7	39
14	MSP Batna	32	10	8	14	26	35	−9	38
15	USM Blida	32	8	9	15	23	31	−8	33
16	MC Saïda (R)	32	7	8	17	25	40	−15	29	Relegation to 2009-10 Algerian Championnat National 2
17	RC Kouba (R)	32	6	5	21	23	44	−21	23	Relegation to 2009-10 Algerian Championnat National 2

Source: DZFoot 1er Division 2008-2009
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ CA Bordj Bou Arréridj were docked one point

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals^[2]
1	Mohamed Messaoud	ASO Chlef	19
2	Lamouri Djediat	ES Sétif	12
3	Nabil Hemani	ES Sétif	11
3	Gérard Mongolo	MC El Eulma	11
5	Adlène Bensaïd	JS Kabylie	9
5	Youcef Saïbi	USM El Harrach	9
7	Hamza Boulemdaïs	JSM Béjaïa	8
	Ramzi Bourakba	USM El Harrach	8
	Cheikh Hamidi	USM Annaba/USM Alger	8
	Farès Hamiti	USM Blida	8
	Rafan Sidibé	MSP Batna	8
	Abdelmalek Ziaya	ES Sétif	8

References

^ "D1 : Sétif Champion d'Algérie" (in French). DZFoot. May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
^ "D1 : Classement des buteurs (saison 2008-2009)" (in French). DZFoot. July 1, 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

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2023–24	ASO Chlef CR Belouizdad CS Constantine ES Ben Aknoun ES Sétif JS Kabylie JS Saoura MC Alger MC El Bayadh MC Oran NC Magra Paradou AC US Biskra USM Alger USM Khenchela US Souf
Former	AS Aïn M'lila AS Khroub ASM Oran CA Batna CA Bordj Bou Arréridj CMB Thénia CRB Aïn Fakroun DRB Tadjenanet ES Collo ES Guelma ES Mostaganem E Sour El Ghozlane GC Mascara HAMRA Annaba HB Chelghoum Laïd JH Djazaïr JS Bordj Ménaïel JS Djijel JSM Béjaïa JSM Skikda JSM Tiaret MC El Eulma MC Saïda MO Béjaïa MO Constantine MSP Batna NA Hussein Dey Olympique de Médéa OMR El Annasser RC Arbaâ RCG Oran RC Kouba RC Relizane SA Mohammadia SCM Oran US Chaouia USM Aïn Beïda USM Annaba USM Bel Abbès USM Blida USM El Harrach USM Sétif USMM Hadjout US Santé US Tébessa WA Boufarik WA Mostaganem WA Tlemcen

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