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The most convenient and the most popular sport in Algeria is association football.During the Algerian War, the FLN football team (Le Onze de l'indépendance), consisting of players who later joined the National Liberation Front (FLN) (an Algerian independence movement), participated in several tournaments and sports events.
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Football in Algeria is the country's most popular sport. [1] The country's top domestic league is organised into two national divisions, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 , overseen by the Algerian Football Federation .
A total of sixteen teams are participating in the 2024–25 edition of the Ligue Professionnelle 1. ES Mostaganem return to the top flight after 25 year's absence [6] and Olympique Akbou is promoted for the first time. [7]
The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) was founded on the founding meeting of 21 October 1962. During this meeting, the entire football system in Algeria was rethought, the three main leagues before the independence of Algeria were kept, but were named in the West Region (former Oran League), Center Region (former Algiers League) and East Region (former Constantine League).
During a press conference in Tunis, the Algerian football team refused to make any political statements, referring to football as a sport rather than a political influence. [11] After the Algerian national football team was officially recognized by FIFA in 1963, the team only qualified to the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations and failed to qualify for ...
The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Arabic: الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم), known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat National 1, is the Algerian professional league for association football clubs.
Stadium Capacity Location Home Team Opened 1: 5 July 1962 Stadium: 64,200 [1]: Algiers: Algeria team: 17 June 1972 2: 19 May 1956 Stadium: 56,000: Annaba: USM Annaba: 10 July 1987