2008–09 Algerian Championnat National

The 2008–09 Algerian Championnat National was the forty-fifth 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.

Algerian Championnat National
Season2008–09
ChampionsES Sétif
RelegatedMC Saïda
RC Kouba
2010 CAF Champions LeagueES Sétif
JS Kabylie
2010 CAF Confederation CupJSM Béjaïa
CR Belouizdad (Cup winner)
Matches played272
Goals scored567 (2.08 per match)
Top goalscorerMohamed Messaoud (19 goals)

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
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[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: DZFoot 1er Division 2008-2009
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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
Gérard Mongolo MC El Eulma 11
5 Adlène Bensaïd JS Kabylie 9
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
  1. "D1 : Sétif Champion d'Algérie" (in French). DZFoot. May 29, 2009. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  2. "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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