2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
Season	2016–17
Champions	Paradou AC
Promoted	Paradou AC; USM Blida; US Biskra
Relegated	WA Boufarik; RC Arbaâ; AS Khroub
Matches played	240
Goals scored	466 (1.94 per match)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 will be the 53rd season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 since its establishment, and its fourth season under its current title. A total of 16 teams will contest the league.

Team overview[]

Stadia and locations[]

Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Amel Bou Saâda	Bou Saâda		8,000
AS Khroub	El Khroub	Stade Abed Hamdani	10,000
ASM Oran	Oran	Stade Habib Bouakeul	20,000
ASO Chlef	Chlef	Stade Mohamed Boumezrag	18,000
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	Bordj Bou Arréridj	Stade 20 Août 1955	15,000
CRB Aïn Fakroun	Aïn Fakroun		7,000
GC Mascara	Mascara	Stade de l'Unité Africaine	22,000
JSM Béjaïa	Béjaïa	Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine	17,500
JSM Skikda	Skikda	Stade 20 Août 1955	25,000
MC El Eulma	El Eulma	Stade Messaoud Zougar	25,000
MC Saïda	Saïda	Stade 13 Avril 1958	25,000
Paradou AC	Algiers	Stade Omar Hamadi	17,000
RC Arbaâ	Larbaâ	Stade Ismaïl Makhlouf	8,000
US Biskra	Biskra	Complexe Sportif d'El Alia	30,000
USM Blida	Blida	Stade Frères Brakni	8,000
WA Boufarik	Boufarik		10,000

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Paradou AC (P)	30	19	5	6	43	23	+20	62	2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
2	USM Blida (P)	30	14	9	7	31	19	+12	51
3	US Biskra (P)	30	15	6	9	36	26	+10	51
4	JSM Béjaïa	30	13	7	10	33	30	+3	46
5	JSM Skikda	30	13	6	11	33	23	+10	45
6	A Bou Saâda	30	10	10	10	32	31	+1	40
7	ASO Chlef	30	10	10	10	31	31	0	40
8	MC Saïda	30	10	10	10	28	30	−2	40
9	MC El Eulma	30	10	9	11	28	28	0	36^[a]
10	ASM Oran	30	7	15	8	30	32	−2	36
11	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	30	9	9	12	25	31	−6	36
12	CRB Aïn Fakroun	30	8	12	10	26	33	−7	36
13	GC Mascara	30	8	11	11	26	31	−5	35
14	WA Boufarik (R)	30	6	14	10	22	31	−9	32	2017–18 Championnat National Amateur
15	RC Arbaâ (R)	30	7	10	13	26	29	−3	28^[a]
16	AS Khroub (R)	30	5	9	16	22	43	−21	24

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2016. Source: DZFOOT.COM
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b MC El Eulma and RC Arbaâ were deducted 3 points.

Result table[]

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals^[1]
1		US Biskra	14
2	Tayeb Meziani	Paradou AC	12
3		ASO Chlef	11
4	Zakaria Naidji	Paradou AC	9
4	Cheikh Hamidi	MC Saida	9
5	Hamza Ounnas	JSM Béjaïa	8
6	Laïd Madouni	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	7
		CRB Ain Fakroun
		MC El Eulma
		AS Khroub
		USM Blida

Hat-tricks[]

Media coverage[]

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage
Country	Television Channel	Matches
Algeria	EPTV Terrestre	1 Match per round
Algeria	Dzair TV	1 Match per round

References[]

^ "L2 : Classement des buteurs (saison 2016-2017)" (in French). footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[table_hth_MCE0.41686862540286-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b MC El Eulma and RC Arbaâ were deducted 3 points.

[2] "L2 : Classement des buteurs (saison 2016-2017)" (in French). footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

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