2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
Season	2017–18
Dates	25 August 2017 – 15 May 2018
Champions	MO Béjaïa
Promoted	MO Béjaïa; AS Aïn M'lila
Relegated	CRB Aïn Fakroun
Matches played	232
Goals scored	489 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ismaïl Belkacemi; (15 goals)
Biggest home win	CA Bordj Bou Arreridj 4–0 MC Saïda; JSM Skikda 4–0 CRB Aïn Fakroun; AS Aïn M'lila 5–1 A Bou Saâda; ASM Oran 5–1 JSM Skikda; WA Tlemcen 5–1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
Biggest away win	ASM Oran 1–4 AS Aïn M'lila JSM Skikda 1-4 MO Béjaïa
Highest scoring	MO Béjaïa 4–2 GC Mascara; RC Relizane 3–3 JSM Béjaïa; AS Aïn M'lila 5–1 A Bou Saâda; ASM Oran 5–1 JSM Skikda; WA Tlemcen 5–1 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj; CA Batna 4–2 MC El Eulma
Longest winning run	6 matches; JSM Béjaïa
Longest unbeaten run	11 matches; ASO Chlef
Longest winless run	11 matches; CA Batna
Longest losing run	5 matches; GC Mascara
	← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 11 May 2018.

The 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 will be the 54th 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.^[1]

Team changes[]

The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.

To Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2[]

Relegated from Ligue 1

Promoted from Championnat National Amateur

From Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2[]

Promoted to Ligue 1

Relegated to Championnat National Amateur

Team overview[]

Stadiums and locations[]

Locations of teams in the 2017–18 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2

Team	Manager	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Kit manufacturer
Amel Bou Saâda	Noureddine Bounâas	Bou Saâda		8,000	Joma
ASM Oran	Salem Laoufi	Oran	Stade Habib Bouakeul	20,000	Sarson
ASO Chlef	El Hadi Khezzar	Chlef	Stade Mohamed Boumezrag	18,000	Macron
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj		Bordj Bou Arréridj	Stade 20 Août 1955	15,000	Joma
CRB Aïn Fakroun	Mourad Karouf	Aïn Fakroun		9,000	Joma
GC Mascara		Mascara	Stade de l'Unité Africaine	22,000	Joma
JSM Béjaïa	Mounir Zeghdoud	Béjaïa	Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine	17,500	NAFO
JSM Skikda		Skikda	Stade 20 Août 1955	30,000	Legea
MC El Eulma	Abdelkrim Latrèche	El Eulma	Stade Messaoud Zougar	25,000	KCS
MC Saïda	Mohamed Benchouia	Saïda	Stade 13 Avril 1958	25,000	Joma
RC Relizane		Relizane	Stade Tahar Zoughari	30,000	Joma
CA Batna	Aziz Abbès	Batna	November 1, 1954 Stadium	20,000	Joma
MO Béjaïa	Mustapha Biskri	Béjaïa	Maghrebi Unity Stadium	17,500	Macron
RC Kouba	Nabil Medjahed	Kouba	Omar Benhaddad Stadium	10,000	Joma
AS Aïn M'lila	Cherif Hadjar	Aïn M'lila	Stade des Frères Demane Debbih	7,000	Joma
WA Tlemcen	Kheireddine Kherris	Tlemcen	Stade Akid Lotfi	25,000	Sarson

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	MO Béjaïa (P)	29	17	8	4	39	17	+22	59	2018–19 Professional League 1
2	AS Aïn M'lila (P)	29	16	5	8	42	31	+11	53
3	JSM Béjaïa	29	16	4	9	39	30	+9	52
4	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	29	15	5	9	39	27	+12	50
5	ASO Chlef	29	11	13	5	30	21	+9	46
6	JSM Skikda	29	13	3	13	30	31	−1	41^[a]
7	MC Saïda	29	11	6	12	23	28	−5	39
8	ASM Oran	29	10	8	11	30	34	−4	38
9	RC Kouba	29	11	5	13	31	37	−6	38
10	WA Tlemcen	29	10	6	13	26	27	−1	36
11	RC Relizane	29	9	9	11	27	31	−4	36
12	A Bou Saâda	29	9	8	12	23	30	−7	35
13	MC El Eulma	29	9	7	13	31	37	−6	34
14	GC Mascara	29	8	7	14	29	35	−6	31	2018–19 League of Amateurs
15	CA Batna	29	8	7	14	26	32	−6	31
16	CRB Aïn Fakroun (R)	29	6	5	18	25	42	−17	23

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
Notes:

^ JSM Skikda were deducted 1 point.

Result table[]

Home \ Away	ABS	AAM	ASMO	ASC	CAB	CABBA	CRBAF	GCM	JBE	JSMS	MCEE	MCS	MOB	RCK	RCR	WAT
A Bou Saâda		2–3	0–0	2–0		2–0	1–0	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–0	2–0	1–0	4–1	0–0	1–2
AS Aïn M'lila	5–1		2–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	1–1
ASM Oran	0–0	1–4		1–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–1	1–1	5–1	2–1	3–0	1–0		2–1	1–1
ASO Chlef	0–0	1–0	2–0		2–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	2–0
CA Batna	0–1	2–2	1–0	1–1		0–1	2–1	2–0	3–0	2–1	4–2	1–1	0–0	1–0	2–3	1–0
CA Bordj Bou Arreridj	1–0	2–0	2–0		0–0		2–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–2	3–2	1–0	2–1
CRB Aïn Fakroun	3–0	1–2	2–0	0–2	2–1	0–1		1–1	1–0	2–0	2–2	0–0	2–2	1–1	1–0	0–1
GC Mascara	1–2		0–0	2–2	0–0	1–1	3–1		2–1	1–2	3–0	0–2	1–2	3–1	0–0	2–0
JSM Béjaïa	3–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	1–2	2–0	1–0		2–1	3–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–0	1–0
JSM Skikda	1–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	2–1	4–0	2–1	0–1		1–0	1–0	1–4	1–2	2–0	1–0
MC El Eulma	2–0	0–1	4–1	1–0	1–0	2–2	1–0	2–1	4–1			2–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–0
MC Saïda	2–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	1–0	0–0		0–0	2–0	1–0	1–0
MO Béjaïa	1–0	2–0	0–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	3–1	4–2	2–0	1–0	1–0			1–0	2–2	3–1
RC Kouba	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	0–1	1–1	2–1	3–0	0–1		2–1	2–1
RC Relizane	1–1	0–2	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–0		0–2	3–3	2–1	3–1	0–0	0–0	1–0		1–0
WA Tlemcen	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	5–1	1–0	1–0		0–2	1–0	3–1	1–0	1–1	2–1

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2018. Source: DZFoot
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress[]

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
A Bou Saâda	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	D
AS Aïn M'lila	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W
ASM Oran	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	W
ASO Chlef	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	D
CA Batna	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	L
CRB Aïn Fakroun	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L
JSM Béjaïa	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	W
JSM Skikda	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	L
GC Mascara	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L
MC El Eulma	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	L
MC Saïda	L	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
MO Béjaïa	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W
RC Relizane	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	L
RC Kouba	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W
WA Tlemcen	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2018. Source: Clubs Season-Progress
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Positions by round[]

As of 19 January 2018

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
A Bou Saâda	15	16	16	14	15	12	13	13	11	10	13	12	14	12	10	12	9
AS Aïn M'lila	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
ASM Oran	12	2	7	5	5	5	7	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8
ASO Chlef	6	9	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	5	6	5	4
CA Batna	12	4	6	8	9	7	10	10	10	13	11	13	12	14	16	16	16
CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	12	10	8	10	11	11	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	4	5	4	3
CRB Aïn Fakroun	8	10	14	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	14	15	15
JSM Béjaïa	4	8	3	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	8	7	6	6
JSM Skikda	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	1	1	1	2	3	4	6	3	3	5
GC Mascara	6	12	13	16	16	16	16	14	13	11	12	11	11	10	9	9	10
MC El Eulma	1	7	9	11	10	10	12	12	14	12	14	14	16	13	15	14	13
MC Saïda	14	6	10	7	8	6	8	9	9	9	10	9	9	11	12	13	14
MO Béjaïa	12	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2
RC Relizane	4	15	11	9	7	8	5	7	6	6	6	6	5	3	4	7	7
RC Kouba	8	13	12	12	14	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	13	15	13	11	12
WA Tlemcen	15	14	15	14	12	13	11	11	12	14	9	10	10	9	11	10	11

	Leader
	Promotion to Professional League 1
	Relegation to League of Amateurs

Source: DZfoot.com (in French)

Season statistics[]

Top scorers[]

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals^[2]
1	Ismail Belkacemi	MO Béjaïa	13
2		AS Aïn M'lila	12
3	Hocine Metref	RC Kouba	11
	Youcef Laouafi	MC El Eulma
		JSM Béjaïa
6	Hichem Mokhtar	JSM Skikda	10
6		JSM Skikda	10

Media coverage[]

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Media Coverage
Country	Television Channel	Matches
Algeria	EPTV Terrestre	1 Match per round
Algeria	Dzair TV	1 or 2 Match per round

References[]

^ "Calendrier sur le site de la LFP". lfp.dz. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
^ "L2 : Classement des buteurs (saison 2017-2018)" (in French). footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

External links[]

[table_hth_JSMS0.78427339614568-2] JSM Skikda were deducted 1 point.

[1] "Calendrier sur le site de la LFP". lfp.dz. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

[3] "L2 : Classement des buteurs (saison 2017-2018)" (in French). footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

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