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The Algerian Basketball Championship, now called the Super Division and formally known as the ABC Super Division, is the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Algeria. National 1 is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated to the Second Division and replaced by the two playoff winners. From 1963 onwards, MC Alger (21 titles) and WA Boufarik (9 titles) both dominated. Darak El-Watani won 11 titles but no longer exists.

Super Division
FormerlyABC National 1A
Super Division
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
First season1962–63
CountryAlgeria
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toABC Second Division
Domestic cup(s)Algerian Cup
International cup(s)FIBA Champions Cup
Current championsUSM Alger (4th title)
Most championshipsMC Alger (21 titles)
Websitefabbalgerie.org
2023–24 season

Play history

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Before Algeria's independence, there were several regional leagues led by the French federation. The Algerian Basketball Championship was founded in 1962 when the country achieved independence. The first, second, and third championships were won by ASM Oran in 1963, 1964, and 1965, respectively. Capital clubs began dominating the championship starting in the 1965–66 season. USM Alger won three titles (1966, 1967, and 1969) over the next few years, with RAM Alger breaking their win streak by winning in 1968. Darak El-Watani pulled ahead with 11 titles, including six consecutive wins between 1977 and 1982. MP Alger won four times in the mid-1980s, and again in 1988–89 under the name MC Alger. WA Boufarik won five consecutive titles between 1990 and 1994 and an additional three between 1997 and 1999. IRB Alger (later renamed OC Alger) broke the first streak by winning the championships in 1994–95 and 1995–96. WA Boufarik also won four Algerian Basketball Cups in the 1990s.[citation needed]

The GS Pétroliers dominated the first 20 years of the 2000s, first as MC Alger with titles in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons; four consecutive wins between 2003 and 2006; and one in 2007–08. The team started its run under its new name, MC Alger, with three consecutive wins (2009 to 2012), punctuated by a loss to CSM Constantine, and another six consecutive wins (2013 to 2019) before the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted play.[1]

In the 2006–07 season, there were six teams: WA Boufarik, CRB Dar El-Beida, WB Aïn Bénian, AS PTT Alger, MC Alger, and NB Staouéli. In the sixth minute of the second quarter of a mini-championship playoff game against DRB Staouéli, MC Alger left the court while the score was 28–21 in favor of DRB Staouéli. International referee Noureddine Chachoua awarded MC Alger a loss by penalty, allowing DRB Staouéli to win the championship for the first time.[2] Two seasons later, AS PPT Alger also won the title after defeating GS Pétroliers in a mini-championship 2nd tournament playoff in Hydra. At halftime, the score was 45–31[3] and increased to 81–81 by the end of the game with three seconds left. Faycal Belkhodja was able to score three points, taking the win for GS Pétroliers.[4]

The final match (best of three) system, which had been absent for most of the early 2000s, returned in the 2010–11 season. The GS Pétroliers swept CRB Dar Beida in the finals.[5] The competition system changed again; now, a tournament of 16 clubs would play 30 matches each. The club that came first in points was crowned champion. The GS Pétroliers beat US Sétif (107–65) to win their second consecutive title. They also won the Algerian Basketball Cup for the second consecutive time.[6]

The 2012–13 season brought another competition system change. Twenty clubs returned and four new ones joined. They were divided into groups A and B, with each group playing 18 matches as part of phase one. In phase two, the first four teams of each group moved on to the playoffs. The remaining teams were up for relegation. CSM Constantine beat GS Pétroliers 2–1 and won the title for the first time.[7] The team went on to represent Algeria at the 2013 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. By the start of the next season, CSM Constantine had lost most of its star players and GS Pétroliers returned to win the title for four consecutive seasons, in addition to four consecutive cup wins.[8][9] Due to its winning streak and sponsorship from Sonatrach, GS Pétroliers was the only club not to struggle with financial issues in the early 2010s.[10][11]

Clubs

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The following is a list of clubs that participated in the 2023-24 season:

 
 
AOB
 
CRBS
 
PSE
 
 
USB
 
 
OSA
 
Algiers
 
Algiers teams:
NA Hussein Dey
USM Alger
MC Alger
CRB Dar Beida
NB Staoueli
Gué de Constantine
TRA Draria
Ouled Chebel Basketball
CB Rouiba
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Locations of teams for the 2023–24 Algerian Basketball Championship
Promoted from National 1
Team Home city Arena
WO Boufarik Boufarik Salle Moussa Charef
NB Staoueli Staoueli Salle de Staouéli
US Sétif Sétif Salle 8 Mai 1945
CSC Djasr Kasentina Djasr Kasentina
NA Hussein Dey Algiers Salle Mohamed Handjer
TRA Draria Draria Salle OMS Ghazali Salem (Ouled Fayet)
CR Beni Saf Hammam Bou Hadjar Salle OMS Larbi Bendjerid
PS El Eulma El Eulma Salle Mohamed Sayeh Kechkouchi
OS Bordj Bou Arréridj Bordj Bou Arréridj Salle omnisports du 18 Février
CRB Dar Beida Dar El Beïda
MC Alger Hydra Salle OMS Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
USM Alger Algiers Salle Rais Hamidou
ASS Oum El Bouaghi Oum El Bouaghi
CB Rouïba Rouïba Salle Mohamed Kadiri
USM Blida Blida Salle Hocine Chalane
Ouled Chebel Basket Ball Ouled Chebel Salle OMS Boualem Bouhedja
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Title holders

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Below is the list of the champions since the first edition in 1962–63.[12] MC Alger and WA Boufarik have historically been rivals due to both teams' high win count.

League championships by club

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Team Won Years won
MC Alger 21 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Darak El-Watani 11 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
WA Boufarik 9 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
USM Alger 4 1966, 1967, 1969, 2023
OC Alger 4 1976, 1988, 1995, 1996
ASM Oran 3 1963, 1964, 1965
NB Staouéli 2 2007, 2022
RAM Alger 1 1968
MC Oran 1 1984
AS PTT Alger 1 2009
CSM Constantine 1 2013
RC Kouba 1 1971

Super Division seasons and finals from 1995

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Season Date Ref Champion Series Score Runner-up Champion Coach
1995–96 Jul ?–11 [13] IRB/ECT Alger (4) 2–0 65–55 ??–??
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 WA Boufarik  
1996–97 Jun 29–Jul 10 [14][15][16] WA Boufarik (6) 2–1 55–51 70–63 55–60 NA Hussein Dey   Ahmed Loubachria
1997–98 Jun 11–16 WA Boufarik (7) 2–0 92–75 62–58
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 DRB Staouéli   Ahmad Benyabou
1998–99 ?– ? WA Boufarik (8) Round Robin ?
1999–00 ?– ? MC Alger (6) Round Robin ?
2000–01 ?– ? MC Alger (7) Round Robin ?
2001–02 Apr 19–May 24 [17] WA Boufarik (9) Round Robin MC Alger
2002–03 ?–Jun 13 [18] MC Alger (8) Round Robin ?   Bilal Faid
2003–04 Jul 1–9 [19][20] MC Alger (9) 2–0 79–65 79–56
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 COBB Oran   Bilal Faid
2004–05 ?– ? [21] MC Alger (10) Round Robin WA Boufarik
2005–06 ?– ? [22] MC Alger (11) Round Robin WA Boufarik   Bilal Faid
2006–07 ?– ? [2] DRB Staouéli Round Robin MC Alger   Ahmed Loubachria
2007–08 ?– ? [23] MC Alger (12) Round Robin CRB Dar Beida   Valiente Conde
2008–09 ?– ? [24][3] AS PTT Alger Round Robin GS Pétroliers   Reda Saiak
2009–10 May 7–May 22 [4] GS Pétroliers (13) Round Robin CRB Dar Beida   Ahmed Loubachria
2010–11 Jun ?–Jul 1 [5] GS Pétroliers (14) 2–0 109–78 91–80
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 CRB Dar Beida   Bilal Faid
2011–12 Oct 27–May 29 [6] GS Pétroliers (15) Round Robin CSM Constantine   Bilal Faid
2012–13 Apr 30–May 4 [25] CSM Constantine 2–1 63–54 85–64 54–65 GS Pétroliers   Said Didi
2013–14 May 27–30 [26] GS Pétroliers (16) 2–0 91–73 54–64
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 CRB Dar Beida   Sean Whalen
2014–15 May 26–30 [27] GS Pétroliers (17) 2–1 75–64 55–53 66–69 US Sétif   Sean Whalen
2015–16 May 24–28 [28] GS Pétroliers (18) 2–1 53–65 55–88 87–71 CRB Dar Beida   Bilal Faid
2016–17 Jul 13–14 [8] GS Pétroliers (19) 2–0 71–75 94–61
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 NA Hussein Dey   Nicolas Meistelman
2017–18 May 30–31 GS Pétroliers (20) 2–0 103–73 111–92
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 NB Staouéli   Sofiane Boulahya
2018–19 May 18 GS Pétroliers (21) 1–0 102–68
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 NB Staouéli   Sofiane Boulahya
2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria
2020–21
2021–22 Jun 2–4 NB Staouéli (2) – – – – WA Boufarik
2022–23 Jun 8–10 [29] USM Alger (4) Round Robin WA Boufarik   Réda El Hachemi

See also

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References

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