Algerian Basketball Championship

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Super Division
FormerlyABC National 1A
Super Division
Founded1962;62 years ago (1962)
First season1962–63
Country Algeria
Confederation FIBA Africa
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to ABC Second Division
Domestic cup(s) Algerian Cup
International cup(s) FIBA Champions Cup
Current champions USM Alger (4th title)
Most championships MC Alger (21 titles)
Website fabbalgerie.org
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 season

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.

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Play history

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

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

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CRBS
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PSE
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WOB
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USB
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USS
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OSA
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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
TeamHome cityArena
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

    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

    TeamWonYears won
    MC Alger 211983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
    Darak El-Watani 111970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
    WA Boufarik 91990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002
    USM Alger 41966, 1967, 1969, 2023
    OC Alger 41976, 1988, 1995, 1996
    ASM Oran 31963, 1964, 1965
    NB Staouéli 22007, 2022
    RAM Alger 11968
    MC Oran 11984
    AS PTT Alger 12009
    CSM Constantine 1 2013
    RC Kouba 11971

    Super Division seasons and finals from 1995

    SeasonDateRefChampionSeriesScoreRunner-upChampion Coach
    1995–96 Jul ?–11 [13] IRB/ECT Alger (4)2–065–55??–??
    —
    		 WA Boufarik Flag of Algeria.svg
    1996–97 Jun 29–Jul 10 [14] [15] [16] WA Boufarik (6)2–155–5170–6355–60 NA Hussein Dey Flag of Algeria.svg Ahmed Loubachria
    1997–98 Jun 11–16 WA Boufarik (7)2–092–7562–58
    —
    		DRB Staouéli Flag of Algeria.svg 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 ? Flag of Algeria.svg Bilal Faid
    2003–04 Jul 1–9 [19] [20] MC Alger (9)2–079–6579–56
    —
    		COBB Oran Flag of Algeria.svg Bilal Faid
    2004–05  ?– ? [21] MC Alger (10)Round Robin WA Boufarik
    2005–06  ?– ? [22] MC Alger (11)Round Robin WA Boufarik Flag of Algeria.svg Bilal Faid
    2006–07  ?– ? [2] DRB StaouéliRound Robin MC Alger Flag of Algeria.svg Ahmed Loubachria
    2007–08  ?– ? [23] MC Alger (12)Round Robin CRB Dar Beida Flag of Cuba.svg Valiente Conde
    2008–09  ?– ? [24] [3] AS PTT AlgerRound Robin GS Pétroliers Flag of Algeria.svg Reda Saiak
    2009–10 May 7–May 22 [4] GS Pétroliers (13)Round Robin CRB Dar Beida Flag of Algeria.svg Ahmed Loubachria
    2010–11 Jun ?–Jul 1 [5] GS Pétroliers (14)2–0109–7891–80
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    		 CRB Dar Beida Flag of Algeria.svg Bilal Faid
    2011–12 Oct 27–May 29 [6] GS Pétroliers (15)Round Robin CSM Constantine Flag of Algeria.svg Bilal Faid
    2012–13 Apr 30–May 4 [25] CSM Constantine 2–163–5485–6454–65 GS Pétroliers Flag of Algeria.svg Said Didi
    2013–14 May 27–30 [26] GS Pétroliers (16)2–091–7354–64
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    		 CRB Dar Beida Flag of the United States.svg Sean Whalen
    2014–15 May 26–30 [27] GS Pétroliers (17)2–175–6455–5366–69 US Sétif Flag of the United States.svg Sean Whalen
    2015–16 May 24–28 [28] GS Pétroliers (18)2–153–6555–8887–71 CRB Dar Beida Flag of Algeria.svg Bilal Faid
    2016–17 Jul 13–14 [8] GS Pétroliers (19)2–071–7594–61
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    		 NA Hussein Dey Flag of France.svg Nicolas Meistelman
    2017–18 May 30–31 GS Pétroliers (20)2–0103–73111–92
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    		 NB Staouéli Flag of Algeria.svg Sofiane Boulahya
    2018–19 May 18 GS Pétroliers (21)1–0102–68
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    		 NB Staouéli Flag of Algeria.svg Sofiane Boulahya
    2019–20Cancelled 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 Flag of Algeria.svg Réda El Hachemi

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