Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur

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Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur
Logo-lnfa.jpg
Founded2010
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Number of teams32
Level on pyramid2
Promotion to Ligue Professionnelle 1
Relegation to Inter-Régions Division
Website www.lnf-amateur.dz
Current: 2022–23 Ligue 2

Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur commonly known as the LNFA, is an Algerian governing body that runs the second-highest division in the Algerian football league system. It was founded in 2010 and serves under the authority of the Algerian Football Federation. The league is responsible for overseeing, organizing, and managing the Algerian Ligue 2.

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