Being worked on:21:01, 22 November 2023 (UTC)For a complete list of Algerian clubs, see Category:Football clubs in Algeria .
In Algeria, there are more than 1500 football clubs that compete in the Algerian football league system; this is an African and Arab record. An incomplete list:
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Ksar Hirane | 2008 | Régional I | 4 | Ksar El Hirane | Laghouat | South-east |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES Azeffoun | 1998 | Régional II | 5 | Azeffoun | Tizi Ouzou | Center |
| ES Béchar | 1943 | Régional I | 4 | Béchar | Béchar | South-west |
| ES Berrouaghia | 1948 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Berrouaghia | Médéa | Center |
| ES Collo | 1923 | Régional I | 4 | Collo | Skikda | East |
| ES Guelma | 1924 | Régional I | 4 | Guelma | Guelma | East |
| ESM Koléa | 1946 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Koléa | Tipaza | Center |
| ES Mostaganem | 1940 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Mostaganem | Mostaganem | West |
| ES Sétif | 1958 | Ligue Pro 1 | 1 | Sétif | Sétif | East |
| ES Souk Ahras | 1957 | Régional II | 5 | Souk Ahras | Souk Ahras | East |
| ES Ouargla | 2009 | Régional I | 4 | Ouargla | Ouargla | South-east |
| E Sour El Ghozlane | 1963 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Sour El-Ghozlane | Bouïra | Center |
| ES Tighennif | 1945 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Tighennif | Mascara | West |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMRA Annaba | 1944 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Annaba | Annaba | East |
| HB Chelghoum Laïd | 1945 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Chelghoum Laïd | Mila | East |
| Hydra AC | 1936 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Hydra | Algiers | Center |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IB Khémis El Khechna | 1932 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Khemis El-Khechna | Boumerdès | Center |
| IB Lakhdaria | 1929 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Lakhdaria | Bouïra | Center |
| IRB El Kerma | 1946 | Inter-Régions | 3 | El Kerma | Oran | West |
| IR Bir Mourad Raïs | 1947 | Régional II | 5 | Bir Mourad Raïs | Algiers | Center |
| IRB Maghnia | 1928 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Maghnia | Tlemcen | West |
| IRB Sougueur | 1943 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Sougueur | Tiaret | West |
| IS Tighennif | 1945 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Tighennif | Mascara | West |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JS Bordj Ménaïel | 1932 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Bordj Menaïel | Boumerdès | Center |
| JS Djijel | 1936 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Jijel | Jijel | East |
| JS El Biar | 1944 | Régional II | 5 | El Biar | Algiers | Center |
| JS Kabylie | 1946 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Tizi Ouzou | Tizi Ouzou | Center |
| JSM Béjaïa | 1936 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Béjaïa | Béjaïa | East |
| JSM Chéraga | 1940 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Chéraga | Algiers | Center |
| JSM Skikda | 1936 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Skikda | Skikda | East |
| JSM Tiaret | 1943 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Tiaret | Tiaret | West |
| JS Saoura | 2008 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Béchar | Béchar | South-west |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB Hassasna | 1973 | Inter-Régions | 3 | El Hassasna | Saïda | West |
| MC Alger | 1921 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Algiers | Algiers | Center |
| MC El Bayadh | 1936 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | El Bayadh | El Bayadh | Center-west |
| MC El Eulma | 1936 | Ligue 2 | 2 | El Eulma | Sétif | East |
| MC Oran | 1917 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Oran | Oran | West |
| MC Saïda | 1947 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Saïda | Saïda | West |
| MO Béjaïa | 1954 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Béjaïa | Béjaïa | East |
| MO Constantine | 1939 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Constantine | Constantine | East |
| MSP Batna | 1962 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Batna | Batna | East |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NARB Réghaïa | 1945 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Réghaïa | Algiers | Center |
| NA Hussein Dey | 1947 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Hussein Dey | Algiers | Center |
| Nasr Es Sénia | 1946 | Inter-régions | 3 | Es Sénia | Oran | West |
| NC Magra | 1998 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Magra | M'Sila | East |
| NRB Touggourt | 1936 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Touggourt | Touggourt | South-east |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympique de Médéa | 1945 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Médéa | Médéa | Center |
| O Magrane | 1985 | Régional I | 4 | Magrane | El Oued | South-east |
| OM Arzew | 1947 | Inter-régions | 3 | Arzew | Oran | West |
| OMR El Annasser | 1962 | Régional I | 4 | Belouizdad | Algiers | Center |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradou AC | 1994 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Hydra | Algiers | Center |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC Arbaâ | 1941 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Larbaâ | Blida | Center |
| RCB Oued Rhiou | 1936 | Inter-régions | 3 | Oued Rhiou | Relizane | West |
| RC Kouba | 1945 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Kouba | Algiers | Center |
| RCG Oran | 1947 | Régional II | 5 | Oran | Oran | West |
| RC Relizane | 1934 | Inter-régions | 3 | Relizane | Relizane | West |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA Mohammadia | 1930 | Inter-régions | 3 | Mohammadia | Mascara | West |
| SC Aïn Defla | 1934 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Aïn Defla | Aïn Defla | Center |
| SC Mécheria | 1936 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Mécheria | Naâma | South-west |
| SCM Oran | 1945 | Inter-régions | 3 | Oran | Oran | West |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Béchar Djedid | 1946 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Béchar | Béchar | South-west |
| US Biskra | 1934 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Biskra | Biskra | South-east |
| US Chaouia | 1936 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Oum El Bouaghi | Oum El Bouaghi | East |
| USM Aïn Beïda | 1943 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Aïn Beïda | Oum El Bouaghi | East |
| USM Alger | 1937 | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Algiers | Algiers | Center |
| USM Annaba | 1983 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Annaba | Annaba | East |
| USM Bel Abbès | 1933 | Inter-régions | 3 | Sidi Bel Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès | West |
| USM Blida | 1932 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Blida | Blida | Center |
| USM Chéraga | 1993 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Chéraga | Algiers | Center |
| USM El Harrach | 1935 | Ligue 2 | 2 | El Harrach | Algiers | Center |
| USM Khenchela | 1943 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Khenchela | Khenchela | East |
| USMM Hadjout | 1947 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Hadjout | Tipaza | Center |
| USM Sétif | 1933 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Sétif | Sétif | East |
| USM Oran | 1926 | Régional I | 4 | Oran | Oran | West |
| US Remchi | 1928 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Remchi | Tlemcen | West |
| US Tébessa | 1936 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Tébessa | Tébessa | East |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAM Laghouat | 2009 | Régional I | 4 | Laghouat | Laghouat | South-east |
| WA Ramdane Djamel | 1966 | Régional II | 5 | Ramdane Djamel | Skikda | East |
| WA Boufarik | 1945 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Boufarik | Blida | Center |
| WA Mostaganem | 1945 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Mostaganem | Mostaganem | West |
| WA Tlemcen | 1963 | Inter-Régions | 3 | Tlemcen | Tlemcen | West |
| WR Bentalha | 1979 | Régional I | 4 | Bentalha | Algiers | Center |
| WR M'Sila | 1937 | Ligue 2 | 2 | M'Sila | M'Sila | East |
| Club | Founded | Division | Level | Commune | Wilaya | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZSA Témouchent | 1958 | Régional II | 5 | Aïn Témouchent | Aïn Témouchent | West |
| Club | Location | Department | Region |
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| AS Saint Eugène | Algiers | Algiers | Center |
| CAL Oran | Oran | Oran | West |
| FC Blida | Blida | Blida | Center |
| JH Djazaïr (ex. CS DNC Alger) | Algiers | Algiers | Center |
| RU Alger | Algiers | Algiers | Center |
| SC Bel Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès | Sidi Bel Abbès | West |
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