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 |
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| A Ain Sefra | 2009 | Inter-Regions | 3 | Ain Sefra | Naama |
| A Bou Saada | 1941 | Inter-Regions | 3 | Bou Saada | M'Sila |
| AB Barika | 1963 | Inter-Regions | 3 | Barika | Batna |
| AB Chelghoum Laid | 1988 | Régional I | 4 | Barika | Batna |
| AB Merouana | 1933 | Régional I | 4 | Merouana | Batna |
| AB Sidi Khaled | 1973 | Régional I | 4 | Sidi Khaled | Ouled Djellal |
| ARB Ghriss | 1972 | Régional I | 4 | Ghriss | Mascara |
| ARB Zoui | 1977 | Régional I | 4 | Ouled Rechache | Khenchela |
| AS Aïn M'lila | 1933 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Ain M'lila | Oum El Bouaghi |
| AS Bordj Ghedir | 1957 | Inter-Regions | 3 | Bordj Ghedir | Bordj Bou Arreridj |
| AS Khroub | 1927 | Ligue 2 | 2 | El Khroub | Constantine |
| ASB Metlili Chaamba | 1974 | Inter-Regions | 3 | Metlili | Ghardaia |
| ASM Oran | 1933 | Ligue 2 | 2 | Oran | Oran |
| ASO Chlef | 1947 | Ligue 1 | 1 | Chlef | Chlef |
| Club | Division | Level | Location | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRB Adrar | Inter-Régions | 3 | Adrar | Adrar |
| CRB Aïn Sefra | Régional I | 4 | Aïn Sefra | Naâma |
| CRB Bougtob | Inter-Régions | 3 | El Bayadh | El Bayadh |
| CRB Naâma | DH | 6 | Naâma | Naâma |
| ES Béchar | Régional I | 4 | Béchar | Béchar |
| JS Saoura | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Béchar | Béchar |
| MC El Bayadh | Régional I | 4 | El Bayadh | El Bayadh |
| SC Mécheria | Inter-Régions | 3 | Mécheria | Naâma |
| US Béchar Djedid | Inter-Régions | 3 | Béchar | Béchar |
| Club | Division | Level | Location | Department |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHM Hassi Messaoud | Inter-Régions | 3 | Hassi Messaoud | Ouargla |
| Amal Bou Saâda | Ligue 2 | 2 | Bou Saâda | M'Sila |
| AR Ouargla | Régional I | 4 | Ouargla | Ouargla |
| DJ Ksar Hirane | Régional I | 4 | Ksar El Hirane | Laghouat |
| CR Béni Thour | Ligue 2 | 2 | Ouargla | Ouargla |
| CRB Ouled Djellal | Ligue 2 | 2 | Ouled Djellal | Biskra |
| ES Ouargla | Régional I | 4 | Ouargla | Ouargla |
| NRB Touggourt | Inter-Régions | 3 | Touggourt | Touggourt |
| O Magrane | Régional I | 4 | Magrane | El Oued |
| US Biskra | Ligue Pro. 1 | 1 | Biskra | Biskra |
| WAM Laghouat | Régional I | 4 | Laghouat | Laghouat |
| Club | Location | Department | Region |
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| AS Saint Eugène | Algiers | Algiers | Center |
| CA Planteurs | 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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