League Algiers Football Association

League Algiers Football Association
Founded	1919
Folded	1962 due to fall of France ; after 38 seasons
Country	France Algeria
Number of teams	varied
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Forconi Cup; Coupe de France
Last champions	O Hussein Dey ; (1958–59)
Most championships	Gallia Sport d'Alger (8)

The League Algiers Football Association, also called League Algiers Football or League of Algiers was an organization of soccer in Algeria to the French colonial era. Founded in 1920 in order to develop the colonial football to Algiers; She paused for a moment due to World War II, then resumed in 1946. Eventually it will cease all activities in 1962 after the end of the War of Algeria who devoted the independence of the Algeria and which led to the mass exodus of settlers to France signifier abandonment of sports clubs run by the "settlers" and their structures.

Affiliated to the French Football Federation with four other leagues in North Africa that are leagues: the Constantine of Oran of Tunisia and Morocco; League Algiers so possessed as his four sisters the status of "league" or "Championship" amateur, and had four divisions that corresponded to the seventh, sixth, fifth and fourth division of French football.

These leagues so were the main football regions in North Africa from cutting the French colonial administration. They were very structured and very hierarchical and organized competitions for all age categories in addition to a so-called "corporate" (or category Championship "corporate" or company), the highest level was called Division of Honor .

History

League participation

36 clubs have participated. Note: from 1920–21 to 1955–56 season.

36 seasons: AS Saint Eugène, FC Blida
35 seasons: AS Boufarik, GS Alger
26 seasons: RU Alger
22 seasons: GS Orléansville, Olympique d'Hussein-Dey, RS Alger
21 seasons: RC Maison-Carrée, US Ouest-Mitidja
20 seasons: MC Alger
19 seasons: US Blida
11 seasons: USM Blida

09 seasons: Olympique de Marengo
07 seasons: SCU El-Biar, Stade Guyotville
05 seasons: AS Montpensier, Racing Club Algérois
03 seasons: CS Algérois
02 seasons: Elan Bab El Oued, FC El Affroun, Olympique de Tizi-Ouzou, Stary Standard Club
01 season: ASPTT Alger, AS Algérois, AS Douéra, Etoile Stary Marine Algérois, JS Mouzaiaville, Marine Sportive Algérois, Olympique de Rouiba, OM Ruisseau, RAS Algérois, Stade Algérois, US Algérois, USM Alger, USM Marengo

Champions of Honor Division (DH) of the League Algiers

DH Championship League Algiers Centre Football Association (LAFA) ^[1]

Season	Team	Season	Team	Season	Team	Season	Team
1920–1921 Season	FC Blida^[2]	1930–1931 Season	AS Boufarik ^[3]	1940–1941 Season	Not Played (War)	1950–1951 Season	GS Alger ^[4]
1921–1922 Season	FC Blida	1931–1932 Season	GS Algiers	1941–1942 Season	AS Boufarik	1951–1952 Season	AS Saint Eugène^[5]
1922–1923 Season	FC Blida	1932–1933 Season	AS Saint Eugène	1942–1943 Season	AS Saint Eugène	1952–1953 Season	FC Blida
1923–1924 Season	FC Blida	1933–1934 Season	RU Algiers^[6]	1943–1944 Season	AS Saint Eugène	1953–1954 Season	GS Algiers
1924–1925 Season	AS Boufarik	1934-1935 Season	RU Algiers	1944-1945 season	Unassigned ^[7]	1954–1955 Season	GS Algiers
1925–1926 Season	US Blida ^[8]	1935–1936 Season	AS Saint Eugène	1945-1946 Season	RU Algiers	1955–1956 Season	GS Orléansville ^[9]
1926–1927 Season	GS Orléansville	1936–1937 Season	GS Algiers	1946–1947 Season	GS Algiers	1956–1957 Season	AS Saint Eugène
1927–1928 Season	GS Algiers	1937–1938 Season	AS Boufarik	1947–1948 Season	O Hussein-Dey ^[10]	1957–1958 Season	GS Algiers
1928–1929 Season	FC Blida	1938–1939 Season	RU Algiers	1948–1949 Season	O Hussein-Dey	1958–1959 Season	O Hussein-Dey
1929–1930 Season	AS Saint Eugène	1939–1940 Season	Not Played (War)	1949–1950 Season	O Hussein-Dey	1959–1960 Season	(training CFA)

Titles by club

Club	Winners	Winning seasons
GS Alger	8	1927–28, 1931–32, 1936–37, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1957–58
AS Saint Eugène	7	1929–30, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1951–52, 1956–57
FC Blida	6	1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1928–29, 1952–53
AS Boufarik	4	1924–25, 1930–31, 1937–38, 1941–42
O Hussein-Dey	4	1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1958–59
RU Alger	4	1933–34, 1934–35, 1938–39, 1945–46
GS Orléansville	2	1926–27, 1955–56
US Blida	1	1925–26

References

^ Lahcène Belahoucine, "'The Saga of Algerian football,'" page 67, Hibr Editions, Algiers, 2010
^ This is the club: Football Club Blida also known Football Club Blidéen
^ This is the team: Sports Association Boufarik
^ This is the team: Gallia Sport Algiers which can also be written in GSA
^ This is the club: saint-eugénoise sports Association athletic Association also called Saint-Eugène
^ This is the team: Racing Universitaire d'Alger which can be written as RUA
^ This season AS Saint-Eugene and MC Alger ended tied for first place (ASSE's still ahead in goal difference) to separate the competitions according to the regulations, the Algiers League decided to organize a replay to determine a champion. Unfortunately as the festivities of the end of the World War II coincided with the end of the season, the meeting did not take place and so the unallocated basis.
^ This is the team: Blida Sports Union also called Union SportiveBlidéene
^ This is club: Athletic Grouping Orléansville also called Groupement Sportif Orléansvillois
^ This is the team: Olympic Hussein Dey, which can also be written in OHD

External links

[1] Lahcène Belahoucine, "'The Saga of Algerian football,'" page 67, Hibr Editions, Algiers, 2010

[2] This is the club: Football Club Blida also known Football Club Blidéen

[3] This is the team: Sports Association Boufarik

[4] This is the team: Gallia Sport Algiers which can also be written in GSA

[5] This is the club: saint-eugénoise sports Association athletic Association also called Saint-Eugène

[6] This is the team: Racing Universitaire d'Alger which can be written as RUA

[7] This season AS Saint-Eugene and MC Alger ended tied for first place (ASSE's still ahead in goal difference) to separate the competitions according to the regulations, the Algiers League decided to organize a replay to determine a champion. Unfortunately as the festivities of the end of the World War II coincided with the end of the season, the meeting did not take place and so the unallocated basis.

[8] This is the team: Blida Sports Union also called Union SportiveBlidéene

[9] This is club: Athletic Grouping Orléansville also called Groupement Sportif Orléansvillois

[10] This is the team: Olympic Hussein Dey, which can also be written in OHD

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