1971–72 Algerian Championnat National

The 1971–72 Algerian Championnat National was the tenth season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with MC Oran as the defending champions. The Championnat started on September 5, 1971, and ended on June 18, 1972.

Algerian Championnat National

Season	1971–72
Dates	5 September 1971 – 18 June 1972
Champions	MC Alger
Relegated	WA Tlemcen USM Alger ES Guelma
Matches played	240
Goals scored	591 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorer	Rabah Gamouh (24 goals)
Biggest home win	CR Belcourt 7 – 0 WA Tlemcen
Highest scoring	CR Belcourt 8 – 3 JSM Tiaret
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Team summaries

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Algerian Division 2 1971–1972

• USM Blida
• GC Mascara
• JS Djijel

Teams relegated to Algerian Division 2 1972–1973

• WA Tlemcen
• USM Alger
• ES Guelma

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	MC Alger	30	14	12	4	48	28	+20	70
2	CR Belcourt	30	15	8	7	57	30	+27	68
3	MO Constantine	30	14	10	6	46	32	+14	68
4	MC Oran	30	12	13	5	36	29	+7	67
5	WR Staïfi	30	11	9	10	36	37	−1	61
6	NAR Alger	30	11	8	11	51	39	+12	60
7	ASM Oran	30	11	8	11	37	37	0	60
8	NA Hussein Dey	30	11	7	12	31	20	+11	59
9	JS Kawkabi	30	10	9	11	38	42	−4	59
10	JSM Tiaret	30	10	9	11	34	44	−10	59
11	Hamra Annaba	30	7	15	8	25	32	−7	59
12	NR Ksentina	30	10	8	12	26	31	−5	58
13	USM Bel-Abbès	30	6	15	9	24	30	−6	57
14	WA Tlemcen	30	8	11	11	39	51	−12	57
15	USM Alger	30	9	7	14	38	47	−9	55
16	ES Guelma	30	3	7	20	25	63	−38	43

Source: rsssf.com

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Rabah Gamouh	MO Constantine	24
2	Hassen Tahir	MC Alger	20
3	Boualem Amirouche	NAR Alger	17
4	Aït Hamouda	NAR Alger	14
5	Mourad Derridj	JS Kawkabi	13
6	Benyekhlef	WA Tlemcen	13
7	Sid Ahmed Belkedrouci	MC Oran	12
8	Benmokhtar	ASM Oran	11

External links

• 1971–72 Algerian Championnat National