Algerian Basketball Championship

Algerian Basketball Championship

The league's logo is that of the F.A.B.B., the federation that organises it
Formerly	National 1A
Sport	Basketball
Inaugural season	1962
No. of teams	14
Country	Algeria
Continent	FIBA Africa (Africa)
Most recent champion(s)	GS Pétroliers (2014–15)
Most titles	GS Pétroliers (17 titles)
Official website	http://www.fabb.org.dz

The Algerian Basketball Championship, now called Algerian Super Division, formally known as National 1A, is the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Algeria.

History

Before Algeria's independence, there were several regional leagues led by the French federation. The Algerian Basketball Championship was founded in 1962 when they achieved independence.

Champions

Below the list of the champions and the runners-up since the first edition in 1962-63.

Key

Club (x)	Number of titles won after victory
	Finals were played over two legs

Season Champion Runner-up 1962-63 ASM Oran 1963-64 ASM Oran 1964-65 ASM Oran 1965-66 USM Alger 1966-67 USM Alger 1967-68 RAM Alger 1968-69 USM Alger 1969-70 Darak El-Watani 1970-71 CSS Kouba 1971-72 Darak El-Watani 1972-73 Darak El-Watani 1973-74 Darak El-Watani 1974-75 Darak El-Watani 1975-76 CS DNC Alger 1976-77 Darak El-Watani 1977-78 Darak El-Watani 1978-79 Darak El-Watani

Season Champion Runner-up 1979-80 Darak El-Watani 1980-81 Darak El-Watani 1981-82 Darak El-Watani 1982-83 MP Alger 1983-84 MP Oran 1984-85 MP Alger 1985-86 MP Alger 1986-87 MP Alger 1987-88 IRB Alger 1988-89 MC Alger 1989-90 WA Boufarik 1990-91 WA Boufarik 1991-92 WA Boufarik 1992-93 WA Boufarik 1993-94 WA Boufarik 1994-95 IRB Alger 1995-96 IRB Alger

Season Champion Runner-up 1996-97 WA Boufarik 1997-98 WA Boufarik 1998-99 WA Boufarik 1999-00 MC Alger 2000-01 MC Alger 2001-02 WA Boufarik 2002-03 MC Alger 2003-04 MC Alger 2004-05 MC Alger 2005-06 MC Alger 2006-07 DRB Staouéli 2007-08 MC Alger 2008-09 AS PTT Alger GS Pétroliers 2009-10 GS Pétroliers CRB Dar El-Beida 2010–11 GS Pétroliers CRB Dar El-Beida 2011-12 GS Pétroliers WA Boufarik 2012-13 CSMC GS Pétroliers

Season Champion Score Runner-up 2013–14 GS Pétroliers (16) 155-127 CRB Dar El-Beida 2014–15 GS Pétroliers (17) 74-48 CRB Dar El-Beida

Rq

GS Pétroliers (ex. MP Alger & MC Alger)

MC Oran (ex. MP Oran)

OC Alger (ex. IRB Alger & CS DNC Alger)

NB Staouéli (ex. DRB Staouéli)

Most successful clubs

Rank	Club	Champions	Runners-up	Winning Seasons
1	GS Pétroliers	17		1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
2	Darak El-Watani	11		1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
3	WA Boufarik	10		1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2012
4	OC Alger	4		1976, 1988, 1995, 1996
5	ASM Oran	3		1963, 1964, 1965
-	USM Alger	3		1966, 1967, 1969
6	RAM Alger	1		1968
-	MC Oran	1		1984
-	NB Staouéli	1		2007
-	AS PTT Alger	1		2009
-	CSMC	1		2013

See also

• Algerian Basketball Cup
• Algerian Women's Basketball Championship

External links

• Algerian Basketball Federation official website
• 1st Basketball website in Algeria