The 2002–03 Algerian Championnat National was the 41st season of the

Algerian Championnat National The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

as the defending champions, The Championnat started on August 22,

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. and ended on May 13,

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Team summaries

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Algerian Division 2 2002–2003 *

MC Alger Mouloudia Club d'Alger ( ar, نادي مولودية الجزائر), referred to as MC Alger or MCA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Algiers. The club was founded in 1921 and its colours are red, green and white. Their home sta ...

US Chaouia Union Sportive des Chaouia, ( ar, إتحاد الشاوية), ( In Tamazight: ⵜⵉⴷⵓⴽⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⴷⴰⵍⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵛⴰⵡⵉⵢⵏ), known as US Chaouia or simply USC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Oum El B ...

Teams relegated to Algerian Division 2 2003–2004 *

ASM Oran Association Sportive Madinet d'Oran ( ar, الجمعية الرياضية لمدينة وهران), known as ASM Oran or ASMO for short, is an Algerian football club based in Oran and founded in 1933. The club colours are green and white. Their ...

MO Constantine Mouloudia Olympic of Constantine ( ar, مولودية قسنطينة), known as MO Constantine or simply MOC for short, is an Algerian football club based in Constantine, founded in 1939 by the reformer Abd al Hamid Ben Badis. The club colors ar ...

League table

Result table

References

External links

2002–03 Algerian Championnat National
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Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 seasons