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History

In the 1970s, many women's football clubs were formed in Algeria as in Tiaret in 1975 but they only took part in friendly tournaments only. Since 1990, other clubs began to appear. The first Algerian women's championship was contested in 1998–1999 season under the regional leagues format. In the 2008–09 season, a national league of two divisions was created (D1 and D2) under the auspices of the Ligue Nationale du Football (LNF). In 2013, was created the Ligue du football féminin (LFF) which was the body of national championships. The competition changed its name to ''Elite Championship'' from the 2021–22 season.

Format

The teams play a double round-robin. The season usually starts in October and lasts until June.

Champions

The list of champions and runners-up: *' *' *'

Most successful clubs

References

External links

Ligue du Football Féminin

Algerian Football Federation

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