1978–79 Algerian Championnat National

The 1978–79 Algerian Championnat National was the 17th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 14 teams contested the league, with MP Alger as the defending champions, The Championnat started on September 8, 1978. and ended on June 8, 1979.

Algerian Championnat National

Season	1978–79
Champions	MC Alger
Relegated	CM Constantine
Matches played	182
Goals scored	378 (2.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lakhdar Belloumi Redouane Guemri Abdesslem Bousri (11 goals)
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

Team summaries

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Algerian Division 2 1978-1979

• GCR Mascara
• ESM Guelma
• IR Saha

Teams relegated to Algerian Division 2 1979-1980

• CM Constantine

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	MP Alger	26	14	7	5	32	24	+8	61	League Champions, qualified for African Cup
2	JE Tizi-Ouzou	26	13	8	5	32	16	+16	60
3	MP Oran	26	12	8	6	28	15	+13	58
4	ASC Oran	26	12	6	8	29	20	+9	56
5	USM El Harrach	26	8	11	7	26	25	+1	53
6	EP Sétif	26	7	12	7	30	37	−7	52
7	CM Belcourt	26	8	9	9	29	29	0	51
8	DNC Alger	26	9	6	11	25	34	−9	51[a]
9	MA Hussein Dey	26	7	10	9	29	27	+2	50	Algerian Cup Winner, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
10	El Asnam TO	26	9	5	12	25	29	−4	49
11	RS Kouba	26	8	6	12	25	26	−1	48
12	USK Alger	26	7	8	11	30	40	−10	48
13	CN Batna	26	6	9	11	17	30	−13	47
14	CM Constantine	26	5	10	11	21	32	−11	46	Relegated

Source: rsssf.com
Notes:

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