1995–96 Algerian Championnat National

The 1995–96 Algerian Championnat National was the 34th season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams contested the league, with JS Kabylie as the defending champions, The Championnat started on September 14, 1995. and ended in August 1996.

Algerian Championnat National

Season	1995–96
Champions	USM Alger
Relegated	USM Blida ASM Oran JS Bordj Ménaïel
Matches played	240
Goals scored	492 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mohamed Brahimi (14 goals)
Biggest home win	MC Oran 7 - 0 AS Aïn M'lila
Biggest away win	WA Boufarik 1 - 4 USM Alger CR Belouizdad 0 - 3 MC Alger
Highest scoring	USM Blida 3 - 5 MC Oran USM Blida 3 - 5 USM Aïn Beïda
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

Team summaries

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from Algerian Division 2 1995-1996

• MO Constantine
• NA Hussein Dey
• WA Mostaganem

Teams relegated to Algerian Division 2 1996-1997

• USM Blida
• ASM Oran
• JS Bordj Ménaïel

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	USM Alger (C)	30	19	3	8	39	24	+15	60	1997 CAF Champions League
2	MC Oran (Q)	30	17	7	6	53	21	+32	58	1997 CAF Cup
3	USM Aïn Beïda (Q)	30	15	6	9	37	31	+6	51	1997 African Cup Winners' Cup
4	WA Tlemcen (Q)	30	15	6	9	39	20	+19	51	1997 Arab Club Champions Cup
5	JS Kabylie	30	13	6	11	34	29	+5	45
6	CS Constantine	30	11	10	9	25	20	+5	43
7	USM El Harrach	30	12	7	11	24	26	−2	43
8	MC Alger	30	12	4	14	29	32	−3	40
9	US Chaouia	30	11	6	13	28	33	−5	39
10	CA Batna	30	12	3	15	35	44	−9	39
11	AS Aïn M'lila	30	10	8	12	18	30	−12	38
12	CR Belouizdad	30	10	8	12	27	34	−7	38
13	WA Boufarik	30	10	5	15	25	42	−17	35
14	USM Blida (R)	30	9	7	14	34	36	−2	34	1996-97 Division 2
15	ASM Oran (R)	30	7	10	13	23	31	−8	31
16	JS Bordj Ménaïel (R)	30	3	11	16	22	41	−19	20

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated