2023–24 Algerian Basketball Championship

  • 7 October 2023 – 14 May 2024
    (play-in tournament)
  • 31 May – 22 June 2024
    (playoffs)
  • 27 May – 4 June 2024
    (Playdowns)
Number of games240Number of teams16Regular seasonTop seedWO BoufarikRelegatedCRB Dar Beida
ASS Oum El Bouaghi
US Sétif
PS El EulmaRecordsBiggest home winWO Boufarik 131–51 ASS Oum El Bouaghi
(10 November 2023)Biggest away winASS Oum El Bouaghi 53–102 USM Alger
(17 February 2024)Highest scoringPS El Eulma 97–95 WO Boufarik
(10 May 2024)Winning streak18 games
MC AlgerLosing streak17 games
ASS Oum El Bouaghi
← 2022–23
2024–25
All statistics correct as of May 14, 2024.

The 2023–24 Super Division (62nd edition), Algeria's top tier basketball club competition, ran from October 7, 2023, through May 14, 2024.[1] President of the Algerian Basketball Federation Rabah Bouarifi, said that the competition system has been changed, as it will be held in one group consisting of 16 teams instead of two groups, each group consisting of nine teams, as was the case last season. Another change will be made during the following season, to reach the Super Division of 14 teams only.[2]

Review

The first day of the Super Division did not have any real surprises. True to their ambitions, the championship leaders marked the occasion with a successful first outing. USM Alger reigning Algerian champion, which was to begin the defense of its title against the newly promoted ASS Oum El Bouaghi, did not play due to its participation in the 35th edition of the Arab Club Basketball Championship.[3] At the end of the 2nd round there are now five of them sharing the leadership chair of the Super Division. Indeed, NB Staouel, Rouiba CB, USM Blida, CSC Djisr Kasentina and NA Hussein Dey managed to follow up with a second success in a row, brought from outside, by respectively beating US Sétif (53-67), ASS Oum El Bouaghi (77-87), CR Beni Saf (60-62), PS El Eulma (62-84) and CRB Dar Beida (70-79).[4] On october 18, 2023, The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MJS) announced that it was suspending all sport events “until further notice” in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The suspension was announced the day after a strike on a hospital in Gaza, which has been relentlessly shelling the Gaza Strip since the start of the war sparked on October 7 by the bloody attack. of the Palestinian Islamist movement on its soil.[5]

The Super Division summit between the defending champion USM Alger and its runner-up WO Boufarik, after it was postponed several times finally took place in the Hacène Harcha Arena where USM Alger lost (78-63) after being ahead in the first two quarters, thanks to this performance WO Boufarik totaling 14 points, takes first place in the Super Division standings. The team has a perfect record of seven victories in as many matches. USM Alger with 12 points is positioned third sharing this place with USM Blida.[6][7] The 23rd day of the Super Division was mainly marked by the fall of the two leaders WO Boufarik and NB Staoueli beaten respectively against NA Hussein Dey and CSC Djasr Kasentina. Traveling in the capital, the Boufarikois lost to NA Husseïn Dey by a small point difference (74-73), in a highly contested match which required the use of overtime to decide between both teams. For its part NB Staouéli fell back into its ways after being dominated by CSC Gué de Constantine (66-54) in the algérois derby.[8]

Venues and locations

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 14 sides from the 2022–23 season and two promoted from the 2022–23 National 1.

Teams promoted from National 1
  • Ouled Chebel Basket Ball
  • CR Beni Saf
Teams relegated to National 1
  • AB Skikda
  • ES Cherchell
  • IR Bordj Bou Arréridj
  • Olympique Batna
  • CSMBB Ouargla
  • OMS Miliana
AOB
CRBS
CRBS
PSE
PSE
WOB
WOB
USB
USB
USS
USS
OSA
OSA
Algiers
Algiers
Algiers teams: NA Hussein Dey USM Alger MC Alger CRB Dar Beida NB Staoueli Gué de Constantine TRA Draria Ouled Chebel Basketball CB Rouiba
Algiers teams:
NA Hussein Dey
USM Alger
MC Alger
CRB Dar Beida
NB Staoueli
Gué de Constantine
TRA Draria
Ouled Chebel Basketball
CB Rouiba