2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 will be the forty-eighth season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams will contest the league, with ASO Chlef as the defending champions. The league is scheduled to start on 6 September 2011, and end on 22 May 2012.
While the league was originally scheduled to start on 10 September 2011, the official start date will be 6 September 2011, with a match between JS Kabylie and MC Alger. The tie was moved up due to the two club's participation in African competition.
Team summaries
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2010–11 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2Teams relegated to 2011-12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
- USM Annaba
- CA Bordj Bou Arréridj
- USM Blida
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| AS Khroub | El Khroub | Stade Abed Hamdani | 10,000 |
| ASO Chlef | Chlef | Stade Mohamed Boumezrag | 17,000 |
| CA Batna | Batna | Stade Seffouhi | 5,000 |
| CR Belouizdad | Algiers | Stade 20 Août 1955 | 21,000 |
| CS Constantine | Constantine | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui | 40,000 |
| ES Sétif | Sétif | Stade 8 Mai 1945 | 25,000 |
| JS Kabylie | Tizi Ouzou | Stade 1er Novembre | 20,000 |
| JSM Béjaïa | Béjaïa | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine | 18,000 |
| MC Alger | Algiers | Stade Omar Hammadi | 15,000 |
| MC El Eulma | El Eulma | Stade Messaoud Zougar | 25,000 |
| MC Oran | Oran | Stade Ahmed Zabana | 40,000 |
| MC Saïda | Saïda | Stade 13 Avril 1958 | 20,000 |
| NA Hussein Dey | Algiers | Stade Frères Zioui | 7,000 |
| USM Alger | Algiers | Stade Omar Hammadi | 15,000 |
| USM El Harrach | Algiers | Stade 1er Novembre | 8,000 |
| WA Tlemcen | Tlemcen | Stade Akid Lotfi | 30,000 |