Algerian league (Week 21) : USMBA beats CSC 1-0
ALGERIA, Feb. 24, 2017 (AMP) — Algerian league / Match day 21: After losing 1-0 to ES Setif on February 18, the Scorpions returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over CS Constantine this Friday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Bouchriha Ayman into his own net with just 10 minutes remaining in regulation time.
USM Bel-Abbès climbed to first place with 36 points from 21 games, one point ahead of runner-up ES Setif, which has two games in hand.
View : Full Algerian league table (as of February 24, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USM Bel-Abbès | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 36 |
| 2 | ES Setif | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | USM Alger | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | MC Oran | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | NA Hussein Dey | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | O Médéa | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | JS Saoura | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | USM El Harrach | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | RC Relizane | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 26 |
| 11 | CR Belouizdad | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| 12 | CS Constantine | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | CA Batna | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 21 |
| 14 | DRB Tadjenanet | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | MO Béjaïa | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Algerian league 2016-2017
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Overview
USM Bel-Abbès
- Position: 1 +2
- Best performance of the season:USM Bel-Abbès 3-1 DRB Tadjenanet (29 Oct.)
- Previous game:ES Setif 1-0 USM Bel-Abbès (18 Feb.)
- Next game:JS Saoura - USM Bel-Abbès (4 Mar.)
CS Constantine
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:CS Constantine 4-2 DRB Tadjenanet (23 Sep.)
- Previous game:DRB Tadjenanet 1-0 CS Constantine (17 Feb.)
- Next game:CS Constantine - CR Belouizdad (4 Mar.)
USM Bel-Abbès
1:0
CS Constantine
1:0 (0:0)
- 24 February 2017
- 16:00
- sidi-bel-abbes
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USM Bel-Abbès | 36 |
| 2 |  ES Setif | 35 |
| 3 |  MC Alger | 34 |
| 4 |  USM Alger | 31 |
| 5 |  MC Oran | 30 |
Week 21 Results
| Thursday 23 February 2017 | ||||
 | USM El Harrach | 0-0 | MC Oran | |
 | RC Relizane | 1-0 | MO Béjaïa |  |
| Friday 24 February 2017 | ||||
| CA Batna | 0-0 | NA Hussein Dey |  | |
| USM Bel-Abbès | 1-0 | CS Constantine | | |
| MC Alger | 17:45 | ES Setif | |
| Saturday 25 February 2017 | ||||
| O Médéa | 15:00 | USM Alger | | |
 | CR Belouizdad | 16:00 | DRB Tadjenanet |  |
 | JS Kabylie | 16:00 | JS Saoura |  |