Inter-Régions Division

Inter Régions Division (also known as Ligue Inter Régions de football) is the third-highest division overall in the Algerian football league system. The division has six groups based on the region of the country, which are East, West and Centre-East, Centre-West, South-east and South-west each containing 16 teams from their respective regions. Each year the first from each group are promoted to Ligue 2 and the last three clubs from each group are relegated to the Ligue Régional I.

Inter-Régions Division

Organising body	Ligue Inter Régions de football
Founded	1963
Country	Algeria
Number of clubs	96 (16 in each group)
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	Ligue 2
Relegation to	Ligue Régional I
Domestic cup(s)	Algerian Cup
Current champions	JS Djidjel JS El Biar MC Saïda US Chaouia MB Rouissat US Bechar Djedid (2023–24)
Website	Ligue Inter Régions de football
Current: 2024–25 Ligue Inter-Régions

History

Over the seasons, the Algerian third division championship has had several names. At the beginning of the 1960s, and following the various hierarchical restructurings of Algerian football, this level ended up being organized into three groups in accordance with the geography of the country (east, center and west) and which contained subgroups during a few seasons, it was the period of the division of honor which lasted from 1966 to 1988.

The Algerian D3 was restructured into six regional groups (west, center, east 1, east 2, south-east and south-west) to become the regional championship which lasted until 1999. In this year, Algerian football officials tried to adopt a new structure by creating the Super-division for D1 and a single national division for D2 as well and the National 2 for D3 with five groups (west, center, east, south-east and south-west). This format was quickly abandoned the following season and the D3 returned to the old organization (Regional 1) and underwent temporary changes until the creation of the Inter-region championship in 2004. This Inter-region division takes over the three-way organization groups (east, central and west).

Between 2010 and 2020, a new competition formula was adopted under the name of the National Amateur Division, better known as National, after the establishment of professionalism for divisions one and two. From the 2020-2021 season, the third division championship once again changes its status, format and name. It is made up of six groups, and managed from this season by the Inter-regional Football League which also manages the Algerian D4.

Format

Map of the football regions in Algeria.

  West

  Center

  East

  South-west

  South-east

This competition, is made up of six groups representing five regions (West, Center, East, South-West and South-East) each bringing together sixteen clubs. This division is supported by the National Amateur Football League (or LNFA), the body governing amateur level competitions on Algerian territory.

Each year, the first of each of the groups are promoted to Ligue 2, as for the last, they are relegated to Ligue Régional I, the fourth division of Algerian football.

Competition name

Period	Name
1962–1963	Première Division
1964–1966	Promotion d'Honneur
1966–1988	Division d'Honneur
1988–1999	Régional
1999–2000	National 2
2000–2004	Régional 1
2004–2010	Inter-régions
2010–2020	Division Nationale Amateur (DNA)
2020–present	Inter-régions

2024-2025 season's teams

Group West	Group Centre-west	Group Centre-east	Group East	Group South-west	Group South-east
CA Abd El Moumen ES Tighenif FCB Telagh ICS Tlemcen IRB El Kerma IRB Souguer IS Tighenif JS Bendaoud JS Emir Abdelkader Nasr Es Senia O Sidi Ben Adda RC Relizane SCM Oran USM Bel Abbès US Remchi WA Tlemcen	CB Beni Slimane CRB Aïn Oussera CRB Beni Tamou CR Zaouia HRB Fouka IRB Tiaret JS Hai Djabel IRB Sougueur MS Cherchell Olympique de Médéa ORBB Oued Fodda RA Ain Defla USM Blida WA Boufarik WAB Tissemsilt WB Meftah	AB Barika A El Eulma Amal Bou Saâda AS Bordj Ghédir ES Bouakeul E Sour El Ghozlane IB Lakhdaria IRB Berhoum JS Azazga JS Boumerdes JSM Béjaïa MB Barika MC El Eulma MO Bejaia RC Bougaa USM Sétif	AS Aïn M'lila CB Mila CRB Aïn Fakroun CRB Ain Yagout ES Guelma JB Ain Kercha IRB Sedrata JSM Skikda NASR El Fedjoudj NRB Beni Oulbene NRB Tazouguert NRC Boudjelbana USF Constantine US BOUkhadra US Tébessa WA Zighoud Youcef	A Aïn Séfra CRB Adrar CRB Bougtob CRB Tindouf IRM Ben Amar IR Mechria JRB Taghit MC Ghassoul MCH El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh MCZ Hinoun NRB Fenoughil NRC Hattaba NRB Sbaa USM Tindouf US Naama	ASB Metlili Chaamba CRB Djemaa CR Beni Thour CS Wassat Ilizi IB Laghouat IRB Kheneg IRB Nezla IRB Robbah IR Zaouia MB Hassi Messaoud NRB Touggourt NT Souf Olympique El Oued TR Tekdidine USB Hassi R’Mel

Notes & references

External links

• Ligue Inter-Régions de Football official site