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National team · Algeria

«Les Fennecs»

101 Matches
62 wins
28 draws
11 losses
215–81 Goals
+134 Difference
2.1 Scored per game
Form L 17 Jun · Away Argentina · 0:3 W 23 Jun · Away Jordan · 2:1 D 28 Jun · Home Austria · 3:3 L 3 Jul · Away Switzerland · 0:2 W 25 Sep · Home Zambia · 3:1 D 29 Sep · Away Burundi · 2:2

The Fennecs, as they're known, moved into the Nelson Mandela Stadium at Baraki in 2023.

The federation was founded on 21 October 1962, weeks after independence. Algeria joined FIFA in January 1964 and played its first official international that same year. The record since then has run in patches: a runners-up finish at the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations, third place twice in the 1980s, and then a long wait before the title finally arrived in 1990 on home soil. A second Cup of Nations followed in 2019, with Riyad Mahrez, that year's best player, lifting it as captain.

The team's single most replayed moment predates both trophies: the 2–1 win over the reigning world champions West Germany at the 1982 World Cup in Spain, still cited whenever the conversation turns to shocks in the group stage. Islam Slimani has since become the side's all-time leading scorer, with 46 goals, though the deepest World Cup run remains 2014, when Algeria topped its group before losing to Germany in extra time in the last 16.

Five World Cup appearances have produced that one knockout-stage exit and nothing further. The Maghreb Derby against Tunisia carries the sharpest edge of the team's rivalries, but a first World Cup victory beyond the group phase is still the one line missing from the record.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
6 Oct Friendlies Niger H
29 Sep Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification Burundi A 2:2 D
25 Sep Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification Zambia H 3:1 W
3 Jul World Cup Switzerland A 0:2 L
28 Jun World Cup Austria H 3:3 D
23 Jun World Cup Jordan A 2:1 W

Standing

Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification

Group stage · Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification - Group I

# Team M W D L Goals Pts
1 Algeria 2 1 1 0 5:3 4
2 Zambia 2 1 0 1 3:3 3
3 Togo 2 1 0 1 1:2 3
4 Burundi 2 0 1 1 2:3 1
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 101
101 Matches
62 wins
28 draws
11 losses
215–81 Goals
+134 Difference
2.1 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 101
62wins: 62 · 61% 28draws: 28 · 27% 11losses: 11 · 10%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
17 Jun · Away Argentina · 0:3
23 Jun · Away Jordan · 2:1
28 Jun · Home Austria · 3:3
3 Jul · Away Switzerland · 0:2
25 Sep · Home Zambia · 3:1
29 Sep · Away Burundi · 2:2
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 101 56 45
Scored 215 131 84
Conceded 81 41 40
Scored per game 2.1 2.3 1.9
Conceded per game 0.8 0.7 0.9
Difference +134 +90 +44

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni Defender 7 Matches Farès Chaïbi Midfielder 7 Matches Zinéddine Belaïd Defender 7 Matches Adil Boulbina Midfielder 7 Matches Melvin Mastil Goalkeeper 7 Matches I. Maza Midfielder 7 Matches Samir Sophian Chergui Defender 6 Matches Achref Abada Defender 6 Matches

Squad of Algeria

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
21 Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni Defender 7
10 Farès Chaïbi Midfielder 7
5 Zinéddine Belaïd Defender 7
18 Adil Boulbina Midfielder 7
1 DZ Melvin Mastil Goalkeeper 26 7
30 DZ I. Maza Midfielder 20 7
2 Samir Sophian Chergui Defender 6
3 Achref Abada Defender 6
13 DZ Jaouen Djimmy Hadjam Defender 23 6
7 DZ Anis Hadj-Moussa Forward 24 6
9 DZ Amine Ferid Gouiri Forward 26 6
15 DZ Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender 25 6
7 Riyad Mahrez Midfielder 5
17 Rafik Belghali Defender 5
2 Aïssa Mandi Defender 5
6 DZ Ramiz Larbi Zerrouki Midfielder 28 5
8 Houssein Aouar Midfielder 5
24 Yassine Titraoui Midfielder 5
14 Hicham Boudaoui Midfielder 5
23 Luca Zidane Goalkeeper 5
25 Farès Ghedjemis Forward 5
11 Mohamed Amoura Forward 4
4 Mohamed Amine Tougai Defender 4
19 Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder 4
16 Oussama Benbot Goalkeeper 4
12 Ahmed Nadir Benbouali Forward 4
14 Adil Aouchiche Midfielder 3
12 DZ A. Chiaha Forward 20 3
17 DZ Himad Said Abdelli Midfielder 26 2
25 DZ Sohaib Nair Defender 24 2
4 Ahmed Touba Defender 2
20 Mohamed Elbachir Belloumi Midfielder 2
6 Adem Zorgane Midfielder 2
24 Ilan Kebbal Midfielder 2
23 Abdelatif Ramdane Goalkeeper 2
22 Mounsef Bakrar Forward 2
26 A. Buraba Midfielder 1
3 Mehdi Dorval Midfielder 1
1 Anthony Louis Mandréa Goalkeeper 1
16 Kilian Belazug Goalkeeper 1

Fixtures of Algeria

Honours of Algeria

  • Africa Cup of Nations 1990, 2019 2
  • FIFA Arab Cup 2021 1
  • Africa Cup of Nations 1980, 2004 2
  • Africa Cup of Nations 1984, 1988 2

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