Algeria national football team

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Algeria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) الأفناك (Fennec Foxes)
الخُضر (The Greens)
الثعلب (Foxes)
Association Algerian Football Federation
Sub-confederation UNAF (North Africa)
Other affiliation UAFA (Arab Nations)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Vahid Halilhodžić
Captain Medhi Lacen
Most caps Lakhdar Belloumi (101)
Top scorer Abdelhafid Tasfaout (36)
Home stadium Stade 5 Juillet 1962
FIFA code ALG
FIFA ranking 35
Highest FIFA ranking 19 (November 2012-December 2012)
Lowest FIFA ranking 103 (June 2008)
Elo ranking 78
Highest Elo ranking 16 (November 1967)
Lowest Elo ranking 105 (July 2008)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Tunisia 1–2 FLN Algeria[2]
(Tunis, Tunisia; 1 June 1957)[1][2]
 Bulgaria 1–2 Algeria Algeria
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 6 January 1963)
Biggest win
 Algeria 15–1 South Yemen 
(Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973)
Biggest defeat
 East Germany 5–0 Algeria Algeria
(Cottbus, Germany; 5 May 1980)
World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1982)
Best result Round 1; 1982, 1986, 2010
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 14 (First in 1968)
Best result Winners; 1990

The Algeria national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم‎), nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs (The Fennec Foxes), represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić. Algeria was founded on January 1 1962 and joined FIFA on January 1 1964.


Algeria has qualified for three World Cups in 1982, 1986 and 2010. Algeria has also won the African Cup of Nations once in 1990, when they hosted the tournament.

The traditional rivals of Algeria have been Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. However, more recently, Egypt has become the main rival after a number of incidents involving the two teams, most recently during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, in which Algeria defeated Egypt 1-0 in a tense tiebreaker in Omdurman, Sudan to qualify to the World Cup.

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History [edit]

Beginning [edit]

The team was established in 1963 as the successor of the FLN football team.

1982 FIFA World Cup [edit]

Algeria caused one of the great World Cup upsets on the first day of the tournament with a 2–1 victory over reigning European Champions West Germany. In the final match in the group between West Germany and Austria, with Algeria having already played their final group game the day before, the European teams knew that a West German win by 1 or 2 goals would qualify them both, while a larger German victory would qualify Algeria over Austria, and a draw or an Austrian win would eliminate the Germans. After 10 minutes of all-out attack, West Germany scored through a goal by Horst Hrubesch. After the goal was scored, the two teams kicked the ball around aimlessly for the rest of the match. Chants of "Fuera, fuera" ("Out, out") were screamed by the Spanish crowd, while angry Algerian supporters waved banknotes at the players. This performance was widely deplored, even by the German and Austrian fans. One German fan was so upset by his team's display that he burned his German flag in disgust.[3] Algeria protested to FIFA, who ruled that the result be allowed to stand; FIFA introduced a revised qualification system at subsequent World Cups in which the final two games in each group were played simultaneously.

1986 FIFA World Cup [edit]

In 1984, Algeria took third place in the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire. During the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, the national teams recorded two defeats and one draw and was eliminated in the first round. In Mexico, at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the Algerians were not able to pass the first round once again in a group that included Northern Ireland (1–1 draw), Brazil (1–0 loss), and Spain (3–0 loss). Only one Algerian managed to score during this competition: Djamel Zidane. From thereon, Algeria failed to qualify for another World Cup until 2010.

1990 African Cup of Nations [edit]

In 1990, Algeria hosted the 1990 African Cup of Nations. In Group A, the Algerians started the tournament by beating Nigeria (5–1, with doubles by Djamel Menad and Rabah Madjer and a goal by Djamel Amani), Côte d'Ivoire (3–0, with goals by Djamel Menad, Tahar Cherif El Ouazzani, and Cherif Oudjani) and Egypt (2–0, with goals by Djamel Amani and Moussa Saib). In the semi-finals, Algeria beat Senegal 2–1 (goals by Djamel Menad and Djamel Amani in front of 85,000 fans in the Stade 5 Juillet 1962.

In the final against Nigeria, in front of 105,302 fans in the same stadium, Cherif Oudjani, in the 38th minute, enabled Algeria to win the African Nations Cup for the first time. Djamel Menad was crowned top scorer of the competition with four goals.

1990–2008 [edit]

Having won an Africa Cup of Nations title, the Algerian team, however, had not managed to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. In 1991, the national team won the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations against Iran. As title holders, Algeria disappointed at the 1992 African Cup of Nations in Senegal, recording a loss against Côte d'Ivoire (3–0) and a draw against Congo (1–1, with a goal by Nacer Bouiche). In 1994, Algeria was disqualified from the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia due to the use of an ineligible player and failed during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

In 1996, Algeria returned to African Cup of Nations, but were eliminated by hosts South Africa in the quarter-finals. The Algerians failed to qualify for the following World Cups in 1998, 2002 and 2006. During the 1998 African Cup of Nations, Algeria finished last in its group with three defeats and was eliminated in the group stage. In the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the Fennecs managed to pass to the first round only to lose to 2–1 to eventual champions Cameroon in the quarter-finals. Algeria once more failed to pass the first round in the African competition in 2002 but managed to get to the quarter-finals in 2004. However, they were eliminated by Morocco by a score of 3–1 after extra-time, with the lone Algerian goal was scored by Abdelmalek Cherrad. Algeria failed to qualify for the following two Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2008 although Algeria did manage to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

World Cup 2010 qualifiers [edit]

Algeria fans at a friendly vs. Republic of Ireland in Dublin.

On 11 October 2008, Algeria returned to the top 20 African teams by finishing first in their group ahead of Senegal, Gambia, and Liberia for the second round on the combined 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifications. In the third and final round of the qualifiers, Algeria was joined by Zambia, Rwanda, and Egypt. In July 2009, Algeria made their return amongst the world's top fifty after a 3–1 win against the double African champions Egypt and a 2–0 away win against Zambia. Beating Zambia in Blida 1–0 followed by a 3–1 win against Rwanda, Algeria ensured that the qualification for the World Cup would go down to the wire with a final encounter against Egypt in Cairo, where nothing less than a loss by three goals would stop the Fennecs from going to South Africa. Prior to the game the Algerian team bus was attacked, leaving several team members injured. This led to a diplomatic row between the two countries. Algeria lost the game 2–0. Algeria won the resulting play off in Sudan 1–0. Algeria moved to the 29th position in FIFA ranking – one place behind Egypt in the October 2009 ranking. In November 2009, they beat fierce rivals Egypt in a playoff 2010 World Cup in South Africa and moved to the highest FIFA ranking ever reached by Algeria (26) in December 2009.[4][5]

They were drawn in Group C, where they faced England, the United States, and Slovenia.


Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
 Egypt 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
 Zambia 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5
 Rwanda 6 0 2 4 1 8 −7 2
  Algeria Egypt Rwanda Zambia
Algeria  3 – 1 3 – 1 1 – 0
Egypt  2 – 0 3 – 0 1 – 1
Rwanda  0 – 0 0 – 1 0 – 0
Zambia  0 – 2 0 – 1 1 – 0

African Cup of Nations 2010 [edit]

The team put on a mixed performance in the tournament. Being drawn in Group A, with Angola, Malawi and Mali, Algeria started poorly by losing 3–0 to group outsiders Malawi. However, they improved in the following game against Mali, beating them 1–0 thanks to a Rafik Halliche header. In the last match, they drew 0–0 with Angola, which sent them to the second round, finishing with the same amount of points as Mali, but with a superior head-to-head record. Playing in Cabinda, Algeria faced Côte d'Ivoire in the quarterfinals, who were considered heavy favourites to qualify. But they got a historic win. After trailing 1–0, Karim Matmour equalized, but Keita gave the Ivorians the lead in the 89th minute, a goal which seemed sure to seal their victory. However, the Algerians equalized with Madjid Bougherra just 2 minutes later in added time, and Hameur Bouazza gave the Fennecs the lead in extra time. Algeria faced Egypt in the semi finals, Egypt, in their first meeting since the World Cup qualification play-off. In a controversial match, Egypt won 4–0 which was the biggest defeat in the history of the teams' meetings. Algeria lost 1–0 to Nigeria in the third place game and finished fourth in the competition.

FIFA World Cup 2010 [edit]

Algeria vs England in the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Algeria was drawn in Group C with England, USA, Slovenia. In their first game they lost to Slovenia 0–1. The match was scoreless until Slovenia's captain Robert Koren scored in the 79th minute after Abdelkader Ghezzal was sent off for his second bookable offence. In their second group game, Algeria drew with England leading to mass celebration throughout the world's Algerian communities.[6] The Fennecs lost their final group game to the United States 1–0 thanks to a Landon Donovan winner in second-half injury time.

Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Algeria 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1


13 June 2010
13:30
Algeria  0 – 1  Slovenia Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Attendance: 30,325
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Report Koren Goal 79'

18 June 2010
20:30
England  0 – 0  Algeria Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 64,100
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Report

23 June 2010
16:00
United States  1 – 0  Algeria Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 35,827
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Donovan Goal 90+1' Report

Kit history [edit]

The Algerian national team home kit is all white with green trim, the away kit is all green with white trim.

Home

CAN
1980
CAN
1982
WC 1982
CAN 1984
WC 1986
CAN 1986 / 1988
CAN
1990
WC / CAN
2010
CAN
2013

Away

WC
1982
CAN
1984
WC
1986
CAN
1986 / 1988
CAN
1990
WC / CAN
2010
CAN
2013

Competitive record [edit]

World Cup record [edit]

FIFA World Cup
Appearances: 3
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to
Chile 1962
Did not enter
England 1966 Withdrew
Mexico 1970 to
Argentina 1978
Did not qualify
Spain 1982 Round 1 13 3 2 0 1 5 5
Mexico 1986 Round 1 22 3 0 1 2 1 5
Italy 1990 to
Germany 2006
Did not qualify
South Africa 2010 Round 1 28 3 0 1 2 0 2
Brazil 2014 To be determined
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022
Total Round 1 3/19 9 2 2 5 6 12

Olympic Games record [edit]

Olympic Games
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Greece 1896 - Japan 1964 Did not enter
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 1 2 4 5
United States 1984 Did not qualify
South Korea 1988
Total Quarter-finals 1/19 4 1 1 2 4 5
  • Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Africa Cup of Nations Record [edit]

Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 14
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Did not enter
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968 Round 1 6 3 1 0 2 5 6
Sudan 1970 Did not Qualify
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980 Runners-up 2 5 2 2 1 6 7
Libya 1982 Fourth place 4 5 2 1 2 5 6
Ivory Coast 1984 Third place 3 5 3 2 0 8 1
Egypt 1986 Round 1 6 3 0 2 1 2 3
Morocco 1988 Third place 3 5 1 3 1 4 4
Algeria 1990 Winners 1 5 5 0 0 13 2
Senegal 1992 Round 1 10 2 0 1 1 1 4
Tunisia 1994 Disqualified after qualification
South Africa 1996 Quarter-finals 5 4 2 1 1 5 3
Burkina Faso 1998 Round 1 15 3 0 0 3 2 5
GhanaNigeria 2000 Quarter-finals 6 4 1 2 1 5 4
Mali 2002 Round 1 15 3 0 1 2 2 5
Tunisia 2004 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 1 2 5 7
Egypt 2006 Did not Qualify
Ghana 2008
Angola 2010 Fourth place 4 6 2 1 3 4 10
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Did not Qualify
South Africa 2013 Round 1 13 3 0 1 2 2 5
Morocco 2015 To be determined
Libya 2017
Total 15/29 1 Title 57 20 17 20 67 67

All-Africa Games Record [edit]

All-Africa Games
Appearances: 7
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Fourth Place 4 5 2 0 3 6 5
Nigeria 1973 Round 1 5 3 1 1 1 6 6
Algeria 1978 Gold Medal 1 5 4 1 0 9 2
Kenya 1987 Disqualified 1
Egypt 1991 Did not qualify
Zimbabwe 1995 Round 1 6 3 1 0 3 4 7
South Africa 1999 Round 1 5 6 2 0 2 4 4
Nigeria 2003 Round 1 5 4 1 1 1 3 4
Algeria 2007 Round 1 5 4 1 1 1 4 4
Mozambique 2011 Did not qualify
Total Gold Medal 3/4 13 7 2 4 21 13


  • Football at the All-Africa Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.
  • ^1 Algeria disqualified in the qualification match after beating Tunisia because playing professional players in the Algeria team

African Nations Championship record [edit]

African Nations Championship
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Did not qualify
Sudan 2011 Fourth Place 4 6 2 3 1 7 4
South Africa 2014 To be determined
Rwanda 2016
Total Fourth Place 1/2 6 2 3 1 7 4

Mediterranean Games Record [edit]

Mediterranean Games
Appearances: 10
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1951 Did not enter
Spain 1955
Lebanon 1959
Italy 1963
Tunisia 1967 Round 1 6 3 1 0 2 4 6
Turkey 1971 Did not qualify
Algeria 1975 Gold Medal 1 6 6 0 0 14 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 Bronze Medal 3 5 2 2 1 7 6
Morocco 1983 Round 1 6 2 1 0 1 3 3
Syria 1987 Round 1 8 3 0 0 3 1 7
Total Gold Medal 5/10 19 10 2 7 29 25
Greece 1991 Round 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 5
France 1993 Silver Medal 2 4 2 1 1 6 4
Italy 1997 Round 1 8 3 0 3 0 4 4
Tunisia 2001 Round 1 8 2 0 0 2 3 7
Spain 2005 Quarter-finals 6 3 1 1 1 3 4
Italy 2009 Did not qualify
Turkey 2013 To be determined
Total Silver Medal 5/6 14 3 5 6 17 24
Total Gold Medal 10/16 33 13 7 13 46 49

Arab Nations Cup record [edit]

Arab Nations Cup
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Lebanon 1963 Did not enter
Kuwait 1964
Iraq 1966
Saudi Arabia 1985
Jordan 1988 Round 1 1 5 4 1 2 1 3 3
Syria 1992 Did not enter
Qatar 1998 Round 1 2 10 2 0 1 1 0 3
Kuwait 2002 Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 2012 Did not enter
Total Round 1 2/8 6 1 3 2 3 6
  1. ^ Algeria participated with the national University team
  2. ^ Algeria participated with the national U-23 team

Pan Arab Games record [edit]

Pan Arab Games
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1953 Did not enter
Lebanon 1957
Morocco 1961
Egypt 1965
Syria 1976
Morocco 1985 Bronze Medal 1 3 5 2 0 3 4 6
Syria 1992 Did not enter
Lebanon 1997
Jordan 1999 Withdraw
Algeria 2004 No tournament
Egypt 2007 Did not enter
Qatar 2011
Lebanon 2015 To be determined
Total Bronze Medal 1/11 5 2 0 3 4 6
  1. ^ Algeria participated with the B team

Other records [edit]

Palestine Cup of Nations:
  • 2 Times 3rd place (Iraq 1972, Libya 1973)
Vahdat Cup (International Tournament hosted by Iran)
  • 1 Time Runner Up: 1982

Fixtures and results [edit]

Algerian National Team Results and Fixtures.[7]

Date Location Home Team Score Away Team Competition
13 January 2013 Johannesburg  Algeria 0–0  South Africa Friendly
26 March 2013 Algeria  Algeria 3–1  Benin 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
7 June 2013 Porto-Novo  Benin  Algeria 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
14 June 2013 Kigali  Rwanda  Algeria 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
6 September 2013 Algeria  Algeria  Mali 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
14 November 2012 Algiers  Algeria 0–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendly match
14 October 2012 Blida  Algeria 2–0  Libya 2013 ACN Qualifier
9 September 2012 Casablanca, Morocco  Libya 0–1  Algeria 2013 ACN Qualifier
15 June 2012 Blida  Algeria 4–1  Gambia 2013 ACN Qualifier
10 June 2012 Ouagadougou  Mali 2–1  Algeria 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
2 June 2012 Blida  Algeria 4–0  Rwanda 2014 FIFA WC Qualifier
26 May 2012 Blida  Algeria 3–0  Niger Friendly match
29 February 2012 Banjul  Gambia 1–2  Algeria 2013 ACN Qualifier

Coaching Staff [edit]

Manager Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić
Assistant Manager Algeria Nourredine Kourichi
General Manager Algeria Abdelhafid Tasfaout
Goalkeeping Coach Algeria Abdenour Kaoua
Algeria Hassan Belhadji
Fitness Coach France Cyril Moine
Team Doctor Algeria Dr. Mohamed Boughlali
Algeria Dr. Ali Yekdah

Squad [edit]

Current squad [edit]

The following players were called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin.[8] Caps and goals updated as of March 26, 2013. Jersey numbers based of last match against Benin.[9]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (1985-03-19) March 19, 1985 (age 28) 4 0 Algeria USM Alger
23 1GK Raïs M'Bolhi (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 27) 22 0 France Gazélec Ajaccio
1GK Azzedine Doukha (1986-08-05) 5 August 1986 (age 26) 2 0 Algeria USM El Harrach
2 2DF Madjid Bougherra (1982-10-02) 2 October 1982 (age 30) 53 3 Qatar Lekhwiya
3 2DF Faouzi Ghoulam (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 22) 1 0 France Saint-Étienne
4 2DF Essaïd Belkalem (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 24) 8 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
5 2DF Rafik Halliche (1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 (age 26) 24 1 Portugal Académica
12 2DF Carl Medjani (1985-05-15) 15 May 1985 (age 28) 16 0 France Monaco
2DF Djamel Mesbah (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984 (age 28) 19 0 Italy Parma
2DF Mohamed Khoutir Ziti (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 24) 0 0 Algeria ES Sétif
7 3MF Abdelmoumene Djabou (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 26) 2 0 Tunisia Club Africain
8 3MF Hamza Koudri (1987-12-15) 15 December 1987 (age 25) 1 0 Algeria USM Alger
10 4FW Sofiane Feghouli (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 23) 13 4 Spain Valencia
11 3MF Yacine Brahimi (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 23) 1 0 Spain Granada
14 3MF Foued Kadir (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983 (age 29) 19 2 France Marseille
17 3MF Adlène Guedioura (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 27) 22 1 England Nottingham Forest
19 3MF Saphir Taïder (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 (age 21) 1 1 Italy Bologna
22 3MF Mehdi Mostefa (1983-08-30)30 August 1983 (aged 29) 15 0 France Ajaccio
3MF Yacine Bezzaz (1981-08-10)10 August 1981 (aged 31) 22 3 Algeria CS Constantine
3MF Saad Tedjar (1986-01-14) 14 January 1986 (age 27) 7 0 Algeria USM Alger
9 4FW Rafik Djebbour (1984-03-08) 8 March 1984 (age 29) 30 5 Greece Olympiacos
13 4FW Islam Slimani (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 24) 11 6 Algeria CR Belouizdad
15 4FW El Arbi Hillel Soudani (1987-11-25) 25 November 1987 (age 25) 13 7 Portugal Vitória Guimarães
4FW Nabil Ghilas (1990-04-20) 20 April 1990 (age 23) 0 0 Portugal Moreirense

Recent call-ups [edit]

The following players have been called up to the Algeria squad within the last 12 months.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Malik Asselah (1986-07-08) 8 July 1986 (age 26) 0 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
1GK Faouzi Chaouchi (1984-12-05) December 5, 1984 (age 28) 11 0 Algeria MC Alger
1GK Cédric Si Mohamed (1985-01-09) 9 January 1985 (age 28) 1 0 Algeria JSM Béjaïa
2DF Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 25) 5 0 Spain Real Sociedad
2DF Farouk Chafaï (1990-06-23) June 23, 1990 (age 22) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger
2DF Ismaël Bouzid (1983-07-27) July 27, 1983 (age 29) 13 0 Algeria USM Alger
2DF Abderahmane Hachoud (1988-07-02) July 2, 1988 (age 24) 3 0 Algeria MC Alger
2DF Djameleddine Benlamri (1989-12-25) December 25, 1989 (age 23) 0 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
2DF Mohamed Rabie Meftah (1985-05-05) May 5, 1985 (age 28) 7 0 Algeria USM Alger
2DF Belkacem Remache (1985-10-12) October 12, 1985 (age 27) 7 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
2DF Ali Rial (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 32) 0 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
2DF Antar Yahia (1982-03-21) March 21, 1982 (age 31) 53 6 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
3MF Mokhtar Benmoussa (1986-08-11) August 11, 1986 (age 26) 1 0 Algeria USM Alger
4FW Hameur Bouazza (1985-02-22)22 February 1985 (aged 27) 21 3 Spain Racing Santander
3MF Ryad Boudebouz (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 22) 15 1 France Sochaux
3MF Hocine El Orfi (1987-01-27) January 27, 1987 (age 26) 0 0 Algeria USM Alger
3MF Medhi Lacen (1984-05-15)15 May 1984 (aged 28) 19 0 Spain Getafe
3MF Khaled Lemmouchia (1981-12-06)6 December 1981 (aged 31) 25 0 Tunisia Club Africain
3MF Hocine Metref (1984-01-01) January 1, 1984 (age 29) 6 0 Algeria MC Alger
3MF Hassan Yebda (1984-04-14) April 14, 1984 (age 29) 20 2 Spain Granada
4FW Mohamed Amine Aoudia (1987-06-06)6 June 1987 (aged 25) 5 0 Algeria ES Sétif
4FW Ishak Belfodil (1992-01-12) January 12, 1992 (age 21) 0 0 Italy Parma
4FW Mohamed Chalali (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 24) 1 0 Algeria ES Sétif
4FW Abdelkader Ghezzal (1984-12-05) December 5, 1984 (age 28) 28 3 Italy Bari
4FW Karim Matmour (1985-06-25) June 25, 1985 (age 27) 30 2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
4FW Mohamed Seguer (1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 (age 27) 2 0 Algeria USM Alger

Records [edit]

The caps and goals for Algeria, As of 12 August 2011.
Bold denotes players still playing or available for selection.

Most Caps[10]
# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Lakhdar Belloumi 1978–1989 101 27
2 Billel Dziri 1992–2005 88 9
3 Rabah Madjer 1978–1992 87 29
= Abdelhafid Tasfaout 1990–2002 87 36
5 Djamel Menad 1980–1995 81 29
6 Mahmoud Guendouz 1977–1986 77 5
= Mahieddine Meftah 1989–2002 77 4
8 Moussa Saïb 1989–2001 74 7
9 Salah Assad 1977–1989 73 15
10 Ali Fergani 1973–1986 72 7
= Fodil Megharia 1984–1992 72 0
Top goalscorers[11]
# Name Career Goals Caps Goals per game
1 Abdelhafid Tasfaout 1990–2002 36 87 0.41
2 Rabah Madjer 1978–1992 29 87 0.33
= Djamel Menad 1980–1995 29 81 0.36
4 Lakhdar Belloumi 1978–1989 27 101 0.27
5 Tedj Bensaoula 1979–1986 19 52 0.37
6 Rafik Saifi 1998–2010 18 64 0.28
7 Salah Assad 1977–1989 15 73 0.21
8 Hacène Lalmas 1963–1974 14 43 0.33
9 Omar Betrouni 1968–1978 10 67 0.15
= Ali Meçabih 1995–2003 10 26 0.38

All-time record against FIFA recognized nations [edit]

  • Below is a record of all matches correct as of March 21,2013


(a) Denotes defunct national football team.
(b) Includes games against USSR.
(c) Includes games against Yugoslavia

Manager history [edit]


World Cup squads [edit]

Olympic Games football Tournament squads [edit]

Africa Cup of Nations squads [edit]

Kit suppliers [edit]

Titles [edit]

Preceded by
1988 Cameroon 
Africa Cup of Nations
1990 Algeria 
Succeeded by
1992 Ivory Coast 
Preceded by
1988 South Korea 
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
1991
Succeeded by
1993 Japan 

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]

A.^ Prior to Algerian independence in 1962, matches were organised under the auspices of the Front de Libération Nationale.[1]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Courtney, Barrie (23 April 2010). "Algeria - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 November 2010. 
  2. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Algeria". ELO. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010. 
  3. ^ Booth, Lawrence; Smyth, Rob (11 August 2004). "What's the dodgiest game in football history?". guardian.co.uk (Guardian News and Media). Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009. 
  4. ^ "Yahia sends Algeria to World Cup". BBC Sport. 2009-11-18. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  5. ^ "Yahia cracker seals play-off win". ESPN. 2009-11-18. Archived from the original on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  6. ^ Youtube video of Police intervention at Champs-Élysées gathering
  7. ^ [1] fifa.com
  8. ^ "CM / Algérie - Bénin, Les 24 joueurs convoqués" (in French). DZFoot. March 7, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013. 
  9. ^ "Algérie 3-1 Benin". DZFoot. March 26, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013. 
  10. ^ "Classement des joueurs les plus capés" (in French). DZFootball. Retrieved 2011-12-31. 
  11. ^ "Classement des meilleurs buteurs" (in French). DZFootball. Retrieved 2012-12-26. 

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