National badminton team representing Algeria
Algeria Association Algerian Badminton Association (FAB)Confederation BCA (Africa)President Mohamed Moncef Zemmouchi Current ranking 28 1 (2 April 2024) Highest ranking 26 (3 October 2023) Appearances 4 (first in 2018 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 8 (first in 2006 ) Best result Runners-up (2006 , 2021 ) Appearances 5 (first in 2016 ) Best result Champions (2018 , 2020 , 2022 , 2024 )Appearances 4 (first in 2020 ) Best result Runners-up (2020 )
The Algeria national badminton team (Arabic : منتخب الجزائر لكرة الريشة ) represents Algeria in international badminton team competitions. The team made their first-ever appearance at the Thomas Cup (World Men's Team Championships) in 2018.[ 1] The Algerian team have never qualified for the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup .
The men's team later won the 2020 and 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships . This earned the Algerian team a spot in the 2020 and 2022 Thomas Cup .
Badminton was first played in Algeria in the 1990s in the city of Chlef . The sport then grew and began to spread around the cities of Aïn Defla , Relizane , Mostaganem and Boumerdès . The national team was formed around 1996 following the formation of the Algerian Badminton Association . In 1999, the national championships were organized to select the best players for the national setup.[ 2]
The Algerian men's team first competed in the Pan Arab Games in 1999. The team then finished as runners-up in 2004 and then won gold in 2007 after beating Syria in the final.[ 3] In 2010, the men's team made their African Men's Team Championship debut but lost in the group stages.[ 4] [ 5] In 2018, the Algerian men's team made history by winning the All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championship and qualifying for 2018 Thomas Cup .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] The team were placed in Group D and lost all their matches against Denmark , Malaysia and Russia .[ 9] [ 10]
The team qualified for the 2020 Thomas Cup after winning the 2020 All Africa Men's Team Championship final 3–2 against Mauritius .[ 11] The team were eliminated in the group stages of the 2020 Thomas Cup .[ 12] The team won the African Men's Team Championship for a third consecutive time in 2022 after defeating Egypt 3–0. At the 2022 Thomas Cup , the team failed to get past the group stage after finishing on the bottom of their group.[ 13] [ 14]
The Algerian women's team debuted in the 1999 Pan Arab Games . In 2018, the women's team debuted in the 2018 All Africa Women's Team Championship and reached the semifinals but lost to Mauritius .[ 15] The team almost qualified for the 2020 Uber Cup when they finished 2nd at the 2020 All Africa Women's Team Championship .[ 16] The team were halted in the group stage at the 2022 All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championship .[ 17]
The mixed team debuted in the 2003 African Games .[ 18] They later made their debut at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2006 and finished as runners-up. The team then won bronze in the 2007 African Games .[ 18] In 2015, the team were halted in the quarter-finals after losing to Seychelles 3–1. In 2019, they lost in the quarter-finals of the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships . After a few months, the team came back stronger and reached the final of the 2019 African Games . The team lost 3–0 to Nigeria in the final.[ 19]
In 2021, the team lost their chances of qualifying for the Sudirman Cup at the mixed team championships to Egypt .[ 20] In 2023, they failed to enter the final of the African Mixed Team Championships after losing narrowly to Mauritius .[ 21]
Year
Round
2003
Did not enter
2007
Semi-finals
4th
2011
Did not enter
2015
Quarter-finals
-
2019
Runners-up
2nd
2027
To be determined
African Team Championships [ edit ]
Islamic Solidarity Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
1999
Did not enter
2004
Runners-up
2nd
2007
Champions
1st
Year
Round
1999
Did not enter
2004
Fourth place
4th
2007
Sixth place
6th
Arab Team Championships [ edit ]
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record [ edit ]
African Youth Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Semi-finals
3rd
Year
Round
2018
Champions
1st
Year
Round
2014
Did not enter
African Junior Team Championships [ edit ]
Arab Junior Team Championships [ edit ]
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
The following list shows the coaching staff for the Algerian national badminton team.
As of 2 April 2024
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
WS
WD
XD
Halla Bouksani
(2000-07-30 ) 30 July 2000 (age 24)
267
131
746
Celia Mounib
(1998-08-20 ) 20 August 1998 (age 26)
377
427
424
Tanina Mammeri
(2003-06-17 ) 17 June 2003 (age 21)
216
131
46
Yasmina Chibah
(1999-11-23 ) 23 November 1999 (age 24)
256
136
746
Linda Mazri
(2001-12-21 ) 21 December 2001 (age 22)
387
136
746
Malak Ouchefoun
(2003-08-23 ) 23 August 2003 (age 21)
293
593
381
Male teams Female teams Unified teams