Algeria national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | الخُضر "El Khadra" / "Les Verts" (The Greens) الأفناك (The Fennecs) محاربي الصحراء (The Desert Warriors) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Nordine Benamrouche | ||
| Home stadium | Salle Hacène Harcha, Algiers | ||
| FIFA code | ALG | ||
| FIFA ranking | 95 (13 June 2023) [1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Paraguay 5–0 Algeria  (Netherlands; 5 January 1989) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Yemen 1–10 Algeria (Port Said, Egypt; 23 December 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Algeria 1–11 Palestine  (Misrata, Libya; 25 September 2010)  Slovenia 11–1 Algeria (Tripoli, Libya; 3 November 2010) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1989) | ||
| Africa Futsal Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Arab Futsal Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Semifinals (2023) | ||
The Algeria national futsal team is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Algeria and represents the country in international futsal competitions.
Competitive records
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1989
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Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
 1992
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did not enter | |||||||
 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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 2020
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did not qualify | |||||||
 2024
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to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1/9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | |
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
| Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1996
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did not enter | |||||||
| 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 20111
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 2016
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 2020
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did not qualify | |||||||
 2024
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to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0/7 | |||||||
^1 The 2011 edition was cancelled.
North African Futsal Cup
| North African Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2005
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did not enter | |||||||
 2009
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| 2010
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5th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 34 | |
| Total | 1/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 34 | |
Arab Futsal Cup
| Arab Futsal Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1998
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 32 | |
| 2005
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2007
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5th place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | |
| 2008
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Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 25 | |
| 2021
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did not enter | |||||||
 2022
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Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2023
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Semifinals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | |
| Total | 6/7 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 64 | 104 | |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the 2023 Arab Futsal Cup. [2]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | |
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| 1 | GK | Samyr Teffaf | 23 January 1999 | Hérouville Futsal
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| 16 | GK | Mohamed Cherdoudi | AC Auzium
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| 2 | DF | Boumedyen Bensaber | Nantes MF
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| 3 | DF | Azzedine Takdjerad | 22 April 1998 | UJS Toulouse
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| 6 | DF | Amar Bessa | KB United Futsal
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| 7 | DF | Ali Dahmani (captain) | Lille MF
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| 12 | DF | Abou Sofiane Sedira | Lille MF
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| 15 | DF | Bryan Melki | 25 July 1994 | Nantes MF
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| 4 | FW | Amine Bencherif | GOAL FC
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| 5 | FW | Skender Si Chaib | Marcouville Futsal
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| 8 | FW | Sofian Medjahed | 18 January 1999 | Mouvaux Lille MF
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| 9 | FW | Mohamed Bendifallah | 4 February 1990 | Paris ACASA
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| 10 | FW | Mathieu Hammad | 9 June 1996 | KB United Futsal
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| 11 | FW | Bilal Azzouz | Paris ACASA
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| 13 | FW | Abdelhak Djabrani | CF Bordj Bou Arréridj
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| 14 | FW | Walid Betterki | GOAL FC
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References
- ^ Futsal World Ranking
- ^ "Futsal-Coupe arabe 2023 : la sélection de l'Algérie" (in French). Sport News Africa. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links
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