Algeria national under-20 football team

Algeria U-20

Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes)
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Jean-Marc Nobilo
Home stadium	Stade 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
First international
Algeria U-20 1–0 Tunisia U-20 (Algiers; 31 December 1967)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances	6 (first in 1979)
Best result	Champion: 1979
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1979)
Best result	Quarter-finals: 1979

Algeria national under-20 football team (Arabic:منتخب الجزائر الوطني تحت 20 سنة), represents Algeria in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Algeria. The current coach is Jean-Marc Nobilo, who was appointed on January 5, 2012.

Achievements

• FIFA U-20 World Cup

Quarterfinals (1): 1979

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 1

Champion (1): 1979

Third Place (3): 1981, 1983, 1989

• UNAF U-20 Tournament

Runners-up (4): 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012

Third Place (3): 2005, 2010, 2019

• Arab Cup U-20

Fourth place (1): 2012

Tournament Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	2	6
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987	Did not enter
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Withdrew during qualification
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015	Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021
Total	Quarter-finals	1/19	4	1	2	1	2	6

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances: 6
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1979	Champions	1st	8	4	3	1	10	7
1981	Semi-finals	3rd	3	2	0	1	7	5
1983	Semi-finals	3rd	6	3	1	2	7	6
1985	Round 1	9th	2	0	2	0	0	0
1987	Did not enter
1989	Semi-finals	3rd	6	1	4	1	6	6
1991	Withdrew after qualification
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	0	3
2015	Did not enter
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021
Total	Champions	6/20	28	10	11	7	30	27

UNAF U-20 Tournament record

UNAF U-20 Tournament
Appearances: 10
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	3	4
2006	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	1	1	3
2007	Runner-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	5	4
2008	Fifth place	5th	4	0	2	2	1	4
2009	Runner-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	4	2
2010	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	1	2
2011	Runner-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	3	1
2012	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	1	3
2013	Runner-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	5	3
2014	Did not enter
2015
2019	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	6	5
Total	Runner-up	10/12	32	10	8	13	30	31

Mediterranean Games Record

Main article: Algeria at the Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games
Appearances: 11
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Part of France
1955
1959
1963	Did not enter
1967	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	6
1971	Did not qualify
1975	Gold medal 1	1st	6	6	0	0	14	3
1979	Bronze medal	3rd	5	2	2	1	7	6
1983	Group stage	6th	2	1	0	1	3	3
1987	Group stage1	8th	3	0	0	3	1	7
1991	Group stage	8th	2	0	0	2	1	5
1993	Silver medal	2nd	4	2	1	1	6	4
1997	Group stage	8th	3	0	3	0	4	4
2001	Group stage	8th	2	0	0	2	3	7
2005	Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	1	1	3	4
2009	Did not qualify
2013
2018	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5
2021	Qualified
Total	Gold Medal	11/18	36	14	7	15	49	54

• Prior to the Athens 1991 campaign, the Football at the Mediterranean Games was open to full senior national teams.
• ^1 Algeria participated with the national B team in 1975 and 1987.

Arab Cup U-20 Record

Arab Cup U-20
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Group stage	5th	4	2	1	1	7	3
2012	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	10	7
2014	Cancelled
2020	Quarterfinal
Total	Fourth place	3/3	9	4	2	3	17	10

Notable players

• Salah Assad
• Lakhdar Belloumi
• Rabah Madjer
• Djamel Menad
• Hocine Yahi
• Chaabane Merzekane

Past squads

• 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squad

See also

• Algeria national football team
• Algeria national under-23 football team
• Algeria national under-17 football team

External links

• FIFA U-20 World Cup website