Algeria national football team

Algeria

Nickname(s)	الخُضر (The Greens)[1] الأفناك (The Fennecs)[2] مُحَارِبِي الصَّحْرَاء (The Desert Warriors)[3]
Association	Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Vladimir Petković
Captain	Riyad Mahrez
Most caps	Aïssa Mandi (115)
Top scorer	Islam Slimani (45)
Home stadium	Nelson Mandela Stadium
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	28 6 (19 January 2026)[4]
Highest	15 (October 2014)
Lowest	103 (June 2008)
First international
Algeria 2–1 Bulgaria  (Algiers, Algeria; 6 January 1963)
Biggest win
Algeria 15–1 South Yemen  (Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 9–2 Algeria  (Budapest, Hungary; 16 August 1967)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1982)
Best result	Round of 16 (2014)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	21 (first in 1968)
Best result	Champions (1990, 2019, 2025)
Arab Cup / FIFA Arab Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (2021)
Medal record Africa Cup of Nations 1990 Algeria Team 2019 Egypt Team 1980 Nigeria Team 1988 Morocco Team 1984 Ivory Coast Team FIFA Arab Cup 2021 Qatar Team Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 1991 Iran and Algeria Team African Games 1978 Algiers Team Mediterranean Games 1975 Algiers Team 1979 Split Team

The Algeria national football team (Arabic: منتخب الْجَزَائِر لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Algeria in men's international football, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the 5 July Stadium in Algiers and Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran. Algeria joined FIFA on 1 January 1964, a year and a half after gaining independence.

The North African team has qualified for five FIFA World Cups, in 1982, 1986, 2010, 2014, and 2026. Algeria has won the Africa Cup of Nations twice, as hosts in 1990, and again in Egypt in 2019. They were also champions of the men's football tournament of the 1975 Mediterranean Games, the men's football tournament of the 1978 All-Africa Games, the 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, and the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.

Algeria has rivalries with Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, while competitive matches have been played against Nigeria, especially in the 1980s, and Mali due to sharing a common border and a long-standing competitive rivalry, and against Senegal. For the Algerians, their biggest victory on the world stage was their 2–1 win against West Germany during the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and in 2014, Algeria became the first African team to score at least four goals in a match at a World Cup, doing so against South Korea.

In 1956, in Tunis, Tunisia, the first team representing Algeria was formed, the Armée de Libération Nationale (ALN) team led by Ahmed Benelfoul and Habib Draoua.^[6][7] The team was approved by the FLN in May 1957 and was managed by Salah Saidou, with Abdelkader Zerrar the captain.^[8] The first game was played on 1 June 1957 against Tunisia in the Stade Chedly Zouiten. In April 1958, the team was dissolved and was replaced by the FLN team.

The FLN football team was a team made up mainly of professional players in France, who then joined the Algerian independence movement of the National Liberation Front (FLN), and assisted in organizing football matches against national football teams. The FLN linked African football to anti-colonial resistance using the idea of Pan-Africanism as a legitimizing tool and symbol of national identity. The French authorities easily obtained the non-recognition of the team by FIFA.

Football in Algeria was established in the 1930s by European settlers bringing the sport to the country. The Algerian football team was established in 1962 after gaining independence from France, as the successor of the FLN football team.^[9] Under French rule, Algeria was not allowed to have a national team, the FLN football team was sort of a rebellion against the French colonization. All of their games were considered friendlies and were unrecognized by FIFA. During a press conference in Tunis, the Algerian football team refused to make any political statements, referring to football as a sport rather than a political influence.^[10] After the Algerian national football team was officially recognized by FIFA in 1963, the team qualified to the 1968 Africa Cup of Nations and failed to qualify for the next five editions of the AFCON until 1980.

Algeria caused one of the greatest World Cup upsets on the first day of the tournament with a 2–1 victory over defending European champions West Germany.

In the final match in the group between West Germany and Austria, with Algeria and Chile having already played their final group game the day before, the European teams knew that a West German win by one or two goals would qualify them both, while a larger West German victory would qualify Algeria over Austria, and a draw or an Austrian win would eliminate the West Germans. After 10 minutes of all-out attack, West Germany scored through a goal by Horst Hrubesch, with the two teams kicking the ball around aimlessly after. 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 West German and Austrian fans. 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.^[11]

In 1984, Algeria finished in third place in the AFCON in Ivory Coast. During the 1986 AFCON, Algeria recorded two defeats and one draw, being eliminated in the first round. In Mexico, at the 1986 World Cup, the Algerians were unable 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 scored during this competition, Djamel Zidane. Algeria then failed to qualify for another World Cup until 2010.

Algeria hosted the 1990 AFCON, being drawn into Group A, with Nigeria (who they defeated 5–1), Ivory Coast (a 3–0 win), and Egypt (with Algeria winning 2–0), before reaching a final that had a crowd of 105,302 fans at Chérif Oudjani. In a rematch against Nigeria, Algeria won the AFCON for the first time.

After winning the AFCON, Algeria barely missed out in qualifying to the 1990 World Cup, and the country was on the brink of a civil war. Although Algeria qualified to the 1992 African Cup of Nations, the title holders were eliminated in the first round of the competition.

In the 1994 African Cup of Nations Algeria was disqualified from the tournament after fielding an ineligible player. Algeria returned to the 1996 African Cup of Nations, but were eliminated by hosts South Africa in the quarter-finals. Two years later, Algeria finished last in its group with three defeats and was eliminated in the group stage.

In 2000, the Fennecs passed the first round only to lose to 2–1 to eventual champions Cameroon in the quarter-finals. They then were eliminated in the first round in 2002, before losing to hosts Tunisia in the 2004 final. They then failed to qualify for either the AFCON or World Cup in 2006, and missed the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 11 October 2008, Algeria returned to the top 20 in the FIFA World Rankings by finishing first in their group ahead of Senegal, Gambia, and Liberia for the second round in the combined 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations qualification rounds. In the third and final round of the qualifiers, Algeria was joined by Zambia, Rwanda, and Egypt in group C.

A playoff game was played in Sudan in November 2009 with the winner qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa. Algeria won 1–0 after a stunning goal from Anthar Yahia and qualified for the finals for the third time in their history.^[12][13]

After qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa, Algeria finished fourth in the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

Algeria was drawn in Group C with England, the United States, and Slovenia. The north African side came in the tournament in poor form, losing nearly all their World Cup preparation games in friendlies. In their first game they lost to Slovenia 0–1, with Slovenia's captain Robert Koren scoring in the 79th minute after Abdelkader Ghezzal was sent off for his second yellow card. In their second group game, Algeria drew with England leading to massive celebrations throughout the world's Algerian communities.^[14] The Fennecs lost their final group game to the United States 1–0 thanks to a Landon Donovan winner in second-half injury time. Algeria exited the championship as one of two teams, along with Honduras, to fail to score a goal.

After the World Cup, Algeria suffered a 2–1 home loss to Guinea in a friendly and a 1–1 draw at home to Tanzania, leading to veteran manager Rabah Saâdane resigning and being replaced by Abdelhak Benchikha. The newly appointed coach tried to bring in new faces to the squad to bolster their offense but poor results continued for Benchikha's side who started off with a 2–0 away loss to Central African Republic. There was a little bit of hope restored for the Algerians after they beat Morocco 1–0 at home after a goal from Hassan Yebda but After they lost 4–0 to Morocco in the return leg, their manager resigned. Algeria failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and the nightmare continued.

After new coach Vahid Halilhodžić was appointed, Algeria began their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. The Bosnian coach's debut resulted in a 1–1 away draw against Tanzania, they then beat Central African Republic 2–0 with goals coming from Hassan Yebda and Foued Kadir. Eventually, the team qualified for the World Cup after being eliminated from the 2013 AFCON after two matches by defeating Burkina Faso on an aggregate play-off.

Algeria were drawn in Group H with Belgium, Russia, and South Korea. In their opening game against Belgium, Sofiane Feghouli scored Algeria's first World Cup goal in 28 years giving his team a 1–0 lead. Eventually, Belgium caught up and scored two goals to give themselves a 2–1 victory. In their second game against South Korea, Algeria won 4–2, becoming the first team to score four goals in a single match in the World Cup. On 26 June, Algeria played Russia for second place in Group H. Russia scored the opening goal but Islam Slimani equalized to carry Algeria to the second round of the World Cup for the first time, where they were eliminated in extra time by Germany.

After coach Vahid decided to opt out of a contract extension following the World Cup, Lorient coach Christian Gourcuff was appointed by FAF president Mohamed Raouraoua.

After topping their qualification group which consisted of Mali, Malawi, and Ethiopia, Algeria were drawn in a group including South Africa, Ghana, and Senegal. Playing Ghana in the last group stage match, goals from Riyad Mahrez and youngster Nabil Bentaleb sent the Foxes to the next round. The Desert Foxes finished second in their group behind Ghana despite their goal difference due to their head-to-head record. Ivory Coast awaited them, where Wilfried Bony would score twice for an eventual 2–1 win for the Elephants, eliminating the Desert Foxes from the competition.

Manager Christian Gourcuff was widely criticized after the African Cup exit and would eventually resign from his position. Milovan Rajevac was then appointed manager in June 2016, but resigned four months later after Algeria's first World Cup qualifying game ended in a home draw against Cameroon. The Algerian Football Federation then hired Georges Leekens; despite this, Algeria lost to Nigeria 3–1 during matchday 2 of the World Cup qualifiers in November 2016.

Leekens then coached Algeria during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, where Algeria drew against Zimbabwe and Senegal and lost against Tunisia, resulting in a group stage elimination. Algeria then failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

After a slew of underperforming coaches, the federation appointed former Algerian international Djamel Belmadi on 2 August 2018.^[15] Belmadi was a young coach and had mainly previously coached in Qatar. However, due to his unsuccessful tenure with the Qatar national team, when they were eliminated early in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup,^[16] skepticism arose about the manager. Algeria's performance in the 2019 AFCON qualification also suffered a setback, including a 0–1 away loss to Benin.^[17] and two 1–1 draws to Gambia,^[18][19] Algeria eventually topped Group C as they won all three matches including a 1–0 victory over 2018 World Cup participant Senegal. Algeria's solid performance continued with a 3–0 win over Guinea in the round of sixteen,^[20] before they overcame Ivory Coast in a hard-fought encounter which they won in a penalty shootout 4–3, after having drawn 1–1 after 120 minutes.^[21] The Algerians then went on to defeat Nigeria 2–1 with a dying minute's free kick shot by Riyad Mahrez.^[22] Facing Senegal once again in the final, Baghdad Bounedjah scored the only goal of the game as Algeria won 1–0, earning them their first title since 1990. This made Algeria the second North African side after Egypt to win multiple AFCON trophies.^[23]

Algeria competed in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup held in Qatar. As the tournament did not occur during the international break, Belmadi was unable to coach and national team veteran and assistant coach Madjid Bougherra filled in. Algeria managed to stay undefeated through the group stages, winning 4–0 against Sudan and 2–0 against Lebanon. The last match for the top spot of Group D ended in a draw against Egypt, putting Egypt at the top of the group due to their disciplinary record. This brought them to the knockout stages where they started with a match against Morocco, with a 5–3 win for Algeria on penalties, moving them to the semi-finals against hosts, Qatar, where Algeria won after a match that lasted a record 19 minutes of stoppage time added to the first 90. The Arab Cup final against neighbours Tunisia ended regular time in a scoreless draw, with the match concluding with a goal in the fifth minute of second-half extra time and winning the team another trophy.

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations came off to a rough start. Their first match against Sierra Leone ended in a scoreless draw. Their second match ended in their first loss since 2019 against Equatorial Guinea, losing 0–1, ending their 35-game unbeaten streak, two games away from the record held by Italy. The Algerian team suffered a defeat to Ivory Coast which led to their early exit at the group stages of the AFCON.^[24] Four years later, they would qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after topping their group.^[25]

Unlike many national teams, the Fennecs do not have a designated national stadium; the team plays in numerous venues. At the time of Algeria's independence in 1962, the team primarily played at the 20 August 1955 Stadium in Algiers and the Ahmed Zabana Stadium in Oran. Following the construction of the 5 July 1962 stadium in Algiers in 1972, it became the team's main stadium. Other stadiums have also hosted the Fennecs, including Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium in Constantine, 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba, Akid Lotfi Stadium in Tlemcen, and Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida^[26].

Since 2022, the national team has mainly played in newly opened stadiums, such as Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Bir El Djir, Oran, Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki, Algiers and the Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium in Tizi Ouzou^[27].

• Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers
• 5 July Stadium, Algiers
• Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran

The Algeria national team home kit is all white with a green trim, and the away kit is all green with a white trim.

Supplier	Period
None	1962–1970
Delta	1971–1975
Adidas	1975–1976
Sonitex	1976–1977
Adidas	1977
Sonitex	1978–1982
Adidas	1983–1984
Sonitex	1985–1990
Adidas	1991–1992
Lotto	1993–1994
Luanvi	1994–1995
Delta Sport	1996
Kappa	1997
Cirta Sport	1997–1998
Kappa	1999
Cirta Sport	2000
Puma	2001
Cirta Sport	2001–2002
Le Coq Sportif	2003–2009
Puma	2010–2014
Adidas	2015–present

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Position	Name
Head coach	Vladimir Petković
Assistant Coaches	Davide Morandi Nabil Neghiz
Goalkeeping Coach	Merouane Messai Nacereddine Berarma
Fitness Coach	Paolo Rongoni
Physiotherapist	Rémi Lancou
Sports Massager(s)	Akram Chadli Brahim Tenkhi
Video Analyst	Zoheir Bensedira
Team Doctor	Mohamed Boughlali

The following players were called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.^[28]
Caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2026, after the match against Nigeria.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Anthony Mandrea	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996	21	0	Caen
16	1GK	Oussama Benbot RET	(1994-10-11) 11 October 1994	2	0	USM Alger
23	1GK	Luca Zidane	(1998-05-13) 13 May 1998	5	0	Granada
2	2DF	Aïssa Mandi (vice-captain)	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991	115	7	Lille
3	2DF	Mehdi Dorval	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001	3	0	Bari
4	2DF	Mohamed Amine Tougai	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000	28	2	Espérance de Tunis
5	2DF	Zineddine Belaïd	(1999-03-20) 20 March 1999	7	1	JS Kabylie
13	2DF	Jaouen Hadjam	(2003-03-26) 26 March 2003	16	3	Young Boys
15	2DF	Rayan Aït-Nouri	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001	25	0	Manchester City
20	2DF	Youcef Atal	(1996-05-17) 17 May 1996	54	2	Al-Sadd
21	2DF	Ramy Bensebaini (third captain)	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995	79	7	Borussia Dortmund
25	2DF	Rafik Belghali	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002	9	1	Hellas Verona
26	2DF	Samir Chergui	(1999-02-06) 6 February 1999	4	0	Paris
6	3MF	Ramiz Zerrouki	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998	49	3	Twente
8	3MF	Himad Abdelli	(1999-11-17) 17 November 1999	8	0	Marseille
10	3MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01) 1 December 1997	56	3	Dinamo Zagreb
14	3MF	Hicham Boudaoui	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999	31	0	Nice
17	3MF	Farès Chaïbi	(2002-11-28) 28 November 2002	27	3	Eintracht Frankfurt
19	3MF	Adem Zorgane	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	25	1	Union Saint-Gilloise
22	3MF	Ibrahim Maza	(2005-11-24) 24 November 2005	13	2	Bayer Leverkusen
24	3MF	Ilan Kebbal	(1998-07-10) 10 July 1998	4	0	Paris
7	4FW	Riyad Mahrez (captain)	(1991-02-21) 21 February 1991	111	37	Al-Ahli
9	4FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-24) 24 November 1991	86	35	Al-Shamal
11	4FW	Anis Hadj Moussa	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002	13	0	Feyenoord
12	4FW	Monsef Bakrar	(2001-01-13) 13 January 2001	7	0	Dinamo Zagreb
18	4FW	Mohamed Amoura	(2000-05-09) 9 May 2000	42	19	VfL Wolfsburg
27	4FW	Adil Boulbina	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003	9	6	Al-Duhail
28	4FW	Redouane Berkane	(2003-07-07) 7 July 2003	7	2	Al-Wakrah

The following players have also been called up to the Algeria squad at least once within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Farid Chaâl	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994	4	0	CR Belouizdad	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK	Mohamed Idir Hadid	(2002-04-26) 26 April 2002	0	0	JS Kabylie	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK	Rayane Yesli	(1999-10-12) 12 October 1999	0	0	Olympique Akbou	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
GK	Alexis Guendouz	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996	13	0	MC Alger	v.  Zimbabwe, 13 November 2025
GK	Zakaria Bouhalfaya	(1997-08-11) 11 August 1997	0	0	CS Constantine	v.  Guinea, 8 September 2025
GK	Alexandre Oukidja	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988	7	0	IMT	v.  Andorra}, 25 March 2025
DF	Abdelkader Bedrane	(1992-04-02) 2 April 1992	26	0	Damac	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF	Réda Halaïmia	(1996-08-28) 28 August 1996	13	0	MC Alger	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF	Naoufel Khacef	(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997	11	0	CR Belouizdad	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF	Houari Baouche	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995	7	0	CS Constantine	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF	Achref Abada	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999	4	0	USM Alger	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF	Reda Benchaa	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002	0	0	JS Kabylie	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
DF	Ayoub Ghezala	(1995-12-06) 6 December 1995	11	1	MC Alger	2025 FIFA Arab Cup INJ
DF	Elias Benkara	(2007-04-29) 29 April 2007	0	0	Borussia Dortmund	v.  Zimbabwe, 13 November 2025
DF	Kevin Van Den Kerkhof	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996	9	0	Charleroi	v.  Uganda, 14 October 2025
DF	Ahmed Touba	(1998-03-13) 13 March 1998	15	1	Panathinaikos	v.  Guinea, 8 September 2025
DF	Mohamed Farsi	(1999-12-16) 16 December 1999	5	0	Columbus Crew	v.  Sweden, 10 June 2025
DF	Mohamed Amine Madani	(1993-03-20) 20 March 1993	4	0	JS Kabylie	v.  Sweden, 10 June 2025
DF	Sohaib Naïr	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002	0	0	Guingamp	v.  Mozambique, 25 March 2025
MF	Houssem Aouar	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998	17	5	Al-Ittihad	2025 Africa Cup of Nations INJ
MF	Sofiane Bendebka	(1992-08-09) 9 August 1992	21	2	Al-Fateh	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF	Zakaria Draoui	(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994	21	0	USM Alger	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue	(2000-03-23) 23 March 2000	12	0	Dynamo Makhachkala	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF	Victor Lekhal	(1994-02-27) 27 February 1994	5	0	Al-Riyadh	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
MF	Yacine Titraoui	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003	3	0	Charleroi	v.  Zimbabwe, 13 November 2025
MF	Nabil Bentaleb	(1994-11-24) 24 November 1994	58	6	Lille	v.  Uganda, 14 October 2025
MF	Yassine Benzia	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	16	5	Al-Fayha	v.  Uganda, 14 October 2025
MF	Ahmed Kendouci	(1999-06-22) 22 June 1999	13	0	Lugano	v.  Mozambique, 25 March 2025
FW	Islam Slimani	(1988-06-18) 18 June 1988	104	45	CFR Cluj	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW	Yacine Brahimi	(1990-02-08) 8 February 1990	72	15	Al-Gharafa	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW	Adam Ounas	(1996-11-11) 11 November 1996	30	5	Al-Shamal	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW	Yassine Benzia	(1994-09-08) 8 September 1994	20	6	Al-Fayha	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW	Amir Sayoud	(1990-09-30) 30 September 1990	7	1	Al-Hazem	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW	Rafik Guitane	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999	2	0	Estoril Praia	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
FW	Youcef Belaïli	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992	58	10	Espérance de Tunis	v.  Uganda, 14 October 2025
FW	Amine Gouiri	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000	19	6	Marseille	v.  Uganda, 14 October 2025
FW	Badredine Bouanani	(2004-12-08) 8 December 2004	5	0	VfB Stuttgart	v.  Uganda, 14 October 2025
FW	Amin Chiakha	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006	2	0	Rosenborg	v.  Uganda, 14 October 2025
FW	Saïd Benrahma	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995	40	4	Neom	v.  Guinea, 8 September 2025
Notes INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE = Preliminary squad / standby RET = Retired from international football. WD = Player withdrew from the roster for non-injury related reasons. COV = Player withdrew from the roster due to COVID-19.

As of 10 January 2026^[29]

Players in bold are still active with Algeria.

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Aïssa Mandi	115	7	2014–present
2	Riyad Mahrez	111	37	2014–present
3	Islam Slimani	104	45	2012–present
4	Lakhdar Belloumi	100	28	1978–1989
5	Raïs M'Bolhi	96	0	2010–present
6	Rabah Madjer	86	28	1978–1992
7	Baghdad Bounedjah	86	35	2013–present
8	Sofiane Feghouli	82	19	2012–present
9	Billel Dziri	81	9	1992–2005
10	Abdelhafid Tasfaout	80	36	1990–2002

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Islam Slimani	45	104	0.43	2012–present
2	Riyad Mahrez	37	111	0.33	2014–present
3	Abdelhafid Tasfaout	36	80	0.45	1990–2002
4	Baghdad Bounedjah	35	86	0.41	2013–present
5	Rabah Madjer	28	86	0.33	1978–1992
	Lakhdar Belloumi	100	0.28	1978–1989
7	Djamel Menad	25	79	0.32	1980–1995
8	Hillal Soudani	24	56	0.43	2010–2021
9	Mohamed Amoura	19	42	0.45	2021–present
	Tedj Bensaoula		52	0.37	1979–1986
	Sofiane Feghouli		82	0.23	2012–present

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966	Withdrew										Withdrew
1970	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	1	2
1974											2	1	0	1	2	5
1978											4	1	2	1	2	3
1982	Group stage	13th	3	2	0	1	5	5	Squad		8	5	2	1	16	6
1986		22nd	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad		6	5	1	0	13	3
1990	Did not qualify										6	3	2	1	6	2
1994											8	2	3	3	8	11
1998											2	1	0	1	2	3
2002											10	3	3	4	13	14
2006											12	3	5	4	15	15
2010	Group stage	28th	3	0	1	2	0	2	Squad		13	8	2	3	17	8
2014	Round of 16	14th	4	1	1	2	7	7	Squad		8	6	0	2	16	7
2018	Did not qualify										8	2	2	4	15	12
2022											8	5	2	1	27	6
2026	Qualified										10	8	1	1	24	8
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Round of 16	5/23	13	3	3	7	13	19	—		107	53	26	28	177	105

Africa Cup of Nations record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of France									Part of France
1959
1962
1963	Did not enter									Did not enter
1965
1968	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	5	6		4	4	0	0	9	2
1970	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	3	3
1972										2	1	0	1	3	4
1974										2	0	1	1	2	3
1976										2	0	1	1	2	3
1978										4	2	0	2	7	5
1980	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	6	7		2	1	0	1	3	2
1982	Fourth place	4th	5	2	1	2	5	6		4	2	1	1	13	5
1984	Third place	3rd	5	3	2	0	8	1		4	2	2	0	10	4
1986	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	2	3		4	2	2	0	8	1
1988	Third place	3rd	5	1	3	1	4	4		2	1	1	0	2	1
1990	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	13	2		Qualified as hosts
1992	Group stage	10th	2	0	1	1	1	4		Qualified as defending champions
1994	Disqualified after qualification									6	4	1	1	13	4
1996	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	3		10	4	5	1	12	7
1998	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	2	5		6	3	1	2	9	5
2000	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	5	4		8	4	1	3	14	8
2002	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	2	5		6	3	2	1	9	7
2004	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	5	7		4	3	1	0	6	1
2006	Did not qualify									12	3	5	4	15	15
2008										6	2	2	2	6	6
2010	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	4	10		12	7	2	3	16	8
2012	Did not qualify									6	2	2	2	5	8
2013	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	2	5		4	4	0	0	9	2
2015	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	6	5		6	5	0	1	11	4
2017	Group stage	10th	3	0	2	1	5	6		6	5	1	0	25	5
2019	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	13	2		6	3	2	1	9	4
2021	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	1	4		6	4	2	0	19	6
2023		18th	3	0	2	1	3	4		6	5	1	0	9	2
2025	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	8	3		6	5	1	0	16	2
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2029
Total	2 Titles	21/35	85	32	24	29	105	96		150	82	38	30	265	127

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1908	Part of France
1912
1920
1924
1928
1936
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964	Did not enter
1968	Did not qualify
1972
1976
1980	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	5
1984	Did not qualify
1988
1992 to present	See Algeria national under-23 football team
Total	Quarter-finals	1/17	4	1	1	2	4	5

• Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter
1964
1966
1985
1988	Group stage 1	5th	4	1	2	1	3	3
1992	Did not enter
1998	Group stage 2	10th	2	0	1	1	0	3
2002	Did not enter
2009	Canceled in qualifiyng rounds
2012	Did not enter
2021	Champions 3	1st	6	4	2	0	13	4
2025	Quarter final 4	5th	4	2	2	0	8	2
2029	To be determined
Total	1 Titles	4/12	12	7	7	2	24	12

1. ^ Algeria participated with the national University team
2. ^ Algeria participated with the national U-23 team
3. ^ Algeria participated with the national A' team (local players) in addition to players from other Arab leagues
4. ^ Algeria participated with the national A' team (local players) in addition to players from other leagues

African Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	6	5
1973	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	6	6
1978	Gold	1st	5	4	1	0	9	2
1987	Disqualified 1
1991 to 2015	See Algeria national under-23 football team
2019 to present	See Algeria national under-20 football team
Total	Gold Medal	3/4	13	7	2	4	21	13

• 1.^ Algeria withdrew in protest at CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg against Tunisia; CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's protest that Algeria had fielded two ineligible players.
• Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the African Games was open to full senior national teams.

Arab Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953	Part of France
1957
1961
1965	Did not enter
1976
1985	Bronze 1	3rd	5	2	0	3	4	5
1992	Did not enter
1997
1999	Withdrew
2004	No tournament
2007	Did not enter
2011
2023 to present	See Algeria national under-23 football team
Total	Bronze Medal	1/9	5	2	0	3	4	5

• 1.^ Algeria participated with the B team.
• Prior to the 2023 campaign, the Football at the Arab Games was open to full senior national teams.

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951 to 1959	Part of France
1963	Did not enter
1967	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	6
1971	Did not qualify
19751	Gold	1st	6	6	0	0	14	3
1979	Bronze	3rd	5	2	2	1	7	6
1983	Group stage	6th	2	1	0	1	3	3
19871		8th	3	0	0	3	1	7
1991 to 1997 & 2005	See Algeria national under-23 football team
2001	See Algeria national under-21 football team
2009	See Algeria national under-20 football team
2013	See Algeria national under-19 football team
2018 to present	See Algeria national under-18 football team
Total	Gold Medal	5/10	19	10	2	7	29	25

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

Year	Position
1969 World military Cup	2nd
1972 Palestine Cup of Nations	3rd
1973 Palestine Cup of Nations	3rd
1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1st
7 November Cup 1995	2nd
2004 African Military cup	3rd
2005 World military Cup	2nd
2008 African Military cup	2nd
2011 World military Cup	1st
2015 World military Cup	1st
2019 World military Cup	3rd
Total	3 titles

• Below is a record of all matches correct as of 10 January 2026 after match against Nigeria.

Algeria national football team head-to-head records
Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	% Won
Albania	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	50%
Angola	10	2	7	1	12	11	+1	20%
Argentina	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	0%
Armenia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100%
Austria	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0%
Bahrain	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	50%
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	100%
Belgium	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	0%
Benin	11	8	2	1	25	8	+17	72%
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100%
Botswana	5	5	0	0	15	3	+12	100%
Brazil	4	0	0	4	0	8	−8	0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0%
Bulgaria	6	1	2	3	6	9	−3	16.66%
Burkina Faso	24	10	8	6	38	22	+16	41.67%
Burundi	6	4	2	0	11	3	+7	66.66%
Cameroon	11	2	4	5	12	13	−1	18.18%
Canada	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	100%
Cape Verde	6	3	2	1	13	6	+7	50%
Central African Republic	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	66.67%
Chad	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	50%
Chile	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100%
China	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	66.67%
Colombia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Congo	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	66.6%
DR Congo	7	3	4	0	9	4	+5	43%
Ivory Coast	23	6	10	7	24	26	−2	26.08%
Cuba	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0%
Czech Republic	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	50%
Denmark	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%
Djibouti	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	100%
Egypt	25	10	11	5	31	32	−1	40%
England	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%
Ethiopia	8	4	3	1	18	7	+11	50%
Equatorial Guinea	4	2	1	1	5	2	+3	50%
Finland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
France	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0%
Gabon	7	2	1	4	7	12	−5	14.3%
Gambia	10	5	3	2	14	7	+7	50.00%
Germany	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	66.67%
East Germanya	4	0	1	3	4	14	−10	0%
Ghana	11	4	2	5	14	13	+1	36%
Greece	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	66.67%
Guinea	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	40%
Guinea-Bissau	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100%
Hungary	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0%
Iran	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	50%
Iraq	9	2	4	3	7	10	−3	22.22%
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0%
Jordan	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0%
Kenya	8	4	1	3	12	7	+5	50%
South Korea	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	50%
Lebanon	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	50%
Lesotho	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	100%
Liberia	7	4	3	0	18	5	+13	57.14%
Libya	17	13	2	2	24	7	+17	75%
Luxembourg	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%
Madagascar	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100%
Malawi	7	4	1	2	13	6	+7	57.14%
Malaysia	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	50%
Mali	19	10	2	7	25	22	+3	52.63%
Malta	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	66.67%
Mauritania	5	3	1	1	12	3	+9	75%
Mexico	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	0%
Morocco	33	11	12	10	33	31	+2	33.33%
Mozambique	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8	66.66%
Namibia	4	4	0	0	7	0	+7	100%
Niger	9	8	0	1	27	3	+24	88.88%
Nigeria	22	10	4	8	29	29	+0	45.45%
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0%
Oman	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	100%
Qatar	5	4	0	1	9	2	+7	80%
Palestine	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Peru	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0%
Portugal	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	50%
Poland	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0%
Republic of Ireland	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	50%
Romania	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%
Russiab	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	0%
Rwanda	7	5	2	0	12	2	+9	71.42%
Saudi Arabia	6	2	2	2	8	8	0	33.33%
Senegal	22	12	6	4	32	18	+14	54.54%
Serbia	1	0	0	0	1	3	−3	0%
Seychelles	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100%
Sierra Leone	6	2	3	1	7	4	+3	33%
Slovakia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0%
Slovenia	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	66.6%
Somalia	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100%
South Africa	5	1	3	1	8	7	+1	20%
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0%
Sudan	8	4	3	1	12	4	+8	50%
Sweden	6	0	1	5	4	15	−11	0%
Switzerland	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0%
Syria	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	50%
Tanzania	12	7	4	1	28	10	+18	58.33%
Togo	9	5	1	3	15	5	+10	55.56%
Tunisia	44	17	13	14	44	36	+8	38.63%
Turkey	3	2	0	1	2	4	−2	66.6%
Uganda	12	6	4	2	19	10	+9	50.00%
United Arab Emirates	6	2	3	1	4	4	0	33.33%
United States	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0%
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100%
South Yemena	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%
Zambia	14	7	2	5	13	9	+4	50%
Zimbabwe	7	3	3	1	14	9	+5	42.85%
Total	535	228	146	161	736	530	+206	42.61%

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

• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
  • Champions (1): 1991

• CAF African Cup of Nations
  • Champions (2): 1990, 2019
  • Runners-up (1): 1980
  • Third place (2): 1984, 1988
• CAF African Nations Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 2022
• African Games¹
  • Gold medal (1): 1978

• FIFA Arab Cup²
  • Champions (1): 2021
• Arab Games
  • Bronze medal (1): 1985
• Palestine Cup of Nations
  • Third place (2): 1972, 1973
• Mediterranean Games
  • Gold medal (1): 1975

• Indonesian Independence Cup (1): 1986
• Malta International Football Tournament (1): 1989
• FIFA Series (1): 2024 Algeria

• African National Team of the Year (7): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1991, 2009, 2014, 2019

Competition				Total
CAF African Cup of Nations	2	1	2	5
CAF African Nations Championship	0	1	0	1
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1	0	0	1
FIFA Arab Cup	1	0	0	1
Total	4	2	2	8

Notes

1. Competition organized by ANOCA, officially not recognized by FIFA.
2. Official subregional competition organized and recognized by FIFA since 2021. Previous editions were organized by UAFA.

• Algeria A' national football team
• Algeria national under-23 football team
• Algeria national under-20 football team
• Algeria national under-17 football team
• List of Algeria national football team managers
• List of Algeria international footballers
• Algeria national football team records and statistics
• List of leading goalscorers for the Algeria national football team
• Algeria national football team all-time record
• List of Algerian football players in foreign leagues

A.^ Prior to Algerian independence in 1962, matches were organised under the auspices of the Front de Libération Nationale and it was called the FLN football team.^[30]

• Algerian FA
• Algeria at CAF
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