Algeria national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Algeria women's national under-20 football team.
Algeria U-20
Nickname(s)الأفنــاك
(Fennec foxes)
AssociationAlgerian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMohamed Lacete
FIFA codeALG
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Algeria 1–0 Tunisia 
(Algiers; 31 December 1967)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances6 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampion: 1979
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1979)
Best resultQuarter-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 Mohamed Lacete.

Achievements

Quarterfinals (1): 1979
Champion (1): 1979
Third Place (3): 1981, 1983, 1989
Runners-up (4): 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
Third Place (3): 2005, 2010, 2019
Runners-up (2): 1985, 2021
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 did not qualify (cancelled)
2023 did not qualify
2025
2027 to be determined
Total Quarter-finals 1/25 4 1 2 1 2 6

Current squad

The following players were called up for the training camp in November 2025.[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2025, after the match against Tunisia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Waël Dahmani (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 0 0 Nantes
1GK Mohammed El Koubi (2007-07-19) 19 July 2007 0 0 Paradou AC
1GK Mohamed Amine Zerrouki (2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 0 0 CS Constantine
2DF Oussama Benkou 0 0 Olympique Akbou
2DF Farouk Laoufi (2007-10-27) 27 October 2007 0 0 JS Saoura
2DF Adam Letlat (2008-08-11) 11 August 2008 0 0 West Bromwich Albion
2DF Daniel Ilyès Mahdid (2007-06-08) 8 June 2007 0 0 MC Alger
2DF Abdeldjalil Mansouri 0 0 CR Belouizdad
2DF Walid Rahim 0 0 MC Oran
2DF Zakaria Saf 0 0 ES Sétif
2DF Saad Sliman 0 0 JS Saoura
3MF Houssam Abdelaziz (2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 0 0 Paradou AC
3MF Mohammed Ben Hakim 0 0 MC Oran
3MF Zaid Betteka (2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 0 0 Birmingham City
3MF Youcef Izem (2007-02-19) 19 February 2007 0 0 JS Kabylie
3MF Yanis Sellami (2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 0 0 Marseille
4FW Abderrahmane Achouri 0 0 USM Alger
4FW Kéfren Ali (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 0 0 Nice
4FW Yassine Aïche (2008-06-07) 7 June 2008 0 0 Nice
4FW Abderaouf Boumala 0 0 CS Constantine
4FW Younes Hansal (2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 0 0 Basel
4FW Houssem Tarzout (2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 0 0 Paradou AC
4FW Darris Zema (2007-05-20) 20 May 2007 0 0 Toulouse

Notable players

Past squads

See also

References

  1. ^ "SÉLECTION NATIONALE U20 : LES JUNIORS EN STAGE À SIDI MOUSSA" (in French). الاتحادية الجزائرية لكرة القدم. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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