Algeria have appeared in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on twenty occasions. The side's first participation was in 1968 in Ethiopia. [1] Algeria has won the cup twice: the first time was when they hosted the tournament in 1990, [2] and they won a second title in the 2019 edition, held in Egypt. [3] [4] Algeria also finished second in the 1980 edition, held in Nigeria, [5] and third in the 1984 and 1988 editions, held in Ivory Coast and Morocco respectively.
Africa Cup of Nations record | Africa Cup of Nations qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Appearances: 21 | Appearances: 28 | ||||||||||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Part of France | Part of France | |||||||||||||||
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![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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![]() | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | Round 2 (final) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
![]() | Round 2 (final) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
![]() | Round 2 (final) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | Squad | Round 2 (final) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad | Round 2 (final) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | Squad | Round 2 (final) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
![]() | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | Round 2 (final) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | Round 2 (final) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 10th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as holders | |||||||
![]() | Disqualified after qualification | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |
![]() | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
![]() ![]() | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | |
![]() | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | Round 2 (final) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
![]() | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
![]() | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | Squad | Round 3 (final) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | |
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | Round 2 (final) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Squad | Round 3 (final) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
![]() | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
![]() | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
![]() | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
![]() | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
![]() | Qualified | Round 1 (final) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 21/35 | 80 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 97 | 93 | — | 28/35 | 150 | 82 | 38 | 30 | 265 | 127 |