| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairmen | Kheiredine Zetchi | ||
| Manager |  Rabah Madjer (until 24 June 2018) [1] [2] Djamel Belmadi (from 2 August 2018) [3] [4] | ||
| Stadium | July 5, 1962 Stadium | ||
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairmen | Kheiredine Zetchi | ||
| Manager | Rabah Madjer (until 24 June 2018) [1] [2] Djamel Belmadi (from 2 August 2018) [3] [4] | ||
| Stadium | July 5, 1962 Stadium | ||
Togo The following players have been called up to the Algeria squad at least once within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Abdelkader Salhi | 19 March 1993 | 3 | 0 | JS Kabylie | v.  Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| GK | Faouzi Chaouchi | 5 December 1984 | 15 | 0 | CA Bordj Arreridj | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| GK | Toufik Moussaoui | 21 April 1991 | 1 | 0 | Paradou AC | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| DF | Aïssa Mandi | 22 October 1991 | 42 | 1 |  Real Betis | v.  Benin , 16 October 2018 |
| DF | Mokhtar Belkhiter | 15 January 1992 | 3 | 0 |  Club Africain | v.  Gambia , 8 September 2018 |
| DF | Mohamed Naâmani | 21 September 1990 | 1 | 0 |  Al-Fateh | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| DF | Islam Arous | 6 August 1996 | 2 | 0 | Paradou AC | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| DF | Farouk Chafaï | 23 June 1990 | 5 | 1 | USM Alger | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| DF | Carl Medjani | 15 May 1985 | 62 | 4 |  Sivasspor | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| DF | Mokhtar Benmoussa | 11 August 1986 | 6 | 0 | USM Alger | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| MF | Nabil Bentaleb | 24 November 1994 | 35 | 5 |  Schalke 04 | v. Benin , 16 October 2018 |
| MF | Adlène Guedioura | 12 November 1985 | 41 | 2 |  Nottingham Forest | v. Benin , 16 October 2018 |
| MF | Rachid Ghezzal | 9 May 1992 | 16 | 1 | Leicester City | v. Benin , 16 October 2018 |
| MF | Mehdi Abeid | 6 August 1992 | 5 | 0 |  Dijon | v. Gambia , 8 September 2018 |
| MF | Farid Boulaya | 25 February 1993 | 0 | 0 | Metz | v. Gambia , 8 September 2018 |
| MF | Ryad Boudebouz | 19 February 1990 | 25 | 2 | Real Betis | v. Gambia , 8 September 2018 |
| MF | Zinedine Ferhat | 1 March 1993 | 8 | 0 | Le Havre | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| MF | Salim Boukhanchouche | 6 October 1991 | 4 | 0 | JS Kabylie | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| MF | Mohamed Benkhemassa | 28 June 1993 | 2 | 0 | USM Alger | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| MF | Sofiane Hanni | 29 December 1990 | 10 | 4 |  Spartak Moscow | v.  Iran , 27 March 2018 |
| FW | Oussama Darfalou | 23 September 1993 | 0 | 0 |  Vitesse | v. Benin , 16 October 2018 |
| FW | Ishak Belfodil | 12 January 1992 | 17 | 2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | v. Benin , 16 October 2018 |
| FW | El Arabi Hillel Soudani | 25 November 1987 | 49 | 22 | Nottingham Forest | v. Gambia , 8 September 2018 |
| FW | Farid El Mellali | 5 May 1997 | 1 | 0 | Angers | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| FW | Sid Ali Lakroum | 6 October 1987 | 1 | 0 | ES Sétif | v. Portugal , 7 June 2018 |
| FW | Lamine Abid | 4 July 1991 | 2 | 0 | CS Constantine | v. Iran , 27 March 2018 |
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. | ||||||
This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2018.
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| 2019 CAN qualification | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50.00 |
| International Friendly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 25.00 |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 37.50 |
Players made their international debut in 2018
| Pos | Player Name | Age1 | Debut match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Salim Boukhanchouche | 26 | vs.  Tanzania , March 22, 2018 | International Friendly |
| FW | Lamine Abid | 26 | vs. Tanzania , March 22, 2018 | International Friendly |
| MF | Farid El Melali | 20 | vs. Tanzania , March 22, 2018 | International Friendly |
| MF | Oussama Chita | 22 | vs. Togo , November 18, 2018 | Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| DF | Djamel Benlamri | 28 | vs. Togo , November 18, 2018 | Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
1Note: Age when debuted.
| 22 March 2018 Friendly | Algeria | 4–1 | Tanzania | Algiers, Algeria |
| 19:00 (CET) | Bounedjah  13', 80'Kapombe 44' (o.g.)Medjani 53' | Report | Kichuya 21' | Stadium: 5 July 1962 Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mahrous Ahmed (Egypt) |
| 27 March 2018 Friendly | Iran | 2–1 | Algeria | Graz, Austria |
| 19:00 (CEST) | Azmoun 11' Taremi 19' | Report | Chafaï 56' | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
| 9 May 2018 Friendly | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Algeria | Cádiz, Spain |
| 19:30 (CEST) | Al-Faraj 24' Al-Shehri 81' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 175 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) |
| 1 June 2018 Friendly | Algeria | 2–3 |  Cape Verde | Algiers, Algeria |
| 22:15 (CET) | Bensebaini 5' Bounedjah 30' | Report | Gomes 14' Mendes 67'Tavares 72' | Stadium: 5 July 1962 Stadium Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt) |
| 7 June 2018 Friendly | Portugal | 3–0 | Algeria | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 20:15 (WEST) | Guedes 17', 55' B. Fernandes 37' | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 53,014 Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Benin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Gambia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Togo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 |
| 8 September 2018 Round 2 | Gambia | 1–1 | Algeria | Bakau, Gambia |
| 16:30 UTC±0 | Ceesay 49' | Report | Bounedjah 47' | Stadium: Independence Stadium Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia) |
| 12 October 2018 Round 3 | Algeria | 2–0 | Benin | Blida, Algeria |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Bensebaini 20' Bounedjah 73' | Report | Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea) |
Correct as of 18 November 2018 (v. Togo ).
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