- Stade du 5 Juillet
Capacity: 64,000 - 19 May 1956 Stadium
Capacity: 58,000 - Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium
Capacity: 50,000 - 24 February 1956 Stadium
Capacity: 45,000 - Miloud Hadefi Stadium
Capacity: 40,143
Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida is the current exclusive home stadium for the Algeria national football team. This has been the case since it was opened in 2002, Algeria have however also played many of their home games away from Tchaker throughout their history, both in friendly matches and for competitive tournaments.
Unlike many selections, "Les Fennecs" have no recognized national stadium. Whether for the qualifying matches for the World Cup or friendly matches, they turn around the country and changing in many however stages major international meetings are usually held at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 [1] of Algiers. Other large stadiums were used to accommodate the Les Fennecs in recent years, including the Stade Mustapha Tchaker [2] that also located at Blida. Other international matches were also played at the Stade 19 Mai 1956 [3] of Annaba at Stade 20 Août 1955 and Stade Akid Lotfi [4] of Tlemcen, and the Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui [5] of Constantine.
The team of Algeria historically plays Stade 20 Août 1955 to Algiers which hosted the first international match of Algeria on its soil the 6 January 1963 deal with the selection of Bulgaria, match won with a score of two goals to one. Other historic sites that have hosted regular international home games of the Algeria are Stade 5 Juillet 1962 of Algiers but also Stade Mustapha Tchaker of Blida or also to the Stade Ahmed Zabana [6] of Oran.
Algeria is sometimes relocates its friendly matches in Europe, Algeria has played many games at "home" in recent years France and Switzerland due to the fact that there is a large community expatriates in western Europe and much of the players play in European leagues.
† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.
† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.
# | Stadium | Match | Date of debut | Debut against | Date of last match | Final match against |
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1 | Stade El Menzah | 17 | 29 Dec 1968 [18] | Tunisia | 6 Jun 1999 | Tunisia |
2 | Stade Mohammed V ‡ | 13 | 6 Mar 1966 [19] | Morocco | 9 Sep 2012 | Libya |
3 | March 28 Stadium | 9 | 13 Aug 1973 | United Arab Emirates | 16 Mar 1982 | Ghana |
4 | Al-Shaab Stadium ‡ | 8 | 1 Jan 1972 | Palestine | 23 Feb 1978 | Iraq |
5 | Cairo International Stadium | 8 | 20 Mar 1964 [20] | Egypt | 14 Nov 2009 | Egypt |
6 | June 11 Stadium | 7 | 25 Aug 1973 | Iraq | 31 Jul 1998 | Libya |
7 | National Stadium, Lagos † | 6 | 6 Jan 1973 [21] | Tanzania | 3 Jul 1993 | Nigeria |
8 | Addis Abeba Stadium | 6 | 12 Jan 1968 [22] | Ivory Coast | 29 Mar 2016 | Ethiopia |
9 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | 6 | 17 Mar 1984 [23] | Egypt | 18 Jul 1993 | Ivory Coast |
10 | Stade Modibo Kéïta | 6 | 5 Feb 1967 [24] | Mali | 25 Jan 1997 | Mali |
11 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat | 5 | 18 Jul 1965 [25] | Ivory Coast | 25 Jul 1965 | Ivory Coast |
12 | Stade Bouaké | 5 | 5 Mar 1984 [26] | Malawi | 22 Jun 1997 | Ivory Coast |
13 | Obafemi Awolowo Stadium | 4 | 9 Mar 1980 [27] | Ghana | 19 Mar 1980 | Egypt |
14 | Alexandria Stadium | 4 | 22 Mar 1964 [28] | Egypt | 14 Mar 1986 | Cameroon |
15 | Amman International Stadium | 4 | 8 Jul 1988 | Syria | 14 Jul 1988 | Jordan |
16 | Stade Chedli Zouiten | 4 | 15 Dec 1963 [29] | Tunisia | 28 Jun 2000 | Tunisia |
17 | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | 4 | 10 Jan 1993 | Senegal | 31 May 2008 | Senegal |
18 | Stade du 4-Août | 4 | 11 Feb 1998 [30] | Guinea | 12 Oct 2013 | Burkina Faso |
19 | Stade du 26 Mars | 4 | 21 Jan 2002 [31] | Nigeria | 19 Nov 2014 | Mali |
20 | Estádio da Cidadela | 4 | 31 Mar 1985 [32] | Angola | 5 Jun 2005 | Angola |
† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.
# | Stadium | Match | Date of debut | Debut against | Date of last match | Final match against |
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1 | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 ‡ | 5 | 2 Mar 1990 | Nigeria | 16 Mar 1990 | Nigeria |
2 | Obafemi Awolowo Stadium | 4 | 9 Mar 1980 | Ghana | 19 Mar 1980 | Egypt |
3 | 28 March Stadium | 4 | 7 Mar 1982 | Zambia | 16 Mar 1982 | Ghana |
4 | Stade Mohamed V ‡ | 4 | 13 Mar 1988 | Ivory Coast | 26 Mar 1988 | Morocco |
5 | Stade de Franceville | 3 | 15 Jan 2017 | Zimbabwe | 23 Jan 2017 | Senegal |
6 | Stade Bouaké | 3 | 5 Mar 1984 | Malawi | 11 Mar 1984 | Nigeria |
7 | Addis Abeba Stadium | 3 | 12 Jan 1968 | Ivory Coast | 16 Jan 1968 | Ethiopia |
8 | Alexandria Stadium | 3 | 8 Mar 1986 | Morocco | 14 Mar 1986 | Cameroon |
9 | Kumasi Sports Stadium | 3 | 24 Jan 2000 | DR Congo | 2 Feb 2000 | South Africa |
10 | Stade du 26 Mars | 3 | 21 Jan 2002 | Nigeria | 28 Jan 2002 | Mali |
11 | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 3 | 25 Jan 2004 | Cameroon | 3 Feb 2004 | Zimbabwe |
12 | Estádio 11 de Novembro | 3 | 11 Jan 2010 | Malawi | 18 Jan 2010 | Mali |
13 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | 3 | 22 Jan 2013 | Tunisia | 30 Jan 2013 | Ivory Coast |
14 | Estádio Nacional de Ombaka | 2 | 28 Jan 2010 | Egypt | 30 Jan 2010 | Nigeria |
15 | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | 2 | 14 Mar 1984 | Cameroon | 17 Mar 1984 | Egypt |
16 | Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta | 2 | 13 Jan 1992 | Ivory Coast | 17 Jan 1992 | Congo |
17 | Free State Stadium | 2 | 14 Jan 1996 | Zambia | 18 Jan 1996 | Sierra Leone |
18 | Estadio de Mongomo | 2 | 19 Jan 2015 | South Africa | 23 Jan 2015 | Ghana |
19 | Estadio de Malabo | 2 | 27 Jan 2015 | Senegal | 1 Feb 2015 | Ivory Coast |
20 | Stade Municipal | 2 | 8 Feb 1998 | Guinea | 15 Feb 1998 | Cameroon |
† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.
# | Stadium | Match | Date of debut | Debut against | Date of last match | Final match against |
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1 | Estadio Carlos Tartiere † | 2 | 21 Jun 1982 | Austria | 24 Jun 1982 | Chile |
2 | Estádio Beira-Rio | 2 | 22 Jun 2014 | South Korea | 30 Jun 2014 | Germany |
3 | El Molinón | 1 | 16 Jun 1982 | Germany | 16 Jun 1982 | Germany |
4 | Estadio Jalisco | 1 | 6 Jun 1986 | Brazil | 6 Jun 1986 | Brazil |
5 | Estadio Tres de Marzo | 1 | 3 Jun 1986 | Northern Ireland | 3 Jun 1986 | Northern Ireland |
6 | Estadio Tecnológico | 1 | 12 Jun 1986 | Spain | 12 Jun 1986 | Spain |
7 | Peter Mokaba Stadium | 1 | 13 Jun 2010 | Slovenia | 13 Jun 2010 | Slovenia |
8 | Cape Town Stadium | 1 | 18 Jun 2010 | England | 18 Jun 2010 | England |
9 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 1 | 23 Jun 2010 | United States | 23 Jun 2010 | United States |
10 | Mineirão | 1 | 17 Jun 2014 | Belgium | 17 Jun 2014 | Belgium |
11 | Arena da Baixada | 1 | 26 Jun 2014 | Russia | 26 Jun 2014 | Russia |
† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.
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