Algeria national futsal team

Algeria

Nickname(s)	الخُضر  "El Khadra" / "Les Verts" (The Greens) الأفناك (The Fennecs) محاربي الصحراء (The Desert Warriors)
Association	Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Nordine Benamrouche
Home stadium	Salle Hacène Harcha, Algiers
FIFA code	ALG
FIFA ranking	104 2 (4 April 2025) [1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Paraguay 5–0 Algeria   (Netherlands; 5 January 1989)
Biggest win
Yemen 1–10 Algeria   (Port Said, Egypt; 23 December 2008)
Biggest defeat
Algeria 1–11 Palestine   (Misrata, Libya; 25 September 2010)   Slovenia 11–1 Algeria   (Tripoli, Libya; 3 November 2010)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1989 )
Best result	Group stage (1989)
Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Appearances	0
Arab Futsal Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1998 )
Best result	Semifinals (2023)

The Algeria national futsal team is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Algeria and represents the country in international futsal competitions.

Competitive records

FIFA Futsal World Cup Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup FIFA World Cup record Year Round Pld W D L GF GA 1989 Round 1 3 0 0 3 5 17 1992 did not enter 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 did not qualify 2024 Total 1/9 3 0 0 3 5 17

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations Main article: Africa Futsal Cup of Nations Futsal Africa Cup of Nations record Year Round Pld W D L GF GA 1996 did not enter 2000 2004 2008 2011 1 2016 2020 did not qualify 2024 Total 0/8 ^1 The 2011 edition was cancelled.

North African Futsal Tournament Main article: North African Futsal Tournament North African Tournament record Year Round Pld W D L GF GA 2005 did not enter 2009 2010 5th place 4 0 0 4 5 34 Total 1/3 4 0 0 4 5 34

Arab Futsal Cup Main article: Arab Futsal Cup Arab Futsal Cup record Year Round Pld W D L GF GA 1998 Group stage 3 0 0 3 12 32 2005 Group stage 3 0 0 3 6 14 2007 5th place 5 1 1 3 11 17 2008 Group stage 4 1 0 3 20 25 2021 did not enter 2022 Group stage 2 0 0 2 2 5 2023 Semifinals 5 2 2 1 13 11 Total 6/7 22 4 3 15 64 104

Results and fixtures

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

2023

Saudi Arabia   v   Algeria

6 June 2023 Arab Futsal Cup - Gr. A	Saudi Arabia	4–4	Algeria	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:30  UTC+3	Al-Otaibi  2:05, 39:48 Fqihe  32:22, 33:11	Report	Betterki  14:01 Bessa  31:18 Al Shanqiti  33:38 (o.g.) Takdjerad  33:59	Stadium: Ministry of Sports Hall Referee: Mohamed Hassan (Egypt)

Algeria   v   Libya

8 June 2023 Arab Futsal Cup - Gr. A	Algeria	3–2	Libya	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:30  UTC+3	Bencherif  9:51 Betterki  11:55 Bensaber  31:29	Report	Al Ajnef  28:43 Darweesh  38:04	Stadium: Ministry of Sports Hall Referee: Khalil Balhawan (Lebanon)

Tajikistan   v   Algeria

10 June 2023 Arab Futsal Cup - Gr. A	Tajikistan	2–2	Algeria	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00  UTC+3	Yorov  16:59 Sharipov  21:57	Report	Takdjerad  29:02 Modjahed  30:57	Stadium: Ministry of Sports Hall Referee: Tarek ElKhataby (Egypt)

Algeria   v   Iraq

13 June 2023 Arab Futsal Cup - QF	Algeria	2–0	Iraq	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:30  UTC+3	Bencherif  14:05, 32:05	Report		Stadium: Ministry of Sports Hall Referee: Fahad AlHosani (United Arab Emirates)

Kuwait   v   Algeria

14 June 2023 Arab Futsal Cup - SF	Kuwait	3–2	Algeria	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:00  UTC+3	AlAbasi  8:59 AlAlban  22:26 B. AlMansour  32:21	Report	Bencherif  27:07 Takdjerad  31:10	Stadium: Ministry of Sports Hall Referee: Hussain Al Bahhar (Bahrain)

Algeria   v   Dominican Republic

15 December International Friendly	Algeria	8–2	Dominican Republic	Algiers, Algeria
10:30  UTC+1	Medjahed  4', 23', 31' Ahmed-Kadi  19', 21', 24' Bendifallah  27' Own Goal  29'	Report (FAF)	Moscoso  26' M. Gómez  40'	Stadium: Hacène Harcha Arena

Algeria   v   Dominican Republic

16 December International Friendly	Algeria	5–2	Dominican Republic	Algiers, Algeria
18:30  UTC+1	Hammad  3' Bencherif  11', 14' Betterki  22' Bendifallah  34'	Report (FAF)		Stadium: Hacène Harcha Arena Attendance: 0

2024

Libya   v   Algeria

3 February 2024 Futsal Afcon qualification - 1stleg	Libya	4–4	Algeria	Misrata, Libya
20:00  UTC+2		[ Report (FAF)]		Stadium: Misrata Sporting Hall

Algeria   v   Libya

10 February 2024 Futsal Afcon qualification - 2ndleg	Algeria	1–2	Libya	Algiers, Algeria
19:00  UTC+1				Stadium: La Coupole

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for a preparations stage for the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. ^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
–	FP	Mohamed Bencherif	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 (age 25)	5	4	GOAL FC
–	FP	Mohamed Bendifallah	(1990-02-04) 4 February 1990 (age 35)			Paris ACASA
–	FP	Amar Bessa		5	1	KB United Futsal
–	FP	Walid Betterki	(1995-10-10) 10 October 1995 (age 29)		2	GOAL FC
–	FP	Ali Dahmani (captain)	(1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 (age 33)			Bethune Futsal
–	FP	Mathieu Hammad	(1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 29)			KB United Futsal
–	FP	Sofian Medjahed	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 26)		1	Bethune Futsal
–	FP	Wassim Si Chaib	(2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 23)			Marcouville City CPA
–	FP	Skender Si Chaib				Marcouville City CPA
–	FP	Azzedine Takdjerad	(1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 27)		3	UJS Toulouse
–	1 GK	Samyr Teffaf	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26)			Futsal Paulista
–	FP	Sofiane Ahmed-Kadi	(1997-04-18) 18 April 1997 (age 28)			GOAL FC
–	FP	Boumedyen Bensaber	(1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 33)		1	Nantes MF
–	FP	Djamel Benbacha				CSA Futsal El Kseur
–	FP	Abdelhak Djebrani				CF Bordj Bou Arréridj
–	FP	Riad Touati				MH Sabah (Oran)

References

1. "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
2. "Éliminatoires Futsal AFCON 2024 : Benamrouche convoque 16 joueurs pour un stage à Alger" (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.

External links

• Algerian FA