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)
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Mohamed Lacete
Home stadium	Stade 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
First international
Algeria 1–0 Tunisia   (Algiers; 31 December 1967)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances	6 (first in 1979 )
Best result	Champion: 1979
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1979 )
Best result	Quarter-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

• FIFA U-20 World Cup

Quarterfinals (1): 1979

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 1

Champion (1): 1979

Third Place (3): 1981, 1983, 1989

• UNAF U-20 Tournament

Runners-up (4): 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012

Third Place (3): 2005, 2010, 2019

• Arab Cup U-20

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

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Appearances: 6 Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1979 Champions 1st 8 4 3 1 10 7 1981 Semi-finals 3rd 3 2 0 1 7 5 1983 Semi-finals 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 6 1985 Round 1 9th 2 0 2 0 0 0 1987 did not enter 1989 Semi-finals 3rd 6 1 4 1 6 6 1991 Withdrew after qualification 1993 did not qualify 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 3 2015 did not enter 2017 did not qualify 2019 2021 2023 Total Champions 6/23 28 10 11 7 30 27

UNAF U-20 Tournament record UNAF U-20 Tournament Appearances: 13 Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 2005 Third place 3rd 3 1 1 1 3 4 2006 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 1 1 3 2007 Runner-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 5 4 2008 Fifth place 5th 4 0 2 2 1 4 2009 Runner-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 4 2 2010 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 1 2 2011 Runner-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 3 1 2012 Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 1 3 2013 Runner-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 5 3 2014 did not enter 2015 2019 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 6 5 2020 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 1 3 2021 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 9 2022 Fourth place 4th 3 0 2 1 5 7 2023 Fifth place 5th 4 0 0 4 7 14 Total Runner-up 13/15 42 11 11 19 39 50

Mediterranean Games Record Main article: Algeria at the Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games Appearances: 11 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1951 Part of   France 1955 1959 1963 did not enter 1967 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 6 1971 did not qualify 1975 Gold medal 1 1st 6 6 0 0 14 3 1979 Bronze medal 3rd 5 2 2 1 7 6 1983 Group stage 6th 2 1 0 1 3 3 1987 Group stage 1 8th 3 0 0 3 1 7 1991 Group stage 8th 2 0 0 2 1 5 1993 Silver medal 2nd 4 2 1 1 6 4 1997 Group stage 8th 3 0 3 0 4 4 2001 Group stage 8th 2 0 0 2 3 7 2005 Quarter-finals 6th 3 1 1 1 3 4 2009 did not qualify 2013 2018 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 2022 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Total Gold Medal 11/18 36 15 7 15 49 54 Prior to the Athens 1991 campaign, the Football at the Mediterranean Games was open to full senior national teams. ^1 Algeria participated with the national B team in 1975 and 1987.

Arab Cup U-20 Record Arab Cup U-20 Appearances: 8 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1983 Fifth place 5th 7 2 3 2 8 10 1985 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 0 2 12 4 1989 Group stage 9th 3 0 1 1 2 3 2011 Group stage 5th 4 2 1 1 7 3 2012 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 10 7 2014 Cancelled 2020 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 4 7 2021 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 6 2022 Semi-finals 3rd 4 3 0 1 7 5 2026 To be determined 2028 Total Runners-up 8/8 40 18 8 13 64 45

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
	1 GK	Waël Dahmani	(2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Nantes
	1 GK	Mohammed El Koubi	(2007-07-19) 19 July 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Paradou AC
	1 GK	Mohamed Amine Zerrouki	(2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	CS Constantine
	2 DF	Oussama Benkou		0	0	Olympique Akbou
	2 DF	Farouk Laoufi	(2007-10-27) 27 October 2007 (age 18)	0	0	JS Saoura
	2 DF	Adam Letlat	(2008-08-11) 11 August 2008 (age 17)	0	0	West Bromwich Albion
	2 DF	Daniel Ilyès Mahdid	(2007-06-08) 8 June 2007 (age 18)	0	0	MC Alger
	2 DF	Abdeldjalil Mansouri		0	0	CR Belouizdad
	2 DF	Walid Rahim		0	0	MC Oran
	2 DF	Zakaria Saf		0	0	ES Sétif
	2 DF	Saad Sliman		0	0	JS Saoura
	3 MF	Houssam Abdelaziz	(2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Paradou AC
	3 MF	Mohammed Ben Hakim		0	0	MC Oran
	3 MF	Zaid Betteka	(2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Birmingham City
	3 MF	Youcef Izem	(2007-02-19) 19 February 2007 (age 18)	0	0	JS Kabylie
	3 MF	Yanis Sellami	(2007-01-04) 4 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Marseille
	4 FW	Abderrahmane Achouri		0	0	USM Alger
	4 FW	Kéfren Ali	(2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Nice
	4 FW	Yassine Aïche	(2008-06-07) 7 June 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Nice
	4 FW	Abderaouf Boumala		0	0	CS Constantine
	4 FW	Younes Hansal	(2007-04-24) 24 April 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Basel
	4 FW	Houssem Tarzout	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Paradou AC
	4 FW	Darris Zema	(2007-05-20) 20 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Toulouse

Notable players

• Salah Assad
• Lakhdar Belloumi
• Baghdad Bounedjah
• Rabah Madjer
• Djamel Menad
• Hocine Yahi
• Chaabane Merzekane

Past squads

• 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squad

See also

• Algeria national football team
• Algeria national under-23 football team
• Algeria national under-17 football team
• Algeria national under-15 football team

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.

External links

• FIFA U-20 World Cup website