Nickname(s) | الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes) | ||
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Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Head coach | Mohamed Lacete | ||
Home stadium | Stade 5 Juillet | ||
FIFA code | ALG | ||
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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.
FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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2009 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2015 | did not enter | |||||||
2017 | did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | ||||||||
| did not qualify (cancelled) | |||||||
2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 1/24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record
| UNAF U-20 Tournament record
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Mediterranean Games Record
| Arab Cup U-20 Record
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No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Djemoui Malek | 18 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Montpellier | |
GK | Rabah Meziane Cherif | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Amiens | |
GK | Nabil Ouennas | 12 July 2003 | 6 | 0 | Saint-Étienne | |
DF | Réda Aissaoui | 6 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Salsomaggiore | |
DF | Tijany Atallah | 12 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | Bordeaux | |
DF | Abdesemad Bounacer | 11 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | USM Alger | |
DF | Kamel Charchour | 24 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | MC Alger | |
DF | Rayan Dehilis | 14 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | Marseille | |
DF | Yacine Gaya | 15 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Angers | |
DF | Mehdi Touenti | 25 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | Unattached | |
MF | Massil Adjaoudi | 11 July 2003 | 5 | 0 | Lazio | |
MF | Stan Berkani | 13 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Clermont Foot | |
MF | Issam Bouauone | 4 May 2003 | 6 | 1 | Valenciennes | |
MF | Noa Cervantes | 16 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Le Mans | |
MF | Belhadj Chekal Affari | 5 March 2003 | 5 | 0 | Constantine | |
MF | Jores Rahou | 2 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Marseille | |
MF | Yassine Titraoui | 26 July 2003 | 7 | 0 | Paradou | |
FW | Lahlou Akhrib | 24 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Kabylie | |
FW | Adel Boulbina | 2 May 2003 | 2 | 1 | Paradou | |
FW | Rayane Gacem | 23 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Hussein Dey | |
FW | Mohamed Messaoud Salem | 3 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Sétif |
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