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ALGERIA Algérie
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ALGERIA AT THE WORLD CUPS  
  Algeria at the World Cups  
                                           
                                           
                                           
   
   
                                         
                                         
                           
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  ALGERIA  
     
     
 

The Algeria national football team represents Algeria in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football (FAF), the governing body for football in Algeria.

The FAF was founded in 1962, became a member of FIFA in 1964, and a member of CAF in 1964. The Algeria Ligue Professionnelle 1 Nedjma (sponsored by Kuwaiti telecommunications company Nedjma), formerly known as Championnat National de Première Division, is the top division of the Fédération Algérienne de Football, and was created in 1962 when Algeria became an independent nation. Since then, Algeria's top clubs have been JS Kabylie with 17 championships, and MC Alger with 7.

Algeria is one the most successful football teams in Africa. Les Fennecs (the Desert foxes) won the African Cup of Nations only one time in 1990, when they hosted the tournament. The traditional rivals of Algeria have been Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt

 
       
       
  QUICK FACTS  
     
       
 
  Association
  Fédération algérienne de football  
  Confederation
  CAF
  Nickname
  El Khadra - Les verts - Les Renards   Les   Fennecs - The Foxes
  Foundation year
 1962
  Affiliate since
 1964
  Topscorer in WC
  Salah Assad, Islam Slimani and A. Djabou: 2
  Head Coach
  Rabah Madjer
  Titles
  None
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
  TITLES  
   
   
 
AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS
Gold
Silver
Bronze
 1980 Nigeria
2
 1984 Ivory Coast
3
 1988 Morocco
3
 1990 Algeria
1
       
       
  ALGERIA APPEARANCES AT WORLD CUPS  
       
       
 
Nro
Flag
World Cup
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Perf.
Rd
Pos
Par
Pt
P/Par
Ap.
Total
13
3
3
7
13
19
-6
10
2.99
19.25
28.00
5
22.77
4
12
 1982 Spain
3
2
0
1
5
5
0
4
1.33
1R
13
24
1
0.54
1
13
 1986 Mexico
3
0
1
2
1
5
-4
1
0.33
1R
22
24
1
0.92
2
19
 2010 South Africa
3
0
1
2
0
2
-2
1
0.33
1R
28
32
1
0.87
3
20
 2014 Brazil
4
1
1
2
7
7
0
4
1.00
2R
14
32
2
0.44
4
 
       
 
 Where: Perf: Pts/Pld    Rd: Round    Pos: Position    Total Pos: SUM(Pos)/Ap    Par: No. participants    
 Pt: How many points scores in the WC. Champion: 32, Finalist: 16, TP: 12, FP: 8, QF: 4, R16: 2, FR: 1
 P/Par: Pos/Par    Total P/Par: SUM(P/Par + 1.25 * each World Cup uncontested)/20   Ap: Appearances
 
     
       
  HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS (AT WORLD CUPS)  
   
     
 
More Played Matches
Nro
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
%Won
%Lost
1
 Germany
2
1
0
1
50%
50%
2
 Austria
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
3
 Belgium
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
4
 Brazil
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
5
 Chile
1
1
0
0
100%
0%
6
 England
1
0
1
0
0%
0%
7
 Korea Republic
1
1
0
0
100%
0%
8
 Northern Ireland
1
0
1
0
0%
0%
9
 Russia
1
0
1
0
0%
0%
10
 Slovenia
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
11
 Spain
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
12
 United States
1
0
0
1
0%
100%

 

Best Results
Nro
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
%Won
%Lost
1
 Chile
1
1
0
0
100%
0%
2
 Korea Republic
1
1
0
0
100%
0%
3
 Germany
2
1
0
1
50%
50%

 

Worst Results
Nro
Flag
Team
Pld
W
D
L
%Won
%Lost
1
 Slovenia
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
2
 United States
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
3
 Spain
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
4
 Brazil
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
5
 Austria
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
6
 Belgium
1
0
0
1
0%
100%
 
     
     
  GOALSCORERS AT WORLD CUPS
   
     
Nro
Player
TG
30
34
38
50
54
58
62
66
70
74
78
82
86
90
94
98
02
06
10
14
 
13
5
1
7
1
  Salah Assad
2
2
 
  Islam Slimani 
2
2
  Abdelmoumene Djabou
2
2
2
  Lakhdar Belloumi
1
1
 
  Tedj Bensaoula
1
1
 
  Rabah Madjer
1
1
 
  Djamel Zidane
1
1
 
  Sofiane Feghouli 
1
1
  Rafik Halliche
1
1
  Yacine Brahimi
1
1
 
     
     
  TOP GOALSCORERS AT ALL COMPETITIONS  
       
       
  Players in bold are still active in the competence - As of March 22, 2018  
     
 
#
Name
Goals
Caps
AVG/Games
Career
1
  Abdelhafid Tasfaout
34
79
0.43
1990-02
2
  Rabah Madjer
28
86
0.34
1978-92
3
  Lakhdar Belloumi
27
100
0.27
1978-89
4
  Islam Slimani
26
57
0.46
2012-Present
5
  Djamel Menad
25
79
0.32
1980-95
6
  El Arbi Hillel Soudani
22
46
0.48
2011-Present
7
  Tedj Bensaoula
19
50
0.38
1979-86
8
  Rafik Saifi
18
64
0.28
1998-10
9
  Salah Assad
15
68
0.23
1977-78
10
  Hacène Lalmas
14
42
0.33
1963-74
11
  Sofiane Feghouli
11
45
0.24
2012-Present
 
 
 
       
       
  MOST CAPPED PLAYERS AT ALL COMPETITIONS  
       
       
  Players in bold are still active in the competence - As of March 22, 2018  
     
 
#
Name
Caps
Career
1
  Lakhdar Belloumi
100
1978-89
2
  Rabah Madjer
86
1978-92
3
  Billel Dziri
81
1992-05
4
  Abdelhafid Tasfaout
79
1990-02
  Djamel Menad
79
1990-05
6
  Mahieddine Meftah
77
1989-02
7
  Madjid Bougherra
70
2004-15
8
  Mahmoud Guendouz
69
1989-01
9
  Salah Assad
68
1977-89
  Fodil Megharia
68
1984-92
11
  Yazid Mansouri
67
2001-10

 

 
 
       
       
  SQUADS  
       
       
   
     
 

  

 
  AWARDED PLAYERS  
     
     
 
IFFHS PLAYER OF THE CENTURY
#
Name
Votes
Years
1
  Lakhdar Belloumi
56
1978-89
2
  Rabah Madjer
51
1978-92
3
  Ali Bencheikh
22
1976-85
4
  Lalmas
11
1963-74
5
  Salah Assad
10
1978-89

 

AFRICAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
#
Name
Year
Rank
Team
Cou
1
  Lakhdar Belloumi
1981
1
  GC Mascara
2
  Ali Fergani
1981
3
  Montpellier
  JS Kabylie
3
  Salah Assad
1982
2
  Mulhouse
4
  Lakhdar Belloumi
1982
3
  GC Mascara
5
  Rabah Madjer
1985
2
   FC Porto
6
  Djamel Menad
1985
3
  JS Kabylie
7
  Rabah Madjer
1987
1
  FC Porto
8
  Tahar Cherif El-Ouazani
1990
2
  MC Oran
  Aydınspor
9
  Rabah Madjer
1990
3
  FC Porto
 
   
   
  COACHES  
   
   
 
 
#
Cou
Name
P
W
D
L
%Won
Years
1
  Kader Firoud
1963
2
  Smaïl Khabatou
1963-64, 65-66
3
  Abderrahman Ibrir
1964-65
4
  Lucien Leduc
1966-69
5
  Saïd Amara 
1969, 73
6
  Hamid Zouba 
1969-70
  Abdelaziz Ben Tifour
7
  Hamid Zouba (2)
5
3
2
0
60%
1970-71, 82, 96-97, 02-03
8
  Rachid Mekloufi 
1971-72, 75-79
9
  Mohamed El Kenz
1972-73
  Abdelhamid Sellal
10
  Valentin Makkri
1974-75
11
  Mahieddine Khalef
1979, 82, 85
12
  Zdravko Rajkov 
1979-80
  Mahieddine Khalef
13
  Zdravko Rajkov 
1980-81
14
  Guennadi Rogov 
1981-82
  Mohamed Maouche
  Rabah Saadane 
15
  Rachid Mekloufi 
1985
  Mahieddine Khalef
16
  Rabah Saadane  (3)
42
19
9
14
45%
1985-86, 99, 03-04, 07-10
17
  Guennadi Rogov 
1986-88
18
  Kamel Lemoui
1988-89
19
  Abdelhamid Kermali 
1989-92
20
  Meziane Ighil (4)
3
0
1
2
0%
1992-94, 98-99, 05-06
21
  Rabah Madjer
1994-95, 17-Present
22
  Ali Fergani 
1995-96
  Mourad Abdelouahab
23
  Abderhamane Medhaoui
1998
24
  Marcel Pigulea
1998
25
  Charif Ait Mohamed
1999
26
  Rabah Madjer (1)
9
2
3
4
22%
1999, 01-02
  Tedj Bensaoula (1)
27
  Nacer Sandjak
1999-00
28
  Abdel Djaadaoui
2000
29
  Abdel Djaadaoui
2000-01
  Mircea Rădulescu
30
  Hamid Zouba 
2001
  Abdelhamid Kermali 
31
  Hamid Zouba 
2001
  Azzedine Aït Djoudi
  Abdelhamid Kermali 
32
  Georges Leekens
10
3
4
1
30%
2003, 16-17
33
  Robert Waseige
6
0
4
2
0%
2004
34
  Ali Fergani 
7
2
2
3
29%
2004-05
  Lakhdar Belloumi
35
  Jean Michel Cavalli
12
4
3
5
30%
2006-07
36
  Abdelhak Benchikha
4
1
1
2
25%
2010-11
37
  Vahid Halilhodžić
31
19
5
7
61%
2011-14
38
  Christian Gourcuff
13
8
1
4
61%
2014-16
39
  Milovan Rajevac
2
1
1
0
50%
2016
40
  Lucas Alcaraz
2
2
0
0
100%
2017
   
 
  (1) - The results of Rabah Madjer and Tedj Bensaoula correspond to July 2001 - May 2002
  (2) - The results of Hamid Zouba correspond to May 2002 - January 2003
  (3) - The results of Rabah Saadane correspond to July 2003 till February 2004 and October 2007 till September 2010
  (4) - The results of Meziane Ighil correspond to June 2005 - May 2006
 
   
  PLAYERS' CLUBS  
   
   
These are the clubs that have historically contributed more players to the Algeria national football team
 
   
Pos
Logo
Team
Players
Country
Flag
1
  JS Kabylie
6
  Algeria
2
  RS Kouba
4
  Algeria
  NA Hussein Dey CNAN
4
  Algeria
4
  Montpellier
3
  France
5
  MC Oran
2
  Algeria
  WOB Boufarik
2
  Algeria
  ES Sétif
2
  Algeria
  ASO Chlef
2
  Algeria
  GC Mascara
2
  Algeria
  Portsmouth
2
  England
  Valenciennes FC
2
  France
  AC Ajaccio
2
  France
  Stade de Reims
2
  France
  FC Porto
2
  Portugal
15
  JS El Biar
1
  Algeria
  CR Belouizdad
1
  Algeria
  MC Alger
1
  Algeria
  CS Constantine
1
  Algeria
  USM Alger
1
  Algeria
  DNC Alger
1
  Algeria
  Fahd Alger
1
  Algeria
  K.V. Kortrijk
1
  Belgium
  Waterschei Thor
1
  Belgium
  CSKA Sofia
1
  Bulgaria
  Slavia Sofia
1
  Bulgaria
  Dinamo Zagreb
1
  Croatia
  Leicester City F.C.
1
  England
  Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
1
  England
  Watford F.C.
1
  England
  Wolverhampton Wanderers
1
  England
  Notts County
1
  England
  Racing Paris
1
  France
  Mulhouse
1
  France
  FC Nantes
1
  France
  AS Monaco FC
1
  France
  FC Rouen
1
  France
  Stade Lavallois
1
  France
  Tours FC
1
  France
  Paris St-Germain
1
  France
  FC Istres
1
  France
  Lille LOSC
1
  France
  Girondins Bordeaux
1
  France
  FC Sochaux
1
  France
  Le Havre AC
1
  France
  Lorient
1
  France
  Vfl Wolfsburg
1
  Germany
  Borussia Monchengladbach
1
  Germany
  Eintracht Frankfurt
1
  Germany
  VfL Bochum
1
  Germany
  AEK Athens
1
  Greece
  Internazionale
1
  Italy
  Udinese
1
  Italy
  Livorno
1
  Italy
  Napoli
1
  Italy
  Lecce
1
  Italy
  Siena
1
  Italy
  Club Africain
1
  Morocco
  Sporting CP
1
  Portugal
  Académica de Coimbra
1
  Portugal
  Clube Desportivo Nacional
1
  Portugal
  Lekhwiya Sports Club
1
  Qatar
  Rangers
1
  Scotland
  Granada CF
1
  Spain
  Valencia CF
1
  Spain
  Getafe CF
1
  Spain
  Racing Santander
1
  Spain
  RCD Mallorca
1
  Spain
 
 
   
  FIXTURES AND RESULTS  
   
  Main article: Algeria national football team schedule and results
   
   
  2017
   
 
#
Date
Place
Score
Competition
1
15 Jan 17
Franceville, Gabon
2-2
Zimbabwe

2

19 Jan 17
Franceville, Gabon
1-2
Tunisia
3
23 Jan 17
Franceville, Gabon
2-2
Senegal
4
6 Jun 17
Blida, Algeria
2-1
Guinea
F
5
9 Jun 17
Blida, Algeria
1-0
Togo
6
12 Aug 17
Constantine, Algeria
1-2
Lybia
7
18 Aug 17
Sfax, Tunisia
1-1
Lybia

8

2 Sep 17
Lusaka, Zambia
1-3
Zambia
9
5 Sep 17
Constantine, Algeria
0-1
Zambia
10
17 Oct 17
Yaoundé, Cameroon
0-2
Cameroon

11

10 Nov 17
Constantine, Algeria
3-0
Nigeria
12
14 Nov 17
Algiers, Algeria
3-0
Central African Rep.
F
   
   
  2018
   
 
#
Date
Place
Score
Competition
1
22 Mar 18
Algiers, Algeria
4-1
Tanzania
F

2

27 Mar 18
Graz, Austria
1-2
Iran
F
3
30 May 18
Yokohama, Japan
 
Japan
F
4
7 Jun 18
Lisbon, Portugal
 
Portugal
F
5
Aug 18
Bakau, Gambia
 
Gambia
6
5 Sep 18
TBA, Algeria
 
Benin
7
9 Sep 18
TBA, Benin
 
Benin
8
12 Oct 18
TBA, Togo
  Togo
9
9 Nov 18
TBA, Algeria
 
Gambia
  
   
  ALL MATCHES AT WORLD CUPS  
   
   
  1982 Spain World Cup
   
First Round: Match 1
2-1
West Germany  
Date: 16 June 1982   K. Rummenigge 67'
Stadium: El Molinón  
Venue: Gijón    
Attendance: 42,000      
Referee: Enrique Labo Revoredo (Peru)  
   
First Round: Match 2
Austria
2-0
Algeria  
Date: 21 June 1982    
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere  
Venue: Oviedo    
Attendance: 22,000      
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)  
   
First Round: Match 3
3-2
Chile  
Date: 24 June 1982
S. Assad 7', 31'
M. Neira 59'
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere J. Letelier 73'
Venue: Oviedo    
Attendance: 16,000  
Referee: Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)  
   
  1986 Mexico World Cup
   
First Round: Match 4
1-1
Northern Ireland  
Date: 3 June 1986 N. Whiteside 6'
Stadium: Estadio Tres de Marzo
 
Venue: Guadalajara    
Attendance: 22,000    
Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)  
   
First Round: Match 5
1-0
Algeria  
Date: 6 June 1986
Careca 66'
 
Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
 
Venue: Guadalajara    
Attendance: 48,000  
Referee: Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)  
   
First Round: Match 6
3-0
Algeria  
Date: 12 June 1986
R. Calderé 15', 68'
 
Stadium: Estadio Tecnológico
Eloy 70'
 
Venue: Monterrey    
Attendance: 23,980  
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)  
   
  2010 South Africa World Cup
   
First Round: Match 7
Slovenia
1-0
Algeria  
Date: 13 June 2010  
Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium    
Venue: Polokwane    
Attendance: 30,325    
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)  
   
First Round: Match 8
0-0
Algeria  
Date: 18 June 2010    
Stadium: Cape Town Stadium    
Venue: Cape Town    
Attendance: 64,100    
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)  
   
First Round: Match 9
1-0
Algeria  
Date: 23 June 2010  
Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium    
Venue: Pretoria    
Attendance: 35,827  
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)  
   
  2014 Brazil World Cup
   
First Round: Match 10
2-1
Algeria
Date: 17 June 2014 S. Feghouli 25'
Stadium: Estádio Mineirão
Venue: Belo Horizonte
Attendance: 56,800
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) 
   
First Round: Match 11
2-4
Algeria
Date: 22 June 2014 I. Slimani 26' 
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio R. Halliche 28'
Venue: Porto Alegre A. Djabou 38' 
Attendance: 42,732 Y. Brahimi 62' 
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
   
First Round: Match 12
1-1
Russia
Date: 26 June 2014 A. Kokorin 6'
Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Venue: Curitiba
Attendance: 39,311
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) 
a.e.t.
Round of 16: Match 13
2-1
Algeria
Date: 30 June 2014 A. Djabou 120+1'
Stadium: Estádio Beira-Rio
Venue: Porto Alegre
Attendance: 43,063
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil) 
   
  
          Last updated: 8 January 2018
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