Algeria national football team all-time record explained

The Algeria national football team has played teams from every confederation except OFC. They played their first international on January 6, 1963, in Algiers against Bulgaria, winning 2–1.[1] The team they have played the most is Tunisia, with a total of 41 games played. Their biggest win has been by 15 goals against South Yemen in 1973.

Competition records

FIFA World Cup record

See main article: Algeria at the FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup record
Appearances : 4
FIFA World Cup finalsFIFA World Cup qualification
YearRoundResult
1930Part of Part of
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966Did not enterDid not enter
1970Did not qualify201112
1974210125
1978412123
1982Group stage13th3201558521166
198622nd3012156510133
1990Did not qualify632162
19948233811
1998210123
2002103341314
2006123541515
2010Group stage28th30120213823178
2014Round of 1614th4112778602167
2018Did not qualify82241512
2022To be determinedTo be determined
2026
TotalRound of 164/211333713198940232612691

Olympic Games record

See main article: Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament.

Olympic Games
Appearances: 2
YearRoundPosition
1908-1960Part of
1964Did not enter
1968Did not qualify
1972
1976
1980Quarter-finals8th411245
1984Did not qualify
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016Group stage14th301246
2020Did not qualify
2024To be determined
TotalQuarter-finals2/267124811

Africa Cup of Nations record

See main article: Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 18
YearRoundPosition
1957Part of
1959
1962
1963Did not enter
1965
1968Group stage6th310256
1970Did not qualify
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980Runners-up2nd522167
1982Fourth place4th521256
1984Third place3rd532081
1986Group stage6th302123
1988Third place3rd513144
1990Champions1st5500132
1992Group stage10th201114
1994Disqualified after qualification
1996Quarter-finals5th421153
1998Group stage15th300325
2000Quarter-finals6th412154
2002Group stage15th301225
2004Quarter-finals8th411257
2006Did not qualify
2008
2010Fourth place4th6213410
2012Did not qualify
2013Group stage13th301225
2015Quarter-finals6th420265
2017Group stage10th302156
2019Champions1st7610132
2021Qualified
2023To be determined
2025
Total2 Titles18/32742821259383

African Games record

See main article: Algeria at the African Games.

African Games
Appearances: 7
YearRoundPosition
1965Fourth place4th520365
1973Group stage5th311166
1978Gold medal1st541092
1987Disqualified
1991Did not qualify
1995Group stage6th310224
19996th310224
20035th311134
20075th311144
2011Did not qualify
2015Did not enter
2019Did not qualify
2023To be determined
TotalGold Medal7/1125114103229

African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship
Appearances: 1
YearRoundPosition
2009Did not qualify
2011Fourth place4th623174
2014Did not enter
2016Disqualified
2018Did not qualify
2020
2022Qualified
TotalFourth Place1/5623174

Mediterranean Games Record

See main article: Algeria at the Mediterranean Games. from 1991 U21 teams.

Mediterranean Games
Appearances: 11
YearRoundPosition
1951Part of
1955
1959
1963Did not enter
1967Group stage6th310246
1971Did not qualify
1975Gold medal1st6600143
1979Bronze medal3rd522176
1983Group stage6th210133
19878th300317
19918th200215
1993Silver medal2nd421164
1997Group stage8th303044
20018th200237
2005Quarter-finals6th311134
2009Did not qualify
2013
2018Group stage6th310235
2021Qualified
TotalGold Medal11/1836147154954

Arab Nations Cup record

Arab Nations Cup
Appearances: 2
YearRoundPosition
1963Did not enter
1964
1966
1985
1988Group stage 5th412133
1992Did not enter
1998Group stage 10th201103
2002Did not enter
2012
TotalGroup Stage2/9613236
  1. Algeria participated with the national University team
  2. Algeria participated with the national U-23 team

Pan Arab Games record

Pan Arab Games
Appearances: 1
YearRoundPosition
1953Part of
1957
1961
1965Did not enter
1976
1985Bronze medal 3rd520346
1992Did not enter
1997
1999Withdrew
2004No tournament
2007Did not enter
2011
TotalBronze Medal1/11520346
  1. Algeria participated with the B team

Other records

YearPosition
1969 World military Cup2nd
1972 Palestine Cup of Nations3rd
1973 Palestine Cup of Nations3rd
1982 Vahdat Cup2nd
1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations1st
2004 African Military cup3rd
2005 World military Cup2nd
2008 African Military cup2nd
2011 World military Cup1st
2015 World military Cup1st
Total3 titles

Head-to-head record

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Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)

Last match updated was against on 19 November 2023. [2] CAF:

FlagNationalityFromToPWDL%GFGAGD
Angola198520109261%1912+7
Benin1983201911821%258+17
Botswana201920212200%60+6
Burkina Faso1967202122976%3520+15
Burundi199220195311%73+4
Cameroon1984202211245%1213-1
Cape Verde200020235321%136+7
Central African Republic201020173201%52+3
Chad200220032110%41+3
Congo197819922110%41+3
Djibouti202120212200%120+12
DR Congo196520195240%84+4
Ivory Coast1965202223788%2429-5
Egypt196320232910127%34340
Ethiopia196820167421%156+9
Equatorial Guinea202220221001%01-1
Gabon199520116124%914-5
Gambia200620198422%117+4
Ghana1973202211425%1310+3
Guinea1968202213634%1916+3
Guinea-Bissau199219932200%72+5
Kenya197720198413%137+6
Lesotho201520162200%91+8
Liberia199920085230%104+6
Libya19672012221633%4010+30
Madagascar196520032200%41+3
Malawi197820147412%136+7
Mali196520222714310%4125+16
Mauritania198520216510%193+16
Morocco1965202133111111%33330
Mozambique198620233201%62+4
Namibia200120034400%70+7
Niger198120239801%273+24
Nigeria19732022231148%2925+4
Rwanda200420136420%102+8
Senegal19772023221273%3419+15
Seychelles201520162200%60+6
Sierra Leone198020226231%74+3
Somalia202320231100%31+2
South Africa199620155131%54+1
Sudan198020219441%136+7
Tanzania1973202311641%2510+15
Togo199220196312%94+5
Tunisia1963202350201614%4838+10
Uganda1968202314743%2313+10
Zambia1977202115735%1812+6
Zimbabwe198920208341%1611+5

Rest of the World:

FlagNationalityFromToPWDL%GFGAGD
Albania197619761001%03-3
Argentina200720071001%34-1
Armenia201420141100%31+2
Austria198219821001%02-2
Bahrain198819922020%000
Belgium200220143012%25-3
Brazil196520074004%08-8
Bosnia and Herzegovina201220121001%01-1
Bulgaria196320006123%69-3
Canada198419841100%10+1
Chile198219821100%32+1
China PR196420044211%62+4
Colombia201920191100%30+3
Cuba197419741001%01-1
Czechoslovakia196419642101%440
Denmark198919891010%000
England201020101010%000
Finland198919891100%20+2
France200120011001%14-3
Germany *196420143201%53+2
East Germany197419854013%414-10
Greece197519792200%71+6
Hungary196719852002%14-3
Iran199120224202%550
Iraq197219787043%28-6
Indonesia198619861100%21+1
Italy198919891001%01-1
Jordan198620042011%23-1
South Korea198520142101%440
North Korea196919691001%13-2
Kuwait198719882101%12-1
Lebanon197420213210%83+5
Luxembourg201020101010%000
Malaysia198619861010%220
Malta197119893210%31+2
Mexico198520202011%24-2
Northern Ireland198619861010%110
Oman199620153300%61+5
Qatar197220216411%94+5
Palestine197219721100%20+2
Peru198219821010%110
Poland197919802002%16-5
Portugal201820181001%03-3
Republic of Ireland198220102101%23-1
Romania198420145221%87+1
Russia201420141010%110
Saudi Arabia197619864121%660
Slovakia200120011010%110
Slovenia201020142101%21+1
Soviet Union196419641010%220
Spain198619861001%03-3
Sweden197520225014%111-10
Switzerland198319862002%14-3
Syria197219805311%72+5
Turkey197219793201%24-2
United Arab Emirates197320106321%53+2
United States201020101001%01-1
Uruguay200920091100%10+1
Vietnam **195919591100%50+5
South Yemen197219732200%192+17
Yugoslavia196319804013%49-5
Notes:

Statistics by Confederation

Asian Football Confederation

Confederation PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
1Central Asian Football Association310234−1
2ASEAN Football Federation321093+6
3East Asian Football Federation7313119+2
4West Asian Football Federation41181496833+35
5South Asian Football Federation100101−1
Total552416159150+41

Confederation of African Football

Confederation PlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
1Union of North African Football Federations121473836131111+20
2West African Football Union178864151279167+112
3Central African Football Federations' Union2888124031+9
4Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations51261698544+41
5Council of Southern Africa Football Associations512614117843+35
Total429193117119613396+217

Americas

ConfederationPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGD
1North American Football Union310213−2
2Central American Football Union0000000
3Caribbean Football Union100101−1
4South American Football Confederation8215815−7
Total12318919−10

By competition

Competition Win%
FIFA World Cup 13 3 3 7 13 19 −6 0.23 0.92
FIFA World Cup qualification 89 40 23 26 126 91 +35 0.45 1.65
Africa Cup of Nations 67 22 20 25 80 83 −3 0.34 1.31
Africa Cup of Nations qualification[3] 104 56 26 22 184 90 +94 0.54 0.00
International Friendlies 227 79 65 75 283 248 +5 0.35 0.00
Minor tournaments[4] 71 33 15 23 120 71 +49 0.46 0.00
Total 571 233 152 178 803 601 +202 0.41 0.00

Team yet to play against Algeria

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dzfoot.com/iframe_include/fiche.php?id=1787 Equipe Nationale. Algérie 2-1 Bulgarie
  2. Web site: Algeria - List of International Matches. www.rsssf.org. 7 April 2023.
  3. Qualifiers for the 2006/2010 Nations Cup are included in the World Cup figures only.
  4. Includes the Football at the Summer Olympics, Football at the African Games, Football at the Mediterranean Games, Arab Nations Cup, Palestine Cup of Nations and Afro-Asian Cup of Nations.