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 U-20 1–0  Tunisia U-20 (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	to be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	1/24	4	1	2	1	2	6

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record[edit] 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[edit] 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 Total Runner-up 13/15 42 11 11 19 39 50

Mediterranean Games Record[edit] 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 stage1 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[edit] 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 Total Runners-up 8/8 40 18 8 13 64 45

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches.^[1]
• Match dates: 18–24 October 2022
• Opposition:  Libya,  Morocco and  Tunisia
• Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against  Indonesia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Djemoui Malek	(2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Montpellier
	1GK	Rabah Meziane Cherif	Unknown	0	0	Amiens
	1GK	Nabil Ouennas	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Saint-Étienne
	2DF	Réda Aissaoui	(2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Salsomaggiore
	2DF	Tijany Atallah	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Bordeaux
	2DF	Abdesemad Bounacer	(2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 19)	0	0	USM Alger
	2DF	Kamel Charchour	(2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	MC Alger
	2DF	Rayan Dehilis	(2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Marseille
	2DF	Yacine Gaya	(2004-11-15) 15 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Angers
	2DF	Mehdi Touenti	(2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Unattached
	3MF	Massil Adjaoudi	(2003-07-11) 11 July 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Lazio
	3MF	Stan Berkani	(2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Clermont Foot
	3MF	Issam Bouauone	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 20)	6	1	Valenciennes
	3MF	Noa Cervantes	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Le Mans
	3MF	Belhadj Chekal Affari	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Constantine
	3MF	Jores Rahou	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Marseille
	3MF	Yassine Titraoui	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Paradou
	4FW	Lahlou Akhrib	(2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Kabylie
	4FW	Adel Boulbina	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20)	2	1	Paradou
	4FW	Rayane Gacem	(2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Hussein Dey
	4FW	Mohamed Messaoud Salem	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Sétif

Notable players

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

Past squads

• 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squad