Algeria national football team
men's national football team of Algeria
Algeria national football team is the national football team of Algeria.
Nickname(s) | الخُضر El Khadra (The Greens)[1] الأفناك The Fennecs Desert foxes[2] محاربي الصحراء (The Desert Warriors) [3] | ||
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Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
Head coach | Djamel Belmadi[4] | ||
Captain | Riyad Mahrez | ||
Most caps | Lakhdar Belloumi (100)[5] | ||
Top scorer | Abdelhafid Tasfaout (36)[6] | ||
Home stadium | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet | ||
FIFA code | ALG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 40 3 (22 December 2022)[7] | ||
Highest | 15 (October 2014) | ||
Lowest | 103 (June 2008) | ||
First international | |||
Algeria 2–1 Bulgaria (Algiers, Algeria; 6 January 1963) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Algeria 15–1 South Yemen (Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Hungary 9–2 Algeria (Budapest, Hungary; 16 August 1967) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Round of 16, 2014 | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1968) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1990, 2019 | ||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Fourth place, 2011 |
Notable players
changeReferences
change- ↑ http://www.aps.dz/en/sports/4927-can-2015-algeria-greens-to-prepare-for-can-2015-in-equatorial-guinea 16 November 2014
- ↑ https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2010/m=3/news=les-fennecs-spring-surprise-1185501.html 25 March 2010
- ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201406250243.html 23 June 2014
- ↑ national team new coach
- ↑ Appearances for Algeria National Team
- ↑ Goalscoring for Algeria National Team
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.