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Algeria national football team records and statistics

This list of Algeria national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the Algeria national football team (French: Equipe d'Algérie), its players, and its managers. The Algeria national team represents the nation of Algeria in international football. It is fielded by the Algerian Football Federation (French: Fédération algérienne de football) and competes as a member of Confederation of African Football.

Records

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Individual

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Most appearances
Aïssa Mandi, 103, 5 March 2014 — present
Most appearances as a captain
Yazid Mansouri, 52, 5 June 2004 — 5 June 2010
Most goals
See also: List of international goals scored by Islam Slimani
Islam Slimani, 45, 2012 —
Longest Algeria career
Djamel Menad, 15 years, 1 month and 30 days, (31 May 1980 — 30 July 1995)
Rabah Madjer, 13 years, 2 months and 20 days, (28 October 1978 — 17 January 1992)
Oldest player
Raïs M'Bolhi, 35 years, 10 months and 27 days
Youngest player
Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani, 18 years, 5 months and 20 days, 30 December 1984
Most appearances at the World Cup finals
Rafik Halliche, 7, 13 June 2010 — 30 June 2014
Appearances at Two World Cup final tournaments
Lakhdar Belloumi, 1982 and 1986
Tedj Bensaoula, 1982 and 1986
Madjid Bougherra, 2010 and 2014
Mahmoud Guendouz, 1982 and 1986
Rafik Halliche, 2010 and 2014
Nourredine Kourichi, 1982 and 1986
Mehdi Lacen, 2010 and 2014
Raïs M'Bolhi, 2010 and 2014
Rabah Madjer, 1982 and 1986
Faouzi Mansouri, 1982 and 1986
Djamel Mesbah, 2010 and 2014
Hassan Yebda, 2010 and 2014
Djamel Zidane, 1982 and 1986
Most goals scored at the World Cup finals
Salah Assad, 2, 24 June 1982
Abdelmoumene Djabou, 2, 22 June 2014 — 30 June 2014
Islam Slimani, 2, 22 June 2014 — 26 June 2014
Most appearances at the African Championship finals
Rabah Madjer, 22, 9 March 1980 — 17 January 1992
Appearances at Six African Championship final tournaments
Rabah Madjer, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, and 1992
Mahieddine Meftah, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Most goals scored at the African Championship finals
Lakhdar Belloumi, 6, 13 March 1980 — 26 March 1988
Riyad Mahrez, 6, 19 January 2015 — present
Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and African Championship finals
Rabah Madjer, 28, 9 March 1980 — 17 January 1992
Appearances in three different decades
Rabah Madjer, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Mahieddine Meftah, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Moussa Saïb, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Rafik Saïfi, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s

Manager

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Most matches as coach
Rabah Saâdane, 74, 30 August 1981 — 3 September 2010
Most matches won as coach
26 by Djamel Belmadi
Most matches drawn as coach
21 by Rabah Saâdane
Most matches lost as coach
23 by Rabah Saâdane
Most goals scored as coach
90 by Djamel Belmadi

Team

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Largest victory
15–1, South Yemen – Algeria, 17 August 1973
Largest away victory
0–6, Jordan – Algeria, 28 September 1974
Largest defeat
5–0, East Germany – Algeria, 21 April 1976
Largest home defeat
5–2, Algeria – Nigeria, 4 September 2005
Most consecutive victories
9, 26 May 1975 — 6 January 1976
Most consecutive matches without a defeat
35, October 2018 - January 2022
Most consecutive defeats
Most consecutive matches without a victory
11, 3 February 2004 — 17 November 2004
Longest period without conceding a goal
Highest home attendance
110,000, Algeria – Serbia, 3 March 2010
Highest away attendance
100,000, Iran – Algeria, 27 September 1991

Hat-tricks

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As of 22 April 2021.

List of Algeria national football team hat-tricks
No. Player Opponent Goals Score Venue Competition Date Ref
1 Noureddine Hachouf   DR Congo 3 – (50', 67', 73') 4–1 Brazzaville 1965 All-Africa Games 20 July 1965
2 Hacène Lalmas   Uganda 3 – (15', 25', 70') 4–0 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 1968 AFCON 14 January 1968
3 Mokhtar Khalem   Morocco 3 – (46', 60', 80') 3–1 Stade 20 Août 1955, Algiers 1972 AFCON qualification 10 December 1970
4 Nasreddine Akli   South Yemen 6 – (6', 16', 35', 55', 64', 65') 15–1 March 28 Stadium, Benghazi 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations 17 August 1973
5 Tedj Bensaoula   Morocco 3 – (15', 16', 69') 1–5 Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca 1980 Summer Olympics qualifiers 9 December 1979
6 Mohamed Rahem   Mali 3 – (8', 36', 42') 5–0 Paris Friendly match 12 January 1990
7 Abdelhafid Tasfaout   Senegal 3 – (3', 62', 76') 4–0 Stade Birouana, Tlemcen 1994 AFCON qualification 25 July 1993
8 Islam Slimani   Djibouti 4 – (5', 25'p, 46', 53') 8–0 Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida 2022 WC qualification 2 September 2021
  • 6 Player scored 6 goals

Doubles

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44 players managed to score 2 goals in the same match. 17 have done it more than once, for a total of 82 doubles.

Fastest goals

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As of September 30, 2017.

Goal Player Competition Against Home/Away Result Date
0.16' Foued Kadir 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers   Gambia Home 4–1 15 June 2012
0.35' Yacine Brahimi 2018 FIFA World Cup African Qualifiers   Tanzania Home 7–0 17 November 2015
0.50' Tedj Bensaoula 1984 Summer Olympics African Qualifiers   Egypt Home 1–1 6 January 1984
Yacine Brahimi 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers   Malawi Home 3–0 15 October 2014

8 players scored in the first minute of the game. It is  :

Biggest wins

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Scores from 6–0 and up

Best Results by Algeria
Date Opponent Round Result Difference
1 17 August 1973   South Yemen   1973 Palestine Cup 15 – 1 +14
2 10 May 1974   Mauritania   Friendly 9 – 1 +8
28 May 1975   Mauritania   Friendly 8 – 0
2 September 2021   Djibouti   2022 World Cup qualification 8 – 0
3 30 August 1981   Burkina Faso   1982 AFCON qualification 7 – 0 +7
13 November 1988   Mali   Friendly 7 – 0
17 November 2015   Tanzania   2018 World Cup qualification 7 – 0
4 28 September 1974   Jordan   Friendly 6 – 0 +6
26 May 1975   Libya   Friendly 6 – 0
14 November 2003   Niger   2006 World Cup qualification 6 – 0
4 September 2016   Lesotho   2017 AFCON qualification 6 – 0
25 March 2016   Ethiopia   2017 AFCON qualification 7 – 1

Heaviest defeats

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Scores from 4–0 and up

Worst Results by Algeria
Date Opponent Round Result Difference
1 21 April 1976   East Germany   Friendly 0 – 5 –5
2 12 March 1972   Guinea   1974 World Cup qualification 1 – 5 –4
19 November 1980   Poland   Friendly 1 – 5
4 June 2011   Morocco    2012 AFCON qualification 0 – 4
14 February 1973   Turkey   Friendly 0 – 4
19 May 1975   Sweden   Friendly 0 – 4
28 January 2010   Egypt   2010 Africa Cup of Nations 0 – 4

Youngest player

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Italics denotes players still playing club football, Bold denotes players still playing in the national team.

# Name Date of birth Date of debut Age Opponent
1 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 1966–10–7 1984–12–30 18 years 2 months 23 days   Tunisia
2 Hakim Meddane 1966–9–5 1984–3–8 18 years 3 months 25 days   Ghana
3 Yacine Titraoui 2003–7–23 2021–12–1 18 years 4 months 5 days   Sudan
4 Tarek Lazizi 1971–6–8 1990–1–12 18 years 7 months 4 days   Mali
5 Nacer Guedioura 1954–11–4 1973–5–20 18 years 9 months 9 days   Uganda
6 Ismaël Bennacer 1997–12–1 2016–9–4 18 years 9 months 27 days   Lesotho
7 Miloud Hadefi 1949–3–12 1968–3–17 19 years 0 months 5 days   Morocco

Most appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations

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Italics denotes players still playing club football, Bold denotes players still playing in the national team.

players Participations Years Best result
Rabah Madjer 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992 Winners
Mahieddine Meftah 6 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Winners
Djamel Menad 5 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 Winners
Abdelhafid Tasfaout 5 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Quarter-finals x2
Lakhdar Belloumi 4 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988 Runners-up
Ali Fergani 4 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 Runners-up
Mahmoud Guendouz 4 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 Runners-up
Chaâbane Merzekane 4 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 Runners-up
Hocine Yahi 4 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 Third place x3
Fodil Megharia 4 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 Winners
Billel Dziri 4 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Quarter-finals x2

Most appearances at the africa Cup of Nations and world Cup

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Italics denotes players still playing club football, Bold denotes players still playing in the national team.

players Participations Africa Cup of Nations FIFA world Cup
Rabah Madjer 8 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992 1982, 1986
Lakhdar Belloumi 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988 1982, 1986
Tedj Bensaoula 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 1982, 1986
Mahmoud Guendouz 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 1982, 1986
Mahieddine Meftah 6 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Djamel Menad 6 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 1982
Chaâbane Merzekane 6 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 1982, 1986
Hocine Yahi 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 1982
Raïs M'Bolhi 6 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 2010, 2014
Ali Fergani 5 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 1982
Faouzi Mansouri 5 1982, 1984, 1986 1982, 1986
Fodil Megharia 5 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 1986
Chaâbane Merzekane 5 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 1982
Djamel Mesbah 5 2013, 2015, 2017 2010, 2014
Abdelhafid Tasfaout 5 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002

Home record

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As of 16 October 2018

Stadium City P W D L GF GA GD Win % First Match Last Match
5 July stadium Algiers 115 4 October 1972, v. Turkey 13 October 2015, v. Senegal
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Blida 38 32 6 0 97 18 +79 84.85% 20 August 2002, v. DR Congo March 29, 2022 v. Cameroon
Municipal / 19 June / Ahmed Zabana Stadium Oran 29 14 6 9 53 34 +19 48.28% 26 February 1963, v. Czechoslovakia 4 September 2005, v. Nigeria
El-Annasser / 20 August Stadium Algiers 23 6 January 1963, v. Bulgaria 15 March 1972, v. Malta
19 May Stadium Annaba 22 13 6 3 40 20 +20 59 % 28 June 1987, v. Sudan 27 March 2011, v. Morocco
17 June / Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium Constantine 7 5 1 1 14 4 +10 71,42 % 4 December 1980, v. China 5 September 2017, v. Zambia
Akid Lotfi Stadium Tlemcen 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 66,66 % 28 July 1989, v. Qatar 25 July 1993, v. Senegal
1st November Stadium Batna 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0% 13 March 1985, v. East Germany —
African Unity Stadium Mascara 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100% 11 December 1986, v. Ivory Coast —
Aoued Meflah Stadium Mascara 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0% 29 October 1988, v. Angola —
Maghrebi Unity Stadium Béjaïa 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0% 22 March 1989, v. Morocco —
Total 216 139 47 30 416 164 +252 75,23 % 6 January 1963, v. Bulgaria 9 September 2018

References

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