Algeria national under-20 football team

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 1–0 Tunisia ; (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	did not qualify
~~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

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

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	did not enter
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
2023	Fifth place	5th	4	0	0	4	7	14
Total	Runner-up	13/15	42	11	11	19	39	50

Mediterranean Games Record

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	did not qualify
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

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Djemoui Malek	(2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Montpellier
1GK	Rabah Meziane Cherif	Unknown	0	0	Amiens
1GK	Nabil Ouennas	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Saint-Étienne

2DF	Réda Aissaoui	(2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Salsomaggiore
2DF	Tijany Atallah	(2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21)	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 21)	6	0	Marseille
2DF	Yacine Gaya	(2004-11-15) 15 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Angers
2DF	Mehdi Touenti	(2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Unattached

3MF	Massil Adjaoudi	(2003-07-11) 11 July 2003 (age 21)	5	0	Lazio
3MF	Stan Berkani	(2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Clermont Foot
3MF	Issam Bouauone	(2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 21)	6	1	Valenciennes
3MF	Noa Cervantes	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Le Mans
3MF	Belhadj Chekal Affari	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21)	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 21)	7	0	Paradou

4FW	Lahlou Akhrib	(2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Kabylie
4FW	Adel Boulbina	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21)	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 21)	0	0	Sétif

Notable players

Past squads

1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squad

References

^ "Lacette Dévoile La Liste Des Joueurs Pour L'UNAF U20 En Egypte" (PDF) (in French). Fédération algérienne de football. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

External links

FIFA U-20 World Cup website

[1] "Lacette Dévoile La Liste Des Joueurs Pour L'UNAF U20 En Egypte" (PDF) (in French). Fédération algérienne de football. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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