Algeria national under-20 football team

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.

Algeria U-20
Nickname(s)الأفنــاك
(Fennec Foxes)
AssociationAlgerian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMohamed Lacete
Home stadiumStade 5 Juillet
FIFA codeALG
First colours
Second colours
First international
Algeria U-20 Algeria 1–0  Tunisia U-20
(Algiers; 31 December 1967)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances6 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampion: 1979
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1979)
Best resultQuarter-finals: 1979

Achievements edit

Quarterfinals (1): 1979
Champion (1): 1979
Third Place (3): 1981, 1983, 1989
Runners-up (4): 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
Third Place (3): 2005, 2010, 2019
Runners-up (2): 1985, 2021
Fourth place (1): 2012

Tournament Records edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record edit

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

Current squad edit

No. 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 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 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 19) 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 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 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 20) 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 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 edit

Past squads edit

See also edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit