Algerian national football team (U-20 men)
Nickname (s) | Les Fennecs Les Verts |
Association | Fédération Algérienne de Football |
confederacy | CAF |
Home stadium | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 |
FIFA code | ALG |
(Status: unknown) |
The Algerian U-20 national soccer team is a selection team of Algerian soccer players. It is subject to the Fédération Algérienne de Football and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations or at the U-20 African and U-20 World Cups .
The team has so far participated in a U-20 World Cup. She reached the quarter-finals in Japan in 1979 , but lost them to eventual world champions Argentina .
In 1979 the team became African champions. She also came third three times ( 1981 , 1983 and 1989 ).
Participation in U-20 world championships
1977 | not qualified |
1979 | Quarter finals |
1981 | not qualified |
1983 | |
1985 | |
1987 | |
1989 | |
1991 | |
1993 | |
1995 | |
1997 | |
1999 | |
2001 | |
2003 | |
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2007 | |
2009 | |
2011 | |
2013 | |
2015 |
Participation in the U-20 African Championships
1979 | winner |
1981 | 3rd place |
1983 | 3rd place |
1985 | Round of 16 |
1987 | not participated |
1989 | 3rd place |
1991 | qualified 1 |
1993 | not qualified |
1995 | |
1997 | |
1999 | |
2001 | |
2003 | |
2005 | |
2007 | |
2009 | |
2011 | |
2013 | Preliminary round |
2015 | not qualified |
1Algeria qualified for the finals in 1991, but did not take part due to the second Gulf War.