Algerian national football team (U-20 men)

Algeria

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
2005
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.

See also

• Algerian national football team
• Algerian national football team (U-17 juniors)