Algerian men's national goalball team is the men's national team of Algeria. Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment. The team takes part in international goalball competitions.
| Sport | Goalball |
|---|---|
| League | IBSA |
| Division | Men |
| Region | IBSA Africa |
| Location | Algeria |
| Colours | Green, red |
| Championships | Paralympic Games medals:
 : 0  : 0  : 0 |
Paralympic Games
1992 Barcelona
The team competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics, from 3 to 14 September 1992, in the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron indoor stadium, Barcelona, Spain. There were twelve men's and eight women's teams.[1] The team came 12th.
2012 London
The team competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics from 30 August to 7 September 2012, in the Copper Box Arena, London, England. There were twelve men's and ten women's teams (an increase of two more women's teams from past years).[2]
The playing team consisted of Firas Bentria, Abdelhalim Larbi, Imad Eddine Godmane, Mohamed Ouali, Mohamed Mokrane, and Ishak Boutaleb.[3]
The following is the Algeria roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]
| No. | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohamed Ouali | 38 |
| 2 | Firas Bentria | 26 |
| 3 | Ishak Boutaleb | 25 |
| 5 | Imad Eddine Godmane | 21 |
| 7 | Abdelhalim Larbi | 28 |
| 9 | Mohamed Mokrane | 37 |
- Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
 China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 10 | |
 Belgium | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 10 | |
 Algeria | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 6 | |
 South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 3 | Eliminated |
 Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 3 |
| 30 August 2012 15:00 | South Korea | 4 – 3 | Algeria | Copper Box, London Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Carla Da Matta (BRA) |
| Hong 4 | Report | Mokrane 2 Larbi 1 | ||
| 31 August 2012 21:00 | Algeria | 5 – 2 | Belgium | Copper Box, London Referees: Ali Aldarsony (KSA), Juha Vuokila (FIN) |
| Mokrane 3 Larbi 2 | Report | de Rick 1 Bihi 1 | ||
| 1 September 2012 19:45 | Algeria | 0 – 1 | China | Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Ali Aldarsony (KSA) |
| Report | Yao 1 | |||
| 2 September 2012 16:15 | Canada | 6 – 8 | Algeria | Copper Box, London Referees: Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU), Yasser Omar (EGY) |
| Caron 4 Gaulin 2 | Report | Mokrane 8 | ||
| 3 September 2012 10:15 | Iran | 4 – 2 | Algeria | Copper Box, London Referees: Dina Murdie (GBR), Tony Connolly (USA) |
| Sayahi 2 Jafari 1 Shirdel 1 | Report | Mokrane 2 | ||
- Quarter-finals
| 5 September 2012 15:45 | Turkey  | 3 – 1 | Algeria | Copper Box, London Referees: Juha Vuokila (FIN), Dawna Christy (CAN) |
| Karakaya 3 | Report | Mokrane 1 | ||
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Algeria's men entered the tournament ranked 12th in the world.[5]
The following is the Algeria roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[6]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Belhouchat | B2 | 20 October 1974 (aged 41) |
| 2 | Ishak Boutaleb | B1 | 23 April 1987 (aged 29) |
| 3 | Imad Eddine Godmane | B1 | 23 March 1991 (aged 25) |
| 4 | Abdelhalim Larbi | B1 | 26 May 1984 (aged 32) |
| 5 | Mohamed Mokrane | B2 | 9 October 1974 (aged 41) |
| 6 | Djilali Chenaoui | B3 | 20 May 1992 (aged 24) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Germany | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 3 | |
| 5 | Algeria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 3 |
| 8 September 2016 13:15 | Algeria | 0–10 | Germany | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Daniel Voltan (BRA) |
| Report | Horauf 5 Feistle 4 Steiger 1 | |||
| 9 September 2016 17:30 | Sweden | 12–6 | Algeria | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Yoshinori Nii (JPN) |
| Weichel 5 Björkstrand 4 Seremeti 3 | Report | Belhouchat 5 Mokrane 1 | ||
| 11 September 2016 09:00 | Brazil | 12–2 | Algeria | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alexander Knecht (GER), Bülent Kimyon (TUR) |
| Moreno 6 Marques 3 Sousa 2 Celente 1 | Report | Mokrane 2 | ||
| 12 September 2016 11:30 | Algeria | 17–13 | Canada | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Raili Sipura (FIN), Alexander Knecht (GER) |
| Mokrane 9 Godmane 6 Larbi 1 Boutaleb 1 | Report | Nesbitt 6 Hache 3 Gaulin 3 Larbi 1 (o.g) | ||
2020 Tokyo
The team competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with competition from Wednesday 25 August to finals on Friday 3 September 2021, in the Makuhari Messe arena, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan.
The following is the Algeria roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[7]
| No. | Player | Class | Date of birth (age) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Belhouchat | B2 | 20 October 1974 (aged 46) |
| 2 | Firas Bentria | B1 | 5 October 1986 (aged 34) |
| 3 | Imad Eddine Godmane | B1 | 23 March 1991 (aged 30) |
| 4 | Omar Mebarki | B2 | 5 February 1994 (aged 27) |
| 5 | Djalal Boutadjine | B3 | 18 December 1994 (aged 26) |
| 7 | Abdelhalim Larbi | B1 | 26 May 1984 (aged 37) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 9 | |
| 3 |  United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Algeria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 1 |
- Round-robin
| 25 August 2021 13:15 | Algeria | 4–13 | Japan | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Bas Spaans (Netherlands), Woradet Kultawongwattana (Thailand) |
| Belhouchat 3 Larbi 1 | Report | Kaneko 7 Miyajiki 3 Sano 2 Yamaguchi 1 | ||
| 26 August 2021 19:00 | Lithuania | 7–7 | Algeria | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Warrick Jackes (Australia), Svitlana Moroz (Ukraine) |
| Pavliukianec 3 Pazarauskas 3 Zibolis 1 | Report | Belhouchat 7 | ||
| 27 August 2021 20:30 | Brazil | 10–4 | Algeria | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Robert Avery (Great Britain), Raquel Gomez Aguado (Spain) |
| Moreno 5 Sousa 4 De Melo 1 | Report | Belhouchat 4 | ||
| 29 August 2021 17:30 | Algeria | 5–13 | United States | Makuhari Messe, Tokyo Referees: Romualdas Vaitiekus (Lithuania), Warrick Jackes (Australia) |
| Belhouchat 4 Larbi 1 | Report | Young 8 Simpson 3 Walker 2 | ||
World Championships
1998 Madrid
The team competed in the 1998 World Championships, in Madrid, Spain. There were sixteen men's and eleven women's teams. They finished fifteenth overall.[1]
2002 Rio de Janeiro
The team competed in the 2002 World Championships, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 30 August 2002 to 8 September 2002. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams. They finished twelfth overall.[1]
2006 Spartanburg
The team competed in the 2006 World Championships, in July 2006, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America. There were sixteen men's and thirteen women's teams. They finished twelfth in the overall standings.[1]
2010 Sheffield
The team competed in the 2010 World Championships, from 20 to 25 June 2010, in Sheffield, England. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams. They finished seventh overall.[2]
2014 Espoo
The team competed in the 2014 World Championships from 30 June to 5 July 2014, in Espoo, Finland. There were fourteen men's and ten women's teams. They placed tenth overall.[2]
2018 Malmö
The team competed in the 2018 World Championships from 3 to 8 June 2018, at the Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden. There were sixteen men's and twelve women's teams. They placed eleventh in final standings.[8]
2022 Matosinhos
The team competed in the 2022 World Championships from 7 to 16 December 2022, at the Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos, Portugal. There were sixteen men's and sixteen women's teams. They placed eighth in Pool C, and fourteenth in final standings.[9]
IBSA World Games
- 2003 IBSA World Games were held in Quebec City, Canada . 17th
- 2007 IBSA World Games were held in São Paulo, Brazil . 7th
- 2011 IBSA World Games were held in Antalya, Turkey . 6th
Regional championships
The team competes within IBSA Africa goalball region.[10]
- African goalball championship 2017 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 1st[14][15]
2020 Port Said
The team competed at the 2020 IBSA Goalball African Championships, from 2 and 5 March 2020, at Port Said, Egypt, against Egypt and Morocco. This regional tournament would have been a regional championships if Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, and Niger men's teams had attended as originally indicated.[16][17] The team placed first.
2021 Cape Coast
The team competed at the 2021 IBSA Goalball African Championships, from Monday 6 to Friday 10 December 2021, at the University of Cape Coast Sports Complex, Cape Coast, Ghana.[18] This championships was a qualifier for the 2022 World Championships. Of the six men's teams (Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria), Algeria went though undefeated.[2]
