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.
| 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 international | |||
Algeria U-20  1–0  Tunisia U-20(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 | ||
Achievements
- Quarterfinals (1): 1979
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 (cancelled) | |||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 1/24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| Total | Runner-up | 13/15 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 50 |
- 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
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Djemoui Malek | 18 April 2003 | 0 | 0 |  Montpellier | |
| GK | Rabah Meziane Cherif | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Amiens | |
| GK | Nabil Ouennas | 12 July 2003 | 6 | 0 | Saint-Étienne | |
| DF | Réda Aissaoui | 6 August 2003 | 0 | 0 |  Salsomaggiore | |
| DF | Tijany Atallah | 12 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | Bordeaux | |
| DF | Abdesemad Bounacer | 11 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | USM Alger | |
| DF | Kamel Charchour | 24 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | MC Alger | |
| DF | Rayan Dehilis | 14 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | Marseille | |
| DF | Yacine Gaya | 15 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Angers | |
| DF | Mehdi Touenti | 25 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | Unattached | |
| MF | Massil Adjaoudi | 11 July 2003 | 5 | 0 | Lazio | |
| MF | Stan Berkani | 13 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Clermont Foot | |
| MF | Issam Bouauone | 4 May 2003 | 6 | 1 | Valenciennes | |
| MF | Noa Cervantes | 16 April 2003 | 0 | 0 | Le Mans | |
| MF | Belhadj Chekal Affari | 5 March 2003 | 5 | 0 | Constantine | |
| MF | Jores Rahou | 2 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | Marseille | |
| MF | Yassine Titraoui | 26 July 2003 | 7 | 0 | Paradou | |
| FW | Lahlou Akhrib | 24 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Kabylie | |
| FW | Adel Boulbina | 2 May 2003 | 2 | 1 | Paradou | |
| FW | Rayane Gacem | 23 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Hussein Dey | |
| FW | Mohamed Messaoud Salem | 3 July 2003 | 0 | 0 | Sétif | |
Notable players
Past squads
See also
References
External links
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