Algeria national under-20 football team

Algeria U-20

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 colours Second colours
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

The Algeria national under-20 football team represents Algeria in international football completions. They were quarter-finalists at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship in Japan in their only appearance.

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
2021	did not qualify (cancelled)
2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	Quarter-finals	1/24	4	1	2	1	2	6

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances: 6
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1979	Champions	1st	8	4	3	1	10	7
1981	Semi-finals	3rd	3	2	0	1	7	5
1983	Semi-finals	3rd	6	3	1	2	7	6
1985	Round 1	9th	2	0	2	0	0	0
1987	did not enter
1989	Semi-finals	3rd	6	1	4	1	6	6
1991	Withdrew after qualification
1993	did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2	0	3
2015	did not enter
2017	did not qualify
2019
2021
2023
Total	Champions	6/23	28	10	11	7	30	27

References