Algeria national football team records

This list of Algeria national football team records contains statistical accomplishments related to the Algeria national football team (French: Equipe d'Algérie), its players, and its managers. The Algeria national team represents the nation of Algeria in international football. It is fielded by the Algerian Football Federation (French: Fédération algérienne de football) and competes as a member of Confederation of African Football.

Records

Individual

Most appearances
Lakhdar Belloumi, 100, 22 October 1978 — 17 November 1989
Most appearances as a captain
Yazid Mansouri, 52, 5 June 2004 — 5 June 2010
Most goals
Abdelhafid Tasfaout, 35, 1991 — 2002[1]
Longest Algeria career
Rabah Madjer, 13 years 79 days, 28 October 1978 — 17 January 1992
Shortest Algeria career
Oldest player
Youngest player
Most appearances at the World Cup finals
Rafik Halliche, 7, 13 June 2010 — 30 June 2014
Appearances at Two World Cup final tournaments
Raïs M'Bolhi, 2010 and 2014
Madjid Bougherra, 2010 and 2014
Rafik Halliche, 2010 and 2014
Djamel Mesbah, 2010 and 2014
Hassan Yebda, 2010 and 2014
Medhi Lacen, 2010 and 2014
Mahmoud Guendouz, 1982 and 1986
Nourredine Kourichi, 1982 and 1986
Faouzi Mansouri, 1982 and 1986
Lakhdar Belloumi, 1982 and 1986
Djamel Zidane, 1982 and 1986
Rabah Madjer, 1982 and 1986
Tedj Bensaoula, 1982 and 1986
Most goals scored at the World Cup finals
Salah Assad, 2, 24 June 1982
Islam Slimani, 2, 22 June 2014 — 26 June 2014
Abdelmoumene Djabou, 2, 22 June 2014 — 30 June 2014
Most appearances at the African Championship finals
Rabah Madjer, 22, 9 March 1980 — 17 January 1992
Appearances at Six African Championship final tournaments
Rabah Madjer, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, and 1992
Mahieddine Meftah, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Most goals scored at the African Championship finals
Rabah Madjer, 5, 10 March 1982 — 2 March 1992
Most appearances on aggregate at the World Cup and African Championship finals
Rabah Madjer, 28, 9 March 1980 — 17 January 1992
Appearances in three different decades
Rabah Madjer, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Moussa Saïb, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Rafik Saïfi, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Mahieddine Meftah, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Manager

Most matches as coach
Rabah Saadane, 74, 30 August 1981 — 3 September 2010
Most matches won as coach
30 by Rabah Saadane
Most matches drawn as coach
21 by Rabah Saadane
Most matches lost as coach
23 by Rabah Saadane

Team

Largest victory
15–1, South Yemen – Algeria, 17 August 1973
Largest away victory
0–6, Jordan – Algeria, 28 September 1974
Largest defeat
5–0, East Germany – Algeria, 21 April 1976
Largest home defeat
5–2, Algeria – Nigeria, 4 September 2005
Most consecutive victories
9, 26 May 1975 — 6 January 1976
Most consecutive matches without a defeat
15, 31 December 1989 — 7 April 1991
Most consecutive defeats
Most consecutive matches without a victory
11, 3 February 2004 — 17 November 2004
Longest period without conceding a goal
Highest home attendance
110,000, Algeria – Serbia, 3 March 2010
Highest away attendance
100,000, Iran – Algeria, 27 September 1991

Hat-tricks

As of January 27, 2016.

Player Competition Against Home/Away Result Date
Bensaoula, TedjTedj Bensaoula 1980 Summer Olympics african Qualifiers Morocco Morocco Away 5–19 December 1979
Akli, NasreddineNasreddine Akli 6 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations People's Democratic Republic of Yemen South Yemen Home 15–117 August 1973
Lalmas, HacèneHacène Lalmas 1968 Africa Cup of Nations Uganda Uganda Home 4–014 January 1968

Biggest wins

Scores from 6–0 and up

Best Results by Algeria
Date Opponent Round Result Difference
1 17 August 1973  South Yemen Libya 1973 Palestine Cup 15 – 1 +14
2 10 May 1974  Mauritania Algeria Friendly 9 – 1 +8
28 May 1975  Mauritania Algeria Friendly 8 – 0
3 30 August 1981  Burkina Faso Libya 1982 AFCON qualification 7 – 0 +7
13 November 1988  Mali Algeria Friendly 7 – 0
17 November 2015  Tanzania Russia 2018 World Cup qualification 7 – 0
4 28 September 1974  Jordan Syria Friendly 6 – 0 +6
26 May 1975  Libya Algeria Friendly 6 – 0
14 November 2003  Niger Germany 2006 World Cup qualification 6 – 0
4 September 2016  Lesotho Gabon 2017 AFCON qualification 6 – 0
25 March 2016  Ethiopia Gabon 2017 AFCON qualification 7 – 1

Heaviest defeats

Scores from 4–0 and up

Worst Results by Algeria
Date Opponent Round Result Difference
1 21 April 1976  East Germany East Germany Friendly 0 – 5 –5
2 12 March 1972  Guinea West Germany 1974 World Cup qualification 1 – 5 –4
19 November 1980  Poland Poland Friendly 1 – 5
4 June 2011  Morocco GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 AFCON qualification 0 – 4
14 February 1973  Turkey Turkey Friendly 0 – 4
19 May 1975  Sweden Sweden Friendly 0 – 4
28 January 2010  Egypt Angola 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 0 – 4

Youngest player

Italics denotes players still playing club football, Bold denotes players still playing in the national team.

# Name Date of birth Date of debut Age Opponent
1 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 1966–10–7 1984–12–30 18 years 2 months 23 days  Tunisia
2 Hakim Meddane 1966–9–5 1984–3–8 18 years 3 months 25 days  Ghana
3 Tarek Lazizi 1971–6–8 1990–1–12 18 years 7 months 4 days  Mali
4 Nasser Guedioura 1954–11–4 1973–5–20 18 years 9 months 9 days  Uganda
5 Ismaël Bennacer 1997–12–1 2016–9–4 18 years 9 months 27 days  Lesotho
6 Miloud Hadefi 1949–3–12 1968–3–17 19 years 0 months 5 days  Morocco

Most appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations

Italics denotes players still playing club football, Bold denotes players still playing in the national team.

players Participations Years Best result
Rabah Madjer 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992 Winners
Mahieddine Meftah 6 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Winners
Djamel Menad 5 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 Winners
Abdelhafid Tasfaout 5 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Quarter-finals x2
Lakhdar Belloumi 4 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988 Runners-up
Chaâbane Merzekane 4 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 Runners-up
Fodil Megharia 4 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 Winners
Mahmoud Guendouz 4 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 Runners-up
Hocine Yahi 4 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 Third Place x3
Ali Fergani 4 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 Runners-up
Billel Dziri 4 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 Quarter-finals x2

Most appearances at the africa Cup of Nations and world Cup

Italics denotes players still playing club football, Bold denotes players still playing in the national team.

players Participations Africa Cup of Nations FIFA world Cup
Rabah Madjer 8 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992 1982, 1986
Mahieddine Meftah 6 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Djamel Menad 6 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 1982
Hocine Yahi 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 1982
Tedj Bensaoula 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 1982, 1986
Lakhdar Belloumi 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988 1982, 1986
Chaâbane Merzekane 6 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 1982, 1986
Mahmoud Guendouz 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 1982, 1986
Abdelhafid Tasfaout 5 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Ali Fergani 5 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 1982
Chaâbane Merzekane 5 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 1982
Fodil Megharia 5 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 1986
Djamel Mesbah 5 2013, 2015, 2017 2010, 2014
Raïs M'Bolhi 5 2013, 2015, 2017 2010, 2014
Faouzi Mansouri 5 1982, 1984, 1986 1982, 1986

References

  1. ↑ "Abdelhafid Tasfaout all-time best scorer with 35 goals". 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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