Algeria national under-20 football team

Algeria U-20

Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes)
Association	Fédération Algérienne de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Jean-Marc Nobilo
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

Algeria national under-20 football team, also known as Algeria Under-20 or Algeria U20 (Arabic:منتخب الجزائر الوطني تحت 20 سنة), represents Algeria in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Fédération Algérienne de Football, the governing body for football in Algeria. The current coach is Jean-Marc Nobilo, who was appointed on January 5, 2012.^[1]

Achievements

• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations: 1
  • Champion : 1979
  • 3rd Place : 1981, 1983, 1989
• FIFA U-20 World Cup
  • Quarterfinals : 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 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 To be determined Total Quarter-finals 1/18 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 Withrew 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 Total Champions 6/20 28 10 11 7 30 27

UNAF U-20 Tournament record

UNAF U-20 Tournament
Appearances: 7
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1	3	4
2006	Third place	3rd
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
Total	Runner-up	7/9

Notable players

• Salah Assad
• Lakhdar Belloumi
• Rabah Madjer
• Djamel Menad
• Hocine Yahi
• Chaabane Merzekane

Past squads

• 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship squad

See also

• Algeria national football team
• Algeria national under-23 football team
• Algeria national under-17 football team

References

1. Jean Marc Nobilo (FRA) nommé entraineur; DZFoot, January 4, 2012.

External links

• FIFA U-20 World Cup website