Algeria national under-20 football team

Algeria U-20
Nickname(s)الأفنــاك
(Fennec Foxes)
AssociationAlgerian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachMohamed Lacete
Home stadiumStade 5 Juillet
FIFA codeALG
First colours
Second colours
First international
Algeria U-20 1–0  Tunisia U-20
(Algiers; 31 December 1967)
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances6 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampion: 1979
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1979)
Best resultQuarter-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