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Algerianational football team record

290
Wins
164
Draws
167
Defeats

621 matches, 1963 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1840, 29th in the world

Algeria have played 621 internationals since 1963: 290 wins, 164 draws and 167 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Tunisia, with 38 meetings. Their biggest win is 15–1 against Yemen in the Palestine Cup on 17 August 1973.

Algeria's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All621290164167961–62247%
Competitive3841899996638–37649%
Friendlies2371016571323–24643%
At home2361575128492–17967%
Away205576583198–25828%
Neutral venues180764856271–18542%

Record against every opponent

Algeria have played 109 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Tunisia3815121139–312023
Morocco266101022–312021
Senegal25156437–192023
Burkina Faso24108638–222025
Egypt2389628–292023
Ivory Coast2378827–292022
Mali23132838–242022
Nigeria22104829–292026
Zambia1793524–132026
Libya16112321–62012
Guinea1563620–192025
Cameroon1335515–142022
Tanzania1274128–102023
Uganda1274120–92025
Benin1181226–132019
Ghana1142513–122022
Angola1027112–112024
Niger1090129–42026
Mauritania971126–42024
Zimbabwe944119–122025
Ethiopia843118–92016
Gambia842211–72019
Iraq81434–82025
Kenya841312–72019
Liberia853023–62024
Rwanda862014–22025
Sudan853014–22025
Burundi743013–52026
DR Congo73409–42026
Gabon71247–122010
Malawi741213–62014
Togo750214–52024
Bulgaria61236–92000
Cape Verde632113–62023
Qatar64118–32021
Saudi Arabia62228–82025
Sierra Leone62317–42022
Sweden60154–152025
UAE63306–22025
Romania52218–72014
South Africa51318–72024
Syria53115–22022
Botswana440012–22025
Brazil40040–82007
Equatorial Guinea42115–22025
East Germany40134–141985
Namibia44007–02003
Belgium30122–52014
Central African Republic32015–22017
Congo32108–21992
Germany32015–32014
Iran32014–32022
Jordan32109–22026
Lebanon32108–32021
Malta32103–11989
Mozambique330011–22025
Switzerland30031–62026
Turkey32012–41979
Argentina3–4 (2007), 0–3 (2026)20023–72026
Austria0–2 (1982), 3–3 (2026)20113–52026
Bahrain0–0 (1992), 5–1 (2025)21105–12025
Bolivia3–2 (2024), 4–0 (2026)22007–22026
Chad4–1 (2002), 0–0 (2003)21104–12003
Djibouti8–0 (2021), 4–0 (2021)220012–02021
Guinea-Bissau3–1 (1992), 4–1 (1993)22007–21993
Hungary0–1 (1967), 1–3 (1985)20021–41985
Lesotho3–1 (2015), 6–0 (2016)22009–12016
Madagascar1–0 (1965), 3–1 (2003)22004–12003
Mexico0–2 (1985), 2–2 (2020)20112–42020
Palestine2–0 (1969), 2–0 (1972)22004–01972
Poland0–1 (1979), 1–5 (1980)20021–61980
Ireland2–0 (1982), 0–3 (2010)21012–32010
Russia2–2 (1964), 1–1 (2014)20203–32014
Seychelles4–0 (2015), 2–0 (2016)22006–02016
Slovenia0–1 (2010), 2–0 (2014)21012–12014
Somalia3–1 (2023), 3–0 (2025)22006–12025
South Korea0–2 (1985), 4–2 (2014)21014–42014
Uruguay1–0 (2009), 0–0 (2026)21101–02026
Albania0–3 (1976)10010–31976
Armenia3–1 (2014)11003–12014
Bosnia0–1 (2012)10010–12012
Canada1–0 (1984)11001–01984
Chile3–2 (1982)11003–21982
China0–1 (2004)10010–12004
Colombia3–0 (2019)11003–02019
Denmark0–0 (1989)10100–01989
England0–0 (2010)10100–02010
Finland2–0 (1989)11002–01989
France1–4 (2001)10011–42001
Guatemala7–0 (2026)11007–02026
Indonesia1–0 (1986)11001–01986
Italy0–1 (1989)10010–11989
Japan1–2 (1986)10011–21986
Kuwait0–2 (1987)10010–21987
Luxembourg0–0 (2010)10100–02010
Malaysia2–2 (1986)10102–21986
Netherlands1–0 (2026)11001–02026
North Korea1–3 (1969)10011–31969
Northern Ireland1–1 (1986)10101–11986
Oman4–1 (2015)11004–12015
Peru1–1 (1982)10101–11982
Portugal0–3 (2018)10010–32018
Serbia0–3 (2010)10010–32010
Slovakia1–1 (2001)10101–12001
Spain0–3 (1986)10010–31986
USA0–1 (2010)10010–12010
Yemen15–1 (1973)110015–11973
South Yemen4–1 (1972)11004–11972
Yugoslavia1–2 (1976)10011–21976

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v YemenPalestine Cup, 17 Aug 197315–1 for Algeria
  2. v DjiboutiWorld Cup qualifying, 2 Sept 20218–0 for Algeria
  3. v GuatemalaFriendly, 27 Mar 20267–0 for Algeria
  4. v TanzaniaWorld Cup qualifying, 17 Nov 20157–0 for Algeria
  5. v MaliFriendly, 13 Nov 19887–0 for Algeria

Heaviest defeats

  1. at East GermanyFriendly, 21 Apr 19760–5 for Algeria
  2. at BeninAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 26 Apr 19832–6 for Algeria
  3. at PolandFriendly, 19 Nov 19801–5 for Algeria
  4. at GuineaWorld Cup qualifying, 12 Mar 19721–5 for Algeria
  5. at MoroccoAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 4 Jun 20110–4 for Algeria

Latest results

  1. v NigerFriendly, 6 Oct 20262–1 for Algeria
  2. at BurundiAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 29 Sept 20262–2 for Algeria
  3. v ZambiaAfrica Cup of Nations qualifying, 25 Sept 20263–1 for Algeria
  4. v SwitzerlandWorld Cup, 2 Jul 20260–2 for Algeria
  5. v AustriaWorld Cup, 27 Jun 20263–3 for Algeria
  6. v JordanWorld Cup, 22 Jun 20262–1 for Algeria
  7. v ArgentinaWorld Cup, 16 Jun 20260–3 for Algeria
  8. v BoliviaFriendly, 10 Jun 20264–0 for Algeria
  9. at NetherlandsFriendly, 3 Jun 20261–0 for Algeria
  10. v UruguayFriendly, 31 Mar 20260–0 for Algeria

Algeria's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1963: 1512End of 1964: 1535End of 1965: 1511End of 1966: 1502End of 1967: 1585End of 1968: 1535End of 1969: 1533End of 1970: 1527End of 1971: 1527End of 1972: 1578End of 1973: 1611End of 1974: 1606End of 1975: 1581End of 1976: 1559End of 1977: 1562End of 1978: 1634End of 1979: 1625End of 1980: 1660End of 1981: 1687End of 1982: 1723End of 1983: 1673End of 1984: 1747End of 1985: 1765End of 1986: 1670End of 1987: 1664End of 1988: 1688End of 1989: 1717End of 1990: 1842End of 1991: 1835End of 1992: 1713End of 1993: 1710End of 1994: 1671End of 1995: 1699End of 1996: 1710End of 1997: 1669End of 1998: 1636End of 1999: 1641End of 2000: 1622End of 2001: 1618End of 2002: 1597End of 2003: 1627End of 2004: 1532End of 2005: 1518End of 2006: 1522End of 2007: 1507End of 2008: 1541End of 2009: 1680End of 2010: 1545End of 2011: 1565End of 2012: 1645End of 2013: 1675End of 2014: 1751End of 2015: 1754End of 2016: 1724End of 2017: 1672End of 2018: 1669End of 2019: 1858End of 2020: 1861End of 2021: 1894End of 2022: 1807End of 2023: 1829End of 2024: 1789End of 2025: 1862End of 2026: 1840
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1903, reached on 5 January 2022. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2371016571323–246
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying126733122238–109
World Cup qualifying107532628177–105
Africa Cup of Nations85322429105–96
World Cup1744918–28
All-African Games1372421–14
Palestine Cup1273232–7
Arab Cup1064021–6
Kuneitra Cup320110–2
Malta International Tournament32103–0
Arab Cup qualifying21103–0
Dakar Tournament20202–2
FIFA Series21106–5
Indonesian Independence Cup11001–0
Kirin Cup10011–2

Top scorers

  1. 1Islam Slimani24
  2. 2Riyad Mahrez18
  3. 3Rabah Madjer14
  4. 4Djamel Menad12
  5. 5Lakhdar Belloumi12
  6. 6Abdelhafid Tasfaout10
  7. 7Baghdad Bounedjah10
  8. 8Sofiane Feghouli9
  9. 9Tedj Bensaoula9
  10. 10Mohamed Amoura8

Counted from the 185 of 621 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Algeria play their first international?

On 6 January 1963, a 2–1 win against Bulgaria in a friendly.

What is Algeria's biggest win?

15–1 against Yemen in the Palestine Cup on 17 August 1973.

What is Algeria's heaviest defeat?

0–5 against East Germany in a friendly on 21 April 1976.

Who have Algeria played the most?

Tunisia: 38 matches, with 15 wins, 12 draws and 11 defeats for Algeria.

What is Algeria's longest winning run?

6 wins in a row, from 4 June 2022 to 13 November 2022.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.