Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria have appeared in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on eighteen occasions. The first participation was in 1968 in Ethiopia.[1] Algeria won the cup twice, first when they hosted the tournament in 1990[2] before managing to win it again in the 2019 edition in Egypt.[3][4] They finished second in 1980 in Nigeria[5] and third in 1984 in Ivory Coast and in 1988 in Morocco.

Records
Africa Cup of Nations Finals Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications
Appearances: 19 Appearances: 26
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Result GP W D L GF GA
1957Part of  France-Part of  France
1959
1962
1963Did not enter-Did not enter
1965
1968Group stage6th310256SquadRound 1 (final)440092
1970Did not qualify-Round 2 (final)411233
1972Round 1210134
1974Round 2 (final)201123
1976Round 1201123
1978Round 2 (final)420275
1980Runners-up2nd522167SquadRound 2 (final)210132
1982Fourth place4th521256SquadRound 2 (final)4211135
1984Third place3rd532081SquadRound 2 (final)4220104
1986Group stage6th302123SquadRound 2 (final)422081
1988Third place3rd513144SquadRound 2 (final)211021
1990Champions1st5500132SquadQualified as hosts
1992Group stage10th201114SquadQualified as holders
1994Disqualified after qualification-Round 1 (final)6411134
1996Quarter-finals5th421153SquadRound 1 (final)10451127
1998Group stage15th300325SquadRound 1 (final)631295
2000Quarter-finals6th412154SquadRound 1 (final)8413148
2002Group stage15th301225SquadRound 1 (final)632197
2004Quarter-finals8th411257SquadRound 1 (final)431061
2006Did not qualify-Round 2 (final)143541515
2008Round 1 (final)622266
2010Fourth place4th6213410SquadRound 3 (final)12723168
2012Did not qualify-Round 1 (final)622258
2013Group stage13th301225SquadRound 2 (final)440092
2015Quarter-finals6th420265SquadRound 3 (final)6501114
2017Group stage10th302156SquadRound 1 (final)6510255
2019Champions1st7610132SquadRound 1 (final)531183
2021Qualified-Round 1 (final)4310113
2023To be determinedTo be determined
2025
Total2 Titles19/33742821259383-26/33135713430231119

By match
By match
AFCONRoundOpponentScoreResultScorersMan of the match
1968Group stage Ivory Coast0–3L
 Uganda4–0WLalmas (3), KalemLalmas
 Ethiopia1–3LAmirouche
1980Group stage Ghana0–0D
 Morocco1–0WBelloumi
 Guinea3–2WBensaoula (2), Belloumi
Semi-finals Egypt2–2 (4–2 p)DAssad, Benmiloudi
Final Nigeria0–3L
1982Group stage Zambia1–0WMerzekane
 Nigeria2–1WIsima (o.g.), Assad
 Ethiopia0–0D
Semi-finals Ghana2–3 (aet)LZidane, Assad
Third place match Zambia0–2L
1984Group stage Malawi3–0WBouiche, Belloumi, FerganiBelloumi
 Ghana2–0WMenad, Bensaoula
 Nigeria0–0D
Semi-finals Cameroon0–0 (4–5 P)D
Third place match Egypt3–1WMadjer, Belloumi, yahiBelloumi
1986Group stage Morocco0–0D
 Zambia0–0D
 Cameroon2–3LMadjer, Maroc
1988Group stage Ivory Coast1–1DBelloumi
 Morocco0–1L
 Zaire1–0WFerhaoui
Semi-finals Nigeria1–1 (8–9 P)DMaâtar
Third place match Morocco1–1 (4–3 P)DBelloumi
1990Group stage Nigeria5–1WMadjer (2), Menad (2), AmaniMadjer
 Ivory Coast3–0WMenad, Chérif El-Ouazzani, OudjaniChérif El-Ouazzani
 Egypt2–0WAmani, Saïb
Semi-finals Senegal2–1WMenad, Amani
Final Nigeria1–0WOudjaniChérif El-Ouazzani
1992Group stage Ivory Coast0–3L
 Congo1–1DBouiche
1996Group stage Zambia0–0D
 Sierra Leone2–0WMeçabih (2)
 Burkina Faso2–1WLounici, Dziri
Quarter-finals South Africa1–2LLazizi
1998Group stage Guinea0–1L
 Burkina Faso1–2LSaïb
 Cameroon1–2LDziri
2000Group stage DR Congo0–0D
 Gabon3–1WGhazi, Tasfaout, Dziri
 South Africa1–1DMoussouni
Quarter-finals Cameroon1–2LTasfaout
2002Group stage Nigeria0–1L
 Liberia2–2DAkrour, Kraouche
 Mali0–2L
2004Group stage Cameroon1–1DZafour
 Egypt2–1WMamouni, Achiou
 Zimbabwe1–2LAchiou
Quarter-finals Morocco1–3 (aet)LCherrad
2010Group stage Malawi0–3L
 Mali1–0WHalliche
 Angola0–0D
Quarter-finals Ivory Coast3–2 (aet)WMatmour, Bougherra, Bouazza
Semi-finals Egypt0–4L
Third place match Nigeria0–1L
2013Group stage Tunisia0–1L
 Togo0–2L
 Ivory Coast2–2DFeghouli, Soudani
2015Group stage South Africa3–1WHlatshwayo (o.g.), Ghoulam, SlimaniGhoulam
 Ghana0–1L
 Senegal2–0WMahrez, BentalebMahrez
Quarter-finals Ivory Coast1–3LSoudani
2017Group stage Zimbabwe2–2DMahrez (2)Mahrez
 Tunisia1–2LHanni
 Senegal2–2DSlimani (2)Slimani
2019Group stage Kenya2–0WBounedjah, MahrezBennacer
 Senegal1–0WBelaïliBennacer
 Tanzania3–0WOunas (2), SlimaniOunas
Round of 16 Guinea3–0WBelaïli, Mahrez, OunasMahrez
Quarter-finals Ivory Coast1–1 (4–3 p)DFeghouli
Semi-finals Nigeria2–1WTroost-Ekong (o.g.), MahrezMahrez
Final Senegal1–0WBounedjahM'Bolhi

Goalscorers
Rank Player 1968 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2010 2013 2015 2017 2019 Goals
1 Lakhdar Belloumi 2–22 6
Riyad Mahrez 123 6
3 Djamel Menad 1––4– 5
4 Rabah Madjer ––112– 4
Islam Slimani –121 4
6 Djamel Amani 3 3
Salah Assad 12 3
Tedj Bensaoula 2–1– 3
Billel Dziri 111– 3
Hacène Lalmas 3 3
Adam Ounas 3 3
11 Hocine Achiou 2 2
Youcef Belaïli 2 2
Baghdad Bounedjah 2 2
Sofiane Feghouli 1–1 2
Ali Meçabih 2– 2
Chérif Oudjani 2 2
Moussa Saïb 1––1– 2
El Arbi Hillel Soudani 11– 2
Abdelhafid Tasfaout –––2– 2
20 Nassim Akrour 1– 1
Boualem Amirouche 1 1
Hocine Benmiloudi 1 1
Nabil Bentaleb 1– 1
Hameur Bouazza 1– 1
Madjid Bougherra 1– 1
Nacer Bouiche ––1 1
Nasser Bouiche 1– 1
Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 1–– 1
Abdelmalek Cherrad 1 1
Ali Fergani ––1– 1
Abdelkader Ferhaoui 1 1
Farid Ghazi 1– 1
Faouzi Ghoulam 1– 1
Rafik Halliche 1––– 1
Sofiane Hanni 1 1
Mokhtar Khalem 1 1
Nasreddine Kraouche 1– 1
Tarek Lazizi –1 1
Khaled Lounici 1 1
Rachid Maâtar 1 1
Mamar Mamouni –1 1
Karim Maroc –1 1
Karim Matmour 1 1
Chaâbane Merzekane –1–– 1
Fawzi Moussouni 1 1
Hocine Yahi –1–– 1
Brahim Zafour –1 1
Djamel Zidane 1 1
Total 56582413152525425512 72
  – Best goalscorer(s) of the tournament
  – Best goalscorer(s) of the team

Squads

References
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  2. "CAN 1990 : L'Algérie remporte le titre continental". afrik11.com (tout le foot africain...). afrik11 team. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
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