Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament

Algeria have appeared in the finals of the Summer Olympics Football Tournament on two occasions in 1980 with the Algeria first team and in 2016 with Algeria U23 after opening olympic football tournament to U23 national teams since 1992. They have once qualified for the knockout rounds, reaching the quarter-finals in 1980 before losing to Yugoslavia.

Records

Olympic Games Olympic Games Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA Squad Result GP W D L GF GA
United Kingdom 1908Italy 1960Part of  France (FRA)Part of  France (FRA)
Japan 1964Did not enterDid not enter
Mexico 1968Did not qualifyRound 3 (final)412177
West Germany 1972Round 1201123
Canada 1976Round 1201123
Soviet Union 1980Quarter-finals8th411245SquadRound 3 (final)45*0192
United States 1984Did not qualifyRound 3 (final)621388
South Korea 1988Round 3 (final)44*1154
Spain 1992Round 2201101
United States 1996Round 1201113
Australia 2000Round 1201124
Greece 2004Round 2 (final)74*041011
China 2008Round 242*1124
United Kingdom 2012CAF U-23 Champ.740397
Brazil 2016Group stage14th301246SquadAfcon U-23632183
Japan 2020To be determinedTo be determined
TotalQuarter-finals2/257124811-13/17522512206560
Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.
*Algeria had won games by withrawal.

By match

By match
Olympic GamesRoundOpponentScoreResultScorersMan of the match
1980Group stage Syria3–0WBelloumi, Madjer, Merzekane
 East Germany0–1L
 Spain1–1DBelloumi
Quarter-finals Yugoslavia0–3L
2016Group stage Honduras2–3LBendebka, Bounedjah
 Argentina1–2LBendebka
 Portugal1–1DBenkablia

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent GP W D L GF GA
AFC teams
 Syria110030
CONCACAF teams
 Honduras100123
CONMEBOL teams
 Argentina100112
UEFA teams
 Germany*100101
 Portugal101011
 Spain101011
 Yugoslavia100103

* Games of East Germany are counted towards Germany.

Participations

Algeria at Moscow 1980

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 321071+65
 Algeria 311142+23
 Spain 30302203
 Syria 30120881
Algeria  3–0  Syria
Report

East Germany  1–0  Algeria
Report
Attendance: 70,000

Spain  1–1  Algeria
Report
Referee: Eldar Azim Zade (Soviet Union)
Quarter-finals
Yugoslavia  3–0  Algeria
Report
Referee: Klaus Scheurell (East Germany)

Algeria at Rio de Janeiro 2016

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Quarter-finals
2  Honduras 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  Argentina 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 4 6 2 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Honduras  3–2  Algeria
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)

Argentina  2–1  Algeria
Correa  47'
Calleri  70'
Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Bendebka  64'

Algeria  1–1  Portugal
Benkablia  30' Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Paciência  25' (pen.)

Goalscorers

Rank Player 1980 2016 Goals
1 Lakhdar Belloumi 2 2
Sofiane Bendebka 2 2
3 Mohamed Benkablia 1 1
Baghdad Bounedjah 1 1
Rabah Madjer 1 1
Chaâbane Merzekane 1 1
Total44 8

References

  1. "Match Report: HON vs ALG" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. "Match Report: ARG vs ALG" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. "Match Report: ALG vs POR" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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