The Algeria national futsal team (), represents Algeria in international futsal competitions, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation (FAF).
Although the Futsal Fennecs were one of the first two African teams to qualify for a FIFA Futsal World Cup, they have yet to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations. The team has mainly competed in the Arab Futsal Cup, with their best international performance coming at the 2023 edition, where they reached the semi-finals.
History Following the establishment of the FIFA Futsal World Championship in 1989, Algeria was one of two African countries invited to the tournament. On 5 January 1989, they played their first international match against Paraguay. The team went on to lose its next two matches, ending their campaign at the group stage.
After their participation in the World Cup, the team went into a hiatus before returning for the inaugural Arab Futsal Championship in 1998. Algeria exited at the group stage without recording a win, a result that was repeated at the 2005 edition. It was not until the 2007 tournament that Algeria secured its first victory, defeating Tunisia 4–3 and finishing fifth out of six teams.
At the following edition, Algeria recorded its largest victory to date with a 10–1 win over Yemen; however, defeats in their remaining matches saw the team continue its run of group-stage eliminations. In 2010, Algeria made its debut at the North African Futsal Tournament, where it finished last after losing all of its matches.
Algeria's first attempt to qualify for the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations came in 2020, when they faced Libya in a two-legged tie and lost both matches, with an aggregate score of 12–6.
By 2023, following the reinforcement of the squad with diaspora players based in France, the team showed significant improvement. This progress was highlighted by a historic run at the 2023 Arab Cup, where Algeria reached the semi-finals, with their only defeat coming against Kuwait.
In December of the same year, the team played its first international friendly matches against the Dominican Republic, winning both encounters 8–2 and 5–2. In February 2024, Algeria contested its second qualification campaign against Libya; the improved side earned a 4–4 draw away before losing the return leg 2–1 to a last-minute goal.
Competitive record FIFA Futsal World Cup YearRoundPosition 1989Group stage15th3003517 1992did not enter 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021did not qualify 2024Total1/103003517Futsal Africa Cup of Nations YearRoundPosition 1996did not enter 2000 2004 2008 2011colspan=8 2016did not enter 2020did not qualify 2024 2026QualifiedTotal1/8——————Arab Futsal Cup YearRoundPosition 1998Group stage8th30031232 2005Group stage7th3003614 2007Round-robin5th51131117 2008Group stage7th41032025 2021did not enter 2022Group stage9th200225 2023Semi-finals4th52211311 2027To be determined 2029Total6/722431564104North African Futsal Tournament YearRoundPosition 2005did not enter 2009 2010Round-robin5th4004534Total1/34004534
Mediterranean Futsal Cup YearRoundPosition 2010Classification round12th62041426Total1/162041426
Players Current squad The following players were called for the 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Guinea.
See also Sport in Algeria Algeria national football team
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