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 GamesOlympic Games QualificationsYearResultPositionSquadResult 1908 – 1960Part of France–Part of France 1964Did not enter–Did not enter 1968Did not qualify–1968 OG Afr.Q 412177 1972–1972 OG Afr.Q 201123 1976–1976 OG Afr.Q 201123 1980Quarter-finals8th411245Squad1980 OG Afr.Q 45*0192 1984Did not qualify–1984 OG Afr.Q 621388 1988–1988 OG Afr.Q 44*1154 1992–1992 OG Afr.Q 201101 1996–1996 OG Afr.Q 201113 2000–2000 OG Afr.Q 201124 2004–2004 OG Afr.Q 74*041011 2008–2008 OG Afr.Q 42*1124 2012–2011 CAF U-23 Champ.740397 2016Group stage14th301246Squad2015 Afcon U-23733183 2020Did not qualify–2019 Afcon U-23 qualif.412143 2024–2023 Afcon U-23 qualif.201112 2028To be determined–To be determinedTotalQuarter-finals2/267124811-14/18542513216662
By match By matchOlympic GamesRoundOpponentScoreResultScorersMan of the match 1980 Group stage 3–0 W Belloumi, Madjer, Merzekane 0–1 L 1–1 D Belloumi Quarter-finals 0–3 L 2016 Group stage 2–3 L Bendebka, Bounedjah 1–2 L Bendebka 1–1 D Benkablia
Record by opponent
FIFA World Cup matches (by team)OpponentAFC teams110030CONCACAF teams100123CONMEBOL teams100112UEFA teams*100101101011101011100103
* Games of East Germany are counted towards Germany.
Participations Algeria at Moscow 1980 Group C
Quarter-finals
Algeria at Rio de Janeiro 2016 Group D
Goalscorers Rank Player 1980 2016 Goals 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total 4 4 8
References
External links Games of the XXII. Olympiad Football Tournament (Moscow 1980) - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Games of the XXXI. Olympiad Football Tournament (Rio de Janeiro 2016) - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation