# Algeria men's national junior handball team

The Algeria national junior handball team is the national under–21 Handball team that represent Algeria in the international handball competitions and it is Controlled by the Algerian Handball Federation

## History
### World Championship record

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1977 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| / 1979 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 1981 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 1983 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 1985 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 1987 | Preliminary round | 12th | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 144 | 164 | –20 |
| 1989 | Preliminary round | 14th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 141 | +3 |
| 1991 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 1993 | Preliminary round | 13th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 123 | +2 |
| 1995 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 1997 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 1999 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 2001 | Main round | 12th | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 241 | 308 | –67 |
| 2003 | Preliminary round | 18th | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 191 | 224 | –33 |
| 2005 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 2007 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 2009 | Preliminary round | 19th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 203 | 121 | –18 |
| 2011 | Round of 16 | 14th | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 239 | 238 | +1 |
| 2013 | Preliminary round | 24th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 163 | 210 | −47 |
| 2015 | Preliminary round | 20th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 161 | 206 | −45 |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 14th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 158 | 159 | −1 |
| 2019 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 2023 | Preliminary round | 22nd | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 183 | 202 | −19 |
| Total | 11/23 | 0 Titles | 82 | 21 | 8 | 53 | 1952 | 2096 | −144 |

### African Championship record

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1980 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 1982 | | Runners–up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | | Third Place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | | Winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | | Winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | | Runners–up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | | Runners–up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | | Runners–up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 2000 | | Third Place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 114 | +19 |
| 2004 | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified | Did Not Qualified |
| 2006 | | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 140 | +3 |
| 2008 | | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 133 | +3 |
| 2010 | | Third Place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 149 | +35 |
| 2012 | | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 146 | +26 |
| 2014 | | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 110 | −4 |
| 2016 | | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 107 | +40 |
| 2018 | | 5th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 138 | 170 | −32 |
| 2022 | | Runners–up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 152 | −12 |
| 2024 | | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 186 | 179 | +7 |
| Total | 18/21 | 2 Titles | | | | | | | |

## Squad

* 2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
* Manager: Rabah Gherbi
* Assistant coach: Rachid Chikh
* Team Assistant: Ahmed Djerana
* Physiotherapist: MAHIOUT Belkacem
* Team Doctor : Djamel Reggad

### Legend

GK-Goalkeeper, LW-Left Winger, RW-Right Winger, LP-Line Player, BP-Back, LB-Left Back, CB-Center Back, RB-Right Back.