# 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

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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1908 – 1960 | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | – | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France | Part of France |
| 1964 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 1968 OG Afr.Q (Round 3 "final") | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 1972 OG Afr.Q (Round 1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 1976 OG Afr.Q (Round 1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 1980 OG Afr.Q (Round 3 "final") | 4 | 5* | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 1984 OG Afr.Q (Round 3 "final") | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 1988 OG Afr.Q (Round 3 "final") | 4 | 4* | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 1992 OG Afr.Q (Round 2) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 1996 OG Afr.Q (Round 1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 2000 OG Afr.Q (Round 1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 2004 OG Afr.Q (Round 2 "final") | 7 | 4* | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 2008 OG Afr.Q (Round 2) | 4 | 2* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 2011 CAF U-23 Champ. | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 2015 Afcon U-23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 2019 Afcon U-23 qualif. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | – | 2023 Afcon U-23 qualif. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | – | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Quarter-finals | 2/26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | - | 14/18 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 66 | 62 |
    Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.
    *Algeria had won games by withdrawal.

## By match

By match :
| Olympic Games | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Scorers |
| 1980 | Group stage | Syria | 3–0 | W | Belloumi, Madjer, Merzekane |
| 1980 | Group stage | East Germany | 0–1 | L | |
| 1980 | Group stage | Spain | 1–1 | D | Belloumi |
| 1980 | Quarter-finals | Yugoslavia | 0–3 | L | |
| 2016 | Group stage | Honduras | 2–3 | L | Bendebka, Bounedjah |
| 2016 | Group stage | Argentina | 1–2 | L | Bendebka |
| 2016 | Group stage | Portugal | 1–1 | D | Benkablia |

## Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team) :
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| AFC teams |||||||
| Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| CONCACAF teams |||||||
| Honduras | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| CONMEBOL teams |||||||
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| UEFA teams |||||||
| Germany* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
* Games of East Germany are counted towards Germany.

## Participations
### Algeria at Moscow 1980
#### Group C

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Syria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |

#### Quarter-finals
### Algeria at Rio de Janeiro 2016
#### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |

## Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | 1980 | 2016 | Goals |
| 1 | Lakhdar Belloumi | 2 | | 2 |
| 1 | Sofiane Bendebka | | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Mohamed Benkablia | | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Baghdad Bounedjah | | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Rabah Madjer | 1 | | 1 |
| 3 | Chaâbane Merzekane | 1 | | 1 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 4 | 8 |