Algeria national football team home stadium

Stade Mustapha Tchaker in Blida is the current exclusive home stadium for the Algeria national football team. This has been the case since it was opened in 2002, Algeria have however also played many of their home games away from Tchaker throughout their history, both in friendly matches and for competitive tournaments.

History[]

Unlike many selections, "Les Fennecs" have no recognized national stadium. Whether for the qualifying matches for the World Cup or friendly matches, they turn around the country and changing in many however stages major international meetings are usually held at Stade 5 Juillet 1962^[1] of Algiers. Other large stadiums were used to accommodate the Les Fennecs in recent years, including the Stade Mustapha Tchaker^[2] that also located at Blida. Other international matches were also played at the Stade 19 Mai 1956^[3] of Annaba at Stade 20 Août 1955 and Stade Akid Lotfi^[4] of Tlemcen, and the Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui^[5] of Constantine.

The team of Algeria historically plays Stade 20 Août 1955 to Algiers which hosted the first international match of Algeria on its soil the 6 January 1963 deal with the selection of Bulgaria, match won with a score of two goals to one. Other historic sites that have hosted regular international home games of the Algeria are Stade 5 Juillet 1962 of Algiers but also Stade Mustapha Tchaker of Blida or also to the Stade Ahmed Zabana^[6] of Oran.

Algeria is sometimes relocates its friendly matches in Europe, Algeria has played many games at "home" in recent years France and Switzerland due to the fact that there is a large community expatriates in western Europe and much of the players play in European leagues.

Future for the Algerians Program[]

† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.

List of Algeria national team Games by stadiums in Algeria[]

Algeria played 17 games at the Stade El Menzah more than any other stadium except Algerian stadiums.

Algeria played 13 games at the Stade Mohamed V.

Algeria played 8 games at the Cairo International Stadium.

Al-Shaab Stadium The most stadium in Asia, where the Algerian team played 8 games.

Ta' Qali National Stadium The most stadium in europe, where the Algerian team played 3 games.

at Estádio José Pinheiro Borda Algeria became First African team to score four goals in one game against South Korea in World Cup.

El Molinón hosted a game between Algeria against West Germany in 1982 FIFA World Cup and thanks to a 2–1 win over the reigning European champions, became the first African team to beat a European team in World Cup.

#	Stadium	Match	Date of debut	Debut against	Date of last match	Final match against
1	Stade 5 Juillet 1962	118	4 Oct 1972[7]	Turkey	1 June 2018	Cape Verde
2	Stade Mustapha Tchaker	40	20 Aug 2002[8]	DR Congo	6 Jun 2021	Mali
3	Stade 20 Août 1955	23	6 Jan 1963[9]	Bulgaria	15 Mar 1972	Malta
4	Stade 19 Mai 1956	21	10 Jul 1987[10]	Sudan	27 Mar 2011	Morocco
5	Stade Ahmed Zabana	15	26 Feb 1963[11]	Czechoslovakia	4 Sep 2005	Nigeria
6	Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui	8	4 Dec 1980[12]	China PR	10 Nov 2017	Nigeria
7	Stade Akid Lotfi	4	28 Jul 1989[13]	Qatar	16 Apr 1993	Ivory Coast
8	Stade 1er Novembre 1954	1	13 Mar 1985[14]	East Germany	13 Mar 1985	East Germany
9	Stade de l'Unité Africaine	1	11 Dec 1986[15]	Ivory Coast	11 Dec 1986	Ivory Coast
10	Stade Aoued Meflah	1	29 Oct 1988[16]	Angola	29 Oct 1988	Angola
11	Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine	1	22 Mar 1989[17]	Morocco	22 Mar 1989	Morocco

† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.

List of Algeria national team Games by stadiums[]

List of Algerian national football team Games by stadiums with 4 or more matches

#	Stadium	Match	Date of debut	Debut against	Date of last match	Final match against
1	Stade El Menzah	17	29 Dec 1968[18]	Tunisia	6 Jun 1999	Tunisia
2	Stade Mohammed V ‡	13	6 Mar 1966[19]	Morocco	9 Sep 2012	Libya
3	March 28 Stadium	9	13 Aug 1973	United Arab Emirates	16 Mar 1982	Ghana
4	Al-Shaab Stadium ‡	8	1 Jan 1972	Palestine	23 Feb 1978	Iraq
5	Cairo International Stadium	8	20 Mar 1964[20]	Egypt	14 Nov 2009	Egypt
6	June 11 Stadium	7	25 Aug 1973	Iraq	31 Jul 1998	Libya
7	National Stadium, Lagos †	6	6 Jan 1973[21]	Tanzania	3 Jul 1993	Nigeria
8	Addis Abeba Stadium	6	12 Jan 1968[22]	Ivory Coast	29 Mar 2016	Ethiopia
9	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny	6	17 Mar 1984[23]	Egypt	18 Jul 1993	Ivory Coast
10	Stade Modibo Kéïta	6	5 Feb 1967[24]	Mali	25 Jan 1997	Mali
11	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat	5	18 Jul 1965[25]	Ivory Coast	25 Jul 1965	Ivory Coast
12	Stade Bouaké	5	5 Mar 1984[26]	Malawi	22 Jun 1997	Ivory Coast
13	Obafemi Awolowo Stadium	4	9 Mar 1980[27]	Ghana	19 Mar 1980	Egypt
14	Alexandria Stadium	4	22 Mar 1964[28]	Egypt	14 Mar 1986	Cameroon
15	Amman International Stadium	4	8 Jul 1988	Syria	14 Jul 1988	Jordan
16	Stade Chedli Zouiten	4	15 Dec 1963[29]	Tunisia	28 Jun 2000	Tunisia
17	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor	4	10 Jan 1993	Senegal	31 May 2008	Senegal
18	Stade du 4-Août	4	11 Feb 1998[30]	Guinea	12 Oct 2013	Burkina Faso
19	Stade du 26 Mars	4	21 Jan 2002[31]	Nigeria	19 Nov 2014	Mali
20	Estádio da Cidadela	4	31 Mar 1985[32]	Angola	5 Jun 2005	Angola

† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.

List of Algeria national team Games by stadiums in African Cup[]

List of Algerian national football team Games by stadiums in African Cup with 2 or more matches

#	Stadium	Match	Date of debut	Debut against	Date of last match	Final match against
1	Stade 5 Juillet 1962 ‡	5	2 Mar 1990	Nigeria	16 Mar 1990	Nigeria
2	Obafemi Awolowo Stadium	4	9 Mar 1980	Ghana	19 Mar 1980	Egypt
3	28 March Stadium	4	7 Mar 1982	Zambia	16 Mar 1982	Ghana
4	Stade Mohamed V ‡	4	13 Mar 1988	Ivory Coast	26 Mar 1988	Morocco
5	Stade de Franceville	3	15 Jan 2017	Zimbabwe	23 Jan 2017	Senegal
6	Stade Bouaké	3	5 Mar 1984	Malawi	11 Mar 1984	Nigeria
7	Addis Abeba Stadium	3	12 Jan 1968	Ivory Coast	16 Jan 1968	Ethiopia
8	Alexandria Stadium	3	8 Mar 1986	Morocco	14 Mar 1986	Cameroon
9	Kumasi Sports Stadium	3	24 Jan 2000	DR Congo	2 Feb 2000	South Africa
10	Stade du 26 Mars	3	21 Jan 2002	Nigeria	28 Jan 2002	Mali
11	Stade Olympique de Sousse	3	25 Jan 2004	Cameroon	3 Feb 2004	Zimbabwe
12	Estádio 11 de Novembro	3	11 Jan 2010	Malawi	18 Jan 2010	Mali
13	Royal Bafokeng Stadium	3	22 Jan 2013	Tunisia	30 Jan 2013	Ivory Coast
14	Estádio Nacional de Ombaka	2	28 Jan 2010	Egypt	30 Jan 2010	Nigeria
15	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny	2	14 Mar 1984	Cameroon	17 Mar 1984	Egypt
16	Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta	2	13 Jan 1992	Ivory Coast	17 Jan 1992	Congo
17	Free State Stadium	2	14 Jan 1996	Zambia	18 Jan 1996	Sierra Leone
18	Estadio de Mongomo	2	19 Jan 2015	South Africa	23 Jan 2015	Ghana
19	Nuevo Estadio de Malabo	2	27 Jan 2015	Senegal	1 Feb 2015	Ivory Coast
20	Stade Municipal	2	8 Feb 1998	Guinea	15 Feb 1998	Cameroon

† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.

List of Algeria national team Games by stadiums in World Cup[]

#	Stadium	Match	Date of debut	Debut against	Date of last match	Final match against
1	Estadio Carlos Tartiere †	2	21 Jun 1982	Austria	24 Jun 1982	Chile
2	Estádio Beira-Rio	2	22 Jun 2014	South Korea	30 Jun 2014	Germany
3	El Molinón	1	16 Jun 1982	Germany	16 Jun 1982	Germany
4	Estadio Jalisco	1	6 Jun 1986	Brazil	6 Jun 1986	Brazil
5	Estadio Tres de Marzo	1	3 Jun 1986	Northern Ireland	3 Jun 1986	Northern Ireland
6	Estadio Tecnológico	1	12 Jun 1986	Spain	12 Jun 1986	Spain
7	Peter Mokaba Stadium	1	13 Jun 2010	Slovenia	13 Jun 2010	Slovenia
8	Cape Town Stadium	1	18 Jun 2010	England	18 Jun 2010	England
9	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	1	23 Jun 2010	United States	23 Jun 2010	United States
10	Mineirão	1	17 Jun 2014	Belgium	17 Jun 2014	Belgium
11	Arena da Baixada	1	26 Jun 2014	Russia	26 Jun 2014	Russia

† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.

References[]

External links[]

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