Algeria national football team home stadium

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Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki, Algiers is the current exclusive home stadium for the Algeria national football team. This has been the case since it was opened in 2023, Algeria have however also played many of their home games away from Nelson Mandela Stadium throughout their history, both in friendly matches and for competitive tournaments.

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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.

† 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

As of 9 October 2025
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.
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.
#CityStadiumMatchDate of debutDebut againstDate of
last match		Final match
against
1AlgiersAlgeria Stade du 5 Juillet1204 Oct 1972[7] Turkey12 Nov 2020 Zimbabwe
2BlidaAlgeria Mustapha Tchaker Stadium4520 Aug 2002[8] DR Congo29 Mar 2022 Cameroon
3OranAlgeria Ahmed Zabana Stadium2926 Feb 1963[9] Czechoslovakia4 Sep 2005 Nigeria
4AlgiersAlgeria 20 August 1955 Stadium236 Jan 1963[10] Bulgaria15 Mar 1972 Malta
AnnabaAlgeria 19 May 1956 Stadium10 Jul 1987[11] Sudan10 Oct 2024 Togo
6ConstantineAlgeria Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium1217 Nov 1978 Congo5 Jun 2025 Rwanda
7TlemcenAlgeria Colonel Lotfi Stadium628 Jul 1989[12] Qatar16 Apr 1993 Ivory Coast
8OranAlgeria Miloud Hadefi Stadium523 Sep 2022 Guinea9 Oct 2025 Somalia
AlgiersAlgeria Nelson Mandela Stadium23 Mar 2023 Niger6 Jun 2024 Guinea
10Tizi OuzouAlgeria Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium417 Nov 2024 Liberia14 Oct 2025 Mozambique
11MascaraAlgeria The African Unity Stadium311 Dec 1986[13] Ivory Coast29 Oct 1988 Angola
12ConstantineAlgeria Ramadane Ben Abdelmalek Stadium11 Nov 1964 Soviet Union1 Nov 1964 Soviet Union
OranAlgeria Habib Bouakeul Stadium3 May 1974England Sheffield United3 May 1974England Sheffield United
BatnaAlgeria 1 November 1954 Stadium13 Mar 1985[14] East Germany13 Mar 1985 East Germany
Sidi Bel AbbèsAlgeria 24 February Stadium22 Jan 1986Netherlands PSV Eindhoven22 Jan 1986Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
TiaretAlgeria Ahmed Kaïd Stadium24 Feb 1987France FC Nantes24 Feb 1987France FC Nantes
RelizaneAlgeria Tahar Zoughari Stadium18 Mar 1987France O. Marseille18 Mar 1987France O. Marseille
MascaraAlgeria Aoued Meflah Stadium29 Oct 1988[15] Angola29 Oct 1988 Angola
BéjaïaAlgeria Maghrebi Unity Stadium22 Mar 1989[16] Morocco22 Mar 1989 Morocco
MostaganemAlgeria Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium25 Jan 1990France Montpellier HSC25 Jan 1990France Montpellier HSC

† 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
#StadiumMatchDate of debutDebut againstDate of
last match		Final match
against
1Tunisia El Menzah Stadium1729 Dec 1968[17] Tunisia6 Jun 1999 Tunisia
2Morocco Stade Mohammed V ‡136 Mar 1966[18] Morocco9 Sep 2012 Libya
3Libya Benghazi International Stadium913 Aug 1973 United Arab Emirates16 Mar 1982 Ghana
4Iraq Al-Shaab Stadium ‡81 Jan 1972 Palestine23 Feb 1978 Iraq
5Egypt Cairo International Stadium820 Mar 1964[19] Egypt14 Nov 2009 Egypt
6Libya Tripoli International Stadium725 Aug 1973 Iraq31 Jul 1998 Libya
7Nigeria National Stadium, Lagos †66 Jan 1973[20] Tanzania3 Jul 1993 Nigeria
8Ethiopia Addis Abeba Stadium612 Jan 1968[21] Ivory Coast29 Mar 2016 Ethiopia
9Ivory Coast Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium617 Mar 1984[22] Egypt18 Jul 1993 Ivory Coast
10Mali Stade Modibo Kéïta65 Feb 1967[23] Mali25 Jan 1997 Mali
11Republic of the Congo Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat518 Jul 1965[24] Ivory Coast25 Jul 1965 Ivory Coast
12Ivory Coast Stade de la Paix55 Mar 1984[25] Malawi22 Jun 1997 Ivory Coast
13Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo Stadium49 Mar 1980[26] Ghana19 Mar 1980 Egypt
14Egypt Alexandria Stadium422 Mar 1964[27] Egypt14 Mar 1986 Cameroon
15Jordan Amman International Stadium48 Jul 1988 Syria14 Jul 1988 Jordan
16Tunisia Chedly Zouiten Stadium415 Dec 1963[28] Tunisia28 Jun 2000 Tunisia
17Senegal Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor410 Jan 1993 Senegal31 May 2008 Senegal
18Burkina Faso Stade du 4 Août411 Feb 1998[29] Guinea12 Oct 2013 Burkina Faso
19Mali Stade du 26 Mars421 Jan 2002[30] Nigeria19 Nov 2014 Mali
20Angola Estádio da Cidadela431 Mar 1985[31] Angola5 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
#StadiumMatchDate of debutDebut againstDate of
last match		Final match
against
1Algeria Stade du 5 Juillet ‡52 Mar 1990 Nigeria16 Mar 1990 Nigeria
2Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo Stadium49 Mar 1980 Ghana19 Mar 1980 Egypt
3Libya Benghazi International Stadium47 Mar 1982 Zambia16 Mar 1982 Ghana
4Morocco Stade Mohamed V ‡413 Mar 1988 Ivory Coast26 Mar 1988 Morocco
5Gabon Stade de Franceville315 Jan 2017 Zimbabwe23 Jan 2017 Senegal
6Ivory Coast Stade de la Paix35 Mar 1984 Malawi11 Mar 1984 Nigeria
7Ethiopia Addis Abeba Stadium312 Jan 1968 Ivory Coast16 Jan 1968 Ethiopia
8Egypt Alexandria Stadium38 Mar 1986 Morocco14 Mar 1986 Cameroon
9Ghana Kumasi Sports Stadium324 Jan 2000 DR Congo2 Feb 2000 South Africa
10Mali Stade du 26 Mars321 Jan 2002 Nigeria28 Jan 2002 Mali
11Tunisia Sousse Olympic Stadium325 Jan 2004 Cameroon3 Feb 2004 Zimbabwe
12Angola Estádio 11 de Novembro311 Jan 2010 Malawi18 Jan 2010 Mali
13South Africa Royal Bafokeng Stadium322 Jan 2013 Tunisia30 Jan 2013 Ivory Coast
14Angola Estádio Nacional de Ombaka228 Jan 2010 Egypt30 Jan 2010 Nigeria
15Ivory Coast Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium214 Mar 1984 Cameroon17 Mar 1984 Egypt
16Senegal Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta213 Jan 1992 Ivory Coast17 Jan 1992 Congo
17South Africa Free State Stadium214 Jan 1996 Zambia18 Jan 1996 Sierra Leone
18Equatorial Guinea Estadio de Mongomo219 Jan 2015 South Africa23 Jan 2015 Ghana
19Equatorial Guinea Estadio de Malabo227 Jan 2015 Senegal1 Feb 2015 Ivory Coast
20Burkina Faso Stade Municipal28 Feb 1998 Guinea15 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

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