National badminton team representing Algeria
Algeria Association Algerian Badminton Association (FAB) Confederation BCA (Africa)President Mohamed Moncef Zemmouchi Current ranking 28 1 (2 April 2024) Highest ranking 26 (3 October 2023) Appearances 4 (first in 2018 ) Best result Group stage Appearances 8 (first in 2006 ) Best result Runners-up (2006 , 2021 ) Appearances 5 (first in 2016 ) Best result Champions (2018 , 2020 , 2022 , 2024 )Appearances 4 (first in 2020 ) Best result Runners-up (2020 )
The Algeria national badminton team (Arabic : منتخب الجزائر لكرة الريشة ) represents Algeria in international badminton team competitions. The team made their first-ever appearance at the Thomas Cup (World Men's Team Championships) in 2018.[ 1] The Algerian team have never qualified for the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup .
The men's team later won the 2020 and 2022 All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championships . This earned the Algerian team a spot in the 2020 and 2022 Thomas Cup .
Badminton was first played in Algeria in the 1990s in the city of Chlef . The sport then grew and began to spread around the cities of Aïn Defla , Relizane , Mostaganem and Boumerdès . The national team was formed around 1996 following the formation of the Algerian Badminton Association. In 1999, the national championships were organized to select the best players for the national setup.[ 2]
The Algerian men's team first competed in the Pan Arab Games in 1999. The team then finished as runners-up in 2004 and then won gold in 2007 after beating Syria in the final.[ 3] In 2010, the men's team made their African Men's Team Championship debut but lost in the group stages.[ 4] [ 5] In 2018, the Algerian men's team made history by winning the All Africa Men's Team Badminton Championship and qualifying for 2018 Thomas Cup .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] The team were placed in Group D and lost all their matches against Denmark , Malaysia and Russia .[ 9] [ 10]
The team qualified for the 2020 Thomas Cup after winning the 2020 All Africa Men's Team Championship final 3–2 against Mauritius .[ 11] The team were eliminated in the group stages of the 2020 Thomas Cup .[ 12] The team won the African Men's Team Championship for a third consecutive time in 2022 after defeating Egypt 3–0. At the 2022 Thomas Cup , the team failed to get past the group stage after finishing on the bottom of their group.[ 13] [ 14]
The Algerian women's team debuted in the 1999 Pan Arab Games . In 2018, the women's team debuted in the 2018 All Africa Women's Team Championship and reached the semifinals but lost to Mauritius .[ 15] The team almost qualified for the 2020 Uber Cup when they finished 2nd at the 2020 All Africa Women's Team Championship .[ 16] The team were halted in the group stage at the 2022 All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championship .[ 17]
The mixed team debuted in the 2003 African Games .[ 18] They later made their debut at the African Mixed Team Championships in 2006 and finished as runners-up. The team then won bronze in the 2007 African Games .[ 18] In 2015, the team were halted in the quarter-finals after losing to Seychelles 3–1. In 2019, they lost in the quarter-finals of the 2019 African Mixed Team Championships . After a few months, the team came back stronger and reached the final of the 2019 African Games . The team lost 3–0 to Nigeria in the final.[ 19]
In 2021, the team lost their chances of qualifying for the Sudirman Cup at the mixed team championships to Egypt .[ 20] In 2023, they failed to enter the final of the African Mixed Team Championships after losing narrowly to Mauritius .[ 21]
Year
Round
1989 to2019
Did not enter
2021
Did not qualify
2023
2025
To be determined
2027
2029
Year
Round
2003
Did not enter
2007
Semi-finals
4th
2011
Did not enter
2015
Quarter-finals
-
2019
Runners-up
2nd
2027
To be determined
African Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
1979 to1988
Did not enter
2016
Semi-finals
3rd
2018
Champions
1st
2020
Champions
1st
2022
Champions
1st
2024
Champions
1st
2026
To be determined
2028
2030
Year
Round
1979 to2016
Did not enter
2018
Semi-finals
4th
2020
Runners-up
2nd
2022
Group stage
2024
Semi-finals
3rd
2026
To be determined
2028
2030
Year
Round
1980 to2004
Did not enter
2006
Runners-up
2nd
2007
Group stage
-
2009
Group stage
-
2011
Group stage
-
2013
Did not enter
2014
2017
Group stage
-
2019
Quarter-finals
-
2021
Runners-up
2nd
2023
Semi-finals
3rd
2025
To be determined
2027
2029
Islamic Solidarity Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
1999
Did not enter
2004
Runners-up
2nd
2007
Champions
1st
Year
Round
1999
Did not enter
2004
Fourth place
4th
2007
Sixth place
6th
Arab Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
1996
Did not enter
1998
2000
2002
Group stage
5th
2004
Did not enter
2009
2011
2017
Runners-up
2nd
Year
Round
1996
Did not enter
1998
2000
2002
Third place
3rd
2004
Did not enter
2009
2011
2017
Champions
1st
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Junior competitive record [ edit ] African Youth Games [ edit ]
Year
Round
2018
Semi-finals
3rd
Year
Round
2018
Champions
1st
Year
Round
2014
Did not enter
African Junior Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
1979 to 2001
Did not enter
2003
Group stage
-
2005
Group stage
-
2007
Did not enter
2009
Group stage
-
2011
Fourth place
4th
2013
Semi-finals
3rd
2016
Runners-up
2nd
2021
Did not enter
2022
Runners-up
2nd
2024
To be determined
Arab Junior Team Championships [ edit ]
Year
Round
2003
Did not enter
2005
2007
Group stage
6th
2009
Did not enter
2016
Champions
1st
Year
Round
2003
Did not enter
2005
2007
Group stage
6th
2009
Did not enter
2016
Champions
1st
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. The following list shows the coaching staff for the Algerian national badminton team.
Name
Role
Nourine Salim
Head coach[ 22]
As of 2 April 2024
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
MS
MD
XD
Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi
(1992-08-08 ) 8 August 1992 (age 32)
355
183
740
Adel Hamek
(1992-10-25 ) 25 October 1992 (age 31)
222
183
740
Koceila Mammeri
(1999-02-23 ) 23 February 1999 (age 25)
-
62
46
Youcef Sabri Medel
(1996-07-05 ) 5 July 1996 (age 28)
268
62
-
Sifeddine Larbaoui
(2002-06-30 ) 30 June 2002 (age 22)
407
251
424
Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun
(2001-09-09 ) 9 September 2001 (age 22)
344
251
381
Name
DoB/Age
Ranking of event
WS
WD
XD
Halla Bouksani
(2000-07-30 ) 30 July 2000 (age 24)
267
131
746
Celia Mounib
(1998-08-20 ) 20 August 1998 (age 25)
377
427
424
Tanina Mammeri
(2003-06-17 ) 17 June 2003 (age 21)
216
131
46
Yasmina Chibah
(1999-11-23 ) 23 November 1999 (age 24)
256
136
746
Linda Mazri
(2001-12-21 ) 21 December 2001 (age 22)
387
136
746
Malak Ouchefoun
(2003-08-23 ) 23 August 2003 (age 20)
293
593
381
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