Algeria national badminton team

National badminton team representing Algeria
Algeria
AssociationAlgerian Badminton Association (FAB)
ConfederationBCA (Africa)
PresidentMohamed Moncef Zemmouchi
BWF ranking
Current ranking28 Decrease 1 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking26 (3 October 2023)
Thomas Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage
African Mixed Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2006, 2021)
African Men's Team Championships
Appearances5 (first in 2016)
Best resultChampions (2018, 2020, 2022, 2024)
African Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2020)
Best resultRunners-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.

History

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]

Men's team

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]

Women's team

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]

Mixed team

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]

Competitive record

Thomas Cup

Year Round Pos
1949
to
1961 		Part of  France
1964
to
2004 		Did not enter
2006 Did not qualify
2008 Did not enter
2010 Did not qualify
2012 Did not enter
2014
2016 Did not qualify
2018 Group stage 16th
2020 Group stage 15th
2022 Group stage 16th
2024 Group stage 16th
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Uber Cup

Year Round Pos
1957 Part of  France
1960
1963
to
2016 		Did not enter
2018 Did not qualify
2020
2022
2024
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Sudirman Cup

Year Round Pos
1989
to
2019 		Did not enter
2021 Did not qualify
2023
2025 To be determined
2027
2029

African Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
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

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1979
to
1988 		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

Women's team

Year Round Pos
1979
to
2016 		Did not enter
2018 Semi-finals 4th
2020 Runners-up 2nd
2022 Group stage
2024 Semi-finals 3rd
2026 To be determined
2028
2030

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1980
to
2004 		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

Men's team

Year Round Pos
2013 Withdrew

Women's team

Year Round Pos
2013 Withdrew

Arab Games

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1999 Did not enter
2004 Runners-up 2nd
2007 Champions 1st

Women's team

Year Round Pos
1999 Did not enter
2004 Fourth place 4th
2007 Sixth place 6th

Arab Team Championships

Men's team

Year Round Pos
1996 Did not enter
1998
2000
2002 Group stage 5th
2004 Did not enter
2009
2011
2017 Runners-up 2nd

Women's team

Year Round Pos
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

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000
to
2012 		Did not enter
2013 Withdrew
2014 Did not enter
2015
2016 Group stage 51st
2017 Withdrew
2018
2019 Did not enter
2022
2023
2024 To be determined
2025
2026

African Youth Games

Men's team

Year Round Pos
2018 Semi-finals 3rd

Women's team

Year Round Pos
2018 Champions 1st

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2014 Did not enter

African Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
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

Men's team

Year Round Pos
2003 Did not enter
2005
2007 Group stage 6th
2009 Did not enter
2016 Champions 1st

Women's team

Year Round Pos
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.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the Algerian national badminton team.

Name Role
Algeria Nourine Salim Head coach[22]

Players

Current squad

As of 2 April 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 31) 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 27) 268 62 -
Sifeddine Larbaoui (2002-06-30) 30 June 2002 (age 21) 407 251 424
Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 22) 344 251 381

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Halla Bouksani (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 23) 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 20) 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

Previous squads

Thomas Cup

Pan Arab Games

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