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 .
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
Uber Cup
Sudirman Cup
African Games
Mixed team
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
Men's team
Women's team
Mixed team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Arab Games
Men's team
Year
Round
1999
Did not enter
2004
Runners-up
2nd
2007
Champions
1st
Women's team
Year
Round
1999
Did not enter
2004
Fourth place
4th
2007
Sixth place
6th
Arab Team Championships
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
African Youth Games
Men's team
Year
Round
2018
Semi-finals
3rd
Women's team
Year
Round
2018
Champions
1st
Mixed team
Year
Round
2014
Did not enter
African Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
Arab Junior Team Championships
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Staff
The following list shows the coaching staff for the Algerian national badminton team.
Players
Current squad
As of 2 April 2024
Men's team
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 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
Previous squads
Thomas Cup
Pan Arab Games
References
Male teams Female teams Unified teams