Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry

Tunisia–Algeria match in the 2013 African Cup of Nations

Other names| Maghreb derby
Location| Africa (CAF)
Teams|  Algeria
Tunisia
First meeting| Tunisia 0–0 Algeria
Friendly
(15 December 1963)
Latest meeting| Algeria 1–1 Tunisia
International Friendly
(20 June 2023)
Statistics
Meetings total| 48
Most wins| Algeria (18)
Most player appearances| Lakhdar Belloumi (10)
Top scorer| Djamel Menad (5)
All-time series| Algeria: 18
Draw: 15
Tunisia: 15

Algeria

Tunisia

The Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry is a football rivalry between the national football teams of Algeria and Tunisia, having achieved three Africa Cup of Nations and two Arab Cups between the two countries.

The two nations have played 48 games against each other; Algeria leads in wins with 18 to Tunisia's 15, with the two sides drawing 15 times.[1] The first unofficial match took place on 1 June 1957, in a friendly match between Tunisia and the FLN football team, when Algeria was a French colony. After the independence of Algeria, the first official match took place on 15 December 1963, in a friendly match at the Stade Chedly Zouiten in Tunisia.

The last defeat of Algeria against their neighbours dated back to 20 January 2017, during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which was hosted by Gabon.

## History

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The first unofficial match took place on 1 June 1957, in a friendly match between Tunisia and the FLN football team, when Algeria was a French colony.The first Algerian football team was founded in Tunisia initially. It was at this time that the matches were the most regular. Indeed, the two teams met eight times, between June 1957 and October 1959, with eight victories for the Algerians.

After the independence of Algeria, the first official match took place on 15 December 1963, in a friendly match at the Stade Chedly Zouiten in Tunisia. The two teams met three times in the qualifying phase of the World Cup in 1970, 1978 and 1986.

Algeria and Tunisia played three times in official competitions: twice in the Africa Cup of Nations, in 2013 and 2017, which Tunisia won both times, and once in the Arab Cup in 2021, which Algeria won after beating Tunisia in the final.[2]

## List of matches

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#  | Date  | Location  | Home Team  | Score  | Away team  | Competition

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1  | 15 December 1963  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–0  |  Algeria | Friendly
2  | 27 December 1964  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–0  |  Tunisia | 1965 All-Africa Games qualification
3  | 14 March 1964  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–0  |  Algeria
4  | 17 November 1968  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–2  |  Tunisia | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
5  | 29 December 1968  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–0  |  Algeria
6  | 5 June 1972  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 3–1  |  Algeria | Friendly
7  | 16 November 1972  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–2  |  Algeria | Friendly
8  | 11 May 1974  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–2  |  Tunisia | Friendly
9  | 23 March 1975  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–1  |  Algeria | 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification
10  | 6 April 1975  |  Oran, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–2  |  Tunisia
11  | 11 May 1975  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–1  |  Tunisia | 1976 Summer Olympics qualification[3]
12  | 1 June 1975  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 2–1  |  Algeria
13  | 4 September 1975  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 2–1  |  Tunisia | 1975 Mediterranean Games[4]
14  | 6 February 1977  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 2–0  |  Algeria | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
15  | 28 February 1977  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–1  |  Tunisia
16  | 23 September 1979  |  Omiš, Yugoslavia  | Algeria | 1–1  |  Tunisia | 1979 Mediterranean Games[5]
17  | 7 February 1982  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–1  |  Algeria | Friendly
18  | 19 December 1982  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–1  |  Algeria | Friendly
19  | 23 September 1979  |  El Jadida, Morocco  | Tunisia | 3–2  |  Algeria | 1983 Mediterranean Games
20  | 30 December 1984  |  Abidjan, Ivory Coast  | Algeria | 3–1  |  Tunisia | Friendly (Abidjan Tournament)[6]
21  | 1 May 1985  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–0  |  Algeria | Friendly
22  | 6 October 1985[7] |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–4  |  Algeria | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
23  | 18 October 1985  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 3–0  |  Tunisia | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
24  | 11 January 1987  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–2  |  Algeria | 1987 All-Africa Games qualification
25  | 27 March 1987  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–0  |  Tunisia | 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification
26  | 12 April 1987  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–1  |  Algeria
27  | 11 December 1987  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 0–0  |  Tunisia | 1988 Arab Cup
28  | 5 November 1988  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–0  |  Algeria | Friendly
29  | 4 April 1989  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 2–0  |  Tunisia | Friendly
30  | 1 November 1989  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–0  |  Algeria | Friendly
31  | 5 March 1991  |  Annaba, Algeria  | Algeria | 2–1  |  Tunisia | Friendly
32  | 7 April 1991  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–0  |  Algeria | Friendly
33  | 23 September 1992  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–1  |  Algeria | Friendly
34  | 16 December 1994  |  Sfax, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–0  |  Algeria | Friendly
35  | 22 July 1995  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 2–1  |  Tunisia | Friendly
36  | 5 November 1995  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 2–0  |  Algeria | Friendly (7th November Cup)[8]
37  | 4 January 1997  |  Sfax, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–0  |  Algeria | Friendly
38  | 31 May 1997  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–1  |  Algeria | Friendly
39  | 22 January 1999  |  Algiers, Algeria  | Algeria | 0–1  |  Tunisia | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
40  | 6 June 1999  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 2–0  |  Algeria
41  | 28 June 2000  |  Tunis, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 2–2  |  Algeria | Friendly
42  | 12 November 2011  |  Blida, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–0  |  Tunisia | Friendly[9]
43  | 22 January 2013  |  Rustenburg, South Africa  | Tunisia | 1–0  |  Algeria | 2013 Africa Cup of Nations[10]
44  | 11 January 2015  |  Radès, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 1–1  |  Algeria | Friendly[11]
45  | 19 January 2017  |  Franceville, Gabon  | Algeria | 1–2  |  Tunisia | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations[12]
46  | 26 March 2019  |  Blida, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–0  |  Tunisia | Friendly[13]
47  | 11 June 2021  |  Radès, Tunisia  | Tunisia | 0–2  |  Algeria | Friendly
48  | 18 December 2021  |  Al Khor, Qatar  | Tunisia | 0–2  |  Algeria | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Final
49  | 20 June 2023  |  Annaba, Algeria  | Algeria | 1–1  |  Tunisia | Friendly

## Major encounters

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### 1975 Mediterranean Games

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4 September 1975 (1975-09-04)

Algeria | 2–1 (a.e.t.)|  Tunisia

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* Naïm 62'
* Draoui 96'

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* Kammoun 70'

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 70,000

### 1979 Mediterranean Games

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23 September 1979 (1979-09-23)

Algeria | 1–1|  Tunisia

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* Bousri 38'

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* Bayari 5'

Omiš Stadium, Omiš

### 2013 Africa Cup of Nations

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22 January 2013 (2013-01-22)

20:00

Tunisia | 1–0|  Algeria

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* Msakni 90+1'

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Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

### 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

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19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)

17:00 UTC+1

Algeria | 1–2|  Tunisia

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* Hanni 90+2'

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* Mandi 50' (o.g.)
* Sliti 66' (pen.)

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

### 2021 FIFA Arab Cup

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18 December 2021 (2021-12-18)

18:00

Tunisia | 0–2 (a.e.t.)|  Algeria

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* Sayoud 99'
* Brahimi 120+5'

Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor

Attendance: 60,456

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

## Statistics

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### Overall

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Summary of the confrontations between Algeria and Tunisia on 18 December 2021  Competition  | Matches  | Algeria Wins  | Draws  | Tunisia Wins  | Algeria Goals  | Tunisia Goals

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Africa Cup of Nations | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3
FIFA Arab Cup | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0
FIFA World Cup qualification | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 9  | 6
Africa Cup of Nations qualification  | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 7
Summer Olympics qualification  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3
Mediterranean Games | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 5
African Games qualification  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
Friendly Match | 25  | 12  | 7  | 6  | 24  | 18
Total  | 49  | 18  | 16  | 15  | 47  | 42

### Titles

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Algeria | Competition  | Tunisia

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2  | African Cup of Nations | 1
0  | African Nations Championship | 1
1  | FIFA Arab Cup | 1
1  | Afro-Asian Cup of Nations | 0
4  | Aggregate | 3

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