Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry

Tunisia played until today 47 games against Algeria.[1] The first match took place on 1 June 1957 in a friendly match against the FLN football team when Algeria was a French colony. 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.

Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry
Tunisia-Algeria match in the 2013 African Cup of Nations won by Tunisia 1–0
Other namesMaghreb derby
LocationCAF (Africa) UNAF (North Africa)
Teams
First meeting Tunisia 0–0 Algeria
Friendly (15 December 1963)
Latest meeting Tunisia 0–2 Algeria
Friendly (11 June 2021)
Statistics
Most player appearancesLakhdar Belloumi (10)
Top scorerDjamel Menad (5)
All-time seriesMatches: 47
Algeria wins: 17
Draw: 15
Tunisia wins: 15

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 also met three times in the qualifying phase of the World Cup in 1970, 1978 and 1986. The overall record indicates to the equivalent between the two teams with fifteen wins, thirteen draws and fifteen losses, however Tunisia has dominated Algeria in most of major official games. The last defeat of Algeria against their neighbors dated back to 20 January 2017 during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which was hosted by Gabon. Before this match, the two teams had met once in the African Cup of Nations finals in 2013, which was also dominated by the Tunisians.

History

The first meeting took place on 1 June 1957 during a friendly match against the FLN team. It is during this period that the matches are the most regular. Indeed, the two teams clash eight times, between 1 June 1957 and 3 October 1959, with the key eight wins for the Algerians.

The first official match took place on 15 December 1963, during a friendly match. The two teams also faced each other three times in the qualification phase of the world cup in 1970, 1978 and 1986. The overall record indicates to the equivalent between the two teams with sixteen victories, sixteen draws and sixteen defeats. Algeria's last defeat against their neighbors dates back to 20 January 2017. Algeria has not beaten Tunisia in an official match since 1987.

Results
# Date Venue Home Team Score Away team Competition
1 15 December 1963 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–0  Algeria Friendly Match
2 27 December 1964 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  1–0  Tunisia Friendly Match
3 17 November 1968 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  1–2  Tunisia 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 29 December 1968 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–0  Algeria 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 5 June 1972 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  3–1  Algeria Friendly Match
6 16 November 1972 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–2  Algeria Friendly Match
7 12 May 1973 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  2–1  Tunisia Friendly Match
8 11 May 1974 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  1–2  Tunisia Friendly Match
9 23 March 1975 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–1  Algeria 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 6 April 1975 Oran,  Algeria Algeria  1–2  Tunisia 1976 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 11 May 1975 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  1–1  Tunisia Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers[2]
12 1 June 1975 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  2–1  Algeria Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers[2]
13 4 September 1975 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  2–1  Tunisia Football at the 1975 Mediterranean Games[3]
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 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 23 September 1979 Omiš,  Yugoslavia Algeria  1–1  Tunisia Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games[4]
17 7 February 1982 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–1  Algeria Friendly Match
18 19 December 1982 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–1  Algeria Friendly Match
19 30 December 1984 Abidjan,  Ivory Coast Algeria  3–1  Tunisia Friendly Match (Abidjan Tournament) [5]
20 1 May 1985 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–0  Algeria Friendly Match
21 6 October 1985[6] Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–4  Algeria 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
22 18 October 1985 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  3–0  Tunisia 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 27 March 1987 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  1–0  Tunisia 1988 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
24 12 April 1987 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–1  Algeria 1988 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
25 5 November 1988 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–0  Algeria Friendly Match
26 4 April 1989 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  2–0  Tunisia Friendly Match
27 1 November 1989 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–0  Algeria Friendly Match
28 5 March 1991 Annaba,  Algeria Algeria  2–1  Tunisia Friendly Match
29 7 April 1991 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–0  Algeria Friendly Match
30 23 September 1992 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–1  Algeria Friendly Match
31 16 December 1994 Sfax,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–0  Algeria Friendly Match
32 22 July 1995 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  2–1  Tunisia Friendly Match
33 5 November 1995 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  2–0  Algeria Friendly Match (7th November Cup) [7]
34 4 January 1997 Sfax,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–0  Algeria Friendly Match
35 31 May 1997 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–1  Algeria Friendly Match
36 22 January 1999 Algiers,  Algeria Algeria  0–1  Tunisia 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
37 6 June 1999 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  2–0  Algeria 2000 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
38 28 June 2000 Tunis,  Tunisia Tunisia  2–2  Algeria Friendly Match
39 12 November 2011 Blida,  Algeria Algeria  1–0  Tunisia Friendly Match[8]
40 22 January 2013 Rustenburg,  South Africa Tunisia  1–0  Algeria 2013 Africa Cup of Nations[9]
41 11 January 2015 Radès,  Tunisia Tunisia  1–1  Algeria Friendly Match[10]
42 19 January 2017 Franceville,  Gabon Algeria  1–2  Tunisia 2017 Africa Cup of Nations[11]
43 26 March 2019 Blida,  Algeria Algeria  1–0  Tunisia Friendly Match[12]
44 11 June 2021 Radès,  Tunisia Tunisia  0–2  Algeria Friendly Match
45 18 December 2021 Al Khor,  Qatar Tunisia   Algeria 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Final

Details
17 November 1968 1970 FIFA qualifiers Algeria  1 – 2  Tunisia Algiers
Amirouche  29' (pen.) Chakroun  72', 80' Stadium: El-Annasser Stadium
Attendance: 13,419
Referee: Roger Barde (France)
29 December 1968 1970 FIFA qualifiers Tunisia  0 – 0  Algeria Tunis
Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 6,814
Referee: Fabio Monti (Italy)
23 March 1975 1976 AFCON qualifiers Tunisia  1 – 1  Algeria Tunis
Habita  86' Gamouh  64' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
6 April 1975 1976 AFCON qualifiers Algeria  1 – 2  Tunisia Oran
Ighil  59' Khouini  44', 89' Stadium: 19 June Stadium
11 May 1975 1976 Olympics qualifiers Algeria  1 – 1  Tunisia Algiers
Madani  83' Habita  38' Stadium: 5 July Stadium
1 June 1975 1976 Olympics qualifiers Tunisia  2 – 1  Algeria Tunis
Ben Rehaiem  56'
Liman  74'		 Belkedrouci  80' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
4 September 1975 1975 Mediterranean Games SF Algeria  2 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Tunisia Algiers
Naïm  62'
Draoui  96'		 Kammoun  70' Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 70,000
6 February 1977 1978 FIFA qualifiers Tunisia  2 – 0  Algeria Tunis, Tunisia
Akid  56'
Kaabi  73'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 39,987
Referee: Antoine Queudeville (Luxembourg)
28 February 1977 1978 FIFA qualifiers Algeria  1 – 1  Tunisia Algiers, Algeria
Guendouz  34' Jebali  89' Stadium: 5 July stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta)
23 September 1979 1979 Mediterranean Games GS Algeria  1 – 1  Tunisia Omiš
Bousri  38' Bayari  5' Stadium: Omiš Stadium
6 October 1985 1986 FIFA qualifiers Tunisia  1 – 4  Algeria Tunis
Rakbaoui  16' Madjer  24'
Menad  43', 87'
Kaci-Saïd  67'		 Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)
18 October 1985 1986 FIFA qualifiers Algeria  3 – 0  Tunisia Algiers
Madjer  8'
Menad  34'
Yahi  78'		 Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
27 March 1987 1988 AFCON qualifiers Algeria  1 – 0  Tunisia Algiers[13]
Madjer  19' (pen.) Stadium: 5 July Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hassan Chafai (Morocco)
14 April 1987 1988 AFCON qualifiers Tunisia  1 – 1  Algeria Tunis
Rakbaoui  31' Menad  38' Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Din (Egypt)
24 January 1999 2000 AFCON qualifiers Algeria  0 – 1  Tunisia Algiers
Rouissi  44' Stadium: 5 July stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
6 June 1999 2000 AFCON qualifiers Tunisia  2 – 0  Algeria Tunis
Mhedhebi  55'
Thabet  90'		 Stadium: Stade Olympique El Menzah
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
28 June 2000 Friendlies Tunisia  2 – 2  Algeria Tunis
Mhadhebi  58', 70' (pen.)  23' Abaci
 44' Meçabih		 Stadium: Stade Chedli Zouiten
12 November 2011 Friendlies Algeria  1 – 0  Tunisia Blida
18:00 UTC+1 Boudebouz  43'
Ghilas  44'		 Report Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker
Attendance: 30.000
Referee: Achiri, El Medjrahi, Roubani (Moroccan)
22 January 2013 2013 AFCON GS Tunisia  1 – 0  Algeria Rustenburg
20:00 Msakni  90+1' Report Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
11 January 2015 Friendlies Tunisia  1 – 1  Algeria Rades
18:00 Khazri  44' Report  39' Cadamuro Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Hicham Ait Abbou (Morocco)
19 January 2017 2017 AFCON GS Algeria  1 – 2  Tunisia Franceville
17:00 UTC+1 Hanni  90+2' Report  50' (o.g.) Mandi
 66' (pen.) Sliti		 Stadium: Stade de Franceville
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
26 March 2019 Friendly Algeria  1 – 0  Tunisia Blida
20:45 UTC+1 Bounedjah  70' (pen.) Report Stadium: Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
11 June 2021 Friendly Tunisia  0 – 2  Algeria Radès, Tunisia
20:30 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)

Statistics
Summary of the confrontations between Algeria and Tunisia on March 26, 2019
Competition Matches Algeria Wins Draws Tunisia Wins Algeria Goals Tunisia Goals Goal difference
Africa Cup of Nations 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2
FIFA World Cup qualification 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3
Africa Cup of Nations qualification 6 1 2 3 4 7 -3
Football at the Summer Olympics qualification 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
Football at the Mediterranean Games 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Friendly Match 26 12 7 7 23 18 +5
Total 44 16 13 15 42 39 +3

Titles
Algeria Competition Tunisia
2 African Cup of Nations 1
0 African Nations Championship 1
0 FIFA Arab Cup 1
1 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 0
3 Aggregate 3

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