Algeria–Tunisia football rivalry
Tunisia played until today 48 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.
Tunisia-Algeria match in the 2013 African Cup of Nations won by Tunisia 1–0 | |
Other names | Maghreb derby |
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Locale | CAF (Africa) UNAF (North Africa) |
Teams | |
First meeting | FLN Team era: Tunisia 1–2 FLN team Friendly (1 June 1957) After independence era: Tunisia 0–0 Algeria Friendly (15 December 1963) |
Statistics | |
All-time series | Algeria: 16 Draw: 16 Tunisia: 16 |
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 sixteen wins, sixteen draws and sixteen 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
FLN Team era
# | Date | Venue | Home Team | Score | Away team | Competition |
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1 | 1 June 1957 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 1–2 | FLN Team | Friendly Match |
2 | 25 June 1957 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 1–2 | FLN Team | Friendly Match |
3 | 1 July 1957 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 0–1 | FLN Team | Friendly Match |
4 | 1 April 1958 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 1–7 | FLN Team | Friendly Match |
5 | 15 April 1958 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 0–8 | FLN Team | Friendly Match |
6 | 1 May 1958 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 1–6 | FLN Team | Friendly Match |
7 | 3 May 1958 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 1–5 | FLN Team | Friendly Match |
8 | 3 October 1959 | Tunis, Tunisia | Tunisia | 0–8 | FLN Team | Friendly Match |
After Algerian's Independence
Statics
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 World Cup qualification | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Africa Cup of Nations qualification | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Football at the Summer Olympics qualification | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Football at the African Games qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Matchs officiels | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 19 |
Football at the Mediterranean Games | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Arab Nations Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Friendly Match | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 22 |
Total | 48 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 48 |
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