The Algerian Football Federation (FAF, Fédération Algérienne de Football) is the governing body for football in Algeria, created on 21 October 1962, four months after the country’s independence.[1] Its visual identity has evolved through several distinct marks since the 1980s, with the current emblem dating from 2019.
Design and History
The federation’s earliest documented logo dates to 1986.[2] Subsequent versions appeared on national team kits over the following decades, including a mark used on Puma jerseys between 2010 and 2014, another on Adidas jerseys in 2018, and a further iteration introduced in early 2019 ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.[2] The 2019 emblem remains the federation’s current mark.[3]
An earlier logo used between 2004 and 2009 was later revived in 2019 for certain applications.[4] A separate file on the French Wikipedia describes the current federation logo as the “new logo of the Algerian Football Federation,” sourced from the official FAF website.[5]
Meaning and Symbolism
A 2025 academic study in the journal El-Tawassol provides a semiological analysis of the FAF logo using Roland Barthes’ model, examining denotative and connotative meanings of its colors, shapes, and symbols.[6] The study found that the crescent and star function as religious and national symbols commonly associated with Islamic identity and used in the iconography of many Muslim-majority nations.[7] The research concludes that the FAF logo operates as a condensed visual narrative integrating national, religious, and sporting symbolism to reinforce Algeria’s collective identity through sport.[7]
Visual descriptions of the current emblem note that it consists of a circular design containing a football alongside the red star and crescent, which also appear on Algeria’s national flag.[8] The abbreviation “FAF” appears in stylized lettering in the upper portion of the mark.[8]
In late 2025, reports noted that Adidas, the national team’s kit supplier, replaced the FAF logo with the national flag on the chest of Algeria’s shirts for the 2026 World Cup campaign, a change described as a symbolic choice emphasizing national identity.[9][10] This kit-level change does not necessarily reflect a change to the federation’s official emblem itself.
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