Afghanistan national under-17 football team

Afghanistan U-17
Nickname(s)شيران خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan)
AssociationAfghanistan Football Federation (AFF)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
FIFA codeAFG
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage (2018, 2023, 2025)
CAFA U-17 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2023)
Best resultChampions (2024)

The Afghanistan national under-17 football team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international football competitions at this age.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
China 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025
Qatar 2026 To be determined
Qatar 2027
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total 0/20 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Qatar 1985 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 1986
Thailand 1988
United Arab Emirates 1990
Saudi Arabia 1992
Qatar 1994
Thailand 1996
Qatar 1998
Vietnam 2000
United Arab Emirates 2002
Japan 2004 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 6
Singapore 2006 Did not enter Did not enter
Uzbekistan 2008 Withdrew Withdrew
Uzbekistan 2010 Did not qualify 4 0 1 3 1 12
Iran 2012 Disqualified 5 1 0 4 10 12
Thailand 2014 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 2 6
India 2016 2 0 1 1 2 3
Malaysia 2018 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 13 Squad 4 3 0 1 11 4
Thailand 2023 3 1 0 2 3 11 Squad 2 1 0 1 5 2
Saudi Arabia 2025 3 0 0 3 0 10 Squad 4 4 0 0 23 3
Total Group stage 3/20 9 1 0 8 4 34 26 10 2 14 54 48

See also

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