Afghanistan national under-23 football team
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| Nickname(s) | خراسان (The lions of Afghanistan) Team Mili | |||
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| Association | AFC, CAFA, AFF | |||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| Head coach | TBD | |||
| Captain | Sayed Mohammad Hashemi | |||
| Home stadium | Ghazi Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | AFG | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 179 (3.April 2025) | |||
| South Asian Games | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) | |||
| Best result | Runner-up (2010) | |||
The Afghanistan national under-23 football team also known as (Olympic Team or Afghanistan U-23) represents Afghanistan[1] in international football competitions in under-23 international football tournaments and Asian Games.[2]
History
Football is one of the most popular sports in the country. At present, Afghanistan has a low level of participation in football due to lack of funds and security problems inside the country. The team won Silver in 2010 South Asian Games, the first time Afghanistan reached the final of the tournaments. Balal Arezou of Afghanistan was named one of the most valuable player of the tournament.
Results and Fixtures 2023-2030
* Afghanistan score always listed first
Win Draw Loss
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification The Group E in 
Uzbekistan
| 6 September 2023 | Uzbekistan | 8-1 | | JAR Stadium, Tashkent |
| 14:00 (germany time) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia) |
| 9 September 2023 | | 0-4 |  Iran | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent |
| 14:00 (germany time) | Report |
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Attendance: 110 Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon) |
| 12 September 2023 | Hong Kong  | 0-0 | | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent |
| 14:00 (germany time) | Report | Referee: Khash-Erdene Bold (Mongolian) |
2022/2023 Asian Games In
China Group C
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2025
2025 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifications (1-9 Sep) in Group B 
Myanmar
Coaching History
1. ,
Mir Ali Asghar Akbarzada
(2002-2004)
2. ,
Abdul Rasul Rasekh
(2004-2006)
3. ? (2006-2007)
4. 
Sung Jea-Lee
(2007-2010)
5. , Elyas Manochehr
(2010-2014)
6. , Khoda Dad Zahir
(2014-2015)
7. Hosein Saleh (2015-2017)
8. , Elyas Manochehr
(2017-2018)
9. , Mujtaba Faiz (2018-2023)
10. 
Abdullah Almutairi
(2023-16.10.2023)
11. TBD
Records
AFC U23 Asian Cup
| AFC U23 Asian Cup | AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifications | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
2013 |
did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
2012 |
did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2016 |
did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2015 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
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2018 |
did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
2017 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | |
2020 |
did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2019 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|
2022 |
did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 
2021 |
Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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2024 |
did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2023 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2026 |
TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 |
TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total | Best: Group Stage | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 42 | |
Summer Olympics
Young teams were favoured by FIFA and the IOC, and since 1992, male competitors must be under 23 years old, with three over-23 players allowed per squad.
Gold medalists Silver medalists Bronze medalists
| Summer Olympics | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 1900 to 1988 | See Afghanistan national football team | See Afghanistan national football team | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 |  Spain |
Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 to 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | China |
Did not qualify | PR1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2012 |  United Kingdom |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Brazil |
Did not qualify | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2020 |  Japan |
3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2024 |  France |
3rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| Total | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 26 | ||
Asian Games Records
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1951 |
Fourth Place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} 1954 |
Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1958 to 1998 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2002 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 2006 to 2010 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2014 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2018 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2022/2023
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withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2026
|
TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2030
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TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2034
|
TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Best: Fourth Place | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 57 | ||
Rankings
| AFC | FIFA | CAFA | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 179 | 6 | Afghanistan
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See also
- Football at the 2014 Asian Games
- Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's team squads
- 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
- Afghanistan national football team
- Afghanistan women's national football team
Notable players
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "11th South Asian Games :: Dhaka - 2010". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
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