Association | AFF | ||
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Confederation | AFC | ||
Head coach | Faiz Muhammad Faizy | ||
Captain | Ali Rahimi | ||
FIFA code | AFG | ||
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AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2018 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2018, 2023) |
The Afghanistan national under-17 football team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international under-17 football competitions. The team had properly qualified for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, but were disqualified from the tournament for fielding an ineligible player in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.
*Afghanistan score always listed first
Win Draw Loss
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, Group B in Thailand
16 June 2023 | Afghanistan ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
21:00 (UTC+7) |
| Report |
| Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
19 June 2023 | Afghanistan ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Pathum Thani Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
19:00 (UTC+7) | Report |
| Attendance: 170 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
22 June 2023 | Afghanistan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
21:00 (UTC+7) |
| Report |
| Attendance: 78 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
2023 CAFA U-17 Championship in Tajikistan
20 August 2023 | Afghanistan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:30 (UTC+4:30) | Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan) |
21 August 2023 | Afghanistan ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:30 (UTC+4:30) |
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| Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Uzbekistan) |
23 August 2023 | Afghanistan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:30 (UTC+4:30) |
| Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan) |
27 August 2023 | Afghanistan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan |
17:30 (UTC+4:30) |
| Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan) |
The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Mansoor Noorzai | 6 March 2006 (aged 17) | |||
22 | GK | Shabir Ahmad Khairkhwa | 31 January 2007 (aged 16) | |||
23 | GK | Sediqullah Hussain Khail | 7 May 2006 (aged 17) | |||
2 | DF | Rohullah Nazari | 13 December 2006 (aged 16) | |||
3 | DF | Ehsan Ahmad Rahmani | 15 January 2007 (aged 16) | |||
4 | DF | Omid Sarwari | 3 October 2006 (aged 16) | |||
5 | DF | Ahmad Sawad Sultani | 13 March 2006 (aged 17) | |||
13 | DF | Rahmatullah Jafari | 31 December 2007 (aged 15) | |||
15 | DF | Arash Habibi | 31 May 2006 (aged 17) | |||
18 | DF | Farid Gawhari | 25 November 2006 (aged 16) | |||
6 | MF | Ali Rahimi (captain) | 20 February 2006 (aged 17) | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Jawad Al-Okoazay | 22 January 2006 (aged 17) | |||
9 | MF | Arash Ahmadi | 11 February 2008 (aged 15) | |||
10 | MF | Hakim Niazi | 14 August 2006 (aged 16) | ![]() | ||
16 | MF | Ahmad Shekib Mehri | 2 December 2006 (aged 16) | |||
18 | MF | Mohammad Zarif Amini | 30 December 2008 (aged 14) | |||
20 | MF | Farzad Tajik | 14 February 2007 (aged 16) | |||
21 | MF | Mohammad Mostafa Mohammadi | 23 June 2006 (aged 16) | |||
7 | FW | Roman Hamidi | 22 November 2006 (aged 16) | |||
11 | FW | Navid Mohammadi | 12 March 2006 (aged 17) | |||
12 | FW | Enayatullah Kohi | 1 March 2006 (aged 17) | |||
14 | FW | Ali Ramazani | 14 March 2006 (aged 17) | |||
19 | FW | Habibullah Hotak | 31 May 2007 (aged 16) |
1. Afghanistan, Sayed Hadi Kazemi (2018–2022)
2. Afghanistan, Yusuf Mahandiszadah (2022–2023)
3. Afghanistan, Faiz Muhammad Faizy (2023–present)
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
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CAFA Youth Championship record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Third Place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Total | 1/20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Founded | 2023 |
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Region | Central Asia (CAFA) |
Number of teams | 5 (as of 2023) |
Current champions | Tajikistan ![]() |
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The CAFA U-17 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian men's under-17 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2023, with Tajikistan winning the inaugural competition.
Edition | Year | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score and Venue | Fourth place | No. of Teams |
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1 | 2023 (U17) 20–27 August | ![]() | Tajikistan ![]() | 2–0 | Uzbekistan ![]() | Afghanistan ![]() | 2–1 | Iran ![]() | 5 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
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