Afghanistan national under-17 football team

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Afghanistan national Under-17
Association AFF
Confederation AFC
Head coachFaiz Muhammad Faizy
Captain Ali Rahimi
FIFA code AFG
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AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2018 )
Best resultGroup 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.

Contents

Results and fixtures 2023–2030

*Afghanistan score always listed first

  Win  Draw  Loss


2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, Group B in Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand


16 June 2023 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg1–6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 (UTC+7)
  • Niazi Soccerball shade.svg36'
Report
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

19 June 2023 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg0–4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Pathum Thani Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 (UTC+7) Report
Attendance: 170
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

22 June 2023 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg2–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 (UTC+7)
Report Attendance: 78
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

2023 CAFA U-17 Championship in Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan


20 August 2023 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg3–0Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)
Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)

21 August 2023 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg1–3Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)
Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Uzbekistan)

23 August 2023 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg2–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)
Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)

27 August 2023 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg0–3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)

Players

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Mansoor Noorzai (2006-03-06)6 March 2006 (aged 17)
221 GK Shabir Ahmad Khairkhwa (2007-01-31)31 January 2007 (aged 16)
231 GK Sediqullah Hussain Khail (2006-05-07)7 May 2006 (aged 17)

22 DF Rohullah Nazari (2006-12-13)13 December 2006 (aged 16)
32 DF Ehsan Ahmad Rahmani (2007-01-15)15 January 2007 (aged 16)
42 DF Omid Sarwari (2006-10-03)3 October 2006 (aged 16)
52 DF Ahmad Sawad Sultani (2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (aged 17)
132 DF Rahmatullah Jafari (2007-12-31)31 December 2007 (aged 15)
152 DF Arash Habibi (2006-05-31)31 May 2006 (aged 17)
182 DF Farid Gawhari (2006-11-25)25 November 2006 (aged 16)

63 MF Ali Rahimi (captain) (2006-02-20)20 February 2006 (aged 17) Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Sorkh Poshan Herat
83 MF Jawad Al-Okoazay (2006-01-22)22 January 2006 (aged 17)
93 MF Arash Ahmadi (2008-02-11)11 February 2008 (aged 15)
103 MF Hakim Niazi (2006-08-14)14 August 2006 (aged 16) Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Attack Energy
163 MF Ahmad Shekib Mehri (2006-12-02)2 December 2006 (aged 16)
183 MF Mohammad Zarif Amini (2008-12-30)30 December 2008 (aged 14)
203 MF Farzad Tajik (2007-02-14)14 February 2007 (aged 16)
213 MF Mohammad Mostafa Mohammadi (2006-06-23)23 June 2006 (aged 16)

74 FW Roman Hamidi (2006-11-22)22 November 2006 (aged 16)
114 FW Navid Mohammadi (2006-03-12)12 March 2006 (aged 17)
124 FW Enayatullah Kohi (2006-03-01)1 March 2006 (aged 17)
144 FW Ali Ramazani (2006-03-14)14 March 2006 (aged 17)
194 FW Habibullah Hotak (2007-05-31)31 May 2007 (aged 16)

Coaching history

1. Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan, Sayed Hadi Kazemi (2018–2022)

2. Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan, Yusuf Mahandiszadah (2022–2023)

3. Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan, Faiz Muhammad Faizy (2023–present)

Competitive record

CAFA U-16 Championship

CAFA Youth Championship record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
Flag of Tajikistan.svg 2023 Third Place4202105
Total1/204202105

Under-17 men

CAFA U-17 Championship
Founded2023;1 year ago (2023)
RegionCentral Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams5 (as of 2023)
Current champions Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 CAFA U-17 Championship

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 Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan winning the inaugural competition.

EditionYearHostsChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScore and VenueFourth placeNo. of Teams
1 2023

(U17) 20–27 August

Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Tajikistan  Flag of Tajikistan.svg2–0 Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg2–1 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg5

CAFA U-17 Championship 2023 standing

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 430193+69
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 430183+59
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 420267−16
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 4202105+56
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 4004116−150

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