Competitive record
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2013 |  Oman | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 |  Qatar | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2018 |  China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2020 |  Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2022 |  Uzbekistan | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Qatar | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2026 |  Saudi Arabia | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 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 record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1908 to 1988 | See Afghanistan national football team | See Afghanistan national football team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 |  Spain | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 |  United States | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 |  Greece | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | — | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4/9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 26 | ||
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1951 to 1998 | See Afghanistan national football team | |||||||||
| 2002 |  South Korea | Group Stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | Squad |
| 2006 | Qatar | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2010 | China | |||||||||
| 2014 |  South Korea | Group Stage | 25th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
| 2018 |  Indonesia | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2022 | China | Withdrew | ||||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 2/6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 57 | — | |
