| Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage) | |||
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| Association | Tunisian Football Federation | |||
| Other affiliation | UAFA (Arab World) | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Mohamed Amine Naffati | |||
| Home stadium | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | TUN | |||
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| First international | ||||
(Tunis, Tunisia; 24 August 1986) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
(Al Rayyan, Qatar; 3 November 2025) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
(Mali; 20 May 1995) | ||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1993 ) | |||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2007, 2013) | |||
| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1995 ) | |||
| Best result | Third Place (2013) | |||
| Arab Cup U-17 | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2012 ) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2012) | |||
| UNAF U-17 Tournament | ||||
| Appearances | 21 (first in 2006 ) | |||
| Best result | Champions (2008, 2009, 2012, 2017) | |||
The Tunisia national under-17 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 17 or under. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. Mohamed Amine Naffati is the current head coach. [1]
The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup four times in 1993, 2007, 2013 and 2025, reaching the round of 16 in 2007 and 2013. The team also qualified for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations four times in 1995, 2007, 2013 and 2025, the best achievement was reaching third place in 2013. The team participated twice in the Arab Cup U-17 in 2012 and 2022, they won the title in the first participation after defeating Iraq in the final. Tunisia U-17 team is one of the most successful teams in UNAF, the team participated in the UNAF U-17 Tournament twenty-one times, having won the title four times in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2017, it has also finished second three times and third place twice.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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| | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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| | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
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| | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
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| | Round of 32 | TBD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
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| Total | Round of 16 | 4/20 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 22 |
| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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| | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
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| | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
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| | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
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| Total | Third Place | 4/13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 26 |
| Arab Cup U-17 record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| | Did not participate | |||||||
| | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| | Did not participate | |||||||
| | Qualified but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| | Quarter-finals | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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| Total | 1 Title | 2/4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 |
| UNAF U-17 Tournament record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| | Fourth Place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Champions | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| | Fourth Place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| | Third Place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| | Champions | 1st | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | Third Place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| | Fourth Place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| | Fourth Place | 4th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 4 Titles | 21/21 | 59 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 68 | 64 |