Afghanistan national under-17 football team
Association | AFF | ||
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Confederation | AFC | ||
Head coach | Elias Ahmad Manuocher | ||
Captain | Hamid Amiri | ||
FIFA code | AFG | ||
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AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) | ||
Best result | Group stage | ||
CAFA Youth Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | Champions (2024) |
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.
Results and fixtures
[edit]* Afghanistan score always listed first
Win Draw Loss
2023
[edit]2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
16 June 2023 | Afghanistan | 1–6 | Iran | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
21:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report |
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Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
19 June 2023 | Afghanistan | 0–4 | South Korea | Pathum Thani Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand |
19:00 (UTC+7) | Report |
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Attendance: 170 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
22 June 2023 | Afghanistan | 2–1 | Qatar | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
21:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report |
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Attendance: 78 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
20 August 2023 | Afghanistan | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan | CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:30 (UTC+4:30) | Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan) |
21 August 2023 | Afghanistan | 1–3 | Tajikistan | CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:30 (UTC+4:30) |
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Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Uzbekistan) |
23 August 2023 | Afghanistan | 2–1 | Iran | CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
17:30 (UTC+4:30) |
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Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan) |
27 August 2023 | Afghanistan | 0–3 | Uzbekistan | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan |
17:30 (UTC+4:30) |
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Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan) |
2024
[edit]19 August 2024 | Afghanistan | 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan | Dushanbe |
18:30 (Tajikistan time), 15:30 (Germany time). | Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Turkmenistan) |
21 August 2024 | Tajikistan | 0–1 | Afghanistan | Dushanbe |
21:30 (Tajikistan time), 18:30 (Germany time). |
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Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Referee: Morteza Mansourian (Iran) |
Final match
24 August 2024 | Afghanistan | 1–0 | Uzbekistan | Dushanbe |
20:00 (Tajikistan time), 17:00 (Germany time). |
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Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan) |
2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification (21–27 Oct)
21 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Philippines | 0–8 | Afghanistan | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
16:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Chuang En-yir (Chinese Taipei) |
23 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Afghanistan | 9–0 | Macau | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
16:00 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium |
25 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Cambodia | 1–3 | Afghanistan | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
19:00 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: Prince Stadium Referee: Sila Jinnigorn (Thailand) |
27 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification | Afghanistan | 3–2 | Bangladesh | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
16:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: Prince Stadium Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon) |
2025
[edit]Draw
The draw of the final tournament will be on 23 January 2025 at the AFC Hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams, with the teams seeded according to their performance in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup final tournament and qualification, with the hosts Saudi Arabia automatically seeded and assigned to Position A1 in the draw.
Players
[edit]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) | Sorkh Poshan Herat | ||
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) | Attack Energy | ||
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) |
Coaching history
[edit]1. Afghanistan, Sayed Hadi Kazemi (2018–2022)
2. Afghanistan, Yusuf Mahandiszadah (2022–2023)
3. Afghanistan, Faiz Muhammad Faizy (2023–4 April 2024)
4. Afghanistan, Eliyas Ahmad Manuocher (10.04.2024–present)
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA U-17 World Cup record
[edit]FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||||||
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2025 | To be determined | |||||||
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Total | – | 0/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup record
[edit]AFC U-17 Asian Cup | Qualifications | ||||||||||||||||
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Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | - | Hosts / Year | Position | PLD | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1985 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1986 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1988 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1990 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1992 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1994 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1996 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1998 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2000 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2002 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2004 | Didn't Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2003 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
2006 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2008 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2007 | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010 | Didn't Qualify | 2009 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||
2012 | Disqualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2011 | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||
2014 | Didn't Qualify | 2013 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
2016 | 2015 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2017 | Qualifiers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2022 | Qualifiers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
2025 | Qualified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Qualifiers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
Total | 3/18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | Total | Best: Group Stage | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 48 |
CAFA U-17 Championship
[edit]Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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2023 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
2024 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 2/20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
Under-17 men
[edit]Founded | 2023 |
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Region | Central Asia (CAFA) |
Number of teams | 5 (as of 2023) |
Current champions | Tajikistan |
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 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 | Tajikistan | 2–0 | Uzbekistan | Afghanistan | 2–1 | Iran | 5 |
CAFA U-17 Championship 2023 standing
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Tajikistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
Afghanistan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
Iran | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
CAFA U17 CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 TABLE Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Final |
2 | Tajikistan (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Third place play-off |
3 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
(H) Hosts
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Final |
2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | Third place play-off |
3 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |
See also
[edit]- Afghanistan national football team
- Afghanistan Football Federation
- Football in Afghanistan
- Sport in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Afghanistan Football Federation (in Persian)
Head-to-head record
[edit]The following table shows Afghanistan's head-to-head record in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0.00 |
Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 16.67 |