Egypt national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Egypt women's national under-17 football team.

Egypt U-17

Nickname(s)	الفراعنة (The Pharaohs)
Association	الاتحاد المصرى لكرة القدم
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Ahmed El-Kass
Captain	Belal Attia
Home stadium	Cairo International Stadium
FIFA code	EGY
First colours Second colours
African U-17 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1997)
Best result	Champions (1997)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1987)
Best result	Quarter-final (1997)

The Egypt national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب مصر الوطني تحت 17 سنة), nicknamed The Pharaohs (Arabic: الفراعنة), is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association. The team was cancelled and as a result, Egypt withdrew from the 2013 African U-17 Championship qualification due to security reasons.

Tournament Records

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1987	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	2
1989	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1991	Disqualified	–	–	–	–	–	–
1993	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1995	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	6	6
1999	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	did not participate	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	did not participate	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	to be determined
Total	2/20	7	2	2	3	9	8

CAF U-17 Championship record

African U-17 Championship
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997	Champions	5	4	1	0	6	0
1999	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	4	5
2005	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	did not participate	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	6
2013	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	did not participate	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Cancelled	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	Qualified	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	3/16	13	7	2	4	12	11

UNAF U-17 Tournament record

North-African U-17 Tournament
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2006	3rd place	2	0	2	0	0	0
2007	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	Champions	2	2	0	0	7	2
2016	4th place	4	0	2	2	3	4
2017	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2018	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	2nd-Place	3	1	0	2	5	5
2024	Champions	4	3	0	1	13	9
Total	5/17

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
Appearances: 4
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Second round		2	0	1	1	1	2
1987	Third round		2	1	1	0	2	2
1989	Third round		4	2	0	2	3	2
1991	Disqualified		–	–	–	–	–
1993	Final Round		2	0	0	2	0	5
Total	4/5	Final round	10	3	2	5	6	11

Arab Cup U-17 Tournament record

Arab Cup U-17
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2011	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Cancelled	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Quarter Final	4	3	0	1	17	2

UNAF U-16 Tournament record

North-African U-16 Tournament
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2009	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Champions	4	4	0	0	9	2
2024	Champions	4	2	2	0	7	4
Total	5/17

• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

• Egypt national football team
• Egypt Olympic football team
• Egypt national under-20 football team
• U-17 Africa Cup of Nations