# Mali national under-20 football team

Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane.
Their greatest achievement to date is finishing third in both the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup and in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they defeated Senegal 3-1 in the third-place match.

## Competitive record
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

Third Place
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2013 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 7/24 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 |

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were selected to take part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Alkalifa Coulibaly | (2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 17) | Onze Créateurs |
| 2 | 2DF | Arnaud Konan | (2000-05-15)15 May 2000 (aged 19) | Etoiles du Mandé |
| 3 | 2DF | Drissa Diarra | (1999-05-01)1 May 1999 (aged 20) | AS Bamako |
| 4 | 2DF | Fode Konate | (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 18) | AS Bamako |
| 5 | 2DF | Babou Fofana | (1999-04-10)10 April 1999 (aged 20) | Stade Malien |
| 6 | 3MF | Ousmane Diakite | (2000-07-25)25 July 2000 (aged 18) | Liefering |
| 7 | 4FW | Hadji Dramé | (2000-09-10)10 September 2000 (aged 18) | Yelleni Olimpic |
| 8 | 3MF | Mohamed Camara | (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 19) | Hartberg |
| 9 | 4FW | El Bilal Touré | (2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 17) | Afrique Foot Elite |
| 10 | 3MF | Mamadou Traoré | (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 20) | Stade Malien |
| 11 | 4FW | Boubacar Konté | (2001-03-02)2 March 2001 (aged 18) | Sarpsborg FK |
| 12 | 4FW | Mamady Diarra | (2000-06-26)26 June 2000 (aged 18) | Yeelen FC |
| 13 | 2DF | Clément Kanouté | (1999-09-01)1 September 1999 (aged 19) | CS Duguwolofila |
| 14 | 3MF | Sambou Sissoko | (2000-06-29)29 June 2000 (aged 18) | USFAS |
| 15 | 2DF | Abdoulaye Diaby | (2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 18) | Antwerp |
| 16 | 1GK | Youssouf Koïta | (2000-08-27)27 August 2000 (aged 18) | Girona |
| 17 | 3MF | Mamadou Samake | (2000-05-15)15 May 2000 (aged 19) | Standard Liège |
| 18 | 3MF | Boubacar Traoré | (2001-08-20)20 August 2001 (aged 17) | AS Bamako |
| 19 | 4FW | Lassana N'Diaye | (2000-10-03)3 October 2000 (aged 18) | CSKA Moscow |
| 20 | 4FW | Sékou Koïta | (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 19) | Wolfsberger AC |
| 21 | 1GK | Souleymane Coulibaly | (2001-08-28)28 August 2001 (aged 17) | Afrique Foot Elite |

## Achievements

* Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
** Champions: 2019
** Runners-up: 1989
** Third place: 2003
* FIFA U-20 World Cup
** Third place: 1999, 2015

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 032.26 |