# Ivory Coast national under-17 football team

The Ivory Coast national under-17 football team, nicknamed Les petit Éléphants ("The Little Elephants" in French), represents Ivory Coast in international football at the under-17 level and is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation. The team's first appearance on the world stage was in 1987 at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Canada where they achieved third place after a 2-1 extra time victory over Italy in the third-place playoff.

## Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification matches.
* Match dates: 12, 15 and 18 June 2022
* Opposition: Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso
* Caps and goals correct as of: 18 January 2021, after the match against Nigeria
| Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Mohamed Cissé | 0 | 0 | Diambars Koumassi |
| 1GK | Ulrich Houidi | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro |
| 2DF | Issiaka Bamba | 0 | 0 | Aboisso |
| 2DF | Ismael Coulibaly | 0 | 0 | Ismael FC Yopougon |
| 2DF | Appolinaire Kouadio | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro |
| 2DF | Moustapha Makhete Ndiage | 0 | 0 | Koumassi |
| 2DF | Emmanuel Ngoran | 0 | 0 | WAFA Yopougon |
| 2DF | Moriken Sanogo | 0 | 0 | Amistad FC Angre |
| 3MF | Cheick Bamba | 0 | 0 | Aboisso |
| 3MF | Abdoulaye Doumbia | 0 | 0 | Dabou |
| 3MF | Inza Gballou | 0 | 0 | Gervinho 27 |
| 3MF | Zoumana Adama Kamagate | 0 | 0 | Diambars Koumassi |
| 3MF | Chadrac Dieubeni Konan | 0 | 0 | RC Abidjan |
| 3MF | Ndiaye Baba | 0 | 0 | Lanfiara |
| 3MF | Nambagui Soro | 0 | 0 | Lanfiara |
| 4FW | Yan Diomande | 0 | 0 | Aboisso |
| 4FW | Oumar Konate | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro |
| 4FW | Aboubacar Méité | 0 | 0 | Etoile Filante Mbatto |

## Honours

* Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
** Champions (1): 2013
** Third (1): 2005
* FIFA U-17 World Cup:
** Third (1): 1987

## Competetive Record
### FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup :
| Appearances: 4 ||||||||
| Year | Round | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |
| 1993 | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 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 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2013 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 4/20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 29 |

### U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 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 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 2013 | Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| Total | 5/15 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 21 |

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

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers :
| Appearances: 2 ||||||||
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Third Round | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 1989 | Third Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1991 | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |
| 1993 | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |
| Total | 2/5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.