# Afghanistan national under-17 football team

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

* Afghanistan score always listed first
Win  Draw  Loss

### 2023

2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
2023 CAFA U-17 Championship

### 2024

2024 CAFA U-17 Championship
Final match
2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification (21–27 Oct)

### 2025

2025 AFC U17 ASIAN CUP SAUDI ARABIA, GROUP C

## Players

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mansoor Noorzai | (2006-03-06)6 March 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 22 | 1GK | Shabir Ahmad Khairkhwa | (2007-01-31)31 January 2007 (aged 16) | |
| 23 | 1GK | Sediqullah Hussain Khail | (2006-05-07)7 May 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 2 | 2DF | Rohullah Nazari | (2006-12-13)13 December 2006 (aged 16) | |
| 3 | 2DF | Ehsan Ahmad Rahmani | (2007-01-15)15 January 2007 (aged 16) | |
| 4 | 2DF | Omid Sarwari | (2006-10-03)3 October 2006 (aged 16) | |
| 5 | 2DF | Ahmad Sawad Sultani | (2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 13 | 2DF | Rahmatullah Jafari | (2007-12-31)31 December 2007 (aged 15) | |
| 15 | 2DF | Arash Habibi | (2006-05-31)31 May 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 18 | 2DF | Farid Gawhari | (2006-11-25)25 November 2006 (aged 16) | |
| 6 | 3MF | Ali Rahimi (captain) | (2006-02-20)20 February 2006 (aged 17) | Sorkh Poshan Herat |
| 8 | 3MF | Jawad Al-Okoazay | (2006-01-22)22 January 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 9 | 3MF | Arash Ahmadi | (2008-02-11)11 February 2008 (aged 15) | |
| 10 | 3MF | Hakim Niazi | (2006-08-14)14 August 2006 (aged 16) | Attack Energy |
| 16 | 3MF | Ahmad Shekib Mehri | (2006-12-02)2 December 2006 (aged 16) | |
| 18 | 3MF | Mohammad Zarif Amini | (2008-12-30)30 December 2008 (aged 14) | |
| 20 | 3MF | Farzad Tajik | (2007-02-14)14 February 2007 (aged 16) | |
| 21 | 3MF | Mohammad Mostafa Mohammadi | (2006-06-23)23 June 2006 (aged 16) | |
| 7 | 4FW | Roman Hamidi | (2006-11-22)22 November 2006 (aged 16) | |
| 11 | 4FW | Navid Mohammadi | (2006-03-12)12 March 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 12 | 4FW | Enayatullah Kohi | (2006-03-01)1 March 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 14 | 4FW | Ali Ramazani | (2006-03-14)14 March 2006 (aged 17) | |
| 19 | 4FW | Habibullah Hotak | (2007-05-31)31 May 2007 (aged 16) | |

## Coaching history

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
### FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup :
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | 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 | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | 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 | 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 | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | 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 | 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 | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | 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 | 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 | To be determined |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | – | 0/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### AFC U-17 Asian Cup record

| AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | AFC U-17 Asian Cup | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications |
| 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 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | 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 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | | 2013 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | Didn't Qualify | | 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

| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 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

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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 |

### SAFF U17 Championship (2011–2024)

SAFF U17 Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2013 | Fourth Place | In Group A, 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | Semi-Finals | In Group A, 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2017 | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF |
| 2018 | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF |
| 2019 | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF |
| 2022 | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF |
| 2023 | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF |
| 2024 | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF | Not part of SAFF |
| Totals | 0 title | 2/10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |