# Afghanistan national under-20 football team

Afghanistan national under-20 football team is controlled by Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international under-20 football competitions. Afghanistan's best performance in International games was in the 1977 AFC Youth Championship when they reached the quarter-finals.

## Results and fixtures 2023–2030

* Afghanistan score always listed first
Win  Draw  Loss
The Cafa U20 Championship 2023  Tajikistan
The Cafa u20 Championship 2024 Kyrgyzstan in The Group A
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifikation Group D in Saudi Arabia

## Coaching history

1. Afghanistan, Ali Asghar Lali (1977–1979)
2. Afghanistan, Hamayun Hamdard (2022–2023)
3. Afghanistan, Mohd Taher Raufi (2023–2024)
4. Afghanistan, Qahari Yousuf Mandes Zada (2024–present)

## CAFA Junior Championship (2023–2030)
### Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 16 May 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 10 | Champions |
| 2 | Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Tajikistan (H) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | Third place |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 | |
| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place |
| 2023 (U20) 19–29 May | Tajikistan | Uzbekistan | 3–2 | Iran | Tajikistan | 1–1 | Afghanistan |

### 2024
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kyrgyz Republic (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 | Third place play-off |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | Fifth place play-off |

#### Third place play-off
### Final
## 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
### Group C

Afghanistan withdrew from 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Afghanistan | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |

### FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup :
| Year | Result | Position | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | - | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### AFC Youth Championship record

| AFC Youth Championship | AFC Youth Championship | AFC Youth Championship | AFC Youth Championship | AFC Youth Championship | AFC Youth Championship | AFC Youth Championship | AFC Youth Championship | AFC Youth Championship | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications |
| Year | Result | Position | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Year | Position | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1959 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1960 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1970 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | - | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | - | Quarter-final | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | - | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 1980 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | |
| 1992 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | |
| 1996 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | |
| 2000 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2003 | Groupstage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2005 | Groupstage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2007 | Groupstage (D) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2009 | Groupstage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 |
| 2012 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2013 | Groupstage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2016 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2015 | Groupstage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2017 | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2022 | Groupstage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2024 | Groupstage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | - | 0/20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 31 | Total | Best: Groupstage | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 61 |

### CAFA U-19/U-20 Championship

CAFA Junior Championship record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2023 | Groupstage Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | Fifth place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 2/20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 |