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.

Afghanistan national Under-17

Association	AFF
Confederation	AFC
Head coach	Elias Ahmad Manuocher
Captain	Hamid Amiri
FIFA code	AFG
First colours Second colours
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2018)
Best result	Group stage (2018, 2023)
CAFA Youth Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2023, 2024)
Best result	Third place (2023), Champions (2024)

Results and fixtures

* Afghanistan score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

2023

2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Afghanistan v Iran

16 June 2023	Afghanistan	1–6	Iran	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 (UTC+7)	Niazi 36'	Report	Nafari 28' Gholizadah 32' (pen.), 51' Taheri 45+4', 48' Ghandipour 89'	Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

Afghanistan v South Korea

19 June 2023	Afghanistan	0–4	South Korea	Pathum Thani Stadium, Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:00 (UTC+7)		Report	Lim Hyun-sub 13' Noorzai 24' (o.g.) Yun Do-young 34' (54)	Attendance: 170 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

Afghanistan v Qatar

22 June 2023	Afghanistan	2–1	Qatar	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand
21:00 (UTC+7)	Hotak 18', 40'	Report	Al-Shaaibi 26'	Attendance: 78 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

2023 CAFA U-17 Championship

Afghanistan v Kyrgyzstan

20 August 2023	Afghanistan	3–0	Kyrgyzstan	CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)	Shirzai 29' Ahmadi 31' Safi 48'			Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)

Afghanistan v Tajikistan

21 August 2023	Afghanistan	1–3	Tajikistan	CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)	Sarwari 8'		Kamolov 35' (47) Khushvakhtov 40'	Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Uzbekistan)

Afghanistan v Iran

23 August 2023	Afghanistan	2–1	Iran	CSKA Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)	Sarwari 43' Rahmani 47'		Jenadeleh 58'	Referee: Arsalan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)

Afghanistan v Uzbekistan

27 August 2023	Afghanistan	0–3	Uzbekistan	Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan
17:30 (UTC+4:30)			Fayzullaev 8' Tulaganmirzaev 36' Sodikov 90+3'	Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)

2024

2024 CAFA U-17 Championship

Afghanistan v Kyrgyzstan

19 August 2024 (2024-08-19)	Afghanistan	2–0	Kyrgyzstan	Dushanbe
18:30 (Tajikistan time), 15:30 (Germany time).	Ahmadi 6' Safi 43'			Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Turkmenistan)

Tajikistan v Afghanistan

21 August 2024	Tajikistan	0–1	Afghanistan	Dushanbe
21:30 (Tajikistan time), 18:30 (Germany time).			Sarwari 6'	Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Referee: Morteza Mansourian (Iran)

Final match

Afghanistan v Uzbekistan

24 August 2024	Afghanistan	1–0	Uzbekistan	Dushanbe
20:00 (Tajikistan time), 17:00 (Germany time).	Hajizade 27'			Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)

2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification (21–27 Oct)

Philippines v Afghanistan

21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Philippines	0–8	Afghanistan	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7		Report	Shirzai 6', 40' Ahmadi 57', 67' Safi 63' Mahbobi 74' Ibrahimi 81' Sarwari 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Chuang En-yir (Chinese Taipei)

Afghanistan v Macau

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Afghanistan	9–0	Macau	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7	Nowrozi 7' Shirzai 28', 56' Ahmadi 49' Sarwari 54' Mohammadi 60' Mahbobi 79' Raziqi 90' Safi 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium

Cambodia v Afghanistan

25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Cambodia	1–3	Afghanistan	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
19:00 UTC+7	Rintaro 90+5'	Report	Safi 45+1' Shirzai 73' Ahmadi 90'	Stadium: Prince Stadium Referee: Sila Jinnigorn (Thailand)

Afghanistan v Bangladesh

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Afghanistan	3–2	Bangladesh	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
16:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Prince Stadium Referee: Ali Alachkar (Lebanon)

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
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025	To be determined
2026
2027
2028
2029
Total	–	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-17 Asian Cup record

AFC U-17 Asian Cup									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								2009	Group stage	4	0	1	3	1	12
2012	Disqualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2011	Group stage	5	1	0	4	10	12
2014	Didn't Qualify								2013	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	6
2016									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

CAFA Youth Championship record
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

CAFA U-17 Championship

Founded	2023 (2023)
Region	Central Asia (CAFA)
Number of teams	5 (as of 2023)
Current champions	Tajikistan
2023 CAFA U-17 Championship

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

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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

First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: CAFA
(H) Hosts

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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

First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: CAFA

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See also

• Afghanistan national football team
• Afghanistan Football Federation
• Football in Afghanistan
• Sport in Afghanistan
• Afghanistan

External links

• Afghanistan Football Federation (in Persian)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Afghanistan's head-to-head record in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Iran	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	000.00
Iraq	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Qatar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
South Korea	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11	000.00
Total	6	1	0	5	4	24	−20	016.67