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 U-17 national team
AssociationAFF
ConfederationAFC
Head coachYusuf Mahandiszadah
CaptainAli Rahimi
FIFA codeAFG
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage (2018), (2023)

Results and fixtures 2023–2030

* Afghanistan score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023, Group B in  Thailand

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)
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)
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)

CAFA U17 Championship 2023 in  Tajikistan

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)
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)
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)
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)

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) Afghanistan 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) Afghanistan 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–present)

Competitive record
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