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 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Honours Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Champions (1): 2013 Third (2): 2005, 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Third (1): 1987
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup YearRoundPldWDLGSGA 1985Did not enter 1987Third Place641197 1989Did not qualify 1991Walkover 1993 1995Did not qualify 1997 1999 2001Walkover 2003Did not qualify 2005Group stage301248 2007Did not qualify 2009 2011Round of 1641121010 2013Quarterfinals521275 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019 2023 2025Group stage300328 2026Qualified 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total5/242174103238
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations YearRoundPldWDLGFGA 1995Did not qualify 1997Group stage311172 1999Did not qualify 2001Walkover 2003Did not qualify 2005Third Place530265 2007Did not qualify 2009 2011Fourth Place521297 2013Champions523053 2015Group stage311144 2017Did not qualify 2019 2023 2025Third Place6240114Total6/1527111064225
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup QualifiersAppearances: 2YearRound*1985Did not enter1987Third Round6222861989Third Round2011131991Walkover1993Total2/5823399 Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
External links Ivory Coast national under-17 football team - official site of FIF