The Tunisia national under-17 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 17 or under. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. Abderrazak Hedider is the current head coach.
The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup four times in 1993, 2007, 2013 and 2025, reaching the round of 16 in 2007 and 2013. The team also qualified for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations four times in 1995, 2007, 2013 and 2025, the best achievement was reaching third place in 2013. The team participated twice in the Arab Cup U-17 in 2012 and 2022, they won the title in the first participation after defeating Iraq in the final. Tunisia U-17 team is one of the most successful teams in UNAF, the team participated in the UNAF U-17 Tournament twenty-one times, having won the title four times in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2017, it has also finished second three times and third place twice. At the under-16 level, the team participated three times in the UNAF U-16 Tournament, winning the title twice in 2009 and 2026 and finishing second in 2015.
Competitive records Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-17 World Cup FIFA U-17 World Cup recordYearRoundPosition* 1985Did not enter 1987Did not qualify 1989 1991 1993Group stage12th310225 1995Did not qualify 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007Round of 169th430196 2009Did not qualify 2011 2013Round of 1612th420256 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019 2023 2025Round of 3232nd410365 2026To be determined 2027 2028 2029TotalRound of 164/20157082222
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations U-17 Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 1995Group stage7th3102210 1997Did not qualify 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007Fourth Place4th512255 2009Did not qualify 2011 2013Third Place3rd5311119 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019 2023Did not qualify 2025Quarter-finals5th422062 2026QualifiedTotalThird place4/16177552426
Arab Cup U-17 Arab Cup U-17 recordYearRoundPosition* 2011Did not participate 2012Champions1st5410164 2014Did not participate 2021Qualified but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022Quarter-finals –413043 2026To be determined 2027 2028 2029Total1 Title2/49540207
UNAF U-17 Tournament UNAF U-17 Tournament recordYearRoundPosition* 2006Runners-up2nd202000 2007Runners-up2nd320100 2008Champions1st321072 2008Fourth Place4th411234 2009Group stage5th201101 2009Champions1st202022 2010Runners-up2nd311133 2011Fourth Place4th202000 2012Third Place3rd201112 2012Champions1st211086 2014Third Place3rd210134 2015Runners-up2nd202022 2016Runners-up2nd312053 2017Champions1st411142 2018Third Place3rd310213 2018Third Place3rd320155 2021Runners-up 2nd211021 2022Third Place3rd420276 2022Fourth Place4th310247 2024Fourth Place4th403145 2024Third Place3rd421176 2026 Fourth Place4th411235Total4 Titles22/22632023197169
UNAF U-16 Tournament UNAF U-16 Tournament recordYearRoundPosition* 2009Champions1st202022 2015Runners-up2nd211042 2026Champions1st 3 3 0 0 93Total2 Titles3/3 7 4 3 0 157
Honours U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place (1): 2013 Arab Cup U-17 Champions (1): 2012 UNAF U-17 Tournament Champions (4): 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017 Runners-up (6): 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021 Third Place (6): 2012, 2014, 2018, 2018, 2022, 2024 UNAF U-16 Tournament Champions (2): 2009, 2026 Runners-up: 2015
See also Tunisia national football team Tunisia A' national football team Tunisia national under-23 football team Tunisia national under-20 football team Tunisia national under-18 football team Tunisia national under-15 football team
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