The Mali national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Mali and is controlled by the Malian Football Federation. It represents Mali in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Overview The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 2015 World Cup held in Chile, when Mali reached finished as runners-up. Their best performance at the African level came in the 2015 and the 2017 tournament in Niger and Gabon respectively, when they finished as champions.
Tournament records
FIFA U-17 World Cup YearRoundGPWDLGSGA 1985Did not enter 1987 1989 1991Did not qualify 1993 1995 1997Quarter-finals421172 1999Group stage302101 2001Quarter-finals420254 2003Did not qualify 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015Runners-up7511124 2017Fourth place74031611 2019Did not qualify 2023Third place7502184 2025Round of 165302107 2026Qualified 2027TBD 2028 2029Total7/2437214126833
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record U-17 Africa Cup of NationsYearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA 1995Fourth place4th510458 1997Runners-up2nd522143 1999Third Place3rd522165 2001Third Place3rd4211113 2003Did not qualify 2005Group stage6th310277 2007Did not qualify 2009 2011Group stage8th300325 2013Did not qualify 2015Champions1st541094 2017Champions1st532092 2019Did not qualify 2023Fourth place4th531172 2025Runners-up2nd633193Total9/15Champions40189136043
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
Head-to-head record The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total
See also Mali national football team Mali national under-20 football team Mali women's national football team
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