Algeria national under-17 football team

Algeria U-17
Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك; (Fennec foxes)
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Amine Ghimouz
Home stadium	Stade 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours	Second colours
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	2 (first in 2009)
Best result	Runners-up (2009)
UNAF U-17 Tournament
Appearances	15 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2006, 2008, 2012, 2021)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2009)
Best result	Round 1 (2009)

Nickname(s)الأفنــاك
(Fennec foxes)

AssociationAlgerian Football Federation

ConfederationCAF (Africa)

Head coachAmine Ghimouz^[1]

The Algeria national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم تحت 17 سنة) is the national representative for Algeria in international under-17 football competition, and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team competes in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, UNAF U-17 Tournament, and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments. In March 2025 Amine Ghimouz was appointed head coach.^[1]

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FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Withdrew
2003	did not qualify
2005	did not enter
2007	did not qualify
2009	Round 1	23rd	3	0	0	3	0	5
2011	did not qualify
2013	did not qualify
2015	did not enter
2017	did not qualify
2019
2023
2025
2026	To be determined
Total	Round 1	1/20	3	0	0	3	0	5

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1995	did not qualify
1997
1999
2001	Withdrew
2003	did not qualify
2005	did not enter
2007	did not qualify
2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	4	5
2011	did not qualify
2013	did not qualify
2015	did not enter
2017	did not qualify
2019	did not qualify
2023	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	3	7
2025	did not qualify
2026	qualified
Total	Runners-up	3/16	9	4	1	4	7	12

UNAF U-17 Tournament record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Champions	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0
2007	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	5
2008	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	1	0	4	0
2008	Champions	1st	4	2	2	0	6	2
2009	Group Stage	6th	2	0	1	1	1	5
2009	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	2	0	1	1
2010	Group Stage	5th	3	1	1	1	3	1
2011	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	1	1	0	2
2012	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	2	0
2012	Did not enter
2014
2015
2016	Third place	3rd	3	0	3	0	2	2
2017	Third place	3rd	3	2	0	1	3	5
2018	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	5	6
2018	Fourth place	4th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2021	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	4	3
2022	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	1	4
2022	Withdrew
2024	Runners-up	2nd	4	1	3	0	5	3
2024	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	5	6
2026	To be determined
Total	4 Titles	17/21	49	14	21	14	44	49

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
Appearances: 5
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	First Round		2	0	1	1	1	3
1987	Third Round		4	1	2	1	2	2
1989	Second Round		2	0	0	2	0	6
1991	Second Round		2	0	1	1	0	1
1993	Final Round		4	1	1	2	2	6
Total	Final Round	5/5	14	2	5	7	5	18

Arab Cup U-17
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	6	5
2012	Group stage	8th	2	0	0	2	0	5
2014	did not participate
2021	Cancelled
2022	Winner	1st	6	3	3	0	12	2
2026	To be determined
2027
2028
2029
Total	Winner	3/4	14	5	4	5	18	12

Algeria national under-17 football team

Tournament Records

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

UNAF U-17 Tournament record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

Arab Cup U-17 record

Current squad

See also

References

External links

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1	1GK	Ivan Guemdani	(2009-10-06) 6 October 2009 (age 16)	Marseille
16	1GK	Nazim Benmedjdoub	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 17)

5	2DF	Yanis Messaoudi	(2009-02-17) 17 February 2009 (age 17)	AC Milan
6	2DF	Ali Sadji		JS Kabylie
12	2DF	Ilyes Mekkaoui	(2009-06-15) 15 June 2009 (age 16)	Volendam
15	2DF	Noam Benramdane	(2009-02-01) 1 February 2009 (age 17)	Montpellier
3	2DF	Anas Belkanichi	(2009-04-16) 16 April 2009 (age 16)	Toulouse

	3MF	Ayoub Bouacida		ES Sétif
2	3MF	Ayoub Dahmas		USM Alger
4	3MF	Mahmoud Noubli (captain)	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 17)	Paradou AC
7	3MF	Yacine Abed		Paradou AC
11	3MF	Khalil Touali		Olympique Akbou
13	3MF	Yasser Noureddine Bouhadjela		Olympique Akbou
20	3MF	Mohamed Yacin Meguenni	(2010-01-01) 1 January 2010 (age 16)	Lyon
21	3MF	Ilian Refsi	(2009-01-01) 1 January 2009 (age 17)	Paris FC
22	3MF	Abderrahmane Zaoui		MC Mekhadma
23	3MF	Nazim Mohamed Salah Benkaidia		CS Constantine
24	3MF	Tahar Mohamed Akbache		USM Alger
18	3MF	Ilyes Grini	(2009-08-03) 3 August 2009 (age 16)	Lens
19	3MF	Adam Benali	(2009-01-04) 4 January 2009 (age 17)	Le Havre
25	3MF	Djibril Merouani	(2009-03-24) 24 March 2009 (age 17)	Lyon

9	4FW	Mouhammad Valmy	(2009-11-29) 29 November 2009 (age 16)	Rennes
8	4FW	Walid Nechab	(2009-03-24) 24 March 2009 (age 17)	Lyon
10	4FW	Bilal Daaou	(2009-08-27) 27 August 2009 (age 16)	Eintracht Frankfurt

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East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar¹
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Non-regional Members	Réunion¹
¹ Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA Football in Africa portal