Cook Islands national under-17 football team
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| Nickname | The Cooks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Cook Islands Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Tahiri Elikana | ||
| Most caps | Sunai Joseph (11) | ||
| Top scorer | Conroy Tiputoa (3) | ||
| FIFA code | COK | ||
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| First international | |||
 Australia 14–0 Cook Islands (New Zealand; 15 April 1997) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Tonga 1–7 Cook Islands (Apia, Samoa; 22 January 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Australia 14–0 Cook Islands (New Zealand; 15 April 1997) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 6th place (2013), Quarterfinals (2023) | ||
The Cook Islands national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people, it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
 1997 to  1999 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2001 |
Withdrew | |||||||||
 2003 to  2005 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2007 to  2009 |
Did not participate | |||||||||
 2011 to  2025 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 2026 |
To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
OFC U-17 Championship record
The OFC Under 17 Championship is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| OFC U-17 Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1997 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 |
 1999 | Group Stage | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 0 |
 & 2001 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 && 2003 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 |
| 2005 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
 2007 | Did not participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Did not participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 |
| & 2013 | 6th place | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 6 |
| & 2015 | Group Stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 0 |
| & 2017 | Preliminary Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
& 2018 | Preliminary Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Total | 6th place & Quarterfinals | 42 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 32 | 176 | -144 | 20 |
Current Technical Staff
| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Delaney Yaqona |
| Assistant coach | Donald Munro |
| Team manager | Junior Areai |
| Physio | Pare Tangata |
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the squad for the 2023 OFC U-17 Championship from 11 to 28 January 2023.
