Ivory Coast national under-17 football team
National under-17 association football team representing Ivory Coast
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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.
Nickname(s)Les Petits Éléphants
(The Little Elephants)
(The Little Elephants)
AssociationIvorian Football Federation
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
| Nickname(s) | Les Petits Éléphants (The Little Elephants) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ivorian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Bassiriki Diabaté | ||
| Captain | Jean Thome | ||
| FIFA code | CIV | ||
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| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2013) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Third Place (1987) | ||
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Christ Kouassi | 8 October 2008 |  Olympique Adiaké | ||
| 16 | GK | Paul Koko | 24 December 2008 | Zoman FC | ||
| 21 | GK | Aboulaye Cissé | 14 November 2008 | LYS FC | ||
| 3 | DF | Kouadio Koffi | 22 December 2008 | Zoman FC | ||
| 4 | DF | Samba Konate | 14 October 2008 | SOL FC | ||
| 18 | DF | Aboubacar Meite | 29 December 2008 |  Afrique Élite | ||
| 5 | DF | Kouame Obli | 20 December 2008 | Mouna | ||
| 6 | MF | Habib Soumahoro | 24 December 2008 | RC Abidjan | ||
| 8 | MF | Daan Yoboue | 1 November 2008 | ES Bingerville | ||
| 10 | MF | Ismael Toure | 11 May 2008 | Mouna | ||
| 14 | MF | Cheick Malo | 26 July 2009 | FC San Pédro | ||
| 19 | MF | Tape Touali | 11 October 2008 | SOA FC | ||
| 7 | FW | Bakary Kebe | 29 November 2008 | Jeunesse d'Angré | ||
| 9 | FW | Alynho Haidara | 26 July 2008 | FC Mayence 05 | ||
| 11 | FW | Allassane Toure | 5 November 2009 | RC Abidjan | ||
| 15 | FW | Youbah Coulibaly | 29 October 2008 | Zoman FC | ||
| 17 | FW | Kouassi Kouadio | 5 May 2008 | Afrique Élite | ||
| 20 | FW | Hubert Yao | 5 November 2009 | FC San Pédro | ||
Honours
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
- FIFA U-17 World Cup:
- Third (1): 1987
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1985 | Did not enter | ||||||
 1987 | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
 1989 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1991 | Walkover | ||||||
 1993 | |||||||
 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1997 | |||||||
 1999 | |||||||
 2001 | Walkover | ||||||
 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2005 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2009 | |||||||
 2011 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
 2013 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2017 | |||||||
 2019 | |||||||
 2023 | |||||||
 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | Qualified | ||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||
| 2028 | |||||||
| 2029 | |||||||
| Total | 5/24 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 38 |
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
 1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2001 | Walkover | ||||||
 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2005 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2009 | |||||||
 2011 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
 2013 | Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2019 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2025 | Third Place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| Total | 6/15 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 25 |
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record
- Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
External links
- (in French) Ivory Coast national under-17 football team - official site of FIF