Maldives national under-17 football team
National association football team
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The Maldives national under-17 football team is the under-17 football team of the Maldives.[1] The team participates in the U-17 football competitions in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Maldives. The team has never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup or the AFC U-17 Asian Cup. As of 2024, the team was coached by Mohamed Adam.[2] It is qualified for the 2026 Asian Cup.[3]
NicknameRed Snappers
AssociationFootball Association of Maldives
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
| Nickname | Red Snappers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Maldives | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| Home stadium | Addu Football Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | MDV | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| SAFF U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2011) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 5 times | ||
Players
Current Squad
The following 23 players were selected for the most recent fixtures in the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Shaiman Rashaad Rashaad | ||||
| 18 | GK | Mohamed Maail Moosa Moosa | ||||
| 22 | GK | Raaim Shiyam Ibrahim |  Super United | |||
| 2 | DF | Ahmed Aahil Athif | Club Eagles | |||
| 3 | DF | Ahmed Amaan Amyn Amin | ||||
| 15 | DF | Abdul Khalig Aanish Abdulla Aslam | ||||
| 20 | DF | Aik Adam | ||||
| 4 | MF | Thaaiu Abdul Hakeem Hakeem | ||||
| 5 | MF | Daniyal Mohamed Didi Daniyal | ||||
| 6 | MF | Ibrahim Avsam Abdulla Avsam | ||||
| 7 | MF | Aakif bin Mohamed Aakif | ||||
| 9 | MF | Aidh Mohamed Jaweez | ||||
| 10 | MF | Abdulla Aaish Ali Aaish | ||||
| 12 | MF | Ali Ilaan Ahmed Ilaan (captain) | ||||
| 13 | MF | Looth bin Saud Looth | ||||
| 14 | MF | Hussain Ilhaam Ibrahim Ibrahim | ||||
| 16 | MF | Hussain Akmal Rasheed Rasheed | ||||
| 17 | MF | Ali Aflah Aneel Aneel | ||||
| 21 | MF | Aiman Ali Ali | ||||
| 23 | MF | Mohamed Vifaq Jadulla | Super United | |||
| 8 | FW | Shaadhin Abdul Razzaq | ||||
| 11 | FW | Moosa Mikial Shakeeb | Victory Sports Club | |||
| 19 | FW | Ehaan Bin ibrahim | Super United | |||
Tournament records
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
 1985 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1987 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1989 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1991 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1993 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1995 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1997 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1999 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2001 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2003 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2005 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2007 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2009 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2011 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2013 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2015 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2017 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2019 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2023 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | ||||||||
AFC U-17 Asian Cup Record
| AFC U-17 Asian Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | PLD | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1985 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1986 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1988 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1990 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1992 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1994 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2000 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2002 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2006 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2008 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2014 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2018 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2020 | Cancelled | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | ||||||||
SAFF U-16 Championship Record
| SAFF U-17 Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Pos. | P | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2011 |  Nepal | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2013 | Nepal | 0/6 | Did not enter | |||||
| 2015 |  Bangladesh | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | Nepal | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
