Mali national under-20 football team
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| Nickname | The Eagles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Malian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Mahamoutou Kane | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| FIFA code | MLI | ||
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| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2019) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1999, 2015) | ||
Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane.
Their greatest achievement to date is finishing third in both the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they defeated Senegal 3-1 in the third-place match.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Third Place
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1979 | |||||||
 1981 | |||||||
 1983 | |||||||
 1985 | |||||||
 1987 | |||||||
 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
 1995 | |||||||
 1997 | |||||||
 1999 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 |
 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2007 | |||||||
 2009 | |||||||
 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
 2015 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2025 | |||||||
  2027 | to be determined | ||||||
| Total | 7/25 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament to be played in June 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 21 September 2024, after the match against Senegal
Achievements
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
- Champions: 2019
- Runners-up: 1989
- Third place: 2003
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Colombia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
 East Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
 France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
 Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Ghana |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Greece |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Mexico |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Nigeria |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Panama |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Paraguay |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Portugal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Senegal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Serbia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| South Korea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
 Spain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
 United States |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 |
| Uzbekistan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 32.26 |
