| Afghanistan national Under-17 | |
| Fifa Trigramme: | AFG |
| Coach: | Elias Ahmad Manuocher |
| Captain: | Hamid Amiri |
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| Regional Name: | AFC U-16 Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 2 |
| Regional Cup First: | 2018 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Group stage (2018, 2023) |
| 2Ndregional Name: | CAFA Youth Championship |
| 2Ndregional Cup Apps: | 2 |
| 2Ndregional Cup First: | 2023, 2024 |
| 2Ndregional Cup Best: | Third place (2023), Champions (2024) |
The Afghanistan national under-17 football team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international under-17 football competitions. The team had properly qualified for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, but were disqualified from the tournament for fielding an ineligible player in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.
* Afghanistan score always listed first
2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
Final match
2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification (21–27 Oct)
The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.
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1., Sayed Hadi Kazemi (2018–2022)
2., Yusuf Mahandiszadah (2022–2023)
3., Faiz Muhammad Faizy (2023–4 April 2024)
4., Eliyas Ahmad Manuocher (10.04.2024–present)
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | |||||||
 1985 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
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| 2029 | |||||||||
| Total | – | 0/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFC U-17 Asian Cup | Qualifications | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | - | Hosts / Year | Position | PLD | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||||||
| 1985 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 1986 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
 1988 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 1990 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
 1992 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 1994 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 1996 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 1998 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2000 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2002 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2004 | Didn't Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2003 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
 2006 | Didn't Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
 2008 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - |  2007 | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2010 | Didn't Qualify |  2009 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Disqualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2011 | Group stage | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||||||
| 2014 | Didn't Qualify |  2013 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2017 | Qualifiers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |||||||
| 2023 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 |  2022 | Qualifiers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Qualifiers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |||||||
| Total | 3/18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | Total | Best: Group Stage | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 54 | 48 | |||||||
| CAFA Youth Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 2023 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| 2024 | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 2/20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
| CAFA U-17 Championship | |
| Region: | Central Asia (CAFA) |
| Number Of Teams: | 5 (as of 2023) |
| Current: | 2023 CAFA U-17 Championship |
The CAFA U-17 Championship is an international football competition contested by the Central Asian men's under-17 national teams of the CAFA member associations. The competition began in 2023, with winning the inaugural competition.
| width=2% | Edition | width=5% | Year | width=8% | Hosts | Champions | width=10% | Score | Runners-up | Third place | width=10% | Score and Venue | Fourth place | width=4% | No. of Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023(U17)20–27 August | Tajikistan | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5 |
CAFA U-17 Championship 2023 standing
| Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |