| Mali U-17 | |
| Fifa Trigramme: | MLI |
| Nickname: | Les Aigles (The Eagles) |
| Association: | Malian Football Federation |
| Confederation: | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-Confederation: | WAFU (West Africa) |
| Coach: |  Soumaïla Coulibaly |
| Home Stadium: | Stade du 26 Mars |
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| U17wc Apps: | 6 |
| U17wc First: | 1997 |
| U17wc Best: | Runners-up (2015) |
| Regional Name: | U-17 Africa Cup of Nations |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 9 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1995 |
| Regional Cup Best: | Champions (2015, 2017) |
The Mali national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Mali and is controlled by the Malian Football Federation. It represents Mali in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 2015 World Cup[1] held in Chile, when Mali reached finished as runners-up. Their best performance at the African level came in the 2015 and the 2017 tournament in Niger and Gabon respectively, when they finished as champions.
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
 1985 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1987 | |||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||
 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1993 | |||||||||
 1995 | |||||||||
 1997 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
 1999 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 2001 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2005 | |||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | ||
| To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 6/20 | Runners-up | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 26 | |
| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
 1999 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
 2001 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2009 | |||||||||
 2011 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
 2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
 2017 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 9/15 | Champions | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 43 | |
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.[2]
Caps and goals are correct as of 1 May 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.
The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.