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National under-17 association football team representing Tunisia This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tunisia women's national under-17 football team.

Tunisia U-17
Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Football Federation
Other affiliationUAFA (Arab World)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachMohamed Amine Naffati
Home stadiumHammadi Agrebi Stadium
colours Second colours
First international
 Tunisia 0–1 Algeria 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 24 August 1986)
Biggest win
 Tunisia 5–1 Ethiopia 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 6 November 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Tunisia 0–7 Ghana 
(Mali; 20 May 1995)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1993)
Best resultRound of 16 (2007, 2013)
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 1995)
Best resultThird Place (2013)
Arab Cup U-17
Appearances2 (first in 2012)
Best resultChampions (2012)

The Tunisia national under-17 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football competitions since its inception in 1957. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). Selim Benachour is the current head coach.

History

Current staff

  • Head coach: Tunisia Mohamed Amine Naffati

Honours

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place: 2013
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions: 2012
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third Place: 2012, 2014, 2018, 2018, 2022, 2024

Competitive records

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1985 Did not enter
Canada 1987 Did not qualify
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993 1st Round 12th 3 1 0 2 2 5
Ecuador 1995 Did not qualify
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007 Round of 16 9th 4 3 0 1 9 6
Nigeria 2009 Did not qualify
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 5 6
Chile 2015 Did not qualify
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total Round of 16 3/20 11 6 0 5 16 17

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Mali 1995 1st Round 7th 3 1 0 2 2 10
Botswana 1997 Did not qualify
Guinea 1999
Seychelles 2001
Eswatini 2003
The Gambia 2005
Togo 2007 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 5 5
Algeria 2009 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2011
Morocco 2013 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 9
Niger 2015 Did not qualify
Gabon 2017
Tanzania 2019
Morocco 2021 Cancelled
Algeria 2023 Did not qualify
Morocco 2025
Total Third Place 3/13 13 5 3 5 18 24

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Saudi Arabia 2011 Did not participate
Tunisia 2012 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 16 4
Qatar 2014 Did not participate
Morocco 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Algeria 2022 Quarter-finals 4 1 3 0 4 3
Total Champions 2/4 9 5 4 0 20 7

UNAF U-17 Tournament

UNAF U-17 Tournament
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Algeria 2006 Runners-up 2nd 2 0 2 0 0 0
Morocco 2007 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 0 0
Tunisia 2008 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 7 2
Algeria 2008 Fourth Place 4th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Tunisia 2009 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 0 1
Morocco 2009 Champions 1st 2 0 2 0 2 2
Tunisia 2010 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 3 3
Morocco 2011 Fourth Place 4th 2 0 2 0 0 0
Tunisia 2012 Third Place 3rd 2 0 1 1 1 2
Morocco 2012 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 8 6
Morocco 2014 Third Place 3rd 2 1 0 1 3 4
Morocco 2015 Runners-up 2nd 2 0 2 0 2 2
Morocco 2016 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 5 3
Morocco 2017 Champions 1st 4 1 1 1 4 2
Tunisia 2018 Third Place 3rd 3 1 0 2 1 3
Morocco 2018 Third Place 3rd 3 2 0 1 5 5
Algeria 2021 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1 0 2 1
Algeria 2022 Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 7 6
Algeria 2024 Fourth Place 4th 4 0 3 1 4 5
Morocco 2024 Third Place 3rd 4 2 1 1 7 6
Total 4 Titles 18/18 59 18 22 15 64 57

See also

References

Tunisia Football in Tunisia
Tunisian Football Federation
National teams
Men
Women
League system
Men
Women
Domestic cups
Men
Women
Organizations
Rivalries
َAwards
Lists
Tunisia National sports teams of Tunisia
National under-17 football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)
West Africa (WAFU)
East Africa (CECAFA)
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)
Southern Africa (COSAFA)
Non-regional Members
Regional team, an associate member of CAF but not a member of FIFA
Football in Africa portal

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Tunisia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Belgium 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
 China 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Chile 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
 France 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Japan 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Poland 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Russia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 United States 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Total 11 6 0 5 16 17 −1 054.55
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