The Algeria national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم تحت 17 سنة) is the national representative for Algeria in international under-17 football competitions, and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team competes in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, UNAF U-17 Tournament, and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments. In March 2025 Amine Ghimouz was appointed head coach.
Honours CAF U-17 Championship: Runners-up (1): 2009
UNAF U-17 Tournament: Winners (4): 2006, 2008, 2012, 2021 Runners-up (3): 2008, 2009, 2011
Arab Cup U-17 Winners (1): 2022
Tournament Records
FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record FIFA U-16 and U-17 World CupAppearances: 2YearRoundPosition 1985did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001Withdrew 2003did not qualify 2005did not enter 2007did not qualify 2009Round 123rd300305 2011did not qualify 2013 2015did not enter 2017did not qualify 2019 2023 2025 2026Qualified 2027To be determinedTotalRound 12/21300305
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record U-17 Africa Cup of NationsAppearances: 3YearRoundPosition 1995did not qualify 1997 1999 2001Withdrew 2003did not qualify 2005did not enter 2007did not qualify 2009Runners-up2nd530245 2011did not qualify 2013 2015did not enter 2017did not qualify 2019 2023Quarter-finals6th411237 2025did not qualify 2026Quarter-finals8th412187 2027To be determinedTotalRunners-up3/16135351519
UNAF U-17 Tournament record UNAF U-17 Tournament recordYearRoundPosition 2006Champions1st202000 2007Fourth place4th300305 2008Runners-up2nd321040 2008Champions1st422062 2009Group Stage6th201115 2009Runners-up2nd202011 2010Group Stage5th311131 2011Runners-up2nd201102 2012Champions1st211020 2012Did not enter 2014 2015 2016Third place3rd303022 2017Third place3rd320135 2018Runners-up2nd311156 2018Fourth place4th310224 2021Champions1st211043 2022Fourth place4th411214 2022Withdrew 2024Runners-up2nd413053 2024Fourth place4th411256 2026Runners-up2nd421175 2027To be determinedTotal4 Titles18/22531622155154
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup QualifiersAppearances: 5YearRoundPosition1985First Round 2011131987Third Round 412122 1989Second Round 2002061991Second Round 2011011993Final Round 411226TotalFinal Round5/514257518
Arab Cup U-17 record Arab Cup U-17Appearances: 3YearRoundPosition 2011Fourth place4th621365 2012Group stage8th200205 2014did not participate 2021Cancelled 2022Winner1st6330122 2026To be determined 2027 2028 2029TotalWinner3/4145451812
Current squad The following 24 players were named in the squad for the most recent fixtures in the 2026 UNAF U-17 Tournament.
See also Algeria national football team Algeria national under-23 football team Algeria national under-20 football team U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
References
External links Algerian Football Association - official site