Algeria national under-17 football team

Algeria U-17

Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes)
Association	Algerian Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Abdelkader Soltani
Home stadium	Stade 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
African U-17 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2009)
Best result	Runners-Up, 2009
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2009)
Best result	Round 1, 2009

The Algeria national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Algeria and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. The team competes in the African U-17 Championship, UNAF U-17 Tournament and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every four years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments. The current coach is Abdelkader Soltani.

Honours

• UNAF U-17 Tournament:
  • Winners (3): 2006, 2008, 2012
  • Runners-up (3): 2008, 2009, 2011
• CAF U-17 Championship:
  • Runners-up (1): 2009

Tournament Records

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup Appearances: 1 Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA 1985 Did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Round 1 3 0 0 3 0 5 2011 Did not qualify 2013 2015 To be determined Total Round 1 1/15 3 0 0 3 0 5

CAF U-17 Championship record CAF U-17 Championship Appearances: 1 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1995 Did not qualify 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Runners-up 2 5 3 0 2 4 5 2011 Did not qualify 2013 2015 To be determined 2017 Total Runners-up 1/10 5 3 0 2 4 5

UNAF U-17 Tournament record UNAF U-17 Tournament Appearances: 9 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2006 Winner 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 2007 Round 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 5 2008 Runners-up 2 3 2 1 0 4 0 2008 Winner 1 4 2 2 0 6 2 2009 Round 1 6 2 0 1 1 1 5 2009 Runners-up 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2010 Round 1 5 3 1 1 1 3 1 2011 Runners-up 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2012 Winner 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 Total Winner 9/9 23 6 11 6 17 16

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers Appearances: 5 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1985 First Round 2 0 1 1 1 3 1987 Third Round 4 1 2 1 2 2 1989 Second Round 2 0 0 2 0 6 1991 Second Round 2 0 1 1 0 1 1993 Final Round 4 1 1 2 2 6 Total Final Round 0/5 14 2 5 7 5 18

Current squad

Squad for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup on October 26, 2017'^[1][2]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Abdenour Merzouki	15 February 1992	31	0	FAF Academy
16	GK	Nacer Zaâbat	19 January 1992	18	0	FAF Academy
21	GK	Abdelouakil Talhi	14 March 1992	17	0	OMR El Annasser
2	DF	Ahmed Cheheima	8 April 1992	29	5	FAF Academy
3	DF	Mustapha Bouteldja	10 February 1992	13	0	FAF Academy
4	DF	Mohamed Ilyes Cherchar	18 January 1992	31	2	FAF Academy
5	DF	Brahim El Khalil Bekakchi	10 January 1992	28	4	FAF Academy
8	DF	Djelloul Djouba	2 April 1992	26	0	FAF Academy
19	DF	Abderahmane Belkadi	6 June 1992	30	0	FAF Academy
20	DF	Billel Khida	29 February 1992	26	2	FAF Academy
6	MF	Houssem Eddine Ferkous	31 January 1992	31	0	FAF Academy
7	MF	Abdelghani Boughoula	27 September 1992	21	0	FAF Academy
10	MF	Abdelhakim Bezzaz	20 October 1992	31	7	ES Sétif
12	MF	Ziri Hammar	25 July 1992	9	2	AS Nancy
15	MF	Julien López Baila	1 March 1992	3	0	Montpellier HSC
17	MF	Mohamed Nadir Ziane	27 March 1992	29	2	ES Sétif
11	FW	Saïd Ferguène	16 June 1992	4	0	JS Kabylie
13	FW	Aghiles Toulait	7 April 1992	22	4	FAF Academy
14	FW	Mohamed Lamine Omrani	17 January 1992	13	6	ES Sétif
18	FW	Youcef Khelifi	4 March 1992	29	5	ES Sétif

See also

• Algeria national football team
• Algeria national under-23 football team
• Algeria national under-20 football team
• African Under-17 Championship

References

1. EN U17 : La sélection pour la Coupe du Monde -DZFOOT.COM
2. http://www.faf.org.dz/fiche%20technique%20u17.htm

External links

• Algerian Football Association - official site (French)