Afghanistan national under-20 football team

Afghanistan national under-20 football team is controlled by Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international under-20 football competitions. Afghanistan's best performance in International games was in the 1977 AFC Youth Championship when they reached the quarter-finals.

Afghanistan U 20

Afghanistan national under-20 football team Afghanistan
Association	AFF, CAFA, AFC
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	AfghanistanHamayun Hamdard
Captain	AfghanistanAhmad Rashed Sarwari
FIFA code	AFG
World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1975)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1977)

Results and fixtures 2023–2030

* Afghanistan score always listed first

  Win   Draw   Loss

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The Cafa U20 Championship 2023 Tajikistan

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21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)

17:00

Turkmenistan	1–2	Afghanistan
Esenov 48' Annaev 52'		Alizada 47' Kohi 84'

CSKA Polytechnic Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Attendance: 173

Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan

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22 May 2023 (2023-05-22)

17:00

Afghanistan	1–1	Tajikistan
Amin 48'		Gafurov 28'

TALCO Arena, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan

Attendance: 2,150

Referee: Arslan Goshanov (Uzbekistan)

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24 May 2023 (2023-05-24)

17:00

Iran	4–1	Afghanistan
Sadeghi 38' Mirzayan 43' Mazrai 63' Atashgah 79'		Alizada 67'

CSKA Polytechnic Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Attendance: 82

Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)

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28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)

10:30

Afghanistan	0–4	Uzbekistan
		Odilov 18', 40' Tukhsanov 40' Ibraimov 87'

CSKA Polytechnic Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Attendance: 150

Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)

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Coaching history

1. Afghanistan, Ali Asghar Lali (1977–1979)

2. Afghanistan, Hamayun Hamdard (2022 present)

Cafa Junior Championship 2023–2030

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
2023 (U20) 19–29 May	Tajikistan		Uzbekistan	3–2	Iran		Tajikistan	1–1	Afghanistan

2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Group C

Afghanistan withdrew from 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afghanistan	withdrew

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2023
2025	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	-	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC Youth Championship record

AFC Youth Championship										Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA		Year	Position	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1959	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1960	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1961	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1963	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975	-	Group stage	4	0	1	3	3	12			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977	-	Quarter-final	3	0	1	2	1	8			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	-	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	11
1980	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	-	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2003	Groupstage	2	0	0	2	1	9
2006	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2005	Groupstage	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2007	Groupstage (D)	0	-	-	-	-	-
2010	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2009	Groupstage	5	0	0	5	3	20
2012	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2013	Groupstage	4	0	0	4	1	12
2016	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2015	Groupstage	3	0	0	3	0	10
2018	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2017	Withdrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	-	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2022	Groupstage	3	1	0	2	1	4
2025	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0		TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	-	0/20	10	0	2	8	4	31		Total	Best: Groupstage	17	1	0	16	6	55

External links

• Afghanistan under-20 national football team
• iddaa tahminleri