Ivory Coast national under-17 football team

The Ivory Coast national under-17 football team, nicknamed Les petit Éléphants ("The Little Elephants" in French), represents Ivory Coast in international football at an under-17 level and is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation. The team's first appearance on the world stage was in 1987 at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Canada where they achieved third place after a 2-1 extra time victory over Italy in the third place playoff.

Ivory Coast U17
Nickname(s)Les Petits Éléphants
(The Little Elephants)
AssociationIvorian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBassiriki Diabaté
CaptainJean Thome
FIFA codeCIV
First colours
Second colours
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances5 (first in 1997)
Best resultChampions (2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1987)
Best resultThird Place (1987)

Current squad

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Mohamed Cissé 0 0   Diambars Koumassi
1GK Ulrich Houidi 0 0   Yamoussoukro

2DF Issiaka Bamba 0 0   Aboisso
2DF Ismael Coulibaly 0 0   Ismael FC Yopougon
2DF Appolinaire Kouadio 0 0   Yamoussoukro
2DF Moustapha Makhete Ndiage 0 0   Koumassi
2DF Emmanuel Ngoran 0 0   WAFA Yopougon
2DF Moriken Sanogo 0 0   Amistad FC Angre

3MF Cheick Bamba 0 0   Aboisso
3MF Abdoulaye Doumbia 0 0   Dabou
3MF Inza Gballou 0 0   Gervinho 27
3MF Zoumana Adama Kamagate 0 0   Diambars Koumassi
3MF Chadrac Dieubeni Konan 0 0   RC Abidjan
3MF Ndiaye Baba 0 0   Lanfiara
3MF Nambagui Soro 0 0   Lanfiara

4FW Yan Diomande 0 0   Aboisso
4FW Oumar Konate 0 0   Yamoussoukro
4FW Aboubacar Méité 0 0   Etoile Filante Mbatto

Honours

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Competetive Record

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FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

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FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Appearances: 4
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
  1985 Did not enter
  1987 Third Place 5 3 1 1 7 6
  1989 Did not qualify
  1991 Walkover
  1993
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997
  1999
  2001 Walkover
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 8
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009
  2011 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 10 10
  2013 Quarterfinals 5 2 1 2 7 5
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017
  2019
  2023
  2025 To be determined
Total 4/20 17 6 4 7 28 29

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

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U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round GP W D* L GF GA
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997 Group stage 3 1 1 1 7 2
  1999 Did not qualify
  2001 Walkover
  2003 Did not qualify
  2005 Third Place 5 3 0 2 6 5
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009
  2011 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 9 7
  2013 Champions 5 2 3 0 5 3
  2015 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 4
  2017 Did not qualify
  2019
  2023
  2025 Qualified as host
Total 5/15 21 9 6 6 31 21

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

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CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
Appearances: 2
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
1985 Did not enter
1987 Third Round 6 2 2 2 8 6
1989 Third Round 2 0 1 1 1 3
1991 Walkover
1993
Total 2/5 8 2 3 3 9 9

References

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  1. ^ "Tournoi Qualificatif CAN U17 Au Ghana: Voici Les Joueurs Sélectionnés De La Côte D'Ivoire" (in French). Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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