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'

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Abdenour Merzouki (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 31 0 FAF Academy 16 1GK Nacer Zaâbat (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 18 0 FAF Academy 21 1GK Abdelouakil Talhi (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 17 0 OMR El Annasser 2 2DF Ahmed Cheheima (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 29 5 FAF Academy 3 2DF Mustapha Bouteldja (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 13 0 FAF Academy 4 2DF Mohamed Ilyes Cherchar (1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 31 2 FAF Academy 5 2DF Brahim El Khalil Bekakchi (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 28 4 FAF Academy 8 2DF Djelloul Djouba (1992-04-02) 2 April 1992 26 0 FAF Academy 19 2DF Abderahmane Belkadi (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 30 0 FAF Academy 20 2DF Billel Khida (1992-02-29) 29 February 1992 26 2 FAF Academy 6 3MF Houssem Eddine Ferkous (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 31 0 FAF Academy 7 3MF Abdelghani Boughoula (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 21 0 FAF Academy 10 3MF Abdelhakim Bezzaz (1992-10-20) 20 October 1992 31 7 ES Sétif 12 3MF Ziri Hammar (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 9 2 AS Nancy 15 3MF Julien López Baila (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 3 0 Montpellier HSC 17 3MF Mohamed Nadir Ziane (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 29 2 ES Sétif 9 4FW Benhabra Billel (1994-01-31) 31 January 1994 10 12 New York Red Bulls 11 4FW Saïd Ferguène (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 4 0 JS Kabylie 13 4FW Aghiles Toulait (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 22 4 FAF Academy 14 4FW Mohamed Lamine Omrani (1992-01-17) 17 January 1992 13 6 ES Sétif 18 4FW Youcef Khelifi (1992-03-04) 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

External links

• Algerian Football Association - official site (French)