Ivory Coast national under-17 football team

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Côte d'Ivoire U17
Nickname(s) Les petit Éléphants
(The Little Elephants)
Association Fédération Ivoirienne de Football
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Alain Gouaméné
Captain Jean Thome
FIFA code CIV
First colours
Second colours
African U-17 Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 1997)
Best result Fourth, 2011
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1987)
Best result Third, 1987

The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les petit Éléphants ("The Little Elephants" in French), represents Côte d'Ivoire (commonly known as Ivory Coast in English) in international football at an under-17 level and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. The team's first appearance on the world stage was in 2003 at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship; they reached Round of 16 before being ousted by the United States.

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Tournament Records

  • Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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