Mali national under-17 football team
{{Short description|National under-17 association football team representing Mali}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Mali women's national under-17 football team}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name = Mali U-17
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| FIFA Trigramme = MLI
| Nickname = Les Aigles (The Eagles)
| Association = Malian Football Federation
| Confederation = CAF (Africa)
| Sub-confederation = WAFU (West Africa)
| Coach = {{flagicon|MLI}} Soumaïla Coulibaly
| Captain =
| Home Stadium = Stade du 26 Mars
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| U17WC apps = 7
| U17WC first = 1997
| U17WC best = Runners-up 14px (2015)
| Regional name = U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
| Regional cup apps = 9
| Regional cup first = 1995
| Regional cup best = Champions 14px (2015, 2017)
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The Mali national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Mali and is controlled by the Malian Football Federation. It represents Mali in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Overview
The team has participated in 4 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 2015 World Cup{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team=1882403/matches.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104012310/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team=1882403/matches.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2015 |title=FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Mali |publisher=FIFA |date=November 2015 |accessdate=3 November 2015}} held in Chile, when Mali reached finished as runners-up. Their best performance at the African level came in the 2015 and the 2017 tournament in Niger and Gabon respectively, when they finished as champions.
Tournament records
= FIFA U-17 World Cup record =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
| Year
!Round !Position !GP !W !D* !L !GS !GA | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|China}} 1985 | colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not enter | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Canada}} 1987 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} 1989 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|Italy}} 1991 | colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not qualify | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Japan|1947}} 1993 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|Ecuador}} 1995 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|Egypt}} 1997 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} 1999 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} 2001 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|Finland}} 2003 | colspan=8 rowspan=6|Did not qualify | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Peru}} 2005 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|Korea Republic}} 2007 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}} 2009 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} 2011 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|UAE}} 2013 | ||||||||
| style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|CHI}} 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| style="background:#9acdff"
|{{flagicon|India}} 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} 2019 | colspan=8| Did not qualify | |||||||
| style="background:#cc9966"
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} 2023 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} 2025 | colspan=8| Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 7/20 | Runners-up | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 26 |
= U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||
| Year
!Round !Position !GP !W !D* !L !GS !GA | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#9acdff
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Mali}} 1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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|{{flagicon|Botswana}} 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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|{{flagicon|Guinea}} 1999 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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|{{flagicon|Seychelles}} 2001 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| {{flagicon|Swaziland}} 2003 | colspan=8|Did not qualify | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Gambia}} 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| {{flagicon|Togo}} 2007 | colspan=8 rowspan=2|Did not qualify | |||||||
| {{flagicon|Algeria}} 2009 | ||||||||
| {{flagicon|Rwanda}} 2011 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} 2013 | colspan=8|Did not qualify | |||||||
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|{{flagicon|Niger}} 2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
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|{{flagicon|Gabon}} 2017 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Tanzania}} 2019 | colspan=8|Did not qualify | |||||||
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|{{flagicon|Algeria}} 2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} 2025 | Runners-up
|2nd |6 |3 |3 |1 |9 |3 | |||||||
| Total | 9/15 | Champions | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 43 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web |last=Ouattara|first=Stéphane Bassalia|date=19 March 2025|title=CAN U17 Maroc 2025: La liste du Mali|language=fr|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2025/03/19/can-u17-maroc-2025-la-liste-du-mali/|website=africatopsports.com|access-date=3 April 2025}}
{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=1|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Lamine|Sinaba}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|4|5}}|club=Académie Cherifla|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Mahamadou|Konaté}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2009|6|8}}|club=FC Diarra|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Ibrahim|Diakite|dab=footballer, born 2008}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|7|10}}|club=JMG Academy|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Tièmoko|Berthe}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|2|17}}|club=Étoiles du Mandé|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Aboubacar Siriki|Camara}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2010|8|11}}|club=AFE|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Issa|Tounkara}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|6|20}}|club=Étoiles du Mandé|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Soungalo|Coulibaly|dab=footballer}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|5|1}}|club=Yeelen Olympique|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Issa|Koné}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|10|11}}|club=Africa Foot|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Ndjicoura Raymond|Bomba}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|3|12}}|club={{tooltip|CSB|Centre Sportive de Bamako}}|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Seydou|Dembélé}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|2|16}}|club=JMG Academy|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Ousmane|Savane}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|2|20}}|club=AS Bamako|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Souleymane|Doumbia}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|2|27}}|club=Derby Académie|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Soumaila|Fané}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2009|12|25}}|club=ASBD Sikasso|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Dramane Siaka|Doumbia}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|8|12}}|club=Africa Foot|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Yaya|Fofana|dab=footballer, born 2008}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|11|2}}|club=Africa Foot|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Ianis|Sacko}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2009|7|30}}|club=US Quevilly RM|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=MF|name={{sortname|Mahamadou|Traoré|dab=footballer, born 2009}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2009|11|17}}|club=Players Dreams|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Mohamed|Doumbia|dab=footballer, born 2008}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|12|15}}|club=Yeelen Olympique|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Mohamed|Dhiarrah}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2008|11|18}}|club=Djoliba AC|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Lamine Sidiki|Keita}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2009|11|20}}|club=ASBD Sikasso|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Mamadou Souleymane|Sacko}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2009|9|16}}|club={{tooltip|ABM Foot|ABM Foot Academy}}|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=22|pos=DF|name={{sortname|Cheickna Hamala|Coulibaly}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2010|1|25}}|club=Académie Cherifla|clubnat=MLI}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=23|pos=FW|name={{sortname|Moussa Mamadou|Djikine}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2009|2|5}}|club=FC Massy 91|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=24|pos=GK|name={{sortname|Cheick Oumar|Diarra|dab=footballer}}|age={{Birth date and age2|df=y|2025|3|30|2010|10|19}}|club=FC Diarra|clubnat=MLI}}
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Head-to-head record
The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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| Opponent
!{{abbr|Pld|Played}} !{{abbr|W|Won}} !{{abbr|D|Drawn}} !{{abbr|L|Lost}} !{{abbr|GF|Goals for}} !{{abbr|GA|Goals against}} !{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} !Win % |
|---|
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Argentina}}
{{WDL|2|1|0|1|for=4|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Australia}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Belgium}}
{{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=3|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Brazil}}
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=0|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Canada}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=5|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Costa Rica}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Croatia}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Ecuador}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|France}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Germany}}
{{WDL|2|0|2|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Ghana}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Honduras}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Iran}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Iraq}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=5|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Mexico}}
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=8|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Morocco}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=1|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Nigeria}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=2|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|New Zealand}}
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=7|against=1|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|North Korea}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Paraguay}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=3|against=5|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Spain}}
{{WDL|3|0|0|3|for=1|against=5|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Turkey}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| align="left"|{{fbu|17|Uzbekistan}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=0|diff=yes}} |
| class="sortbottom"
!Total {{WDLtot|32|18|4|10|for=58|against=26|diff=yes}} |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Football in Mali}}
{{National sports teams of Mali}}
{{CAF under-17 teams}}
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Category:African national under-17 association football teams