Ivory Coast national under-23 football team
The Ivorian national under-23 football team represents Ivory Coast in international under-23 tournaments.
| Nickname(s) | Les Éléphants (The Elephants) | ||
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| Association | Ivorian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
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Nicknamed Les Petit Éléphants (The Small Elephants" in English), the under-23 national 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.
Honours
- 2010 Toulon Tournament (first title)
Les Petit Éléphants at the Toulon Tournament
The Toulon Tournament (officially the Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon or "Toulon Hopefuls' Tournament")is a football tournament which traditionally features invited national teams composed of under-21 players.
This was only Ivory Coast's 2nd appearance and they still performed well. The results are below.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 3 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –9 | 0 |
All times local (CEST)
| Ivory Coast | 3 – 0 | Japan |
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Boli  2' Déblé 26' (pen.) Sagbo 65' |
Report |
| France | 2 – 0 | Colombia |
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| Schneiderlin 33' Kitambala 44' |
Report |
| Colombia | 0 – 2 | Ivory Coast |
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| Report | Goua Gohou 62', 66' |
| France | 4 – 1 | Japan |
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| Bourgeois 6' Gueye 33' (pen.) Butin 70' Brahimi 72' |
Report | Suganuma 17' |
| Japan | 0 – 3 | Colombia |
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| Report | Calle 13' Cardona 33' Muriel 35' |
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Ivory Coast- qualified for the 2008 Olympics. This African team representing Africa at the 2006 FIFA World Championships in Germany. It is one of the best teams in Africa. "We are one of the few African countries to have an organized youth league. Great players have always come out of the Ivory Coast; I'm thinking of Laurent Pokou in the 1970s; and Youssou Fofana in the 1980s. But now the footballing infrastructure is much better and so many youngsters are getting the right coaching", said Henri Michel (former coach of the Côte d'Ivoire national soccer team). Ivory Coast won the African Cup of Nations in 1992. Ivory Coast went far in the 2008 Olympics but stumbled at the last hurdle by losing to Nigeria 2-0 in quarter finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
 Serbia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
| Serbia | 2 – 4 | Ivory Coast |
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| Mrdaković 16' Rakić 90' |
(Report) | Cissé 3' Rajković 24' (o.g.)Kalou 70'Gervinho 90+3' |
| Ivory Coast | 1 – 0 | Australia |
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| Kalou 81' |
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Quarterfinals
Nigeria  | 2 – 0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Odemwingie 44' Obinna 82' (pen.) |
(Report) |
Current squad
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