Mali national under-17 football team
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.
| Nickname(s) | Les Aigles (The Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Malian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Mamadou Traore | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| FIFA code | MLI | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up  (2015) | ||
| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result | Champions  (2015, 2017) | ||
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[1] 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
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 1985 | Did Not Enter | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | ||||||||
 1991 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
 1999 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 2001 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
 2003 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
 2007 | ||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 |
 2019 | Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 2021 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 5/19 | Runners-up | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 |
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record
| African U-17 Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
 1999 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
 2001 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
 2003 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
 2007 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2009 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2011 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 2013 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2015 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
 2017 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
 2019 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 8/13 | Champions | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 41 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The following players were selected to compete in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Head Coach: Mamadou Traore
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alkalifa Coulibay | 23 December 2001 | ASO Missira | ||
| 16 | GK | Youssouf Koita | 27 August 2000 | Bamako | ||
| 21 | GK | Massiré Gassama | 5 April 2000 | Black Stars | ||
| 2 | DF | Boubacar Haïdara | 12 March 2000 | Bakaridjan | ||
| 4 | DF | Fodé Konaté | 2 December 2000 | Bamako | ||
| 5 | DF | Mamadi Fofana | 11 November 2000 | Diarra | ||
| 13 | DF | Soumaïla Doumbia | 25 December 2000 | ASAC | ||
| 15 | DF | Abdoulaye Diaby | 4 July 2000 | Djoliba | ||
| 18 | DF | Ibrahim Kané | 23 June 2000 | Black Stars | ||
| 3 | MF | Djémoussa Traoré | 20 January 2000 | ALOB | ||
| 6 | MF | Mohamed Camara | 6 January 2000 | Real Bamako | ||
| 8 | MF | Abdoulaye Dabo | 20 July 2000 | Africa Foot | ||
| 10 | MF | Abdou Salam Jiddou | 6 February 2000 | Guidars | ||
| 14 | MF | Siaka Sidibé | 24 January 2001 | Stade Malien | ||
| 17 | MF | Mamadou Samaké | 15 May 2000 | Yeelen Olympique | ||
| 20 | MF | Cheick Oumar Doucouré | 8 January 2000 | Real Bamako | ||
| 7 | FW | Hadji Dramé | 10 September 2000 | Yeelen Olympique | ||
| 9 | FW | Seme Camara | 25 November 2000 | Diarra | ||
| 11 | FW | Mamadou Traoré | 3 April 2002 | Stade Malien | ||
| 12 | FW | Mahamane Touré | 13 July 2000 | Real Bamako | ||
| 19 | FW | Lassana N'Diaye | 3 October 2000 | Guidars | ||
See also
References
- "FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 - Mali". FIFA. November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.