Algeria national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Algeria women's national under-17 football team.

Algeria U-17

Nickname(s)	الأفنــاك (Fennec Foxes)
Association	Algerian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Rezki Remane
Home stadium	Stade 5 Juillet
FIFA code	ALG
First colours Second colours
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	1 (first in 2009)
Best result	Runners-up (2009)
UNAF U-17 Tournament
Appearances	15 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2006, 2008, 2012, 2021)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2009)
Best result	Round 1 (2009)

The Algeria national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم تحت 17 سنة) is the national representative for Algeria in international under-17 football competition, and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team competes in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, UNAF U-17 Tournament, and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The under-17 team also participates in local and international friendly tournaments. The team is currently coached by Rezki Remane.

Honours

• CAF U-17 Championship:

Runners-up (1): 2009

• UNAF U-17 Tournament:

Winners (4): 2006, 2008, 2012, 2021

Runners-up (3): 2008, 2009, 2011

• Arab Cup U-17

Winners (1): 2022

Tournament Records

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Appearances: 1
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Withdrew
2003	did not qualify
2005	did not enter
2007	did not qualify
2009	Round 1	23rd	3	0	0	3	0	5
2011	did not qualify
2013
2015	did not enter
2017	did not qualify
2019
2021	did not qualify (competition cancelled)
2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	Round 1	1/20	3	0	0	3	0	5

CAF U-17 Championship record

CAF U-17 Championship
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1995	did not qualify
1997
1999
2001	Withdrew
2003	did not qualify
2005	did not enter
2007	did not qualify
2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	4	5
2011	did not qualify
2013
2015	did not enter
2017	did not qualify
2019
2021	Cancelled
2023	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	3	7
2025	To be determined
Total	Runners-up	2/14	9	4	1	4	7	12

UNAF U-17 Tournament record

UNAF U-17 Tournament
Appearances: 15
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2006	Winner	1st	2	0	2	0	0	0
2007	Round 1	4th	3	0	0	3	0	5
2008	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	1	0	4	0
2008	Winner	1st	4	2	2	0	6	2
2009	Round 1	6th	2	0	1	1	1	5
2009	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	2	0	1	1
2010	Round 1	5th	3	1	1	1	3	1
2011	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	1	1	0	2
2012	Winner	1st	2	1	1	0	2	0
2012	did not enter
2014
2015
2016	Third place	3rd	3	0	3	0	2	2
2017	Third place	3rd	3	2	0	1	3	5
2018	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	5	6
2018	Fourth place	4th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2021	Winner	1st	2	1	1	0	4	3
2022	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	1	4
Total	Winner	15/18	41	12	17	12	34	40

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	5/5	14	2	5	7	5	18

Arab Cup U-17 record

Arab Cup U-17
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	6	5
2012	Group stage	8th	2	0	0	2	0	5
2014	did not participate
2021	Cancelled
2022	Winner	1st	6	3	3	0	12	2
Total	Winner	3/4	14	5	4	5	18	12

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations between 29 April – 19 May.

Caps and goals are correct as of 2 May 2023, after the match against Senegal.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mastias Hammache	(2006-11-25) 25 November 2006	2	0	Montréal
16	1GK	Mehdi Bouteldja	(2006-01-28) 28 January 2006	0	0	Academie FAF
23	1GK	Tarek Hamadi	(2006-12-31) 31 December 2006	0	0	Paradou
2	2DF	Yakoub Gassi	(2006-03-06) 6 March 2006	2	0	Academie FAF
3	2DF	Younes Badani	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006	1	0	Paradou
4	2DF	Abdelhak Ben Idder	(2006-11-10) 10 November 2006	2	0	Paradou
12	2DF	Fadi Ben Abdelkader	(2006-06-22) 22 June 2006	1	0	Academie FAF
13	2DF	Rami Bouaouiche	(2006-05-26) 26 May 2006	2	0	Academie FAF
15	2DF	Ziad Nemer	(2006-07-16) 16 July 2006	0	0	Academie FAF
18	2DF	Faiz Amem	(2006-08-13) 13 August 2006	0	0	Academie FAF
24	2DF	Hocine Arous	(2006-10-31) 31 October 2006	1	0	Auxerre
25	2DF	Nadir Yakoubi	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006	0	0	Academie FAF
5	3MF	Younes Benali	(2006-08-14) 14 August 2006	2	0	Nantes
6	3MF	Anes Abed	(2007-03-31) 31 March 2007	0	0	Academie FAF
10	3MF	Yanis Delaveau	(2006-09-06) 6 September 2006	2	0	Nancy
17	3MF	Youcef Belkaid	(2006-10-10) 10 October 2006	2	0	Paradou
19	3MF	Ala Limane	(2006-05-26) 26 May 2006	2	0	Academie FAF
22	3MF	Amine Galou	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006	1	0	Paradou
7	4FW	Mohammed Abdelmoudjib	(2006-05-04) 4 May 2006	2	0	Hércules
8	4FW	Shain Chetioui	(2006-07-25) 25 July 2006	2	0	Le Havre
9	4FW	Moslem Anatouf	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006	2	2	Academie FAF
11	4FW	Issam Yazid	(2006-05-28) 28 May 2006	2	0	Belouizdad
14	4FW	Mohamed Ziad	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006	1	0	Zamalek
20	4FW	Zyed Beltaief	(2006-03-27) 27 March 2006	2	0	Ajaccio
21	4FW	Djibril Bahlouli	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006	1	0	Lyon
26	4FW	Fethi Kessassi	(2006-02-11) 11 February 2006	0	0	Academie FAF

See also

• Algeria national football team
• Algeria national under-23 football team
• Algeria national under-20 football team
• U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

External links

• Algerian Football Association - official site (in French)