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.

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.

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	2 (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)

History

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 2023 2025 2026 To be determined Total Round 1 1/20 3 0 0 3 0 5

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record U-17 Africa Cup of Nations 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 did not qualify 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.^[1]

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 (age 18)	2	0	Montréal
16	1GK	Mehdi Bouteldja	(2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Academie FAF
23	1GK	Tarek Hamadi	(2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Paradou
2	2DF	Yakoub Gassi	(2006-03-06) 6 March 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Academie FAF
3	2DF	Younes Badani	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Paradou
4	2DF	Abdelhak Ben Idder	(2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Paradou
12	2DF	Fadi Ben Abdelkader	(2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Academie FAF
13	2DF	Rami Bouaouiche	(2006-05-26) 26 May 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Academie FAF
15	2DF	Ziad Nemer	(2006-07-16) 16 July 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Academie FAF
18	2DF	Faiz Amem	(2006-08-13) 13 August 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Academie FAF
24	2DF	Hocine Arous	(2006-10-31) 31 October 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Auxerre
25	2DF	Nadir Yakoubi	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Academie FAF
5	3MF	Younes Benali	(2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Nantes
6	3MF	Anes Abed	(2007-03-31) 31 March 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Academie FAF
10	3MF	Yanis Delaveau	(2006-09-06) 6 September 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Nancy
17	3MF	Youcef Belkaid	(2006-10-10) 10 October 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Paradou
19	3MF	Ala Limane	(2006-05-26) 26 May 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Academie FAF
22	3MF	Amine Galou	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Paradou
7	4FW	Mohammed Abdelmoudjib	(2006-05-04) 4 May 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Hércules
8	4FW	Shain Chetioui	(2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Le Havre
9	4FW	Moslem Anatouf	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 19)	2	2	Academie FAF
11	4FW	Issam Yazid	(2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Belouizdad
14	4FW	Mohamed Ziad	(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Zamalek
20	4FW	Zyed Beltaief	(2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Ajaccio
21	4FW	Djibril Bahlouli	(2006-05-08) 8 May 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Lyon
26	4FW	Fethi Kessassi	(2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 (age 19)	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