Gambian national football team (U-17 juniors)

Gambia

Nickname (s)	Les Scorpions
Association	Gambia Football Association
confederacy	CAF
FIFA code	GAM
(Status: unknown)

The Gambian U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of Gambian soccer players . It is subject to the Gambia Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, at the U-17 African championships and the U-17 world championships .

The team became African champions in 2005 and 2009 . So far she has been able to qualify twice for the World Cup, but was eliminated in the preliminary round ( 2005 and 2009 ).

Participation in U-17 world championships

(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)

1985	not qualified
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Preliminary round
2007	not qualified
2009	Preliminary round
2011	not qualified
2013
2015
2017

Participation in the U-17 African Championships

1995	not qualified
1997
1999
2001
2003	Preliminary round
2005	African champions
2007	not qualified
2009	African champions
2011	Preliminary round
2013	withdrawn
2015	disqualified
2017	not qualified

See also

• Gambian national soccer team
• Gambian national football team (U-20 men)