Ivorian national football team (U-17 juniors)

Ivory Coast

Nickname (s)	Les petit Éléphants
Association	Fédération Ivoirienne de Football
confederacy	CAF
Head coach	Alain Gouaméné
captain	Jean Thome
FIFA code	CIV
(Status: unknown)

The Ivorian U-17 national soccer team is a selection of Ivorian soccer players . It is subject to the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football and represents it internationally at U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at U-17 African Championships and U-17 World Cups .

The team achieved their best result at a world championship in 1987 in Canada , when they lost in the semifinals to the Soviet Union , the eventual world champions, and then defeated Italy in the game for third place. In 2011 she was eliminated in the last sixteen against France , in 2013 she lost in the quarter-finals against Argentina.

The team became African champions in 2013 . She had already achieved third place in 2005 and fourth place in 2011 .

Participation in U-17 world championships

(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)

1985	not qualified
1987	3rd place
1989	not qualified
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Preliminary round
2007	not qualified
2009
2011	Round of 16
2013	Quarter finals
2015	not qualified
2017

Participation in the U-17 African Championships

1995	not qualified
1997	Preliminary round
1999	not qualified
2001	withdrawn
2003	not qualified
2005	3rd place
2007	not qualified
2009
2011	4th Place
2013	African champions
2015	Preliminary round
2017

See also

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