Ivorian national football team (U-20 men)

Ivory Coast

Nickname (s)	The Small Elephants
Association	Fédération Ivoirienne de Football
confederacy	CAF
Head coach	François Zahoui
FIFA code	CIV
(Status: unknown)

The Ivorian U-20 national soccer team is a selection of Ivorian soccer players. It is subject to the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the U-20 African Championships and U-20 World Cups .

The team has qualified so far for five U-20 world championships ( 1977 , 1983 , 1991 , 1997 and 2003 ), but in each of which they were eliminated in the preliminary round.

In addition, the team was runner-up in Africa three times ( 1983 , 1991 and 2003 )

Participation in U-20 world championships

1977	Preliminary round
1979	not qualified
1981
1983	Preliminary round
1985	not qualified
1987
1989
1991	Preliminary round
1993	not qualified
1995
1997	Preliminary round
1999	not qualified
2001
2003	Preliminary round
2005	not qualified
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017

Participation in the U-20 African Championships

1979	Round of 16
1981	Round of 16
1983	2nd place
1985	Semifinals
1987	Quarter finals
1989	Semifinals
1991	2nd place
1993	not participated
1995	not qualified
1997	3rd place
1999	not qualified
2001
2003	2nd place
2005	Preliminary round
2007	Preliminary round
2009	Preliminary round
2011	not qualified
2013
2015	Preliminary round
2017	not qualified
2019

See also

• Ivorian national soccer team
• Ivorian national football team (U-17 juniors)