Ivorian national football team (U-20 men)
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 |