South African National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
Association | South African Football Association |
confederacy | CAF |
FIFA code | RSA |
(Status: unknown) |
The South African U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of South African soccer players . It is subject to the South African Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at the U-17 African Championships and the U-17 World Cup .
After the team had reached fourth place at the African Cup of Nations in 2005 and was eliminated in the preliminary round in 2007 , they made it to the final in 2015 . There she was defeated by Mali , but was still able to qualify for the World Cup for the first time .
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 | |
2007 | |
2009 | |
2011 | |
2013 | |
2015 | qualified |
2017 |
Participation in the U-17 African Championships
1995 | not qualified |
1997 | |
1999 | |
2001 | |
2003 | |
2005 | 4th Place |
2007 | Preliminary round |
2009 | not qualified |
2011 | |
2013 | |
2015 | 2nd place |
2017 |