South African National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)

South Africa

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

See also

• South African national soccer team
• South African National Football Team (U-20 men)