Tunisia national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Tunisia women's national under-17 football team.

Tunisia U-17

Nickname(s)	نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage)
Association	Tunisian Football Federation
Other affiliation	UAFA (Arab World)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Mohamed Amine Naffati
Home stadium	Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
colours Second colours
First international
Tunisia 0–1 Algeria (Tunis, Tunisia; 24 August 1986)
Biggest win
Tunisia 5–1 Ethiopia (Tunis, Tunisia; 6 November 2012)
Biggest defeat
Tunisia 0–7 Ghana (Mali; 20 May 1995)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1993)
Best result	Round of 16 (2007, 2013)
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 1995)
Best result	Third Place (2013)
Arab Cup U-17
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	Champions (2012)

The Tunisia national under-17 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football competitions since its inception in 1957. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). Selim Benachour is the current head coach.

Current staff

• Head coach: Mohamed Amine Naffati

Honours

• U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Third Place: 2013

• Arab Cup U-17:

Champions: 2012

• UNAF U-17 Tournament

Champions: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2017

Runners-up: 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021

Third Place: 2012, 2014, 2018, 2018, 2022, 2024

Competitive records

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not enter
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993	1st Round	12th	3	1	0	2	2	5
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	9	6
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013	Round of 16	12th	4	2	0	2	5	6
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	Round of 16	3/20	11	6	0	5	16	17

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1995	1st Round	7th	3	1	0	2	2	10
1997	Did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Fourth Place	4th	5	1	2	2	5	5
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013	Third Place	3rd	5	3	1	1	11	9
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025
Total	Third Place	3/13	13	5	3	5	18	24

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2011	Did not participate
2012	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	16	4
2014	Did not participate
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Quarter-finals		4	1	3	0	4	3
Total	Champions	2/4	9	5	4	0	20	7

UNAF U-17 Tournament

UNAF U-17 Tournament
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2006	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	2	0	0	0
2007	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	0	0
2008	Champions	1st	3	2	1	0	7	2
2008	Fourth Place	4th	4	1	1	2	3	4
2009	Group stage	5th	2	0	1	1	0	1
2009	Champions	1st	2	0	2	0	2	2
2010	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	1	1	3	3
2011	Fourth Place	4th	2	0	2	0	0	0
2012	Third Place	3rd	2	0	1	1	1	2
2012	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	8	6
2014	Third Place	3rd	2	1	0	1	3	4
2015	Runners-up	2nd	2	0	2	0	2	2
2016	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	5	3
2017	Champions	1st	4	1	1	1	4	2
2018	Third Place	3rd	3	1	0	2	1	3
2018	Third Place	3rd	3	2	0	1	5	5
2021	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	1	0	2	1
2022	Third Place	3rd	4	2	0	2	7	6
2024	Fourth Place	4th	4	0	3	1	4	5
2024	Third Place	3rd	4	2	1	1	7	6
Total	4 Titles	18/18	59	18	22	15	64	57

See also

• Tunisia national football team
• Tunisia A' national football team
• Tunisia national under-23 football team
• Tunisia national under-20 football team
• Tunisia national under-15 football team
• Tunisia women's national under-17 football team

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Tunisia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Belgium	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
China	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Chile	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
France	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Japan	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Poland	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Russia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
United States	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Total	11	6	0	5	16	17	−1	054.55