Afghanistan national under-20 football team is controlled by Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international under-20 football competitions. Afghanistan's best performance in International games was in the 1977 AFC Youth Championship when they reached the quarter-finals.
Afghanistan national under-20 football team
Afghanistan ![]() | |
Association | AFF, CAFA, AFC |
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
Head coach | Afghanistan ![]() |
Captain | Afghanistan ![]() |
FIFA code | AFG |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 0 |
AFC U-19 Championship | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 1975) |
Best result | Quarter-finals (1977) |
Results and fixtures 2023–2030 edit
* Afghanistan score always listed first
Win Draw Loss
The Cafa U20 Championship 2023 Tajikistan
Turkmenistan | 1–2 | Afghanistan |
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CSKA Polytechnic Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Attendance: 173
Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov
(Uzbekistan
Afghanistan | 1–1 | Tajikistan |
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Amin 48' |
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Iran | 4–1 | Afghanistan |
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Alizada 67' |
Coaching history edit
1. Afghanistan, Ali Asghar Lali (1977–1979)
2. Afghanistan, Hamayun Hamdard (2022 present)
Cafa Junior Championship 2023–2030 edit
Main tournament edit
The main tournament schedule was announced on 16 May 2023.[1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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1 | Uzbekistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 10 | Champions |
2 | Iran | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Runners-up |
3 | Tajikistan (H) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | Third place |
4 | Afghanistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
5 | Turkmenistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 |
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
2023
(U20) 19–29 May |
Tajikistan | Uzbekistan | 3–2 |
Iran |
Tajikistan | 1–1 | Afghanistan |
Main tournament edit
All times are local KGT (UTC+6).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Kyrgyz Republic (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 5 July 2024. Source: CAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
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Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
2024
(U20) 05–12 July |
Kyrgyzstan | TBD | – | TBD | TBD | – | TBD |
2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification edit
Group C edit
Afghanistan withdrew from 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkmenistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan | withdrew |
FIFA U-20 World Cup record edit
FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1977 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2011 | ||||||||
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2015 | ||||||||
2017 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
2025 | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Youth Championship record edit
AFC Youth Championship | Qualifications | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Year | Position | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
1959 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1960 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1961 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1962 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1963 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1964 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1965 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1966 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1967 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1968 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1969 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1970 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1971 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1972 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1973 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1974 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1975 | - | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1976 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1977 | - | Quarter-final | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1978 | - | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
1980 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1982 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1985 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1986 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1988 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1990 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
1992 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1994 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
1996 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
1998 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
2000 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2002 | - | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2004 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2003 | Groupstage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||
2006 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2005 | Groupstage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2007 | Groupstage (D) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2010 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2009 | Groupstage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 20 | ||
2012 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2014 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2013 | Groupstage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||
2016 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2015 | Groupstage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | ||
2018 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2017 | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2023 | - | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2022 | Groupstage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
2025 | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | - | 0/20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 31 | Total | Best: Groupstage | 17 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 55 |
References edit
- ^ "Official match schedule of the CAFA U20 Championship 2023". facebook.com. CAFA. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.