Afghanistan national under-17 football team

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Afghanistan U 17
AssociationAFF
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachAfghanistan
FIFA codeAFG

Afghanistan national under-17 football team is controlled by Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international under-17 football competitions. The team properly qualified to 2012 AFC U-16 Championship but was disqualified from the tournament for fielding an ineligible player in 2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.

2012 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Afghanistan have qualified to the tournament on the basis of best third place finisher. Afghanistan have played five matches and won two while drawn two and lost only one game. Afghanistan drawn with Kuwait and United Arab Emirates while won against Yemen. On Fourth Match Afghanistan lost to Pakistan but on their last game of the tournament won 9-0 against Maldives. At the end of the tournament it was decided by AFC that Afghanistan qualify for the tournament.[1] However, on 20 October 2011 The AFC disqualified Afghanistan from 2012 AFC U-16 Championship for fielding the ineligible player Zainuddin Amruddin in the qualifying matches against Kuwait, Yemen and United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan will now be replaced by Saudi Arabia in the Final tournament.[2]

Group B

All matches were held in Kuwait City and Hawally, Kuwait (UTC+3).

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Yemen 5 4 1 0 15 2 +13 13
 Kuwait 5 4 0 1 14 3 +11 12
 United Arab Emirates 5 3 1 1 13 4 +9 10
 Pakistan 5 2 0 3 7 9 −2 6
 Afghanistan 5 1 0 4 10 12 −2 3
 Maldives 5 0 0 5 0 29 −29 0


Kuwait 3 – 0
Awarded [3]		 Afghanistan
Al Asfour 82' (pen.) Report M. Zaher 37'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ibrahim Al Hosni (Oman)
United Arab Emirates 3 – 0
Awarded [4]		 Afghanistan
A. Harasi 38' Report Amin 65' (pen.)
Attendance: 350
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
Afghanistan 0 – 3
Awarded [5]		 Yemen
Rezaie 68'
Amin 78'		 Report G. Ahmed 6'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dmitri Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Pakistan 3 – 1 Afghanistan
Bilal 45+4'
Khan 73', 84'		 Report Amin 54' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Faizullin Timur (Kyrgyzstan)
Afghanistan 9 – 0 Maldives
Zamen 39', 51', 61', 74', 90+2'
Rezaie 56', 76'
Hussain 79'		 Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Ali Sabah Al-Qaysi (Iraq)

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

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