Afghanistan national under-20 football team

Afghanistan U-20
Nickname(s)شيران خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan)
AssociationAfghanistan Football Federation (AFF)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
FIFA codeAFG
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1975)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1977)
CAFA U-20 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2023)
Best resultFourth place (2023)

The Afghanistan national under-20 football team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in international football competitions at this age.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1977 Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
Total 0/24 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
1959 Did not enter Did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 Group stage 4 0 1 3 3 12
1976 Did not enter Did not enter
1977 Quarter-finals 3 0 1 2 1 8
1978 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 11
1980 Did not enter Did not enter
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 9
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Disqualified
2010 5 0 0 5 3 20
2012 Did not enter Did not enter
2014 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 1 12
2016 3 0 0 3 0 10
2018 Withdrew Withdrew
2023 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 1 4
2025 4 1 1 2 1 6
Total Quarter-finals 3/42 10 0 2 8 4 31 21 2 1 18 7 61

References