Afghanistan national under-20 football team explained

Afghanistan U 20
Fifa Trigramme:	AFG
Association:	AFF, CAFA, AFC
Confederation:	AFC (Asia)
Coach:	Mohd Taher Raufi
Captain:	Ahmad Rashed Sarwari
World Cup Apps:	0
Regional Name:	AFC U-19 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	3
Regional Cup First:	1975
Regional Cup Best:	Quarter-finals (1977)

Regional Name:	CAFA U-20 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	2
Regional Cup First:	2023,2024
Regional Cup Best:	Fourth Place (2023), Fifth Place (2024)

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.

Results and fixtures 2023–2030

* Afghanistan score always listed first

----The Cafa U20 Championship 2023 --------------------The Cafa u20 Championship 2024 in The Group A------------AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2025 Qualifikation Group D in --------------------

Coaching history

1., Ali Asghar Lali(1977–1979)

2., Hamayun Hamdard(2022-2023)

3., Mohd Taher Raufi (2023 present)

Cafa Junior Championship 2023–2030

Main tournament

The main tournament schedule was announced on 16 May 2023.^[1]

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=6		Final			width=1% rowspan=6		Third place match
width=15%	Winner	width=8%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	3rd place	width=8%	Score	width=15%	4th place
2023(U20)19–29 May	Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	3–2	Iran	Tajikistan	1–1

Third place play-off

Final

2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Group C

Afghanistan withdrew from 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.


0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
withdrew

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Result	Position
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
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

AFC Youth Championship									Qualifications
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	2024	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

CAFA U-19/U-20 Championship

CAFA Junior Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2023	Groupstage Fourth place	4	1	1	2	4	10
2024	Fifth place	2	0	0	2	0	5
Total	2/20	6	1	1	4	4	15

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Official match schedule of the CAFA U20 Championship 2023. 16 May 2023 . facebook.com. CAFA. 25 May 2023.