Ethiopia U-17

Nickname	Red Foxes
Association	Ethiopian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Benjamin Zimmer
Home stadium	Bahir Dar Stadium
FIFA code	ETH
Firstcolours Secondcolours
First international
Ethiopia 1–0Sudan  (Ethiopia; 24 August 1996)
Biggest win
Ethiopia 6–2South Sudan  (Tanzania; 19 August 2018)
Biggest defeat
Ethiopia 0–4Nigeria  (Swaziland; 1 June 2003)
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in1997)
Best result	Fourth place (1997)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	None

TheEthiopia national under-17 football team, nicknamed theRed Foxes, representsEthiopia in international youth football competitionsand is controlled byEthiopian Football Federation. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the seniornational team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennialFIFA U-17 World Cup and theU-17 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.^[1]

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

¹Draws include knockout matches decided onpenalty kicks.

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1995	Did not enter
1997	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	10	10
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	5
2003	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	10
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	Did not enter
2026	To be determined
Total	3/15	8	3	1	7	16	25

• Ethiopia national football team
• Ethiopia national under-20 football team

• Ethiopia men's national football teams
• Ethiopia national youth football teams
• African national under-17 association football teams
• 1986 establishments in Ethiopia
• National sports teams established in 1986

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