| Nickname | The Eagles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Malian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Mahamoutou Kane | ||
| Home stadium | Stade du 26 Mars | ||
| FIFA code | MLI | ||
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| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 13 (first in1989) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2019) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in1989) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1999,2015) | ||
Mali national under-20 football team, representsMali inassociation football at an under-20 age level and is controlled byMalian Football Federation, the governing body forfootball in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane.
Their greatest achievement to date is finishing third in both the1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup and in the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they defeatedSenegal 3-1 in the third-place match.
Third Place
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1979 | |||||||
 1981 | |||||||
 1983 | |||||||
 1985 | |||||||
 1987 | |||||||
 1989 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
 1995 | |||||||
 1997 | |||||||
 1999 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 |
 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2007 | |||||||
 2009 | |||||||
 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
 2015 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2025 | |||||||
  2027 | to be determined | ||||||
| Total | 7/25 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 |
The following players were called up for the 2025Maurice Revello Tournament to be played in June 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 21 September 2024, after the match againstSenegal
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Émile Doucouré | (2007-09-28)28 September 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 |  Beerschot | |
| 1GK | Oumar Pona | (2006-06-21)21 June 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 |  Angers | |
| 1GK | Mayamé Sissoko | (2004-09-26)26 September 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Quevilly-Rouen Métropole | |
| 2DF | Ibrahim Diarra | (2006-04-07)7 April 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
| 2DF | Cheick Doumbia | (2004-10-18)18 October 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Rodez | |
| 2DF | Fousseny Doumbia | (2005-02-23)23 February 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| 2DF | Eden Gassama | (2005-07-26)26 July 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Guingamp | |
| 2DF | Souleymane Sagnan | (2005-05-06)6 May 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Lens | |
| 2DF | Séga Sanogo | (2005-07-15)15 July 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Troyes | |
| 2DF | Dan Sinaté | (2006-06-09)9 June 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Angers | |
| 2DF | Isiaka Soukouna | (2006-02-27)27 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Rennes | |
| 3MF | Sekou Koné | (2006-02-03)3 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 |  Manchester United | |
| 3MF | Hamidou Makalou | (2006-07-15)15 July 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Brest | |
| 3MF | Ousmane Thiero | (2006-04-08)8 April 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 |  Rapid Wien | |
| 3MF | Ange Martial Tia | (2006-11-20)20 November 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Reims | |
| 4FW | Mahamoud Barry | (2006-06-11)11 June 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 |  Villarreal | |
| 4FW | Gaoussou Diakité | (2005-09-26)26 September 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Red Bull Salzburg | |
| 4FW | Ibrahim Diarra | (2006-12-12)12 December 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Barcelona | |
| 4FW | Mamadou Doumbia | (2006-02-18)18 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Watford | |
| 4FW | Ibrahim Kanaté | (2006-10-23)23 October 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Anderlecht | |
| 4FW | Abdoulaye Niakaté | (2004-10-01)1 October 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Caen | |
| 4FW | Wilson Samaké | (2004-03-30)30 March 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Rennes | |
| 4FW | Aboubacar Sidibé | (2006-02-07)7 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Sochaux | |
The following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in theFIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
 Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
 East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
 France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 032.26 |
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