Burkina Faso national under-17 football team

The Burkina Faso national under-17 football team represents Burkina Faso in youth international football. They have been to the FIFA U-17 World Cup five times with their best resulting coming in 2001 where they finished third the completion.

Nickname(s)Les Étalons
(The Stallions)
AssociationBurkinabé Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachBrahima Traore
Home stadiumStade du 4-Août
FIFA codeBFA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1999)
Best resultThird place (2001)
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances7 (first in 1999)
Best resultChampions (2011)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts/Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
People's Republic of China 1985 Did Not Enter
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991 Did not qualify
Japan 1993 Did Not Enter
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997 Did not qualify
New Zealand 1999 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 4 4
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Third Place 6 3 2 1 8 4
Finland 2003 Did not qualify
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 6 7
Mexico 2011 Group Stage 3 0 0 3 0 6
United Arab Emirates 2013 Did not qualify
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021
Indonesia 2023 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 6
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total Third Place 19 6 4 9 21 27

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations record

African U-17 Championship Record
Hosts/Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Mali 1995 Did Not Enter
Botswana 1997 Did not qualify
Guinea 1999 Runners-up 5 2 2 1 5 5
Seychelles 2001 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 7 7
Eswatini 2003 Did not qualify
The Gambia 2005 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
Togo 2007 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 5
Algeria 2009 Third Place 4 3 0 1 10 3
Rwanda 2011 Champions 5 3 1 1 11 6
Morocco 2013 Did not qualify
Niger 2015
Gabon 2017
Tanzania 2019
Morocco 2021 Cancelled
Algeria 2023 Third Place 5 3 0 1 7 5
Total Champions 31 18 3 9 49 37

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers Record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
1985 Did Not Enter
1987
1989
1991 Second Round 2 0 1 1 0 1
1993 Did Not Enter
Total Second Round 2 0 1 1 0 1

References