Mali national under-20 football team, represents Mali in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Malian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mali. The current coach is Mahamoutou Kane.
| Nickname(s) | 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 in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2019) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1999, 2015) | ||
Their greatest achievement to date is finishing third in both the 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup and in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they defeated Senegal 3-1 in the third-place match.
Competitive record
editFIFA U-20 World Cup
editThird Place
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1977 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 1979
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 1981
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 1983
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 1985
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 1987
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 1989 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
 1991 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 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
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 2009
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 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
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| Total | 7/24 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were selected to take part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Alkalifa Coulibaly | 3 December 2001 (aged 17) |  Onze Créateurs
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| 2 | DF | Arnaud Konan | 15 May 2000 (aged 19) | Etoiles du Mandé
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| 3 | DF | Drissa Diarra | 1 May 1999 (aged 20) | AS Bamako
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| 4 | DF | Fode Konate | 2 December 2000 (aged 18) | AS Bamako
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| 5 | DF | Babou Fofana | 10 April 1999 (aged 20) | Stade Malien
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| 6 | MF | Ousmane Diakite | 25 July 2000 (aged 18) |  Liefering
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| 7 | FW | Hadji Dramé | 10 September 2000 (aged 18) | Yelleni Olimpic
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| 8 | MF | Mohamed Camara | 6 January 2000 (aged 19) | Hartberg
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| 9 | FW | El Bilal Touré | 3 October 2001 (aged 17) | Afrique Foot Elite
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| 10 | MF | Mamadou Traoré | 8 February 1999 (aged 20) | Stade Malien
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| 11 | FW | Boubacar Konté | 2 March 2001 (aged 18) |  Sarpsborg FK
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| 12 | FW | Mamady Diarra | 26 June 2000 (aged 18) | Yeelen FC
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| 13 | DF | Clément Kanouté | 1 September 1999 (aged 19) | CS Duguwolofila
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| 14 | MF | Sambou Sissoko | 29 June 2000 (aged 18) | USFAS
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| 15 | DF | Abdoulaye Diaby | 4 July 2000 (aged 18) |  Antwerp
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| 16 | GK | Youssouf Koïta | 27 August 2000 (aged 18) |  Girona
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| 17 | MF | Mamadou Samake | 15 May 2000 (aged 19) | Standard Liège
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| 18 | MF | Boubacar Traoré | 20 August 2001 (aged 17) | AS Bamako
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| 19 | FW | Lassana N'Diaye | 3 October 2000 (aged 18) |  CSKA Moscow
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| 20 | FW | Sékou Koïta | 28 November 1999 (aged 19) | Wolfsberger AC
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| 21 | GK | Souleymane Coulibaly | 28 August 2001 (aged 17) | Afrique Foot Elite
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Achievements
edit- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
- Champions: 2019
- Runners-up: 1989
- Third place: 2003
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
Head-to-head record
editThe following table shows Mali's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
 Brazil
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
 Cameroon
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Colombia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
 East Germany
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
 France
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
 Germany
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Ghana
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Greece
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Italy
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Mexico
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Nigeria
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Panama
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Paraguay
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Portugal
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Senegal
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Serbia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| South Korea
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Spain
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
 United States
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
 Uruguay
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.67 |
 Uzbekistan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 32.26 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland, Squad Lists" (PDF). Fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
External links
edit- Mali U-20 profile - eurosport.fr