The Zambia National U-17 Football team is the U-17 football team for
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
founded in 1929. The team, also known as the Junior Chipolpolo, represents the country in international under-17 matches and is controlled by the
Football Association of Zambia
The Football Association of Zambia is the governing body of association football in Zambia founded in 1929 and based at the "Football House" on Alick Nkhata Road in Lusaka, the country's capital.
Affiliated to CAF and FIFA in 1964 and COSAFA i ...
. In 2016, they were disqualified from the
2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship because two players were found to have been over the age of 17.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...
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1985 - ''Did not qualify''
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1987 - ''Withdrew''
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1989 - ''Did not qualify''
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1991
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- ''Did not qualify''
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1993 - ''Did not enter''
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1995
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- ''Disqualified''
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1997 - ''Did not enter''
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1999 - ''Did not qualify''
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2001 - ''Did not qualify''
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2003 - ''Did not qualify''
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2005 - ''Did not enter''
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2007 - ''Did not qualify''
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2009 - ''Did not qualify''
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2011
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- ''Did not qualify''
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2013
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- ''Did not qualify''
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2015
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- ''Did not qualify''
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2017 - ''Did not qualify''
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2019 - ''Did not qualify''
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
- ''Did not qualify''
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
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1985 - ''Did not qualify''
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1987 - ''Withdrew''
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1989 - ''Did not qualify''
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1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...
- ''Did not qualify''
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1993 - ''Did not enter''
African U-17 Championship
The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations also called TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsoring reason (previously known as the African U-17 Championship) is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's African governing body, CA ...
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1995
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...
- ''Disqualified''
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1997 - ''Did not enter''
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1999 - ''Did not qualify''
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2001 - ''Did not qualify''
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2003 - ''Did not qualify''
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2005 - ''Did not enter''
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2007 - ''Did not qualify''
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2009 - ''Did not qualify''
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2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
- ''Did not qualify''
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2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
- ''Did not qualify''
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2015
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- Group stage
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2017 - ''Did not qualify''
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2019 - ''Did not qualify''
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
** Croatia will adopt the eu ...
- Group stage
Current squad
The following players were called up for the
2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
''Caps and goals as of 30 April 2023, after the match against .''
See also
Zambia women's national under-17 football team
Zambia women's national under-17 football team, nicknamed the Junior She-polopolo, represents the country in international under-17 matches. The team has participated in FIFA sanctioned events, including U-17 World Cup qualifiers.
Background
Zamb ...
Zambia men's national under-20 football team
References
External links
* (Fan site)
* (Football Association of Zambia)
African national under-17 association football teams
under-17
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