Afghanistan national under-23 football team

Afghanistan Olympic

Association	Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
FIFA code	AFG
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
Afghanistan 0–1 India (Chittagong, Bangladesh; 29 January 2010)
Biggest win
Sri Lanka 0–2 Afghanistan (Chittagong, Bangladesh; 2 February 2010) Nepal 0–2 Afghanistan (Al Rayyan, Qatar; 26 March 2019)
Biggest defeat
Uzbekistan 8–1 Afghanistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 6 September 2023)
South Asian Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2010)
Best result	Runners-up (2010)

The Afghanistan national under-23 football team represents Afghanistan in international football competitions during Olympic Games and Asian Games.

Competitive record

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record												Qualification record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2013	Oman	Did not enter										Did not enter
2016	Qatar	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	2	8
2018	China											3	0	0	3	0	18
2020	Thailand											3	1	0	2	3	4
2022	Uzbekistan	Withdrew										Withdrew
2024	Qatar	Did not qualify										3	0	1	2	1	12
2026	Saudi Arabia	Did not qualify										3	1	0	2	2	5
2028	Japan	To be determined										To be determined
Total		—	0/8	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		16	3	2	11	8	47

Summer Olympics

Young teams were favoured by FIFA and the IOC, and since 1992, male competitors must be under 23 years old, with three over-23 players allowed per squad.

  Gold medalists    Silver medalists    Bronze medalists  

Summer Olympics record												Qualification record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1908 to 1988	See Afghanistan national football team											See Afghanistan national football team
1992	Spain	Withdrew										Withdrew
1996	United States	Did not enter										Did not enter
2000	Australia
2004	Greece
2008	China	Did not qualify										PR1	1	0	0	1	0	2
2012	United Kingdom	Did not enter										Did not enter
2016	Brazil	Did not qualify										4th	4	1	1	2	2	8
2020	Japan											3rd	3	1	0	2	3	4
2024	France											3rd	3	0	1	2	1	12
2028	USA	To be determined										To be determined
Total		—	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		4/9	11	2	2	7	6	26

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Host	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951 to 1998	See Afghanistan national football team
2002	South Korea	Group Stage	24th	3	0	0	3	0	32	Squad
2006	Qatar	Did not enter
2010	China
2014	South Korea	Group Stage	25th	3	0	0	3	1	8	Squad
2018	Indonesia	Did not enter
2022	China	Withdrew
2026	Japan	Did not enter
2030	Qatar	TBD
2034	Saudi Arabia
Total		Fourth place	2/6	10	0	0	10	5	57	—

Notable players

• Israfeel Kohistani
• Balal Arezou
• Faisal Sakhizada
• Waheed Nadeem

See also

• Football at the 2014 Asian Games
• Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's team squads
• 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
• Afghanistan national football team
• Afghanistan women's national football team