| Nickname(s) | Les Petits Éléphants (The Little Elephants) | ||
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| Association | Ivorian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Bassiriki Diabaté | ||
| Captain | Jean Thome | ||
| FIFA code | CIV | ||
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| Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2013) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Third Place (1987) | ||
The Ivory Coast national under-17 football team, nicknamed Les petit Éléphants ("The Little Elephants" in French), represents Ivory Coast in international football at the under-17 level and is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation. The team's first appearance on the world stage was in 1987 at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Canada where they achieved third place after a 2-1 extra time victory over Italy in the third-place playoff.