The team won the
AFF U-16 Youth Championship twice, in
2018 and
2022. They qualified for the
2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup as a replacement for Peru, whose hosting rights were withdrawn in April 2023. This was the first ever FIFA tournament hosted by the country, its only third FIFA tournament ever, and the first since 1979, when their
U-20 team played at the
FIFA World Youth Championship as the second Asian team, replacing three
1978 AFC Youth Championship semi-finalists who forfeited. The team started the tournament by scoring the country's first ever goal at a FIFA tournament courtesy of
Arkhan Kaka in the match against
Ecuador. They conceded an equaliser later, but managed to become the first Southeast Asian country to both score a goal and avoid defeat at a FIFA men's football tournament match. He then scored the equaliser in the second match against
Panama.
Nabil Asyura scored the consolation goal in 3–1 defeat against
Morocco, which concluded their participation. The team then qualified for the
2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, in which their victory against
South Korea and
Yemen secured their qualification to the expanded 48-team
FIFA U-17 World Cup, the country's first successful qualification campaign to a FIFA tournament. Indonesia were drawn to Group H alongside four-time champions
Brazil, tournament debutants
Zambia, and CONCACAF representatives
Honduras.
Zahaby Gholy opened the scoring in the first game, but Zambia then made a comeback to win 3–1. Against Brazil, they were dismantled 4–0. In the third group match,
Evandra Florasta scored Indonesia's first goal from a
penalty kick. Honduras quickly equalised via the same manner.
Fadly Alberto then scored Indonesia's first ever second goal in a FIFA tournament, securing Indonesia's first ever win at any FIFA tournament, which was also the first win for a Southeast Asian team in a FIFA men's football tournament match. ==Coaching staff==