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Argentina national under-17 football team
National association football team
National association football team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Argentina U-17 |
| Badge | Afa gold logo24.svg |
| Badge_size | 100 |
| FIFA Trigramme | ARG |
| Nickname | Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) |
| Los Cebollitas (Little Onions) | |
| Los Pibes (The Kids) | |
| Association | Asociación del Fútbol Argentino |
| (Argentine Football Association) | |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL |
| (South American Football Confederation) | |
| Coach | Diego Placente |
| Captain | Ezequiel Báez |
| Most caps | Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari |
| Top scorer | Fernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone |
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| Largest loss | 4–0 |
| (Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993) | |
| 4–0 | |
| (Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015) | |
| Regional name | FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Regional cup apps | 16 |
| Regional cup first | 1985 |
| Regional cup best | Third place (1991, 1995, 2003) |
| 2ndRegional name | South American U-17 Championship |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 19 |
| 2ndRegional cup first | 1985 |
| 2ndRegional cup best | Champions (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019) |
Los Cebollitas (Little Onions) Los Pibes (The Kids) (Argentine Football Association) (South American Football Confederation) (Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993) 4–0 (Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015)
The Argentina national U-17 football team is the representative of Argentina within all FIFA-sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.
Argentina has participated in 16 of the 20 FIFA U-17 World Cups, finishing in third place three times and fourth place twice. Argentina has also won the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.
Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Emiliano Martínez, Fernando Redondo, Nestor Fabbri, Roberto Bonano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Franco Costanzo, Leonardo Biagini, Luciano Galletti, Marcelo Gallardo, Esteban Cambiasso, Gabriel Milito, Ezequiel González, Aldo Duscher, Lucas Biglia, Eduardo Salvio, Maxi López, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China 1985 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Canada 1987 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| SCO 1989 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Italy 1991 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Japan 1993 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Ecuador 1995 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||
| Egypt 1997 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NZL 1999 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| TRI 2001 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Finland 2003 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||
| Peru 2005 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| KOR 2007 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Nigeria 2009 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Mexico 2011 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |||
| UAE 2013 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Chile 2015 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| India 2017 | did not qualify | |||||||||
| Brazil 2019 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Indonesia 2023 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | ||
| Qatar 2025 | Round of 32 | 17th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Total | 16/20 | 3rd | 76 | 37 | 16 | 23 | 130 | 94 |
South American U-17 Championship
| Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina 1985 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| Peru 1986 | Fourth place | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Ecuador 1988 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| Paraguay 1991 | Third place | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Colombia 1993 | Third place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Peru 1995 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Paraguay 1997 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
| Uruguay 1999 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Peru 2001 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| Bolivia 2003 | Champions | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| Venezuela 2005 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| Ecuador 2007 | Third place | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| Chile 2009 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Ecuador 2011 | Third place | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 |
| Argentina 2013 | Champions | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 |
| Paraguay 2015 | Runners-up | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
| Chile 2017 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Peru 2019 | Champions | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| Ecuador 2023 | Third place | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| Total | 19/19 | 136 | 73 | 33 | 30 | 250 | 134 |
1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours
Competitive
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly against Qatar on 20 May 2025.
Caps and goals as of 11 April 2025, after the match against Paraguay.
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
References
References
- (8 May 2025). "Sub 17: nuevo entrenamiento para el equipo dirigido por Diego Placente". Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.
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