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Argentina national under-17 football team

National association football team


National association football team

FieldValue
NameArgentina U-17
BadgeAfa gold logo24.svg
Badge_size100
FIFA TrigrammeARG
NicknameAlbiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)
Los Cebollitas (Little Onions)
Los Pibes (The Kids)
AssociationAsociación del Fútbol Argentino
(Argentine Football Association)
ConfederationCONMEBOL
(South American Football Confederation)
CoachDiego Placente
CaptainEzequiel Báez
Most capsRodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari
Top scorerFernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone
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socks1FFFFFF
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Largest loss4–0
(Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993)
4–0
(Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015)
Regional nameFIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional cup apps16
Regional cup first1985
Regional cup bestThird place (1991, 1995, 2003)
2ndRegional nameSouth American U-17 Championship
2ndRegional cup apps19
2ndRegional cup first1985
2ndRegional cup bestChampions (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

YearRoundPositionGPWD1LGSGA
China 1985Group stage9th311154
Canada 1987did not qualify
SCO 1989Quarter-finals8th412153
Italy 1991Third place3rd622255
Japan 1993Group stage9th311176
Ecuador 1995Third place3rd6501124
Egypt 1997Quarter-finals6th421132
NZL 1999did not qualify
TRI 2001Fourth place4th6312129
Finland 2003Third place3rd6411104
Peru 2005did not qualify
KOR 2007Quarter-finals6th522174
Nigeria 2009Round of 1611th420266
Mexico 201113th411248
UAE 2013Fourth place4th74121312
Chile 2015Group stage24th300318
India 2017did not qualify
Brazil 2019Round of 169th421185
Indonesia 2023Fourth place4th7412199
Qatar 2025Round of 3217th4310134
Total16/203rd7637162313094

South American U-17 Championship

YearRoundGPWD1LGSGA
Argentina 1985Champions8800325
Peru 1986Fourth place715177
Ecuador 1988Runners-up7601134
Paraguay 1991Third place7421107
Colombia 1993Third place7412126
Peru 1995Runners-up6411124
Paraguay 1997Runners-up7412156
Uruguay 1999Fourth place622299
Peru 2001Runners-up7412128
Bolivia 2003Champions7430195
Venezuela 2005Group stage411267
Ecuador 2007Third place9441137
Chile 2009Runners-up5320104
Ecuador 2011Third place95131711
Argentina 2013Champions94321713
Paraguay 2015Runners-up9423149
Chile 2017Group stage410334
Peru 2019Champions95221410
Ecuador 2023Third place9522158
Total19/19136733330250134

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

  1. (8 May 2025). "Sub 17: nuevo entrenamiento para el equipo dirigido por Diego Placente". Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.
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