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Paraguay national under-17 football team
National U-17 association football team
National U-17 association football team
| Field | Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Paraguay | |||||
| Badge | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol logo.svg | |||||
| FIFA Trigramme | PAR | |||||
| Nickname | ||||||
| Association | Asociación Paraguaya | |||||
| de Fútbol | ||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||
| Coach | ARG Mariano Uglessich | |||||
| Home Stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | |||||
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| First game | NA | |||||
| Largest win | ||||||
| Largest loss | ||||||
| Regional name | FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||||
| Regional cup apps | 6 | |||||
| Regional cup first | 1999 | |||||
| Regional cup best | Quarterfinals (1999, 2019) | |||||
| 2ndRegional name | South American U-17 Championship | |||||
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 18 | |||||
| 2ndRegional cup first | 1986 | |||||
| 2ndRegional cup best | Runners-up [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg | 14px]] (1999) |
de Fútbol](paraguayan-football-association)
The Paraguay national under-17 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and South American Under-17 Football Championship.
Overview
The under-17 Paraguay national football team has seen and delivered along the years many of Paraguay's best talents.
The team has participated in 6 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 1999 World Cup held in New Zealand, when Paraguay reached the quarterfinals and finished in 5th place. Their best performance at the South American level came in the 1999 tournament in Uruguay when they finished in second place, along with two third-place finishes in 2001 and 2017 as well as three fourth-place finishes in 1988, 1997 and 2015.
In 2001, the team were crowned champions of the Milk Cup after defeating Manchester United 6–0.
Tournament records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN 1985 | Did not enter | |||||||
| CAN 1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| SCO 1989 | ||||||||
| ITA 1991 | ||||||||
| JPN 1993 | ||||||||
| ECU 1995 | ||||||||
| EGY 1997 | ||||||||
| NZL 1999 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
| TTO 2001 | Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| FIN 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| PER 2005 | ||||||||
| KOR 2007 | ||||||||
| NGA 2009 | ||||||||
| MEX 2011 | ||||||||
| UAE 2013 | ||||||||
| CHI 2015 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| IND 2017 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| BRA 2019 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |
| IDN 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| QAT 2025 | Round of 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| QAT 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| QAT 2027 | ||||||||
| QAT 2028 | ||||||||
| QAT 2029 | ||||||||
| Total | 6/20 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 39 |
South American Under-17 Football Championship
| South American Under-17 Football Championship record | Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina 1985 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Peru 1986 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Ecuador 1988 | Fourth Place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| Paraguay 1991 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| Colombia 1993 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| Peru 1995 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| Paraguay 1997 | Fourth Place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| Uruguay 1999 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |
| Peru 2001 | Third Place | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | |
| Bolivia 2003 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| Venezuela 2005 | Group Stage | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |
| Ecuador 2007 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Chile 2009 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Ecuador 2011 | Sixth Place | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |
| Argentina 2013 | Fifth Place | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | |
| Paraguay 2015 | Fourth Place | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | |
| Chile 2017 | Third Place | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | |
| PER 2019 | Third Place | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |
| Ecuador 2023 | Fifth Place | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |
| Colombia 2025 | Fifth Place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| Total | 19/20 | 119 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 184 | 185 |
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
The final 21-player squad was announced on 20 October 2025 for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
References
References
- "Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)".
- (20 October 2025). "Los llamados para la Copa Mundial Sub 17 de la FIFA Catar 2025". [[Paraguayan Football Association]].
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