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Peru national under-17 football team

National association football team


National association football team

FieldValue
NamePeru
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FIFA TrigrammePER
NicknameLos Jotitas
(The Jotitas)
AssociationPeruvian Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
CoachRenzo Revoredo
Home StadiumEstadio Nacional
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First game0-2
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1995)
Largest win4–0
(Asunción, Paraguay; 12 May 1991)
Largest loss5–0
(Montería, Colombia; 31 March 2025)
Regional nameFIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional cup apps2
Regional cup first2005
Regional cup bestQuarterfinals (2007)
2ndRegional nameSouth American Under-17 Football Championship
2ndRegional cup apps20
2ndRegional cup first1985
2ndRegional cup bestFourth place (2007)
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(The Jotitas) (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1995) (Asunción, Paraguay; 12 May 1991) (Montería, Colombia; 31 March 2025)

The Peru national under-17 football team represents Peru in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Federacion Peruana de Futbol. The qualified for two World Cups, their best result being in 2007, where the Jotitas reached the Quarter-finals. The teams best result in the South American U-17 Championship was a Fourth Place finish in 2007.

Despite the current failures of the senior side, the Peruvian U-17 team has given brand new stars and hopes to Peruvian fans early in the year of 2007. After their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance in 2005 (Peru as host nation), the youth team greatly improved in skill and determination. Their first U-17 World Cup saw them lose with merely 1 point. Yet, they started the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a bang as they defeated the local South Korean team with an array of constant attacks and effective counter-attacks that completely overwhelmed their opponents.

The U-17 team's success in 2007 came from the leadership of Juan Jose Ore, and the appearance of good players like Reimond Manco. Not only that, but Peru showcased some of the best team games of the South American tournament and in the 2007 World Cup. Although they were eliminated during the quarterfinals, Peru's U-17 squad seems to be having high hopes for future competitions.

History

Road to the 2007 U-17 World Cup

In 2007, the Peruvian U-17 football team went to the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship that was held in Ecuador that started March 4 of that year. In the debut match, the Peruvian team had to face the Brazil. The Peruvians surprised the Brazilians 2–1 with one goal scored by Reimond Manco and the impressive forward La Torre.

In the group stage, Peru won most of the matches and ended first in its group (qualifying to the final round).

In the final round of the tournament (where the first 4 qualified to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup) Peru won the first match against Venezuela. In the next match, Brazil crushed Peru 4–0 and Colombia trounced them 3–0. By the fourth match Brazil, Colombia and Argentina were already qualified for the main tournament and Peru, Venezuela and host Ecuador had to fight for the last qualification spot.

The fifth match saw Peru with the obligation to defeat Ecuador. The match started horribly for Peru when an Ecuadorian midfielder scored at the first minutes of play. Peru answered quickly when Reimond Manco assisted midfielder Sanchez for a goal. Ecuador was seen to have determination, and it scored once again at the 20th minute of the first half. However, Reimond Manco scored goal caused by a mistake from the Ecuadorian Mendoza, sending them one huge step closer to the world tournament and eliminating their fierce rivals.

For the last match against Argentina, Peru had to lose by at least 4 goals to be eliminated. Peru was capable of drawing the match and qualified to the U-17 World Cup. Reimond Manco was named as the best player of the competition by the CONMEBOL.

Road to the 2019 U-17 World Cup

Peru automatically qualified for the 2019 World Cup as host, but ended up without hosting rights on 22 February 2019 due to infrastructure concerns. Peru was forced to enter the run for the World Cup, which was moved to Brazil. Peru failed to qualify for the tournament, after only managed a lone 3–2 win over Uruguay, which was not enough compared to Ecuador's 4–1 win over eventual champions Argentina.

Road to the 2021 U-17 World Cup

Peru automatically qualified for the 2021 World Cup as host, after being transferred as hosts from the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to 2023. Due to Peru failing to meet infrastructure requirement, FIFA removed Peru as hosts and transferred it to Indonesia for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

South American Games Records

The South American Games (a.k.a. ODESUR Games; Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos) are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from South America, organized by the South American Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Sudamericana, ODESUR).

The Peruvian U-17 football team achieved its first gold medal in the 1990 South American Games, which they were the hosts, and 2 bronze medals in 1982 and 1994 respectively.

Current squad

The following 18 players are called up to the squad for the friendly matches against Japan, United States and a team made from Niigata prefecture players.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup recordYearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
China 1985Did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005Group Stage15th301214
Korea Republic 2007Quarter-finals8th522133
Nigeria 2009Did not qualify
Mexico 2011
UAE 2013
CHI 2015
IND 2017
BRA 2019
PER 2021Cancelled
IDN 2023Did not qualify
QAT 2025
QAT 2026To be determined
TotalQuarter-finals2/20823347
FIFA U-17 World Cup matchesYearRoundScoreResult
2005Group stage1–1Draw
Group stage0–1Loss
Group stage0–2Loss
2007Group stage1–0Win
Group stage0–0Draw
Group stage1–0Win
Round of 161–1Draw
Quarter-finals0–2Loss

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Peru's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

OpponentPldWDLGFGAGDWin %Total

South American Under-17 Football Championship

South American Under-17 Football Championship recordYearRoundGPWD*LGSGA
Argentina 1985Seventh Place83051014
Peru 1986Group Stage420233
Ecuador 1988Group Stage411259
Paraguay 1991Group Stage411277
Colombia 1993Group Stage311237
Peru 1995Group Stage401247
Paraguay 1997Group Stage401326
Uruguay 1999Group Stage411226
Peru 2001Group Stage411288
Bolivia 2003Group Stage402227
Venezuela 2005Group Stage4103512
Ecuador 2007Fourth Place93331216
Chile 2009Group Stage410348
Ecuador 2011Group Stage411289
Argentina 2013Sixth Place9117819
Paraguay 2015Group Stage4013411
Chile 2017Group Stage4004211
Peru 2019Fifth Place9343119
Ecuador 2023Group Stage401319
Colombia 2025Group Stage4004017
Total20/2098202059101194

South American Games

Football Medal Records at the ODESUR South American GamesRankTotal
CountryGoldSilver
1COL Colombia3
2ARG Argentina2
3PER Peru1
4PAR Paraguay1
5ECU Ecuador0
6VEN Venezuela0
7BOL Bolivia0
8BRA Brazil0

Honours

  • South American Games
    • Bronze Medalists (1): 1994
  • Bolivarian Games
    • Gold Medalists (1): 2001
    • Silver Medalists (1): 1997
    • Bronze Medalists (1): 2013

References

References

  1. Edilson La Rosa. (16 June 2025). "FPF presentó a Revoredo como DT de la Selección Peruana Sub-17".
  2. [http://www.peru.com/futbol/AutoNoticias/EcuadorSub17/2007/03/26/DetalleNoticia87333.asp Manco fue el 'Rey del Sudamericano'] {{webarchive. link. (2009-01-23)
  3. (22 February 2019). "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019".
  4. (15 March 2019). "FIFA Council decides on key steps for upcoming international tournaments". Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
  5. Garrick, Omar. (4 April 2023). "FIFA strips Peru of hosting rights for U17 World Cup".
  6. (11 September 2024). "Selección Peruana Sub 17 quedó lista para amistosos internacionales en Japón". RPP Noticias.
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