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Spain national under-17 football team

Spain U-17

Field	Value
Name	Spain U-17
Badge_size	135px
FIFA Trigramme	ESP
Nickname	La Rojita (The Little Red One)
Association	Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Coach	Hernán Pérez
Most caps	Abel Ruiz (38)
Top scorer	Abel Ruiz (25)
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First game	1–0
(Livorno, Italy; 18 August 1991)
Largest win	13–0
(Ismaïlia, Egypt; 15 September 1997)
Largest loss	1–6
(Goiânia, Brazil; 11 November 2019)
Regional name	FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional cup apps	10
Regional cup first	1991
Regional cup best	Runners-up (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
2ndRegional name	European Championship
2ndRegional cup apps	15
2ndRegional cup first	2002
2ndRegional cup best	Champions (2007, 2008, 2017)

Note

the men's team

(Livorno, Italy; 18 August 1991) (Ismaïlia, Egypt; 15 September 1997) (Goiânia, Brazil; 11 November 2019) The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.

Considered one of the strongest national teams in under 17 level, Spain has participated in 9 out of 14 World Cup tournaments. Spain hold the record of playing the most finals without ever winning the tournament, having finished as runners-up on four occasions.

Competitive record

[[FIFA U-17 World Cup|FIFA U-17 World Cup record]]

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
ITA 1991	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	13	5
JPN 1993	did not qualify
ECU 1995	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	4
EGY 1997	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	22	6
NZL 1999	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	7	2
TRI 2001	10th	3	1	0	2	4	6
FIN 2003	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	10
PER 2005	did not qualify
KOR 2007	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	3	0	13	6
NGA 2009	Third place	3rd	7	5	1	1	18	10
MEX 2011	did not qualify
UAE 2013
CHI 2015
IND 2017	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	0	2	17	10
BRA 2019	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	10	8
IDN 2023	5th	5	3	1	1	7	4
QAT 2025	did not qualify
Total	11/17	2nd	58	36	10	12	131	71

[[UEFA European Under-17 Championship|UEFA European U-17 Championship record]]

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
DEN 2002	Fourth place	8	5	2	1	21	11
POR 2003	Runners-up	8	5	2	1	21	9
FRA 2004	Runners-up	8	5	1	2	19	7
ITA 2005	Elite round	3	2	1	0	3	1
LUX 2006	Third place	8	5	2	1	19	5
BEL 2007	Champions	8	6	2	0	12	3
TUR 2008	Champions	11	8	3	0	29	9
GER 2009	Group stage	9	4	5	0	14	4
LIE 2010	Runners-up	11	9	0	2	37	7
SRB 2011	Elite round	6	5	0	1	18	6
SVN 2012	Elite round	6	4	2	0	17	4
SVK 2013	Elite round	6	3	0	3	9	8
MLT 2014	Elite round	6	4	1	1	8	2
BUL 2015	Quarter-finals	11	5	6	0	14	5
AZE 2016	Runners-up	12	8	4	0	18	6
CRO 2017	Champions	12	8	3	1	30	9
ENG 2018	Quarter-finals	10	5	3	2	16	8
IRL 2019	Semifinals	11	8	1	2	20	6
EST 2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
CYP 2021
ISR 2022	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	6	3
HUN 2023	Semifinals	5	3	1	1	10	6
CYP 2024	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6
ALB 2025	did not qualify
Total	15/22	164	103	40	22	343	125

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish.

Honours

FIFA U-17 World Cup :* Runners-up (4): 1991, 2003, 2007, 2017 :* Third place (2): 1997, 2009
UEFA U-17/16 Championship (U-17 since 2002) :* Winners (9): 1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017 :* Runners-up (6): 1992, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016 :* Third place (3): 1985, 1998, 2006

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Year	Golden Player	FRA 2004	Cesc Fàbregas	BEL 2007	Bojan Krkić

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Cup Under-17 Football Championship.

Year	Golden Player	Golden Shoe	EGY 1997	Sergio Santamaría	David Rodríguez Fraile	FIN 2003	Cesc Fàbregas	Cesc Fàbregas	NGA 2009	Borja Bastón

Player records

Top appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-17 caps
1	Abel Ruiz	Barcelona	2015–2017	38
2	Ignacio Camacho	Atlético Madrid	2006–2007	25
3	Albert Dalmau	Barcelona	2008–2009	23
	Manu Morlanes	Villarreal	2014–2016	23
5	Sergio Gómez	Barcelona	2016–2017	22
	Borja	Atlético Madrid	2008–2009	22
	Ferran Torres	Valencia	2016–2017	22
8	David Rodríguez	Atlético Madrid	2002–2003	21
	Gerard Deulofeu	Barcelona	2009–2011	21
	Hugo Guillamón	Valencia	2016–2017	21
	Isco	Valencia	2008–2009	21
	Javi García	Real Madrid	2003–2005	21
	Jaime Gavilán	Valencia	2001–2003	21
	Koke	Atlético Madrid	2008–2009	21

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-17 goals
1	Abel Ruiz	Barcelona	2015–2017	25
2	Jonathan Soriano	Espanyol	2001–2003	18
3	Bojan Krkić	Barcelona	2006–2007	16
4	Paco Alcácer	Valencia	2009–2010	14
5	David Rodríguez	Atlético Madrid	2002–2003	13
6	Borja	Atlético Madrid	2008–2009	12
	Roberto Soldado	Real Madrid	2001–2003	12
8	Jaime Gavilán	Valencia	2001–2003	10
	Iker Bravo	Bayer Leverkusen	2021–2022	10
	Marc Guiu	Barcelona	2022–2023	10

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s.

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Norway, Germany and Austria in March 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 19 February 2025, after the match against Denmark.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury

Former squads

References

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Total

References

(11 March 2025). "Lista de convocados para la Ronda 2 del Europeo sub-17". Real Federación Española de Fútbol.

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