Uruguay national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | Charrúas Gorriones Celestes (Sky Blue Sparrows) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (Uruguayan Football Association) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Matías Alonso | ||
| FIFA code | URU | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2011) | ||
| South American U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 20 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1991, 2005, and 2011) | ||
The Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. Uruguay has participated in six of 17 FIFA U-17 World Cup events.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2024
| 27 May 2024 Friendly | 1–1 | United States | Argentina |
Coaching staff
Current personnel
- As of 10 January 2025
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Matías Alonso |
| Assistant coach | Álvaro Fernández |
| Goalkeeping coach | Santiago Morandi |
Players
Current squad
The following players are called up to the squad for the 2025 South American U-17 Championship between 27 March – 12 April 2025.[1]
Caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2025, after the match against Brazil
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Fabián Cristaldo | 15 February 2008 | 2 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
| GK | Paulo da Costa | 13 June 2008 | 1 | 0 | Peñarol | |
| GK | Lucas Jorge | 14 August 2008 | 0 | 0 | Boston River | |
| DF | Facundo Balatti | 9 June 2008 | 3 | 0 | Danubio | |
| DF | Brian Barboza | 14 May 2008 | 3 | 0 | Peñarol | |
| DF | Ignacio Fernández | 11 December 2008 | 3 | 0 | Nacional | |
| DF | Gonzalo Pan | 12 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
| DF | Santiago Sosa | 30 July 2008 | 3 | 0 | Danubio | |
| DF | Francisco Sorondo | 14 August 2008 | 2 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
| DF | Thiago Luthar | 26 March 2008 | 1 | 0 | Peñarol | |
| MF | Nicolás Azambuja | 28 March 2008 | 3 | 1 | Danubio | |
| MF | Federico Bais | 29 January 2008 | 3 | 1 | Nacional | |
| MF | Agustín Dos Santos | 9 February 2008 | 3 | 1 | Nacional | |
| MF | Pablo Alcoba | 10 November 2008 | 3 | 0 | Albion | |
| MF | Julio Daguer | 22 February 2008 | 3 | 0 | Peñarol | |
| MF | Luciano González | 7 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Nacional | |
| MF | Lautaro Silveira | 22 October 2008 | 2 | 0 | Montevideo City Torque | |
| MF | Thiago Roldán | 10 January 2008 | 0 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
| FW | Facundo Martínez | 4 February 2008 | 3 | 0 | Montevideo City Torque | |
| MF | Rodrigo Martínez | 22 March 2008 | 3 | 0 | Nacional | |
| FW | Alan Torterolo | 3 January 2008 | 3 | 0 | Defensor Sporting | |
| FW | Renzo Cupla | 7 June 2008 | 2 | 0 | Peñarol | |
| FW | Francisco Fernández | 22 May 2008 | 2 | 0 | Peñarol | |
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1991 | Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
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Cancelled | |||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| Total | 6/20 | 0 Titles | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 33 |
South American Under-17 Football Championship
| South American Under-17 Football Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1985 | Fifth Place | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | |
| 1986 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1988 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1991 | Runners-up | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 4 | |
| 1993 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | |
| 1995 | Third Place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |
| 1997 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2001 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
| 2003 | Fourth Place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Third Place | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |
| 2013 | Fourth Place | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | |
| 2015 | Fifth Place | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2019 | Sixth Place | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2025 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Total | 20/20 | 120 | 54 | 26 | 42 | 211 | 147 | |
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Uruguay's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Congo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100.00 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 44.44 |
Honours
- Runner-up (1): 2011
Individual awards
In addition to team victories, Uruguayans players have won individual awards at FIFA U-17 World Cups.
| Year | Award | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Bronze Ball | Alvaro Meneses |
| 2009 | Bronze Boot | Sebastián Gallegos |
| 2011 | Golden Glove | Mathías Cubero |
See also
- Uruguay national football team
- Uruguay A' national football team
- Uruguay national under-23 football team
- Uruguay national under-20 football team
- Uruguay national under-18 football team
- Uruguay national under-15 football team
- South American Under-17 Football Championship
References
- ^ "Convocados de la Selección Uruguaya sub-17 para el Sudamericano 2025" (in Spanish). Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.