Argentina national under-17 football team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) Los Cebollitas (Little Onions) Los Pibes (The Kids) | ||
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Association | Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Association) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) | ||
Head coach | Diego Placente | ||
Captain | Ezequiel Báez | ||
Most caps | Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari | ||
Top scorer | Fernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone | ||
FIFA code | ARG | ||
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Biggest defeat | |||
Nigeria 4–0 Argentina (Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993) Germany 4–0 Argentina (Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Third place (1991, 1995, 2003) | ||
South American U-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Champions (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019) | ||
Medal record |
The Argentina national under-17 football team represents Argentina in youth international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup where their best placing is third place three times. They have won the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.
Competitive record
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FIFA U-17 World Cup[change | change source]
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South American U-17 Championship[change | change source]
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1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.