The Portugal national under-17 football team represents Portugal in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, the governing body for football in that nation.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup YearRoundGWD*L 1985Did not qualify 1987 1989Third place6321117 1991Did not qualify 1993 1995Quarter-finals410358 1997Did not qualify 1999 2001 2003Quarter-finals41121118 2005Did not qualify 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025Champions8611234 2026Did not qualify 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total4/242211475037
UEFA European U-17 Championship
YearRoundGPWonDrawn*Lost 2002Group stage310224 2003Champions5410105 2004Third place51221010 2005did not qualify 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Group stage310233 2011did not qualify 2012 2013 2014Semi-finals430142 2015did not qualify 2016Champions6420151 2017did not qualify 2018Group stage311141 2019Quarter finals420265 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022Semi-finals5311149 2023Group stage311136 2024Runners-up64021210 2025Champions5320113 2026Did not qualify 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total:12/223 Titles522810149459 *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.
Recent results 2025
2026
Players Current squad The following players were named in the squad for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Italy, Romania and Iceland on 25, 28 and 31 March 2026; respectively in Italy.
Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2026, after the match against Romania.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
Former squads FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Portugal 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads - Portugal 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Portugal 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup squads - Portugal - (1st title)
UEFA European Under-17 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship squads - Portugal
Most appearances # Name Caps Goals First cap Latest cap 1 João Simões 39 5 September 22, 2022 June 2, 20242 Hélder Barbosa 37 3 July 16, 2002 May 15, 20043 Bruno Gama 34 11 February 11, 2003 May 15, 2004
Most goals # Name Goals Caps First cap Latest cap1 José Gomes 20 26 September 19, 2014 May 21, 20162 Pipo 13 16 July 29. 2008 March 27, 20093 Bruno Gama 11 34 February 11, 2003 May 15, 2004
Head-to-head record The following table shows Portugal's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total
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