The Argentina national U-17 football team is the representative of Argentina within all FIFA-sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.
Argentina has participated in 16 of the 20 FIFA U-17 World Cups, finishing in third place three times and fourth place twice. Argentina has also won the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.
Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Emiliano Martínez, Fernando Redondo, Nestor Fabbri, Roberto Bonano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Franco Costanzo, Leonardo Biagini, Luciano Galletti, Marcelo Gallardo, Esteban Cambiasso, Gabriel Milito, Ezequiel González, Aldo Duscher, Lucas Biglia, Eduardo Salvio, Maxi López, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup YearRoundPositionGPWD1LGSGA 1985Group stage9th311154 1987did not qualify 1989Quarter-finals8th412153 1991Third place3rd622255 1993Group stage9th311176 1995Third place3rd6501124 1997Quarter-finals6th421132 1999did not qualify 2001Fourth place4th6312129 2003Third place3rd6411104 2005did not qualify 2007Quarter-finals 6th522174 2009Round of 1611th420266 2011Round of 1613th411248 2013Fourth place4th74121312 2015Group stage24th300318 2017did not qualify 2019Round of 169th421185 2023 Fourth place4th7412199 2025 Round of 3217th4310134 2026 QualifiedTotal17/213rd7637162313093
South American U-17 Championship YearRoundGPWD1LGSGA 1985Champions8800325 1986Fourth place715177 1988Runners-up7601134 1991Third place7421107 1993Third place7412126 1995Runners-up6411124 1997Runners-up7412156 1999Fourth place622299 2001Runners-up7412128 2003Champions7430195 2005Group stage411267 2007Third place9441137 2009Runners-up5320104 2011Third place95131711 2013Champions94321713 2015Runners-up9423149 2017Group stage410334 2019Champions95221410 2023Third place9522158 2025Sixth place6312167 2026Runners-up63121112Total21/21148793534277153
1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours Competitive FIFA U-17 World Cup Third Place (3): 1991, 1995, 2003
CONMEBOL Sub 17 Champions (4): 1985, 2003, 2013, 2019 Runners-up (7): 1988, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2015, 2026 Third Place (5): 1991, 1993, 2007, 2011, 2023
Players Current squad The following players were called up to the squad for the 2026 South American U-17 Championship between 3–19 April 2026 in Paraguay.
Caps and goals as of 19 April 2026, after the match against Colombia.
Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
See also Argentina national under-20 football team Argentina national under-15 football team Argentina Olympic football team Argentina national football team Argentina national futsal team
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