Brazil national under-17 football team

The Brazil national under-17 football team represents Brazil in youth international football. They have been to every FIFA U-17 World Cup excluding 1993. They have won the title four times in 1997, 1999, 2003 and 2019 when they hosted the tournament.

Brazil U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Seleção (The Selection)
Canarinha (Little Canary)
Amarelinha (Little Yellow)
Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachPhelipe Leal
FIFA codeBrazil
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brazil 2–2 Italy 
(Bogotá, Colombia; 17 January 1984)
Biggest win
 Brazil 9–0 New Caledonia 
(Jakarta, Indonesia; 14 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 3–0 Brazil 
(Lima, Peru; 2 October 2005)
 Nigeria 3–0 Brazil 
(Viña del Mar, Chile; 1 November 2015)
 Uruguay 3–0 Brazil 
(Guadalajara, Mexico; 17 July 2011)
 Argentina 3–0 Brazil 
(Lima, Peru; 30 March 2019)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1997, 1999, 2003, and 2019)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2023)
Brazil national under-17 football team
Medal record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Bronze 1985 People's Republic of China Team
Silver 1995 Ecuador Team
Gold 1997 Egypt Team
Gold 1999 New Zealand Team
Gold 2003 Finland Team
Silver 2005 Peru Team
Bronze 2017 India Team
Gold 2019 Brazil Team
Brazil national under-17 football team
Medal record
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Silver 1985 Argentina NA
Silver 1986 Peru NA
Gold 1988 Ecuador NA
Gold 1991 Paraguay NA
Gold 1995 Peru NA
Gold 1997 Paraguay NA
Gold 1999 Uruguay NA
Gold 2001 Peru NA
Silver 2003 Bolivia NA
Gold 2005 Venezuela Team
Gold 2007 Ecuador Team
Gold 2009 Chile Team
Gold 2011 Ecuador Team
Bronze 2013 Argentina Team
Gold 2015 Paraguay Team
Gold 2017 Chile Team
Gold 2023 Ecuador Team

Competitive record

  • A gold background color indicates that Brazil won the tournament.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
People's Republic of China 1985 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 13 8
Canada 1987 Group stage 14th 3 0 2 1 0 1
Scotland 1989 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 1 1 5 3
Italy 1991 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 0 1 8 2
Japan 1993 Did not qualify
Ecuador 1995 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 13 4
Egypt 1997 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 21 2
New Zealand 1999 Champions 1st 6 2 4 0 8 4
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 11 4
Finland 2003 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 15 1
Peru 2005 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 16 11
South Korea 2007 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 14 4
Nigeria 2009 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 3 4
Mexico 2011 Fourth place 4th 7 4 1 2 15 12
United Arab Emirates 2013 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 1 0 19 4
Chile 2015 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 5 5
India 2017 Third place 3rd 7 6 0 1 14 5
Brazil 2019 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 19 6
Indonesia 2023 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 16 8
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total 18/20 4 Titles 94 63 11 20 215 88

South American Under-17 Football Championship

South American Under-17 Football Championship record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
Argentina 1985 Runners-up 8 7 0 1 25 7
Peru 1986 Runners-up 7 1 6 0 6 5
Ecuador 1988 Champions 7 6 1 0 14 1
Paraguay 1991 Champions 7 5 0 2 18 6
Colombia 1993 Fourth place 7 4 2 1 13 9
Peru 1995 Champions 7 6 0 1 19 4
Paraguay 1997 Champions 7 5 2 0 20 7
Uruguay 1999 Champions 6 5 1 0 17 6
Peru 2001 Champions 7 4 3 0 18 5
Bolivia 2003 Runners-up 7 5 1 1 15 4
Venezuela 2005 Champions 7 5 1 1 27 11
Ecuador 2007 Champions 9 6 1 2 29 11
Chile 2009 Champions 5 3 1 1 12 4
Ecuador 2011 Champions 9 7 1 1 22 11
Argentina 2013 Third place 9 5 4 0 14 6
Paraguay 2015 Champions 9 5 1 3 18 14
Chile 2017 Champions 9 7 2 0 24 3
Peru 2019 Group Stage 4 2 1 1 7 8
Ecuador 2023 Champions 9 7 2 0 24 10
Total 19/19 140 95 30 15 342 132

1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Brazil National Under-17 Football Team Media

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