Peru national under-17 football team

The Peru national under-17 football team represents Peru in youth international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup twice in their history with their best result being quarter-finals in 2007 tournament.

Peru
Nickname(s)Los Jotitas
(The Jotitas)
AssociationPeruvian Football Federation (FPF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachPablo Zegarra
CaptainNestor Duarte
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional
FIFA codePER
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Peru 0-2 Colombia 
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1995)
Biggest win
 Peru 4–0 Venezuela 
(Asuncion, Paraguay; 12 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 4–0 Peru 
(Ibarra, Ecuador; 16 March 2007)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2005)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2007)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1985)
Best resultFourth place (2007)

Competitive record

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 Did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005 Group Stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 4
South Korea 2007 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 2 1 3 3
Nigeria 2009 Did not qualify
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Peru 2021 Cancelled
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Qatar 2025 To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 2/19 8 2 3 3 4 7

FIFA U-17 World Cup matches
Year Round Score Result
2005 Group stage  Peru 1–1  Ghana Draw
Group stage  Peru 0–1  China PR Loss
Group stage  Peru 0–2  Costa Rica Loss
2007 Group stage  Peru 1–0  Korea Republic Win
Group stage  Peru 0–0  Togo Draw
Group stage  Peru 1–0  Costa Rica Win
Round of 16  Peru 1–1  Tajikistan Draw
Quarter-finals  Peru 0–2  Ghana Loss

South American Under-17 Football Championship

South American Under-17 Football Championship record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Argentina 1985 Seventh Place 8 3 0 5 10 14
Peru 1986 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 3 3
Ecuador 1988 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 5 9
Paraguay 1991 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 7 7
Colombia 1993 Group Stage 3 1 1 2 3 7
Peru 1995 Group Stage 4 0 1 2 4 7
Paraguay 1997 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 2 6
Uruguay 1999 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 2 6
Peru 2001 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 8 8
Bolivia 2003 Group Stage 4 0 2 2 2 7
Venezuela 2005 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 5 12
Ecuador 2007 Fourth Place 9 3 3 3 12 6
Chile 2009 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 4 8
Ecuador 2011 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 8 9
Argentina 2013 Sixth Place 9 1 1 7 8 19
Paraguay 2015 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 4 11
Chile 2017 Group Stage 4 0 0 4 2 11
Peru 2019 Fifth Place 9 3 4 3 11 9
Ecuador 2023 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 1 9
Venezuela 2025 To be determined
Total 19/19 94 20 20 55 101 177

South American Games


Football Medal Records at the ODESUR South American Games
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Colombia Colombia 3 1 1 5
2 Argentina Argentina 2 1 0 3
3 Peru Peru 1 0 2 3
4 Paraguay Paraguay 1 0 0 1
5 Ecuador Ecuador 0 4 1 5
6 Venezuela Venezuela 0 1 0 1
7 Bolivia Bolivia 0 0 2 2
8 Brazil Brazil 0 0 1 1