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Paraguay national under-17 football team

Paraguay
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationAsociación Paraguaya
de Fútbol
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachArgentina Mariano Uglessich
Home stadiumEstadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA codePAR
First colours
Second colours
First international
NA
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 1999)
Best resultQuarterfinals (1999, 2019)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances18 (first in 1986)
Best resultRunners-up (1999)

The Paraguay national under-17 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and South American Under-17 Football Championship.

Overview

The under-17 Paraguay national football team has seen and delivered along the years many of Paraguay's best talents.

The team has participated in 6 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and their best performance came in the 1999 World Cup held in New Zealand, when Paraguay reached the quarterfinals and finished in 5th place. Their best performance at the South American level came in the 1999 tournament in Uruguay when they finished in second place, along with two third-place finishes in 2001 and 2017 as well as three fourth-place finishes in 1988, 1997 and 2015.

In 2001, the team were crowned champions of the Milk Cup after defeating Manchester United 6–0.[1]

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985 Did not enter
Canada 1987 Did not qualify
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 10 6
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group Stage 3 2 0 1 5 6
Finland 2003 Did not qualify
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 8 7
India 2017 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 10 10
Brazil 2019 Quarterfinals 5 3 1 1 13 7
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Qatar 2025 Round of 32 4 1 2 1 3 3
Qatar 2026 To be determined
Qatar 2027
Qatar 2028
Qatar 2029
Total 6/20 23 12 4 7 49 39

South American Under-17 Football Championship

South American Under-17 Football Championship record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Argentina 1985 Did not enter
Peru 1986 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 4 6
Ecuador 1988 Fourth Place 7 3 0 4 6 11
Paraguay 1991 Group Stage 4 1 3 0 6 4
Colombia 1993 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 7 6
Peru 1995 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 6 6
Paraguay 1997 Fourth Place 7 3 1 3 8 9
Uruguay 1999 Runners-up 6 3 0 3 10 13
Peru 2001 Third Place 7 2 4 1 15 12
Bolivia 2003 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 7 10
Venezuela 2005 Group Stage 4 3 0 1 12 8
Ecuador 2007 Group Stage 4 0 1 3 3 10
Chile 2009 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 3 7
Ecuador 2011 Sixth Place 9 3 1 5 14 16
Argentina 2013 Fifth Place 9 3 3 3 14 12
Paraguay 2015 Fourth Place 9 4 3 2 19 15
Chile 2017 Third Place 9 4 4 1 16 10
Peru 2019 Third Place 9 3 4 2 13 13
Ecuador 2023 Fifth Place 9 3 3 3 13 11
Colombia 2025 Fifth Place 6 2 2 2 8 6
Total 19/20 119 44 31 44 184 185

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

The final 21-player squad was announced on 20 October 2025 for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Matías Fernández (2009-06-10)10 June 2009 (aged 16) Paraguayan Football Association Olimpia
2 2DF Thiago Aranda (2008-02-25)25 February 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Olimpia
3 2DF Ymanol Ruiz (2008-11-12)12 November 2008 (aged 16) Paraguayan Football Association Olimpia
4 3MF Diego Ruiz (2008-03-29)29 March 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Libertad
5 2DF Edgar Ojeda (2008-12-01)1 December 2008 (aged 16) Paraguayan Football Association Libertad
6 2DF Leo Cristaldo (2009-01-12)12 January 2009 (aged 16) Argentine Football Association Vélez Sarsfield
7 3MF Derlis Almada (2008-02-14)14 February 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Libertad
8 3MF Alan Ledesma (2008-09-04)4 September 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Olimpia
9 4FW Mauricio De Carvalho (2008-02-04)4 February 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Cerro Porteño
10 3MF Carlos Franco (2008-01-05)5 January 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Cerro Porteño
11 4FW José Buhring (2008-02-17)17 February 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Libertad
12 1GK Rainero Laratro (2008-03-07)7 March 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Libertad
13 2DF Mauro Coronel (2008-05-25)25 May 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Nacional
14 3MF Jhosias Campss (2008-02-17)17 February 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Nacional
15 3MF Aldo Sanabria (2008-05-09)9 May 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Cerro Porteño
16 3MF Manuel Cáceres (2009-02-13)13 February 2009 (aged 16) Paraguayan Football Association Guaraní
17 3MF Thiago Vera (2008-06-14)14 June 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Libertad
18 4FW Milán Freyres (2008-12-08)8 December 2008 (aged 16) Paraguayan Football Association Olimpia
19 2DF Tobías Acosta (2008-01-23)23 January 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Olimpia
20 3MF Pedro Villalba (2008-07-09)9 July 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Libertad
21 1GK Diego Rodríguez (2008-07-22)22 July 2008 (aged 17) Paraguayan Football Association Cerro Porteño

See also

References

  1. ^ "Milk Cup (Northern Ireland)".
  2. ^ "Los llamados para la Copa Mundial Sub 17 de la FIFA Catar 2025". APF.org.py (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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