Spain national under-17 football team
The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.
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Nickname(s) | La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury) | ||
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Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | David Gordo | ||
Most caps | Abel Ruiz (38) | ||
Top scorer | Abel Ruiz (25) | ||
FIFA code | ESP | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Livorno, Italy; 18 August 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ismaïlia, Egypt; 15 September 1997) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Goiânia, Brazil; 11 November 2019) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 11 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Runners-up: 1991, 2003, 2007, 2017 | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Champions: 2007, 2008, 2017 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's under-17 football | ||
U-17 World Cup | ||
![]() | 1991 Italy | Team |
![]() | 1997 Egypt | Team |
![]() | 2003 Finland | Team |
![]() | 2007 South Korea | Team |
![]() | 2009 Nigeria | Team |
![]() | 2017 India | Team |
U-17 European Championship | ||
![]() | 2003 Portugal | Team |
![]() | 2004 France | Team |
![]() | 2006 Luxembourg | Team |
![]() | 2007 Belgium | Team |
![]() | 2008 Turkey | Team |
![]() | 2010 Liechtenstein | Team |
![]() | 2016 Azerbaijan | Team |
![]() | 2017 Croatia | Team |
Considered one of the strongest national team in under 17 level, Spain has participated in 9 out of 14 World Cup tournaments. Spain hold the record of playing the most finals without ever winning the tournament, having finished as runners-up on four occasions.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup Championship record
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
![]() | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
![]() | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
![]() | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
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![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
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To be determined | |||||||
Total | 11/16 | 9th | 48 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 107 | 62 |
UEFA European U-17 Championship record
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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![]() | Fourth place | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 |
![]() | Runners-up | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 |
![]() | Runners-up | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 |
![]() | Elite round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
![]() | Third place | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
![]() | Champions | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
![]() | Champions | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 9 |
![]() | Group stage | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
![]() | Runners-up | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 7 |
![]() | Elite round | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 |
![]() | Elite round | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
![]() | Elite round | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
![]() | Elite round | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
![]() | Runners-up | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
![]() | Champions | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
![]() | Semifinals | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 |
Total | 13/18 | 154 | 99 | 38 | 17 | 325 | 110 |
*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.
Honours
- UEFA U-17/16 Championship (U-17 since 2002)
Individual awards
In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.
Year | Golden Player |
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Cesc Fàbregas |
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Bojan Krkić |
In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Cup Under-17 Football Championship.
Year | Golden Player | Golden Shoe |
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Sergio Santamaría | David Rodríguez Fraile |
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Cesc Fàbregas | Cesc Fàbregas |
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Borja Bastón |
Player records
Top appearances
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-17 caps |
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1 | Abel Ruiz | Barcelona | 2015–2017 | 38 |
2 | Ignacio Camacho | Atlético Madrid | 2006–2007 | 25 |
3 | Albert Dalmau | Barcelona | 2008–2009 | 23 |
Manu Morlanes | Villarreal | 2014–2016 | 23 | |
5 | Sergio Gómez | Barcelona | 2016–2017 | 22 |
Borja | Atlético Madrid | 2008–2009 | 22 | |
Ferran Torres | Valencia | 2016–2017 | 22 | |
8 | David Rodríguez | Atlético Madrid | 2002–2003 | 21 |
Gerard Deulofeu | Barcelona | 2009–2011 | 21 | |
Hugo Guillamón | Valencia | 2016–2017 | 21 | |
Isco | Valencia | 2008–2009 | 21 | |
Javi García | Real Madrid | 2003–2005 | 21 | |
Jaime Gavilán | Valencia | 2001–2003 | 21 | |
Koke | Atlético Madrid | 2008–2009 | 21 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-17 goals |
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1 | Abel Ruiz | Barcelona | 2015–2017 | 25 |
2 | Jonathan Soriano | Espanyol | 2001–2003 | 18 |
3 | Bojan Krkić | Barcelona | 2006–2007 | 16 |
4 | Paco Alcácer | Valencia | 2009–2010 | 14 |
5 | David Rodríguez | Atlético Madrid | 2002–2003 | 13 |
6 | Borja | Atlético Madrid | 2008–2009 | 12 |
Roberto Soldado | Real Madrid | 2001–2003 | 12 | |
8 | Jaime Gavilán | Valencia | 2001–2003 | 10 |
9 | Sandro Ramírez | Barcelona | 2011–2012 | 9 |
10 | Sergio Gómez | Barcelona | 2016–2017 | 8 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s.
Current squad
- The following players have been called for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[1]
- Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Iván Martínez | 19 February 2002 | ![]() | ||
13 | GK | Eric Ruiz | 3 November 2002 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | David López | 6 July 2002 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Javi López | 25 March 2002 | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Rafa Marín | 19 May 2002 | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Álvaro Carrillo | 6 April 2002 | ![]() | ||
12 | DF | Iván Muñoz | 27 February 2002 | ![]() | ||
15 | DF | José Menargues | 1 May 2002 | ![]() | ||
16 | DF | Adrián Gómez | 2 August 2002 | ![]() | ||
6 | MF | Aitor Gelardo | 26 June 2002 | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Beñat Turrientes | 31 January 2002 | ![]() | ||
14 | MF | Álex Rico | 25 January 2002 | ![]() | ||
17 | MF | Antonio Pacheco | 3 January 2002 | ![]() | ||
18 | MF | Óscar Aranda | 29 April 2002 | ![]() | ||
20 | MF | Robert Navarro | 12 April 2002 | ![]() | ||
7 | FW | Yeremi Pino | 20 October 2002 | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Jordi Escobar | 10 February 2002 | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Germán Valera (C) | 16 March 2002 | ![]() | ||
11 | FW | Mario Soriano | 22 April 2002 | ![]() | ||
19 | FW | Pablo Moreno | 3 May 2002 | ![]() |
Former squads
See also
- Spain national football team
- Spain national under-23 football team
- Spain national under-21 football team
- Spain national under-20 football team
- Spain national under-19 football team
- Spain national under-18 football team
- Spain national under-16 football team
- Spain national under-15 football team
- Spain national youth football team
References
- "Convocatoria definitiva para el Europeo de Irlanda" (in Spanish).
External links
- siemprecantera (in Spanish)
- Spanish under 17 at Soccer-Spain
- Tournament archive at fifa.com
- Tournament archive at uefa.com
- UEFA U-17 European Championship at rsssf