Paraguay national under-17 football team explained

Paraguay
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Fifa Trigramme:PAR
Association:Asociación Paraguaya
de Fútbol
Confederation:CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach: Gerardo Gonzalez Aquino
Home Stadium:Estadio Defensores del Chaco
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First Game:NA
Regional Name:FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:5
Regional Cup First:1999
Regional Cup Best:Quarterfinals (1999, 2019)
2Ndregional Name:South American U-17 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:18
2Ndregional Cup First:1986
2Ndregional Cup Best:Runners-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 4 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, el 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 / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1985Did not enter
1987Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999Quarterfinals4211106
2001Group Stage320156
2003Did not qualify
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015Group Stage310287
2017Round of 1643011010
2019Quarterfinals5311137
2023Did not qualify
2025To be determined
Total5/201911264636

South American Under-17 Football Championship

South American Under-17 Football Championship record
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
1985Did not enter
1986Group Stage410346
1988Fourth Place7304611
1991Group Stage413064
1993Group Stage420276
1995Group Stage411266
1997Fourth Place731389
1999Runners-up63031013
2001Third Place72411512
2003Group Stage4202710
2005Group Stage4301128
2007Group Stage4013310
2009Group Stage411237
2011Sixth Place93151416
2013Fifth Place93331412
2015Fourth Place94321915
2017Third Place94411610
2019Third Place93421313
2023Fifth Place93331311
Total18/19113422942176179

Current squad

Head coach: Gustavo Morínigo

The following 21 players were named to the squad for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil from October 26 – November 17, 2019.[2]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Milk Cup (Northern Ireland).
  2. Web site: Albirroja Sub 17: Lista final de 21 futbolistas para el Mundial de Brasil. www.apf.org.py. spanish. 2019-10-16.