Chile national under-17 football team


The Chile national under-17 football team is the representative of Chile within FIFA and participates in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and South American Under-17 Football Championship. It is part of the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and it participated in the 1993, 1997, 2015 and 2017 editions of the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament. As the host nation, Chile qualified automatically for the 2015 edition.

Chile Under-17 World Cup appearances

Japan 1993

The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in Japan from 21 August to 4 September in the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya and Gifu.
This was to be Chile's first presentation on the U-17 international tournament stage. Attainment occurred by finishing in second place at the 1993 South American Under-17 Football Championship, behind Colombia and ahead of Argentina.
Of the four groups in the tournament, Chile were located in Group D which contained Poland, Tunisia and China. The group games were held in the city of Hiroshima and on 22 August, Chile faced China, the winners of the AFC U-16 Championship. The game ended in a 2–2 draw. On 24 August, Chile played against Tunisia, where Chile came away victorious by a score of 2–0. The third match was to be a highly contested match-up against Poland, and a battle for first place within Group D would ensue. The match ended 3–3 with Chile qualifying in second place with a total of 4 points.
In the quarterfinals, Chile's opponent was the former country of Czechoslovakia on 29 August in Kyoto. Chile went on to defeat Czechoslovakia 4–1 gaining a spot in the semifinals.
On 1 September, the semifinals featured Chile vs. Ghana. The speed, counterattacking and strength of the African players defeated the Chilean squad. The match ended 3–0 and relegated Chile towards the consolation prize of the tournament, which was third place.
The third place position reunited Chile with Poland, where after another battle, Chile would go on to tie Poland with a penalty kick from Sebastian Rozental during the closing minutes of the match, after Chile were down most of the game with an own goal against them. Chile ultimately won the penalty kick shootout - and gained a third-place finish.
DateVenueOpponentsResultScore
22 August 1993Hiroshima, JapanD2 – 2
24 August 1993Hiroshima, JapanW2 – 0
26 August 1993Hiroshima, JapanD3 – 3
29 August 1993Kyoto, JapanW4 – 1
1 September 1993Tokyo, JapanL0 – 3
4 September 1993Tokyo, JapanD1 – 1

Egypt 1997

For the 1997 edition, Chile qualified by finishing in third place behind both Brazil and Argentina in the 1997 South American Under-17 Football Championship.
The tournament was held in Egypt in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria and Port Said from 4 September to 21 September. Chile was located in Group A which included hosts Egypt, Germany and Thailand. On 5 September, Chile played Germany in the capital of Cairo and after a scoreless first half, Chile was defeated by the Germans 1–0.
On 7 September, Chile played the host country of Egypt in the same venue. After Egypt was winning by a goal, Chile went on to tie and the game finished 1–1. On 10 September in Ismalia, Chile's final group match featured them against Thailand. Chile defeated the Southeast Asian country by a score of 6–2, but the result would not be good enough for them to advance onto the second round as Chile with only 4 points could not surpass Egypt who came in second place with 5 points.
DateVenueOpponentsResultScore
5 September 1997Cairo, EgyptL0 – 1
7 September 1997Cairo, EgyptD1 – 1
10 September 1997Ismailia, EgyptW6 – 2

Chile 2015

In 2011, Chile was chosen to host the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, therefore the team qualified automatically for the tournament.
DateVenueOpponentsResultScore
17 October 2015Santiago, ChileD1 – 1
20 October 2015Viña del Mar, ChileL1 – 5
23 October 2015Viña del Mar, ChileW4 – 1
28 October 2015Chillán, ChileL1 – 4

India 2017

For the 2017 edition, Chile qualified by finishing in second place behind Brazil and ahead of Paraguay in the 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship.
DateVenueOpponentsResultScore
8 October 2017Kolkata, IndiaL0 – 4
11 October 2017Kolkata, IndiaL0 – 3
14 October 2017Guwahati, IndiaD0 – 0

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup record

South American Under-17 Football Championship record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Record by opponent

Former squads

[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship]

Coach: Leonardo Véliz
# NamePosDOBClub
1Ariel SalasGK09.10.1976Colo-Colo
2Silvio RojasMF21.09.1977Universidad Católica
3Marco MuñozDF27.09.1976Colo-Colo
4Nelson GarridoDF12.02.1977Universidad Católica
5Gustavo ValenzuelaDF05.04.1977O'Higgins
6Dion ValleDF22.07.1977Colo-Colo
7Esteban MancillaDF30.09.1976Colo-Colo
8René MartínezMF11.08.1976Universidad de Chile
9Alejandro OsorioMF24.09.1976O'Higgins
10Frank LobosMF25.09.1976Colo-Colo
11Sebastián RozentalFW01.09.1976Universidad Católica
12Carlos TorresGK23.07.1977Universidad Católica
13Héctor TapiaMF30.09.1977Colo-Colo
14Pablo HercegMF19.01.1977Universidad Católica
15Patricio GalazFW31.12.1976Universidad Católica
16Mauricio RojasFW01.08.1976Coquimbo Unido
17Manuel NeiraFW12.10.1977Colo-Colo
18Dante PoliDF16.08.1976Universidad Católica

[1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship]

Coach: Vladimir Bigorra
# NamePosDOBClub
1Marcelo JélvezGK23.10.1980Universidad de Chile
2Cristián ÁlvarezDF20.01.1980Universidad Católica
3Claudio MaldonadoDF03.01.1980Colo-Colo
4Denis MontecinosDF23.01.1980Huachipato
5Pablo DíazDF23.05.1980Regional Atacama
6Germán NaveaMF10.02.1980La Serena
7Iván ÁlvarezFW20.01.1980Universidad Católica
8Alonso ZúñigaMF23.03.1980Colo-Colo
9Jorge GuzmánFW24.03.1980Universidad de Chile
10Milovan MirosevicMF20.06.1980Universidad Católica
11Juan José RiberaMF11.10.1980Universidad Católica
12Patricio VargasGK02.08.1980O'Higgins
13David CubillosDF12.01.1980Colo-Colo
14César PinoDF02.06.1980Universidad de Chile
15Rodolfo MadridMF14.05.1980Colo-Colo
16Manuel VillalobosFW15.10.1980Colo-Colo
17Juan Francisco ViverosFW11.08.1980Huachipato
18Juan Pablo ÚbedaFW31.07.1980Unión Española

[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup]

Coach: Miguel Ponce
# NamePosDOBClub
1Luis UretaGK08.03.1999O'Higgins
2Simón RamírezDF03.11.1998Huachipato
3Fabián MonillaDF20.05.1998Universidad Católica
4Manuel ReyesMF08.01.1998Universidad Católica
5Diego GonzálezDF29.04.1998O'Higgins
6Ignacio SaavedraMF12.01.1999Universidad Católica
7Gonzalo JaraMF01.12.1998Universidad Católica
8Yerko LeivaMF14.06.1998Universidad de Chile
9Gabriel MazuelaFW30.01.1999Universidad de Chile
10Marcelo AllendeMF07.04.1999Cobreloa
11Mathias PintoFW13.07.1998Universidad de Chile
12Ignacio AzúaGK23.06.1998Universidad de Chile
13Camilo MoyaDF19.02.1998Universidad de Chile
14Luciano DíazMF08.05.1998Colo-Colo
15René MeléndezMF19.11.1998Audax Italiano
16Brian LeivaMF21.02.1998Universidad Católica
17Diego SotoDF22.10.1998Universidad de Concepción
18Walter PonceFW04.03.1998Deportivo Palestino
19Luis SalasFW30.03.1998Colo-Colo
20Juan José SorianoDF12.01.1998Universidad Católica
21Zacarías LópezGK30.06.1998San Marcos de Arica

Current squad

Head coach: Hernán Caputto