Association | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol |
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Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
Head coach | Gerardo Gonzalez Aquino |
Home stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco |
FIFA code | PAR |
First international | |
NA | |
Best result |
FIFA U-17 World Cup Quarterfinals (5th) 1 time (1999) South American Under-17 Football Championship Runner-up 1 time (1999) Third Place 1 time (2001) Fourth Place 3 times (1988, 1997, 2015) |
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.
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 3 events of the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the best performance came in the 1999 World Cup held in New Zealand, when Paraguay reached the quarterfinals and finished in the 5th place. The best performance at the South American level came in 1999 when they finished second the South American Under-17 Football Championship, along with one third place in 2001 and three fourth places in 1988, 1997 and 2015.
In 2001, el team were crowned champions of the Milk Cup after defeating Manchester United 6–0.
The following players were selected to compete in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Head coach: Carlos Jara Saguier