Peru national under-17 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Jotitas |
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| Association | Federación Peruana de Fútbol |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Head coach |
 Juan Jose Ore
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| Captain | Nestor Duarte |
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional de Lima |
| FIFA code | PER |
| First international | |
| NA | |
| Biggest win | |
Peru 4 – 1 Bolivia  (Riobamba, Ecuador; 6 March 2007) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Brazil 4 – 0 Peru (Ibarra, Ecuador; 16 March 2007) |
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| South American Under-17 Football Championship | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1985) |
| Best result | 4th Place, 2007 |
Despite the current failures of the senior side, the Peruvian U-17 team has given brand new stars and hopes to Peruvian fans early in the year of 2007. After their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance in 2005 (Peru as host nation), the youth team greatly improved in skill and determination. Their first U-17 World Cup saw them lose with merely 1 point. Yet, they started the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a bang as they defeated the local South Korean team with an array of constant attacks and effective counter-attacks that completely overwhelmed their opponents.
The U-17 team's success in 2007 came from the leadership of Juan Jose Ore, and the appearance of good players like Reimond Manco. Not only that, but Peru showcased some of the best team games of the South American tournament and in the 2007 World Cup. Although they were eliminated during the quarterfinals, Peru's U-17 squad seems to be having high hopes for future competitions.
1 Under 16 Championships
In 2007, the Peruvian U-17 football team went to the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship that was held in Ecuador that started March 4 of that year. In the debut match, the Peruvian team had to face the Brazil. The Peruvians surprised the Brazilians 2–1 with one goal scored by Reimond Manco and the impressive forward La Torre.
In the group stage, Peru won most of the matches and ended first in its group (qualifying to the final round).
In the final round of the tournament (where the first 4 qualified to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup) Peru won the first match against Venezuela. In the next match, Brazil crushed Peru 4–0 and Colombia trounced them 3–0. By the fourth match Brazil, Colombia and Argentina were already qualified for the main tournament and Peru, Venezuela and host Ecuador had to fight for the last qualification spot.
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