Chile national under-17 football team

Chile Under-17
Nickname(s) La Rojita (The Little Red One)
Association Federación de Fútbol de Chile
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Miguel Ponce
Captain TBA
FIFA code CHI
First colours
Second colours
First international
-
(-, -; -, -)
Biggest win
 Chile 7-1  Bolivia
(Caballero, Paraguay; 5 March 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Chile 1-5  Nigeria
(Viña del Mar, Chile; 21 October 2015)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances 3 (First in 1993)
Best result Third Place 1993
Chile national under-17 football team
Medal record
Under-17 World Cup
1993 Japan Team
Chile national under-17 football team
Medal record
South American Under-17 Football Championship
1993 Colombia NA
1997 Paraguay NA
Chile national under-17 football team
Medal record
Premier Under-16 Milk Cup
1998 Premier NA

Chile national under-17 football team is the representative of Chile within FIFA U-17 World Cup. It is part of the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and it participated in the 1993 and 1997 editions of the tournament. As the host nation, Chile qualified automatically for the 2015 edition of the U-17 World Cup.

Chile under-17 World Cup appearances

Japan 1993

The 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. Attainment occurred by qualifying in second place during the Sudamericano U-17 qualifiers, 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.

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 (4)-(2) and gain a third-place finish.[1][2]

Date Venue Opponents Result Score
22 August 1993 Hiroshima, Japan  China PR D 2 - 2
24 August 1993 Hiroshima, Japan  Tunisia W 2 - 0
26 August 1993 Hiroshima, Japan  Poland D 3 - 3
29 August 1993 Kyoto, Japan  Czechoslovakia W 4 - 1
1 September 1993 Tokyo, Japan  Ghana L 0 - 3
4 September 1993 Tokyo, Japan  Poland D 1(4) - 1(2)

Egypt 1997

For the 1997 edition Chile qualified in third place behind both Brazil and Argentina in the 1997 Sudamericano qualifiers.

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. 10 September in Ismalia the match featured Chile and Thailand. Chile defeated the South Asian country by a score of 6-2. The result but would not be enough to advance onto the second round. Chile with only 4 points could not surpass Egypt which came in second place with 5 points.[3][4]

Date Venue Opponents Result Score
5 September 1997 Cairo, Egypt  Germany L 0 - 1
7 September 1997 Cairo, Egypt  Egypt D 1 - 1
10 September 1997 Ismailia, Egypt  Thailand W 6 - 2

2015

In 2011, Chile was chosen to host the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, therefore the team will qualify automatically for the tournament.

Competitive record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1985Did Not Qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993Third Place3rd62311210
Ecuador 1995Did Not Qualify
Egypt 1997Group Stage9th311174
New Zealand 1999Did Not Qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015Round of 1613th4112711
TotalThird Place3/15134542625

Honours

  • Third place (1): 1993

By match

FIFA World Youth Championship Round Opponent Score Result Venue Chile scorers
1993Group stage China PR2–2DHiroshima Neira  62' , Rozental  67'
 Tunisia2–0W HiroshimaTapia  4' , Neira  48'
 Poland3–3D HiroshimaOsorio  38', Rozental  61' (pen.) , Neira  67'
Quarter-finals Czechoslovakia4–1W KiotoRozental  11' (pen.) , Tapia  31' , Neira  65', 66'
Semi-finals Ghana0–3L Tokio&
Third place match Poland1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4-2 pen.)
D TokioRozental  77' (pen.)
1997Group stage Germany0–1LCairo&
 Egypt1–1DCairoVillalobos  69'
 Thailand6–2W IsmailiaViveros  41', 62' , Maldonado  52' (pen.) , Mirosević  67' , Alvarez  83' , Zuniga  89'

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 China PR010122
 Croatia000000
 Czechoslovakia100141
 Egypt010111
 Germany001101
 Ghana001103
 Nigeria000000
 Poland020244
 Thailand100162
 Tunisia100120
 United States000000

Former squads

Chile 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Coach: Leonardo Véliz Chile

 # 

Name

Pos

DOB

Club

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

Chile 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Coach: Vladimir Bigorra Chile

 # 

Name

Pos

DOB

Club

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

Current Squad

The following players were selected to take part in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Manager: Chile Miguel Ponce

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Luis Ureta (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 (aged 16) Chile O'Higgins
2 2DF Simón Ramírez (1998-11-03)3 November 1998 (aged 16) Chile Huachipato
3 2DF Fabián Monilla (1998-05-20)20 May 1998 (aged 17) Chile Universidad Católica
4 3MF Manuel Reyes (1998-01-08)8 January 1998 (aged 17) Chile Universidad Católica
5 2DF Diego González (1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 17) Chile O'Higgins
6 3MF Ignacio Saavedra (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (aged 16) Chile Universidad Católica
7 3MF Gonzalo Jara (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 16) Chile Universidad Católica
8 3MF Yerko Leiva (1998-06-14)14 June 1998 (aged 17) Chile Universidad de Chile
9 4FW Gabriel Mazuela (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 (aged 16) Chile Universidad de Chile
10 3MF Marcelo Allende (1999-04-07)7 April 1999 (aged 16) Chile Cobreloa
11 4FW Mathias Pinto (1998-07-13)13 July 1998 (aged 17) Chile Universidad de Chile
12 1GK Ignacio Azúa (1998-06-23)23 June 1998 (aged 17) Chile Universidad de Chile
13 2DF Camilo Moya (1998-02-19)19 February 1998 (aged 17) Chile Universidad de Chile
14 3MF Luciano Díaz (1998-05-08)8 May 1998 (aged 17) Chile Colo-Colo
15 3MF René Meléndez (1998-11-19)19 November 1998 (aged 16) Chile Audax Italiano
16 3MF Brian Leiva (1998-02-21)21 February 1998 (aged 17) Chile Universidad Católica
17 2DF Diego Soto (1998-10-22)22 October 1998 (aged 16) Chile Universidad de Concepción
18 4FW Walter Ponce (1998-03-04)4 March 1998 (aged 17) Italy Udinese
19 4FW Luis Salas (1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 17) Chile Colo-Colo
20 2DF Juan José Soriano (1998-01-12)12 January 1998 (aged 17) Chile Universidad Católica
21 1GK Zacarías López (1998-06-30)30 June 1998 (aged 17) Chile San Marcos de Arica

See also

References

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