Uruguay national under-17 football team

Uruguay Under 17

Nickname(s)	Charrúas Gorriones Celestes (Sky Blue Sparrows) La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (Uruguayan Football Association)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Santiago Ostolaza
Captain	Fabrizio Buschiazzo
FIFA code	URU
First colours Second colours

Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. Uruguay has participated in 6 of 16 FIFA U-17 World Cup events.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did Not Qualify
1987
1989
1991	Group Stage	12th	3	1	0	2	1	3
1993	Did Not Qualify
1995
1997
1999	Quarter-Finals	8th	4	1	1	2	8	5
2001	Did Not Qualify
2003
2005	Group Stage	15th	3	0	0	3	3	7
2007	Did Not Qualify
2009	Quarter-Finals	7th	5	2	2	1	8	7
2011	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	0	2	11	5
2013	Quarter-Finals	6th	5	3	1	1	14	6
2015	Did Not Qualify
Total	6/16	0 Titles	27	12	4	11	45	33

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Uruguayans players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.

Year	Award	Player
1999	Bronze Ball	Alvaro Meneses
2009	Bronze Boot	Sebastián Gallegos
2011	Golden Glove	Mathías Cubero

Current team status

2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	10
Uruguay	4	2	2	0	9	3	+6	8
Peru	4	1	1	2	2	6	−4	4
Chile	4	0	3	1	3	4	−1	3
Bolivia	4	0	1	3	3	10	−7	1

Uruguay  v  Peru

3 April 2013 17:05

Uruguay	2–0	Peru
Buschiazzo  22' K. Méndez  90+1'	Report

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Ulises Mereles, Paraguay

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Brazil  v  Uruguay

5 April 2013 19:10

Brazil	1–1	Uruguay
Mosquito  52'	Report	Latorre  42'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Germán Delfino, Argentina

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Uruguay  v  Chile

7 April 2013 17:05

Uruguay	1–1	Chile
Latorre  1'	Report	Vegas  42'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Marlon Escalante, Venezuela

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Uruguay  v  Bolivia

11 April 2013 17:05

Uruguay	5–1	Bolivia
K. Méndez  8' Acosta  34', 38', 48' Pizzichillo  57'	Report	Aquino  71'

Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Referee: Adrián Vélez, Colombia

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Final Stage

Key to colors in group tables
	Top 4 teams of the final stage classified to 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	5	2	3	0	10	6	+4	9
Venezuela	5	2	3	0	7	5	+2	9
Brazil	5	2	3	0	6	4	+2	9
Uruguay	5	2	2	1	11	9	+2	8
Paraguay	5	1	1	3	7	10	−3	4
Peru	5	0	0	5	6	13	−7	0

Brazil  v  Uruguay

14 April 2013 15:00

Brazil	1–0	Uruguay
Mosquito  21'	Report

Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis Referee: Julio Bascuñán, Chile

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Argentina  v  Uruguay

17 April 2013 19:10

Argentina	3–3	Uruguay
Driussi  3', 12' Storm  89'	Report	Benítez  45+3' Acosta  46' K. Méndez  75'

Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis Referee: Adrián Vélez, Colombia

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Paraguay  v  Uruguay

21 April 2013 17:05

Paraguay	1–3	Uruguay
A. Sanabria  69'	Report	Benítez  1' K. Méndez  9' Acosta  17'

Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis Referee: Paulo César de Oliveira, Brazil

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Venezuela  v  Uruguay

24 April 2013 15:00

Venezuela	1–1	Uruguay
Ponce  81'	Report	Acosta  41'

Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis Referee: José Jordán, Bolivia

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Uruguay  v  Peru

28 April 2013 17:05

Uruguay	4–3	Peru
Acosta  4', 30' Pizzichillo  18', 66'	Report	da Silva  20', 64' Artiaga  69'

Estadio Provincial Juan Gilberto Funes, San Luis Referee: Carlos Ulloa, Chile

Recent results

Paraguay  v  Uruguay

15 May 2014	Paraguay	2–0	Uruguay	Asunción
9:00	Villalba  9' Allende  63'	Report (Spanish)		Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Gregor

Current Squad

The following players were called up to compete in the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship.

Manager: Santiago Ostolaza

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
22	GK	Cristopher Javier Fiermarin Forlan				River Plate
1	GK	Renzo Damián Rodríguez Clavijo				Peñarol
12	GK	Juan Francisco Tinaglini Olariaga				Defensor Sporting
5	DF	Santiago Ignacio Bueno Sciutto				Peñarol
17	DF	Robert Ismael Ergas Moreno				Defensor Sporting
4	DF	Roberto Nicolás Fernández Fagundez				Fénix
13	DF	Santiago Martín Pérez Casal				River Plate
2	DF	Nicolás Rodríguez Petrini				Nacional
14	DF	Andrés Sebastían Romero Fernández				Nacional
6	DF	Marcelo Josemir Saracchi Pintos				Danubio
15	DF	Maximiliano Javier Silvera Fernández				Peñarol
3	DF	Joaquín Varela Romero				Defensor Sporting
10	MF	Leonardo Cecilio Fernández López				Fénix
7	MF	Wiston Daniel Fernández Queirolo				Defensor Sporting
11	MF	Santiago Nicolás Mederos Pascal				Danubio
16	MF	Joaquín Piquerez Moreira				Defensor Sporting
8	MF	Federico Santiago Valverde Dipetta				Peñarol
18	MF	Diego Sebastían Vicente Pereyra				River Plate
21	FW	Uri Emanuel Amaral Benitéz				Defensor Sporting
20	FW	Martín Nicolás Chaves García				Peñarol
9	FW	Diego Martín Rossi Marachlian				Peñarol
19	FW	Juan Javier Schiappacasse Oliva				River Plate

Honours

• FIFA U-17 World Cup

• Runner-up (1): 2011

• South American Under-17 Football Championship

• Runner-up (3): 1991, 2005, 2011.

See also

• Uruguay national football team
• Uruguay national under-20 football team
• Uruguay national under-23 football team
• South American Under-17 Football Championship