Nickname(s) | Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue) Los Cebollitas (Little Onions) Los Pibes (The Kids) | ||||||||||||||
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Association | Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (Argentine Football Association) | ||||||||||||||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) | ||||||||||||||
Head coach | Diego Placente | ||||||||||||||
Captain | Ezequiel Báez | ||||||||||||||
Most caps | Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari | ||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Fernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone | ||||||||||||||
FIFA code | ARG | ||||||||||||||
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Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||
Nigeria 4–0 Argentina (Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993) Germany 4–0 Argentina (Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015) | |||||||||||||||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||||||||||||||
Appearances | 15 (first in 1985) | ||||||||||||||
Best result | Third place (1991, 1995, 2003) | ||||||||||||||
South American U-17 Championship | |||||||||||||||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1985) | ||||||||||||||
Best result | Champions (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The Argentina national under-17 football team represents Argentina in youth international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup where their best placing is third place three times. They have won the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.
FIFA U-17 World Cup[change | change source]
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South American U-17 Championship[change | change source]
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1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.