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El Salvador U17
Nickname(s)La Azulita
AssociationFederación Salvadoreña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachEl Salvador Juan Carlos Serrano
FIFA codeSLV
First colours
Second colours
First international
El Salvador El Salvador 1–4 United States 
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 28 August 1983)
Biggest win
 Bermuda 1–11 El Salvador El Salvador
(Trinidad and Tobago; 18 August 2006)
Biggest defeat
El Salvador El Salvador 1–6 United States 
(San Salvador, El Salvador; 9 May 1999)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances16 (first in 1983)
Best resultFourth place (1999)

The El Salvador Under-17 football team is controlled by Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol and represents El Salvador in international under-17 or youth football competitions.

Tournament Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year Round GP W D L GS GA
China 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Finland 2003
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017
Brazil 2019
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total 0/20 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results of the El Salvador Under-17 football team in January and February 2023.

Date Location Opponent Score* Competition Salvadoran scorers
7 January 2023 Cancha #1 del Complejo Deportivo FESFUT C.D. Neo Pipil 4-0 Friendly Raúl Ávalos
Mauricio Zavala
Melvin Urbina
15 January 2023 Cancha #1 del Complejo Deportivo FESFUT A.D. Municipal Juayua 1-0 Friendly Adrián Ventura
20 February 2023 Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Guatemala City Guatemala  2-3 Friendly Christopher Arias
Néstor Somoza
22 January 2023 Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Guatemala City Guatemala  0-5 Friendly Nil
3 February 2023 Complejo Deportivo FESFUT, cancha 3 Nicaragua  4-3 Friendly Nelson Diaz
Christopher Argueta
Bryan Vásquez
5 February 2023 Complejo Deportivo FESFUT, cancha 3 Nicaragua  3-2 Friendly Raúl Ávalos
Jair Asprilla
12 February 2023 Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala Haiti  3-1 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Christopher Argueta 39' 63'
Elder Figueroa 86'
14 February 2023 Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala Honduras  TBD 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship TBD 42'
16 February 2023 Estadio Pensativo, Antigua Guatemala Suriname  TBD 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship TBD 42'

Key

Players

2023 Squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in February.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alex Aguilar United States D.C. United Academy
1GK Hamilton Lewis El Salvador Chalatenango
2DF Nestor Delgador El Salvador Turin FESA
2DF Kiano Falcao United States FC Cincinnati Under 17
2DF Christian Villalobos United States Los Angeles FC
2DF Diego Vasquez United States D.C. United Academy
2DF Michael Ventura El Salvador CD San Carlos
2DF Anderson Portillo United States AIFC Carolina
2DF Johnathan Aguirre United States D.C. United Academy
3MF Steven Mancia El Salvador Santa Ana
3MF Elder Figueroa Unattached
3MF Walter Menjivar El Salvador Chalatenango
3MF Christopher Arias United States New York City FC
3MF Adrian Aguilar United States Los Angeles FC
4FW Nelson Diaz El Salvador CD San Carlos
4FW Christopher Argueta United States D.C. United Academy
4FW Raul Avalos United States D.C. United Academy
4FW Wilber Diaz El Salvador Turin FESA
4FW Brayan Vasquez United States New York Red Bulls
4FW Jair Asprilla Guatemala Municipal

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the El Salvador U-17 squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
Diego Torres United States Manassas United Academy
Nestor Somoza El Salvador Turin FESA
Kevin Nova United States Alexandria Soccer
Mauricio Zavala El Salvador Turin FESA

Personnel

Current staff

Head coach El Salvador Juan Carlos Serrano
Assistant coach El Salvador William Renderos
Physical Coordinator Colombia Pablo Rodas
Physical Therapist El Salvador TBD
Medical Trainer El Salvador TBD

List of coaches

  • El Salvador Jorge Araujo (1990)
  • El Salvador Cesar Acevedo (1999)
  • El Salvador Armando Contreras Palma (2001)
  • El Salvador Remberto Santillana (2002)
  • Argentina Hector Cocherari (2004)
  • El Salvador Norberto Huezo (February 2006 –)
  • Argentina Mario Rodriguez (Jan 2008)
  • El Salvador Victor Manuel Pacheco (November 2010 – December 2011)
  • El Salvador Jose Luis Rugamas (January 2012 – January 2013)
  • El Salvador Victor Manuel Pacheco (February 2013 – October 2013)
  • El Salvador Rafael Tobar (August 2014 – February 2015)
  • El Salvador Edgar Henríquez (May 2015 – December 2015)
  • El Salvador Erick Dowson Prado (January 2016 – April 2017)
  • Colombia Diego Pizarro (September 2017 – December 2017)
  • El Salvador José de la Cruz (January 2017 - December 2017)
  • El Salvador Ernesto Gochez (Dec 2018- 2021)
  • El Salvador Juan Carlos Serrano (July 2022 - Present)

Record versus other nations

Records for competitive matches only. As of 03-01-13

Nat P W D L GF GA GD
 Bermuda 1 1 0 0 11 1 +10
 Canada 7 1 1 5 7 13 -6
 Costa Rica 10 0 1 9 9 22 -13
 Cuba 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4
 Curaçao 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 Guatemala 6 3 2 1 12 10 +2
 Haiti 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
 Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3
 Jamaica 5 1 4 0 5 2 +3
 Mexico 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4
 Nicaragua 8 8 0 0 39 6 +33
 Panama 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 2 1 10 9 +1
 United States 8 0 1 7 5 30 -25

See also

References