Brazil national under-17 football team

Brazil U17

Nickname(s)	Seleção (The Selection) Verde-Amarela (Green and Yellow)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Alexandre Gallo
Captain	Lucas Cavalcante
FIFA code	BRA
First colours Second colours
First international
Brazil 2 – 2 Italy (Bogota, Colombia; January 17, 1984)
Biggest win
Austria 0 – 7 Brazil (Alexandria, Egypt; September 6, 1997)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 3 – 0 Brazil (Lima, Peru; October 2, 2005) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	13 (First in 1985)
Best result	Winners 1997, 1999, 2003

Brazil national under-17 football team, also known as Brazil Under-17s or Seleção Sub-17, represents Brazil in association football, at an under-17 age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation, the governing body for football in Brazil. The head coach is Alexandre Gallo.

Competitive record

A gold background color indicates that Brazil won the tournament.

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Third Place	3rd	6	4	0	2	13	8
1987	Group Stage	14th	3	0	2	1	0	1
1989	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	2	1	1	5	3
1991	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	3	0	1	8	2
1993	Did Not Qualify
1995	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	6	3
1997	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	21	2
1999	Champions	1st	6	2	4	0	8	4
2001	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	3	0	1	11	4
2003	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	15	1
2005	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2	16	11
2007	Round of 16	10th	4	1	1	2	14	4
2009	Group Stage	17th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2011	Fourth Place	4th	6	4	1	1	15	9
Total	13/14	3 Titles	59	35	9	15	123	51

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Titles

• South American Under-17 Football Championship:
  • Winners (10): 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
  • Runners-up (3): 1985, 1986, 2003

• FIFA U-17 World Cup:
  • Winners (3): 1997, 1999, 2003
  • Runners-up (2): 1995, 2005

Current squad

Following players have been chosen for 2013 South American Under-17 Football Championship.

Head coach: Alexandre Gallo

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Marcos (1996-04-13)April 13, 1996 (aged 16) Fluminense 2 2DF Jeferson (1996-06-22)June 22, 1996 (aged 16) Ponte Preta 3 2DF Lucas (1996-03-23)March 23, 1996 (aged 17) São Paulo 4 2DF Eduardo (1996-02-13)February 13, 1996 (aged 17) Internacional 5 3MF Gustavo (1996-04-05)April 5, 1996 (aged 16) São Paulo 6 2DF Abner (1996-05-30)May 30, 1996 (aged 16) Coritiba 7 3MF Robert (1996-09-28)September 28, 1996 (aged 16) Fluminense 8 3MF Boschilia (1996-03-05)March 5, 1996 (aged 17) São Paulo 9 4FW Mosquito (1996-01-06)January 6, 1996 (aged 17) Atlético Paranaense 10 3MF Índio (1996-02-28)February 28, 1996 (aged 17) Vasco da Gama 11 4FW Kenedy (1996-02-08)February 8, 1996 (aged 17) Fluminense 12 1GK Carlos (1996-12-29)December 29, 1996 (aged 16) Red Bull Brasil 13 2DF Auro (1996-01-23)January 23, 1996 (aged 17) São Paulo 14 2DF Léo Mendes (1996-02-15)February 15, 1996 (aged 17) Internacional 15 2DF Lincoln (1996-03-07)March 7, 1996 (aged 17) Flamengo 16 2DF Léo Pereira (1996-01-31)January 31, 1996 (aged 17) Atlético Paranaense 17 2DF Matheus Oliveira (1996-09-06)September 6, 1996 (aged 16) Internacional 18 3MF Arthur (1996-08-12)August 12, 1996 (aged 16) Grêmio 19 3MF Thiago Maia (1997-03-22)March 22, 1997 (aged 16) Santos 20 4FW Caio Rangel (1996-01-16)January 16, 1996 (aged 17) Flamengo 21 3MF Ewandro (1996-03-15)March 15, 1996 (aged 17) São Paulo 22 1GK John (1996-02-13)February 13, 1996 (aged 17) Santos 23 4FW Alisson (1996-04-07)April 7, 1996 (aged 16) Internacional

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	7
Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	8	7	+1	4
Australia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Denmark	3	0	1	2	3	8	–5	1

June 20, 2011 15:00	Brazil	3 – 0	Denmark	Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara Attendance: 18,845 Referee: Ali Al Badwawi (UAE)
	Ademilson  32', 78' Wallace  57'	Report

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June 23, 2011 15:00	Australia	0 – 1	Brazil	Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara Attendance: 21,159 Referee: Stephen Studer (Swizterland)
		Report	Adryan  76'

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June 26, 2011 18:00	Ivory Coast	3 – 3	Brazil	Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara Attendance: 24,943 Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)
	S. Coulibaly  11', 33', 58'	Report	Lucas Piazón  8' Ademilson  14' Adryan  90+3'

Round of 16

June 29, 2011 15:00	Brazil	2 – 0	Ecuador	Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara Attendance: 19,335 Referee: Pavel Kralovec (Czech Republic)
	Ademilson  16' Léo  87'	Report

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Quarterfinals

July 3, 2011 18:00	Japan	2 – 3	Brazil	Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro Attendance: 30,123 Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)
	Nakajima  77' Hayakawa  88'	Report	Léo  16' Ademilson  48' Adryan  60'

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Semifinals

July 7, 2011 15:00	Uruguay	3 – 0	Brazil	Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara, Attendance: 29,315 Referee: Alexey Nikolaev (Russia)
	Álvarez  20' (pen.) San Martin  72' Méndez  90+5'	Report

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Bronze medal match

July 10, 2011 15:00	Brazil	3 – 4	Germany	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Attendance: 94,379 Referee: Roberto García Orozco (Mexico)
	Wellington  22' Adryan  29' (pen.), 33'	Report	Aydın  20', 63' Günter  45+1' Ayçiçek  55'

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See also

• Brazil national football team
• Brazil Olympic football team
• Brazil national under-20 football team
• South American Under-17 Football Championship
• Santos FC and the Brazilian national football team