Spain national under-17 football team

Spain National football team Under-17

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
Association	Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Santiago Denia (2011–)
Most caps	Abel Ruiz (31)
Top scorer	Abel Ruiz (25)
FIFA code	ESP
First colours Second colours
First international
Spain 1 – 0 Uruguay (Livorno, Italy; 18 August 1991)
Biggest win
Spain 13 – 0 New Zealand (Ismaïlia, Egypt; 15 September 1997)
Biggest defeat
England 4 – 1 Spain (Gladsaxe, Denmark; 10 May 2002) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up: 1991, 2003, 2007
European Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2002)
Best result	Champions: 2007, 2008, 2017

Spain national under-17 football team

Medal record
U-17 World Cup
	1991 Italy	Team
	1997 Egypt	Team
	2003 Finland	Team
	2007 South Korea	Team
	2009 Nigeria	Team

Spain national under-17 football team

Medal record
U-17 European Championship
	2003 Portugal	Team
	2004 France	Team
	2006 Luxembourg	Team
	2007 Belgium	Team
	2008 Turkey	Team
	2010 Liechtenstein	Team
	2016 Azerbaijan	Team
	2017 Croatia	Team

The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Championship record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	13	5
1993	Did Not Qualify
1995	Group Stage	13th	3	1	1	1	4	4
1997	Third Place	3rd	6	5	0	1	22	6
1999	Group Stage	11th	3	1	1	1	7	2
2001	Group Stage	13th	3	1	0	2	4	6
2003	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	16	10
2005	Did Not Qualify
2007	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	3	0	13	6
2009	Third Place	3rd	7	5	1	1	18	10
2011	Did Not Qualify
2013
2015
2017	Qualified
Total	8/12	9th	41	25	8	8	97	49

UEFA European U-17 Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	Fourth Place	8	5	2	1	21	11
2003	Runners-up	8	5	2	1	21	9
2004	Runners-up	8	5	1	2	19	7
2005	Elite round	3	2	1	0	3	1
2006	Third Place	8	5	2	1	19	5
2007	Champions	8	6	2	0	12	3
2008	Champions	11	8	3	0	29	9
2009	Group Stage	9	4	5	0	14	4
2010	Runners-up	11	9	0	2	37	7
2011	Elite round	6	5	0	1	18	6
2012	Elite round	6	4	2	0	17	4
2013	Elite round	6	3	0	3	9	8
2014	Elite round	6	4	1	1	8	2
2015	Quarter-finals	11	5	6	0	14	5
2016	Runners-up	12	8	4	0	18	6
2017	Champions	12	8	3	1	30	9
Total	11/16	133	86	34	13	289	96

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

• Gold background color indicates first-place finish. Silver background color indicates second-place finish. Bronze background color indicates third-place finish.

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Year	Golden Player
2004	Cesc Fàbregas
2007	Bojan

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Cup Under-17 Football Championship.

Year	Golden Player	Golden Shoe
1997	Sergio Santamaría	David Rodríguez Fraile
2003	Cesc Fàbregas	Cesc Fàbregas
2009		Borja Bastón

Player records

Top appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-17 Caps
1	Abel Ruiz	Barcelona	2015–2017	31
2	Ignacio Camacho	Atlético Madrid	2006–2007	25
3	Albert Dalmau	Barcelona	2008–2009	23
4	Borja González	Atlético Madrid	2008–2009	22
5	Isco	Valencia	2008–2009	21
	Javi García	Real Madrid	2003–2005	21
	Jaime Gavilán	Valencia	2001–2003	21
	Koke	Atlético Madrid	2008–2009	21
	David Rodríguez	Atlético Madrid	2002–2003	21
10	Gerard Deulofeu	Barcelona	2009–2011	20
	Bojan	Barcelona	2006–2007	20
	Iker Muniain	Athletic Bilbao	2008–2009	20
	Pablo Sarabia	Real Madrid	2008–2009	20
	David Silva	Valencia	2002–2003	20

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-17 Goals
1	Abel Ruiz	Barcelona	2015–2017	22
2	Jonathan Soriano	Espanyol	2001–2003	18
3	Bojan	Barcelona	2006–2007	16
4	Paco Alcácer	Valencia	2009–2010	15
5	David Rodríguez	Atlético Madrid	2002–2003	13
6	Borja González	Atlético Madrid	2008–2009	12
	Roberto Soldado	Real Madrid	2001–2003	12
8	Jaime Gavilán	Valencia	2001–2003	10
9	Sandro	Barcelona	2011–2012	9

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-17s.

Current squad

• The following players have been called up to participate in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

*Please note some of these players play for their club's reserve team.

Head coach: Santiago Denia

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Álvaro Fernández	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000	Málaga
13	1GK	Marc Vidal	(2000-02-14) 14 February 2000	Villarreal
21	1GK	Alfonso Vacas	(2000-10-04) 4 October 2000	Sevilla
2	2DF	Mateu Morey	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000	Barcelona
3	2DF	Juan Miranda	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000	Barcelona
4	2DF	Hugo Guillamón	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000	Valencia
5	2DF	Víctor Chust	(2000-03-05) 5 March 2000	Real Madrid
15	2DF	Eric García	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001	Manchester City
16	2DF	Diego Pampín	(2000-03-15) 15 March 2000	Celta Vigo
20	2DF	Víctor Gómez	(2000-04-01) 1 April 2000	Espanyol
6	3MF	Antonio Blanco	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000	Real Madrid
8	3MF	Mohamed Moukhliss	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000	Real Madrid
14	3MF	Álvaro García	(2000-06-01) 1 June 2000	Albacete
18	3MF	César Gelabert	(2000-10-31) 31 October 2000	Real Madrid
19	3MF	Carlos Beitia	(2000-02-15) 15 February 2000	Villarreal
7	4FW	Ferrán Torres	(2000-02-29) 29 February 2000	Valencia
9	4FW	Abel Ruiz	(2000-01-28) 28 January 2000	Barcelona
10	4FW	Sergio Gómez	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000	Barcelona
11	4FW	Nacho Díaz	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000	Villarreal
12	4FW	Pedro Ruiz	(2000-03-30) 30 March 2000	Real Madrid
17	4FW	José Alonso Lara	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000	Sevilla

Former squads

• 2009 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Spain
• 2007 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Spain
• 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Spain
• 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Spain
• 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Spain
• 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Spain
• 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Spain
• 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads - Spain
• 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain
• 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squads - Spain

See also

• Spain national football team
• Spain national under-23 football team
• Spain national under-21 football team
• Spain national under-20 football team
• Spain national under-19 football team
• Spain national under-18 football team
• Spain national under-16 football team
• Spain national under-15 football team
• Spain national youth football team

External links

• siemprecantera Template:Es icon
• Spanish under 17 at Soccer-Spain
• Tournament archive at fifa.com
• Tournament archive at uefa.com
• UEFA U-17 European Championship at rsssf