Brazil national under-17 football team

The 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. Their head coach is Phelipe Leal.^[1]

Brazil U-17

Nickname(s)	Seleção Sub-17 (The Selection U-17) Canarinha (Little Canary) Amarelinha (Little Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Dudu Patetuci
FIFA code	BRA
First colours Second colours
First international
Brazil 2–2 Italy  (Bogotá, Colombia; 17 January 1984)
Biggest win
Brazil 9–0 New Caledonia  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 14 November 2023)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 3–0 Brazil  (Lima, Peru; 2 October 2005)  Nigeria 3–0 Brazil  (Viña del Mar, Chile; 1 November 2015)  Uruguay 3–0 Brazil  (Guadalajara, Mexico; 17 July 2011)  Argentina 3–0 Brazil  (Lima, Peru; 30 March 2019)  Argentina 3–0 Brazil  (Jakarta, Indonesia; 24 November 2023) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1997, 1999, 2003, and 2019)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1985)
Best result	Champions (1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2023 and 2025)

Brazil national under-17 football team

Medal record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
	1985 People's Republic of China	Team
	1995 Ecuador	Team
	1997 Egypt	Team
	1999 New Zealand	Team
	2003 Finland	Team
	2005 Peru	Team
	2017 India	Team
	2019 Brazil	Team

Brazil national under-17 football team

Medal record
South American Under-17 Football Championship
	1985 Argentina	NA
	1986 Peru	NA
	1988 Ecuador	NA
	1991 Paraguay	NA
	1995 Peru	NA
	1997 Paraguay	NA
	1999 Uruguay	NA
	2001 Peru	NA
	2003 Bolivia	NA
	2005 Venezuela	Team
	2007 Ecuador	Team
	2009 Chile	Team
	2011 Ecuador	Team
	2013 Argentina	Team
	2015 Paraguay	Team
	2017 Chile	Team
	2023 Ecuador	Team
	2025 Colombia	Team

Brazil hosted the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup. It was the first time that Brazil ever hosted a FIFA youth tournament. The tournament cumulated in Brazil lifting their 4th FIFA U-17 World Cup, making it the first time ever that Brazil had won a FIFA World Cup competition at home.

Competitive record

• A gold background color indicates that Brazil won the tournament.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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	8th	4	2	1	1	5	3
1991		6th	4	3	0	1	8	2
1993	Did not qualify
1995	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	13	4
1997	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	21	2
1999		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	2	0	2	14	4
2009	Group stage	17th	3	1	0	2	3	4
2011	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	15	12
2013	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	1	0	19	4
2015		6th	5	3	0	2	5	5
2017	Third place	3rd	7	6	0	1	14	5
2019	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	19	6
2023	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	0	2	16	8
2025	Qualified
Total	4 titles	19/20	94	63	11	20	215	88

South American Under-17 Football Championship

South American Under-17 Football Championship record
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1985	Runners-up	8	7	0	1	25	7
1986		7	1	6	0	6	5
1988	Champions	7	6	1	0	14	1
1991		7	5	0	2	18	6
1993	Fourth place	7	4	2	1	13	9
1995	Champions	7	6	0	1	19	4
1997		7	5	2	0	20	7
1999		6	5	1	0	17	6
2001		7	4	3	0	18	5
2003	Runners-up	7	5	1	1	15	4
2005	Champions	7	5	1	1	27	11
2007		9	6	1	2	29	11
2009		5	3	1	1	12	4
2011		9	7	1	1	22	11
2013	Third place	9	5	4	0	14	6
2015	Champions	9	5	1	3	18	14
2017		9	7	2	0	24	3
2019	Group stage	4	2	1	1	7	8
2023	Champions	9	7	2	0	24	10
2025	Champions	6	4	2	0	10	4
Total	20/20	146	99	32	15	352	136

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and recent results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2025

Brazil  v  Uruguay

28 March South American U-17 Championship	Brazil	1–1	Uruguay	Cartagena, Colombia
19:00	Ruan Pablo 50'	Report	Azambuja 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León Referee: Sebastián Martínez (Argentina)

Bolivia  v  Brazil

30 March South American U-17 Championship	Bolivia	0–3	Brazil	Cartagena, Colombia
16:30		Report	Ruan Pablo 7', 62' Kayke 81'	Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León Referee: Jordi Espinoza (Peru)

Venezuela  v  Brazil

3 April South American U-17 Championship	Venezuela	0–1	Brazil	Cartagena, Colombia
19:00		Report	Luis Eduardo 88'	Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León Referee: David Ojeda (Paraguay)

Brazil  v  Ecuador

5 April South American U-17 Championship	Brazil	3–2	Ecuador	Cartagena, Colombia
16:30	Luis Eduardo 55' Gustavo 57' Luis Gustavo 89'	Report	Luis Eduardo 45+1' (o.g.) Lerma 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León Referee: Sebastián Martínez (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Chile

9 April South American U-17 Championship SF	Brazil	1–0	Chile	Cartagena, Colombia
16:00	Dell 65'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León Referee: David Ojeda (Paraguay)

Colombia  v  Brazil

12 April South American U-17 Championship Final	Colombia	1–1 (1–4 p)	Brazil	Cartagena, Colombia
19:00	Sevillano 41'	Report	Angelo 88'	Stadium: Estadio Jaime Morón León Referee: Hernán Heras (Uruguay)
	Penalties
	Rivas Orozco Cataño		Gustavo Tiago Ruan Pablo Dell

Brazil  v  Honduras

4 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Brazil	v	Honduras	Al Rayyan, Qatar
				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Brazil  v  Indonesia

7 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Brazil	v	Indonesia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Zambia  v  Brazil

10 November FIFA U-17 World Cup	Zambia	v	Brazil	Al Rayyan, Qatar
				Stadium: Aspire Zone

Current squad

The following 23 players are called up to the squad for the 2025 South American U-17 Championship.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Arthur Nascimento	(2008-03-30)30 March 2008 (aged 16)	Bahia
	1GK	João Pedro	(2008-03-18)18 March 2008 (aged 17)	Santos
	1GK	Kaio de Assis	(2008-05-03)3 May 2008 (aged 16)	Atlético Mineiro
	2DF	Angelo	(2008-10-20)20 October 2008 (aged 16)	São Paulo
	2DF	Arthur Ryan	(2008-03-18)18 March 2008 (aged 17)	Fluminense
	2DF	Denner	(2008-02-25)25 February 2008 (aged 17)	Corinthians
	2DF	Luis Eduardo	(2008-01-16)16 January 2008 (aged 17)	Grêmio
	2DF	Kauã Prates	(2008-08-12)12 August 2008 (aged 16)	Cruzeiro
	2DF	Rafael Gonzaga	(2008-02-07)7 February 2008 (aged 17)	Santos
	2DF	Vitor Fernandes	(2008-03-04)4 March 2008 (aged 17)	Atlético Mineiro
	2DF	Vitor Hugo	(2008-06-12)12 June 2008 (aged 16)	Cruzeiro
	3MF	Andrey Fernandes	(2008-02-05)5 February 2008 (aged 17)	Vasco da Gama
	3MF	Felipe de Morais	(2008-08-29)29 August 2008 (aged 16)	Cruzeiro
	3MF	Gustavo Gomes	(2008-01-10)10 January 2008 (aged 17)	Athletico Paranaense
	3MF	Luis Felipe	(2008-02-02)2 February 2008 (aged 17)	Palmeiras
	3MF	Tiago Augusto	(2008-02-02)2 February 2008 (aged 17)	Grêmio
	3MF	Zé Lucas	(2008-03-23)23 March 2008 (aged 17)	Sport Recife
	4FW	Dell	(2008-06-09)9 June 2008 (aged 16)	Bahia
	4FW	Gabriel Mec	(2008-04-11)11 April 2008 (aged 16)	Grêmio
	4FW	Luís Gustavo	(2008-02-27)27 February 2008 (aged 17)	Red Bull Bragantino
	4FW	Naarã	(2008-01-12)12 January 2008 (aged 17)	Fluminense
	4FW	Ruan Pablo	(2008-07-23)23 July 2008 (aged 16)	Bahia
	4FW	Wesley Natã	(2008-04-18)18 April 2008 (aged 16)	Fluminense

Honours

• FIFA U-17 World Cup:
  • Champions (4): 1997, 1999, 2003, 2019
  • Runners-up (2): 1995, 2005
• South American U-17 Championship:
  • Champions (14): 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025
  • Runners-up (3): 1985, 1986, 2003

Friendlies

Brazilian team celebrating with the BRICS U-17 Cup trophy at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa, 2016.

• Montaigu Tournament:
  • Winners (2): 1984, 2022
• Paolo Valenti Trophy^[3]:
  • Winners: 1993
• Virginia State Youth Cup
  • Winners: 1993
• Toto Cup^[4]:
  • Winners: 2000
• Salerno Youth Tournament^[5]:
  • Winners (2): 2000, 2001
• Mundialito João Havelange^[6]:
  • Winners (2): 2000, 2002
• Three Nations Cup^[7][8]:
  • Winners (2): 2000, 2001
• Torneio Cidade de Canoas^[9]:
  • Winners: 2005
• Mediterranean International Cup U-16^[10]:
  • Winners: 2006
• Copa 2 de Julho^[11]:
  • Winners (3): 2009, 2010, 2013
• Nike International Friendlies:
  • Winners (2): 2014, 2017
• Suwon Cup^[12]:
  • Winners: 2015
• BRICS U-17 Football Cup:
  • Winners (2): 2016, 2018
• Caiscais Luso Cup:
  • Winners: 2024

Managers

• Homero Cavalheiro (1985–1986)
• Jair Pereira (1986)
• José Teixeira (1987–1988)
• René Simões (1988)
• Homero Cavalheiro (1989)
• Júlio César Leal (1991)
• Humberto Redes (1993)
• Toninho Barroso [pt] (1995)
• Carlos César (1997–1999)
• Sérgio Farias (2001)
• Marcos Paquetá (2003)
• Nelson Rodrigues (2005)
• Edgar Pereira (2007)
• Lucho Nizzo [pt] (2007–2009)
• Émerson Ávila (2010–2011)
• Alexandre Gallo (2013)
• Caio Zanardi (2013–2015)
• Carlos Amadeu (2015–2017)
• Guilherme Dalla Déa (2018–2020)
• Phelipe Leal (2022–2023)
• Ramon Menezes (2024)
• Dudu Patetuci [pt] (2025–)

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Brazil's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Angola	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Argentina	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	066.67
Australia	7	5	1	1	10	4	+6	071.43
Austria	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Canada	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Colombia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Croatia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Denmark	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
East Germany	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Ecuador	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
England	4	2	0	2	5	6	−1	050.00
France	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	033.33
Gambia	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Germany	7	4	1	2	17	9	+8	057.14
Ghana	5	1	1	3	7	9	−2	020.00
Guinea	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
Honduras	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Iran	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Italy	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Japan	2	2	0	0	6	4	+2	100.00
Mali	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	050.00
Mexico	5	2	1	2	5	6	−1	040.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
New Caledonia	1	1	0	0	9	0	+9	100.00
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00
Niger	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
North Korea	3	3	0	0	11	2	+9	100.00
Oman	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Portugal	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Qatar	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00
Russia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
South Korea	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Spain	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Sudan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Turkey	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.00
United Arab Emirates	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	100.00
United States	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	066.67
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Yemen	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Total	94	63	11	20	215	88	+127	067.02

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 Brazil national football team