The Argentina national U-17 football team is the representative of Argentina within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.
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| 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 America) | ||
| 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 | |||
Argentina has participated in 14 of the 18 FIFA U-17 World Cups, finishing in third place three times and fourth place twice. Argentina has also won the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.
Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Emiliano Martínez, Fernando Redondo, Nestor Fabbri, Roberto Bonano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Franco Constanzo, Leonardo Biagini, Luciano Galletti, Marcelo Gallardo, Esteban Cambiasso, Gabriel Milito, Ezequiel González, Aldo Duscher, Lucas Biglia, Eduardo Salvio, Maxi López, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.
Competitive record
South American U-17 Championship
| Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| 1986 | Fourth place | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 1988 | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 |
| 1991 | Third place | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1993 | Third place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 1995 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 1999 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | Champions | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| 2005 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | Third place | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| 2011 | Third place | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 |
| 2013 | Champions | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | Champions | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023 | Third place | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 |
| Total | 19/19 | 136 | 73 | 33 | 30 | 250 | 134 |
1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours
Competitive
Current squad
The following 21 players are called up to the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Caps and goals as of 12 September 2023, after the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Froilán Díaz | 1 June 2006 | 9 | 0 | Unión de Santa Fe |
| 12 | GK | Jeremías Florentín | 1 September 2006 | 0 | 0 | Talleres |
| 21 | GK | Franco Villalba | 3 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 2 | DF | Ulises Giménez | 1 January 2006 | 7 | 0 | River Plate |
| 3 | DF | Octavio Ontivero | 10 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Lanús |
| 4 | DF | Dylan Gorosito | 3 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| 6 | DF | Juan Manuel Villalba | 15 March 2006 | 7 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 13 | DF | Valente Pierani | 22 February 2006 | 1 | 0 | Estudiantes de La Plata |
| 14 | DF | Tobías Palacio | 11 November 2006 | 10 | 0 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 15 | DF | Juan Giménez | 27 April 2006 | 8 | 1 | Rosario Central |
| 16 | DF | Thiago Laplace | 3 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | Lanús |
| 5 | MF | Mariano Gerez | 9 January 2006 | 8 | 0 | Lanús |
| 8 | MF | Gustavo Albarracín | 28 April 2006 | 8 | 0 | Talleres |
| 17 | MF | Valentino Acuña | 27 January 2006 | 8 | 0 | Newell's Old Boys |
| 18 | MF | Kevin Gutiérrez | 30 January 2006 | 11 | 1 | Rosario Central |
| 20 | MF | Franco Mastantuono | 14 August 2007 | 0 | 0 | River Plate |
| 7 | FW | Ian Subiabre | 1 January 2007 | 8 | 0 | River Plate |
| 9 | FW | Agustín Ruberto | 6 January 2006 | 10 | 3 | River Plate |
| 10 | FW | Claudio Echeverri | 2 January 2006 | 10 | 5 | River Plate |
| 11 | FW | Santiago López | 9 February 2006 | 11 | 4 | Independiente |
| 19 | FW | Maher Carrizo | 19 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Vélez Sarsfield |