El Salvador national under-17 football team

El Salvador U17
Nickname(s)	La Azulita
Association	Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Juan Carlos Serrano
FIFA code	SLV
First colours	Second colours
First international
	El Salvador 1–4 United States ; (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 28 August 1983)
Biggest win
	Bermuda 1–11 El Salvador ; (Trinidad and Tobago; 18 August 2006)
Biggest defeat
	El Salvador 1–6 United States ; (San Salvador, El Salvador; 9 May 1999)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances	16 (first in 1983)
Best result	Fourth place (1999)

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

Tournament Records edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

UNCAF preliminary round edit

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Result
1999	Qualified as a host
2001	1/5	4	3	1	0	16	4	Qualified
/ 2003	1/3	2	2	0	0	6	0	Qualified
/ 2005	1/3	2	2	0	0	10	0	Qualified
2007	2/5	4	3	0	1	6	3	Qualified
/ 2009	3/4	3	1	1	1	8	4	Did not qualify
/ 2011	2/3	2	1	0	1	4	4	Qualified
2013	4/5	4	1	0	3	8	12	Did not qualify
/ 2015	2/3	2	1	0	1	8	2	Did not qualify
2017	3/5	4	2	0	2	4	6	Qualified
	9/10	27	16	2	9	70	35

CONCACAF U-17 tournament edit

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983	Round 1	2	0	0	2	1	8
1985	Round 1	3	0	1	2	6	9
1987	Round 1	3	0	1	2	0	3
1988	Round 1	4	0	1	3	1	6
1991	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	8
1992	Did not enter
1994	Round 1	3	1	1	1	4	5
1996	Round 1	3	1	1	1	6	4
1999	Fourth Place	5	2	0	3	9	14
2001	Round 1	3	1	1	1	4	5
2003	Round 1	3	0	3	0	4	4
2005	Round 1	3	0	1	2	3	7
2007	Round 1	3	0	1	2	2	6
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Quarter-finals	3	1	0	2	7	6
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Round 1	3	0	0	3	1	10
2019	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	10	11
2023	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	11	10
Total	16/20	54	13	11	30	71	116

From 1983 until 1991, competition was U-16, not U-17.

Fixtures and results edit

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

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

F = Friendly
UF = Unofficial Friendly
U-17 Q = 2015 U-17 Championship qualifying
PSO = Penalty shootout
a.e.t. = After extra time
El Salvador's scores listed first

Players edit

2023 Squad edit

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

Pos.	Player	Club
1GK	Alex Aguilar	D.C. United Academy
1GK	Hamilton Lewis	Chalatenango
2DF	Nestor Delgador	Turin FESA
2DF	Kiano Falcao	FC Cincinnati Under 17
2DF	Christian Villalobos	Los Angeles FC
2DF	Diego Vasquez	D.C. United Academy
2DF	Michael Ventura	CD San Carlos
2DF	Anderson Portillo	AIFC Carolina
2DF	Johnathan Aguirre	D.C. United Academy
3MF	Steven Mancia	Santa Ana
3MF	Elder Figueroa	Unattached
3MF	Walter Menjivar	Chalatenango
3MF	Christopher Arias	New York City FC
3MF	Adrian Aguilar	Los Angeles FC
4FW	Nelson Diaz	CD San Carlos
4FW	Christopher Argueta	D.C. United Academy
4FW	Raul Avalos	D.C. United Academy
4FW	Wilber Diaz	Turin FESA
4FW	Brayan Vasquez	New York Red Bulls
4FW	Jair Asprilla	Municipal

Recent call-ups edit

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				Manassas United Academy
		Nestor Somoza				Turin FESA
		Kevin Nova				Alexandria Soccer
		Mauricio Zavala				Turin FESA

Personnel edit

Current staff edit

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

List of coaches edit

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

Record versus other nations edit

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

References edit

External links edit

Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol Official Site (Spanish)
El Salvador national football team (Non-Official Site) (Spanish)
soccerway