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

Tournament Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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

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

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
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

The following is a list of match results of the El Salvador Under-17 football team in January and February 2023.

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

2023 Squad

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	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

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

Current staff

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

List of coaches

• 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

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

See also

• El Salvador national football team
• El Salvador national under-20 football team
• El Salvador national under-21 football team
• El Salvador national under-23 football team
• Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol

External links

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