Peru national under-17 football team

The Peru national under-17 football team represents Peru in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Federacion Peruana de Futbol.

Peru

Nickname(s)	Jotitas
Association	Peruvian Football Federation (FPF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Víctor Reyes
Captain	Nestor Duarte
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional
FIFA code	PER
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Peru 4–0 Venezuela  (Asuncion, Paraguay; 12 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 4–0 Peru  (Ibarra, Ecuador; 16 March 2007)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2005)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2007)
South American Under-17 Football Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1985)
Best result	Fourth place (2007)
Medal record Bolivarian Games 1997 Arequipa NA 2001 Ambato NA 2013 Trujillo NA

Despite the current failures of the senior side, the Peruvian U-17 team has given brand new stars and hopes to Peruvian fans early in the year of 2007. After their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance in 2005 (Peru as host nation), the youth team greatly improved in skill and determination. Their first U-17 World Cup saw them lose with merely 1 point. Yet, they started the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a bang as they defeated the local South Korean team with an array of constant attacks and effective counter-attacks that completely overwhelmed their opponents.

The U-17 team's success in 2007 came from the leadership of Juan Jose Ore, and the appearance of good players like Reimond Manco. Not only that, but Peru showcased some of the best team games of the South American tournament and in the 2007 World Cup. Although they were eliminated during the quarterfinals, Peru's U-17 squad seems to be having high hopes for future competitions.

Peru was originally to host the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, it would have been the second time to be hosted by Peru. However, FIFA released a press statement on 22 February 2019 stating that Peru would no longer host the tournament following inspection of the facilities and concern over organisational challenges.[1]

Peru will host the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup, it will be the second time to be hosted by Peru.

South American U-17 Championship Records

Year	Round	Year	Round
1985^1	7th Place	1986^1	Group stage
1988^1	Group stage	1991	Group stage
1993	Group stage	1995	Group stage
1997	Group stage	1999	Group stage
2001	Group stage	2003	Group stage
2005	Group stage	2007	4th Place
2009	Group stage	2011	Group stage
2013	6th Place	2015	Group stage
2017	Group stage	2019	5th Place
2021	TBD

¹ Under 16 Championships

Road to the 2007 U-17 World Cup

In 2007, the Peruvian U-17 football team went to the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship that was held in Ecuador that started March 4 of that year. In the debut match, the Peruvian team had to face the Brazil. The Peruvians surprised the Brazilians 2–1 with one goal scored by Reimond Manco and the impressive forward La Torre.

In the group stage, Peru won most of the matches and ended first in its group (qualifying to the final round).

In the final round of the tournament (where the first 4 qualified to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup) Peru won the first match against Venezuela. In the next match, Brazil crushed Peru 4–0 and Colombia trounced them 3–0. By the fourth match Brazil, Colombia and Argentina were already qualified for the main tournament and Peru, Venezuela and host Ecuador had to fight for the last qualification spot.

The fifth match saw Peru with the obligation to defeat Ecuador. The match started horribly for Peru when an Ecuadorian midfielder scored at the first minutes of play. Peru answered quickly when Reimond Manco assisted midfielder Sanchez for a goal. Ecuador was seen to have determination, and it scored once again at the 20th minute of the first half. However, Reimond Manco scored goal caused by a mistake from the Ecuadorian Mendoza, sending them one huge step closer to the world tournament and eliminating their fierce rivals.

For the last match against Argentina, Peru had to lose by at least 4 goals to be eliminated. Peru was capable of drawing the match and classified to the U-17 World Cup. Reimond Manco was named as the best player of the competition by the CONMEBOL.[2]

Road to the 2019 U-17 World Cup

Peru automatically qualified for the 2019 World Cup as host, but ended up ripped its hosting right on 22 February 2019 due to infrastructure concerns. Thus, Peru was forced to enter to the run for the World Cup, which was moved to Brazil. Peru failed to qualify for the tournament, after only managed a lone 3–2 win over Uruguay, which was not enough comparing to Ecuador's 4–1 win over eventual champions Argentina.

Road to the 2021 U-17 World Cup

Peru automatically qualified for the 2021 World Cup as host.

South American Games Records

The South American Games (a.k.a. ODESUR Games; Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos) are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from South America, organized by the South American Sports Organization (Organización Deportiva Sudamericana, ODESUR).

The Peruvian U-17 football team achieved its first gold medal in the 1990 South American Games, which they were the hosts, and 2 bronze medals in 1982 and 1994 respectively.

Football Medal Records at the ODESUR South American Games
Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia	3	1	1	5
2	Argentina	2	1	0	3
3	Peru	1	0	2	3
4	Paraguay	1	0	0	1
5	Ecuador	0	4	1	5
6	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
7	Bolivia	0	0	2	2
8	Brazil	0	0	1	1

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Year Round PLD W D L GS GA 1985 Did not qualify 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 4 2007 Quarter-finals 5 2 2 1 3 3 2009 Did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 Qualified as hosts Total Quarter-finals 8 2 3 3 4 7

FIFA U-17 World Cup matches Year Round Score Result 2005 Group stage  Peru 1–1  Ghana Draw Group stage  Peru 0–1  China PR Loss Group stage  Peru 0–2  Costa Rica Loss 2007 Group stage  Peru 1–0  South Korea Win Group stage  Peru 0–0  Togo Draw Group stage  Peru 1–0  Costa Rica Win Round of 16  Peru 1–1  Tajikistan Draw Quarter-finals  Peru 0–2  Ghana Loss

2019 U-17 World Cup

Peru would have automatically qualified as the hosts of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3] However, FIFA renounced Peru's rights on 22 February 2019 and replaced them with Brazil.[4]

2021 U-17 World Cup

Peru will host and automatically qualified as the hosts of the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Squads

Current squad

The following players were selected to take part in the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship.

Manager: Juan José Oré[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Pedro Ynamine	(1998-10-14)October 14, 1998 (aged 16)	Universidad San Martín
2	2DF	Marco Saravia	(1999-02-06)February 6, 1999 (aged 16)	Academia Cantolao
3	2DF	Óscar Pacheco	(1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 (aged 17)	Universitario
4	2DF	Martín Chang	(1998-01-04)January 4, 1998 (aged 17)	Universidad San Martín
5	2DF	Junior Huerto	(1999-04-26)April 26, 1999 (aged 15)	Universidad San Martín
6	3MF	Christian André Sánchez	(1999-04-05)April 5, 1999 (aged 15)	Academia Cantolao
7	3MF	Gerald Távara	(1999-03-25)March 25, 1999 (aged 15)	Sporting Cristal
8	3MF	José María Corrales	(1998-06-18)June 18, 1998 (aged 16)	Universidad San Martín
9	4FW	Luis Iberico	(1998-02-06)February 6, 1998 (aged 17)	Universidad San Martín
10	4FW	Roberto Reyna	(1998-08-23)August 23, 1998 (aged 16)	Academia Cantolao
11	3MF	Christopher Olivares	(1999-04-03)April 3, 1999 (aged 15)	Esther Grande
12	1GK	Víctor Egocheaga	(1998-02-02)February 2, 1998 (aged 17)	Universitario
13	2DF	Renzo Castro	(1998-04-12)April 12, 1998 (aged 16)	Universidad San Martín
14	3MF	Raúl Pajuelo	(1998-05-23)May 23, 1998 (aged 16)	Universidad San Martín
15	3MF	Jesús Mendieta	(1998-04-11)April 11, 1998 (aged 16)	Sporting Cristal
16	3MF	Anthony Quijano	(1999-03-03)March 3, 1999 (aged 16)	Sporting Cristal
17	4FW	Fernando José Pacheco	(1999-06-26)June 26, 1999 (aged 15)	Sporting Cristal
18	4FW	José Bolívar	(2000-01-17)January 17, 2000 (aged 15)	Universidad San Martín
19	4FW	Hideyoshi Arakaki	(1998-01-02)January 2, 1998 (aged 17)	Universidad San Martín
20	3MF	Kelvin Sánchez	(1999-01-03)January 3, 1999 (aged 16)	Academia Cantolao
21	3MF	Ricardo Bruno	(1998-06-01)June 1, 1998 (aged 16)	Academia Cantolao
22	1GK	Tarek Bendeck	(1998-11-27)November 27, 1998 (aged 16)	Regatas Lima

See also

• Peru national football team
• Federacion Peruana de Futbol

References

1. "Update on the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019". 22 February 2019.
2. Manco fue el 'Rey del Sudamericano' Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. "FIFA Council decides on key steps for the future of international competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 March 2018.
4. "FIFA Council decides on key steps for upcoming international tournaments". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
5. "J2 Evolución". March 6, 2015.