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	14 (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

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
2021	To be determined
Total	0/19	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 qualify
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	Quarterfinals	3	1	0	2	7	6
2013	Did Not Qualify
2015
2017	Round 1	3	0	0	3	1	10
2019	Quarterfinals	5	3	0	2	10	11
Total	14/18	49	10	11	28	60	106

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

Fixtures and results

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	TBD	2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship	TBD 42'
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

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the second preliminary cycle in preparation for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in February.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
		Alex Aguilar				DC United
		Hamilton Lewis				Chalatenango
		Diego Vasquez				DC United
		Diego Torres				Manassas United Academy
		Christian Villalobos				Los Angeles FC
		Johnathan Aguirre				DC United
		Nestor Somoza				Turin FESA
		Anderson Portillo				AIFC Carolina
		Christopher Arias				New York City FC
		Wilber Diaz				Turin FESA
		Walter Menjivar				Chalatenango
		Adrian Aguilar				Los Angeles FC
		Kevin Nova				Alexandria Soccer
		Jair Asprilla				Municipal
		Raul Avalos				DC United
		Brayan Vasquez				New York Red Bulls
		Christopher Argueta				DC United
		Mauricio Zavala				Turin FESA

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
	Edgar Castillo				Águila	August training camp
	Ronaldo Gomez				Águila	August training camp
	Sergio Briceño				Firpo	August training camp
	Walter Paz				Firpo	August training camp
	Brian Martinez				Fierro	August training camp
	Kevin Martinez				ADFA La Unión	August training camp
	Fernando Vidal				FAS	August training camp
	Kevin Mancia				ADFA Ahuachapán	August training camp
	Moises Lopez				ADFA Ahuachapán	August training camp
	Sebastien Rondeau				ADFA San Salvador	August training camp
	Jose Tovar				Juventud Independiente	August training camp
	Jose Herrera				Juventud Independiente	August training camp
	Salvador Monreal				Juventud Independiente	August training camp
	Felix Bautista				Isidro Metapán	August training camp
	Walter Molina				Isidro Metapán	August training camp
	Nestor Alfaro				Alianza	August training camp
	Marvin Marquez				Alianza	August training camp

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 (Feb 2006 –)
• Mario Rodriguez (Jan 2008)
• Victor Manuel Pacheco (Nov 2010 – Dec 2011)
• Jose Luis Rugamas (Jan 2012 – Jan 2013)
• Victor Manuel Pacheco (Feb 2013 – Oct 2013)
• Rafael Tobar (Aug 2014 – Feb 2015)
• Edgar Henríquez (May 2015 – Dec 2015)
• Erick Dowson Prado (Jan 2016 – April 2017)
• Diego Pizarro (Sep 2017 – Dec 2017)
• José de la Cruz (Jan 2017 - Dec 2017)
• Ernesto Gochez (Dec 2018-)
• Juan Carlos Serrano

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