El Salvador national under-17 football team

El Salvador Under-17

Nickname(s)	La Azulita
Association	Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Juan Carlos Serrano
FIFA code	SLV
First colours Second colours Third colours
First international
1–4 United States  (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 28 August 1983)
Biggest win
Bermuda 1–11   (Trinidad and Tobago; 18 August 2006)
Biggest defeat
1–6 United States  (San Salvador, El Salvador; 9 May 1999)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2025)
Best result	TBD
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances	16 (first in 1983)
Best result	Fourth place (1999)

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

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	Qualified
Total	1/20	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.

The following is a list of match results of the El Salvador Under-17 football team in January and February 2025.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score*	Competition	Salvadoran scorers
29 January 2025	Estadio Francisco Morazan	Honduras	1-2	Friendly	Brandon Ramirez 25'
31 January 2025	Estadio Francisco Morazan	Honduras	0-3	Friendly	Nil
10 February 2025	Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City	Cayman Islands	8-0	2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification	Tobar 3', 13' Inojosa 17', 34' Perla 43' Torres 45' Galdamez 68' Ramirez 73'
12 February 2025	Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City	Saint Lucia	2-0	2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification	Tobar 16' Torres 52'
15 February 2025	Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City	Jamaica	2-1	2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification	Perla 22' Ramirez 80'
27 April 2025	TBD, TBD	Pachuca Under 17	4-2	Unofficial Friendly	Luis Tobar 37' 45' Mayson Barillas 90' 92'

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

  v Real Betis Cantera

2 September Friendly		v	Real Betis Cantera
20:15 UTC+3

  v Atlético Madrid (youth)

6 September Friendly		v	Atlético Madrid (youth)
20:15 UTC+3

  v Olympique de Marseille

10 September Friendly		v	Olympique de Marseille
20:15 UTC+3

  v  North Korea

4 November 2025 WC U-17 GS		v	North Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:15 UTC+3				Stadium: Aspire Zone

  v  Colombia

7 November 2025 WC U-17 GS		v	Colombia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Aspire Zone

  v  Germany

10 November 2025 WC U-17 GS		v	Germany	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:15 UTC+3				Stadium: Aspire Zone

The following 20 players were called up for the 2025 CONCACAF U-17 World Cup qualification in February.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Peter Cornejo				Los Angeles Surf SC
	1GK	Oliver Alegria Sigennes				FC Zürich U-17
	1GK	Alfredo Esquivel				Isidro Metapan U-17
	2DF	Jefferson Perla				Aguila U-17
	2DF	Jose Guatemala				Aguila U-17
	2DF	Adonis Campos				New York City U-17
	2DF	Anderson Tula				Inter FA
	2DF	Emerson Guardado				Alacranes FC
	2DF	Andrew Reyes				Cedar Stars
	2DF	Marvin Mejia				Albion San Diego
	3MF	Eduardo Galdamez				Isidro Metapan U-17
	3MF	Esteban Hernandez				Alianza U-17
	3MF	David Leon				Alianza U-17
	3MF	Rafael Inojosa				Houston Dynamo U-17
	3MF	Azyk Gomez				Los Angeles FC
	4FW	Ovido Hernandez				Aruba
	4FW	Brandon Ramirez				Turin FC
	4FW	Steven Espinoza				Turin FC
	4FW	Kerin Torres				LA Firpo U-17
	4FW	Mayson Barillas				DC United U-17
	4FW	Luis Tobar				Alianza U-17

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
	Jarell Bonilla				Orlando SC U-17	January training camp
	TBD				TBD	January training camp
	TBD				TBD	January training camp
	TBD				TBD	January training camp

As of February 2025

Head coach	Juan Carlos Serrano
Assistant coach	Cristian Ernesto Lopez
Physical Coordinator	Pablo Rodas
Physical Therapist	Chepe Martínez
Medical Trainer	TBD
Goalkeeper Coach	Misael Alfaro

• Jorge Araujo (1990)
• Cesar Acevedo (1999)
• Armando Contreras Palma (2001)
• Remberto Santillana (2002)
• Hector Cocherari (2004)
• Norberto Huezo (February 2006 – 2008)
• Mario Rodriguez (January 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)

Records for competitive matches only. As of 19-02-25

Nat	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Bermuda	1	1	0	0	11	1	+10
Belize	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Canada	7	1	1	5	7	13	-6
Cayman Islands	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8
Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Costa Rica	12	0	1	11	10	27	-17
Cuba	3	0	1	2	2	6	-4
Curaçao	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4
Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Guatemala	8	5	2	1	14	11	+3
Guyana	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Haiti	4	2	0	2	8	7	+1
Honduras	6	2	0	4	6	13	-7
Jamaica	8	3	4	1	10	7	+3
Mexico	6	0	1	5	4	25	-21
Nicaragua	9	9	0	0	41	6	+35
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panama	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4
Puerto Rico	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Saint Lucia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Suriname	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
Trinidad and Tobago	5	2	2	1	13	11	+22
United States	9	0	1	8	5	31	-26

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