Nickname(s) | Charrúas Gorriones Celestes (Sky Blue Sparrows) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) | ||
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Association | Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol (Uruguayan Football Association) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Matías Alonso | ||
FIFA code | URU | ||
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FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2011) | ||
South American U-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1991, 2005, and 2011) |
The Uruguay national U-17 football team is the representative of Uruguay within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. Uruguay has participated in six of 17 FIFA U-17 World Cup events.