El Salvador national under-17 football team

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.

El Salvador Under-17

Nickname	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
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	1 (first in 2025)
Best result	Group stage
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances	16 (first in 1983)
Best result	Fourth place (1999)

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	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	0	12
Total	1/20	3	0	1	2	0	12

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 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	Fuerzas Básicas del Club Pachuca (Pachuca Under 17)	4-2	Unofficial Friendly	Luis Tobar 37' 45' Mayson Barillas 90' 92'
29 April 2025	TBD, TBD	Club América Under 17	1-1	Unofficial Friendly	Luis Tobar
1 May 2025	TBD, TBD	Atlético Morelia – Club Universidad Michoacana	TBD	Unofficial Friendly
2 September 2025	Complejo Deportivo Rafael Gordillo, Sevilla	Real Betis Cantera	0-2	Unofficial Friendly	Nil
6 September 2025	Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares, Madrid	Atlético Madrid (youth)	3-1	Unofficial Friendly	Luis Tobar 9' 57' Sellando o.g.' (61)
10 September 2025	OM Campus, Marseille	Olympique de Marseille	1-5	Unofficial Friendly	Brandon Ramírez 21'
22 October 2025	INDES, San Salvador	Inter FA (U-17)	3-0	Unofficial Friendly	Luis Tobar Rosmario Robles

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

2025

El Salvador  v  North Korea

4 November 2025 WC U-17 GS	El Salvador	0-5	North Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:15 UTC+3	Nil	[1]	Ri Kang-Rim - 14' 68' Kim Yu-Jin - 45'+1' Pen 88' Han Il-Bok - 90'+5'	Stadium: Aspire Zone

El Salvador  v  Colombia

7 November 2025 WC U-17 GS	El Salvador	0-0	Colombia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Nil	[2]	Nil	Stadium: Aspire Zone

El Salvador  v  Germany

10 November 2025 WC U-17 GS	El Salvador	0-7	Germany	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:15 UTC+3	Nil	[3]	Jeremiah Mensah 31', 56' Alexander Staff 40' Wisdom Mike 44' Andrew Reyes 51' (o.g.) Lasse Eickel 68' Christian Prenaj 83'	Stadium: Aspire Zone

2026

El Salvador  v  Curaçao

February 2025 WC U-17 GS	El Salvador	v	Curaçao	TBD, TBD
20:15 UTC+3				Stadium: TBD

El Salvador  v  Cuba

February 2025 WC U-17 GS	El Salvador	v	Cuba	TBD, TBD
20:15 UTC+3				Stadium: TBD

El Salvador  v  Belize

February 2025 WC U-17 GS	El Salvador	v	Belize	TBD, TBD
20:15 UTC+3				Stadium: TBD

Players

2025 Squad

The following 24 players were called up for the training camp in November 2025.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Jose Alvarenga				Inter FA U-17
	1GK	Arturo Dominguez				Hercules U-17
	1GK	Diego Cortes				FAS U-17
	2DF	Jefferson Perla				Aguila U-17
	2DF	Kevin Umanzar				Aguila U-17
	2DF	Piero Sanchez				Alianza U-17
	2DF	Francisco Martinez				Alianza U-17
	2DF	Keylor Rivas				Turin FC
	2DF	Cristian Castaneda				Turin FC
	2DF	Jorge Sanchez				Academia Exclesior
	3MF	Erick Vasquez				FAS U-17
	3MF	Marvin Velasquez				FAS U-17
	3MF	Byron Vargas				FAS U-17
	3MF	Rene Molina				Alianza U-17
	3MF	Cristian Martinez				Alianza U-17
	3MF	Andres Chavez				Hercules U-17
	3MF	William Alvarez				Inter FA U-17
	3MF	Jeremy Martinez				Turin FC
	4FW	Oscar Relgado				FAS U-17
	4FW	Diego Patino				Alianza U-17
	4FW	Jeffrey Ascencio				Aguila U-17
	4FW	Mario Orellana				Hercules U-17
	4FW	Franco Herrera				Hercules U-17
	4FW	Mayson Barillas				DC United U-17

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
GK	Peter Cornejo				Los Angeles Surf SC	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
GK	Oliver Alegria Sigennes				FC Zürich U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
GK	Alfredo Esquivel				Isidro Metapan U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Jose Guatemala				Aguila U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Adonis Campos				New York City U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Emerson Guardado				Alianza U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Marvin Mejia				Orange County SC	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Ricardo Oliva				Virginia Development Academy	October training camp
DF	Anderson Tula				Inter FA	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Andrew Reyes				TSF Academy	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
DF	Ronald Vargas				Inter FA	October training camp
MF	Esteban Hernandez				Alianza U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Eduardo Galdamez				Isidro Metapan U-17	September training camp
MF	David Leon				Alianza U-17	September training camp
MF	Azyk Gomez				Orange County SC	October training camp
MF	Rosmario Robles				Limeno U-17	October training camp
MF	Giomar Alvarez				FC Dallas U-17	October training camp
MF	Rafael Inojosa				Houston Dynamo U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Anthony Umanzor				York United FC	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Jarell Bonilla				FC Cincinnati U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
MF	Kerin Torres				LA Firpo U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Brandon Ramirez				Juventud Independiente	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Steven Espinoza				Juventud Independiente	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Ovido Hernandez				Aruba	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Luis Tobar				Alianza U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup
FW	Diego Mejia				Santos Laguna U-17	2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Personnel

Current staff

As of November 2025

Head coach	Eduardo Lara
Assistant coach	Helmer Silva
Physical Coordinator	Pablo Rodas
Physical Therapist	Chepe Martínez
Medical Trainer	TBD
Goalkeeper Coach	Misael Alfaro

List of coaches

• Jorge Araujo (1990)
• Cesar Acevedo (1999)
• Armando Contreras Palma (2001)
• Remberto Santillana (2002)
• Raúl 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)
• Rafael Tobar (January 2018 - November 2018)
• Ernesto Gochez (December 2018- 2021)
• Juan Carlos Serrano (July 2022 - November 2025)
• Eduardo Lara (November 2025 - Present)

Record versus other nations

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	1	0	1	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	1	0	0	1	0	7	-7
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	1	0	0	1	0	5	-5
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

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