Uruguay national under-17 football team
| 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 | Edgardo López Báez | ||
| 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 under-17 football team represents Uruguay in youth international football. They have qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup six titles with their best placing being runners-up at the 2011 tournament.
Competitive record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1991 | Group Stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
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Cancelled | |||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 6/20 | 0 Titles | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 33 |
South American Under-17 Football Championship
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.