Argentina national under-17 football team

Argentina U-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)
Los Cebollitas (Little Onions)
Los Pibes (The Kids)
AssociationAsociación del Fútbol Argentino
(Argentine Football Association)
ConfederationCONMEBOL
(South American Football Confederation)
Head coachDiego Placente
CaptainEzequiel Báez
Most capsRodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano, Oscar Ustari
Top scorerFernando Gatti, Hernán Peirone
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 4–0 Argentina 
(Nagoya, Japan; 24 August 1993)
 Germany 4–0 Argentina 
(Chillan, Chile; 21 October 2015)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1985)
Best resultThird place (1991, 1995, 2003)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances19 (first in 1985)
Best resultChampions (1985, 2003, 2013, 2019)

The Argentina national U-17 football team is the representative of Argentina within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.

Argentina has participated in 14 of the 18 FIFA U-17 World Cups, finishing in third place three times and fourth place twice. Argentina has also won the South American Under-17 Football Championship four times.

Many of Argentina's top players came through the ranks of the U-17 teams, including Emiliano Martínez, Fernando Redondo, Nestor Fabbri, Roberto Bonano, Juan Sebastián Verón, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Franco Constanzo, Leonardo Biagini, Luciano Galletti, Marcelo Gallardo, Esteban Cambiasso, Gabriel Milito, Ezequiel González, Aldo Duscher, Lucas Biglia, Eduardo Salvio, Maxi López, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez.