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| Nickname(s) | Los Jotitas (The Jotitas) | ||||||||||||||
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| Association | Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) | ||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Pablo Zegarra | ||||||||||||||
| Captain | Nestor Duarte | ||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional | ||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | PER | ||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||
 Peru 0-2 Colombia  (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1995) | |||||||||||||||
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Peru 4–0 Venezuela  (Asuncion, Paraguay; 12 May 1991) | |||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||
 Brazil 4–0 Peru (Ibarra, Ecuador; 16 March 2007) | |||||||||||||||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2005) | ||||||||||||||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (2007) | ||||||||||||||
| South American Under-17 Football Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 19 (first in 1985) | ||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place (2007) | ||||||||||||||
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The Peru national under-17 football team represents Peru in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Federacion Peruana de Futbol. The qualified for two World Cups, their best result being in 2007, where the Jotitas reached the Quarter-finals. The teams best result in the South American U-17 Championship was a Fourth Place finish in 2007.
Despite the current failures of the senior side, the Peruvian U-17 team has given brand new stars and hopes to Peruvian fans early in the year of 2007. After their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance in 2005 (Peru as host nation), the youth team greatly improved in skill and determination. Their first U-17 World Cup saw them lose with merely 1 point. Yet, they started the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a bang as they defeated the local South Korean team with an array of constant attacks and effective counter-attacks that completely overwhelmed their opponents.
The U-17 team's success in 2007 came from the leadership of Juan Jose Ore, and the appearance of good players like Reimond Manco. Not only that, but Peru showcased some of the best team games of the South American tournament and in the 2007 World Cup. Although they were eliminated during the quarterfinals, Peru's U-17 squad seems to be having high hopes for future competitions.