Spain national under-17 football team

Spain Under-17
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red One)
La Furia Roja
(The Red Fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachHernán Pérez
Most capsAbel Ruiz (38)
Top scorerAbel Ruiz (25)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 1–0 Uruguay 
(Livorno, Italy; 18 August 1991)
Biggest win
 Spain 13–0 New Zealand 
(Ismaïlia, Egypt; 15 September 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 1–6 France 
(Goiânia, Brazil; 11 November 2019)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
European Championship
Appearances15 (first in 2002)
Best resultChampions (2007, 2008, 2017)
Spain national under-17 football team
Medal record
Men's under-17 football
U-17 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1991 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Finland Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 South Korea Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Nigeria Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 India Team
U-17 European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2003 Portugal Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Luxembourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgium Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Turkey Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Liechtenstein Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Azerbaijan Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Croatia Team

The Spain national under-17 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain.

Considered one of the strongest national teams in under 17 level, Spain has participated in 9 out of 14 World Cup tournaments. Spain hold the record of playing the most finals without ever winning the tournament, having finished as runners-up on four occasions.