FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Overall team records
In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of the 2023 tournament.

Teams that have finished in the top four

 * 1 = includes results representing Soviet Union
 * 2 = includes results representing West Germany

Comprehensive team results by tournament

 * Legend
 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Third place
 * – Fourth place
 * QF – Quarter-finals
 * R2 – Round 2 (since 2007: knockout round of 16)
 * R1 – Round 1
 * – Did not qualify
 * – Did not enter / Withdrew
 * – Disqualified
 * – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
 * – Hosts
 * Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team: tournament position

 * Most championships: 5; (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
 * Most finishes in the top two: 8; (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
 * Most finishes in the top three: 8; (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015),  (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)
 * Most World Cup appearances: 18; (every tournament except 1993) and  (every tournament except 2013)
 * Most second-place finishes: 4; (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
 * Most third-place finishes: 3; (1991, 1995, 2003)
 * Most fourth-place finishes: 3; (2001, 2013, 2023)
 * Most third–fourth-place finishes: 6; (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

Consecutive

 * Most consecutive championships: 2; (1997–1999),  (2013–2015)
 * Most consecutive finishes in the top two: 4; (1991–1997)
 * Most consecutive finishes in the top three: 5; (1991–1999)
 * Most consecutive finishes in the top four: 5; (1991–1999)
 * Most consecutive finals tournaments: 14; (1985–2011),  (1995–2023)
 * Most consecutive second-place finishes: no country has finished second in two consecutive tournaments
 * Most consecutive third-place finishes: no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments
 * Most consecutive fourth-place finishes: no country has finished fourth in two consecutive tournaments
 * Most consecutive third–fourth-place finishes: 2; (2001–2003)

Gaps

 * Longest gap between successive titles: 16 years; (2003–2019)
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two: 14 years; (2005–2019)
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three: 22 years; (1985–2007)
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four: 18 years; (2001–2019)
 * Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals: 26 years;, later continued by (1987–2013)

Host team

 * Best finish by a host team: Champions; (2011),  (2019)
 * Worst finish by a host team: Group stage; (1987),  (1991),  (1999),  (2001),  (2003),  (2005),  (2007),  (2013),  (2017),  (2023)

Defending champions

 * Best finish by defending champions: Champions; (1999),  (2015)
 * Worst finish by defending champions: Did not qualify; (1989),  (1991),  (2003),  (2007),  (2011),  (2017),  (2019)
 * Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament: Quarter-finals; (2001)

Debuting teams

 * Best finish by a debuting team: Champions; (1985),  (1987),  (2009)

Other

 * Most finishes in the top two, never become champions: 4; (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
 * Most finishes in the top four, never become champions: 6; (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)
 * Most appearances, never become champions: 18; (all except 2013)
 * Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two: 6; (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)
 * Most appearances, never finish in the top two: 18; (all except 2013)
 * Most appearances, never finish in the top four: 10; (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)

All time

 * Most appearances in the group stage: 18; (every tournament except 1993),  (every tournament except 2013)
 * Most progression from the group stage: 16; (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)
 * Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage: 7; (1995–2007)
 * Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage: 8; (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)

All time

 * Most matches played: 94;
 * Fewest matches played: 3;, , , , , , , , , , , ,
 * Most wins: 62;
 * Most losses: 34;
 * Most draws: 15;
 * Most goals scored: 208;
 * Most goals conceded: 110;
 * Fewest goals scored: 0;, ,
 * Fewest goals conceded: 3;, ,
 * Highest goal difference: +127;
 * Lowest goal difference: –81;
 * Most played final: 2 times; v  (1995, 1997),  v  (2005, 2019)

In one tournament

 * Most goals scored: 26; (2013)
 * Most goals scored, champions: 26; (2013)
 * Most goals scored, hosts: 19; (2019)
 * Fewest goals scored, champions: 8; (1989),  (1991),  (1999)

Individual

 * Most goals scored in a tournament: 10; Victor Osimhen (2015)
 * Most goals scored in a match: 4; David (, vs ) (1997), Carlos Hidalgo (, vs ) (2003), Souleymane Coulibaly (, vs ) (2011), Kelechi Iheanacho (, vs ) (2013)
 * Most goals scored in one final: 2; Phil Foden, Sergio Gomez (2017)
 * Fastest goal in a final: 3rd minute; Wilson Oruma (, vs ) (1993)
 * Latest goal from kickoff in a final: 90+3rd minute; Lázaro (, vs ) (2019)

Team

 * Biggest margin of victory: 13;, vs (1997)
 * Most goals scored in a match, one team: 13;, vs (1997)
 * Most goals scored in a match, both teams: 13; 13–0  (1997)
 * Most goals scored in a final, one team: 5; (2017)
 * Most goals scored in a final, both teams: 7; 5–2  (2017)
 * Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams: 0; 0–0  (1999),  0–0  (2007)
 * Biggest margin of victory in a final: 3; (2001),  (2005),  (2013),  (2017)
 * Most goals in a tournament, one team: 26; (2013)

Tournament

 * Most goals scored in a tournament: 183 goals, 2017
 * Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 77 goals, 1989
 * Most goals per match in a tournament: 3.52 goals per match, 2017
 * Fewest goals per match in a tournament: 2.4 goals per match, 1989

Top scoring teams by tournament
Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Host records

 * Best performance by host(s): Champions; (2011),  (2019)
 * Worst performance by host(s): Group stage; (1987),  (1991),  (1999),  (2001),  (2003),  (2005),  (2007),  (2013),  (2017),  (2023)
 * Had its best performance when hosting:
 * Champions: (2011),  (2019)
 * Runners-up: (1989)
 * Semi-finals: none
 * Quarter-finals: (1985),  (1995),  (1997)
 * Round of 16: none
 * Group stage: 🇨🇦 canada (1987),  (2001), 🇫🇮 finland (2003),  (2017),  (2023)

Penalty shoot-outs

 * Most shoot-outs, team, all-time: 4;, , ,
 * Most wins, team, all-time: 3;
 * Most losses, team, all-time: 3;
 * Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won): 2;
 * Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost): 2;