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The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the annual world championship of association football for male players with the age of up to 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The reigning champions are Portugal, who won their first title at the 2025 tournament.
| Confederation | Championship |
| AFC (Asia) | AFC U-17 Asian Cup |
| CAF (Africa) | U-17 Africa Cup of Nations |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) | CONCACAF Under-17 Championship |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | South American Under-17 Football Championship |
| OFC (Oceania) | OFC U-16 Championship |
| UEFA (Europe) | UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship |
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place game | Num.teams | ||||
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1 | 1985 | China | Nigeria | 2–0 | West Germany | Brazil | 4–1 | Guinea | 16 |
| 2 | 1987 | Canada | Soviet Union | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p) | Nigeria | Ivory Coast | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Italy | 16 |
| 3 | 1989 | Scotland | Saudi Arabia | 2–2 (a.e.t.)(5–4 p) | Scotland | Portugal | 3–0 | Bahrain | 16 |
| 4 | 1991 | Italy | Ghana | 1–0 | Spain | Argentina | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–1 p) | Qatar | 16 |
| 5 | 1993 | Japan | Nigeria | 2–1 | Ghana | Chile | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–2 p) | Poland | 16 |
| 6 | 1995 | Ecuador | Ghana | 3–2 | Brazil | Argentina | 2–0 | Oman | 16 |
| 7 | 1997 | Egypt | Brazil | 2–1 | Ghana | Spain | 2–1 | Germany | 16 |
| 8 | 1999 | New Zealand | Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.)(8–7 p) | Australia | Ghana | 2–0 | United States | 16 |
| 9 | 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago | France | 3–0 | Nigeria | Burkina Faso | 2–0 | Argentina | 16 |
| 10 | 2003 | Finland | Brazil | 1–0 | Spain | Argentina | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(5–4 p) | Colombia | 16 |
| 11 | 2005 | Peru | Mexico | 3–0 | Brazil | Netherlands | 2–1 | Turkey | 16 |
| 12 | 2007 | South Korea | Nigeria | 0–0 (a.e.t.)(3–0 p) | Spain | Germany | 2–1 | Ghana | 24 |
| 13 | 2009 | Nigeria | Switzerland | 1–0 | Nigeria | Spain | 1–0 | Colombia | 24 |
| 14 | 2011 | Mexico | Mexico | 2–0 | Uruguay | Germany | 4–3 | Brazil | 24 |
| 15 | 2013 | United Arab Emirates | Nigeria | 3–0 | Mexico | Sweden | 4–1 | Argentina | 24 |
| 16 | 2015 | Chile | Nigeria | 2–0 | Mali | Belgium | 3–2 | Mexico | 24 |
| 17 | 2017 | India | England | 5–2 | Spain | Brazil | 2–0 | Mali | 24 |
| 18 | 2019 | Brazil | Brazil | 2–1 | Mexico | France | 3–1 | Netherlands | 24 |
| 19 | 2023 | Indonesia | Germany | 2–2(4–3 p) | France | Mali | 3–0 | Argentina | 24 |
| 20 | 2025 | Qatar | Portugal | 1–0 | Austria | Italy | 0–0(4–2 p) | Brazil | 48 |
| 21 | 2026 | 48 | |||||||
| 22 | 2027 | 48 | |||||||
| 23 | 2028 | 48 | |||||||
| 24 | 2029 | 48 | |||||||
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| Nigeria | 5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) | 3 (1987, 2001, 2009) | ||
| Brazil | 4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019) | 2 (1995, 2005) | 2 (1985, 2017) | 2 (2011, 2025) |
| Ghana | 2 (1991, 1995) | 2 (1993, 1997) | 1 (1999) | 1 (2007) |
| Mexico | 2 (2005, 2011) | 2 (2013, 2019) | 1 (2015) | |
| Germany1 | 1 (2023) | 1 (1985) | 2 (2007, 2011) | 1 (1997) |
| France | 1 (2001) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2019) | |
| Portugal | 1 (2025) | 1 (1989) | ||
| Russia2 | 1 (1987) | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 (1989) | |||
| Switzerland | 1 (2009) | |||
| England | 1 (2017) | |||
| Spain | 4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017) | 2 (1997, 2009) | ||
| Mali | 1 (2015) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2017) | |
| Scotland | 1 (1989) | |||
| Australia | 1 (1999) | |||
| Uruguay | 1 (2011) | |||
| Austria | 1 (2025) | |||
| Argentina | 3 (1991, 1995, 2003) | 3 (2001, 2013, 2023) | ||
| Netherlands | 1 (2005) | 1 (2019) | ||
| Italy | 1 (2025) | 1 (1987) | ||
| Ivory Coast | 1 (1987) | |||
| Chile | 1 (1993) | |||
| Burkina Faso | 1 (2001) | |||
| Sweden | 1 (2013) | |||
| Belgium | 1 (2015) | |||
| Colombia | 2 (2003, 2009) | |||
| Guinea | 1 (1985) | |||
| Bahrain | 1 (1989) | |||
| Qatar | 1 (1991) | |||
| Poland | 1 (1993) | |||
| Oman | 1 (1995) | |||
| United States | 1 (1999) | |||
| Turkey | 1 (2005) |
| Confederation (continent) | Performances | |||
| Winners | Runners-up | Third | Fourth | |
| CAF (Africa) | 7 times: Nigeria (5), Ghana (2) | 6 times: Nigeria (3), Ghana (2), Mali (1) | 4 times: Ghana (1), Ivory Coast (1), Burkina Faso (1), Mali (1) | 3 times: Ghana (1), Guinea (1), Mali (1) |
| UEFA (Europe) | 6 times: France (1), Soviet Union (1), Switzerland (1), England (1), Germany (1), Portugal (1) | 8 times: Spain (4), Germany (1), Scotland (1), France (1), Austria (1) | 10 times: Germany (2), Spain (2), Belgium (1), France (1), Italy (1), Netherlands (1), Portugal (1), Sweden (1) | 5 times: Germany (1), Italy (1), Netherlands (1), Poland (1), Turkey (1) |
| CONMEBOL (South America) | 4 times: Brazil (4) | 3 times: Brazil (2), Uruguay (1) | 6 times: Argentina (3), Brazil (2), Chile (1) | 7 times: Brazil (2), Argentina (3), Colombia (2) |
| CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) | 2 times: Mexico (2) | 2 times: Mexico (2) | None | 2 times: Mexico (1), United States (1) |
| AFC (Asia) | 1 time: Saudi Arabia (1) | None | None | 3 times: Bahrain (1), Qatar (1), Oman (1) |
| OFC (Oceania) | None | 1 time: Australia (1) | None | None |
| Tournament | Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Goals | Golden Glove | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
| 1985 China | William | Marcel Witeczek | 8 | Not awarded | West Germany |
| 1987 Canada | Philip Osundu | Moussa Traoré | 5 | Soviet Union | |
| 1989 Scotland | James Will | Fode Camara | 3 | Bahrain | |
| 1991 Italy | Nii Lamptey | Adriano | 4 | Argentina | |
| 1993 Japan | Daniel Addo | Wilson Oruma | 6 | Nigeria | |
| 1995 Ecuador | Mohammed Al-Kathiri | Daniel Allsopp | 5 | Brazil | |
| 1997 Egypt | Sergio Santamaría | David | 7 | Argentina | |
| 1999 New Zealand | Landon Donovan | Ishmael Addo | 7 | Mexico | |
| 2001 Trinidad and Tobago | Florent Sinama Pongolle | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 9 | Nigeria | |
| 2003 Finland | Cesc Fàbregas | Cesc Fàbregas | 5 | Costa Rica | |
| 2005 Peru | Anderson | Carlos Vela | 5 | North Korea | |
| 2007 South Korea | Toni Kroos | Macauley Chrisantus | 7 | Costa Rica | |
| 2009 Nigeria | Sani Emmanuel | Borja | 5 | Benjamin Siegrist | Nigeria |
| 2011 Mexico | Julio Gómez | Souleymane Coulibaly | 9 | Jonathan Cubero | Japan |
| 2013 United Arab Emirates | Kelechi Iheanacho | Valmir Berisha | 7 | Dele Alampasu | Nigeria |
| 2015 Chile | Kelechi Nwakali | Victor Osimhen | 10 | Samuel Diarra | Ecuador |
| 2017 India | Phil Foden | Rhian Brewster | 8 | Gabriel Brazão | Brazil |
| 2019 Brazil | Gabriel Veron | Sontje Hansen | 6 | Matheus Donelli | Ecuador |
| 2023 Indonesia | Paris Brunner | Agustín Ruberto | 8 | Paul Argney | England |
| 2025 Qatar | Mateus Mide | Johannes Moser | 8 | Romário Cunha | Czech Republic |
| 2026 Qatar | |||||
| 2027 Qatar | |||||
| 2028 Qatar | |||||
| 2029 Qatar |