Table 1.  Biography, anthropometrical and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2MAX) characteristics reported in literature between 1996 and 2006 for U-17 and U-20 categories from Brazilian soccer players. Data are means (±SD).

Source

Division

n

Age (yr)

BM (kg)

Stature (m)

Test

VO2MAX

GK

External Def

Central Def

MF

FORW

U-17

Lopes & Marins,1996

FN

24

-

67.5 (5.3)

1.73 (.03)

Maximum in TR

60.4 (3.2)

-

61.4  (.7)

57.6 (3.2)

59.6 (5.5)

62.9 (3.4)

Silva et al., 1997b

FN

19

16.9 (.6)

66.6  (6.2)

1.76 (.06)

Gas analysis in TR

66.0 (4.8)

-

-

-

-

-

Furtado & Silva, 1997

FN

27

  15.8

64.2

1.74

Maximum in TR

54.1

-

-

-

-

-

Abrantes et al., 2000

FN

20

  16.0

63.0 (4.4)

1.73 (.05)

12' Cooper (1982)

55.4 (2.7)

47.6

56.2 (2.0)

56.3 (1.3)

56.7 (1.8)

48.8 (.0)

Ley et al., 2002

FN

23

15.9 (.7)

65.5 (8.7)

-

Gas analysis in TR

55.3 (2.8)

-

-

-

-

-

Campeiz et al., 2004

FS

15

15.9 (.8)

67.1 (6.0)

175.0 (.04)

20m MSFT

49.5 (2.9)

-

-

-

-

-

Coelho, 2005

FN

26

16.4 (.5)

68.1 (4.2)

175.1 (.07)

Margaria (1963)

56.1 (2.0)

-

-

-

-

-

Driemeir et al., 2005

FS

16

-

61.5 (7.2)

174.0 (.06)

20m 20m MSFT

57.9 (4.8)

-

-

-

-

-

Driemeir et al., 2005

FS

16

-

60.9  (6.6)

1.74 (.06)

20m 20m MSFT

60.1 (4.9)

-

-

-

-

-

Azevedo et al., 2006

SS

9

16.1 (.8)

71.0 (6.8)

1.77 (.05)

Gas analysis in TR

54.7 (4.3)

-

-

-

-

--

U-20

Furtado & Silva, 1997

FN

28

18.5

66.2

1.75

Maximum in TR

59.1

-

-

-

-

-

Silva et al., 1997b

FN

42

19.0 (.2)

71.3 (5.5)

1.77 (.06)

Gas analysis in TR

62.1 (6.1)

-

-

-

-

-

Gonçalves & Samulski, 1997

FN

57

18.5 (.9)

70.5

1.76

Maximum in TR

63.2 (3.6)

50.2

-

-

64.5

-

Ley et al., 2002

FN

12

18.2 (.7)

75.5 (6.1)

-

Gas analysis in TR

59.9 (2.2)

-

-

-

-

-

Pereira, 2003

FN

26

18.9 (1.2)

-

-

20m 20m MSFT

63.2 (3.8)

59.2 (4.3)

63.1 (2.3)

64.5 (2.3)

65.6 (3.7)

60.8 (.7)

Campeiz et al., 2004

FS

18

17.8 (.8)

70.1 (4.8)

1.77 (.04)

20m 20m MSFT

49.6 (2.9)

-

-

-

-

-

Campeiz et al., 2005

FS

13

18.0 (.9)

71.7 (5.2)

-

Yo Yo End Test

55.9 (3.6)

-

57.9 (3.6)

54.8 (3.2)

56.5 (2.8)

54.5 (3.2)

Campeiz et al., 2005

FS

13

-

-

-

Yo Yo End Test

57.6 (2.1)

-

59.0 (3.6)

58.2 (2.9)

58.2 (.6)

55.0 (1.3)

Coelho, 2005

FN

18

18.2 (.7)

70.3 (4.9)

1.78 (.09)

Margaria (1963)

59.2 (2.9)

-

-

-

-

-

Santos, 2005

FS

26

-

-

-

3600 m

51.7 (2.5)

55.9 (4.4)

-

53.1 (3.1)

50.5 (4.1)

51.6 (.2)

Silva & Minuzzi, 2006

FS

12

19.4 (.3)

72.9 (2.1)

1.81 (.02

20m 20m MSFT

58.6 (.8)

-

-

-

-

-

Petroni et al., 2006

FS

25

18.2 (2.3)

72.7 (3.5)

1. 74 (.09)

Vamax(5)

58.4 (5.0)

-

-

-

-

-

Braz et al., 2006

FS

14

18.6 (1.2)

71.2 (8.3)

1.80 (.07)

Yo Yo IT

57.1 (3.5)

-

-

-

-

-

BM = Body Mass; Maksimal oxygen uptake = VO2MAX (ml·kg-1·min-1); GK = Goalkeepers; External Def = External defenders; Central Def = Central defenders; MF = Midfielders; FORW = Forwards; FN = First National; FS = First State; SS = Second State; TR = treadmill; MSFT = Multi-Stage Fitness Test; End Test = Endurance Test; IT = Intermittent Test.