Table 1. Biography, anthropometrical and maximal oxygen uptake (VO) 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 Centhal 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 = VO (ml·kg·min); 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.