Uruguay national under-20 football team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | Cains La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) La Más Linda (The Most Beautiful) Los Charruas | ||
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Association | Uruguayan Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Fabián Coito | ||
Captain | Joaquín Lavega | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Centenario | ||
FIFA code | URU | ||
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U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Champions (2023) | ||
South American Youth Football Championship | |||
Appearances | 29 (first in 1954) | ||
Best result | Champions (1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017) |
The Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football completions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Championship. They won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
Competitive record
[change | change source]FIFA U-20 World Cup
[change | change source]FIFA U-20 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1977 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
1979 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
1981 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
1983 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1987 | ||||||||
1989 | ||||||||
1991 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
1993 | Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
1995 | Banned | |||||||
1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
1999 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2007 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2009 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2011 | Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
2015 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2017 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
2019 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
2023 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 16/23 | 1 titles | 80 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 108 | 70 |
South American Youth Football Championship
[change | change source]South American Youth Football Championship record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
1954 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 66.67 |
1958 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 40.00 |
1964 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 66.67 |
1967 | Group Stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 25.00 |
1971 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 60.00 |
1974 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 50.00 |
1975 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 50.00 |
1977 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 57.14 |
1979 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 83.33 |
1981 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 71.43 |
1983 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 57.14 |
1985 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 42.86 |
1987 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 57.14 |
1988 | First Group Stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
1991 | Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 42.86 |
1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50.00 |
1995 | Did not participate | |||||||||
1997 | Fourth Place | 4th | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 44.44 |
1999 | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 44.44 |
2001 | First Group Stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 25.00 |
2003 | Final Group | 5th | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 44.44 |
2005 | Final Group | 5th | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 22.22 |
2007 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 44.44 |
2009 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 66.67 |
2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 44.44 |
2013 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 44.44 |
2015 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 55.56 |
2017 | Champions | 1st | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 66.67 |
2019 | Third Place | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 44.44 |
2023 | Runners-up | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 77.78 |
Total | 29/30 | 8 Titles | 208 | 106 | 59 | 43 | 349 | 214 | +135 | 50.96 |