Uruguay national under-20 football team


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Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship. They are the current reigning FIFA U-20 World Champions.

Uruguay under-20
Nickname(s)Cains
La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)
La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
La Más Linda (The Most Beautiful)
Los Charruas
AssociationUruguayan Football Association
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachFabián Coito
CaptainJoaquín Lavega
Home stadiumEstadio Centenario
FIFA codeURU

First colours

Second colours

U-20 World Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions (2023)
South American Youth Football Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1954)
Best resultChampions (1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017)

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

 
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
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

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South American Youth Football Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
  1954 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 066.67
  1958 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 13 9 +4 040.00
  1964 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 066.67
  1967 Group Stage 7th 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 025.00
  1971 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 060.00
  1974 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 050.00
  1975 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 050.00
  1977 Champions 1st 7 4 3 0 11 2 +9 057.14
  1979 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 12 1 +11 083.33
  1981 Champions 1st 7 5 1 1 17 8 +9 071.43
  1983 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 14 12 +2 057.14
  1985 Fourth Place 4th 7 3 1 3 10 11 −1 042.86
  1987 Fourth Place 4th 7 4 1 2 13 9 +4 057.14
  1988 First Group Stage 10th 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 000.00
  1991 Third Place 3rd 7 3 4 0 13 5 +8 042.86
  1992 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 050.00
  1995 Did not participate
  1997 Fourth Place 4th 9 4 4 1 14 8 +6 044.44
  1999 Runners-up 2nd 9 4 3 2 13 7 +6 044.44
  2001 First Group Stage 7th 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 025.00
  2003 Final Group 5th 9 4 1 4 16 12 +4 044.44
  2005 Final Group 5th 9 2 5 2 13 10 +3 022.22
  2007 Third Place 3rd 9 4 2 3 13 11 +2 044.44
  2009 Third Place 3rd 9 6 1 2 21 16 +5 066.67
  2011 Runners-up 2nd 9 4 2 3 10 11 −1 044.44
  2013 Third Place 3rd 9 4 3 2 15 12 +3 044.44
  2015 Third Place 3rd 9 5 2 2 15 5 +10 055.56
  2017 Champions 1st 9 6 2 1 18 8 +10 066.67
  2019 Third Place 3rd 9 4 2 3 10 8 +2 044.44
  2023 Runners-up 2nd 9 7 1 1 19 6 +13 077.78
Total 29/30 8 Titles 208 106 59 43 349 214 +135 050.96
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
  2010 Copa Integración Latinoamericana Fourth Place 4th 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 033.33
  2010 Copa Alcaldía de Medellín Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 033.33
  2010 Copa Aerosur Sixth Place 6th 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 000.00
  2010 100 Años de la Camiseta Celeste trophy Runners-up 2nd 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  2011 Suwon Cup Champions 1st 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 033.33
  2012 Copa Provincia del Chaco Third Place 3rd 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00
Total — 1 Title 15 4 7 4 16 16 +0 026.67

FIFA World Cup matches

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World Cup matches (By team)
Team GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
  United States 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 075.00
  Portugal 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 050.00
  Ghana 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 033.33
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 033.33
  Hungary 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
  Poland 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
  England 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
  Soviet Union 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
  South Korea 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
  Spain 3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 033.33
  Mali 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
  Argentina 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
  Guinea 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
  Belgium 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
  Morocco 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
  Uzbekistan 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
  Malaysia 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
  Germany 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
  Honduras 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Jordan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Qatar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Paraguay 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
  France 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  New Zealand 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
  Ivory Coast 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
  Australia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
  Japan 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
  Romania 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
  Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Syria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Zambia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 51 23 13 15 68 54 +14 045.10

The following 28 players are called up to take part in a training camp from 30 September to 2 October 2024.[1]

Caps and goals[a] correct as of 26 September 2024, after the match against Paraguay.

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.

As of 14 June 2024[2]
Position Name
Head coach   Fabián Coito
Assistant coach   Diego Pérez
Goalkeeping coach   Ignacio Bordad
Physical trainer   Marco Mansulino
  1. ^ Statistics here are calculated with the help of articles published in Uruguayan Football Association's official website, posts from official X account and other reliable websites.
  1. ^ "Juveniles convocados para sub-15 y sub-20" (in Spanish). Uruguayan Football Association. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Fabián Coito es el elegido para dirigir la sub-20". 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.