England national under-20 football team
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England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s) or England Men's Elite Squad, represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
Nickname(s) | The Three Lions | ||
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Association | The Football Association (The FA) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Paul Nevin (Interim) | ||
FIFA code | ENG | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 11 (first in 1981) | ||
Best result | Champions (2017) | ||
Medal record |
England were champions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, after defeating Venezuela in the final of the 2017 tournament.[1]
From October 2023, the squad was rebranded as the England Men's Elite League Squad to reflect their participation in the Under 20 Elite League.[2]
On 23 August 2024, Paul Nevin was appointed head coach of the age group on an interim basis after Ben Futcher temporarily moved up to take charge of the England U21s.[3]
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad |
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1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
1979 | did not qualify | |||||||
1981 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad |
1983 | did not qualify | |||||||
1985 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
1989 | did not qualify | |||||||
1991 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
1993 | Third place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
1995 | did not qualify | |||||||
1997 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Squad |
2001 | did not qualify | |||||||
2003 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Squad |
2005 | did not qualify | |||||||
2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad |
2011 | Round of 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Squad |
2013 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
2015 | did not qualify | |||||||
2017 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
2019 | did not qualify | |||||||
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] | |||||||
2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad |
2025 | did not qualify | |||||||
Total[5] | 12/24 | 49 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 48 |
Fixtures and results
2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
28 May 2023 Group stage | England | 0–0 | Iraq | Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona, La Plata |
15:00 | Report | Attendance: 12,122 Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh (New Zealand) |
2023–2024 European Elite League
2024–2025 European Elite League
Players born between September 2004 and August 2005 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2005 and August 2006 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2006 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.
The following players were named in the squad for games against Italy and Czech Republic, to be played 10 and 14 October 2024.[6]
Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.
The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad and remain eligible.
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad before any games had been played.
- ^ "Under-20 World Cup:England beat Venezuela in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (29 September 2023). "England men's squads set for October internationals". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "England men's coaching teams confirmed". England Football. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: England". FIFA.com. 1 July 2013. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "England men's Elite League squad named for Italy and Czechia". England Football. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Luca Gunter". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Max Merrick". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Ben Cisse". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "England men's Elite League squad named for September internationals". England Football. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "England men's Elite League squad named for June games". England Football. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "England men's Elite League squad named for Poland and Czechia trip". England Football. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "England men's Elite League squad named for November". England Football. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Jamie Wright". Premier League. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "England men's squad updates". England Football. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "England squad named for Elite League openers". England Football. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "England men's squad updates: September internationals". England Football. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". England Football. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Training camp squad selected for England MU20s". England Football. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "England MU20 squad for March triple-header". England Football. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.