Brazil national under-20 football team

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Brazil under-20
Nickname(s)Seleção Sub-20 (Under-20 Team)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(CBF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachRamon Menezes[1]
CaptainVarious
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brazil 7–1 Panama 
(Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
 Brazil 10–0 Belgium 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 0–3 Colombia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1977)
Best resultWinners Gold medal icon.svg: 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003 and 2011
South American Youth Championship
Appearances26 (first in 1954)
Best resultWinners Gold medal icon.svg: 1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011
Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Tunisia Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Mexico Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Soviet Union Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Saudi Arabia Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Portugal Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Australia Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qatar Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Netherlands Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Egypt Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Colombia Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 New Zealand Team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record eleven times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.

Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.

Competitive record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Third place 5 3 2 0 13 3
Japan 1979 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Australia 1981 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 7 4
Mexico 1983 Champions 6 5 1 0 13 4
Soviet Union 1985 Champions 6 6 0 0 14 1
Chile 1987 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 6 3
Saudi Arabia 1989 Third place 6 5 0 1 13 2
Portugal 1991 Runners-up 6 4 2 0 14 4
Australia 1993 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2
Qatar 1995 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 11 3
Malaysia 1997 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 25 5
Nigeria 1999 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 13 5
Argentina 2001 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 15 3
United Arab Emirates 2003 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 6
Netherlands 2005 Third place 7 5 1 1 9 4
Canada 2007 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 6 9
Egypt 2009 Runners-up 7 5 2 0 14 3
Colombia 2011 Champions 7 5 2 0 18 5
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - -
New Zealand 2015 Runners-up 7 4 2 1 15 5
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Poland 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Indonesia 2021 To be determined - - - - - -
Total 18/23 103 72 16 15 231 71

South American Youth Championship record[]

South American Youth Championship record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
Venezuela 1954 Runners-up 6 3 3 0 14 5
Chile 1958 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 6
Colombia 1964 Did not enter - - - - - -
Paraguay 1967 Semi-finals 5 3 0 2 7 5
Paraguay 1971 First round 4 2 0 2 7 3
Chile 1974 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3
Peru 1975 First round 5 1 0 4 6 7
Venezuela 1977 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 13 2
Uruguay 1979 Fourth place 7 2 1 4 5 7
Ecuador 1981 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 13 5
Bolivia 1983 Champions 7 6 1 0 16 3
Paraguay 1985 Champions 7 6 1 0 11 3
Colombia 1987 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 11 4
Argentina Champions 7 5 1 1 14 2
Venezuela 1991 Champions 7 4 3 0 15 5
Colombia Champions 6 5 1 0 7 0
Bolivia 1995 Champions 6 5 0 1 17 4
Chile 1997 Runners-up 9 6 2 1 26 10
Argentina 1999 Third place 9 4 3 2 22 10
Ecuador 2001 Champions 9 6 2 1 21 6
Uruguay 2003 Runners-up 9 7 1 1 23 5
Colombia 2005 Runners-up 9 5 2 2 18 9
Paraguay 2007 Champions 9 6 3 0 20 9
Venezuela 2009 Champions 9 6 1 2 17 9
Peru 2011 Champions 9 7 1 1 24 7
Argentina 2013 First round 4 1 1 2 4 6
Uruguay 2015 Fourth place 9 5 1 3 13 9
Ecuador 2017 Fifth place 9 3 4 2 10 9
Chile 2019 Fifth place 9 3 3 3 6 7
Colombia 2021 TBD
Total 27/28 190 113 40 37 354 151

1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad[]

The following 23 players were called up for the 2021 South American U-20 Championship fixtures against Chile, Bolivia and Peru on 12, 15 and 18 December respectively.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Adriel (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Brazil Grêmio
1GK (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense
1GK Luiz Júnior (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Portugal Famalicão
2DF Rafael (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Brazil Cruzeiro
2DF Vanderson (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Grêmio B
2DF Welington (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Brazil São Paulo
2DF Luan Patrick (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense
2DF Riquelme (2002-08-28) 28 August 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Brazil Vasco da Gama
2DF Pedro Henrique (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Brazil Internacional
2DF Natan (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Brazil Flamengo
2DF David Sousa (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Botafogo
3MF Maurício (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Brazil Internacional
3MF Bruno Praxedes (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 20) 2 0 Brazil Internacional
3MF Bruno Gomes (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Vasco da Gama
3MF Daniel Cabral (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Brazil Flamengo
3MF Diego Rosa (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Brazil Grêmio
3MF Gustavo (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Sport Recife
4FW Cauê (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Brazil Corinthians
4FW Gabriel Veron (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Brazil Palmeiras
4FW Jajá (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Brazil Athletico Paranaense
4FW Kaio Jorge (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Italy Juventus
4FW Luiz Henrique (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Brazil Fluminense
4FW Gustavo Maia (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Barcelona B

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 goals
1 Adaílton 1997 24
2 Romário 1985 11
3 Neymar 2011 9
Henrique 2011 9
5 Rodrigo Gral 1999 8
Edu 1999 8
Alexandre Pato 2007 8
8 Dudu Cearense 2003 7
9 Geovani 1983 6
Ronaldinho 1999 6
Adriano 2001 6
Daniel Carvalho 2003 6
Alan Kardec 2009 6
Marcos Guilherme 2015 6

Individual awards[]

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Honours[]

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup:
    • Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
    • Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
  • South American Youth Championship:
    • Winners (11): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011
    • Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

Friendlies[]

  • Tournoi Juniors de Cannes[3]:
    • Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Tournament of the Crown Prince[4]:
    • Winners: 1978
  • Toulon Tournament:
    • Winners (8): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014
  • Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto[5]:
    • Winners: 1981
  • Beijing Youth Tournament[6]:
    • Winners: 1986
  • Qatar Friendship Tournament[7]:
    • Winners: 1987
  • COTIF:
    • Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
  • Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo[8]:
    • Winners: 1992
  • Val-Action Cup[7]:
    • Winners: 1993
  • King's Cup:
    • Winners: 1999
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-20[9]:
    • Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
  • Mediterranean International Cup U-18[9]:
    • Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
  • TyC Asia Cup[10]:
    • Winners: 2001
  • Oman International Tournament[11]:
    • Winners: 2002
  • Malaysia International Tournament[12]:
    • Winners: 2003
  • Sendai Cup[13]:
    • Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • SBS Cup:
    • Winners: 2004
  • Valais Youth Cup:
    • Winners: 2013
  • Panda Cup:
    • Winners: 2014
  • Talca International Tournament[14][15]:
    • Winners: 2016
  • Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis[16]:
    • Winners: 2020

See also[]

  • South American Youth Championship
  • Brazil national football team
  • Brazil Olympic football team
  • Brazil national under-17 football team
  • Santos FC and the Brazil national football team

References[]

  1. ^ "Ramon Menezes é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira sub-20" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Seleção Sub-20 convocada para disputa de torneio internacional na Granja Comary". CBF. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Cannes". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  4. ^ "U-20 Tournament of the Crown Prince (Iran)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "U-18 Tournament 1981 (Brazil)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Beijing Youth Tournament 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Napoleão, Antonio Carlos; Assad, Roberto. Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 (in Portuguese). pp. 113–116.
  8. ^ "1992 – Copa Gobernador del estado Carabobo" (in Spanish). Eliezer Perez - Historias y estadísticas del fútbol de Venezuela desde 1902. May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  9. ^ a b "MIC Football - An impressive honor roll". MIC Football (official website). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. ^ "TyC Asia Offers Under-20 Soccer Event in Hong Kong". sportcal. 17 January 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Convocada seleção sub-20 para o Torneio de Oman" (in Portuguese). nsctotal. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Seleção sub-20 bate Portugal e ganha torneio na Malásia" (in Portuguese). Folha de São Paulo. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Sendai Cup (Japan)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Seleção sub-20 festeja conquista do título de torneio no Chile" (in Portuguese). Hoje em Dia. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Comandada por Micale, seleção brasileira sub-20 é campeã no Chile" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Brasil empata com o Chile e conquista o Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in Portuguese). CBF (Site Oficial). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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