Mexico national under-20 football team

Mexico Under-20
Nickname(s)	El Tri (The Tri)
Association	Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Luis Ernesto Pérez
Top scorer	José Juan Macías (11)
FIFA code	MEX
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Mexico 5–0 Haiti ; (Panama City, Panama; March 9, 1962)
Biggest win
	Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico ; (Rades, Tunisia; February 22, 1974)
Biggest defeat
	Costa Rica 5–1 Mexico ; (San Pedro, Honduras; August 21, 1994) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1977)
Best result	Runners-up (1977)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	25 (first in 1962)
Best result	Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015)

The Mexico national under-20 football team represents Mexico in association football at the under-20 age level, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body of football in Mexico.

The team has won the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship a record thirteen times across its various formats. Mexico has also qualified to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 15 of the 21 occasions that the tournament has been held. Mexico's best finish came at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, the first ever edition of a FIFA-sanctioned youth tournament. They also managed a third-place finish at the 2011 edition.

Competitive record[]

FIFA World Cup record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1977	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	4	0	11	5
1979	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	3	4
1981	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	4	5
1983	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	2	4
1985	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	7	3
1987	Did not qualify
1989	Banned
1991	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	7	5
1993	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	6	3
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	6	3
1999	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	9	5
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Group stage	22nd	3	0	1	2	2	5
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Quarter-finals	5th	5	4	0	1	10	3
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Third place	3rd	7	3	2	2	10	6
2013	Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	6	6
2015	Group stage	17th	3	1	0	2	2	5
2017	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	1	2	4	4
2019	Group stage	21st	3	0	0	3	1	6
2021	Tournament canceled
2023	To be determined
Total	16/24	—	65	22	18	25	90	72

Honours[]

Major competitions

FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1977
- Third Place (1): 2011
CONCACAF U-20 Championship
- Winners (13): 1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015
- Runners-up (3): 1988, 1996, 2018

Other competitions

Pan American Games
- Third Place (1): 2007
Revelations Cup
- Winners (1): 2021
Central American and Caribbean Games
- Winners (1): 2014
- Runner-up (3): 1993, 1998, 2002
Copa Presidente de la República
- Winners (1): 2011^[1]
Beijing Hyundai International Youth Football Tournament
- Runner-up (1): 2012^[2]
Milk Cup
- Winners (3): 2001, 2012, 2013
Lev Yashin Cup
- Winners (1): 2012^[3]
ADO Den Haag Tournament
- Winners (1): 59th ADO Den Haag Tournament^[4]

Individual awards[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
2007			Giovani dos Santos
2011			Jorge Enríquez

Year	Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
1977			Luis Placencia

Schedule and recent results[]

The following is a list of matches from the current U-20 cycle.

Date	Location	Opponent	Score^[1]	Competition	Scorers for Mexico
November 10, 2021	Celaya, Mexico	Colombia	0–0	Revelations Cup
November 13, 2021	Celaya, Mexico	Brazil	2–1	Revelations Cup	Perez 33', Marcelo Flores 65'
November 16, 2021	Celaya, Mexico	United States	– 2-1	Revelations Cup

Key

1.^ Mexico's score is listed first
F = Friendly
WC = FIFA U-20 World Cup

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 22 players were called up for the 2021 Revelations Cup.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Emiliano Pérez	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 18)	Necaxa
1GK	Diego Reyes	(2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 18)	Puebla
2DF	Josué Díaz	(2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 17)	Cruz Azul
2DF	Antonio Leone	(2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 17)	LAFC
2DF	Jesús Alcántar	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 18)	Necaxa
2DF	Román Torres	(2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 17)	Necaxa
2DF	Alfredo Gutiérrez	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 18)	Necaxa
2DF	Emilio Martínez	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 18)	Puebla
2DF	Emiliano Freyfeld	(2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 17)	UNAM
3MF	Karel Campos	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 19)	América
3MF	Dagoberto Espinoza	(2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 17)	América
3MF	Fidel Ambríz	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 18)	León
3MF	Saúl Zamora	(2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 18)	León
3MF	Bryan González	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 18)	Pachuca
3MF	Salvador Mariscal	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 18)	Santos Laguna
3MF	Joshua Mancha	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 17)	Santos Laguna
3MF	Isaías Violante	(2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 18)	Toluca
4FW	Marcelo Flores	(2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 18)	Arsenal U18
4FW	Jonathan Perez	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 (age 19)	LA Galaxy
4FW	Christian Torres	(2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 17)	LAFC
4FW	Ali Ávila	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 18)	Monterrey
4FW	Jesús Hernández	(2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 18)	Querétaro

Player records[]

Top goalscorers[]

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
1	José Juan Macías	2018–2019	11
2	Ronaldo Cisneros	2017	8
3	Hirving Lozano	2015	6
4	Ulises Dávila	2011	5
5	Giovani dos Santos	2007	5

Managers[]

Manager	Mexico career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost
Horacio Casarin	1977	5	1	4	0
Mario Velarde	1983	3	0	1	2
Jesús del Muro	1985, 1998–1999	12	9	1	2
Alfonso Portugal	1991	4	1	2	1
Juan de Dios Castillo	1992–1993	7	4	2	1
Juan Manuel Alvarez	1994	3	2	0	1
José Luis Real	1996–1997, 2001	12	6	3	3
Eduardo Rergis	2002–2003	6	2	1	3
Humberto Grondona	2005	3	1	0	2
Jesús Ramírez	2007–2009	8	6	1	1
Juan Carlos Chávez	2009–2011	11	8	1	2
Sergio Almaguer	2013–2015	24	15	2	7
Marco Antonio Ruiz	2016–2020	12	8	1	3
Raúl Chabrand	2020	0	0	0	0
Luis Ernesto Pérez	2021–	4	1	1	2

References[]

^ "Triunfo de Panamá significa que México gana la Copa Presidente". 23 July 2011.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "La Sub-20 ganó en Rusia el torneo 'Lev Yashin'".
^ "Mexico win the 59th ADO youth tournament". 28 May 2012.

[1] "Triunfo de Panamá significa que México gana la Copa Presidente". 23 July 2011.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "La Sub-20 ganó en Rusia el torneo 'Lev Yashin'".

[4] "Mexico win the 59th ADO youth tournament". 28 May 2012.

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