Portugal national under-20 football team
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Association | Federação Portuguesa de Futebol | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Hélio Sousa | ||
Most caps | Tiago Ferreira (28) | ||
Top scorer | Nuno Gomes Lourenço Nélson Oliveira (9 goals each) | ||
FIFA code | POR | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Cáceres, Spain; 7 May 1979) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe; 5 October 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Tokyo, Japan; 26 August 1994) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Champions (1989, 1991) |
The Portugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.
The U20 team acts mainly as a feeder team for the under-21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualified for its only official match, FIFA U-20 World Cup, depends on U19 results.
The Portuguese team has 12 participations in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and 12 in the Toulon Tournament.
History[]
The Golden Generation (1989–1991)[]
The Golden Generation was the Generation of the players that won consecutive FIFA Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991.
The Silver Generation (2011)[]
The Courage Generation was the Generation of players that was runner up in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Competitive record[]
FIFA U-20 World Cup[]
Year | Round | Position | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
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Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
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Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
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Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
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Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
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Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 2/12 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 50 | +31 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
List of FIFA U-20 World Cup matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1979 | Group stage | ![]() |
3–1 | Lost |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–0 | Draw | |
Quarter-final | ![]() |
1–0 | Lost | |
1989 | Group stage | ![]() |
0–1 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–0 | Loss | |
Quarter-final | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
1991 | Group stage | ![]() |
2–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Quarter-final | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() |
0–0 4–2 (pen.) |
Win | |
1993 | Group stage | ![]() |
0–1 | Loss |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–2 | Loss | |
1995 | Group stage | ![]() |
2–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–3 | Win | |
Quarter-final | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
1–0 | Loss | |
Third place match | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
1999 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–0 | Draw | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
1–1 5–4 (pen.) |
Draw | |
2007 | Group stage | ![]() |
2–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
1–0 | Loss | |
2011 | Group stage | ![]() |
0–0 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1-0 | Win | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Quarter finals | ![]() |
0–0 5–4 (pen.) |
Draw | |
Semi-finals | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() |
2–3 a.e.t | Loss | |
2013 | Group stage | ![]() |
2–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–2 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() |
5-0 | Win | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2015 | Group stage | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–4 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–3 | Win | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
Quarter finals | ![]() |
0–0 3–1 (pen.) |
Draw | |
2017 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
1–3 | Win | |
Quarter finals | ![]() |
2–2 4–5 (pen.) |
Draw | |
2019 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw |
Toulon Tournament[]
Year | Round | Position | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1996 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
1998 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
1999 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
2000 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
2001 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
2002 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
2003 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
2004 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2005 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
2006 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
2007 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2011 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
2013 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 |
2014 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
2016 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
Total | 2 Titles | 2/16 | 72 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 101 | 53 | +48 |
- * Portugal also participated in the 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, and 2009 tournaments but with the u-21 squad instead of the u-20 squad.
List of Toulon Tournament matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1996 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
1997 | Group stage | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw | |
Final | ![]() |
2–1 | Loss | |
1998 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
0–0 4–2 (pen.) |
Draw | |
Third place match | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | |
1999 | Group stage | ![]() |
1-1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Loss | |
2000 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–2 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
0–0 3–5 (pen.) |
Win | |
Final | ![]() |
1–1 3–1 (pen.) |
Loss | |
2001 | Group stage | ![]() |
2–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
2002 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–0 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–0 | Draw | |
2003 | Group stage | ![]() |
0–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–3 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() |
3–1 | Win | |
2004 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–2 | Draw | |
2005 | Group stage | ![]() |
0–4 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() |
4–1 | Loss | |
2006 | Group stage | ![]() |
0–0 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–0 | Draw | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
0–1 | Loss | |
Third place match | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
2007 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–0 | Draw | |
Semi-final | ![]() |
1–0 | Loss | |
Third place match | ![]() |
0–0 5–4 (pen.) |
Loss | |
2011 | Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–1 | Win | |
2013 | Group stage | ![]() |
2–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
0–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–3 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
Third place match | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
2014 | Group stage | ![]() |
2–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
Third place match | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
2016 | Group stage | ![]() |
0–1 | Loss |
Group stage | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Third place match | ![]() |
1–1 4–2 (pen.) |
Win |
Honours[]
Team[]
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Winner (2): 1989, 1991
- Runner-up (1): 2011
- Third place (1): 1995
- Toulon Tournament
- Winner (2): 2001, 2003
- Runner-up (3): 1997, 2000, 2005
- Third place (3): 1996, 1998, 2006
- Torneio Internacional da Madeira
- Winner (7): 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
- Runner-up (4): 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006
- Torneio Campos Verdes
- Winner (2): 2007, 2008
- Copa El Presidente de La Republica - Ricardo Martinelli
- Third place (1): 2011
- SBS Cup International Youth Soccer
- Runner-up (1): 2012
Individual awards[]
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
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Players[]
Current squad[]
The provisional squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was announced on 10 May 2019.[1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Diogo Costa | 19 September 1999 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Diogo Dalot | 18 March 1999 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Diogo Queirós | 5 January 1999 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Diogo Leite | 23 January 1999 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Rúben Vinagre | 9 April 1999 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Florentino | 19 August 1999 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Jota | 30 March 1999 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Gedson Fernandes | 9 January 1999 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Rafael Leão | 10 June 1999 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Miguel Luís | 27 February 1999 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Mesaque Djú | 18 March 1999 | ![]() |
12 | GK | João Virgínia | 10 October 1999 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Nuno Pina | 31 March 1999 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Thierry Correia | 9 March 1999 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Francisco Moura | 16 August 1999 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Romain Correia | 6 September 1999 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Trincão | 29 December 1999 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Pedro Neto | 9 March 2000 | ![]() |
19 | FW | Pedro Martelo | 12 October 1999 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Nuno Santos | 2 March 1999 | ![]() |
21 | GK | Luís Maximiano | 5 January 1999 | ![]() |
Previous squads[]
- 1979 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 1991 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 1993 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 1995 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
- 2007 Toulon Tournament squads - Portugal
- 2011 Toulon Tournament squads - Portugal
Most appearances[]
# | Name | Caps | Goals | First cap | Latest cap |
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1 | Tiago Ferreira | 28 | 2 | July 13, 2011 | July 3, 2013 |
2 | Paulo Costa | 20 | 5 | September 10, 1998 | June 3, 2000 |
Sérgio Oliveira | 20 | 3 | October 7, 2010 | April 18, 2012 | |
4 | Ricardo Esteves | 19 | 0 | September 10, 1998 | June 3, 2000 |
Danilo Pereira | 19 | 3 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
Pelé | 19 | 3 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
Nuno Reis | 19 | 0 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
Nélson Oliveira | 19 | 9 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 |
Most goals[]
# | Name | Goals | Caps | First cap | Latest cap |
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1 | Nuno Gomes | 9 | 13 | June 2, 1995 | January 21, 1997 |
Lourenço | 9 | 17 | 22 February 2001 | June 21, 2003 | |
Nélson Oliveira | 9 | 19 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
4 | André Silva | 8 | 10 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 |
5 | Bruma | 6 | 6 | March 24, 2013 | July 3, 2013 |
Carlitos | 6 | 11 | May 27, 1997 | May 19, 1998 | |
Paulo Torres | 6 | 12 | December 18, 1990 | June 30, 1991 | |
Bruno Gama | 6 | 14 | November 21, 2006 | July 8, 2007 | |
Dani | 6 | 15 | August 26, 1994 | June 1, 1996 | |
6 | Ricardo Vaz Tê | 5 | 8 | February 16, 2005 | September 22, 2005 |
Notable players[]
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- Luís Figo
- Rui Costa
- Fernando Couto
- Jorge Costa
- João Vieira Pinto
- Paulo Alves
- Paulo Sousa
- Nuno Capucho
- Rui Bento
- Emílio Peixe
- Abel Xavier
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Head coaches[]
As of 15 November 2012
Manager | Period | Record | |||||||
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Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | |||
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1979 | ||||||||
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1989–1991 | ||||||||
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1993 | ||||||||
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1994-95 | ||||||||
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2006–2007 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 8 | +29 | |
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2009–2010 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
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2010–2012 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | |
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2012-2014, 2015-2016 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
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2014-2015 | ||||||||
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2016- |
References[]
- ^ "Os Eleitos de Hélio Sousa". fpf.pt (in Portuguese). FPF. 10 May 2019.
- National youth sports teams of Portugal
- European national under-20 association football teams