Spain national under-20 football team

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Spain Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red One)
La Furia Roja (the red fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLuis de la Fuente
Most capsPablo Couñago
Jaime Gavilán
Francisco Jusué
(13 each)
Top scorerAdrián (5)
FIFA codeESP
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 2–1 France 
(Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977)
Biggest win
 Spain 8–0 Tahiti 
(Cairo, Egypt; 25 September 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 3–0 Spain 
(Doha, Qatar; 25 April 1995)
 Brazil 3–0 Spain 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; February 1, 1998)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1977)
Best resultWinners (1999)
Spain national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1985 Soviet Union Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Nigeria Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Spain national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara, Italy Team

The Spain national under-20 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the governing body for football in Spain.

Competitive Record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third Place    Fourth Place

FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Group stage 7th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Japan 1979 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1* 1 3 2
Australia 1981 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 5 7
Mexico 1983 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1985 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 8 8
Chile 1987 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989 Group stage 15th 3 1 0 2 4 7
Portugal 1991 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 1 1 8 3
Australia 1993 Did not qualify
Qatar 1995 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 19 12
Malaysia 1997 Quarter-finals 7th 5 4 0 1 10 3
Nigeria 1999 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 16 5
Argentina 2001 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2003 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 0 2 8 4
Netherlands 2005 Quarter-finals 7th 5 4 0 1 17 4
Canada 2007 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 2 0 13 8
Egypt 2009 Round of 16 11th 4 3 0 1 14 3
Colombia 2011 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 2 0 13 4
Turkey 2013 Quarter-finals 6th 5 4 0 1 9 4
New Zealand 2015 Did not qualify
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1]
Indonesia 2023 To be determined
Total 1 title 15/23 72 43 13 16 150 77

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Mediterranean Games[]

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Greece 1991 Did not enter
France 1993
Italy 1997 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 2 4
Tunisia 2001 Did not qualify
Spain 2005 See Spain national under-23 football team
Italy 2009 Gold medalists 1st 4 3 1 0 9 4
Turkey 2013 Did not enter
Spain 2018 See Spain national under-18 football team
Total 1 Gold medal 2/6 8 4 2 2 11 8

Individual awards[]

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.

Year Golden Boot
Soviet Union 1985 Sebastián Losada
Fernando Gómez
Qatar 1995 Joseba Etxeberria
Nigeria 1999 Pablo Couñago

Player records[]

Top appearances[]

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-20 Caps
1 Pablo Couñago Celta Vigo, Numancia 1998–1999 13
  Jaime Gavilán Valencia, Tenerife 2003–2005 13
  Francisco Jusué Osasuna 1998–1999 13
4 Pablo Orbaiz Osasuna 1998–1999 12
  Israel Puerto Sevilla 2012–2013 12
  Rubén Suárez Sporting Gijón 1998–1999 12
7 Sergio García Barcelona 2003 11
  Aarón Rangers, Celta Vigo 2009 11
  Dani Parejo Real Madrid, Getafe 2009 11
  Carlos Peña Barcelona 2003 11
  Juanfran Real Madrid 2003–2005 11

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-20s.

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-20 Goals
1 Adrián Deportivo 2007 10
  Joseba Etxeberria Real Sociedad 1995 7
  Sergio García Barcelona 2003 7
  Aarón Rangers, Celta Vigo 2009 7
5 Pablo Couñago Celta Vigo, Numancia 1998–1999 6
6 Fernando Llorente Athletic Bilbao 2005 5
  Jesé Real Madrid 2013 5
  Álvaro Vázquez Espanyol 2011 5
9 Emilio Nsue Castellón, Real Sociedad 2009 4
  David Silva Eibar 2005 4
  Ismael Urzaiz Real Madrid 1989–1991 4

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-20s.

Former squads[]

  • 2013 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 2011 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 2009 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 2007 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 2005 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 2003 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1999 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1995 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1991 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1989 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1985 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1981 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1979 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
  • 1977 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup™ and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

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