Tunisia national under-20 football team

Tunisia U-20

Nickname(s)	نسور قرطاج (The Carthage Eagles)
Association	Tunisian Football Federation
Other affiliation	UAFA (Arab Nations)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach
Home stadium	Stade Olympique de Radès
FIFA code	TUN
First colours Second colours
First international
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico  (Tunis,Tunisia;27 June 1977)
Biggest win
Tunisia 5-0 Libya  (Tunis,Tunisia;20 a July 2002)
Biggest defeat
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico  (Tunis,Tunisia;27 June 1977)
African Youth Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1979)
Best result	Runners-up (1): 1985
UNAF U-20 Tournament
Appearances	13 (first in 2005)
Best result	Champions (7):  :2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances	3 (first in 2012)
Best result	Champions (1):  :2012
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1977)
Best result	1977 (14th)

The Tunisia national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب تونس تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم), nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage or The Carthage Eagles), belongs to the Tunisian Football Federation. Since 1977 the team has played eight times in the African Youth Championship, UNAF U-20 Tournament and twice in the FIFA U-20 World Cup (then known as the "FIFA World Youth Championship").

History[]

Current staff[]

Competition records[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Group stage	14th
1979	Did not qualify
1981
1983
1985	Group stage	16th
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled
2023	TBD
Total	Group stage	2/22

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record[]

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances: 7
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1979	Second round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Second round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	First round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Final	2nd	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Quarter-finals	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	First round	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Withdrew after qualification
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Semi finals	4	6	1	3	2	4	6
2023	TBD
Total	Runners-up	7/22	-	-	-	-	-	-

Arab Cup U-20 record[]

Arab Cup U-20
Appearances: 3
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	Did not participate
2012	Champions	1	5	4	1	0	14	9
2014	Cancelled
2020	Runner-up	2	6	4	1	1	10	3
2021	Semi-finals	4	5	4	0	1	6	3
Total	3/4	-	16	12	2	2	30	15

UNAF U-20 Tournament record[]

UNAF U-20 Tournament
Appearances: 13
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Champions	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Third Place	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Champions	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Runner-up	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Champions	1	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Runner-up	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not participate
2012	Champions	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Fifth Place	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Fourth Place	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Runner-up	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
	canceled
2019	Champions	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	Champions	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	Champions	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	13/14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2021 UNAF U-20 Tournament.^[1]

Honours[]

• African Youth Championship:
  • Runners-up (1): 1985
• UNAF U-20 Tournament:
  • Champions (7):  :2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Runners-up (3):  :2008, 2010, 2015
  • Third Place (1):  :2006
• Arab Cup U-20:
  • Champions (1):  :2012
  • Runners-up (1):  :2020

See also[]

• Tunisia women's national under-20 football team
• Tunisia national football team
• Tunisia A' national football team
• Tunisia national under-23 football team
• Tunisia national under-17 football team
• Tunisia national under-15 football team

References[]