Brazil national under-20 football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | Seleção (The Selection) Canarinha (Little Canary) Amarelinha (Little Yellow) Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow) | ||
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Association | Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Ramon Menezes[1] | ||
Captain | Andrey Santos | ||
FIFA code | BRA | ||
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First international | |||
File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil 7–1 Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg (Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954) | |||
Biggest win | |||
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 10–0 Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg (Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 0–3 Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg (Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Winners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011) | ||
South American Youth Championship | |||
Appearances | 29 (first in 1954) | ||
Best result | Winners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023) |
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 twelve 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 | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
Argentina 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
Chile 2025 | To be determined | ||||||
Total | 19/24 | 108 | 75 | 16 | 17 | 247 | 78 |
South American Youth Championship record
South American Youth Championship|South American Youth Championship record | ||||||||
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Years | Round | GP | W | D | 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 1988 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |
Venezuela 1991 | Champions | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
Colombia 1992 | 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 2023 | Champions | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
Total | 28/29 | 208 | 126 | 45 | 37 | 407 | 164 |
Current squad
The following 21 players were called up for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2][3][4][5] Caps and goals updated as of 12 June 2023, after the match against File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel. Names in bold denote players who have been capped by Brazil in the full side.
Recent call-ups
The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 goals |
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1 | Adaílton | 1997 | 24 |
2 | Marcos Leonardo | 2021– | 15 |
3 | Romário | 1985 | 11 |
4 | Neymar | 2011 | 9 |
Henrique | 2011 | 9 | |
5 | Rodrigo Gral | 1999 | 8 |
Edu | 1999 | 8 | |
Alexandre Pato | 2007 | 8 | |
Vitor Roque | 2022– | 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 | |
Andrey Santos | 2021– | 6 |
Individual awards
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
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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 (12): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023
- Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005
Friendlies
- Tournoi Juniors de Cannes[6]:
- Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
- Tournament of the Crown Prince[7]:
- Winners: 1978
- Toulon Tournament:
- Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto[8]:
- Winners: 1981
- Beijing Youth Tournament[9]:
- Winners: 1986
- Qatar Friendship Tournament[10]:
- Winners: 1987
- COTIF:
- Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
- Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo[11]:
- Winners: 1992
- Val-Action Cup[10]:
- Winners: 1993
- King's Cup:
- Winners: 1999
- Mediterranean International Cup U-20[12]:
- Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
- Mediterranean International Cup U-18[12]:
- Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- TyC Asia Cup[13]:
- Winners: 2001
- Oman International Tournament[14]:
- Winners: 2002
- Malaysia International Tournament[15]:
- Winners: 2003
- Sendai Cup[16]:
- Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- SBS Cup:
- Winners: 2004
- Valais Youth Cup:
- Winners: 2013
- Panda Cup:
- Winners: 2014
- Talca International Tournament[17][18]:
- Winners: 2016
- Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis[19]:
- Winners: 2020
- Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo[20]:
- Winners: 2022
Managers
- Luiz Vinhaes (1949)
- Valdemar Campos (1954)
- Newton Cardoso (1958)
- Mário Travaglini (1967)
- Antoninho (1973)
- José Teixeira (1974)
- Zizinho (1975)
- Evaristo de Macedo (1977)
- Mário Travaglini (1979)
- Nelsinho Rosa (1980)
- Antônio Ferreira (1981)
- Vavá (1981–1982)
- Sebastião Lapola (1983)
- Jair Pereira (1983–1985)
- Gílson Nunes (1986–1987)
- René Simões (1988–1989)
- Paulo Massa (1990)
- Ernesto Paulo (1991)
- Júlio César Leal (1992–1993)
- Carlos Alberto da Luz (1993–1994)
- Jairo Leal (1995)
- Toninho Barroso (1996-1999)
- João Carlos da Silva Costa (1999)
- Torres (2000)
- Carlos César (2001)
- Marcos Paquetá (2002)
- Valinhos (2003)
- Marcos Paquetá (2003)
- René Weber (2004–2006)
- Nelson Rodrigues (2007–2008)
- Rogério Lourenço (2008–2010)
- Ney Franco (2011–2012)
- Émerson Ávila (2013)
- Alexandre Gallo (2014–2015)
- Rogério Micale (2015–2017)
- Carlos Amadeu (2017–2019)
- André Jardine (2019–2022)
- Ramon Menezes (2022–)
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Brazil's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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
- ↑ "Ramon Menezes é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira sub-20" (in português). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira está convocada para a Copa do Mundo FIFA Sub-20" [Brazil national team is called up for the U-20 FIFA World Cup] (in português do Brasil). Brazilian Football Confederation. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ↑ "Zagueiro Jean é convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Stopper Jean is called up to the U-20 World Cup] (in português do Brasil). Brazilian Football Confederation. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ↑ "Marquinhos está convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Marquinhos is called-up for the U-20 World Cup] (in português do Brasil). Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 May 2023.
- ↑ "Douglas Mendes está convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20" [Douglas Mendes is called-up for the U-20 World Cup] (in português do Brasil). Brazilian Football Confederation. 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Cannes". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "U-20 Tournament of the Crown Prince (Iran)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "U-18 Tournament 1981 (Brazil)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Beijing Youth Tournament 1986". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Napoleão, Antonio Carlos; Assad, Roberto. Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 (in português). pp. 113–116.
- ↑ "1992 – Copa Gobernador del estado Carabobo" (in español). Eliezer Perez - Historias y estadísticas del fútbol de Venezuela desde 1902. May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "MIC Football - An impressive honor roll". MIC Football (official website). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "TyC Asia Offers Under-20 Soccer Event in Hong Kong". sportcal. 17 January 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Convocada seleção sub-20 para o Torneio de Oman" (in português). nsctotal. 2 September 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Seleção sub-20 bate Portugal e ganha torneio na Malásia" (in português). Folha de São Paulo. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Sendai Cup (Japan)". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Seleção sub-20 festeja conquista do título de torneio no Chile" (in português). Hoje em Dia. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Comandada por Micale, seleção brasileira sub-20 é campeã no Chile" (in português). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Brasil empata com o Chile e conquista o Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in português). CBF (Site Oficial). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Espetáculo brazuca. Brasil goleia o Uruguai e conquista o título do Torneio Internacional Sub-20" (in português). CBF (Site Oficial). 12 June 2022.