Spain national under-20 football team
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| Nickname(s) | La Rojita (The Little Red One) La Furia Roja (the red fury) | ||
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| Association | Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | José Lana | ||
| Most caps | Pablo Couñago Jaime Gavilán Francisco Jusué (13 each) | ||
| Top scorer | Adrián (5) | ||
| FIFA code | ESP | ||
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| First international | |||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2–1 France File:Flag of France.svg (Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 8–0 Tahiti File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg (Cairo, Egypt; 25 September 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3–0 Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg (Doha, Qatar; 25 April 1995) File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3–0 Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg (Montevideo, Uruguay; February 1, 1998) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1977) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1999) | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| 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 |
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| Medal record | ||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Argentina 2023 | ||||||||
| Chile 2025 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 1 title | 15/24 | 72 | 43 | 13 | 16 | 150 | 77 |
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*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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Mediterranean Games
| Mediterranean Games record | ||||||||
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| 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
- Spain national football team
- Spain national under-23 football team
- Spain national under-21 football team
- Spain national under-19 football team
- Spain national under-18 football team
- Spain national under-17 football team
- Spain national under-16 football team
- Spain national under-15 football team
- Spain national youth football team
References
External links
- siemprecantera (in Spanish)
- Tournament archive at fifa.com
- FIFA U-20 World Cup at rsssf
- Squad listings of winning teams at rsssf
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