Argentina national under-20 football team

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Argentina Under 20

Nickname(s)

Albicelestes
(White and Sky blue)

Association

Asociación del Fútbol Argentino
(Argentine Football Association)

Confederation

CONMEBOL (South America)

Head coach

Sergio Batista

Captain

Matías Cahais

FIFA code

ARG





First kit





Second kit

First international

Argentina 5 - 0

Venezuela
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 February 1951)

Biggest win

Argentina 8 - 1

USA
(Sao Paulo, Brazil; 4 May 1963)

Biggest defeat

Uruguay 5 - 1

Argentina
(Quito, Ecuador; 8 January 1981)

Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Gold	1979 Japan	Team
Silver	1983 Mexico	Team
Gold	1995 Qatar	Team
Gold	1997 Malaysia	Team
Gold	2001 Argentina	Team
Gold	2005 Netherlands	Team
Gold	2007 Canada	Team

Argentina national U-20 football team has been the most successful nation in the FIFA World Youth Championship winning a record six times. Argentina has participated in twelve of the 16 World Cup events, since the Japan 1979 edition, which it won. Its most recent participation was its sixth title, in Canada 2007. Argentina has obtained 4 South American Youth Championships.

1 Competitive Record
- 1.1 FIFA World Youth Championship Record
2 Former squads
3 See also

[edit] Competitive Record

[edit] FIFA World Youth Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979	Champions	6	6	0	0	20	2
1981	First round	3	1	1	1	3	1
1983	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	13	2
1985	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	3	4
1991	First round	3	0	1	2	2	6
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Champions	6	5	0	1	12	3
1997	Champions	7	6	0	1	15	7
1999	Second round	4	1	1	2	2	5
2001	Champions	7	7	0	0	27	4
2003	Semi-finals	7	5	0	2	12	8
2005	Champions	7	6	0	1	12	5
2007	Champions	7	6	1	0	16	2
Total	12/16	67	49	4	14	137	49

Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Gold background color indicates first place finish. Silver background color indicates second place finish.