The Mexico national under-20 football team represents Mexico in association football at the under-20 age level, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body of football in Mexico.
The team has won the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship a record thirteen times across its various formats. Mexico's best finish came at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship finishing as runners-up, the first edition of a FIFA-sanctioned youth tournament. They also managed a third-place finish at the 2011 edition.
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1977 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
1979 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1981 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
1983 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
1985 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
1987 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1989 | Banned | ||||||||
1991 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
1993 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
1995 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1997 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
1999 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
2001 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
2005 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2007 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
2009 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2011 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
2013 | Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
2015 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
2017 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
2019 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2025 | to be determined | ||||||||
Total | 16/24 | — | 65 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 90 | 72 |
Honours
Major competitions
Other competitions
- Pan American Games
- Bronze medalists (1): 2007
- Revelations Cup
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Copa Presidente de la República
- Beijing Hyundai International Youth Football Tournament
- Milk Cup
- Lev Yashin Cup
- Winners (1): 2012[3]
- ADO Den Haag Tournament
- Winners (1): 59th ADO Den Haag Tournament[4]
Individual awards
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
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Results and fixtures
The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
21 March Friendly | Mexico | 6–0 | Honduras | Toluca, Mexico |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Instalaciones de la Nueva Casa de Fútbol Referee: Iván Antonio López Sánchez (State of Mexico) |
25 March Friendly | Mexico | 4–1 | Costa Rica | Toluca, Mexico |
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Stadium: Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico) |
21 July 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship GS | Mexico | 4–0 | Haiti | Irapuato, Mexico |
21:06 EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Filiberto Martínez (El Salvador) |
24 July 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship GS | Guatemala | 1–2 | Mexico | Irapuato, Mexico |
21:06 EDT | Report | Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Victor Rivas (United States) |
27 July 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship GS | Mexico | 1–1 | Panama | Irapuato, Mexico |
22:06 EDT |
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Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago) |
31 July 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship QF | Mexico | v | Costa Rica | Irapuato, Mexico |
17:06 EDT | Stadium: Estadio Sergio León Chávez |
Players
Current squad
The following 21 players were called up for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[5]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Emmanuel Ochoa | 5 May 2005 | The Town FC | ||
12 | GK | Pablo Lara | 29 June 2005 | UNAM | ||
21 | GK | Javier Orantes | 22 June 2005 | Necaxa | ||
2 | DF | Francisco Méndez | 4 May 2005 | Guadalajara | ||
3 | DF | José Pachuca | 24 July 2005 | Puebla | ||
4 | DF | Diego Ochoa | 20 April 2005 | Guadalajara | ||
5 | DF | César Bustos | 27 August 2005 | Monterrey | ||
15 | DF | Ricardo Juárez | 3 September 2005 | Juárez | ||
18 | DF | Efraín Contreras | 2 November 2005 | Pachuca | ||
6 | MF | César Garza | 1 July 2005 | Monterrey | ||
8 | MF | Elías Montiel (Captain) | 7 October 2005 | Pachuca | ||
10 | MF | Yael Padilla | 19 December 2005 | Guadalajara | ||
11 | MF | Heriberto Jurado | 3 January 2005 | Necaxa | ||
14 | MF | Amaury Morales | 3 December 2005 | Cruz Azul | ||
16 | MF | Brandon Tellez | 17 February 2005 | Tapatío | ||
17 | MF | Diego Sánchez | 12 April 2005 | UANL | ||
20 | MF | Xavier Biscayzacú | 28 March 2005 | Defensor Sporting | ||
7 | FW | Alexéi Domínguez | 3 January 2005 | Pachuca | ||
9 | FW | Stephano Carrillo | 7 March 2006 | Santos Laguna | ||
13 | FW | Jonantan Villal | 6 January 2005 | Atlético San Luis | ||
19 | FW | Mateo Levy | 22 October 2006 | Cruz Azul |
Player records
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 Goals |
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1 | José Juan Macías | 2018–2019 | 11 |
2 | Ronaldo Cisneros | 2017 | 8 |
3 | Hirving Lozano | 2015 | 6 |
4 | Ulises Dávila | 2011 | 5 |
Giovani dos Santos | 2007 | 5 | |
Esteban Lozano | 2022 | 5 |
Managers
Name | Years |
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Horacio Casarín | 1977 |
Mario Velarde | 1983 |
Jesús del Muro | 1985, 1998–1999 |
Alfonso Portugal | 1991 |
Juan de Dios Castillo | 1992–1993 |
Juan Manuel Alvarez | 1994 |
José Luis Real | 1996–1997, 2001 |
Eduardo Rergis | 2002–2003 |
Humberto Grondona | 2005 |
Jesús Ramírez | 2007–2009 |
Juan Carlos Chávez | 2009–2011 |
Sergio Almaguer | 2013–2015 |
Marco Antonio Ruiz | 2016–2020 |
2020–2021 | |
2021–2022 | |
2022– |
See also
- Mexico national football team
- Mexico national under-23 football team
- Mexico national under-17 football team
- Mexico women's national football team
- Mexico national beach football team
- Mexico national futsal team
References
- ^ "Triunfo de Panamá significa que México gana la Copa Presidente". 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Mostrando artículos por etiqueta: Beijing Hyundai International Youth Football Tournament 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
- ^ "La Sub-20 ganó en Rusia el torneo 'Lev Yashin'".
- ^ "Mexico win the 59th ADO youth tournament". 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-20" (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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