Argentina women's national under-20 football team explained

Argentina Women's Under-20
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Fifa Trigramme:ARG
Nickname:Albicelestes
(White and Sky blue)
Association:Argentine Football Association
Confederation:CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach:Christian Meloni
Captain:Sofía Domínguez
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First Game: 0–1
(Encarnación, Paraguay; 11 May 2004)
Largest Win: 5–0
(Valparaíso, Chile; 11 January 2006)
5–0
(Guayaquil, Ecuador; 26 April 2024)
Largest Loss: 0–9
(Kobe, Japan; 23 August 2012)
U20wc Apps:3
U20wc First:2006
U20wc Best:Group Stage 2006, 2008, 2012
Regional Name:South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
Regional Cup Apps:10
Regional Cup First:2004
Regional Cup Best:2nd place 2006, 2008, 2012
Type:women

The Argentina women's national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.They have participated in the eight editions of the South American U-20 Women's Championship, their best result finishing runners-up in 2006,[1] 2008[2] and 2012, which allowed them to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2006, 2008 and 2012, although in all of them, they ended up being eliminated in the group stage.

Competitive record

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

YearResult
2002did not qualify
2004
2006Group Stage310259
2008Group Stage301216
2010did not qualify
2012Group Stage3003119
2014did not qualify
2016
2018
2022
2024Qualified
2026to be determined
Total3/129117734

South American U-20 Women's Championship

YearResult
2004Group Stage200213
2006Runners-up7421154
2008Runners-up75021411
2010Group Stage410324
2012Runners-up74121511
2014Group Stage411253
2015Fourth Place73221212
2018Group Stage410349
2022Group Stage412132
2024Fourth Place9252119
Total10/10552213208268

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

2024

Players

Current squad

The following 28 players were named in the preliminary squad for the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.[4] [5] [6] INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad
SUS Suspended

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Christian Meloni
Assistant coach Esteban Pizzi
Fitness coach Gabriel Denava
Goalkeeping coach Enrique Yamashita

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South America - Under 19 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006 . . 24 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Southamerican Women U-20 Championship 2008 . . 24 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Sigue el trabajo para la preselección femenina Sub 20 . Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino . . 16 August 2024 . es-AR . 12 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Mañana de amistoso para la preselección Sub 20 femenina . Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino . . 5 August 2024 . es-AR . 1 April 2024.
  5. Web site: Una por una, las jugadoras argentinas que clasificaron a la Copa del Mundo Sub 20 . Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino . . 5 August 2024 . es-AR . 5 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Miércoles de fútbol para la Sub 20 femenina . Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino . . 5 August 2024 . es-AR . 21 July 2024.