Brazil national under-20 football team explained

Brazil U-20
Badge:	Brazilian Football Confederation logo.svg
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Fifa Trigramme:	BRA
Nickname:	Portuguese: Seleção (The Selection) Portuguese: Canarinha (Little Canary) Portuguese: Amarelinha (Little Yellow) Portuguese: Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
Association:	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation:	CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach:	Ramon Menezes^[1]
Captain:	Andrey Santos
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First Game:	7–1 (Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Largest Win:	10–0 (Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Largest Loss:	0–3 (Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015)
Regional Name:	FIFA U-20 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	19
Regional Cup First:	1977
Regional Cup Best:	Winners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
2Ndregional Name:	South American Youth Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	29
2Ndregional Cup First:	1954
2Ndregional Cup Best:	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
Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1977	Third place	5	3	2	0	13	3
1979	Did not qualify
1981	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	7	4
1983	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	4
1985	Champions	6	6	0	0	14	1
1987	Quarter-Finals	4	2	0	2	6	3
1989	Third Place	6	5	0	1	13	2
1991	Runners-Up	6	4	2	0	14	4
1993	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	2
1995	Runners-Up	6	4	1	1	11	3
1997	Quarter-Finals	5	4	0	1	25	5
1999	Quarter-Finals	5	3	0	2	13	5
2001	Quarter-Finals	5	4	0	1	15	3
2003	Champions	7	5	1	1	14	6
2005	Third Place	7	5	1	1	9	4
2007	Round Of 16	4	1	0	3	6	9
2009	Runners-Up	7	5	2	0	14	3
2011	Champions	7	5	2	0	18	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Runners-Up	7	4	2	1	15	5
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2023	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	16	7
2025	To be determined
Total	19/24	108	75	16	17	247	78

South American Youth Championship record

South American Youth Championship record
Years	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1954	Runners-up	6	3	3	0	14	5
1958	Third place	5	2	2	1	10	6
1964	Did not enter
1967	Semi-finals	5	3	0	2	7	5
1971	First round	4	2	0	2	7	3
1974	Champions	6	5	1	0	18	3
1975	First round	5	1	0	4	6	7
1977	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	13	2
1979	Fourth place	7	2	1	4	5	7
1981	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	13	5
1983	Champions	7	6	1	0	16	3
1985	Champions	7	6	1	0	11	3
1987	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	11	4
1988	Champions	7	5	1	1	14	2
1991	Champions	7	4	3	0	15	5
1992	Champions	6	5	1	0	7	0
1995	Champions	6	5	0	1	17	4
1997	Runners-up	9	6	2	1	26	10
1999	Third place	9	4	3	2	22	10
2001	Champions	9	6	2	1	21	6
2003	Runners-up	9	7	1	1	23	5
2005	Runners-up	9	5	2	2	18	9
2007	Champions	9	6	3	0	20	9
2009	Champions	9	6	1	2	17	9
2011	Champions	9	7	1	1	24	7
2013	First round	4	1	1	2	4	6
2015	Fourth place	9	5	1	3	13	9
2017	Fifth place	9	3	4	2	10	9
2019	Fifth place	9	3	3	3	6	7
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 . 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.

COVID: Player withdrew from the current squad due to testing positively for COVID-19 or having to self-isolate because of it
INJ: Withdrew due to injury
CLUB: Player withdrew from the current squad after his club made him unavailable for the call-up

Top goalscorers

width = 20%	Rank	width = 40%	Player	width = 20%	Year(s)	width = 20%	U-20 goals
1	Adaílton	1997	24
2	Marcos Leonardo	2021–	15
3	Romário	1985	11
4	Neymar	2011	9
4	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

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:
- Winners (8): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014
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)
(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)
(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–)

Notes and References

Web site: Ramon Menezes é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira sub-20 . Globo Esporte . 7 March 2022 . pt.
Web site: 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. Brazilian Football Confederation. pt-BR. 28 April 2023. 28 April 2023.
Web site: Zagueiro Jean é convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20. Stopper Jean is called up to the U-20 World Cup. Brazilian Football Confederation. pt-BR. 3 May 2023. 5 May 2023.
Web site: Marquinhos está convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20. Marquinhos is called-up for the U-20 World Cup. Brazilian Football Confederation. 6 May 2023. pt-br.
Web site: Douglas Mendes está convocado para a Copa do Mundo Sub-20. Douglas Mendes is called-up for the U-20 World Cup. Brazilian Football Confederation. 12 May 2023. pt-br.
Web site: Tournoi Juniors U-18 de Cannes. RSSSF. 11 February 2022 .
Web site: U-20 Tournament of the Crown Prince (Iran). RSSSF. 11 February 2022 .
Web site: U-18 Tournament 1981 (Brazil). RSSSF. 11 February 2022 .
Web site: Beijing Youth Tournament 1986. RSSSF. 11 February 2022 .
Book: Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 . Antonio Carlos . Napoleão . Roberto . Assad . pt . 113–116.
Web site: 1992 – Copa Gobernador del estado Carabobo. May 2019. 11 February 2022 . Eliezer Perez - Historias y estadísticas del fútbol de Venezuela desde 1902 . es.
Web site: MIC Football - An impressive honor roll . 11 February 2022 . MIC Football (official website).
Web site: TyC Asia Offers Under-20 Soccer Event in Hong Kong. 17 January 2001. 11 February 2022. sportcal. 11 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211084020/https://www.sportcal.com/News/PressReleases/93318?&f=i:2/Stadia+%26+venues%7C. dead.
Web site: Convocada seleção sub-20 para o Torneio de Oman . 2 September 2002. 11 February 2022 . nsctotal . pt.
Web site: Seleção sub-20 bate Portugal e ganha torneio na Malásia. 16 March 2003 . 11 February 2022 . Folha de São Paulo . pt.
Web site: Sendai Cup (Japan). RSSSF. 11 February 2022 .
Web site: Seleção sub-20 festeja conquista do título de torneio no Chile. 17 October 2016. 11 February 2022 . Hoje em Dia . pt.
Web site: Comandada por Micale, seleção brasileira sub-20 é campeã no Chile. 11 February 2022 . Globo Esporte. pt.
Web site: Brasil empata com o Chile e conquista o Torneio Internacional Sub-20. 11 February 2022 . CBF (Site Oficial) . pt.
Web site: Espetáculo brazuca. Brasil goleia o Uruguai e conquista o título do Torneio Internacional Sub-20. 12 June 2022 . CBF (Site Oficial) . pt.