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Fifa Trigramme: | ENG |
Nickname: | The Three Lions |
Association: | The Football Association (The FA) |
Confederation: | UEFA (Europe) |
Coach: | Ben Futcher (Interim) |
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U20wc Apps: | 11 |
U20wc First: | 1981 |
U20wc Best: | Champions (2017) |
England national under-20 football team, also known as England Under-20s or England U20(s) or England Men's Elite Squad, represents England in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England.
England were champions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, after defeating Venezuela in the final of the 2017 tournament.[1]
From October 2023, the squad was rebranded as the England Men's Elite League Squad to reflect their participation in the Under 20 Elite League.[2]
The team were most recently managed by Joe Edwards on an interim basis[3] before he departed for Millwall on 6 November 2023.[4]
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | |
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1977 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1979 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1981 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad | |
1983 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1985 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
1987 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1989 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1991 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | |
1993 | Third place | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad | |
1995 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1997 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Squad | |
1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Squad | |
2001 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Squad | |
2005 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2007 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2009 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | |
2011 | Round of 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Squad | |
2013 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad | |
2015 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2017 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Squad | |
2019 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | ||||||||
2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Squad | |
2025 | did not qualify | ||||||||
Total[6] | 12/24 | 49 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 48 |
See main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
See main article: Under 20 Elite League.
Players born between September 2003 and August 2004 are second-year graduates of the English academy system, players born between September 2004 and August 2005 are first-year graduates. Players born after 1 January 2005 remain eligible to play for England under-19s.
The following players were named in the squad for games against Sweden and Republic of Ireland, played 7 and 11 June 2024.[7]
Names in italics denote players who have been capped by England in a higher age group.
The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad and remain eligible.