England national under-20 football team explained

England U-20
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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]

Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup

YearRoundGPWD*LGSGASquad
1977did not qualify
1979did not qualify
1981Fourth place622297Squad
1983did not qualify
1985Group stage301225Squad
1987did not qualify
1989did not qualify
1991Group stage302134Squad
1993Third place632164Squad
1995did not qualify
1997Round of 16430193Squad
1999Group stage300304Squad
2001did not qualify
2003Group stage301202Squad
2005did not qualify
2007did not qualify
2009Group stage301216Squad
2011Round of 16403101Squad
2013Group stage302135Squad
2015did not qualify
2017Champions7610123Squad
2019did not qualify
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
2023Round of 16421154Squad
2025did not qualify
Total[6] 12/24491616175048

Fixtures and results

2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

See main article: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

2023–2024 European Elite League

See main article: Under 20 Elite League.

Friendlies

Players

Current squad

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.

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the England under-20 squad and remain eligible.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Under-20 World Cup:England beat Venezuela in final. BBC Sport. 11 June 2017.
  2. Web site: England men's squads set for October internationals. Nicholas. Veevers. 29 September 2023. 3 October 2023. EnglandFootball.com.
  3. Web site: England men's development team coaches confirmed for 2023-24 season. Andy. Walker. 18 August 2023. 18 August 2023. EnglandFootball.com.
  4. Web site: Millwall confirm Joe Edwards as new Head Coach. 6 November 2023. 7 November 2023. Millwall F.C.
  5. News: Update on FIFA Women’s World Cup and men’s youth competitions. FIFA. 24 December 2020. 30 October 2021.
  6. Web site: FIFA U-20 World Cup: England . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213084643/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/teams/team=1888255/index.html . dead . 13 February 2009 . FIFA.com . 1 July 2013 . 18 August 2013.
  7. Web site: England men's Elite League squad named for June games. England Football. 24 May 2024. 24 May 2024.