Peru women's national under-20 football team explained

Type:women
Peru Women's U-20
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Badge Size:130
Fifa Trigramme:PER
Nickname:La Bicolor
(The Bicolour)
La Blanquirroja
(The White And Red)
La Rojiblanca
(The Red and White)
Association:Peruvian Football Federation
Confederation:CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach:Jaqueline Ucella
Captain:Yamile Rivas
Home Stadium:Estadio Nacional
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First Game: 0–5
(Sucre, Bolivia; 13 May 2004)
Largest Win: 0–5
(Sucre, Bolivia; 13 May 2004)
Largest Loss: 9–0
(Riobamba, Ecuador; 17 January 2018)
Regional Name:South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
Regional Cup Apps:11
Regional Cup First:2004
Regional Cup Best:Fourth Place (2006)

The Peru women's national under-20 football team represents Peru in international women's football age of U-20 and is controlled by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) (Federación Peruana de Fútbol in Spanish) as a part of the CONMEBOL federation. The team plays in South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship and has yet to qualify for a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] [2] [3]

History

The Peru women's national under-20 football team have played their debut match against Chile on 13 May 2004 at Sucre, Bolivia which got victory by 0–5 goals.[4] Its the team first and largest win. The nation have participated all the edition of South American U-20 Women's Championship and they finished Fourth-place in 2006 it's the team best performance in the competitions. They would repeat the same feat at the 2010 South American U-20 Women's Championship, placing fourth. On 17 January 2018, the team received their largest defeat, losing 9-0 to Brazil in Riobamba, Ecuador.

In April 2024, the Peru women's national under-20 football team got their first win in a competitive tournament since 2018, defeating hosts Ecuador 2-0 at the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship. Earlier, they drawed with Argentina. Peru will then lose to Paraguay 2-1 but defeat Uruguay 2-1 to advance on to the final round for the first time since 2006.

Team image

Nicknames

The Peru women's national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed as "La Blanquirroja" or "La Rojiblanca (The White And Red)".

Home stadium

The team play most of its home matches on the Estadio Nacional del Perú in Lima. The stadium has a capacity of 50,000. The team also plays at other stadiums and the Villa Deportiva Nacional (VIDENA).

Fixtures and results

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2024

Current squad

The following squad was announced on 10 April 2024 for 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.[5]

Competitive records

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
YearResult
2002Did not qualify
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2024
2026to be determined
Total0/12------

South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship

South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship record
YearResultMPWDLGFGA
2004Group stage210150
2006Fourth-Place7223618
2008Group Stage4103514
2010Group Stage 4004116
2012Group stage401319
2014Group stage4004313
2015Group stage4004412
2018Group stage4103316
2020Group stage4013012
2022Group stage4004013
Sixth Place10226920
Total11/1146753834131

Notes and References

  1. News: Peru Women's U-20 team statistics. 8 August 2015. www.goalzz.com. 17 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Peru Women's U-20 team news, fixtures, results, statistics. 18 November 2016. www.int.soccerway.com. 17 October 2022.
  3. News: Peru Women's U-20 soccer team. 7 July 2019. www.worldfootball.net. 17 October 2022.
  4. Web site: 13 May 2004 . Peru Women's U-20 win by 0–5 against Chile . 17 October 2022 . www.m.aiscore.com.
  5. Web site: Selección Peruana Femenina Sub 20 presentó su lista oficial para el Sudamericano Chile 2022 . Fútbol Peruano . es . 2022-10-17.