Uruguay national under-20 football team explained

Uruguay under-20
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Fifa Trigramme:	URU
Nickname:	Cains La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) La Más Linda (The Most Beautiful) Los Charruas
Association:	Uruguayan Football Association
Confederation:	CONMEBOL (South America)
Coach:	Fabián Coito
Captain:	Joaquín Lavega
Home Stadium:	Estadio Centenario
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Regional Name:	U-20 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	16
Regional Cup First:	1979
Regional Cup Best:	Champions (2023)
2Ndregional Name:	South American Youth Football Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	29
2Ndregional Cup First:	1954
2Ndregional Cup Best:	Champions (1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017)

Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship. They are the current reigning FIFA U-20 World Champions.

Results and fixtures

See main article: page. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
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1977	Fourth Place	4th	5	3	1	1	6	5
	Third Place	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	3
1981	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	3	0	1	6	2
1983	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	2	1	1	7	5
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	0	7
1993	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	2	1	1	6	5
1995	Banned
1997	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	14	6
1999	Fourth Place	4th	7	2	2	3	7	8
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	4	6
2009	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	7	5
2011	Group Stage	18th	3	0	2	1	1	2
2013	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	10	3
2015	Round of 16	12th	4	1	2	1	3	3
2017	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	4	0	7	3
2019	Round of 16	13th	4	3	0	1	8	4
2023	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	12	3
2025	To be determined
Total	16/23	1 titles	80	40	21	19	108	70

South American Youth Football Championship

South American Youth Football Championship record
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1954	Champions	1st
1958	Champions	1st
1964	Champions	1st
1967	Group Stage	7th
1971	Runners-up	2nd
1974	Runners-up	2nd
1975	Champions	1st
1977	Champions	1st
1979	Champions	1st
1981	Champions	1st
1983	Runners-up	2nd
1985	Fourth Place	4th
1987	Fourth Place	4th
1988		10th
1991	Third Place	3rd
1992	Runners-up	2nd
1995	Did not participate
1997	Fourth Place	4th
1999	Runners-up	2nd
2001	First Group Stage	7th
2003	Final Group	5th
2005	Final Group	5th
2007	Third Place	3rd
2009	Third Place	3rd
2011	Runners-up	2nd
2013	Third Place	3rd
2015	Third Place	3rd
2017	Champions	1st
2019	Third Place	3rd
2023	Runners-up	2nd
Total	29/30	8 Titles

Minor tournaments

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2010 Copa Integración Latinoamericana	Fourth Place	4th
2010 Copa Alcaldía de Medellín	Runners-up	2nd
2010 Copa Aerosur	Sixth Place	6th
2010 100 Años de la Camiseta Celeste trophy	Runners-up	2nd
2011 Suwon Cup	Champions	1st
2012 Copa Provincia del Chaco	Third Place	3rd
Total	—	1 Title

FIFA World Cup matches

Players

Current squad

The following 29 players are called up to take part in a training camp from 19 to 21 August 2024.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2024, after the match against Argentina.

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.

Notes

• ^INJ = Withdrew due to injury
• ^PRE = Preliminary squad
• ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Coaching staff

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Position	Name
Head coach	Fabián Coito
Assistant coach	Diego Pérez
Goalkeeping coach	Ignacio Bordad
Physical trainer	Marco Mansulino

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2023
  • Runners-up (2): 1997, 2013
  • Third place (1): 1979
• South American Youth Football Championship:
  • Winners (8): 1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017
  • Runners-up (7): 1971, 1974, 1983, 1992, 1999, 2011, 2023
  • Third place (6): 1991, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019
• COTIF L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament

• • Winners (2): 2003, 2024
  • Runners-up (1): 2022
  • Third place (3): 1996, 2002, 2008

See also

• Uruguay national football team
• Uruguay A' national football team
• Uruguay national under-23 football team
• Uruguay national under-17 football team
• South American Youth Football Championship
• FIFA U-20 World Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lista de Fabián Coito para la próxima semana.. es. Uruguayan Football Association. 16 August 2024. 16 August 2024.
2. Web site: Fabián Coito es el elegido para dirigir la sub-20. 13 June 2024. 14 June 2024.