Spain national under-20 football team

Spain national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 Mediterranean Games

Spain national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup

Spain Under-20
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	La Roja (The Red One)
Association	Real Federación; Española de Fútbol
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Luis Milla (2008–)
Most caps	Pablo Couñago (13); Jaime Gavilán (13); Francisco Javier Jusué (13)
Top scorer	Joseba Etxeberria (7); Sergio García (7)); Aarón Ñíguez (7)
FIFA code	ESP
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Spain 2 – 1 France; (Radès, Tunisia; June 28, 1977)
Biggest win
	Spain 8 – 0 Tahiti; (Cairo, Egypt; September 25, 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Argentina 3 – 0 Spain; (Doha, Qatar; April 25, 1995); Records for competitive; matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	13 (first in 1977)
Best result	Winners (1999)

The Spain national under-20 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Real Federación Española de Fútbol, the governing body for football in Spain.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Youth Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	First roud	3	1	1	1	3	3
1979	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	3	2
1981	First round	3	0	2	1	5	7
1983	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	8	8
1987	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	First round	3	1	0	2	4	7
1991	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	8	3
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	19	12
1997	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	10	3
1999	Champions	7	5	2	0	16	5
2001	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Runners-up	7	5	0	2	8	4
2005	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	17	4
2007	Quarter-finals	5	3	2	0	13	8
2009	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	14	3
2011
Total	13/17	62	36	11	15	128	69

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Gold background color indicates first place finish. Silver background color indicates second place finish.

Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.

Year	Golden Boot
1985	Sebastián Losada Fernando Gómez
1995	Joseba Etxeberria
1999	Pablo Couñago

Players

Most caps

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-20 Caps
1	Pablo Couñago	Celta de Vigo, Numancia	1998–1999	13
1	Jaime Gavilán	Valencia, Tenerife	2003–2005	13
1	Francisco Javier Jusué	Osasuna	1998–1999	13
4	Pablo Orbaiz	Osasuna	1998–1999	12
4	Rubén Suárez	Sporting de Gijón	1998–1999	12
6	Sergio García	Barcelona	2003	11
6	Aarón Ñíguez	Rangers, Celta de Vigo	2009	11
6	Daniel Parejo	Real Madrid, Getafe	2009	11
6	Carlos Peña	Barcelona	2003	11
6	Juan Francisco Torres	Real Madrid	2003–2005	11

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-20s.

Most goals

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
1	Joseba Etxeberria	Real Sociedad	1995	7
1	Sergio García	Barcelona	2003	7
1	Aarón Ñíguez	Rangers, Celta de Vigo	2009	7
4	Pablo Couñago	Celta de Vigo, Numancia	1998–1999	6
5	Fernando Llorente	Athletic Bilbao	2005	5
5	Adrián López	Deportivo La Coruña	2007	5
7	Emilio Nsue	Castellón, Real Sociedad	2009	4
7	David Silva	Eibar	2005	4
7	Ismael Urzaiz	Real Madrid	1989–1991	4

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-20s.

Recent results

Date	Competition	Location	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Scorers
June 25, 2009	Mediterranean Games	Francavilla al Mare, Italy	Spain	2 – 2	Tunisia	Sassi 29' (og), Aarón 67'
June 29, 2009	Mediterranean Games	Francavilla al Mare, Italy	Spain	3 – 0	Albania	Kike 11', Aarón 12', Botía 77'
July 1, 2009	Mediterranean Games	Teramo, Italy	France	1 – 2	Spain	Nsue 42', Laguardia 51'
July 4, 2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	Italy	1 – 2	Spain	Nsue 76', Calderoni 90+5' (og)
September 17, 2009	Friendly	Las Rozas, Spain	Spain	1 – 0	Honduras	Ander Herrera 50'
September 25, 2009	2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Cairo, Egypt	Spain	8–0	Tahiti	Aarón 11' 15', Nsue 17' 32', Fran Mérida 74', Kike 79' 86', Ander Herrera 89'
September 28, 2009	2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Cairo, Egypt	Nigeria	0–2	Spain	Fran Mérida 33' 83' (p)
October 1, 2009	2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Cairo, Egypt	Venezuela	0–3	Spain	Parejo 12', Aarón 26' (p), Ander Herrera 77'
October 5, 2009	2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Cairo, Egypt	Spain	1 – 3	Italy	Aarón 66' (p)

Current squad

The following players have been called up to participate in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt^[1] ^[2] ^[3]. All participating players shall be born on or after 1 January 1989.

Caps and goals as of 1 October 2009.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sergio Asenjo	(1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 34)	4	0	Atlético Madrid
2	2DF	César Azpilicueta	(1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 34)	5	0	Osasuna
3	2DF	José Ángel Valdés	(1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 34)	10	0	Sporting Gijón
4	2DF	Álvaro Domínguez	(1989-05-15) 15 May 1989 (age 34)	1	0	Atlético Madrid
5	2DF	Alberto Botía	(1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 35)	8	1	Sporting de Gijón
6	3MF	Marcos Gullón	(1989-02-20) 20 February 1989 (age 35)	7	0	Villarreal
7	3MF	Aarón Ñíguez	(1989-04-26) 26 April 1989 (age 35)	11	7	Celta de Vigo
8	3MF	Ander Herrera	(1989-09-14) 14 September 1989 (age 34)	10	3	Real Zaragoza
9	4FW	Enrique García 'Kike'	(1989-11-25) 25 November 1989 (age 34)	7	3	Real Murcia
10	3MF	Daniel Parejo	(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 35)	11	1	Getafe
11	3MF	Jordi Alba	(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35)	9	0	Valencia
12	2DF	Andreu Fontàs	(1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 34)	9	0	Barcelona
13	1GK	Tomás Mejías	(1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35)	6	0	Real Madrid
14	2DF	Víctor Laguardia	(1989-11-05) 5 November 1989 (age 34)	9	1	Real Zaragoza
15	2DF	Dídac Vilà	(1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 34)	6	0	Espanyol
16	3MF	Oriol Romeu	(1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 32)	3	0	Barcelona
17	3MF	Francisco Mérida	(1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 34)	6	3	Arsenal
18	4FW	Óscar de Marcos	(1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 35)	3	0	Athletic Bilbao
19	4FW	Iago Falqué	(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Bari
20	4FW	Emilio Nsue	(1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 (age 34)	10	4	Real Sociedad
21	1GK	Diego Mariño	(1990-05-09) 9 May 1990 (age 33)	1	0	Villarreal

Former squads

References

External links

siemprecantera Template:Es icon
Spanish under 20 at Soccer-Spain
Tournament archive at fifa.com
FIFA U-20 World Cup at rsssf
Squad listings of winning teams at rsssf

[1] Convocatoria para la Copa Mundial Sub-20 de la FIFA Egipto 2009; RFEF Template:Es icon

[2] Bojan causa baja en la convocatoria de la Selección Sub-20; RFEF Template:Es icon

[3] Joselu, baja en la convocatoria de la Selección Sub-20; RFEF Template:Es icon

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