Uruguay national under-20 football team

Uruguay under-20

Nickname(s)	Cains La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Association	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Gustavo Ferreyra
Captain	Bruno Méndez
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
First colours Second colours
Biggest defeat
Spain 6–0 Uruguay (Lisboa, Portugal; June 18, 1991) Brazil 6–0 Uruguay (Arequipa, Perú; February, 2011)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1979)
Best result	Runners-up, 1997, 2013
South American Youth Football Championship
Appearances	28 (first in 1954)
Best result	Winners, 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.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Fourth Place	4th	5	3	1	1	6	5
1979	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
2021	To be determined
Total	15/22	0 titles	73	34	21	18	96	67

South American Youth Football Championship

South American Youth Football Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	+/–	%
1954	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	14	4	+10	066.67
1958	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	13	9	+4	040.00
1964	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	8	5	+3	066.67
1967	Group Stage	7th	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	025.00
1971	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	060.00
1974	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	11	6	+5	050.00
1975	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	9	3	+6	050.00
1977	Champions	1st	7	4	3	0	11	2	+9	057.14
1979	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	12	1	+11	083.33
1981	Champions	1st	7	5	1	1	17	8	+9	071.43
1983	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	14	12	+2	057.14
1985	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	1	3	10	11	−1	042.86
1987	Fourth Place	4th	7	4	1	2	13	9	+4	057.14
1988	First Group Stage	10th	4	0	2	2	2	4	−2	000.00
1991	Third Place	3rd	7	3	4	0	13	5	+8	042.86
1992	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	3	0	7	2	+5	050.00
1995	Did not participate
1997	Fourth Place	4th	9	4	4	1	14	8	+6	044.44
1999	Runners-up	2nd	9	4	3	2	13	7	+6	044.44
2001	First Group Stage	7th	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	025.00
2003	Final Group	5th	9	4	1	4	16	12	+4	044.44
2005	Final Group	5th	9	2	5	2	13	10	+3	022.22
2007	Final Group	3rd	9	4	2	3	13	11	+2	044.44
2009	Final Group	3rd	9	6	1	2	21	16	+5	066.67
2011	Final Group	2nd	9	4	2	3	10	11	−1	044.44
2013	Final Group	3rd	9	4	3	2	15	12	+3	044.44
2015	Final Group	3rd	9	5	2	2	15	5	+10	055.56
2017	Champions	1st	9	6	2	1	18	8	+10	066.67
2019	Final Group	3rd	9	4	2	3	10	8	+2	044.44
2021	TBD
Total	29/30	8 Titles	190	95	56	39	320	201	+119	050.00

Minor tournaments

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	+/–	%
2010 Copa Integración Latinoamericana	Fourth Place	4th	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	033.33
2010 Copa Alcaldía de Medellín	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	033.33
2010 Copa Aerosur	Sixth Place	6th	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	000.00
2010 100 Años de la Camiseta Celeste trophy	Runners-up	2nd	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
2011 Suwon Cup	Champions	1st	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	033.33
2012 Copa Provincia del Chaco	Third Place	3rd	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	050.00
Total	—	1 Title	15	4	7	4	16	16	+0	026.67

FIFA World Cup matches

World Cup matches (By team)
Team	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	+/–	%
United States	4	3	0	1	10	4	+6	075.00
Portugal	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Ghana	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	033.33
Brazil	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	033.33
Hungary	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Poland	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
England	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Soviet Union	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
South Korea	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Spain	3	1	1	1	3	8	−5	033.33
Mali	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Argentina	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Guinea	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Belgium	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Morocco	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Uzbekistan	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Germany	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Jordan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Qatar	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
France	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Australia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Japan	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Romania	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Syria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Zambia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	51	23	13	15	68	54	+14	045.10

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up to attend training camp from 30 November to 2 December 2020 as part of preparations for 2021 South American U-20 Championship.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Lukas González	(2002-02-11) 11 February 2002	River Plate Salto
	1GK	Enzo López	(2001-03-11) 11 March 2001	Montevideo Wanderers
	2DF	Emiliano Aires	(2001-04-20) 20 April 2001	Progreso
	2DF	Emiliano Álvarez	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001	Defensor Sporting
	2DF	José Ávila	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003	Racing Montevideo
	2DF	Gaston Bártora	(2002-05-03) 3 May 2002	Defensor Sporting
	2DF	Marco Mancebo	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001	Defensor Sporting
	2DF	Fredy Martínez	(2001-05-01) 1 May 2001	Danubio
	2DF	Mateo Pereyra	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001	Nacional
	2DF	Matías Rocha	(2001-02-13) 13 February 2001	Defensor Sporting
	3MF	Valentín Rodríguez	(2001-06-13) 13 June 2001	Peñarol
	3MF	Agustín Da Rocha	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002	Nacional
	3MF	Esteban Da Silva	(2001-03-10) 10 March 2001	Cerrito
	3MF	Matías Ocampo	(2002-03-14) 14 March 2002	Defensor Sporting
	3MF	Vicente Poggi	(2002-07-11) 11 July 2002	Defensor Sporting
	3MF	Damián Silva	(2001-03-22) 22 March 2001	Defensor Sporting
	3MF	Joaquín Valiente	(2001-04-13) 13 April 2001	Defensor Sporting
	4FW	Máximo Alonso	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002	Peñarol
	4FW	Agustín Álvarez Martínez	(2001-05-19) 19 May 2001	Peñarol
	4FW	Alexander González	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002	Deportivo Maldonado
	4FW	Facundo Milán	(2001-02-03) 3 February 2001	Defensor Sporting
	4FW	Rodrigo Muniz	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001	Deportivo Maldonado

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Guillermo Centurión	(2001-07-23) 23 July 2001	Nacional
	1GK	Fabrizio Correa	(2001-01-18) 18 January 2001	River Plate Montevideo
	1GK	Ignacio Suárez	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002	Nacional
	1GK	Randall Rodríguez	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003	Peñarol
	1GK	Francisco Coirolo	(2001-06-09) 9 June 2001	Montevideo City Torque
	2DF	Lucas Monzón	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001	Danubio
	2DF	Renzo Orihuela	(2001-04-04) 4 April 2001	Nacional
	2DF	Lautaro Pertusatti	(2001-07-21) 21 July 2001	Nacional
	2DF	Enzo Siri	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002	Danubio
	2DF	Gonzalo Pérez	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001	Liverpool
	2DF	Joaquín Sosa	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002	Nacional
	2DF	Pedro Milans	(2002-03-24) 24 March 2002	Juventud
	3MF	Kevin Alaníz	(2003-01-30) 30 January 2003	Fénix
	3MF	César Araújo	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001	Montevideo Wanderers
	3MF	Santiago Cartagena	(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002	Nacional
	3MF	Fabricio Díaz	(2003-02-03) 3 February 2003	Liverpool
	3MF	Martín Fernández	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001	Liverpool
	3MF	Facundo Silvera	(2001-11-18) 18 November 2001	Danubio
	3MF	Manuel Ugarte	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001	Famalicão
	3MF	Rodrigo Marín	(2001-02-20) 20 February 2001	Defensor Sporting
	3MF	Logan Ponce	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002	River Plate Montevideo
	4FW	Matías Arezo	(2002-11-21) 21 November 2002	River Plate Montevideo
	4FW	Thiago Borbas	(2002-04-07) 7 April 2002	River Plate Montevideo
	4FW	Franco Pérez	(2001-08-01) 1 August 2001	Rentistas
	4FW	Juan Manuel Gutiérrez	(2002-02-04) 4 February 2002	Almería
	4FW	Cristian Olivera	(2002-04-17) 17 April 2002	Almería

See also

• Uruguay national football team
• Uruguay national under-17 football team
• Uruguay national under-23 football team
• South American Youth Football Championship