Mexico national under-20 football team
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | El Tri (The Tri) | ||
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Association | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Raúl Chabrand | ||
Top scorer | José Juan Macías (11) | ||
FIFA code | MEX | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Panama City, Panama; March 9, 1962) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Rades, Tunisia; February 22, 1974) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (San Pedro, Honduras; August 21, 1994) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1977) | ||
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |||
Appearances | 25 (first in 1962) | ||
Best result | Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
The Mexico national under-20 football team represents Mexico in association football at the under-20 age level, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body of football in Mexico.
The team has won the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship a record thirteen times across its various formats. Mexico has also qualified to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 15 of the 21 occasions that the tournament has been held. Mexico's best finish came at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, the first ever edition of a FIFA-sanctioned youth tournament. They also managed a third-place finish at the 2011 edition.
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
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Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
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Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
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Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |
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Did not qualify | ||||||||
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Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
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Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
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Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
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Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
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Tournament canceled | ||||||||
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To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 16/24 | — | 65 | 22 | 18 | 25 | 90 | 72 |
Honours
Major competitions
Minor competitions
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Copa Presidente de la República
- Beijing Hyundai International Youth Football Tournament
- Milk Cup
- Lev Yashin Cup
- Winners (1): 2012[3]
- ADO Den Haag Tournament
- Winners (1): 59th ADO Den Haag Tournament[4]
Individual awards
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
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Schedule and recent results
The following is a list of matches from the current U-20 cycle.
Date | Location | Opponent | Score[1] | Competition | Scorers for Mexico |
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May 23, 2019 | Gdynia, Poland | ![]() |
1–2 | WC | Roberto de la Rosa |
May 26, 2019 | Gdynia, Poland | ![]() |
0–3 | WC | |
May 29, 2019 | Gdynia, Poland | ![]() |
0–1 | WC |
- Key
- 1.^ Mexico's score is listed first
- F = Friendly
- WC = FIFA U-20 World Cup
Players
Current squad
The following 21 players were called up for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Carlos Higuera | 18 November 2000 (aged 18) | ![]() |
2 | DF | Kevin Álvarez | 15 January 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
3 | DF | Gilberto Sepúlveda | 4 February 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
4 | DF | Efraín Orona | 22 February 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
5 | DF | Naelson Cárdenas | 15 April 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
6 | MF | Alan Torres | 19 February 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
7 | MF | Diego Hernández | 13 August 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
8 | MF | Misael Domínguez | 27 October 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
9 | FW | José Macías | 22 September 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
10 | MF | Diego Lainez | 9 June 2000 (aged 18) | ![]() |
11 | FW | Roberto de la Rosa | 4 January 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
12 | GK | Luis López | 20 December 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
13 | DF | Mario Trejo | 9 March 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
14 | DF | Oswaldo León | 15 June 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
15 | MF | Fernando Plascencia | 18 June 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
16 | MF | Roberto Meraz | 4 August 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
17 | FW | Daniel López | 14 March 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
18 | MF | Carlos Gutiérrez | 5 February 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
19 | MF | Antonio Figueroa | 13 June 1999 (aged 19) | ![]() |
20 | MF | Adrián Lozano | 8 May 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() |
21 | GK | Ángel Alonzo | 27 January 2000 (aged 19) | ![]() |
Player records
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 Goals |
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1 | José Juan Macías | 2018–2019 | 11 |
2 | Ronaldo Cisneros | 2017 | 8 |
3 | Hirving Lozano | 2015 | 6 |
4 | Ulises Dávila | 2011 | 5 |
5 | Giovani dos Santos | 2007 | 5 |
Managers
Manager | Mexico career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
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1977 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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1983 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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1985, 1998–1999 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
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1991 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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1992–1993 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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1994 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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1996–1997, 2001 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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2002–2003 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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2005 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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2007–2009 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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2009–2011 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
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2013–2015 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 |
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2016–2020 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
2020– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
- Mexico national football team
- Mexico national under-17 football team
- Mexico national under-23 football team
- Mexico women's national football team
- Mexico national beach football team
- Mexico national futsal team
References
- ^ "Triunfo de Panamá significa que México gana la Copa Presidente". 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "La Sub-20 ganó en Rusia el torneo 'Lev Yashin'".
- ^ "Mexico win the 59th ADO youth tournament". 28 May 2012.