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 U-20
Nickname	La Rojita (The Little Red One)
Association	Royal Spanish Football Federation ; (Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Most caps	Pablo Couñago; Jaime Gavilán; Francisco Jusué; (13 each)
Top scorer	Adrián (5)
FIFA code	ESP
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Spain 2–1 France ; (Radès, Tunisia; 28 June 1977)
Biggest win
	Spain 8–0 Tahiti ; (Cairo, Egypt; 25 September 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Argentina 3–0 Spain ; (Doha, Qatar; 25 April 1995) ; Brazil 3–0 Spain ; (Montevideo, Uruguay; February 1, 1998) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	16 (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 Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the governing body for football in Spain.

Competitive Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Champions Runners-up Fourth Place

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Group stage	7th	3	1	1	1	3	3
1979	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1*	1	3	2
1981	Group stage	13th	3	0	2	1	5	7
1983	Did not qualify
1985	Runners-up	2nd	6	2	2*	2	8	8
1987	Did not qualify
1989	Group stage	15th	3	1	0	2	4	7
1991	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	1	1	8	3
1993	Did not qualify
1995	Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	19	12
1997	Quarter-finals	7th	5	4	0	1	10	3
1999	Champions	1st	7	5	2*	0	16	5
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	0	2	8	4
2005	Quarter-finals	7th	5	4	0	1	17	4
2007	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	2*	0	13	8
2009	Round of 16	11th	4	3	0	1	14	3
2011	Quarter-finals	5th	5	3	2*	0	13	4
2013	Quarter-finals	6th	5	4	0	1	9	4
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2023
2025	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	1	2	6	7
2027	Qualified
Total	1 title	16/24	77	45	14	18	156	84

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Spain's U-20 World Cup matches
Year	Round	Score	Result
1977	Group stage	Spain 2–1 France	Won
	Group stage	Spain 1–1 Mexico	Draw
	Group stage	Spain 0–1 Tunisia	Lost
1979	Group stage	Spain 1–0 Japan	Won
	Group stage	Spain 2–1 Mexico	Won
	Group stage	Spain 0–1 Algeria	Lost
	Quarter-finals	Spain 0–0 Poland	Draw
1981	Group stage	Spain 2–2 Egypt	Draw
	Group stage	Spain 1–1 Mexico	Draw
	Group stage	Spain 2–4 West Germany	Lost
1985	Group stage	Spain 0–0 Saudi Arabia	Draw
	Group stage	Spain 0–2 Brazil	Lost
	Group stage	Spain 4–2 Republic of Ireland	Won
	Quarter-finals	Spain 2–1 Bulgaria	Won
	Semi-finals	Spain 2–2 Soviet Union	Draw

Final	Spain 0–1 Brazil	Lost
1989	Group stage	Spain 2–1 Argentina	Won
	Group stage	Spain 0–2 Iraq	Lost
	Group stage	Spain 2–4 Norway	Lost
1991	Group stage	Spain 1–0 England	Won
	Group stage	Spain 6–0 Uruguay	Won
	Group stage	Spain 0–0 Syria	Draw
	Quarter-finals	Spain 1–3 Soviet Union	Lost
1995	Group stage	Spain 5–1 Burundi	Won
	Group stage	Spain 2–1 Japan	Won
	Group stage	Spain 6–3 Chile	Won
	Quarter-finals	Spain 4–1 Russia	Won
	Semi-finals	Spain 0–3 Argentina	Lost

Third Place Match	Spain 2–3 Portugal	Lost
1997	Group stage	Spain 2–1 Japan	Won
	Group stage	Spain 2–1 Paraguay	Won
	Group stage	Spain 4–0 Costa Rica	Won
	Round of 16	Spain 2–0 Canada	Won
	Quarter-finals	Spain 0–1 Republic of Ireland	Lost
1999	Group stage	Spain 0–0 Zambia	Draw
	Group stage	Spain 2–0 Brazil	Won
	Group stage	Spain 3–1 Honduras	Won
	Round of 16	Spain 3–2 United States	Won
	Quarter-finals	Spain 1–1 Ghana	Draw
	Semi-finals	Spain 3–1 Mali	Won

Final	Spain 4–0 Japan	Won
2003	Group stage	Spain 1–2 Argentina	Lost
	Group stage	Spain 2–0 Mali	Won
	Group stage	Spain 1–0 Uzbekistan	Won
	Round of 16	Spain 1–0 Paraguay	Won
	Quarter-finals	Spain 2–1 Canada	Won
	Semi-finals	Spain 1–0 Colombia	Won

Final	Spain 0–1 Brazil	Lost
2005	Group stage	Spain 3–1 Morocco	Won
	Group stage	Spain 7–0 Chile	Won
	Group stage	Spain 3–0 Honduras	Won
	Round of 16	Spain 3–0 Turkey	Won
	Quarter-finals	Spain 1–3 Argentina	Lost
2007	Group stage	Spain 2–2 Uruguay	Draw
	Group stage	Spain 2–1 Zambia	Won
	Group stage	Spain 4–2 Jordan	Won
	Round of 16	Spain 4–2 Brazil	Won
	Quarter-finals	Spain 1–1 Czech Republic	Draw
2009	Group stage	Spain 8–0 Tahiti	Won
	Group stage	Spain 2–0 Nigeria	Won
	Group stage	Spain 3–0 Venezuela	Won
	Round of 16	Spain 1–3 Italy	Lost
2011	Group stage	Spain 4–1 Costa Rica	Won
	Group stage	Spain 2–0 Ecuador	Won
	Group stage	Spain 5–1 Australia	Won
	Round of 16	Spain 0–0 South Korea	Draw
	Quarter-finals	Spain 2–2 Brazil	Draw
2013	Group stage	Spain 4–1 United States	Won
	Group stage	Spain 1–0 Ghana	Won
	Group stage	Spain 2–1 France	Won
	Round of 16	Spain 2–1 Mexico	Won
	Quarter-finals	Spain 0–1 Uruguay	Lost
2025	Group stage	Spain 0–2 Morocco	Lost
	Group stage	Spain 2–2 Mexico	Draw
	Group stage	Spain 1–0 Brazil	Won
	Round of 16

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	did not enter
1993	did not enter
1997	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	2	4
2001	did not qualify
2005	See Spain national under-23 football team
2009	Gold medalists	1st	4	3	1	0	9	4
2013	did not enter
2018	See Spain national under-18 football team
Total	1 Gold medal	2/6	8	4	2	2	11	8

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

Player records

Top appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-20 Caps
1	Pablo Couñago	Celta Vigo, Numancia	1998–1999	13
	Jaime Gavilán	Valencia, Tenerife	2003–2005	13
	Francisco Jusué	Osasuna	1998–1999	13
4	Pablo Orbaiz	Osasuna	1998–1999	12
	Israel Puerto	Sevilla	2012–2013	12
	Rubén Suárez	Sporting Gijón	1998–1999	12
7	Sergio García	Barcelona	2003	11
	Aarón	Rangers, Celta Vigo	2009	11
	Dani Parejo	Real Madrid, Getafe	2009	11
	Carlos Peña	Barcelona	2003	11
	Juanfran	Real Madrid	2003–2005	11

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

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
1	Adrián	Deportivo	2007	10
	Joseba Etxeberria	Real Sociedad	1995	7
	Sergio García	Barcelona	2003	7
	Aarón	Rangers, Celta Vigo	2009	7
5	Pablo Couñago	Celta Vigo, Numancia	1998–1999	6
6	Fernando Llorente	Athletic Bilbao	2005	5
	Jesé	Real Madrid	2013	5
	Álvaro Vázquez	Espanyol	2011	5
9	Emilio Nsue	Castellón, Real Sociedad	2009	4
	David Silva	Eibar	2005	4
	Ismael Urzaiz	Real Madrid	1989–1991	4

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

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, between 27 September – 19 October 2025.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2025, after the match against Colombia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Fran González	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 21)	5	0	Real Madrid
13	1GK	Raúl Jiménez	(2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Valencia
21	1GK	Vicent Abril	(2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Valencia

2	2DF	Pau Navarro	(2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 21)	5	0	Villarreal
3	2DF	Julio Díaz	(2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 21)	7	0	Atlético Madrid
4	2DF	Álvaro Cortés	(2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 21)	3	0	Barcelona
5	2DF	Andrés Cuenca	(2007-06-11) 11 June 2007 (age 19)	7	0	Barcelona
16	2DF	Jesús Fortea	(2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 19)	5	0	Real Madrid
20	2DF	Diego Aguado	(2007-02-07) 7 February 2007 (age 19)	3	0	Real Madrid

6	3MF	Izan Merino	(2006-04-15) 15 April 2006 (age 20)	4	0	Málaga
7	3MF	Rayane Belaid	(2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 21)	7	1	Atlético Madrid
8	3MF	Rodri Mendoza	(2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 21)	6	0	Elche
12	3MF	Thiago Pitarch	(2007-08-03) 3 August 2007 (age 19)	6	0	Real Madrid
15	3MF	Cristian Perea	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 20)	4	0	Real Madrid
18	3MF	Peio Canales	(2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 21)	3	0	Racing Santander

9	4FW	Adrián Liso	(2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 21)	6	0	Getafe
10	4FW	Iker Bravo	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 21)	5	2	Udinese
11	4FW	David Mella	(2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 21)	7	0	Deportivo La Coruña
14	4FW	Joel Roca	(2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 21)	3	0	Girona
17	4FW	Pablo García	(2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 20)	5	2	Real Betis
19	4FW	Jan Virgili	(2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 20)	7	1	Mallorca

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Spain's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Algeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Argentina	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	025.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Brazil	7	3	1	3	9	8	+1	042.86
Bulgaria	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Burundi	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Canada	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Colombia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Costa Rica	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00
Chile	2	2	0	0	13	3	+10	100.00
Czech Republic	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Egypt	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
England	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
France	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Ghana	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Honduras	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Iraq	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Italy	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Japan	4	4	0	0	9	2	+7	100.00
Jordan	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Mali	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Mexico	5	2	3	0	8	6	+2	040.00
Morocco	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Norway	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Paraguay	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Poland	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Republic of Ireland	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Russia	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
South Korea	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Soviet Union	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Syria	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Tahiti	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Turkey	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
United States	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	100.00
Uruguay	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5	033.33
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
West Germany	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2	000.00
Zambia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Total	75	44	14	17	153	81	+72	058.67

Honours

Titles

FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Champions (1): 1999.
- Runners-up (2): 1985, 2003

Former squads

References

↑ "Estos son los 21 futbolistas que defenderán a España en el Mundial de Chile" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

External links

siemprecantera (in Spanish)
Tournament archive at fifa.com
FIFA U-20 World Cup at rsssf
Squad listings of winning teams at rsssf

[1] "Estos son los 21 futbolistas que defenderán a España en el Mundial de Chile" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

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	1999 Nigeria	Team
	2003 United Arab Emirates	Team

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