Spain national under-20 football team
Appearance
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | La Roja (The Red One) | ||
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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 | ||
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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) matches only. | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 13 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Winners (1999) |
Medal record | ||
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U-20 World Cup | ||
1985 Soviet Union | Team | |
1999 Nigeria | Team | |
2003 United Arab Emirates | Team |
Medal record | ||
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U-20 Mediterranean Games | ||
2009 Pescara, Italy | Team |
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
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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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 |
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1985 | Sebastián Losada Fernando Gómez |
1995 | Joseba Etxeberria |
1999 | Pablo Couñago |
Players
Most caps
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-20 Caps |
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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 |
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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
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 |
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1 | GK | Sergio Asenjo | 28 June 1989 | 4 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
2 | DF | César Azpilicueta | 28 August 1989 | 5 | 0 | Osasuna |
3 | DF | José Ángel Valdés | 5 September 1989 | 10 | 0 | Sporting Gijón |
4 | DF | Álvaro Domínguez | 15 May 1989 | 1 | 0 | Atlético Madrid |
5 | DF | Alberto Botía | 27 January 1989 | 8 | 1 | Sporting de Gijón |
6 | MF | Marcos Gullón | 20 February 1989 | 7 | 0 | Villarreal |
7 | MF | Aarón Ñíguez | 26 April 1989 | 11 | 7 | Celta de Vigo |
8 | MF | Ander Herrera | 14 September 1989 | 10 | 3 | Real Zaragoza |
9 | FW | Enrique García 'Kike' | 25 November 1989 | 7 | 3 | Real Murcia |
10 | MF | Daniel Parejo | 16 April 1989 | 11 | 1 | Getafe |
11 | MF | Jordi Alba | 21 March 1989 | 9 | 0 | Valencia |
12 | DF | Andreu Fontàs | 14 November 1989 | 9 | 0 | Barcelona |
13 | GK | Tomás Mejías | 30 January 1989 | 6 | 0 | Real Madrid |
14 | DF | Víctor Laguardia | 5 November 1989 | 9 | 1 | Real Zaragoza |
15 | DF | Dídac Vilà | 9 June 1989 | 6 | 0 | Espanyol |
16 | MF | Oriol Romeu | 24 September 1991 | 3 | 0 | Barcelona |
17 | MF | Francisco Mérida | 4 March 1990 | 6 | 3 | Arsenal |
18 | FW | Óscar de Marcos | 14 April 1989 | 3 | 0 | Athletic Bilbao |
19 | FW | Iago Falqué | 4 April 1990 | 1 | 0 | Bari |
20 | FW | Emilio Nsue | 30 September 1989 | 10 | 4 | Real Sociedad |
21 | GK | Diego Mariño | 9 May 1990 | 1 | 0 | Villarreal |
Former squads
- 2007 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
- 2005 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
- 2003 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
- 1999 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
- 1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
- 1995 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
- 1991 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
- 1989 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
- 1985 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Spain
See also
- Spain national football team
- Spain national under-21 football team
- Spain national under-19 football team
- Spain national under-18 football team
- Spain national under-17 football team
- Spain national youth football team
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