Brazil national under-20 football team
The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
Nickname(s) | Seleção Sub-20 (Under-20 Team) | ||
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Association | Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | André Jardine | ||
Captain | Various | ||
FIFA code | BRA | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 18 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Winners ![]() | ||
South American Youth Championship | |||
Appearances | 26 (first in 1954) | ||
Best result | Winners ![]() |
Medal record | ||
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U-20 World Cup | ||
![]() | 1977 Tunisia | Team |
![]() | 1983 Mexico | Team |
![]() | 1985 Soviet Union | Team |
![]() | 1989 Saudi Arabia | Team |
![]() | 1991 Portugal | Team |
![]() | 1993 Australia | Team |
![]() | 1995 Qatar | Team |
![]() | 2003 United Arab Emirates | Team |
![]() | 2005 Netherlands | Team |
![]() | 2009 Egypt | Team |
![]() | 2011 Colombia | Team |
![]() | 2015 New Zealand | Team |
The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record eleven times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.
Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Third place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
![]() | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
![]() | Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
![]() | Third place | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
![]() | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
![]() | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
![]() | Champions | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | To be determined | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 18/23 | 103 | 72 | 16 | 15 | 231 | 71 |
South American Youth Championship record
South American Youth Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA | |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
![]() | Third place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
![]() | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
![]() | First round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
![]() | First round | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
![]() | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
![]() | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
![]() | Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |
![]() | Champions | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | |
![]() | Third place | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | |
![]() | Champions | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | |
![]() | Champions | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
![]() | Champions | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | |
![]() | Champions | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | |
![]() | First round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | |
![]() | Fifth place | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
![]() | Fifth place | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
![]() | TBD | |||||||
Total | 27/28 | 190 | 113 | 40 | 37 | 354 | 151 |
1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Titles
- FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
- Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
- South American Youth Championship:
- Winners (11): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005
Friendly tournaments
- Toulon Tournament:
- COTIF:
- Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
Current squad
The following players were called up for friendly matches against Peru and Colombia on 1 and 4 December 2019 respectively.[1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Adriel | 14 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Lucão | 26 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
GK | Matheus Cunha | 24 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Luan Cândido | 2 February 2001 | 8 | 1 | ![]() | |
DF | Igor Gomes | 6 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Kaique Rocha | 28 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Khellven | 25 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Luan Freitas | 20 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Morato | 30 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Ramon Ricardo | 12 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | André | 16 July 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Caio Rosa | 9 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Ed Carlos | 19 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Fernando Henrique | 1 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Gomes | 12 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Maurício | 22 June 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Felipe Estrella | 10 January 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Gabriel Pec | 11 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Gui Azevedo | 21 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Luis Phelipe | 12 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Oliver Batista Meier | 16 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
FW | Yuri Alberto | 18 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 goals |
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1 | Adaílton | 1997 | 24 |
2 | Romário | 1985 | 11 |
3 | Neymar | 2011 | 9 |
Henrique | 2011 | 9 | |
5 | Rodrigo Gral | 1999 | 8 |
Edu | 1999 | 8 | |
Alexandre Pato | 2007 | 8 | |
8 | Dudu Cearense | 2003 | 7 |
9 | Geovani | 1983 | 6 |
Ronaldinho | 1999 | 6 | |
Adriano | 2001 | 6 | |
Daniel Carvalho | 2003 | 6 | |
Alan Kardec | 2009 | 6 | |
Marcos Guilherme | 2015 | 6 |
See also
- South American Youth Championship
- Brazil national football team
- Brazil Olympic football team
- Brazil national under-17 football team
- Santos FC and the Brazilian national football team
References
- "Seleção Brasileira Sub-20 é convocada para jogos com Peru e Colômbia". CBF. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.