Spain national under-20 football team

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.

Spain Under-20
Nickname(s)La Rojita (The Little Red One)
La Furia Roja (the red fury)
AssociationRoyal Spanish Football Federation
(Real Federación Española de Fútbol – RFEF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLuis de la Fuente (2013–)
Most capsPablo Couñago (13)
Jaime Gavilán (13)
Francisco Jusué (13)
Top scorerAdrián (10)
FIFA codeESP
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)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1977)
Best resultWinners (1999)
Spain national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
1985 Soviet Union Team
1999 Nigeria Team
2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Spain national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara, Italy Team

Competitive Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place

FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1977Group stage7th311133
1979Quarter-finals6th421*132
1981Group stage13th302157
1983Did not qualify
1985Runners-up2nd622288
1987Did not qualify
1989Group stage15th310247
1991Quarter-finals7th421183
1993Did not qualify
1995Fourth Place4th64021912
1997Quarter-finals7th5401103
1999Champions1st7520165
2001Did not qualify
2003Runners-up2nd750284
2005Quarter-finals7th5401174
2007Quarter-finals5th5320138
2009Round of 1611th4301143
2011Quarter-finals5th5320134
2013Quarter-finals6th540194
2015Did not qualify
2017
2019
2021To be determined
Total1 Title15/237243131615077

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1991 Did not enter
1993
1997 Fourth place 4th 411224
2001 Did not qualify
2005 See Spain national under-23 football team
2009 Gold medalists 1st 431094
2013 Did not enter
2018 See Spain national under-18 football team
Total1 Gold medal2/68422118

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
1Pablo CouñagoCelta Vigo, Numancia1998–199913
 Jaime GavilánValencia, Tenerife2003–200513
 Francisco JusuéOsasuna1998–199913
4Pablo OrbaizOsasuna1998–199912
 Israel PuertoSevilla2012–201312
 Rubén SuárezSporting Gijón1998–199912
7Sergio GarcíaBarcelona200311
 AarónRangers, Celta Vigo200911
 Dani ParejoReal Madrid, Getafe200911
 Carlos PeñaBarcelona200311
 JuanfranReal Madrid2003–200511

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
1AdriánDeportivo200710
 Joseba EtxeberriaReal Sociedad19957
 Sergio GarcíaBarcelona20037
 AarónRangers, Celta Vigo20097
5Pablo CouñagoCelta Vigo, Numancia1998–19996
6Fernando LlorenteAthletic Bilbao20055
 JeséReal Madrid20135
 Álvaro VázquezEspanyol20115
9Emilio NsueCastellón, Real Sociedad20094
 David SilvaEibar20054
 Ismael UrzaizReal Madrid1989–19914

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

Former squads
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See also

References
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