Uruguay national under-20 football team

Uruguay under-20
Nickname(s) Cains
La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue)
La Celeste (The Sky Blue)
Association Asociación Uruguaya
de Fútbol
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Fabián Coito
Captain Náhitan Nández
Home stadium Estadio Centenario de Montevideo
FIFA code URU
First colours
Second colours
South American Youth Football Championship
Appearances 24 (first in 1954)
Best result Winners, 1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981

Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Tunisia 1977Fourth Place4th531165
Japan 1979 Third Place3rd6411103
Australia 1981Quarter-Finals5th430162
Mexico 1983Quarter-Finals5th421175
Soviet Union 1985Did Not Qualify
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991Group Stage15th301207
Australia 1993Quarter-Finals6th421165
Qatar 1995Banned
Malaysia 1997Runners-up2nd7421146
Nigeria 1999Fourth Place4th722378
Argentina 2001Did Not Qualify
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007Round of 1612th411246
Egypt 2009Round of 1611th421175
Colombia 2011Group Stage18th302112
Turkey 2013Runners-up2nd7421103
New Zealand 2015Round of 1612th412133
Total13/200 titles622817178160

South American Youth Football Championship

South American Youth Football Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
Venezuela 1954Champions6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 66.67
Chile 1958Champions5 2 3 0 13 9 +4 40.00
Colombia 1964Champions6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 66.67
Paraguay 1967Group Stage4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 25.00
Paraguay 1971Runners-up5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 60.00
Chile 1974Runners-up6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 50.00
Peru 1975Champions6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 50.00
Venezuela 1977Champions7 4 3 0 11 2 +9 57.14
Uruguay 1979Champions6 5 1 0 12 1 +11 83.33
Ecuador 1981Champions7 5 1 1 17 8 +9 71.43
Bolivia 1983Runners-up7 4 2 1 14 12 +2 57.14
Paraguay 1985Fourth Place7 3 1 3 10 11 −1 42.86
Colombia 1987Fourth Place7 4 1 2 13 9 +4 57.14
Argentina 1988First Group Stage4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 00.00
Venezuela 1991Third Place7 3 4 0 13 5 +8 42.86
Colombia 1992Runners-up6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 50.00
Bolivia 1995Withdrew———————
Chile 1997Fourth Place9 4 4 1 14 8 +6 44.44
Argentina 1999Runners-up9 4 3 2 13 7 +6 44.44
Ecuador 2001First Group Stage4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 25.00
Uruguay 2003Final Group9 4 1 4 16 12 +4 44.44
Colombia 2005Final Group9 2 5 2 13 10 +3 22.22
Paraguay 2007Final Group9 4 2 3 13 11 +2 44.44
Venezuela 2009Final Group9 6 1 2 21 16 +5 66.67
Peru 2011Final Group9 4 2 3 10 11 −1 44.44
Argentina 2013Final Group9 4 3 2 15 12 +3 44.44
Uruguay 2015Qualified as hosts
Total26/27172 84 52 36 287 188 +99 48.84

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
Paraguay 2010 Copa Integración LatinoamericanaFourth Place3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 33.33
Colombia 2010 Copa Alcaldía de MedellínRunners-up3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 33.33
Bolivia 2010 Copa AerosurSixth Place3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 00.00
Uruguay 2010 100 Años de la Camiseta Celeste trophyRunners-up1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 00.00
South Korea 2011 Suwon CupChampions3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 33.33
Argentina 2012 Copa Provincia del ChacoThird Place2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 50.00
Total—15 4 7 4 16 16 +0 26.67

FIFA World Cup matches

World Cup matches (By team)
Team GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
 United States|4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 75.00
 Portugal|4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 50.00
 Ghana|3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 33.33
 Brazil|3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 33.33
 Hungary|2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.000
 Poland|2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.000
 England|2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00
 Soviet Union|2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00
 South Korea|2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 50.00
 Spain|3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 33.33
 Mali|2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 00.00
 Argentina|2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 00.00
 Guinea|1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.000
 Belgium|1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.000
 Morocco|1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.000
 Uzbekistan|2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.000
 Malaysia|1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.000
 Germany|1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.000
 Honduras|1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.000
 Jordan|1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.000
 Qatar|1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.000
 Paraguay|1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 00.00
 France|1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 00.00
 New Zealand|2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 50.00
 Ivory Coast|1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 00.00
 Australia|1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
 Japan|1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
 Romania|1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
 Cameroon|1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00.00
 Syria|1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00.00
 Zambia|1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00.00
Total 51 23 13 15 68 54 +14 45.10

Current team status

2013 South American Youth Football Championship

Final stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 540163+312
 Paraguay 531174+310
 Uruguay 530253+29
 Chile 521276+17
 Peru 512268−25
 Ecuador 5005411−70

20 January 2013
19:45
Peru  1–3  Uruguay
Reyna  42' Formiliano  12'
López  68'
Rolán  88'

23 January 2013
22:00
Colombia  1–0  Uruguay
Córdoba  38'

27 January 2013
17:30
Chile  0–1  Uruguay
Bueno  64'

30 January 2013
22:00
Paraguay  1–0  Uruguay
Alonso  59'

3 February 2013
17:15
Uruguay  1–0  Ecuador
López  5'

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 321020+27
 Cameroon 31112204
 New Zealand 302123–12
 Uruguay 302112–12

30 July 2011
20:00 (UTC-5)
Portugal  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali
Attendance: 35,276
Referee: Abdulrahman Mohammed Abdou (Qatar)

2 August 2011
17:00 (UTC-5)
Uruguay  1–1  New Zealand
Luna  74' Report Bevin  57'

5 August 2011
17:00 (UTC-5)
Uruguay  0–1  Cameroon
Report Mbongo  28'

Recent games

Current Squad

The following players were selected to take part in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Head coach: Uruguay Fabián Coito[1]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Thiago Gastón Cardozo (1996-07-31)31 July 1996 (aged 18) Uruguay Peñarol
2 2DF Agustín Ale (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 20) Uruguay River Plate
3 2DF Cristian González (1996-07-23)23 July 1996 (aged 18) Uruguay Danubio
4 2DF Mauricio Lemos (1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 19) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
5 3MF Nahitan Nández (1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 19) Uruguay Peñarol
6 3MF Diego Poyet (1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 20) England West Ham United
7 3MF Facundo Castro (1995-01-22)22 January 1995 (aged 20) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
8 3MF Mauro Arambarri (1995-09-30)30 September 1995 (aged 19) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
9 4FW Jaime Báez (1995-04-25)25 April 1995 (aged 20) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
10 4FW Gastón Pereiro (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 19) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
11 4FW Franco Acosta (1995-03-05)5 March 1995 (aged 20) Spain Villarreal
12 1GK Gastón Guruceaga (1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 20) Uruguay Peñarol
13 2DF Marcelo Saracchi (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 17) Uruguay Danubio
14 2DF Enrique Etcheverry (1996-05-10)10 May 1996 (aged 19) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
15 4FW Kevin Méndez (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 19) Italy Perugia Calcio
16 3MF Ramiro Guerra (1995-03-21)21 March 1995 (aged 20) Spain Villarreal
17 2DF Mathías Suárez (1996-06-24)24 June 1996 (aged 18) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
18 2DF Guillermo Cotugno (1995-03-12)12 March 1995 (aged 20) Russia Rubin Kazan
19 2DF Erick Cabaco (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 20) Uruguay Rentistas
20 3MF Rodrigo Amaral (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 18) Uruguay Nacional
21 1GK Michel Tabárez (1995-07-29)29 July 1995 (aged 19) Uruguay Fénix

See also

References

  1. ↑ para el Mundial Sub-20 (Spanish)
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