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).

Brazil under-20
Nickname(s)Seleção Sub-20 (Under-20 Team)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(CBF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachAndré Jardine
CaptainVarious
FIFA codeBRA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brazil 7–1 Panama 
(Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
 Brazil 10–0 Belgium 
(Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 0–3 Colombia 
(Montevideo, Uruguay; 7 February 2015)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1977)
Best resultWinners : 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003 and 2011
South American Youth Championship
Appearances26 (first in 1954)
Best resultWinners : 1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011
Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record
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
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
1977Third place5320133
1979Did not qualify------
1981Quarter-finals421174
1983Champions6510134
1985Champions6600141
1987Quarter-finals420263
1989Third place6501132
1991Runners-up6420144
1993Champions6510112
1995Runners-up6411113
1997Quarter-finals5401255
1999Quarter-finals5302135
2001Quarter-finals5401153
2003Champions7511146
2005Third place751194
2007Round of 16410369
2009Runners-up7520143
2011Champions7520185
2013Did not qualify------
2015Runners-up7421155
2017Did not qualify------
2019Did not qualify------
2021To be determined------
Total18/2310372161523171

South American Youth Championship record
South American Youth Championship record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
1954Runners-up6330145
1958Third place5221106
1964Did not enter------
1967Semi-finals530275
1971First round420273
1974Champions6510183
1975First round510467
1977Runners-up6510132
1979Fourth place721457
1981Runners-up6321135
1983Champions7610163
1985Champions7610113
1987Runners-up6321114
1988Champions7511142
1991Champions7430155
1992Champions651070
1995Champions6501174
1997Runners-up96212610
1999Third place94322210
2001Champions9621216
2003Runners-up9711235
2005Runners-up9522189
2007Champions9630209
2009Champions9612179
2011Champions9711247
2013First round411246
2015Fourth place9513139
2017Fifth place9342109
2019Fifth place933367
2021TBD
Total27/281901134037354151

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

Individual awards
  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2021 South American U-20 Championship fixtures against Chile, Bolivia and Peru on 12, 15 and 18 December respectively.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Adriel (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 0 0 Grêmio
1GK Leonardo Linck (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 0 0 Athletico Paranaense
1GK Luiz Júnior (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 0 0 Famalicão
2DF Rafael (2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 0 0 Cruzeiro
2DF Vanderson (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 0 0 Grêmio B
2DF Welington (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 1 0 São Paulo
2DF Luan Patrick (2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 0 0 Athletico Paranaense
2DF Riquelme (2002-08-28) 28 August 2002 0 0 Vasco da Gama
2DF Pedro Henrique (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 0 0 Internacional
2DF Natan (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 0 0 Flamengo
2DF David Sousa (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 0 0 Botafogo
3MF Maurício (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 2 0 Internacional
3MF Bruno Praxedes (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 2 0 Internacional
3MF Bruno Gomes (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 0 0 Vasco da Gama
3MF Daniel Cabral (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 0 0 Flamengo
3MF Diego Rosa (2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 0 0 Grêmio
3MF Gustavo (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 0 0 Sport Recife
4FW Cauê (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 0 0 Corinthians
4FW Gabriel Veron (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 0 0 Palmeiras
4FW Jajá (2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 0 0 Athletico Paranaense
4FW Kaio Jorge (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 0 0 Santos
4FW Luiz Henrique (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 0 0 Fluminense
4FW Gustavo Maia (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 0 0 Barcelona B

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Year(s) U-20 goals
1Adaílton199724
2Romário198511
3Neymar20119
Henrique20119
5Rodrigo Gral19998
Edu19998
Alexandre Pato20078
8Dudu Cearense20037
9Geovani19836
Ronaldinho19996
Adriano20016
Daniel Carvalho20036
Alan Kardec20096
Marcos Guilherme20156

See also

References
  1. "Seleção Sub-20 convocada para disputa de torneio internacional na Granja Comary". CBF. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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