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 Nicolás De La Cruz
Home stadium Estadio Centenario de Montevideo
FIFA code URU
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances 14 (first in 1979)
Best result Runners-up, 1997, 2013
South American Youth Football Championship
Appearances 27 (first in 1954)
Best result Winners, 1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017

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
South Korea 2017Fourth Place4th734073
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 +10 066.67
Chile 1958Champions5 2 3 0 13 9 +4 040.00
Colombia 1964Champions6 4 1 1 8 5 +3 066.67
Paraguay 1967Group Stage4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 025.00
Paraguay 1971Runners-up5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 060.00
Chile 1974Runners-up6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 050.00
Peru 1975Champions6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 050.00
Venezuela 1977Champions7 4 3 0 11 2 +9 057.14
Uruguay 1979Champions6 5 1 0 12 1 +11 083.33
Ecuador 1981Champions7 5 1 1 17 8 +9 071.43
Bolivia 1983Runners-up7 4 2 1 14 12 +2 057.14
Paraguay 1985Fourth Place7 3 1 3 10 11 −1 042.86
Colombia 1987Fourth Place7 4 1 2 13 9 +4 057.14
Argentina 1988First Group Stage4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 000.00
Venezuela 1991Third Place7 3 4 0 13 5 +8 042.86
Colombia 1992Runners-up6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 050.00
Bolivia 1995Did not participate
Chile 1997Fourth Place9 4 4 1 14 8 +6 044.44
Argentina 1999Runners-up9 4 3 2 13 7 +6 044.44
Ecuador 2001First Group Stage4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 025.00
Uruguay 2003Final Group9 4 1 4 16 12 +4 044.44
Colombia 2005Final Group9 2 5 2 13 10 +3 022.22
Paraguay 2007Final Group9 4 2 3 13 11 +2 044.44
Venezuela 2009Final Group9 6 1 2 21 16 +5 066.67
Peru 2011Final Group9 4 2 3 10 11 −1 044.44
Argentina 2013Final Group9 4 3 2 15 12 +3 044.44
Uruguay 2015Final Group9 5 2 2 15 5 +10 055.56
Ecuador 2017Champions9 6 2 1 18 8 +10 066.67
Total27/28190 95 56 39 320 201 +119 050.00

Minor tournaments

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
Paraguay 2010 Copa Integración LatinoamericanaFourth Place3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 033.33
Colombia 2010 Copa Alcaldía de MedellínRunners-up3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 033.33
Bolivia 2010 Copa AerosurSixth Place3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 000.00
Uruguay 2010 100 Años de la Camiseta Celeste trophyRunners-up1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
South Korea 2011 Suwon CupChampions3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 033.33
Argentina 2012 Copa Provincia del ChacoThird Place2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 050.00
Total—15 4 7 4 16 16 +0 026.67

FIFA World Cup matches

World Cup matches (By team)
Team GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
 United States|4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 075.00
 Portugal|4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 050.00
 Ghana|3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 033.33
 Brazil|3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 033.33
 Hungary|2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Poland|2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 England|2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
 Soviet Union|2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
 South Korea|2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
 Spain|3 1 1 1 3 8 −5 033.33
 Mali|2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
 Argentina|2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
 Guinea|1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Belgium|1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Morocco|1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Uzbekistan|2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Malaysia|1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Germany|1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Honduras|1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Jordan|1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Qatar|1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Paraguay|1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 France|1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 New Zealand|2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
 Ivory Coast|1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Australia|1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Japan|1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Romania|1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Cameroon|1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Syria|1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Zambia|1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 51 23 13 15 68 54 +14 045.10

Current team status

2017 South American Youth Football Championship

Final stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 5401105+512
 Ecuador 5212118+37
 Venezuela 521286+27
 Argentina 521269−37
 Brazil 51316606
 Colombia 502329−72

30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)
18:15
Uruguay  3–0  Argentina
De la Cruz  37'
Olivera  40'
Amaral  61'		 Report
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Referee: Diego Haro (Peru)

2 February 2017 (2017-02-02)
18:15
Uruguay  2–1  Brazil
Amaral  59'
Viña  90+1'		 Report Guilherme Arana  23'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)
18:15
Uruguay  3–0  Colombia
Waller  40'
Schiappacasse  64'
De la Cruz  82' (pen.)		 Report
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

8 February 2017 (2017-02-08)
18:15
Uruguay  0–3  Venezuela
Report Mejías  67'
Soteldo  70' (pen.)
Chacón  75' (pen.)

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)
20:00
Ecuador  1–2  Uruguay
Lino  65' Report Ardaiz  4', 25'
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Recent games

Current squad

The following players were selected to take part in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Santiago Mele (1997-09-06)6 September 1997 (aged 19) Uruguay Fénix
1GK Juan Tinaglini (1998-11-09)9 November 1998 (aged 18) Uruguay River Plate
1GK Adriano Freitas (1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 19) Uruguay Peñarol
2DF Agustín Rogel (1997-10-17)17 October 1997 (aged 19) Uruguay Nacional
2DF Santiago Bueno (1998-11-09)9 November 1998 (aged 18) Spain FC Barcelona
2DF Emanuel Gularte (1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 19) Uruguay Wanderers
2DF Matías Viña (1997-11-09)9 November 1997 (aged 19) Uruguay Nacional
2DF Mathías Olivera (1997-10-31)31 October 1997 (aged 19) Uruguay Atenas
2DF José Luis Rodríguez (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 20) Uruguay Danubio
3MF Marcelo Saracchi (1998-04-23)23 April 1998 (aged 19) Uruguay Danubio
3MF Santiago Viera (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 18) Uruguay Liverpool
3MF Carlos Benavídez (1998-03-30)30 March 1998 (aged 19) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
3MF Facundo Waller (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 20) Uruguay Plaza Colonia
3MF Rodrigo Bentancur (1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 19) Argentina Boca Juniors
3MF Federico Valverde (1998-07-02)2 July 1998 (aged 18) Spain Real Madrid Castilla
3MF Nicolás de la Cruz (1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 19) Uruguay Liverpool
4FW Agustín Canobbio (1998-10-01)1 October 1998 (aged 18) Uruguay Fénix
4FW Nicolás Schiappacasse (1999-01-12)12 January 1999 (aged 18) Spain Atlético Madrid B
4FW Joaquín Ardaiz (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (aged 18) Uruguay Danubio
4FW Rodrigo Amaral (1997-03-25)25 March 1997 (aged 20) Uruguay Nacional
4FW Juan Manuel Boselli (1999-11-09)9 November 1999 (aged 17) Uruguay Defensor Sporting

See also

References

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