Brazil national under-20 football team

Brazil under-20
Nickname(s) Seleção Sub-20 (Under-20 Team)
Association Confederação Brasileira de Futebol
(CBF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Carlos Amadeu
FIFA code BRA
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
Appearances 17 (first in 1977)
Best result Winners : 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003 and 2011
South American Youth Championship
Appearances 26 (first in 1954)
Best result Winners : 1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009 and 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 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).

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 (against six of rivals Argentina). 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, 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
Tunisia 1977Third place5320133
Japan 1979Did not qualify------
Australia 1981Quarter-finals421174
Mexico 1983Champions6510134
Soviet Union 1985Champions6600141
Chile 1987Quarter-finals420263
Saudi Arabia 1989Third place6501132
Portugal 1991Runners-up6420144
Australia 1993Champions6510112
Qatar 1995Runners-up6411113
Malaysia 1997Quarter-finals5401255
Nigeria 1999Quarter-finals5302135
Argentina 2001Quarter-finals5401153
United Arab Emirates 2003Champions7511146
Netherlands 2005Third place751194
Canada 2007Round of 16410369
Egypt 2009Runners-up7520143
Colombia 2011Champions7520185
Turkey 2013Did not qualify------
New Zealand 2015Runners-up7421155
South Korea 2017Did not qualify------
Poland 2019To be determined------
Total18/2110372161523171

South American Youth Championship record

South American Youth Championship record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
Venezuela 1954Runners-up6330145
Chile 1958Third place5221106
Colombia 1964Did not enter------
Paraguay 1967Semi-finals530275
Paraguay 1971First round420273
Chile 1974Champions6510183
Peru 1975First round510467
Venezuela 1977Runners-up6510132
Uruguay 1979Fourth place721457
Ecuador 1981Runners-up6321135
Bolivia 1983Champions7610163
Paraguay 1985Champions7610113
Colombia 1987Runners-up6321114
Argentina 1988Champions7511142
Venezuela 1991Champions7430155
Colombia 1992Champions651070
Bolivia 1995Champions6501174
Chile 1997Runners-up96212610
Argentina 1999Third place94322210
Ecuador 2001Champions9621216
Uruguay 2003Runners-up9711235
Colombia 2005Runners-up9522189
Paraguay 2007Champions9630209
Venezuela 2009Champions9612179
Peru 2011Champions9711247
Argentina 2013First round411246
Uruguay 2015Fourth place9513139
Ecuador 2017Fifth place9342109
Total26/271811103734348144

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, 1988, 1991, 1992, 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 players were called up for two friendly matches against Chile in October 2018.[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gabriel Brazão (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 Brazil Cruzeiro
1GK Hugo (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999 Brazil Flamengo
1GK Vinicius (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 Brazil Criciúma

2DF Emerson (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 Brazil Atlético Mineiro
2DF Luan Cândido (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 Brazil Palmeiras
2DF Lucas Ribeiro (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 Brazil Vitória
2DF Michael Rangel (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 Brazil Flamengo
2DF Rodrigo Guth (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 Italy Atalanta
2DF Vitão (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 Brazil Palmeiras
2DF Vitinho (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 Belgium Cercle Brugge
2DF Walce (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 Brazil São Paulo

3MF Gabriel Menino (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 Brazil Palmeiras
3MF Igor (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 Brazil São Paulo
3MF Luan Santos (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 Brazil São Paulo
3MF Marcos Antônio (2000-06-13) 13 June 2000 Portugal Estoril
3MF Mauro Júnior (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
3MF Victor Bobsin (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 Brazil Grêmio

4FW Marquinhos Cipriano (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
4FW Matheus Cunha (1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 Germany RB Leipzig
4FW Paulinho (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
4FW Rodrygo (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 Brazil Santos
4FW Vinícius Júnior (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 Spain Real Madrid
4FW Yuri Alberto (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 Brazil Santos

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Phelipe (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 Brazil Grêmio v. Mexico, 11 September 2018

DF Bruno Fuchs (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 Brazil Internacional v. Mexico, 11 September 2018
DF Carlos Augusto (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 Brazil Corinthians v. Mexico, 11 September 2018
DF Lucas Halter (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 Brazil Atlético Paranaense v. Mexico, 11 September 2018
DF Matheus Thuler (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 Brazil Flamengo v. Atlético Mineiro, 4 July 2018
DF Weverson (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 Brazil São Paulo v. Atlético Mineiro, 4 July 2018
DF Guilherme Guedes (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 Brazil Grêmio v. Mexico, 25 March 2018
DF Patrick (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 Brazil Flamengo v. Mexico, 25 March 2018

MF Alan (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 Brazil Palmeiras v. Mexico, 11 September 2018
MF Augusto Galvan (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 Spain Real Madrid v. Mexico, 11 September 2018
MF Luan Pereira (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 Brazil Avaí v. Mexico, 11 September 2018
MF Jhonny Lucas (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 Brazil Paraná v. Atlético Mineiro, 4 July 2018
MF Zé Ricardo (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999 Brazil Fluminense v. Atlético Mineiro, 4 July 2018
MF Helinho (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 Brazil São Paulo v. Corinthians, 14 May 2018

FW Fernando (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk v. Mexico, 11 September 2018
FW Júnior Brumado (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 Brazil Bahia v. Mexico, 11 September 2018
FW Brenner (2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 Brazil São Paulo v. Atlético Mineiro, 4 July 2018
FW Jonas Toró (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 Brazil São Paulo v. Atlético Mineiro, 4 July 2018
FW Lincoln (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 Brazil Flamengo v. Mexico, 25 March 2018

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 enfrentar o Chile". Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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