Brazil national under-20 football team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, are the under-20s of Brazil. It is currently controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

Brazil U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Seleção (The Selection)
Canarinha (Little Canary)
Amarelinha (Little Yellow)
Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
AssociationConfederação Brasileira de Futebol
(Brazilian Football Confederation)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachRamon Menezes[1]
CaptainAndrey Santos
FIFA codeBRA
First international
22x20px Brazil 7–1 Panama 22x20px
(Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
22x20px Brazil 10–0 Belgium 22x20px
(Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
22x20px Brazil 0–6 Argentina 22x20px
(Valencia, Venezuela; 24 January 2025)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances19 (first in 1977)
Best resultWinners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1954)
Best resultWinners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023)
Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup
Gold 1983 Mexico Team
Gold 1985 Soviet Union Team
Gold 1993 Australia Team
Gold 2003 United Arab Emirates Team
Gold 2011 Colombia Team
Silver 1991 Portugal Team
Silver 1995 Qatar Team
Silver 2009 Egypt Team
Silver 2015 New Zealand Team
Bronze 1977 Tunisia Team
Bronze 1989 Saudi Arabia Team
Bronze 2005 Netherlands Team

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
23x15px 1977 Third place 5 3 2 0 13 3
23x15px 1979 Did not qualify - - - - - -
23x15px 1981 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 7 4
23x15px 1983 Champions 6 5 1 0 13 4
23x15px 1985 Champions 6 6 0 0 14 1
23x15px 1987 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 6 3
23x15px 1989 Third place 6 5 0 1 13 2
23x15px 1991 Runners-up 6 4 2 0 14 4
23x15px 1993 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2
Qatar 1995 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 11 3
Malaysia 1997 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 25 5
Nigeria 1999 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 13 5
23x15px 2001 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 15 3
23x15px 2003 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 6
23x15px 2005 Third place 7 5 1 1 9 4
23x15px 2007 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 6 9
23x15px 2009 Runners-up 7 5 2 0 14 3
23x15px 2011 Champions 7 5 2 0 18 5
23x15px 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - -
23x15px 2015 Runners-up 7 4 2 1 15 5
23x15px 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - -
23x15px 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - -
23x15px 2021 To be determined - - - - - -
Total 18/23 103 72 16 15 231 71

South American Youth Championship record

South American Youth Championship record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 1954 Runners-up 6 3 3 0 14 5
23x15px 1958 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 6
23x15px 1964 Did not enter - - - - - -
23x15px 1967 Semi-finals 5 3 0 2 7 5
23x15px 1971 First round 4 2 0 2 7 3
23x15px 1974 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 3
23x15px 1975 First round 5 1 0 4 6 7
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 1977 Runners-up 6 5 1 0 13 2
23x15px 1979 Fourth place 7 2 1 4 5 7
23x15px 1981 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 13 5
23x15px 1983 Champions 7 6 1 0 16 3
23x15px 1985 Champions 7 6 1 0 11 3
23x15px 1987 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 11 4
23x15px 1988 Champions 7 5 1 1 14 2
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 1991 Champions 7 4 3 0 15 5
23x15px 1992 Champions 6 5 1 0 7 0
23x15px 1995 Champions 6 5 0 1 17 4
23x15px 1997 Runners-up 9 6 2 1 26 10
23x15px 1999 Third place 9 4 3 2 22 10
23x15px 2001 Champions 9 6 2 1 21 6
23x15px 2003 Runners-up 9 7 1 1 23 5
23x15px 2005 Runners-up 9 5 2 2 18 9
23x15px 2007 Champions 9 6 3 0 20 9
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 2009 Champions 9 6 1 2 17 9
23x15px 2011 Champions 9 7 1 1 24 7
23x15px 2013 First round 4 1 1 2 4 6
23x15px 2015 Fourth place 9 5 1 3 13 9
23x15px 2017 Fifth place 9 3 4 2 10 9
23x15px 2019 Fifth place 9 3 3 3 6 7
23x15px 2021 TBD
Total 27/28 190 113 40 37 354 151

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

Year Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
1983 Geovani
1985 Silas
1989 Bismarck
1993 Adriano
1995 Caio
2009 Alex Teixeira Giuliano
2011 Henrique
2015 Danilo

Year Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
1977 Guina
1983 Geovani
1997 Adaílton
2003 Dudu
2011 Henrique

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Adriel 14 January 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Grêmio
1GK Leonardo Linck 3 March 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Athletico Paranaense
1GK Luiz Júnior 14 January 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Famalicão

2DF Rafael 9 May 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 23x15px Cruzeiro
2DF Vanderson 21 June 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Grêmio B
2DF Welington 19 February 2001
     (aged 24)
1 0 23x15px São Paulo
2DF Luan Patrick 20 January 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 23x15px Athletico Paranaense
2DF Riquelme 28 August 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 23x15px Vasco da Gama
2DF Pedro Henrique 31 January 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Internacional
2DF Natan 6 February 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Flamengo
2DF David Sousa 4 July 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Botafogo

3MF Maurício 22 June 2001
     (aged 24)
2 0 23x15px Internacional
3MF Bruno Praxedes 8 February 2002
     (aged 23)
2 0 23x15px Internacional
3MF Bruno Gomes 4 April 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Vasco da Gama
3MF Daniel Cabral 14 May 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 23x15px Flamengo
3MF Diego Rosa 12 October 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 23x15px Grêmio
3MF Gustavo 1 January 2002
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Sport Recife

4FW Cauê 16 November 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 23x15px Corinthians
4FW Gabriel Veron 3 September 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 23x15px Palmeiras
4FW Jajá 15 April 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Athletico Paranaense
4FW Kaio Jorge 24 January 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 23x15px Santos
4FW Luiz Henrique 2 January 2001
     (aged 25)
0 0 23x15px Fluminense
4FW Gustavo Maia 22 January 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 23x15px Barcelona B

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 goals
1 Adaílton 1997 24
2 Romário 1985 11
3 Neymar 2011 9
Henrique 2011 9
5 Rodrigo Gral 1999 8
Edu 1999 8
Alexandre Pato 2007 8
8 Dudu Cearense 2003 7
9 Geovani 1983 6
Ronaldinho 1999 6
Adriano 2001 6
Daniel Carvalho 2003 6
Alan Kardec 2009 6
Marcos Guilherme 2015 6

Related pages

References

  1. "Ramon Menezes é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira sub-20" (in português). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.