Tunisia national under-20 football team
The Tunisia national under-20 football team represents Tunisia in international football completions. They have played at the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the African Youth Championship since 1977.
Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (The Carthage Eagles) | ||
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Association | Tunisian Football Federation | ||
Other affiliation | UAFA (Arab Nations) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
Head coach | Anis Boussaïdi | ||
Home stadium | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium | ||
FIFA code | TUN | ||
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First international | |||
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico (Tunis, Tunisia;27 June 1977) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Tunisia 5-0 Libya (Tunis, Tunisia;20 July 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico (Tunis, Tunisia;27 June 1977) | |||
African Youth Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1) (1985) | ||
UNAF U-20 Tournament | |||
Appearances | 15 (first in 2005) | ||
Best result | Champions (9): (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 , 2023) | ||
Arab Cup U-20 | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Champions (1) (2012) | ||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2023) |
Competition records
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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Appearances: 3 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1977 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
1979 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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1985 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | |||||||
2023 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 3/24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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Appearances: 7 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1979 | Second round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1981 | Second round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1983 | First round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1985 | Final | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1987 | Quarter-finals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1989 | First round | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1991 | Withdrew after qualification | |||||||
1993 | did not qualify | |||||||
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2021 | Semi finals | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2023 | Semi finals | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
Total | Runners-up | 7/22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |