Uruguay national under-20 football team
The Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football completions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Championship. They won the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
| Nickname(s) | Cains La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) La Más Linda (The Most Beautiful) Los Charruas | ||
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| Association | Uruguayan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Fabián Coito | ||
| Captain | Joaquín Lavega | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Centenario | ||
| FIFA code | URU | ||
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| U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2023) | ||
| South American Youth Football Championship | |||
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017) | ||
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 23x15px 1977 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 23x15px 1979 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 23x15px 1981 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 23x15px 1983 | Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 23x15px 1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 23x15px 1987 | ||||||||
| 23x15px 1989 | ||||||||
| 23x15px 1991 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 23x15px 1993 | Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 23x15px 1995 | Banned | |||||||
| 23x15px 1997 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 23x15px 1999 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 23x15px 2001 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 23x15px 2007 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 23x15px 2009 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 23x15px 2011 | Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23x15px 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 23x15px 2015 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 23x15px 2017 | Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 23x15px 2019 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 23x15px 2023 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 23x15px 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 16/23 | 1 titles | 80 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 108 | 70 |
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South American Youth Football Championship
| South American Youth Football Championship record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
| 23x15px 1954 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 66.67 | |
| 23x15px 1958 | Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 40.00 | |
| 23x15px 1964 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 66.67 | |
| 23x15px 1967 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 25.00 | |
| 23x15px 1971 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 60.00 | |
| 23x15px 1974 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 50.00 | |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg 1975 | Champions | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 50.00 | |
| 23x15px 1977 | Champions | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 57.14 | |
| 23x15px 1979 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 83.33 | |
| 23x15px 1981 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 71.43 | |
| 23x15px 1983 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 57.14 | |
| 23x15px 1985 | Fourth Place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 42.86 | |
| 23x15px 1987 | Fourth Place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 57.14 | |
| 23x15px 1988 | First Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| 23x15px 1991 | Third Place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 42.86 | |
| 23x15px 1992 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50.00 | |
| 23x15px 1995 | Did not participate | |||||||||
| 23x15px 1997 | Fourth Place | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 44.44 | |
| 23x15px 1999 | Runners-up | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 44.44 | |
| 23x15px 2001 | First Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 25.00 | |
| 23x15px 2003 | Final Group | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 44.44 | |
| 23x15px 2005 | Final Group | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 22.22 | |
| 23x15px 2007 | Third Place | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 44.44 | |
| 23x15px 2009 | Third Place | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 66.67 | |
| File:Flag of Peru.svg 2011 | Runners-up | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 44.44 | |
| 23x15px 2013 | Third Place | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 44.44 | |
| 23x15px 2015 | Third Place | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 55.56 | |
| 23x15px 2017 | Champions | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 66.67 | |
| 23x15px 2019 | Third Place | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 44.44 | |
| 23x15px 2023 | Runners-up | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 77.78 | |
| Total | 29/30 | 208 | 106 | 59 | 43 | 349 | 214 | +135 | 50.96 | |
