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.

Uruguay under-20

Nickname(s)	Cains La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) La Más Linda (The Most Beautiful) Los Charruas
Association	Uruguayan Football Association
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Fabián Coito
Captain	Joaquín Lavega
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
First colours Second colours
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)

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
1977	Fourth Place	4th	5	3	1	1	6	5
1979	Third Place	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	3
1981	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	3	0	1	6	2
1983	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	2	1	1	7	5
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	0	7
1993	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	2	1	1	6	5
1995	Banned
1997	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	14	6
1999	Fourth Place	4th	7	2	2	3	7	8
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	4	6
2009	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	7	5
2011	Group Stage	18th	3	0	2	1	1	2
2013	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	10	3
2015	Round of 16	12th	4	1	2	1	3	3
2017	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	4	0	7	3
2019	Round of 16	13th	4	3	0	1	8	4
2023	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	12	3
2025	To be determined
Total	16/23	1 titles	80	40	21	19	108	70

South American Youth Football Championship

South American Youth Football Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	+/–	%
1954	Champions		6	4	2	0	14	4	+10	66.67
1958	Champions		5	2	3	0	13	9	+4	40.00
1964	Champions		6	4	1	1	8	5	+3	66.67
1967	Group Stage		4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	25.00
1971	Runners-up		5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	60.00
1974	Runners-up		6	3	1	2	11	6	+5	50.00
1975	Champions		6	3	3	0	9	3	+6	50.00
1977	Champions		7	4	3	0	11	2	+9	57.14
1979	Champions		6	5	1	0	12	1	+11	83.33
1981	Champions		7	5	1	1	17	8	+9	71.43
1983	Runners-up		7	4	2	1	14	12	+2	57.14
1985	Fourth Place		7	3	1	3	10	11	−1	42.86
1987	Fourth Place		7	4	1	2	13	9	+4	57.14
1988	First Group Stage		4	0	2	2	2	4	−2	&00.00
1991	Third Place		7	3	4	0	13	5	+8	42.86
1992	Runners-up		6	3	3	0	7	2	+5	50.00
1995	Did not participate
1997	Fourth Place		9	4	4	1	14	8	+6	44.44
1999	Runners-up		9	4	3	2	13	7	+6	44.44
2001	First Group Stage		4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	25.00
2003	Final Group		9	4	1	4	16	12	+4	44.44
2005	Final Group		9	2	5	2	13	10	+3	22.22
2007	Third Place		9	4	2	3	13	11	+2	44.44
2009	Third Place		9	6	1	2	21	16	+5	66.67
2011	Runners-up		9	4	2	3	10	11	−1	44.44
2013	Third Place		9	4	3	2	15	12	+3	44.44
2015	Third Place		9	5	2	2	15	5	+10	55.56
2017	Champions		9	6	2	1	18	8	+10	66.67
2019	Third Place		9	4	2	3	10	8	+2	44.44
2023	Runners-up		9	7	1	1	19	6	+13	77.78
Total	29/30		208	106	59	43	349	214	+135	50.96