Venezuela national under-20 football team
The Venezuela national under-20 football team represents Venezuela in the under-20 international football. They have attended the FIFA U-20 World Cup twice in their history with their best placing being runners-up at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
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| Association | Venezuelan Football Federation (Federación Venezolana de Fútbol) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Ricardo Valino | ||
| Captain | Renné Rivas | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz | ||
| FIFA code | VEN | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
| 8-0 Vs. Tahiti in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2017) | ||
| South American Youth Football Championship | |||
| Appearances | 26 (first in 1954) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1954, 2017) | ||
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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 1977 |
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 1979
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 1981
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 1983
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 1985
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 1987
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 1989
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 1991
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| 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009 |
Second round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
 2011 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2013
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 2015
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 2017 |
Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
 2019 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023
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| 2025 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 2/24 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8 | |
South American Youth Football Championship
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | +/– | % |
 1954 |
Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 33.33 | |
| 1958 |
Group Stage | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0.00 | |
| 1964 |
Group Stage | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 | |
 1967 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 33.33 | |
| 1971 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 25.00 | |
| 1974 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 25.00 | |
 1975 |
Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1977 |
Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 | |
 1979 |
Did not participate | |||||||||
 1981 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0.00 | |
 1983 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 25.00 | |
| 1985 |
Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0.00 | |
| 1987 |
Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1988 |
Group Stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0.00 | |
| 1991 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 25.00 | |
| 1992 |
Did not participate | |||||||||
| 1995 |
Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0.00 | |
| 1997 |
Final Round | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23 | +0 | 33.33 | |
| 1999 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 25.00 | |
| 2001 |
Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| 2003 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 25.00 | |
| 2005 |
Final Round | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 11.11 | |
| 2007 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 25.00 | |
 2009 |
Final Round | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 33.33 | |
| 2011 |
Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| 2013 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 25.00 | |
| 2015 |
Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 25.00 | |
| 2017 |
Final Round | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 22.22 | |
| 2019 |
Final Round | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 44.44 | |
| 2023 |
Final Round | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 22.22 | |
| Total | 26/30 | 135 | 26 | 32 | 77 | 133 | 268 | −135 | 19.26 | |