Portugal national under-20 football team

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Portugal Under-20
AssociationFederação Portuguesa de Futebol
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachOceano Cruz
CaptainDiogo Prioste
Most capsTiago Ferreira (28)
Top scorerNuno Gomes
Lourenço
Nélson Oliveira
(9 goals each)
FIFA codePOR
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Spain 1–0 Portugal 
(Cáceres, Spain; 7 May 1979)
Biggest win
 Macau 0–6 Portugal 
(São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe; 5 October 2006)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 4–1 Portugal 
(Tokyo, Japan; 26 August 1994)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions (1989, 1991)

The Portugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.

The U20 team acts mainly as a feeder team for the under-21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualified for its only official match, FIFA U-20 World Cup, depends on U19 results.

The Portuguese team has 12 participations in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and 12 in the Toulon Tournament.

History

The Golden Generation (1989–1991)

The Golden Generation was the Generation of the players that won consecutive FIFA Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991.

The Silver Generation (2011)

The Courage Generation was the Generation of players that was runner up in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Round Position Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Tunisia 1977 did not enter
Japan 1979 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 2 4 –2
Australia 1981 did not qualify
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 6 3 +3
Portugal 1991 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 9 1 +8
Australia 1993 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 5 –4
Qatar 1995 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6
Malaysia 1997 did not qualify
Nigeria 1999 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1
Argentina 2001 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007 Round of 16 15th 4 1 0 3 4 5 –1
Egypt 2009 did not qualify
Colombia 2011 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 7 3 +4
Turkey 2013 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 12 7 +5
New Zealand 2015 Quarter-finals 6th 5 4 1 0 12 2 +10
South Korea 2017 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2
Poland 2019 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 2 3 –1
Indonesia 2021 Initially qualified, tournament later cancelled
Argentina 2023 did not qualify
Chile 2025 To be determined
Total 2 Titles 12/24 57 31 11 15 81 50 +31
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Toulon Tournament

Year Round Position Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
1996 Third place 3rd 4 3 1 0 12 3 +9
1997 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3
1998 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 4 1 +3
1999 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 1 5 –4
2000 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 4 0 7 4 +3
2001 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 12 5 +7
2002 Group stage 7th 4 0 3 1 1 2 –1
2003 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 11 2 +9
2004 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
2005 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 9 5 +4
2006 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 3 1 +2
2007 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 2 2 0
2011 Group stage 5th 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1
2013 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 8 8 +0
2014 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 11 4 +7
2016 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 7 2 +5
Total 2 Titles 2/16 72 36 22 14 101 53 +48
* Portugal also participated in the 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, and 2009 tournaments but with the u-21 squad instead of the u-20 squad.

Honours

Team

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
  • Toulon Tournament
    • Winner (3): 1992, 2001, 2003
    • Runner-up (4): 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005
    • Third place (4): 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016
  • Torneio Internacional da Madeira
    • Winner (7): 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
    • Runner-up (4): 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006
  • Torneio Campos Verdes
    • Winner (2): 2007, 2008
  • Copa El Presidente de La Republica - Ricardo Martinelli
    • Third place (1): 2011
  • SBS Cup International Youth Soccer
    • Runner-up (1): 2012
  • Elite League U20
    • Runner-up (1): 2018-19

Individual awards

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
  • Toulon Tournament[1]

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK João Carvalho (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Portugal Braga
1GK Louis Mouquet (2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 19) 1 0 France Paris Saint-Germain

2DF Guilherme Montóia (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 20) 4 0 England Norwich City
2DF Nazinho (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Portugal Sporting CP
2DF João Tomé (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Portugal Benfica
2DF Gilberto Batista (2003-12-29) 29 December 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Portugal Sporting CP
2DF José Müller (2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Portugal Benfica
2DF Ni (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
2DF Alberto Cotsa (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães

3MF Renato Veiga (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 20) 4 1 Germany FC Augsburg
3MF Diogo Abreu (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Portugal Sporting CP
3MF Gustavo Mendonça (2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Portugal Canelas 2010
3MF Daniel Carvalho (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Portugal Vitória de Setúbal
3MF Matchoi Djaló (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Portugal Paços de Ferreira
3MF Marco Cruz (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Portugal Sporting CP
3MF Gonçalo Nogueira (2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Portugal Vitória de Guimarães

4FW Diogo Cabral (2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 20) 4 1 Portugal Sporting CP
4FW Rodrigo Gomes (2003-07-07) 7 July 2003 (age 20) 4 1 Portugal Braga
4FW Pedro Santos (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Portugal Benfica
4FW Precatado (2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Portugal Benfica
4FW Martim Tavares (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Portugal Boavista
4FW Rodrigo Pereira (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Portugal Académico de Viseu

Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Portugal under-20 squad in the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Diogo Pinto (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Germany, 22 November 2022

DF Diogo Travassos (2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Germany, 22 November 2022

MF Dário Essugo (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Germany, 22 November 2022
MF Mateus Fernandes (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Portugal Sporting CP v.  Germany, 22 November 2022

FW Rodrigo Ribeiro (2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 18) 1 0 England Nottingham Forest v.  Germany, 22 November 2022
FW João Resende (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Portugal Benfica v.  Germany, 22 November 2022

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Toulon Tournament

Most appearances

# Name Caps Goals First cap Latest cap
1 Tiago Ferreira 28 2 July 13, 2011 July 3, 2013
2 Paulo Costa 20 5 September 10, 1998 June 3, 2000
Sérgio Oliveira 20 3 October 7, 2010 April 18, 2012
4 Ricardo Esteves 19 0 September 10, 1998 June 3, 2000
Danilo Pereira 19 3 October 7, 2010 August 21, 2011
Pelé 19 3 October 7, 2010 August 21, 2011
Nuno Reis 19 0 October 7, 2010 August 21, 2011
Nélson Oliveira 19 9 October 7, 2010 August 21, 2011

Most goals

# Name Goals Caps First cap Latest cap
1 Nuno Gomes 9 13 June 2, 1995 January 21, 1997
Lourenço 9 17 22 February 2001 June 21, 2003
Nélson Oliveira 9 19 October 7, 2010 August 21, 2011
4 André Silva 8 10 October 7, 2010 August 21, 2011
5 Bruma 6 6 March 24, 2013 July 3, 2013
Carlitos 6 11 May 27, 1997 May 19, 1998
Paulo Torres 6 12 December 18, 1990 June 30, 1991
Bruno Gama 6 14 November 21, 2006 July 8, 2007
Dani 6 15 August 26, 1994 June 1, 1996
6 Ricardo Vaz Tê 5 8 February 16, 2005 September 22, 2005

Notable players

Head coaches

As of 2022

Manager Period Record
Matches Won Draw Lost GF GA GD
Portugal Peres Bandeira 1979
Portugal Carlos Queiroz 1989–1991
Portugal Agostinho Oliveira 1993
Portugal Nelo Vingada 1994–1995
Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira 1996–2000
Portugal António Violante 2001–2002
2008–2009
Portugal Rui Caçador 2003–2004
2007–2008
Portugal José Couceiro 2006–2007 21 13 4 4 37 8 +29
Portugal Paulo Alves 2009–2010 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6
Portugal Oceano Cruz 2010
Portugal Ilídio Vale 2010–2012 24 9 12 3 27 20 +7
Portugal Edgar Borges 2012–2014
2015–2016
29 5 3 3 17 12 +5
Portugal Hélio Sousa 2014–2015
2018–2019
24 16 3 5 46 22 +24
Portugal Emílio Peixe 2016–2017
2021–2022
19 6 8 5 33 29 +4
Portugal José Guilherme 2017–2018 7 2 1 4 7 12 -5
Portugal Filipe Ramos 2019–2020 6 1 2 3 7 13 -6
Portugal Rui Bento 2020–2021

References

  1. ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". festival-foot-espoirs.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. ^ "Alteração À Convocatória" (in Portuguese). Federação Portuguesa de Futebol. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
Awards
Preceded by Portuguese Team of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
1000 meter K2 team
(Emanuel Silva and Fernando Pimenta)