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) |
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.
FIFA U-20 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
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Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
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Quarter-Finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
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Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
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Banned | |||||||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
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Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
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Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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Fourth Place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
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Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
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Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
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To be determined | |||||||
Total | 16/23 | 1 titles | 80 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 108 | 70 |