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Association | Federação Portuguesa de Futebol | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Oceano Cruz | ||
Captain | Diogo Prioste | ||
Most caps | Tiago Ferreira (28) | ||
Top scorer | Nuno Gomes Lourenço Nélson Oliveira (9 goals each) | ||
FIFA code | POR | ||
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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 | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Champions (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.
The Golden Generation was the Generation of the players that won consecutive FIFA Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991.
The Courage Generation was the Generation of players that was runner up in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Year | Round | Position | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1977 | did not enter | ||||||||
1979 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
1981 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1983 | |||||||||
1985 | |||||||||
1987 | |||||||||
1989 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
1991 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
1993 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
1995 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 |
1997 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1999 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
2001 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2005 | |||||||||
2007 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | –1 |
2009 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
2013 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
2015 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
2017 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
2019 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
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Initially qualified, tournament later cancelled | ||||||||
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2025 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 12/24 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 50 | +31 |
List of FIFA U-20 World Cup matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1979 | Group stage | Canada | 3–1 | Lost |
Group stage | Paraguay | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | South Korea | 0–0 | Draw | |
Quarter-final | Uruguay | 1–0 | Lost | |
1989 | Group stage | Czechoslovakia | 0–1 | Win |
Group stage | Nigeria | 0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Loss | |
Quarter-final | Colombia | 1–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | Brazil | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | Nigeria | 1–0 | Win | |
1991 | Group stage | Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Win |
Group stage | Argentina | 3–0 | Win | |
Group stage | Korea | 1–0 | Win | |
Quarter-final | Mexico | 2–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | Australia | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | Brazil | 0–0 4–2 (pen.) |
Win | |
1993 | Group stage | Germany | 0–1 | Loss |
Group stage | Uruguay | 1–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | Ghana | 0–2 | Loss | |
1995 | Group stage | Honduras | 2–3 | Win |
Group stage | Argentina | 0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | Netherlands | 0–3 | Win | |
Quarter-final | Australia | 2–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | Brazil | 1–0 | Loss | |
Third place match | Spain | 3–2 | Win | |
1999 | Group stage | South Korea | 1–3 | Win |
Group stage | Mali | 2–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | Uruguay | 0–0 | Draw | |
Round of 16 | Japan | 1–1 5–4 (pen.) |
Draw | |
2007 | Group stage | New Zealand | 2–0 | Win |
Group stage | Mexico | 2–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | Gambia | 1–2 | Loss | |
Round of 16 | Chile | 1–0 | Loss | |
2011 | Group stage | Uruguay | 0–0 | Draw |
Group stage | Cameroon | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | New Zealand | 1-0 | Win | |
Round of 16 | Guatemala | 1–0 | Win | |
Quarter finals | Argentina | 0–0 5–4 (pen.) |
Draw | |
Semi-finals | France | 2–0 | Win | |
Final | Brazil | 2–3 a.e.t | Loss | |
2013 | Group stage | Nigeria | 2–3 | Win |
Group stage | South Korea | 2–2 | Draw | |
Group stage | Cuba | 5-0 | Win | |
Round of 16 | Ghana | 2–3 | Loss | |
2015 | Group stage | Senegal | 3–0 | Win |
Group stage | Qatar | 0–4 | Win | |
Group stage | Colombia | 1–3 | Win | |
Round of 16 | New Zealand | 2–1 | Win | |
Quarter finals | Brazil | 0–0 3–1 (pen.) |
Draw | |
2017 | Group stage | Zambia | 1–2 | Loss |
Group stage | Costa Rica | 1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | Iran | 2–1 | Win | |
Round of 16 | South Korea | 1–3 | Win | |
Quarter finals | Uruguay | 2–2 4–5 (pen.) |
Draw | |
2019 | Group stage | South Korea | 1–0 | Win |
Group stage | Argentina | 0–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | South Africa | 1–1 | Draw |
Year | Round | Position | Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
List of Toulon Tournament matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1996 | Group stage | Brazil | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | Belgium | 3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | England | 3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | Angola | 5–0 | Win | |
1997 | Group stage | Czech Republic | 3–0 | Win |
Group stage | Colombia | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | Scotland | 1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | United States | 1–1 | Draw | |
Final | France | 2–1 | Loss | |
1998 | Group stage | Brazil | 1–0 | Win |
Group stage | China | 1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | Germany | 1–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | France | 0–0 4–2 (pen.) |
Draw | |
Third place match | China | 2–0 | Win | |
1999 | Group stage | Colombia | 1-1 | Draw |
Group stage | Argentina | 3–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | Netherlands | 1–0 | Loss | |
2000 | Group stage | Ghana | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | Colombia | 2–2 | Draw | |
Group stage | Republic of Ireland | 3–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | Italy | 0–0 3–5 (pen.) |
Win | |
Final | Colombia | 1–1 3–1 (pen.) |
Loss | |
2001 | Group stage | France | 2–3 | Win |
Group stage | Poland | 2–1 | Win | |
Group stage | Japan | 4–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | Netherlands | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | Colombia | 2–1 | Win | |
2002 | Group stage | Poland | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | Brazil | 0–0 | Draw | |
Group stage | England | 1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | China | 0–0 | Draw | |
2003 | Group stage | England | 0–3 | Win |
Group stage | Argentina | 0–3 | Win | |
Group stage | Japan | 1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | Turkey | 2–0 | Win | |
Final | Italy | 3–1 | Win | |
2004 | Group stage | Brazil | 1–0 | Win |
Group stage | Sweden | 0–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | Japan | 2–2 | Draw | |
2005 | Group stage | South Korea | 0–4 | Win |
Group stage | England | 0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | Tunisia | 2–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | Mexico | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | France | 4–1 | Loss | |
2006 | Group stage | Argentina | 0–0 | Draw |
Group stage | Czech Republic | 2–0 | Win | |
Group stage | China | 0–0 | Draw | |
Semi-final | Netherlands | 0–1 | Loss | |
Third place match | China | 1–0 | Win | |
2007 | Group stage | China | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | Ghana | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | Netherlands | 0–0 | Draw | |
Semi-final | France | 1–0 | Loss | |
Third place match | Ivory Coast | 0–0 5–4 (pen.) |
Loss | |
2011 | Group stage | Colombia | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | Italy | 1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | Ivory Coast | 0–1 | Win | |
2013 | Group stage | Belgium | 2–0 | Win |
Group stage | Brazil | 0–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | Mexico | 3–3 | Draw | |
Group stage | Niger | 2–1 | Win | |
Third place match | France | 1–2 | Loss | |
2014 | Group stage | Mexico | 2–0 | Win |
Group stage | Chile | 3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | China | 4–1 | Win | |
Group stage | France | 1–2 | Loss | |
Third place match | England | 1–0 | Win | |
2016 | Group stage | England | 0–1 | Loss |
Group stage | Guinea | 2–0 | Win | |
Group stage | Japan | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | Paraguay | 3–0 | Win | |
Third place match | Czech Republic | 1–1 4–2 (pen.) |
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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 |
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GK | Diogo Pinto | 18 June 2004 | 0 | 0 | Sporting CP | v. Germany, 22 November 2022 |
DF | Diogo Travassos | 31 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | Sporting CP | v. Germany, 22 November 2022 |
MF | Dário Essugo | 14 March 2005 | 0 | 0 | Sporting CP | v. Germany, 22 November 2022 |
MF | Mateus Fernandes | 10 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | Sporting CP | v. Germany, 22 November 2022 |
FW | Rodrigo Ribeiro | 28 April 2005 | 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | v. Germany, 22 November 2022 |
FW | João Resende | 26 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | Benfica | v. Germany, 22 November 2022 |
# | Name | Caps | Goals | First cap | Latest cap |
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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 |
# | Name | Goals | Caps | First cap | Latest cap |
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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 |
This list has no precise inclusion criteria as described in the Manual of Style for standalone lists. (March 2020) |
As of 2022
Manager | Period | Record | |||||||
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Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | |||
Peres Bandeira | 1979 | ||||||||
Carlos Queiroz | 1989–1991 | ||||||||
Agostinho Oliveira | 1993 | ||||||||
Nelo Vingada | 1994–1995 | ||||||||
Jesualdo Ferreira | 1996–2000 | ||||||||
António Violante | 2001–2002 2008–2009 |
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Rui Caçador | 2003–2004 2007–2008 |
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José Couceiro | 2006–2007 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 8 | +29 | |
Paulo Alves | 2009–2010 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
Oceano Cruz | 2010 | ||||||||
Ilídio Vale | 2010–2012 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | |
Edgar Borges | 2012–2014 2015–2016 |
29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
Hélio Sousa | 2014–2015 2018–2019 |
24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | |
Emílio Peixe | 2016–2017 2021–2022 |
19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 29 | +4 | |
José Guilherme | 2017–2018 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | |
Filipe Ramos | 2019–2020 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | |
Rui Bento | 2020–2021 |