Argentina women's national under-20 football team

Argentina Women's Under-20

Nickname(s)

Albicelestes
(White and Sky blue)

Association

Argentine Football Association

Confederation

CONMEBOL (South America)

Head coach

Christian Meloni

Captain

Sofía Domínguez

FIFA code

ARG

First colours

Second colours

First international

Argentina

0–1

Uruguay
(Encarnación, Paraguay; 11 May 2004)

Biggest win

Argentina

5–0

Ecuador
(Valparaíso, Chile; 11 January 2006)
Argentina

5–0

Peru
(Guayaquil, Ecuador; 26 April 2024)

Biggest defeat

Argentina

0–9

North Korea
(Kobe, Japan; 23 August 2012)

South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship

Appearances

10 (first in 2004)

Best result

2nd place 2006, 2008, 2012

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Appearances

3 (first in 2006)

Best result

Group Stage 2006, 2008, 2012

The Argentina women's national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. They have participated in the eight editions of the South American U-20 Women's Championship, their best result finishing runners-up in 2006,^[1] 2008^[2] and 2012, which allowed them to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2006, 2008 and 2012, although in all of them, they ended up being eliminated in the group stage.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	did not qualify
2004	did not qualify
2006	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	9
2008	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	6
2010	did not qualify
2012	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	19
2014	did not qualify
2016
2018
2022
2024	to be determined
2026	to be determined
Total	3/12	9	1	1	7	7	34

South American U-20 Women's Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2004	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	1	3
2006	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	15	4
2008	Runners-up	7	5	0	2	14	11
2010	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	2	4
2012	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	15	11
2014	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	5	3
2015	Fourth Place	7	3	2	2	12	12
2018	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	4	9
2022	Group Stage	4	1	2	1	3	2
2024	to be determined	6	2	3	1	8	4
Total	10/10	52	22	11	19	79	63

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Loss Void or postponed Fixture

2023

Argentina

Russia

26 October 2023 (2023-10-26) Friendly	Argentina	0–1	Russia	Ezeiza, Argentina
		Report	Andreeva 68'	Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi

Argentina

Russia

30 October 2023 (2023-10-30) Friendly	Argentina	0–0	Russia	Caseros, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Caseros

2024

Peru

Argentina

11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) South American U-20 Group A	Peru	1–1	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
17:00 ECT (UTC−5)	Gherson 41'	Report	Acuña 54'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Uruguay

Argentina

15 April 2024 (2024-04-15) South American U-20 Group A	Uruguay	0–1	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 ECT (UTC−5)		Report	Núñez 16'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Argentina

Ecuador

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) South American U-20 Group A	Argentina	1–1	Ecuador	Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 ECT (UTC−5)	Romero 19'	Report	Macías 62'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Argentina

Paraguay

19 April 2024 (2024-04-19) South American U-20 Group A	Argentina	0–0	Paraguay	Guayaquil, Ecuador
17:00 ECT (UTC−5)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Argentina

Brazil

23 April 2024 (2024-04-23) South American U-20 Final stage	Argentina	0–2	Brazil	Guayaquil, Ecuador
17:00 ECT (UTC−5)		Report	Gi Fernandes 4' Ana Flávia 45+3'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Peru

Argentina

26 April 2024 (2024-04-26) South American U-20 Final stage	Peru	0–5	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
22:00 ECT (UTC−5)		Report	Núñez 27' Calvo 40' Nigito 72' Altgelt 77' Giménez 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Argentina

Paraguay

29 April 2024 (2024-04-29) South American U-20 Final stage	Argentina	v	Paraguay	Guayaquil, Ecuador
22:00 ECT (UTC−5)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Colombia

Argentina

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) South American U-20 Final stage	Colombia	v	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
19:30 ECT (UTC−5)		Report		Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Venezuela

Argentina

5 May 2024 (2024-05-05) South American U-20 Final stage	Venezuela	v	Argentina	Guayaquil, Ecuador
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were named in the squad for the 2024 South American Under-20 Championship.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Martina Krotter	(2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 18)	River Plate
12	1GK	Paulina Aprile	(2008-05-13) 13 May 2008 (age 15)	Rosario Central

2	2DF	Camila Duarte	(2005-10-03) 3 October 2005 (age 18)	River Plate
3	2DF	Milagros Martin	(2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17)	Platense
4	2DF	Juana Cangaro	(2006-02-13) 13 February 2006 (age 18)	River Plate
6	2DF	Anela Nigito	(2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 19)	CSUB Roadrunners
13	2DF	Luciana Pérez	(2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 19)	Huracán
16	2DF	Julieta Romero	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 19)	River Plate
18	2DF	Belén Ludueña	(2004-06-07) 7 June 2004 (age 19)	River Plate

5	3MF	Morena Calvo	(2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 17)	Estudiantes (BA)
8	3MF	Sofía Domínguez (captain)	(2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 18)	River Plate
14	3MF	Tatiana Sarmiento	(2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 18)	UAI Urquiza
15	3MF	Valentina Tesio	(2006-02-06) 6 February 2006 (age 18)	Ferro
17	3MF	Denise Rojo	(2006-03-15) 15 March 2006 (age 18)	Real Oviedo
20	3MF	Paula de la Serna	(2005-08-02) 2 August 2005 (age 18)	Red Bull Bragantino
21	3MF	Julieta Martínez	(2007-10-03) 3 October 2007 (age 16)	Boca Juniors
22	3MF	Margarita Giménez	(2004-11-01) 1 November 2004 (age 19)	Ferro

7	4FW	Nayla Gallo	(2004-10-04) 4 October 2004 (age 19)	Independiente
9	4FW	Kishi Núñez	(2006-05-17) 17 May 2006 (age 17)	Boca Juniors
10	4FW	Francisca Altgelt	(2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 (age 17)	River Plate
11	4FW	Verónica Acuña	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)	Banfield
19	4FW	Annika Paz	(2008-11-16) 16 November 2008 (age 15)	River Plate

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Lola Castro	(2005-03-22) 22 March 2005 (age 19)	Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)	2024 South American Under-20 Championship ^PRE

DF	Rocío Lueje	(2007-03-10) 10 March 2007 (age 17)	Huracán	2024 South American Under-20 Championship ^PRE
DF	Chiara Magni	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004 (age 20)	UAI Urquiza	2024 South American Under-20 Championship ^PRE
DF	Pilar Sabransky	(2007-08-04) 4 August 2007 (age 16)	Newell's	2024 South American Under-20 Championship ^PRE

MF	Luciana Zacmon	(2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)	San Lorenzo	2024 South American Under-20 Championship ^PRE

FW	Abril Girandi	(2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 19)	Estudiantes (LP)	2024 South American Under-20 Championship ^PRE
^INJ Withdrew due to injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^SUS Suspended

References

^ "South America - Under 19 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
^ "Southamerican Women U-20 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
^ "Las elegidas por Christian Meloni para el Sudamericano Sub 20". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 April 2024.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

Argentina national football team

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Venues

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Official
competitions

World Cup	1930 1934 1958 1962 1966 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Copa América	1916 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1929 1935 1937 1939 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1949 1953 1955 1956 1957 1959 (A) 1959 (E) 1963 1967 1975 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2004 2007 2011 2015 2016 2019 2021 2024
Confederations Cup	1992 1995 2005
Panamerican Cup	1956 1960
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions	1993 2022

Official under age
competitions

Olympic Games	1928 1960 1964 1988 1996 2004 2008 2016 2020
Panamerican Games	1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1995 2003 2007 2011 2019

Friendly
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Associations

Current	AFA
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League system

Current	Primera División Primera Nacional Primera B / Torneo Federal A Primera C / Torneo Regional Federal Torneo Promocional Amateur / Regional Leagues
Defunct	Intermedia Primera D Torneo Regional Torneo del Interior (es) Torneo Argentino A Torneo Argentino B Torneo Argentino C Torneo Federal B Torneo Federal C

Domestic cups

Current	Copa Argentina Supercopa Argentina Copa de la Liga Profesional Trofeo de Campeones Supercopa Internacional
Defunct	Copa Bullrich Copa Estímulo Copa Honor MCBA Copa Jockey Club Copa La Nación Copa Ibarguren Copa de Competencia (AAmF) Copa Adrián Escobar Copa de Competencia (LAF) Copa Beccar Varela Copa Gral. P. Ramírez Copa Presidente de la Nación Copa Británica Copa Suecia Copa Centenario de la AFA Copa Campeonato Copa Bicentenario Copa de la Superliga Trofeo Campeones (SAF)