Mexico national under-20 football team

National association football team
Mexico U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)El Tri (The Tri)
AssociationFederación Mexicana de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachEduardo Arce
Top scorerJosé Juan Macías (11)
FIFA codeMEX
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Mexico 5–0 Haiti 
(Panama City, Panama; March 9, 1962)
Biggest win
 Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico 
(Rades, Tunisia; February 22, 1974)
Biggest defeat
 Costa Rica 5–1 Mexico 
(San Pedro, Honduras; August 21, 1994)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1977)
Best resultRunners-up (1977)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances27 (first in 1962)
Best resultChampions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015)

The Mexico national under-20 football team represents Mexico in association football at the under-20 age level, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body of football in Mexico.

The team has won the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship a record thirteen times across its various formats. Mexico's best finish came at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship finishing as runners-up, the first ever edition of a FIFA-sanctioned youth tournament. They also managed a third-place finish at the 2011 edition.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 4 0 11 5
Japan 1979 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 3 4
Australia 1981 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 4 5
Mexico 1983 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 2 4
Soviet Union 1985 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 7 3
Chile 1987 did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989 Banned
Portugal 1991 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 7 5
Australia 1993 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 3
Qatar 1995 did not qualify
Malaysia 1997 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 6 3
Nigeria 1999 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 9 5
Argentina 2001 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2003 Group stage 22nd 3 0 1 2 2 5
Netherlands 2005 did not qualify
Canada 2007 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 3
Egypt 2009 did not qualify
Colombia 2011 Third place 3rd 7 3 2 2 10 6
Turkey 2013 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 6 6
New Zealand 2015 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 5
South Korea 2017 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 4 4
Poland 2019 Group stage 21st 3 0 0 3 1 6
Indonesia 2021 Cancelled
Argentina 2023 did not qualify
Chile 2025 to be determined
Total 16/24 65 22 18 25 90 72

Honours

Major competitions

Other competitions

Individual awards

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball
2007 Giovani dos Santos
2011 Jorge Enríquez
Year Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Shoe
1977 Luis Placencia

Results and fixtures

The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

Mexico  v  Suriname
19 June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Mexico  8–0  Suriname San Pedro Sula, Honduras
21:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Morazán
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Mexico  v  Trinidad and Tobago
21 June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Mexico  5–0  Trinidad and Tobago San Pedro Sula, Honduras
21:30
  • Leone 28'
  • González 45+2'
  • Lozano 48', 80'
  • Perez 53'
Report Stadium: Estadio Morazán
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Mexico  v  Haiti
23 June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Mexico  0–0  Haiti San Pedro Sula, Honduras
21:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Mexico  v  Puerto Rico
26 June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship R16 Mexico  6–0  Puerto Rico San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Mexico  v  Guatemala
29 June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship QF Mexico  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)
 Guatemala San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00
Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
Penalties
  • Gaitán soccer ball with check mark
  • Cardoza soccer ball with check mark
  • Santos soccer ball with red X
  • Bantes soccer ball with red X

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 Torneo del Sol.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
12 1GK Emmanuel Ochoa (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 18) United States San Jose Earthquakes
1 1GK Pablo Lara (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 18) Mexico UNAM

22 2DF Gael Delgado (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19) Mexico América
3 2DF Carlos Mendiola (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19) Mexico Puebla
2DF Ricardo Juárez (2005-09-03) 3 September 2005 (age 18) Mexico Juárez
4 3MF Francisco Méndez (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 18) Mexico Guadalajara
2DF Luis Carrillo (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19) Mexico Mazatlán
2 2DF Ángel Chávez (2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 19) Mexico Necaxa
20 2DF Ari Contreras (2005-11-02) 2 November 2005 (age 18) Mexico Pachuca
13 2DF José Pachuca (2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 18) Mexico Puebla

7 3MF Anthony Ramírez (2005-12-22) 22 December 2005 (age 18) United States FC Dallas
8 3MF Xavier Biscayzacú (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19) Uruguay Defensor Sporting
10 3MF Ariel Castro (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19) Mexico Guadalajara
6 2DF Brandon Tellez (Captain) (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) Mexico Guadalajara
15 3MF Daniel Márquez (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 18) Mexico Necaxa
2DF Elías Montiel (2005-10-07) 7 October 2005 (age 18) Mexico Pachuca
19 3MF Iker Fimbers (2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 18) Mexico Monterrey
21 3MF Antonio Herrera (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19) Mexico Guadalajara
17 3MF Marco Hernández (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19) Mexico UNAM

9 4FW Thiago Gigena (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 18) Argentina Newell's Old Boys
11 4FW Stephano Carrillo (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 18) Mexico Santos Laguna
14 4FW Ian Orozco (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18) Mexico Juárez

Player records

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 Goals
1 José Juan Macías 2018–2019 11
2 Ronaldo Cisneros 2017 8
3 Hirving Lozano 2015 6
4 Ulises Dávila 2011 5
Giovani dos Santos 2007 5
Esteban Lozano 2022 5

Managers

Name Years
Mexico Horacio Casarín 1977
Mexico Mario Velarde 1983
Mexico Jesús del Muro 1985, 1998–1999
Mexico Alfonso Portugal 1991
Mexico Juan de Dios Castillo 1992–1993
Mexico Juan Manuel Alvarez 1994
Mexico José Luis Real 1996–1997, 2001
Mexico Eduardo Rergis 2002–2003
Argentina Humberto Grondona 2005
Mexico Jesús Ramírez 2007–2009
Mexico Juan Carlos Chávez 2009–2011
Mexico Sergio Almaguer 2013–2015
Mexico Marco Antonio Ruiz 2016–2020

Mexico Raúl Chabrand

2020–2021

Mexico Luis Ernesto Pérez

2021–2022

Mexico Adrián Sánchez

2022–

See also

References

  1. ^ "Triunfo de Panamá significa que México gana la Copa Presidente". 23 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Mostrando artículos por etiqueta: Beijing Hyundai International Youth Football Tournament 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  3. ^ "La Sub-20 ganó en Rusia el torneo 'Lev Yashin'".
  4. ^ "Mexico win the 59th ADO youth tournament". 28 May 2012.
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