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.
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Association | Federação Portuguesa de Futebol | ||
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Captain | Tomás Araújo | ||
Most caps | Tiago Ferreira (28) | ||
Top scorer | Nuno Gomes Lourenço Nélson Oliveira (9 goals each) | ||
FIFA code | POR | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Cáceres, Spain; 7 May 1979) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe; 5 October 2006) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Tokyo, Japan; 26 August 1994) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 12 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Champions (1989, 1991) |
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.
List of FIFA U-20 World Cup matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1979 | Group stage | ![]() | 3–1 | Lost |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–0 | Draw | |
Quarter-final | ![]() | 1–0 | Lost | |
1989 | Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–0 | Loss | |
Quarter-final | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
1991 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Quarter-final | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 0–0 4–2 (pen.) | Win | |
1993 | Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Loss |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–2 | Loss | |
1995 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–3 | Win | |
Quarter-final | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 1–0 | Loss | |
Third place match | ![]() | 3–2 | Win | |
1999 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–0 | Draw | |
Round of 16 | ![]() | 1–1 5–4 (pen.) | Draw | |
2007 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |
Round of 16 | ![]() | 1–0 | Loss | |
2011 | Group stage | ![]() | 0–0 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1-0 | Win | |
Round of 16 | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Quarter finals | ![]() | 0–0 5–4 (pen.) | Draw | |
Semi-finals | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 2–3 a.e.t | Loss | |
2013 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–2 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() | 5-0 | Win | |
Round of 16 | ![]() | 2–3 | Loss | |
2015 | Group stage | ![]() | 3–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–4 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–3 | Win | |
Round of 16 | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Quarter finals | ![]() | 0–0 3–1 (pen.) | Draw | |
2017 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Round of 16 | ![]() | 1–3 | Win | |
Quarter finals | ![]() | 2–2 4–5 (pen.) | Draw | |
2019 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 5–0 | Win | |
1997 | Group stage | ![]() | 3–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw | |
Final | ![]() | 2–1 | Loss | |
1998 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 0–0 4–2 (pen.) | Draw | |
Third place match | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | |
1999 | Group stage | ![]() | 1-1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Loss | |
2000 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–2 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 0–0 3–5 (pen.) | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 1–1 3–1 (pen.) | Loss | |
2001 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 4–1 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
2002 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–0 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–0 | Draw | |
2003 | Group stage | ![]() | 0–3 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–3 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 3–1 | Win | |
2004 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–2 | Draw | |
2005 | Group stage | ![]() | 0–4 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Final | ![]() | 4–1 | Loss | |
2006 | Group stage | ![]() | 0–0 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–0 | Draw | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 0–1 | Loss | |
Third place match | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
2007 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–0 | Draw | |
Semi-final | ![]() | 1–0 | Loss | |
Third place match | ![]() | 0–0 5–4 (pen.) | Loss | |
2011 | Group stage | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–1 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Win | |
2013 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 0–2 | Loss | |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–3 | Draw | |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–1 | Win | |
Third place match | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |
2014 | Group stage | ![]() | 2–0 | Win |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 4–1 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–2 | Loss | |
Third place match | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
2016 | Group stage | ![]() | 0–1 | Loss |
Group stage | ![]() | 2–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 1–0 | Win | |
Group stage | ![]() | 3–0 | Win | |
Third place match | ![]() | 1–1 4–2 (pen.) | Win | |
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The provisional squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup was announced on 10 May 2019.[2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Diogo Costa | (1999-09-19) 19 September 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Diogo Dalot | (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
3 | 2DF | Diogo Queirós | (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Diogo Leite | (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Rúben Vinagre | (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Florentino | (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
7 | 4FW | Jota | (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Gedson Fernandes | (1999-01-09) 9 January 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Rafael Leão | (1999-06-10) 10 June 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Miguel Luís | (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
11 | 4FW | Mesaque Djú | (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
12 | 1GK | João Virgínia | (1999-10-10) 10 October 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
13 | 3MF | Nuno Pina | (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
14 | 2DF | Thierry Correia | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
15 | 2DF | Francisco Moura | (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
16 | 2DF | Romain Correia | (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
17 | 4FW | Trincão | (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 22) | ![]() |
18 | 4FW | Pedro Neto | (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 22) | ![]() |
19 | 4FW | Pedro Martelo | (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 22) | ![]() |
20 | 3MF | Nuno Santos | (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
21 | 1GK | Luís Maximiano | (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 23) | ![]() |
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Toulon Tournament
# | 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 |
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As of 2022
Manager | Period | Record | |||||||
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Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | |||
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![]() | 2006–2007 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 8 | +29 | |
![]() | 2009–2010 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
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2010 | ||||||||
![]() | 2010–2012 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | |
![]() | 2012–2014 2015–2016 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
![]() | 2014–2015 2018–2019 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | |
![]() | 2016–2017 2021–2022 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 29 | +4 | |
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2017–2018 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | |
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2019–2020 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | |
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2020–2021 |
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Portugal national under-23 canoe sprint team |
Portuguese Team of the Year 2011 |
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