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Peru national under-20 football team

Peru national under-20 football team represents Peru in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. The Peruvian U-20 squad has participated in all South American Youth Championships, but had no luck in qualifying to a World Cup. Their best appearance was in 1967, finishing in 3rd place. The team is currently managed by José del Solar, who is also the manager of the Peru Olympic football team.

Peru
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Bicolor
(The Bicolour)
La Blanquirroja
(The White and Red)
La Rojiblanca
(The Red and White)
AssociationPeruvian Football Federation
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJosé del Solar
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional
FIFA codePER
First colours
Second colours
First international
Peru Peru 2–2 Paraguay Paraguay
(Caracas, Venezuela; May 23, 1954)
Biggest win
Peru Peru 8–0 Venezuela Venezuela
(Bolivia; January 28, 1983)
Biggest defeat
Peru Peru 0–6 Brazil Brazil
(Argentina; January 23, 1999)
Peru Peru 0–6 Argentina Argentina
(Colombia; January 17, 2005)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances29 (first in 1954)
Best result4th Place (1954, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1975)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 1947–48 Lima NA
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Caracas NA
Gold medal – first place 1961 Barranquilla NA
Gold medal – first place 1973 Panama City NA
Bronze medal – third place 1977 La Paz NA
Gold medal – first place 1981 Barquisimeto NA
Men's Pre-Olympic Football
Silver medal – second place 1960 Peru NA
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Peru NA
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Colombia NA

Teams managed by Juan Carlos Oblitas in 1999, by Daniel Ahmed in 2013, and by Víctor Rivera in 2015 have been the most successful teams until 2015. The three of them reached the 5th place. In other appearances, Peru was almost always eliminated in Group Stage.

History edit

The Peru National Under-20 football team was founded in the 1950s and made their debut at the 1954 South American U-20 Championship. Peru placed Fourth in the tournament and again in 1958. The youth team's most successful period was in the 1950s to 70s, placing fourth in five of the seven South American Youth Championships. Some of the Peruvian players of these tournaments went on to play for the senior team, which qualified and performed well at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won the 1975 Copa América. Despite the team's good performance, they failed to qualify for the inaugural 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 1981, Peru declined participation for that years Youth Championship and did not enter to the World Cup.

Much like the senior team, the youth team faced a decline in performance, not advancing past the First Round in any Youth Championship from 1983 to 2011. It wasn't until 2013 where Peru reached the Final Round of the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship for the first time since 1975. Peru placed fifth in the tournament and reached the final round again in 2015 and 2019. Around the same time, the senior team qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years and reaching the 2019 Copa América final. Players such as Claudio Pizarro and Jefferson Farfán would go on to the senior team, helping Peru acheive these feats. Peru will host the 2025 South American Under-20 Championship, which will be held in Arequipa.

Competition records edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup edit

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
  1977 Did not qualify
  1979
  1981 Did not enter
  1983 Did not qualify
  1985
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2023
  2025 To be determined
Total 0/24 - - - - - -

South American Youth Championship edit

South American Youth Championship record
Years Round Gp W D* L GS GA
  1954 Fourth Place 7 2 3 2 10 11
  1958 5 2 2 1 13 13
  1964 First Round 6 2 1 3 7 9
  1967 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 9 7
  1971 5 2 1 2 7 7
  1974 First Round 3 1 1 1 2 2
  1975 Fourth Place 5 1 2 2 4 8
  1977 First round 4 1 1 2 7 9
  1979 4 1 0 3 3 10
  1981 Did not participate
  1983 First Round 4 1 0 3 11 9
  1985 4 0 2 2 2 7
  1987 3 0 0 3 4 10
  1988 5 2 1 2 5 7
  1991 4 1 2 1 4 8
  1992 3 0 0 3 2 8
  1995 4 1 0 3 4 7
  1997 4 0 2 2 3 7
  1999 9 3 2 4 8 22
  2001 4 1 1 2 4 5
  2003 4 0 0 4 3 13
  2005 4 0 1 3 1 11
  2007 4 0 0 4 4 11
  2009 4 0 0 4 3 8
  2011 4 1 1 2 4 5
  2013 Final Round 9 3 3 3 13 13
  2015 9 3 1 5 11 21
  2017 First Round 4 0 2 2 2 6
  2019 Final Round 4 1 0 3 2 5
  2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2023 First Round 4 0 0 4 1 7
  2025 Qualified as hosts
Total Fourth Place 138 30 30 78 154 268

Current squad edit

  • The following players were called up for the April 2024 microcycle.[1]
  • Match dates: 1–April 2024
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Jhefferson Rodriguez (2000-03-13) 13 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0   Universitario
1GK Fabrisio Mesías (2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Alianza Lima
1GK César Bautista (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
2DF Alejandro Posito (2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
2DF Brian Arias (2006-09-02) 2 September 2006 (age 17) 4 0   Alianza Lima
2DF Jonathan García (2007-07-06) 6 July 2007 (age 16) 0 0   Alianza Lima
2DF Julinho Astudillo (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Universitario
2DF Nicolás Amasifuen (2005-07-05) 5 July 2005 (age 18) 9 0   Alianza Lima
2DF Fabrizio Lora (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
2DF Franshesko Cassiano (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
2DF Jhosenffer Yllescas (2006-08-27) 27 August 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Alianza Lima
3MF Juan Martínez (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Sport Huancayo
3MF Adrián Beltrán (2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
3MF Valentino Delgrado (2009-09-11) 11 September 2009 (age 14) 0 0   Academia Cantolao
3MF Ian Wisdom (2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
3MF Jean Lara (2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Academia Cantoalo
3MF Bassco Soyer (2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 17) 5 2   Alianza Lima
3MF José Romero (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Deportivo Municipal
3MF Yamir del Valle (2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
3MF Sebastián Sánchez (2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
3MF Gian García (2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Melgar
4FW Maycol Infante (2005-07-20) 20 July 2005 (age 18) 0 0   UTC
4FW Maxloren Castro (2007-12-08) 8 December 2007 (age 16) 0 0   Sporting Cristal
4FW Víctor Guzmán (2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18) 6 2   Alianza Lima
9 4FW Mateo Rodríguez (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 17) 0 0   Sporting Cristal

Honours edit

Previous managers edit

Famous previous players edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Seleccion Sub 20 Inicio Octavo Microciclo y Preparacion Para Los Juegos Odesur" (in Spanish). Federación Peruana de Futbol. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links edit

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