Nickname(s) | Albicelestes (White and Sky blue) | ||
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Association | Argentine Football Association | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Christian Meloni | ||
Captain | Sofía Domínguez | ||
FIFA code | ARG | ||
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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 | 4 (first in 2006 ) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 2024 |
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, until 2024, when Argentina advanced to the round of 16 for the first time. [3]
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
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2002 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2004 | |||||||||
2006 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Squad | |
2008 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Squad | |
2010 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | Squad | |
2014 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2016 | |||||||||
2018 | |||||||||
2022 | |||||||||
2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | Squad | |
2026 | to be determined | ||||||||
Total | 4/12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 48 | — |
Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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2004 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
2006 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad |
2008 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | Squad |
2010 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Squad |
2012 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | Squad |
2014 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
2015 | Fourth Place | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | Squad |
2018 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Squad |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Squad | ||||||
2022 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad |
2024 | Fourth Place | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | Squad |
Total | 10/10 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 82 | 68 | — |
South American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
2014 | Senior Tournament | |||||||
2018 | Group Stage | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | Squad |
2022 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
Total | 2/2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | — |
The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Void or postponed Fixture
11 April 2024 South American U-20 Group A | Peru | 1–1 | Argentina | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
17:00 ECT (UTC−5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
15 April 2024 South American U-20 Group A | Uruguay | 0–1 | Argentina | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
19:30 ECT (UTC−5) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
17 April 2024 South American U-20 Group A | Argentina | 1–1 | Ecuador | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
19:30 ECT (UTC−5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
19 April 2024 South American U-20 Group A | Argentina | 0–0 | Paraguay | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
17:00 ECT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
23 April 2024 South American U-20 Final stage | Argentina | 0–2 | Brazil | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
17:00 ECT (UTC−5) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
26 April 2024 South American U-20 Final stage | Peru | 0–5 | Argentina | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
22:00 ECT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
29 April 2024 South American U-20 Final stage | Argentina | 0–2 | Paraguay | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
22:00 ECT (UTC−5) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
2 May 2024 South American U-20 Final stage | Colombia | 1–1 | Argentina | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
19:30 ECT (UTC−5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
5 May 2024 South American U-20 Final stage | Venezuela | 2–2 | Argentina | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
19:30 ECT (UTC−5) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera |
2 September 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group F | North Korea | 6–2 | Argentina | Cali, Colombia |
18:00 COT (UTC−5) |
| Report | Núñez 45+5', 82' | Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia) |
5 September 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group F | Netherlands | 3–3 | Argentina | Cali, Colombia |
21:00 COT (UTC−5) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Pascual Guerrero Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan) |
8 September 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup Group F | Argentina | 1–0 | Costa Rica | Bogotá, Colombia |
16:00 COT (UTC−5) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio El Techo Referee: Dong Fangyu (China) |
The following 21 players were named in the squad for the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Paulina Aprile | 13 May 2008 | Rosario Central | ||
12 | GK | Martina Krotter | 2 June 2005 | River Plate | ||
21 | GK | Priscila Siben | 3 April 2007 | Boca Juniors | ||
2 | DF | Camila Duarte | 3 October 2005 | River Plate | ||
3 | DF | Milagros Martin | 26 April 2007 | Platense | ||
4 | DF | Juana Cangaro | 13 February 2006 | River Plate | ||
6 | DF | Anela Nigito | 22 June 2004 | CSUB Roadrunners | ||
13 | DF | Luciana Pérez | 22 January 2005 | Racing | ||
14 | DF | Serena Rodríguez | 26 December 2005 | Racing | ||
16 | DF | Julieta Romero | 8 June 2004 | River Plate | ||
5 | MF | Samantha Weiss | 24 February 2005 | Columbia Lions | ||
8 | MF | Sofía Domínguez (captain) | 16 December 2005 | River Plate | ||
15 | MF | Valentina Tesio | 6 February 2006 | Ferro | ||
17 | MF | Denise Rojo | 15 March 2006 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
18 | MF | Margarita Giménez | 1 November 2004 | Ferro | ||
19 | MF | Juana Fonseca | 16 May 2004 | San Lorenzo | ||
20 | MF | Julieta Martínez | 3 October 2007 | Boca Juniors | ||
7 | FW | Delfina Lombardi | 17 March 2006 | Keiser Seahawks | ||
9 | FW | Kishi Núñez | 17 May 2006 | Boca Juniors | ||
10 | FW | Francisca Altgelt | 11 May 2006 | River Plate | ||
11 | FW | Verónica Acuña | 12 February 2004 | Banfield |
The following players have also been called up for the team in the last twelve months. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Christian Meloni |
Assistant coach | Esteban Pizzi |
Fitness coach | Gabriel Denava |
Goalkeeping coach | Enrique Yamashita |
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