Benin national under-20 football team

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Benin U-20
Nickname(s) Les Guépards
(The Cheetahs)
Formerly: Les Ecureuils (The Squirrels)
Association Benin Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Home stadium Stade de l'Amitié
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U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2005 )
Best resultThird place (2005)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2005 )
Best resultGroup stage (2005)

The Benin national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Cheetahs, represents Benin in international youth football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.

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The team has participated in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. They also participated in the 2005 African Youth Championship in Benin where they got the third place. [1] [2]

Competition records

 Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
YearResultGPWDLGSGAGD
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1979
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985
Flag of Chile.svg 1987
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 1991
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Group Stage302123−1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017
Flag of Poland.svg 2019
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 to be determined
Total1/24302123−1

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
YearResultGPWDLGSGAGD
Flag placeholder.svg 1979 did not qualify
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Flag placeholder.svg 1985
Flag placeholder.svg 1987
Flag placeholder.svg 1989
Flag of Egypt.svg 1991
Flag of Mauritius.svg 1993
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1995
Flag of Morocco.svg 1997
Flag of Ghana.svg 1999
Flag of Ethiopia.svg 2001
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 2003
Flag of Benin.svg 2005 Third place5131990
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2007 did not qualify
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2009
Flag of South Africa.svg 2011
Flag of Algeria.svg 2013 Group stage301202-2
Flag of Senegal.svg 2015 did not qualify
Flag of Zambia.svg 2017
Flag of Niger.svg 2019
Flag of Mauritania.svg 2021
Flag of Egypt.svg 2023 Quarter finals402212-1
TotalThird place121651013-3

See also

References

  1. "2013 African U-20 Championship qualifiers". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  2. "Ghana join seven other countries for Africa U20 Championship" . Retrieved 3 April 2013.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Benin's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.