Nickname(s) | 'La Tricolor' | ||
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Association | Ecuadorian Football Federation (Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol) | ||
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
Head coach | Miguel Bravo | ||
Captain | José Cifuente | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Quito, Ecuador | ||
FIFA code | ECU | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2001 ) | ||
Best result | Third place (2019) | ||
South American Youth Football Championship | |||
Appearances | 25 (first in 1954 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2019) |
The Ecuadorian national under-20 football team represents Ecuador in international under-20 football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.
The future of Ecuador's national team has depended on very bright young talents historically, as illustrated in the team that qualified and participated in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship where players such as Segundo Castillo, Felix Borja, and Franklin Salas made an impression. The U-20 squad had to wait ten years to re-qualify to the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
In the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the U-20 team achieved Ecuador's best participation in a FIFA World Cup of any category, obtaining third place after defeating Italy in the third place match.
Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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1977 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2001 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2009 | ||||||||
2011 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
2019 | Third place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | |
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | Third place | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 23 |
South American Youth Championship|CONMEBOL Sub20 record | L | GS | GA | |||||||
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1954 | First round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
1958 | Did not enter | |||||||||
1964 | ||||||||||
1967 | First round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
1971 | Did not enter | |||||||||
1974 | First round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
1975 | Did not enter | |||||||||
1977 | ||||||||||
1979 | First round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |||
1981 | First round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||
1983 | First round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | |||
1985 | First round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
1987 | First round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
1988 | First round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |||
1991 | First round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||
1992 | Fourth place | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
1995 | Fourth place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
1997 | First round | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
1999 | First round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |||
2001 | Final round | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |||
2003 | Final round | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |||
2005 | First round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |||
2007 | First round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||
2009 | First round | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
2011 | Fourth place | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||
2013 | Final round | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||
2015 | First round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |||
2017 | Runner-up | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | |||
2019 | Champion | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
2023 | Fourth place | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
Ecuador's squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Cristhian Loor | 9 March 2006 (aged 17) | Independiente del Valle |
2 | DF | Stalin Valencia | 10 October 2003 (aged 19) | LDU Quito |
3 | DF | Christian García | 6 July 2004 (aged 18) | Independiente del Valle |
4 | DF | Joel Ordóñez | 21 April 2004 (aged 19) | Club Brugge |
5 | MF | Óscar Zambrano | 20 April 2004 (aged 19) | LDU Quito |
6 | DF | Yeltzin Erique | 27 March 2003 (aged 20) | LDU Quito |
7 | FW | Alan Minda | 14 May 2003 (aged 20) | Cercle Brugge |
8 | MF | Sebastián González | 6 June 2003 (aged 19) | LDU Quito |
9 | FW | Justin Cuero | 18 March 2004 (aged 19) | Orenburg |
10 | MF | Nilson Angulo | 19 June 2003 (aged 19) | Anderlecht |
11 | FW | Cristhoper Zambrano | 5 July 2004 (aged 18) | Aucas |
12 | GK | Gilmar Napa | 5 January 2003 (aged 20) | Emelec |
13 | DF | Daniel de la Cruz | 6 March 2004 (aged 19) | LDU Quito |
14 | FW | Madison Mina | 22 April 2003 (aged 20) | LDU Quito |
15 | MF | Denil Castillo | 24 March 2004 (aged 19) | Partizan |
16 | DF | Maiky de la Cruz | 13 August 2004 (aged 18) | Union Titus Pétange |
17 | FW | Maelo Rentería | 13 February 2004 (aged 19) | Independiente del Valle |
18 | MF | Tommy Chamba | 23 October 2004 (aged 18) | Emelec |
19 | MF | Kendry Páez | 4 May 2007 (aged 16) | Independiente del Valle |
20 | GK | Tony Jiménez | 10 October 2003 (aged 19) | Guayaquil City |
21 | FW | José Klinger | 10 March 2005 (aged 18) | Independiente del Valle |
the following players where called up for the U-20 South American Championship in Colombia 2023 but did not make the final for the World Cup.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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GK | Ethan Minda | 4 July 2004 (aged 18) | LDU Quito | |||
DF | Davis Bautista | 16 February 2005 (aged 18) | Eintracht Frankfurt | |||
DF | Luis Córdova | 17 January 2003 (aged 20) | Etar Veliko Tarnovo | |||
DF | Garis Mina | 20 October 2003 (aged 19) | Independiente del Valle | |||
DF | Orlando Herrera | 23 January 2003 (aged 20) | Independiente del Valle | |||
DF | Byron Carabalí | 22 April 2003 (aged 20) | Aucas | |||
MF | Emerson Pata | 11 July 2004 (aged 18) | Independiente del Valle | |||
MF | Patrik Mercado | 31 July 2003 (aged 19) | Independiente del Valle | |||
MF | Patrickson Delgado | 17 October 2003 (aged 19) | FC Dallas | |||
MF | Juan Sánchez | 7 February 2003 (aged 20) | América Mineiro | |||
MF | Yaimar Medina | 5 November 2004 (aged 18) | Independiente del Valle | |||
FW | Óscar Sosa | 1 May 2003 (aged 20) | LDU Quito |
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Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 50.00 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 33.33 |
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
Total | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 36.36 |