Italy national under-20 football team

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Italy Under-20
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Nickname(s) Gli Azzurrini
Association Italian Football Federation
(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC)
Head coach Bernardo Corradi
Captain TBD
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1977 )
Best resultRunners-up (2023)
Under 20 Elite League
Appearances6 (first in 2017–18 )
Best resultWinner (2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24)

Italy national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.

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The team competes for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years, and for the Under-20 Elite League, held every year.

History

The Under-20 team is de facto based on the previous year's Under-19 team and acts mainly as a support team for the Under-21 selection, providing further international experience for young selectable players.

The team competes for its only official tournament, the FIFA U-20 World Cup, depending on the U19s results at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held in the even-numbered years, that qualifies European teams for the U-20 World Cup.

The best result obtained by the Italian team in the U-20 World Cup is the second place achieved in the 2023 edition held in Argentina, losing 1–0 against Uruguay. They finished also third in 2017 and fourth in 2019. Italy managed to qualify for the first time for two consecutive U-20 World Cups after winning its group at the 2018 European U-19 Championship, then finishing fourth at the following year's World Cup.

Each season the team mainly participates in friendly tournaments, in which overage players may also be selected. The U20 team participated until 2017 in the annual Four Nations Tournament with Germany, Switzerland and Poland (which replaced Austria). Since the 2017–18 season, the Italy U20 team participates in the annual Under 20 Elite League, expanded to 8 participants.

The team also had an annual fixture with the Serie D Best XI after the end of the season. [1] [2] [3] [4]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

YearResultGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg 1977 Group stage302113
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1979 Did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981 Group stage300316
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983 Did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985
Flag of Chile.svg 1987 Quarter-finals421153
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989 Did not qualify
Flag of Portugal.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 Quarter-finals5212108
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 Quarter-finals521299
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 Did not qualify
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 Third place7322109
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 Fourth place741285
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2021 Qualified but cancelled [5]
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 Runners-up7502138
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 Qualified
Total8/2341188155751
*Draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts.

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the Under 20 Elite League matches against Czech Republic and Germany on 5 and 10 September 2024, respectively. [6]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
1 GK Federico Magro (2005-01-10) 10 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Lazio
1 GK Lorenzo Torriani (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Milan
2 DF Davide Bartesaghi (2005-12-29) 29 December 2005 (age 18) Flag of Italy.svg Milan Futuro
2 DF Fabio Chiarodia (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Monchengladbach
2 DF Pietro Comuzzo (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
2 DF Christian Corradi (2005-02-21) 21 February 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Hellas Verona
2 DF Riyad Idrissi (2005-06-13) 13 June 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Modena
2 DF Filippo Mané (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19) Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
2 DF Marco Palestra (2005-03-03) 3 March 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta
3 MF Pietro Candelari (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Spezia
3 MF Aaron Ciammaglichella (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Torino
3 MF Matteo Cichella (2005-10-04) 4 October 2005 (age 18) Flag of Italy.svg Frosinone
3 MF Luca Di Maggio (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Perugia
3 MF Jonas Harder (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 18) Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
3 MF Luca Lipani (2005-05-18) 18 May 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Sassuolo
3 MF Jacopo Sardo (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19) Flag of Germany.svg Saarbrücken
3 MF Kevin Zeroli (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Milan Futuro
4 FW Lorenzo Anghelè (2005-02-26) 26 February 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Next Gen
4 FW Giacomo De Pieri (2006-12-29) 29 December 2006 (age 17) Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
4 FW Giulio Misitano (2005-01-30) 30 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Roma
4 FW Francesco Presta (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina
4 FW Dominic Vavassori (2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 (age 18) Flag of Italy.svg Atalanta Under-23

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References

  1. ↑ "L'Italia Under 20 batte la Top 11 di D". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Orvieto, Top 11 a testa alta contro l'Italia Under 20". Corriere dello Sport-Stadio (in Italian). 4 June 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Top 11: sport e solidarietà". Serie D News (in Italian). 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "La Top 11 Serie D Corriere dello Sport supera per 1 - 0 l'Under 20". Serie D News (in Italian). 31 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Inizia la marcia di avvicinamento al Mondiale. I 22 convocati di Corradi per i primi due impegni in Elite League contro Cechia e Germania" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

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