Mexico national under-20 football team

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Mexico U-20
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Nickname(s) El Tri (The Tri)
Association Federación Mexicana de Fútbol
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Eduardo Arce
Captain Elías Montiel  [ es ]
Top scorer José Juan Macías (11)
FIFA code MEX
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 5–0 Haiti  Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg
(Panama City, Panama; March 9, 1962)
Biggest win
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
(Rades, Tunisia; February 22, 1974)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 5–1 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg
(San Pedro, Honduras; August 21, 1994)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1977 )
Best resultRunners-up (1977)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances28 (first in 1962 )
Best resultChampions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2024)

The Mexico national under-20 football team represents Mexico in association football at the under-20 age level, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body of football in Mexico.

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The team has won the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship a record thirteen times across its various formats. Mexico's best finish came at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship finishing as runners-up, the first edition of a FIFA-sanctioned youth tournament. They also managed a third-place finish at the 2011 edition.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 Runners-up2nd5140115
Flag of Japan.svg 1979 Group stage11th302134
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981 Group stage11th302145
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983 Group stage13th301224
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 Quarter-finals5th430173
Flag of Chile.svg 1987 Did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989 Banned
Flag of Portugal.svg 1991 Quarter-finals7th412175
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993 Quarter-finals5th421163
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 Did not qualify
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997 Round of 1612th411263
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999 Quarter-finals6th531195
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 Did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 Group stage22nd301225
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Quarter-finals5th5401103
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 Did not qualify
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 Third place3rd7322106
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 Round of 1616th410366
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 Group stage17th310225
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 Quarter-finals8th521244
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 Group stage21st300316
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2021 Cancelled
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 Did not qualify
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 Qualified
Total17/24652218259072

Honours

Major competitions

Other competitions

Individual awards

Results and fixtures

The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

21 March Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg6–0Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Toluca, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Instalaciones de la Nueva Casa de Fútbol
Referee: Iván Antonio López Sánchez (State of Mexico)
25 March Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Toluca, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba
Referee: Mario Terrazas Chávez (State of Mexico)

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. [5]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Emmanuel Ochoa (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19) Flag of the United States.svg The Town FC
121 GK Pablo Lara (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg UNAM
211 GK Javier Orantes (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa

22 DF Francisco Méndez (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
32 DF José Pachuca (2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Puebla
42 DF Diego Ochoa (2005-04-20) 20 April 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
52 DF César Bustos (2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 18) Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
152 DF Ricardo Juárez (2005-09-03) 3 September 2005 (age 18) Flag of Mexico.svg Juárez
182 DF Efraín Contreras (2005-11-02) 2 November 2005 (age 18) Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca

63 MF César Garza (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey
83 MF Elías Montiel  [ es ](Captain) (2005-10-07) 7 October 2005 (age 18) Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
103 MF Yael Padilla (2005-12-19) 19 December 2005 (age 18) Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara
113 MF Heriberto Jurado (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Necaxa
143 MF Amaury Morales (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18) Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul
163 MF Brandon Tellez (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Tapatío
173 MF Diego Sánchez (2005-04-12) 12 April 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg UANL
203 MF Xavier Biscayzacú (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19) Flag of Uruguay.svg Defensor Sporting

74 FW Alexéi Domínguez  [ es ] (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Pachuca
94 FW Stephano Carrillo (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 18) Flag of Mexico.svg Santos Laguna
134 FW Jonantan Villal (2005-01-06) 6 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Mexico.svg Atlético San Luis
194 FW Mateo Levy  [ es ] (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 (age 17) Flag of Mexico.svg Cruz Azul

Player records

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerYear(s)U-20 Goals
1 José Juan Macías 2018–201911
2 Ronaldo Cisneros 20178
3 Hirving Lozano 20156
4 Ulises Dávila 20115
Giovani dos Santos 20075
Esteban Lozano 20225

Managers

NameYears
Flag of Mexico.svg Horacio Casarín 1977
Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Velarde 1983
Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús del Muro 1985, 1998–1999
Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Portugal 1991
Flag of Mexico.svg Juan de Dios Castillo 1992–1993
Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Manuel Alvarez1994
Flag of Mexico.svg José Luis Real 1996–1997, 2001
Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Rergis 2002–2003
Flag of Argentina.svg Humberto Grondona 2005
Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Ramírez 2007–2009
Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Carlos Chávez 2009–2011
Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Almaguer 2013–2015
Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Antonio Ruiz 2016–2020

Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Chabrand

2020–2021

Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Ernesto Pérez

2021–2022

Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Sánchez

2022–2023

Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo Arce

2023–

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