Peru national under-20 football team

Peru
Nickname(s)	La Bicolor; (The Bicolour); La Blanquirroja; (The White and Red); La Rojiblanca; (The Red and White)
Association	Peruvian Football Federation
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Carlos Silvestri
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional
FIFA code	PER
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Peru 2–2 Paraguay ; (Caracas, Venezuela; May 23, 1954)
Biggest win
	Peru 8–0 Venezuela ; (Bolivia; January 28, 1983)
Biggest defeat
	Peru 0–6 Brazil ; (Argentina; January 23, 1999) ; Peru 0–6 Argentina ; (Colombia; January 17, 2005)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances	30 (first in 1954 )
Best result	4th Place (1954, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1975)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
Men's Pre-Olympic Football

Last updated November 26, 2025

Peru national under-20 football team represents Peru in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. Their best appearance was in 1967, finishing in 3rd place, but had no luck in qualifying to a World Cup.

History

The Peru National Under-20 football team was founded in the 1950s and made their debut at the 1954 South American U-20 Championship. Peru placed Fourth in the tournament and again in 1958. The youth team's most successful period was in the 1950s to 70s, placing fourth in five of the seven South American Youth Championships. Some of the Peruvian players of these tournaments went on to play for the senior team, which qualified and performed well at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won the 1975 Copa América. Despite the team's good performance, they failed to qualify for the inaugural 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 1981, Peru declined participation for that years Youth Championship and did not enter to the World Cup.

Much like the senior team, the youth team faced a decline in performance, not advancing past the First Round in any Youth Championship from 1983 to 2011. It wasn't until 2013 where Peru reached the Final Round of the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship for the first time since 1975. Peru placed fifth in the tournament and reached the final round again in 2015 and 2019. Around the same time, the senior team qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years and reaching the 2019 Copa América final. Players such as Claudio Pizarro and Jefferson Farfán would go on to the senior team, helping Peru achieve these feats. Peru will host the 2025 South American Under-20 Championship, which will be held in Arequipa.

Competition records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979	Did not qualify
1981	Did not enter
1983	Did not qualify
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
2027	To be determined
Total	0/25	-	-	-	-	-	-

South American Youth Championship

South American Youth Championship record
Years	Round	Gp	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1954	Fourth Place	7	2	3	2	10	11
1958	Fourth Place	5	2	2	1	13	13
1964	First Round	6	2	1	3	7	9
1967	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	9	7
1971	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	7	7
1974	First Round	3	1	1	1	2	2
1975	Fourth Place	5	1	2	2	4	8
1977	First round	4	1	1	2	7	9
1979	First Round	4	1	0	3	3	10
1981	Did not participate
1983	First Round	4	1	0	3	11	9
1985	First Round	4	0	2	2	2	7
1987	First Round	3	0	0	3	4	10
1988	First Round	5	2	1	2	5	7
1991	First Round	4	1	2	1	4	8
1992	First Round	3	0	0	3	2	8
1995	First Round	4	1	0	3	4	7
1997	First Round	4	0	2	2	3	7
1999	Final Round	9	3	2	4	8	22
2001	First Round	4	1	1	2	4	5
2003	First Round	4	0	0	4	3	13
2005	First Round	4	0	1	3	1	11
2007	First Round	4	0	0	4	4	11
2009	First Round	4	0	0	4	3	8
2011	First Round	4	1	1	2	4	5
2013	Final Round	9	3	3	3	13	13
2015	Final Round	9	3	1	5	11	21
2017	First Round	4	0	2	2	2	6
2019	First Round	4	1	0	3	2	5
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	First Round	4	0	0	4	1	7
2025	First Round	4	0	0	4	3	11
Total	Fourth Place	142	30	30	82	157	279

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Colombia.^[2]
Match dates: 27-June-2024

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Fabrisio Mesías	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Alianza Lima
1 GK	William Falcón	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 20)	3	0	UCV
1 GK	César Bautista	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Sporting Cristal
1 GK	Emilio Robles		0	0	Sporting Cristal
1 GK	Jhefferson Rodriguez	(2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Universitario

2 DF	Alejandro Pósito	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Sporting Cristal
2 DF	Brian Arias	(2006-09-02) 2 September 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Alianza Lima
2 DF	Jonathan García	(2007-07-06) 6 July 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Alianza Lima
2 DF	Julinho Astudillo	(2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Universitario
2 DF	Nicolás Amasifuen	(2005-07-05) 5 July 2005 (age 20)	13	1	Alianza Lima
2 DF	Franshesko Cassiano	(2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Sporting Cristal
2 DF	Rafael Gúzman	(2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Universitario
2 DF	Carlos Gómez	(2005-02-09) 9 February 2005 (age 20)	5	0	Cruzeiro
2 DF	Rait Alarcón	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Alianza Lima
2 DF	Matías Barboza	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Arsenal
2 DF	Fabrizio Lora	(2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 20)	3	1	Sporting Cristal
2 DF	Axel Cabellos	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Racing Club

3 MF	Jean Lara	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Academia Cantoalo
3 MF	Braidy Paz	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Alianza Lima
3 MF	Eslyn Correa	(2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Cusco FC
3 MF	José Romero	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Deportivo Municipal
3 MF	Philipp Eisele Yupanqui	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
3 MF	Gian García	(2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Melgar
3 MF	Ian Wisdom	(2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Sporting Cristal
3 MF	Adrián Beltrán	(2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Sporting Cristal
3 MF	Álvaro Rojas	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 20)	6	0	Universitario

4 FW	Bassco Soyer	(2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Alianza Lima
4 FW	Aitor Aranguren	(2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 19)	1	1	Deportivo Alavés
4 FW	Sebastián Sánchez	(2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Sporting Cristal
4 FW	Maxloren Castro	(2007-12-08) 8 December 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Sporting Cristal
4 FW	Jems Tenorio	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 20)	4	1	Universitario
4 FW	Maycol Infante	(2005-07-20) 20 July 2005 (age 20)	0	0	UTC
4 FW	Gabriel Soto	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Sporting Cristal
4 FW	Víctor Guzmán	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 19)	3	1	Alianza Lima
4 FW	Juan Pablo Goicochea	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 19)	17	2	Platense
4 FW	Mateo Rodríguez	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Sporting Cristal
4 FW	Rodrigo Dioses		1	0	Universitario

Previous managers

César (Chalaca) Gonzales
Dragan Miranović
Juan Carlos Oblitas
Julio César Uribe
Julio García
José Luis Pavoni
Rafael Castillo
Roberto (Tito) Drago
Hector (Tito) Chumpitaz Dulanto
Gustavo Ferrín
José del Solar

Honours

South American Games
- Gold Medalists (1): 1990
- Bronze Medalists (1): 1983
Bolivarian Games
- Bronze Medalists (1): 1985
South American Championship U-20
- Fourth place (5): 1954, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1975

References

↑ "DT de la selección de Perú y ex Universitario a un paso de ser el flamante fichaje de club de Liga 1" [The coach of the Peruvian national team and former Universitario player is one step away from becoming the newest signing for a Liga 1 club]. libero.pe (in Spanish). 21 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
↑ "Amistoso en Campo Mar: Selección Peruana Sub-20 empató 1-1 ante Colombia" (in Spanish). Depor. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

External links

Peru U20 news at ovacion.pe

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[1] "DT de la selección de Perú y ex Universitario a un paso de ser el flamante fichaje de club de Liga 1" [The coach of the Peruvian national team and former Universitario player is one step away from becoming the newest signing for a Liga 1 club]. libero.pe (in Spanish). 21 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.

[2] "Amistoso en Campo Mar: Selección Peruana Sub-20 empató 1-1 ante Colombia" (in Spanish). Depor. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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