Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage) | ||
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Association | Tunisian Football Federation | ||
Other affiliation | UAFA (Arab World) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
Head coach | Selim Benachour | ||
Home stadium | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium | ||
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First international | |||
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Tunisia 5–0 Libya (Tunis, Tunisia; 20 July 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1977 ) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2023) | ||
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1979 ) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1985) | ||
Arab Cup U-20 | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2012 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2012) |
The Tunisia national under-20 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football competitions since its inception in 1957. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). Selim Benachour is the current head coach.
Since 1977 the team has played three times in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, eight times in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, four times in the Arab Cup U-20 and fifteen times in the UNAF U-20 Tournament.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1977 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
1979 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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1985 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1] | |||||||
2023 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 3/24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1979 | Second round | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
1981 | Second round | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
1983 | First round | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
1985 | Runner-up | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
1987 | Quarter-finals | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1989 | First round | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1991 | Withdrew after qualification | |||||||
1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2021 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2023 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | Runners-up | 8/22 | 36 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 39 |
Arab Cup U-20 | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2011 | Did not participate | |||||||
2012 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
2014 | Cancelled | |||||||
2020 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
2021 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
2022 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Total | 1 Title | 4 / 5 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 16 |
Mediterranean Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1951 – 1987 | See Tunisia national football team | |||||||
1991 | Group stage | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1993 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1997 | Did not enter | |||||||
2001 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
2005 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2009 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2013 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
2018 | Did not enter | |||||||
2022 | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 1/12 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 |
UNAF U-20 Tournament | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2005 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2006 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
2007 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2008 | Runner-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2009 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
2010 | Runner-up | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2011 | Did not participate | |||||||
2012 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2012 | Fifth Place | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2014 | Fourth Place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2015 | Runner-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2016 | Cancelled | |||||||
2019 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
2020 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2021 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
2022 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
2023 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
2024 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Total | 9 Titles | 15/16 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 10 | - | - |
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