Turkey national under-20 football team

Turkey Under-20

Association	Turkish Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Feyyaz Uçar
FIFA code	TUR
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1993 )
Best result	Round of 16 (2005, 2013)

The Turkey national under-20 football team (Turkey national under-19 football team) is the national under-20 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The team competes in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years. To qualify for this tournament (which is held in odd years), the team must finish in the top six of the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship from the previous year (unless acting as host).

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup Record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	8
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	4	7
2007	Did not qualify
2009
2011
2013	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	6	6
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2023
2025
Total	3/24	11	3	2	6	11	21

*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Mediterranean Games

Turkey B

Football at the Mediterranean Games
Year	Rank	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1951	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1959	2	2	1	1	0	7	4
1963	2	5	3	1	1	12	7
1967	4	5	2	1	2	5	7
1971	3	4	3	1	0	4	1
1975	7	4	0	2	2	1	5
1979	5	3	1	1	1	2	2
1983	2	4	2	0	2	4	5
1987	3	5	3	0	2	6	2
1991 – present	See Turkey national under-20 team
Total	8/10	32	15	7	10	41	33

Overall record as of September 29, 2013: 28 matches played, 13 wins, 10 draws, 5 losses.

Toulon Tournament

• 2003 Toulon Tournament
• 2008 Toulon Tournament
• 2012 Toulon Tournament
• 2018 Toulon Tournament

Under-20 Four Nations Tournament

• 2014 Under-20 Four Nations Tournament

1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	5	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
United States	3	3	1	1	1	8	3	+5
South Korea	3	3	0	3	0	4	4	0
Turkey	1	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7

7 March 1993
18:15

South Korea	1–1	England
Watson 32' (o.g.)	(Report)	Pearce 82'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 15,732

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

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7 March 1993
20:30

Turkey	0–6	United States
	(Report)	Baba 22' Joseph 26', 72' Faklaris 28', 46', 90'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 15,732

Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

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9 March 1993
18:15

England	1–0	United States
Bart-Williams 69'	(Report)

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 9,274

Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

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9 March 1993
20:30

South Korea	1–1	Turkey
Cho 48'	(Report)	Reçber 85'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 9,274

Referee: Dodji Mawuk Hounnake Kouassi (Togo)

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11 March 1993
18:15

England	1–0	Turkey
Joachim 12'	(Report)

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 12,972

Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

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11 March 1993
20:30

South Korea	2–2	United States
Lee 39', 52'	(Report)	Kelly 37' Zavagnin 78'

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 12,972

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
China	9	3	3	0	0	9	4	+5
Ukraine	4	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1
Turkey	4	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
Panama	0	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6

11 June 2005
17:30

Turkey	1–2	China
Gökhan 84'	(Report)	Tan Wangsong 22' Zhao Xuri 90+5'

Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

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11 June 2005
20:30

Ukraine	3–1	Panama
Aliev 20' (pen.), 22' Feschuk 32'	(Report)	Arzhanov 26' (o.g.)

Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

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14 June 2005
17:30

China	3–2	Ukraine
Zhu Ting 31' Chen Tao 66' (pen.) Cui Peng 75'	(Report)	Vorobei 19' Aliev 70' (pen.)

Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)

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15 June 2005
20:30

Panama	0–1	Turkey
	(Report)	Gökhan 24'

Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht

Attendance: 6,100

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

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17 June 2005
20:30

Turkey	2–2	Ukraine
Sezer 8' (pen.), 53'	(Report)	Aliev 5', 19'

De Vijverberg, Doetinchem

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

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17 June 2005
20:30

China	4–1	Panama
Zhou Haibin 6' Gao Lin 40' Hao Junmin 51' Lu Lin 78'	(Report)	Venegas 37'

Galgenwaard Stadion, Utrecht

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

Round of 16

22 June 2005
20:30

Spain	3–0	Turkey
Juanfran 28', 36' Robusté 69'	(Report)

Univé Stadion, Emmen

Attendance: 8,400

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Current squad

Past squads

FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup squads 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup

See also

Under 20 Elite League

• Turkey national football team
• Turkey national under-21 football team
• Turkey national under-20 football team
• Turkey national under-19 football team
• Turkey national under-17 football team
• Turkey national youth football team

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Turkey's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
China	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Colombia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
El Salvador	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
England	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
France	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Panama	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
South Korea	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Ukraine	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
United States	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
Total	11	3	2	6	11	21	−10	027.27