Uruguay national under-20 football team

Uruguay Under-20

Nickname(s)	Cains La Celeste Olímpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) La Celeste (The Sky Blue) La Más Linda (The Most Beautiful) Los Charruas
Association	Uruguayan Football Association
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	Joaquín Lavega
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
First colours Second colours
U-20 World Cup
Appearances	16 (first in 1979 )
Best result	Champions (2023)
South American Youth Football Championship
Appearances	30 (first in 1954 )
Best result	Champions (1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017)
Medal record FIFA U-20 World Cup 2023 Argentina Team 1997 Malaysia Team 2013 Turkey Team

Uruguay national under-20 football team represents Uruguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and the South American Youth Football Championship. They are the former reigning FIFA U-20 World Champions.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss

2024

Uruguay   v   Peru

12 November Friendly	Uruguay	1–2	Peru	Montevideo
				Stadium: Estadio Gran Parque Central

Uruguay   v   Peru

14 November Friendly	Uruguay	0–0	Peru	Montevideo
				Stadium: Estadio Parque Capurro

Uruguay   v Liga MX U19

4 December Friendly	Uruguay	3–2	Liga MX U19	Barros Blancos
				Stadium: Complejo Celeste

Uruguay   v Flores

17 December Friendly	Uruguay	6–0	Flores	Barros Blancos
				Stadium: Complejo Celeste

Uruguay   v Lavalleja

17 December Friendly	Uruguay	6–0	Lavalleja	Barros Blancos
				Stadium: Complejo Celeste

Uruguay   v Canelones del Este

19 December Friendly	Uruguay	3–1	Canelones del Este	Barros Blancos
				Stadium: Complejo Celeste

Uruguay   v Colonia Interior

19 December Friendly

Uruguay

2–0

Colonia Interior

Uruguay

Uruguay   v San José Capital

29 December Friendly	Uruguay	2–1	San José Capital	Barros Blancos
				Stadium: Complejo Celeste

Uruguay   v Colonia Capital

29 December Friendly	Uruguay	1–1	Colonia Capital	Barros Blancos
				Stadium: Complejo Celeste

2025

Uruguay   v   Bolivia

7 January Friendly	Uruguay	2–2	Bolivia	Barros Blancos
				Stadium: Complejo Celeste

Uruguay   v   Bolivia

9 January Friendly	Uruguay	3–0	Bolivia	Barros Blancos
				Stadium: Complejo Celeste

Uruguay   v Gimnasia LP

16 January Friendly	Uruguay	2–3	Gimnasia LP	Montevideo
				Stadium: Estadio Centenario

  Chile v Uruguay  

25 January 2025 South American U-20 Championship First Stage	Chile	1–2	Uruguay	Barquisimeto
	Ramos 16'	Report	Machado 8' Rossel 90+6' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)

Uruguay   v   Paraguay

27 January 2025 South American U-20 Championship First Stage	Uruguay	6–0	Paraguay	Barquisimeto
	Severo 14' Petit 26', 31' Machado 62' Crucci 67' Barbas 75'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

Uruguay   v   Peru

29 January 2025 South American U-20 Championship First Stage	Uruguay	2–0	Peru	Barquisimeto
	Machado 6' Pacífico 13'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Referee: Alex Cajas (Ecuador)

  Venezuela v Uruguay  

31 January 2025 South American U-20 Championship First Stage	Venezuela	1–0	Uruguay	Barquisimeto
	Andrade 58' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano de Cabudare Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)

Uruguay   v   Brazil

4 February 2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage	Uruguay	0–1	Brazil	Caracas
		Report	Pedro 74'	Stadium: Brígido Iriarte Stadium Referee: Andrea Colombo (Italy)

Uruguay   v   Argentina

7 February 2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage	Uruguay	3–4	Argentina	Caracas
	Lavega 60', 75' Crucci 86'	Report	Echeverri 38', 45+3' Carrizo 52', 69'	Stadium: Brígido Iriarte Stadium Referee: Michael Espinoza (Peru)

Chile   v Uruguay  

10 February 2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage	Chile	1–1	Uruguay	Caracas
	Román 65'	Report	Rodríguez 45'	Stadium: Brígido Iriarte Stadium Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez (Argentina)

Paraguay   v Uruguay  

13 February 2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage	Paraguay	1–0	Uruguay	Caracas
	Paoli 52'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV Referee: José Cabero (Chile)

Uruguay   v   Colombia

16 February 2025 South American U-20 Championship Final Stage	Uruguay	1–3	Colombia	Puerto La Cruz
15:00  UTC−4	Severo 13'	Report	N. Villarreal 6' González 15' Sarabia 39'	Stadium: Jose Antonio Anzoategui Stadium Referee: Paulo Zanovelli (Brazil)

Coaching staff

As of 29 June 2025 ^[1]

Position	Name
Head coach	Vacant
Assistant coach	Diego Pérez
Goalkeeping coach	Ignacio Bordad

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players are called up for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship. ^[2]

Caps and goals ^[a] correct as of 16 February 2025, after the match against Colombia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Kevin Martínez	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20)	23	0	Danubio
12	1 GK	Federico Bonilla	(2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 20)	15	0	Nacional
23	1 GK	Felipe Ortiz	(2007-11-06) 6 November 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Deportivo Maldonado
2	2 DF	Nicolás Ramos	(2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 20)	17	1	Houston Dynamo
3	2 DF	Paolo Calione	(2006-05-22) 22 May 2006 (age 19)	15	1	Nacional
4	2 DF	Lucas Agazzi	(2005-05-02) 2 May 2005 (age 20)	26	1	Defensor Sporting
5	2 DF	Juan Rodríguez	(2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 20)	14	1	Cagliari
6	2 DF	Patricio Pacífico	(2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 19)	22	2	Defensor Sporting
13	2 DF	Facundo González	(2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 20)	22	2	Racing Montevideo
15	2 DF	Alfonso Montero	(2007-02-23) 23 February 2007 (age 18)	13	0	Juventus
8	3 MF	Thiago Helguera	(2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 (age 19)	13	0	Mirandés
14	3 MF	Mateo Peralta	(2006-04-08) 8 April 2006 (age 19)	16	1	Danubio
16	3 MF	Erico Cuello	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 20)	13	0	Defensor Sporting
17	3 MF	Mauro Zalazar	(2005-04-13) 13 April 2005 (age 20)	20	1	Schalke 04
18	3 MF	Germán Barbas	(2007-09-17) 17 September 2007 (age 18)	26	5	Peñarol
20	3 MF	Lucas Pino	(2005-10-30) 30 October 2005 (age 19)	14	1	Montevideo City Torque
22	3 MF	Bruno Calcagno	(2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 20)	17	0	Mallorca
7	4 FW	Joaquín Lavega (captain)	(2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 20)	23	7	Fluminense
9	4 FW	Renzo Machado	(2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 20)	21	7	Liverpool Montevideo
10	4 FW	Gonzalo Petit	(2006-09-21) 21 September 2006 (age 19)	19	7	Mirandés
11	4 FW	Agustín Albarracín	(2005-08-29) 29 August 2005 (age 20)	24	6	Boston River
19	4 FW	Esteban Crucci	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 19)	21	5	Montevideo Wanderers
21	4 FW	Alejandro Severo	(2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 20)	19	6	Racing Montevideo

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the past twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mathías Aguiar	(2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Montevideo City Torque	Training camp; January 2025
GK	Paulo Da Costa	(2008-06-13) 13 June 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Peñarol	Training camp; December 2024
GK	Tobías Albanell	(2007-06-09) 9 June 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Montevideo City Torque	Training camp; 4–6 November 2024
DF	Axel Frugone	(2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 20)	17	0	Cerro	Training camp; January 2025
DF	Lautaro Dufur	(2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 19)	5	0	Rentistas	Training camp; December 2024
DF	Rodrigo Álvez	(2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Peñarol	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
DF	Nahuel López	(2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Montevideo Wanderers	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
DF	Tomás Hernández	(2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Montevideo Wanderers	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
DF	Kevin Rodríguez	(2005-10-29) 29 October 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Peñarol	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
DF	Juan Echeverría	(2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Nacional	Training camp; 28–30 October 2024
DF	Nahuel Leivas	(2006-06-29) 29 June 2006 (age 19)	7	0	Montevideo City Torque	Training camp; 28–30 October 2024
MF	Mauricio Amaro	(2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 20)	13	2	Defensor Sporting	Training camp; January 2025
MF	Marco Oroná	(2005-08-06) 6 August 2005 (age 20)	17	0	Peñarol	Training camp; December 2024
MF	Esteban De Lima	(2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 19)	4	0	Racing Montevideo	Training camp; December 2024
MF	Rodrigo Mederos	(2005-07-25) 25 July 2005 (age 20)	7	1	Nacional	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
MF	Mauro Martínez	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Nacional	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
MF	Rodrigo Teliz	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Racing Montevideo	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
MF	Agustín Pereira	(2006-08-28) 28 August 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Liverpool Montevideo	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
MF	Mateo Ureta	(2006-01-24) 24 January 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Peñarol	Training camp; 4–6 November 2024
MF	Pablo Lago	(2006-11-16) 16 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Juventud	Training camp; 28–30 October 2024
MF	Diego Toma	(2007-05-08) 8 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Defensor Sporting	Training camp; 28–30 October 2024
FW	Nahuel Da Silva	(2005-04-09) 9 April 2005 (age 20)	13	3	Montevideo City Torque	Training camp; January 2025
FW	Pablo Suárez	(2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 19)	12	0	Montevideo Wanderers	Training camp; January 2025
FW	Exequiel Mereles	(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 20)	11	1	Nacional	Training camp; December 2024
FW	Faustino Barone	(2006-05-11) 11 May 2006 (age 19)	4	1	Olimpia	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
FW	Axel Méndez	(2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 20)	4	0	Rentistas	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
FW	Facundo Domínguez	(2007-07-15) 15 July 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Nacional	v.   Peru, 14 November 2024
FW	Enrique Almeida	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 20)	7	1	Cerro	v.   Peru, 12 November 2024
FW	Nahuel López	(2007-01-24) 24 January 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Nacional	Training camp; 4–6 November 2024
FW	Pavel Núñez	(2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Nacional	Training camp; 4–6 November 2024
FW	Alexander Velázquez	(2007-04-09) 9 April 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Danubio	v.   Uzbekistan, 17 October 2024
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Fourth Place	4th	5	3	1	1	6	5
1979	Third Place	3rd	6	4	1	1	10	3
1981	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	3	0	1	6	2
1983	Quarter-Finals	5th	4	2	1	1	7	5
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	0	7
1993	Quarter-Finals	6th	4	2	1	1	6	5
1995	Banned
1997	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	14	6
1999	Fourth Place	4th	7	2	2	3	7	8
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Round of 16	12th	4	1	1	2	4	6
2009	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	7	5
2011	Group Stage	18th	3	0	2	1	1	2
2013	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	10	3
2015	Round of 16	12th	4	1	2	1	3	3
2017	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	4	0	7	3
2019	Round of 16	13th	4	3	0	1	8	4
2023	Champions	1st	7	6	0	1	12	3
2025	Did not qualify
Total	16/23	1 titles	80	40	21	19	108	70

South American Youth Football Championship

South American Youth Football Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	+/–	%
1954	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	14	4	+10	066.67
1958	Champions	1st	5	2	3	0	13	9	+4	040.00
1964	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	8	5	+3	066.67
1967	Group Stage	7th	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	025.00
1971	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3	060.00
1974	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	11	6	+5	050.00
1975	Champions	1st	6	3	3	0	9	3	+6	050.00
1977	Champions	1st	7	4	3	0	11	2	+9	057.14
1979	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	12	1	+11	083.33
1981	Champions	1st	7	5	1	1	17	8	+9	071.43
1983	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	14	12	+2	057.14
1985	Fourth Place	4th	7	3	1	3	10	11	−1	042.86
1987	Fourth Place	4th	7	4	1	2	13	9	+4	057.14
1988	First Group Stage	10th	4	0	2	2	2	4	−2	000.00
1991	Third Place	3rd	7	3	4	0	13	5	+8	042.86
1992	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	3	0	7	2	+5	050.00
1995	Banned
1997	Fourth Place	4th	9	4	4	1	14	8	+6	044.44
1999	Runners-up	2nd	9	4	3	2	13	7	+6	044.44
2001	First Group Stage	7th	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	025.00
2003	Final Group	5th	9	4	1	4	16	12	+4	044.44
2005	Final Group	5th	9	2	5	2	13	10	+3	022.22
2007	Third Place	3rd	9	4	2	3	13	11	+2	044.44
2009	Third Place	3rd	9	6	1	2	21	16	+5	066.67
2011	Runners-up	2nd	9	4	2	3	10	11	−1	044.44
2013	Third Place	3rd	9	4	3	2	15	12	+3	044.44
2015	Third Place	3rd	9	5	2	2	15	5	+10	055.56
2017	Champions	1st	9	6	2	1	18	8	+10	066.67
2019	Third Place	3rd	9	4	2	3	10	8	+2	044.44
2023	Runners-up	2nd	9	7	1	1	19	6	+13	077.78
2025	Final Group	5th	9	3	1	5	15	12	+3	033.33
Total	30/31	8 Titles	217	109	60	48	364	226	+138	050.23

Minor tournaments

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	+/–	%
2010 Copa Integración Latinoamericana	Fourth Place	4th	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	033.33
2010 Copa Alcaldía de Medellín	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	033.33
2010 Copa Aerosur	Sixth Place	6th	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	000.00
2010 100 Años de la Camiseta Celeste trophy	Runners-up	2nd	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
2011 Suwon Cup	Champions	1st	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	033.33
2012 Copa Provincia del Chaco	Third Place	3rd	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	050.00
Total	—	1 Title	15	4	7	4	16	16	+0	026.67

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Australia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Belgium	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Brazil	4	1	1	2	3	8	−5	025.00
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Croatia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
England	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
France	2	0	2	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Gambia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Germany	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Ghana	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	033.33
Guinea	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Honduras	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Hungary	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Iraq	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	050.00
Israel	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Italy	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	066.67
Ivory Coast	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Japan	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Jordan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Mali	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	000.00
Mexico	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Morocco	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	050.00
New Zealand	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	066.67
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Norway	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Poland	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	066.67
Portugal	5	2	3	0	5	3	+2	040.00
Qatar	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Romania	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Serbia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
South Africa	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
South Korea	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Soviet Union	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Spain	3	1	1	1	3	8	−5	033.33
Syria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
United States	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8	080.00
Uzbekistan	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Venezuela	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Zambia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	80	40	21	19	108	70	+38	050.00

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Champions (1): 2023
  • Runners-up (2): 1997, 2013
  • Third place (1): 1979

• South American Youth Football Championship:
  • Winners (8): 1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 2017
  • Runners-up (7): 1971, 1974, 1983, 1992, 1999, 2011, 2023
  • Third place (6): 1991, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019

• COTIF L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament :
  • Winners (2): 2003, 2024
  • Runners-up (1): 2022
  • Third place (3): 1996, 2002, 2008

Notes

1. Statistics here are calculated with the help of articles published in Uruguayan Football Association's official website, posts from official X account and other reliable websites.

See also

• Uruguay national football team
• Uruguay A' national football team
• Uruguay national under-23 football team
• Uruguay national under-18 football team
• Uruguay national under-17 football team
• Uruguay national under-15 football team
• South American Youth Football Championship
• FIFA U-20 World Cup

References

1. "Fabián Coito es el elegido para dirigir la sub-20". 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
2. "Sudamericano sub-20: Uruguay anunció los 23 futbolistas convocados, con cinco del exterior" (in Spanish). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

External links

• Official website