Brazil national under-20 football team

Brazil national under-20 football team
Medal record
U-20 World Cup

Brazil U-20
Nickname(s)	Seleção (The Selection); Canarinha (Little Canary); Amarelinha (Little Yellow); Verde-Amarela (Green-Yellow)
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol; (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Ramon Menezes
Captain	Andrey Santos
FIFA code	BRA
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Brazil 7–1 Panama ; (Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
	Brazil 10–0 Belgium ; (Kuching, Malaysia; 25 June 1997)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 0–6 Argentina ; (Valencia, Venezuela; 24 January 2025) Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1977)
Best result	Winners (1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances	29 (first in 1954)
Best result	Winners (1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023)

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, are the under-20s of Brazil. It is currently controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1977	Third place	5	3	2	0	13	3
1979	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	7	4
1983	Champions	6	5	1	0	13	4
1985	Champions	6	6	0	0	14	1
1987	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	6	3
1989	Third place	6	5	0	1	13	2
1991	Runners-up	6	4	2	0	14	4
1993	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	2
1995	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	11	3
1997	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	25	5
1999	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	13	5
2001	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	15	3
2003	Champions	7	5	1	1	14	6
2005	Third place	7	5	1	1	9	4
2007	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	6	9
2009	Runners-up	7	5	2	0	14	3
2011	Champions	7	5	2	0	18	5
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	15	5
2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2021	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	18/23	103	72	16	15	231	71

South American Youth Championship record

South American Youth Championship record
Year	Round	GP	W	D¹	L	GS	GA
1954	Runners-up	6	3	3	0	14	5
1958	Third place	5	2	2	1	10	6
1964	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967	Semi-finals	5	3	0	2	7	5
1971	First round	4	2	0	2	7	3
1974	Champions	6	5	1	0	18	3
1975	First round	5	1	0	4	6	7
1977	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	13	2
1979	Fourth place	7	2	1	4	5	7
1981	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	13	5
1983	Champions	7	6	1	0	16	3
1985	Champions	7	6	1	0	11	3
1987	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	11	4
1988	Champions	7	5	1	1	14	2
1991	Champions	7	4	3	0	15	5
1992	Champions	6	5	1	0	7	0
1995	Champions	6	5	0	1	17	4
1997	Runners-up	9	6	2	1	26	10
1999	Third place	9	4	3	2	22	10
2001	Champions	9	6	2	1	21	6
2003	Runners-up	9	7	1	1	23	5
2005	Runners-up	9	5	2	2	18	9
2007	Champions	9	6	3	0	20	9
2009	Champions	9	6	1	2	17	9
2011	Champions	9	7	1	1	24	7
2013	First round	4	1	1	2	4	6
2015	Fourth place	9	5	1	3	13	9
2017	Fifth place	9	3	4	2	10	9
2019	Fifth place	9	3	3	3	6	7
2021	TBD
Total	27/28	190	113	40	37	354	151

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Titles

FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
- Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
South American Youth Championship:
- Winners (11): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

Friendly tournaments

Toulon Tournament:
- Winners (9): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2019
COTIF:
- Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014

Individual awards

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Golden Ball	Silver Ball	Bronze Ball
1983	Geovani
1985	Silas
1989	Bismarck
1993	Adriano
1995	Caio
2009		Alex Teixeira	Giuliano
2011	Henrique
2015		Danilo

Year	Golden Shoe	Silver Shoe	Bronze Shoe
1977	Guina
1983	Geovani
1997	Adaílton
2003	Dudu
2011	Henrique

Current squad

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Adriel	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Grêmio
1GK	Leonardo Linck	(2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Athletico Paranaense
1GK	Luiz Júnior	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Famalicão

2DF	Rafael	(2002-05-09) 9 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Cruzeiro
2DF	Vanderson	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Grêmio B
2DF	Welington	(2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 24)	1	0	São Paulo
2DF	Luan Patrick	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Athletico Paranaense
2DF	Riquelme	(2002-08-28) 28 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Vasco da Gama
2DF	Pedro Henrique	(2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Internacional
2DF	Natan	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Flamengo
2DF	David Sousa	(2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Botafogo

3MF	Maurício	(2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Internacional
3MF	Bruno Praxedes	(2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Internacional
3MF	Bruno Gomes	(2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Vasco da Gama
3MF	Daniel Cabral	(2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Flamengo
3MF	Diego Rosa	(2002-10-12) 12 October 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Grêmio
3MF	Gustavo	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Sport Recife

4FW	Cauê	(2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Corinthians
4FW	Gabriel Veron	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Palmeiras
4FW	Jajá	(2001-04-15) 15 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Athletico Paranaense
4FW	Kaio Jorge	(2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Santos
4FW	Luiz Henrique	(2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Fluminense
4FW	Gustavo Maia	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Barcelona B

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 goals
1	Adaílton	1997	24
2	Romário	1985	11
3	Neymar	2011	9
3	Henrique	2011	9
5	Rodrigo Gral	1999	8
	Edu	1999	8
	Alexandre Pato	2007	8
8	Dudu Cearense	2003	7
9	Geovani	1983	6
	Ronaldinho	1999	6
	Adriano	2001	6
	Daniel Carvalho	2003	6
	Alan Kardec	2009	6
	Marcos Guilherme	2015	6

Related pages

Brazil national football team

↑ "Ramon Menezes é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira sub-20" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

[1] "Ramon Menezes é o novo treinador da seleção brasileira sub-20" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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U-20 World Cup
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