Mexico national under-20 football team
National association football team
Mexico U-20 | Nickname(s) | El Tri (The Tri) |
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Association | Federación Mexicana de Fútbol |
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Confederation | CONCACAF |
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Head coach | Eduardo Arce |
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Top scorer | José Juan Macías (11) |
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FIFA code | MEX |
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Mexico 5–0 Haiti (Panama City, Panama; March 9, 1962) | |
Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico (Rades, Tunisia; February 22, 1974) | |
Costa Rica 5–1 Mexico (San Pedro, Honduras; August 21, 1994)
Records for competitive matches only. | |
Appearances | 16 (first in 1977) |
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Best result | Runners-up (1977) |
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Appearances | 27 (first in 1962) |
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Best result | Champions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
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The Mexico national under-20 football team represents Mexico in association football at the under-20 age level, and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), the governing body of football in Mexico.
The team has won the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship a record thirteen times across its various formats. Mexico's best finish came at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship finishing as runners-up, the first edition of a FIFA-sanctioned youth tournament. They also managed a third-place finish at the 2011 edition.
Competitive record
FIFA World Cup record
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
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Year
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Round
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Position
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Pld
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W
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D*
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L
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GF
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GA
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1977 |
Runners-up |
2nd |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
5
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1979 |
Group stage |
11th |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4
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1981 |
Group stage |
11th |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5
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1983 |
Group stage |
13th |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4
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1985 |
Quarter-finals |
5th |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3
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1987 |
did not qualify
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1989 |
Banned
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1991 |
Quarter-finals |
7th |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
5
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1993 |
Quarter-finals |
5th |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
3
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1995 |
did not qualify
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1997 |
Round of 16 |
12th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
3
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1999 |
Quarter-finals |
6th |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
5
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2001 |
did not qualify
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2003 |
Group stage |
22nd |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5
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2005 |
did not qualify
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2007 |
Quarter-finals |
5th |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
3
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2009 |
did not qualify
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2011 |
Third place |
3rd |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
6
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2013 |
Round of 16 |
16th |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
6
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2015 |
Group stage |
17th |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5
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2017 |
Quarter-finals |
8th |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4
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2019 |
Group stage |
21st |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6
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2021 |
Cancelled
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2023 |
did not qualify
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2025 |
to be determined
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Total |
16/24 |
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65 |
22 |
18 |
25 |
90 |
72
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Honours
Major competitions
- FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1977
- Third Place (1): 2011
- CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
- Winners (13): 1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015
- Runners-up (3): 1988, 1996, 2018
Other competitions
Individual awards
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Year
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Golden Shoe
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Silver Shoe
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Bronze Shoe
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1977
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Luis Placencia
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Results and fixtures
The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixture
2024
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2024 Torneo del Sol.
Player records
Top goalscorers
Managers
See also
References
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North America | |
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Central America | |
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Caribbean | |
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Defunct | |
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- 1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member.
- 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU.
- 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.
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