Mexico national under-20 football team
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The Mexico national under-20 football team, is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation and represents Mexico
in international under-20 football competitions.
Head coach:
Juan Carlos Chávez
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in international under-20 football competitions.
Individual awards
In addition to team victories, Mexicans players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.| Year | Award | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Golden Boot | Pedro Pineda Pedro Pineda Pedro Pineda is a retired professional footballer from Mexico. He played as a forward during his career... |
| 2007 | Bronze Ball | Giovani Dos Santos Giovani Dos Santos Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play as a winger or second striker. Since joining Tottenham, he has had loan spells at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander... |
| 2011 | Bronze Ball | Jorge Enríquez Jorge Enríquez Jorge Enríquez García is a Mexican footballer. A midfielder, he currently plays for Club Deportivo Guadalajara.-Club career:... |
FIFA World Youth Championship Record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 19771977 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship and was held in Tunisia from June 27 to July 10, 1977. The tournament took place in four venues — Tunis, Rades, Sousse and Sfax — where a total of 28 matches were played, the smallest number in its... |
Runners-up | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
 19791979 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from August 26 to September 7, 1979. The tournament took place in four venues — Kobe, Omiya, Tokyo and Yokohama — where a total of 32 matches were played, four more than in the... |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 19811981 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played... |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1983 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, the fourth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Mexico from June 2 to June 19, 1983. The tournament took place in seven venues — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — where a total of 32 matches were... |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 19851985 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, the ninth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in the Soviet Union from August 24 to September 7, 1985. The tournament took place in eight venues — Baku, Yerevan, Leningrad, Minsk, Moscow, Hoktemberyan, Tbilissi and Sumqayit — where a total... |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 19871987 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from October 10 to October 25, 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th contested and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tournament the Yugoslavs defeated each of the three other semi-finalists, and... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 1989 |
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 1991 |
Quarter Finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 1993 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Australia for second time from 5 to 20 March 1993. The 1993 championship was the 9th contested. The tournament took place in five venues: Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide.... |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
 19951995 FIFA World Youth Championship The 10th FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Qatar from April 13 to April 28, 1995. The tournament took place in three venues in one city: Doha.-Qualification:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:--------------------... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 19971997 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from June 16 to July 5, 1997 in Malaysia.-Venues:-Qualification:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship... |
Round of 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
 19991999 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Squads:... |
Quarter-Finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
 20012001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 20032003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19, 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested... |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 20052005 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.- Venues :- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship... |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 2007 |
Quarter-Finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
 2009 |
Did Not Qualify | ||||||
 20112011 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities... |
Third Place | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Total | 12/18 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 67 | 45 |
Copa Presidente de la República
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2011 |
Champions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Current squad
The following players were selected to play the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia.Head coach:
Juan Carlos ChávezJuan Carlos Chávez
Juan Carlos Chávez Zárate is a Mexican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-Career:Chávez played club football for Atlas, Puebla, Monarcas Morelia and Pachuca....
Former squads
- 2007 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Mexico
- 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Mexico
Pan American Games record
Though the under-20 squad has not represented Mexico in all Pan American Games competition, the Pan American Sports Organization recently set the age limit of the tournament to the under-20 level.- 1951Football at the 1951 Pan American GamesThe first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on February 16, 1951.-Matches:-External links:*...
- Did not enter - 1955Football at the 1955 Pan American GamesThe second edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from March 13 to March 22, 1955. Four teams did compete, with Argentina defending the title.-Matches:-External links:*...
- Silver medal
- 1959Football at the 1959 Pan American GamesThe third edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 21 to September 5, 1959. Seven teams did compete in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title once again.-Matches:...
- Sixth place - 1963Football at the 1963 Pan American GamesThe fourth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in São Paulo, Brazil, from April 20 to May 4, 1963. Five teams did compete in a round-robin competition, with Argentina being the defending champions...
- Did not enter - 1967Football at the 1967 Pan American GamesThe fifth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada, from July 24 to August 3, 1967. Eight teams divided in two groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title...
- Gold medal
- 1971Football at the 1971 Pan American GamesThe sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali Cartago, Buga, Palmira and Tuluá, from July 31 to August 12, 1971. Twelve teams divided in three groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Mexico defending the title...
- Round 1 - 1975Football at the 1975 Pan American GamesThe seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City , Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from October 13 to October 25, 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title...
- Gold medal - 1979Football at the 1979 Pan American GamesThe eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 2 to July 14, 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title...
- Did not enter - 1983Football at the 1983 Pan American GamesThe ninth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 15 to August 27, 1983. Ten teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a final round.-Group A:-Group...
- Round 1 - 1987Football at the 1987 Pan American GamesThe tenth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held at the William Kuntz Soccer Center in Indianapolis, United States from August 9 to August 21, 1987. Twelve teams competed, with title defender Uruguay missing...
- Fourth place - 1991Football at the 1991 Pan American GamesThe eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 4 to August 13, 1991. Eight teams competed, with title holder Brazil missing...
- Silver medal - 1995Football at the 1995 Pan American GamesThe twelfth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 10 to March 24, 1995. Twelve teams competed, with title defender USA being eliminated in the first round...
- Silver medal - 1999Football at the 1999 Pan American GamesThe thirteenth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 23 to August 7, 1999. Ten U-23 teams competed, with title defender Argentina missing...
- Gold medal - 2003Football at the 2003 Pan American GamesThe fourteenth edition of the football at the Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 2 to August 15, 2003. Eight U-23 teams competed, with Mexico defending its title. The South American teams played with their U-20 teams...
- Bronze medal
- 2007Football at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe football tournaments at the 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro in July 2007. The fifteenth edition of the men's competition was played by 12 teams, while the third edition of the women's tournament was played by 10 countries....
- Bronze medal
Mexico under-20 managers
| Manager | Mexico career | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horacio Casarin |
1977 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Mario Velarde |
1983 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Jesús del Muro Jesús del Muro Jesús del Muro is a Mexican football coach and former defender.During his career he played for CD Atlas , Veracruz , Cruz Azul and Toluca .... |
1985, 1998–1999 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 75.00 |
| Alfonso Portugal Diaz |
1991 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Juan de Dios Castillo Juan de Dios Castillo Juan de Dios Castillo Gonzalez is a football coach, who most recently coached CD Motagua of Honduras. He has been head coach of the youth Mexican National Team in the FIFA World Youth Championship cup in Australia in 1993 finishing in 5th place... |
1992–1993 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| Juan Manuel Alvarez |
1994 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56.6 |
| José Luis Real José Luis Real José Luis Real is the former coach of C.D. Guadalajara of the Primera División de México.- External links :... |
1996–1997, 2001 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00 |
| Eduardo Rergis |
2002–2003 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Humberto Grondona |
2005 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3 |
| Jesús Ramírez Jesús Ramírez José de Jesús Ramírez Ruvalcaba is a Mexican former footballer. Previously Ramirez had served under then Mexico national team manager Miguel Mejia Baron as an assistant from 1993 to 1995.... |
2007–2009 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75.00 |
| Juan Carlos Chávez Juan Carlos Chávez Juan Carlos Chávez Zárate is a Mexican former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder.-Career:Chávez played club football for Atlas, Puebla, Monarcas Morelia and Pachuca.... |
2009–2011 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |