Mexico national under-20 football team

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.

Mexico U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)El Tri (The Tri)
AssociationFederación Mexicana de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachEduardo Arce
Top scorerJosé Juan Macías (11)
FIFA codeMEX
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Mexico 5–0 Haiti 
(Panama City, Panama; March 9, 1962)
Biggest win
 Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico 
(Rades, Tunisia; February 22, 1974)
Biggest defeat
 Costa Rica 5–1 Mexico 
(San Pedro, Honduras; August 21, 1994)
Records for competitive matches only.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1977)
Best resultRunners-up (1977)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances27 (first in 1962)
Best resultChampions (1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015)

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 ever edition of a FIFA-sanctioned youth tournament. They also managed a third-place finish at the 2011 edition.

Competitive record edit

FIFA World Cup record edit

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
  1977 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 4 0 11 5
  1979 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 3 4
  1981 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 4 5
  1983 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 2 4
  1985 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 7 3
  1987 did not qualify
  1989 Banned
  1991 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 7 5
  1993 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 3
  1995 did not qualify
  1997 Round of 16 12th 4 1 1 2 6 3
  1999 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 9 5
  2001 did not qualify
  2003 Group stage 22nd 3 0 1 2 2 5
  2005 did not qualify
  2007 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 3
  2009 did not qualify
  2011 Third place 3rd 7 3 2 2 10 6
  2013 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 6 6
  2015 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 5
  2017 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 4 4
  2019 Group stage 21st 3 0 0 3 1 6
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 did not qualify
  2025 to be determined
Total 16/24 65 22 18 25 90 72

Honours edit

Major competitions

Other competitions

Individual awards edit

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Results and fixtures edit

The following matches have been played within the past 12 months.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022 edit

19 June 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Mexico   8–0   Suriname San Pedro Sula, Honduras
21:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Morazán
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for the 2024 Torneo del Sol.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
12 1GK Emmanuel Ochoa (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 18)   San Jose Earthquakes
1 1GK Pablo Lara (2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 18)   UNAM

22 2DF Gael Delgado (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)   América
3 2DF Carlos Mendiola (2005-01-11) 11 January 2005 (age 19)   Puebla
2DF Ricardo Juárez (2005-09-03) 3 September 2005 (age 18)   Juárez
4 3MF Francisco Méndez (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 18)   Guadalajara
2DF Luis Carrillo (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19)   Mazatlán
2 2DF Ángel Chávez (2005-02-19) 19 February 2005 (age 19)   Necaxa
20 2DF Ari Contreras (2005-11-02) 2 November 2005 (age 18)   Pachuca
13 2DF José Pachuca (2005-07-24) 24 July 2005 (age 18)   Puebla

7 3MF Anthony Ramírez (2005-12-22) 22 December 2005 (age 18)   FC Dallas
8 3MF Xavier Biscayzacú (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19)   Defensor Sporting
10 3MF Ariel Castro (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19)   Guadalajara
6 2DF Brandon Tellez (Captain) (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)   Guadalajara
15 3MF Daniel Márquez (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 19)   Necaxa
2DF Elías Montiel (2005-10-07) 7 October 2005 (age 18)   Pachuca
19 3MF Iker Fimbers (2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 18)   Monterrey
21 3MF Antonio Herrera (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19)   Guadalajara
17 3MF Marco Hernández (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19)   UNAM

9 4FW Thiago Gigena (2005-09-30) 30 September 2005 (age 18)   Newell's Old Boys
11 4FW Stephano Carrillo (2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 18)   Santos Laguna
14 4FW Ian Orozco (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18)   Juárez

Player records edit

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 Goals
1 José Juan Macías 2018–2019 11
2 Ronaldo Cisneros 2017 8
3 Hirving Lozano 2015 6
4 Ulises Dávila 2011 5
Giovani dos Santos 2007 5
Esteban Lozano 2022 5

Managers edit

Name Years
  Horacio Casarín 1977
  Mario Velarde 1983
  Jesús del Muro 1985, 1998–1999
  Alfonso Portugal 1991
  Juan de Dios Castillo 1992–1993
  Juan Manuel Alvarez 1994
  José Luis Real 1996–1997, 2001
  Eduardo Rergis 2002–2003
  Humberto Grondona 2005
  Jesús Ramírez 2007–2009
  Juan Carlos Chávez 2009–2011
  Sergio Almaguer 2013–2015
  Marco Antonio Ruiz 2016–2020

  Raúl Chabrand

2020–2021

  Luis Ernesto Pérez

2021–2022

  Adrián Sánchez

2022–

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Triunfo de Panamá significa que México gana la Copa Presidente". 23 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Mostrando artículos por etiqueta: Beijing Hyundai International Youth Football Tournament 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  3. ^ "La Sub-20 ganó en Rusia el torneo 'Lev Yashin'".
  4. ^ "Mexico win the 59th ADO youth tournament". 28 May 2012.