U-20 soccer world championship
| U-20 soccer world championship | |
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| Full name | FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| abbreviation | U20 World Cup |
| Association | FIFA |
| First edition | 1977 |
| Teams | 24 |
| Game mode |
Round tournament (6 groups of 4 teams each) / knockout system (from round of 16) |
| Title holder |
 Ukraine (1st title)
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| Record winner |
 Argentina (6 wins)
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| Record player |
 Cesar Pellegrin (14 games)
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| Record scorer |
Javier Saviola (11 goals)
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| Website | www.fifa.com |
The FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly the FIFA World Youth Championship ), or only briefly U20 World Cup , (English: FIFA U20 World Cup ) called, is the football competition between the best national teams for male soccer players under 20 years.
The tournament takes place every two years and is organized by the world football association FIFA . For many well-known football players and world champions, the Junior World Championship was the stepping stone to the international football stage. For example, players like the Argentines Diego Maradona (1979), Juan Román Riquelme (1997), Javier Saviola (2001), Lionel Messi (2005) and Sergio Agüero (2007), the Brazilians Bebeto (1983) and Adriano (2001) , the Croatians Zvonimir Boban , Davor Šuker and Robert Prosinečki (1987), the Portuguese Luís Figo , Rui Costa and João Pinto (1991), the French David Trezeguet (1997) and Paul Pogba (2013) or the Spaniard Iker Casillas (1999) to attract attention for the first time.
The U-20 World Cup took place in Tunisia in 1977 and was won by the USSR team. The Argentine national team leads the world championship statistics of the U-20 teams with six titles. The 1991 final in Lisbon saw 120,000 spectators; this was the highest number of spectators ever achieved at a U-20 game.
The tournaments at a glance
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Leaderboards
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Awards
At the end of every U-20 World Cup, several awards are given to the best players and fairest teams. There are currently four different awards:
- the Adidas Golden Ball for the best player
- the Adidas Golden Boot for the top scorer
- the Adidas Golden Glove for the best goalkeeper
- the FIFA Fair Play Award for the fairest team
Varia
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| 1977 | 4th | 4th | 88 | 16 | 28 | 70 | 2.50 | ? | ? | 63 | 2.25 | 4th | 0.14 | ||
| 1979 | 4th | 4th | 88 | 16 | 32 | 83 | 2.59 | 454,500 | 14.203 | 41 | 1.28 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 1981 | 6th | 6th | 100 | 16 | 32 | 87 | 2.72 | 286.980 | 8,968 | 68 | 2.13 | 6th | 0.19 | ||
| 1983 | 7th | 7th | 108 | 16 | 32 | 91 | 2.84 | 1,155,160 | 36,099 | 78 | 2.44 | 6th | 0.19 | ||
| 1985 | 8th | 8th | 112 | 16 | 32 | 80 | 2.50 | 657,800 | 20,556 | 64 | 2.00 | 2 | 0.06 | ||
| 1987 | 4th | 4th | 97 | 16 | 32 | 86 | 2.69 | 712,000 | 22,250 | 104 | 3.25 | 11 | 0.34 | ||
| 1989 | 4th | 4th | 112 | 16 | 32 | 81 | 2.53 | 643.815 | 20,119 | 82 | 2.56 | 6th | 0.19 | ||
| 1991 | 5 | 5 | 112 | 16 | 32 | 82 | 2.56 | 731,500 | 22,859 | 98 | 3.06 | 10 | 0.31 | ||
| 1993 | 5 | 5 | 114 | 16 | 32 | 82 | 2.56 | 478.003 | 14,938 | 121 | 3.78 | 0 | 0.00 | 8th | 0.25 |
| 1995 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 16 | 32 | 105 | 3.28 | 455,000 | 14,219 | 163 | 5.09 | 19th | 0.59 | 9 | 0.28 |
| 1997 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 52 | 165 | 3.17 | 655,827 | 12,612 | 178 | 3.42 | 8th | 0.15 | 3 | 0.06 | |
| 1999 | 8th | 8th | 24 | 52 | 158 | 3.04 | 624,400 | 12.008 | 196 | 3.77 | 7th | 0.13 | 9 | 0.17 | |
| 2001 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 52 | 149 | 2.87 | 506.320 | 9,737 | 198 | 3.81 | 7th | 0.13 | 9 | 0.17 | |
| 2003 | 4th | 7th | 24 | 52 | 119 | 2.29 | 592.100 | 11,387 | 219 | 4.21 | 6th | 0.12 | 11 | 0.21 | |
| 2005 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 52 | 143 | 2.75 | 502,698 | 9,667 | 251 | 4.83 | 10 | 0.19 | 6th | 0.12 | |
| 2007 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 52 | 135 | 2.60 | 1,195,239 | 22,985 | 252 | 4.85 | 12 | 0.23 | 12 | 0.23 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 7th | 24 | 52 | 167 | 3.21 | 1,331,720 | 25,610 | 267 | 5.13 | 14th | 0.27 | 15th | 0.29 | |
| 2011 | 8th | 8th | 24 | 52 | 132 | 2.54 | 1,309,929 | 25.191 | 197 | 3.79 | 5 | 0.10 | 1 | 0.02 | |
| 2013 | 7th | 7th | 24 | 52 | 168 | 3.23 | 303.251 | 5,832 | 172 | 3.31 | 5 | 0.10 | 3 | 0.06 | |
| 2015 | 7th | 7th | 24 | 52 | 153 | 2.94 | 372.239 | 7.158 | 162 | 3.12 | 8th | 0.15 | 4th | 0.08 | |
| 2017 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 52 | 140 | 2.69 | 410,795 | 7,900 | 178 | 3.42 | 6th | 0.12 | 2 | 0.04 | |
| 2019 | 6th | 6th | 24 | 52 | 153 | 2.94 | 376.288 | 7,236 | 165 | 3.17 | 4th | 0.08 | 8th | 0.15 | |
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Records
- Fastest goal: Monday Odiaka - 14 seconds after the game started, 1985 against Canada
- Most goals scored game: Brazil 10-3 South Korea (1997)
- Biggest win: Brazil 10-0 Belgium (1997)
- Most goals in a tournament: Argentina - 27 (2001)
- Most tournaments as a trainer: Les Scheinflug - 8
Individual evidence
- ↑ Regulations for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011. (PDF; 416 kB) In: fifa.com. FIFA , p. 28 , accessed March 11, 2011 .
- ↑ FIFA Competitions: Biggest Audience. (PDF; 84 kB) In: fifa.com. FIFA, accessed September 21, 2013 .
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