Turkish national soccer team (U-20 men)
Association | Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |
confederacy | UEFA |
Head coach | Ahmet Ceyhan |
captain | Salih Uçan |
FIFA code | DOOR |
(As of July 24, 2014) |
The Turkish U-20 national soccer team is a selection team of Turkish soccer players. It is subject to the Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations or at the U-20 World Cup .
The team achieved their best result at a World Cup in 2005 in the Netherlands and in 2013 in their own country, when they reached the round of 16.
Participation in U20 soccer world championships
1977 | not qualified |
1979 | |
1981 | |
1983 | |
1985 | |
1987 | |
1989 | |
1991 | |
1993 | Preliminary round |
1995 | not qualified |
1997 | |
1999 | |
2001 | |
2003 | |
2005 | Round of 16 |
2007 | not qualified |
2009 | |
2011 | |
2013 | Round of 16 |
2015 | not qualified |
2017 | |
2019 |
Former trainers (selection)
- Raşit Çetiner (July 2002 – June 2003)
- Müjdat Yalman (September 2004)
- Şenol Ustaömer (January 2005 – June 2005)
- Metin Tekin (October 2005-May 2006)
- Tuna Güneysu (February 2008)
- Oğuz Çetin (November 2008)
- Raşit Çetiner (August 2010)
- Feyyaz Uçar (August 2012 – July 2013)
- Ahmet Ceyhan (October 2013–)
See also
- Soccer in Turkey
- Turkish national soccer team
- Turkish National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
- Turkish National Football Team (U-18 Juniors)
- Turkish National Football Team (U-19 Juniors)
- Turkish national soccer team (U-21 men)
Web link
- Turkey national football team (U-20 men) in the database of the Turkish Football Federation (English)