Uruguayan National Football Team (U-20 Men)

Uruguay

Nickname (s)	Charrúas La Celeste Olímpica La Celeste
Association	Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol
confederacy	CONMEBOL
Head coach	Juan Verzeri
captain	Emiliano Velázquez
Home stadium	Estadio Centenario
FIFA code	URU
(As of June 20, 2014)

The Uruguayan U-20 national soccer team is a national team of Uruguayan soccer players. It is subject to the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the U-20 South American Championship and the U-20 World Championship .

The team achieved their best result at a world championship in 1997 and 2013 when they became vice world champions.

The team was also eight times South American champions ( 1954 , 1958 , 1964 , 1975 , 1977 , 1979 , 1981 and 2017 ).

Participation in U-20 soccer world championships

1977	4th Place
1979	3rd place
1981	Quarter finals
1983	Quarter finals
1985	not qualified
1987	not qualified
1989	not qualified
1991	Preliminary round
1993	Quarter finals
1995	not qualified
1997	2nd place
1999	4th Place
2001	not qualified
2003	not qualified
2005	not qualified
2007	Round of 16
2009	Round of 16
2011	Preliminary round
2013	2nd place
2015	Round of 16
2017	4th Place
2019	Round of 16

Participation in U-20 football South American championships

1954	winner
1958	winner
1964	winner
1967	Preliminary round
1971	2nd place
1974	2nd place
1975	winner
1977	winner
1979	winner
1981	winner
1983	2nd place
1985	4th Place
1987	4th Place
1988	Preliminary round
1991	3rd place
1992	2nd place
1995	withdrawn
1997	4th Place
1999	2nd place
2001	Preliminary round
2003	5th place
2005	5th place
2007	3rd place
2009	3rd place
2011	2nd place
2013	3rd place
2015	3rd place
2017	winner

See also

• Uruguayan national soccer team
• Uruguayan National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)