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 Under-20
Nickname(s)El Tri (The Tri)
AssociationFederación Mexicana de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachLuis Ernesto Pérez
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
Appearances25 (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, the first ever edition of a FIFA-sanctioned youth tournament. They also managed a third-place finish at the 2011 edition.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1977Runners-up2nd5140115
1979Group stage11th302134
1981Group stage11th302145
1983Group stage13th301224
1985Quarter-finals5th430173
1987Did not qualify
1989Banned
1991Quarter-finals7th412175
1993Quarter-finals5th421163
1995Did not qualify
1997Round of 1612th411263
1999Quarter-finals6th531195
2001Did not qualify
2003Group stage22nd301225
2005Did not qualify
2007Quarter-finals5th5401103
2009Did not qualify
2011Third place3rd7322106
2013Round of 1616th410366
2015Group stage17th310225
2017Quarter-finals8th521244
2019Group stage21st300316
2021Tournament canceled
2023To be determined
Total16/24652218259072

Honours

Major competitions

Other competitions

Individual awards

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup

Schedule and recent results

The following is a list of matches from the current U-20 cycle.

Date Location Opponent Score Competition Scorers for Mexico
November 10, 2021 Celaya, Mexico  Colombia 0–0 Revelations Cup
November 13, 2021 Celaya, Mexico  Brazil 2–1 Revelations Cup Perez 33', Marcelo Flores 65'
November 16, 2021 Celaya, Mexico  United States – 2-1 Revelations Cup
Key
  • 1.^ Mexico's score is listed first
  • F = Friendly
  • WC = FIFA U-20 World Cup

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the 2021 Revelations Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Emiliano Pérez (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 Necaxa
1GK Diego Reyes (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 Puebla
2DF Josué Díaz (2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 Cruz Azul
2DF Antonio Leone (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 LAFC
2DF Jesús Alcántar (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 Necaxa
2DF Román Torres (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 Necaxa
2DF Alfredo Gutiérrez (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 Necaxa
2DF Emilio Martínez (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 Puebla
2DF Emiliano Freyfeld (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 UNAM
3MF Karel Campos (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 América
3MF Dagoberto Espinoza (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 América
3MF Fidel Ambríz (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 León
3MF Saúl Zamora (2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 León
3MF Bryan González (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 Pachuca
3MF Salvador Mariscal (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 Santos Laguna
3MF Joshua Mancha (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 Santos Laguna
3MF Isaías Violante (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 Toluca
4FW Marcelo Flores (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 Arsenal U18
4FW Jonathan Perez (2003-01-18) 18 January 2003 LA Galaxy
4FW Christian Torres (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 LAFC
4FW Ali Ávila (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 Monterrey
4FW Jesús Hernández (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 Querétaro

Player records

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 Goals
1José Juan Macías2018–201911
2Ronaldo Cisneros20178
3Hirving Lozano20156
4Ulises Dávila20115
5Giovani dos Santos20075

Managers

Manager Mexico career Played Won Drawn Lost
Horacio Casarin 1977 5 1 4 0
Mario Velarde 1983 3 0 1 2
Jesús del Muro 1985, 1998–1999 12 9 1 2
Alfonso Portugal 1991 4 1 2 1
Juan de Dios Castillo 1992–1993 7 4 2 1
Juan Manuel Alvarez 1994 3 2 0 1
José Luis Real 1996–1997, 2001 12 6 3 3
Eduardo Rergis 2002–2003 6 2 1 3
Humberto Grondona 2005 3 1 0 2
Jesús Ramírez 2007–2009 8 6 1 1
Juan Carlos Chávez 2009–2011 11 8 1 2
Sergio Almaguer 2013–2015 24 15 2 7
Marco Antonio Ruiz 2016–2020 12 8 1 3

Raúl Chabrand

2020 0 0 0 0

Luis Ernesto Pérez

2021– 4 1 1 2

See also

References

  1. "Triunfo de Panamá significa que México gana la Copa Presidente". 23 July 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "La Sub-20 ganó en Rusia el torneo 'Lev Yashin'".
  4. "Mexico win the 59th ADO youth tournament". 28 May 2012.


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