# Spain national under-20 football team

The Spain national under-20 football team represents Spain in international football at this age level and is controlled by Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the governing body for football in Spain.

## Competitive Record
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1979 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1* | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1981 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1991 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 |
| 1997 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 1999 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 2005 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 |
| 2009 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 1 title | 15/24 | 72 | 43 | 13 | 16 | 150 | 77 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Spain's U-20 World Cup matches :
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1977 | Group stage | Spain 2–1 France | Won |
| 1977 | Group stage | Spain 1–1 Mexico | Draw |
| 1977 | Group stage | Spain 0–1 Tunisia | Lost |
| 1979 | Group stage | Spain 1–0 Japan | Won |
| 1979 | Group stage | Spain 2–1 Mexico | Won |
| 1979 | Group stage | Spain 0–1 Algeria | Lost |
| 1979 | Quarter-finals | Spain 0–0 (3–4 p) Poland | Draw |
| 1981 | Group stage | Spain 2–2 Egypt | Draw |
| 1981 | Group stage | Spain 1–1 Mexico | Draw |
| 1981 | Group stage | Spain 2–4 West Germany | Lost |
| 1985 | Group stage | Spain 0–0 Saudi Arabia | Draw |
| 1985 | Group stage | Spain 0–2 Brazil | Lost |
| 1985 | Group stage | Spain 4–2 Republic of Ireland | Won |
| 1985 | Quarter-finals | Spain 2–1 Bulgaria | Won |
| 1985 | Semi-finals | Spain 2–2 Soviet Union | Won |
| 1985 | Final | Spain 0–1 Brazil | Lost |
| 1989 | Group stage | Spain 2–1 Argentina | Won |
| 1989 | Group stage | Spain 0–2 Iraq | Lost |
| 1989 | Group stage | Spain 2–4 Norway | Lost |
| 1991 | Group stage | Spain 1–0 England | Won |
| 1991 | Group stage | Spain 6–0 Uruguay | Won |
| 1991 | Group stage | Spain 0–0 Syria | Draw |
| 1991 | Quarter-finals | Spain 1–3 Soviet Union | Lost |
| 1995 | Group stage | Spain 5–1 Burundi | Won |
| 1995 | Group stage | Spain 2–1 Japan | Won |
| 1995 | Group stage | Spain 6–3 Chile | Won |
| 1995 | Quarter-finals | Spain 4–1 Russia | Won |
| 1995 | Semi-finals | Spain 0–3 Argentina | Lost |
| 1995 | Third Place Match | Spain 2–3 Portugal | Lost |
| 1997 | Group stage | Spain 2–1 Japan | Won |
| 1997 | Group stage | Spain 2–1 Paraguay | Won |
| 1997 | Group stage | Spain 4–0 Costa Rica | Won |
| 1997 | Round of 16 | Spain 2–0 Canada | Won |
| 1997 | Quarter-finals | Spain 0–1 Republic of Ireland | Lost |
| 1999 | Group stage | Spain 0–0 Zambia | Draw |
| 1999 | Group stage | Spain 2–0 Brazil | Won |
| 1999 | Group stage | Spain 3–1 Honduras | Won |
| 1999 | Round of 16 | Spain 3–2 United States | Won |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | Spain 1–1 Ghana | Won |
| 1999 | Semi-finals | Spain 3–1 Mali | Won |
| 1999 | Final | Spain 4–0 Japan | Won |
| 2003 | Group stage | Spain 1–2 Argentina | Lost |
| 2003 | Group stage | Spain 2–0 Mali | Won |
| 2003 | Group stage | Spain 1–0 Uzbekistan | Won |
| 2003 | Round of 16 | Spain 1–0 Paraguay | Won |
| 2003 | Quarter-finals | Spain 2–1 Canada | Won |
| 2003 | Semi-finals | Spain 1–0 Colombia | Won |
| 2003 | Final | Spain 0–1 Brazil | Lost |
| 2005 | Group stage | Spain 3–1 Morocco | Won |
| 2005 | Group stage | Spain 7–0 Chile | Won |
| 2005 | Group stage | Spain 3–0 Honduras | Won |
| 2005 | Round of 16 | Spain 3–0 Turkey | Won |
| 2005 | Quarter-finals | Spain 1–3 Argentina | Lost |
| 2007 | Group stage | Spain 2–2 Uruguay | Draw |
| 2007 | Group stage | Spain 2–1 Zambia | Won |
| 2007 | Group stage | Spain 4–2 Jordan | Won |
| 2007 | Round of 16 | Spain 4–2 Brazil | Won |
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | Spain 1–1 Czech Republic | Lost |
| 2009 | Group stage | Spain 8–0 Tahiti | Won |
| 2009 | Group stage | Spain 2–0 Nigeria | Won |
| 2009 | Group stage | Spain 3–0 Venezuela | Won |
| 2009 | Round of 16 | Spain 1–3 Italy | Lost |
| 2011 | Group stage | Spain 4–1 Costa Rica | Won |
| 2011 | Group stage | Spain 2–0 Ecuador | Won |
| 2011 | Group stage | Spain 5–1 Australia | Won |
| 2011 | Round of 16 | Spain 0–0 South Korea | Won |
| 2011 | Quarter-finals | Spain 2–2 Brazil | Lost |
| 2013 | Group stage | Spain 4–1 United States | Won |
| 2013 | Group stage | Spain 1–0 Ghana | Won |
| 2013 | Group stage | Spain 2–1 France | Won |
| 2013 | Round of 16 | Spain 2–1 Mexico | Won |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | Spain 0–1 Uruguay | Lost |

### Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1993 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1997 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | See Spain national under-23 football team | See Spain national under-23 football team | See Spain national under-23 football team | See Spain national under-23 football team | See Spain national under-23 football team | See Spain national under-23 football team | See Spain national under-23 football team | See Spain national under-23 football team |
| 2009 | Gold medalists | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2013 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2018 | See Spain national under-18 football team | See Spain national under-18 football team | See Spain national under-18 football team | See Spain national under-18 football team | See Spain national under-18 football team | See Spain national under-18 football team | See Spain national under-18 football team | See Spain national under-18 football team |
| Total | 1 Gold medal | 2/6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 |

## Individual awards

In addition to team victories, Spanish players have won individual awards at FIFA World Youth Cups.
| Year | Golden Boot |
| 1985 | Sebastián Losada Fernando Gómez |
| 1995 | Joseba Etxeberria |
| 1999 | Pablo Couñago |

## Player records
### Top appearances

| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-20 Caps |
| 1 | Pablo Couñago | Celta Vigo, Numancia | 1998–1999 | 13 |
| | Jaime Gavilán | Valencia, Tenerife | 2003–2005 | 13 |
| | Francisco Jusué | Osasuna | 1998–1999 | 13 |
| 4 | Pablo Orbaiz | Osasuna | 1998–1999 | 12 |
| | Israel Puerto | Sevilla | 2012–2013 | 12 |
| | Rubén Suárez | Sporting Gijón | 1998–1999 | 12 |
| 7 | Sergio García | Barcelona | 2003 | 11 |
| | Aarón | Rangers, Celta Vigo | 2009 | 11 |
| | Dani Parejo | Real Madrid, Getafe | 2009 | 11 |
| | Carlos Peña | Barcelona | 2003 | 11 |
| | Juanfran | Real Madrid | 2003–2005 | 11 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-20s.

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | U-20 Goals |
| 1 | Adrián | Deportivo | 2007 | 10 |
| | Joseba Etxeberria | Real Sociedad | 1995 | 7 |
| | Sergio García | Barcelona | 2003 | 7 |
| | Aarón | Rangers, Celta Vigo | 2009 | 7 |
| 5 | Pablo Couñago | Celta Vigo, Numancia | 1998–1999 | 6 |
| 6 | Fernando Llorente | Athletic Bilbao | 2005 | 5 |
| | Jesé | Real Madrid | 2013 | 5 |
| | Álvaro Vázquez | Espanyol | 2011 | 5 |
| 9 | Emilio Nsue | Castellón, Real Sociedad | 2009 | 4 |
| | David Silva | Eibar | 2005 | 4 |
| | Ismael Urzaiz | Real Madrid | 1989–1991 | 4 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-20s.

## Former squads

* 2013 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 2011 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 2009 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 2007 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 2005 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 2003 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1999 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1995 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1991 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1989 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1985 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1981 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1979 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain
* 1977 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads – Spain