# Congo national under-20 football team

The Congo national under-20 football team is the under-20 football (soccer) team of the Republic of the Congo. They were eliminated by South Africa in the first round of the 2013 African Youth Championship qualifiers. They also qualified but failed to get past the group stage, in the 2015 African U-20 Championship hosted in Senegal.

## Competition records

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
* Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

### FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1977 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1979 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1981 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1983 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1987 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 | Disqualified from qualification | Disqualified from qualification | Disqualified from qualification | Disqualified from qualification | Disqualified from qualification | Disqualified from qualification | Disqualified from qualification | Disqualified from qualification |
| 1995 | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 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 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| Total | – | 1/24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |

### U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1991 | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification |
| 1993 | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification | Disqualified after qualification |
| 1995 | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2005 | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification | Withdrew before qualification |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | 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 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified | Disqualified |
| Total | 1 title | 3/18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 |
A gold background colour indicates that Congo won the tournament.
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.