# Brazil national under-20 football team

The Brazil national under-20 football team, also known as Brazil Sub-20 or Seleção Sub-20, represents Brazil in association football at this age level and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
The team has won the South American Youth Championship a record twelve times and is the second most successful nation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, having won the competition five times. It also plays in unofficial under-19 and under-21 tournaments, such as the Toulon Tournament, of which Brazil is an eight-time winner.
Notable players that came through the ranks and went on to play for the senior team include Ronaldinho, Kaká, Rivaldo, Romário, Marcos, Roberto Carlos, César Sampaio, Cláudio Taffarel, Bebeto, Dida, Neymar, Dani Alves, Maicon, Adriano, Júlio Baptista, Luisão, Alex, Giovane Élber, Leonardo, Müller, Silas, Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Jô and Lucas Moura, among others.

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | GP | W | D$^1$ | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 1983 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 1985 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 1987 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1989 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 1991 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 1993 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 1995 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 1997 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 2003 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| 2005 | Third place | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2007 | Round Of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2011 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 5 titles | 108 | 75 | 16 | 17 | 247 | 78 |

### South American Youth Championship record

South American Youth Championship record :
| Years | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1954 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| 1958 | Third place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 1964 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1967 | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 1971 | First round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 1974 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 1975 | First round | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 1977 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 1979 | Fourth place | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 1981 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 1983 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 1985 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 1987 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 1988 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 1991 | Champions | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| 1992 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| 1997 | Runners-up | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 |
| 1999 | Third place | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 |
| 2001 | Champions | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 |
| 2005 | Runners-up | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 |
| 2007 | Champions | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| 2009 | Champions | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 |
| 2011 | Champions | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
| 2013 | First round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | Fourth place | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 |
| 2017 | Fifth place | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
| 2019 | Fifth place | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | Champions | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | Champions | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| Total | 13 titles | 208 | 126 | 45 | 37 | 407 | 164 |

## Current squad

The following 23 players are called up for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship.
Caps and goals updated as of 12 June 2023, after the match against Israel.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Robert Alves | (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 20) | 10 | 0 | Atlético Mineiro |
| 12 | 1GK | Felipe Longo | (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Corinthians |
| 22 | 1GK | Henrique Menke | (2007-01-12) 12 January 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Internacional |
| 2 | 2DF | Paulo Ricardo | (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19) | 15 | 0 | Vasco da Gama |
| 6 | 2DF | Leandrinho | (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19) | 14 | 2 | Al Shabab |
| 13 | 2DF | Igor Serrote | (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20) | 15 | 0 | Grêmio |
| 16 | 2DF | Zé Guilherme | (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19) | 9 | 0 | Bahia |
| 3 | 2DF | Jair Cunha | (2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 19) | 15 | 1 | Botafogo |
| 4 | 2DF | Filipe Bordon | (2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 19) | 13 | 0 | Lazio |
| 14 | 2DF | Iago Teodoro | (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) | 8 | 0 | Flamengo |
| 15 | 2DF | Anthony | (2005-07-12) 12 July 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Goiás |
| 20 | 2DF | Arthur Dias | (2007-04-10) 10 April 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense |
| 5 | 3MF | Gabriel Moscardo | (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19) | 16 | 8 | Reims |
| 8 | 3MF | Breno Bidon | (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 20) | 13 | 1 | Corinthians |
| 18 | 3MF | Kauan Rodrigues | (2005-04-16) 16 April 2005 (age 19) | 14 | 3 | Fortaleza |
| 17 | 3MF | Gustavo Prado | (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | Internacional |
| 7 | 4FW | Rayan | (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Vasco da Gama |
| 9 | 4FW | Deivid Washington | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) | 12 | 14 | Chelsea |
| 10 | 4FW | Pedrinho | (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 19) | 14 | 6 | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| 11 | 4FW | Nathan Fernandes | (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 1 | Botafogo |
| 19 | 4FW | Ricardo Mathias | (2006-07-25) 25 July 2006 (age 18) | 17 | 2 | Internacional |
| 21 | 4FW | Wesley | (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19) | 8 | 2 | Al Nassr |
| 23 | 4FW | Alisson Santana | (2005-09-21) 21 September 2005 (age 19) | 9 | 5 | Atlético Mineiro |

### Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 24 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Mycael | (2004-03-12) 12 March 2004 (age 20) | 10 | 0 | Athletico Paranaense | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| GK | Kaique | (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Palmeiras | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| GK | Kauã Santos | (2003-04-11) 11 April 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| DF | Arthur | (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| DF | Jean Pedroso | (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 21) | 14 | 2 | Coritiba | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| DF | Robert Renan | (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Internacional | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| DF | Kaiki Bruno | (2003-03-08) 8 March 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 0 | Cruzeiro | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| DF | Guilherme Biro | (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20) | 15 | 1 | Corinthians | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| DF | André Dhominique | (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21) | 13 | 0 | Estrela Amadora | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| DF | Douglas Mendes | (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | Red Bull Bragantino | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| MF | Andrey Santos | (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20) | 16 | 8 | Strasbourg | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| MF | Marlon Gomes | (2003-12-14) 14 December 2003 (age 21) | 13 | 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| MF | Ronald | (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 22) | 14 | 3 | Grêmio | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| FW | Giovani | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Al Sadd | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| FW | Marcos Leonardo | (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 14 | Benfica | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| FW | Matheus Martins | (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 6 | Botafogo | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| FW | Marquinhos | (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 1 | Fluminense | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| FW | Giovane | (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21) | 17 | 2 | Corinthians | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| FW | Kevin | (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 22) | 8 | 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| FW | Matheus Nascimento | (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 21) | 9 | 5 | Botafogo | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| FW | Sávio | (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004 (age 20) | 11 | 1 | Manchester City | v. Israel, 12 June 2023 |
| INJ: Withdrew due to injury CLUB: Player withdrew from the current squad after his club made him unavailable for the call-up |||||||

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 goals |
| 1 | Adaílton | 1997 | 24 |
| 2 | Marcos Leonardo | 2021– | 15 |
| 3 | Romário | 1985 | 11 |
| 4 | Neymar | 2011 | 9 |
| 4 | Henrique | 2011 | 9 |
| 5 | Rodrigo Gral | 1999 | 8 |
| 5 | Edu | 1999 | 8 |
| 5 | Alexandre Pato | 2007 | 8 |
| 5 | Vitor Roque | 2022– | 8 |
| 8 | Dudu Cearense | 2003 | 7 |
| 9 | Geovani | 1983 | 6 |
| 9 | Ronaldinho | 1999 | 6 |
| 9 | Adriano | 2001 | 6 |
| 9 | Daniel Carvalho | 2003 | 6 |
| 9 | Alan Kardec | 2009 | 6 |
| 9 | Marcos Guilherme | 2015 | 6 |
| 9 | Andrey Santos | 2021– | 6 |

### Individual awards

* FIFA U-20 World Cup
| Year | Golden Ball | Silver Ball | Bronze Ball |
| 1983 | Geovani | | |
| 1985 | Silas | | |
| 1989 | Bismarck | | |
| 1993 | Adriano | | |
| 1995 | Caio | | |
| 2009 | | Alex Teixeira | Giuliano |
| 2011 | Henrique | | |
| 2015 | | Danilo | |
| Year | Golden Shoe |
| 1977 | Guina |
| 1983 | Geovani |
| 1997 | Adaílton |
| 2003 | Dudu |
| 2011 | Henrique |

## Honours

* FIFA U-20 World Cup:
** Winners (5): 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011
** Runners-up (4): 1991, 1995, 2009, 2015
* South American Youth Championship:
** Winners (13): 1974, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023 , 2025
** Runners-up (7): 1954, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1997, 2003, 2005

### Friendlies

* Tournoi Juniors de Cannes:
** Winners (4): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
* Tournament of the Crown Prince:
** Winners: 1978
* Toulon Tournament:
** Winners (9): 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2019
* Torneio Internacional de Ribeirão Preto:
** Winners: 1981
* Beijing Youth Tournament:
** Winners: 1986
* Qatar Friendship Tournament:
** Winners: 1987
* COTIF:
** Winners (3): 1990, 2002, 2014
* Copa Gobernador del Estado Carabobo:
** Winners: 1992
* Val-Action Cup:
** Winners: 1993
* King's Cup:
** Winners: 1999
* Mediterranean International Cup U-20:
** Winners (5): 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
* Mediterranean International Cup U-18:
** Winners (9): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
* TyC Asia Cup:
** Winners: 2001
* Oman International Tournament:
** Winners: 2002
* Malaysia International Tournament:
** Winners: 2003
* Sendai Cup:
** Winners (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
* SBS Cup:
** Winners: 2004
* Valais Youth Cup:
** Winners: 2013
* Panda Cup:
** Winners: 2014
* Talca International Tournament:
** Winners: 2016
* Torneio Quadrangular de Teresópolis:
** Winners: 2020
* Torneio Internacional do Espírito Santo:
** Winners: 2022

## Managers

* Luiz Vinhaes (1949)
* Valdemar Campos (1954)
* Newton Cardoso (1958)
* Mário Travaglini (1967)
* Antoninho (1973)
* José Teixeira (1974)
* Zizinho (1975)
* Evaristo de Macedo (1977)
* Mário Travaglini (1979)
* Nelsinho Rosa (1980)
* Antônio Ferreira (1981)
* Vavá (1981–1982)
* Sebastião Lapola [pt] (1983)
* Jair Pereira (1983–1985)
* Gílson Nunes (1986–1987)
* René Simões (1988–1989)
* Paulo Massa (1990)
* Ernesto Paulo (1991)
* Júlio César Leal (1992–1993)
* Carlos Alberto da Luz (1993–1994)
* Jairo Leal (1995)
* Toninho Barroso [pt] (1996-1999)
* João Carlos da Silva Costa (1999)
* Torres (2000)
* Carlos César (2001)
* Marcos Paquetá (2002)
* Valinhos (2003)
* Marcos Paquetá (2003)
* René Weber (2004–2006)
* Nelson Rodrigues (2007–2008)
* Rogério Lourenço (2008–2010)
* Ney Franco (2011–2012)
* Émerson Ávila (2013)
* Alexandre Gallo (2014–2015)
* Rogério Micale (2015–2017)
* Carlos Amadeu (2017–2019)
* André Jardine (2019–2022)
* Ramon Menezes (2022–)

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows Brazil's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Argentina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 075.00 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 033.33 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Mexico | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 083.33 |
| North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Portugal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 040.00 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 100.00 |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Spain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Syria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 100.00 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| United States | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 075.00 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | 108 | 75 | 16 | 17 | 247 | 78 | +169 | 069.44 |