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| Nickname(s) | La Bicolor (The Bicolour) La Blanquirroja (The White and Red) La Rojiblanca (The Red and White) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Peruvian Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Carlos Silvestri[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | PER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Peru 2–2Paraguay (Caracas,Venezuela; May 23, 1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peru 8–0Venezuela (Bolivia; January 28, 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peru 0–6Brazil (Argentina; January 23, 1999) Peru 0–6Argentina (Colombia; January 17, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South American Youth Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 30 (first in1954) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 4th Place (1954,1958,1967,1971,1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peru national under-20 football team representsPeru in international football competitions such asSouth American Youth Championship. Their best appearance was in 1967, finishing in 3rd place, but had no luck in qualifying to aWorld Cup.
Teams managed byJuan Carlos Oblitas in1999, byDaniel Ahmed in2013, and by Víctor Rivera in2015 have been the most successful teams until 2015. The three of them reached the 5th place. In other appearances, Peru was almost always eliminated in Group Stage.
The Peru National Under-20 football team was founded in the 1950s and made their debut at the1954 South American U-20 Championship. Peru placed Fourth in the tournament and again in 1958. The youth team's most successful period was in the 1950s to 70s, placing fourth in five of the sevenSouth American Youth Championships. Some of the Peruvian players of these tournaments went on to play for the senior team, which qualified and performed well at the1970 FIFA World Cup and won the1975 Copa América. Despite the team's good performance, they failed to qualify for the inaugural1977 FIFA World Youth Championship. In 1981, Peru declined participation for that years Youth Championship and did not enter to the World Cup.
Much like the senior team, the youth team faced a decline in performance, not advancing past the First Round in any Youth Championship from 1983 to 2011. It wasn't until 2013 where Peru reached the Final Round of the2013 South American Youth Football Championship for the first time since 1975. Peru placed fifth in the tournament and reached the final round again in 2015 and 2019. Around the same time, the senior team qualified for the2018 FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years and reaching the2019 Copa América final. Players such asClaudio Pizarro andJefferson Farfán would go on to the senior team, helping Peru achieve these feats. Peru will host the2025 South American Under-20 Championship, which will be held inArequipa.
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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 1977 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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 1981 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1983 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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  2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0/25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| South American Youth Championship record | |||||||
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| Years | Round | Gp | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 1954 | Fourth Place | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
| 1958 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
| 1964 | First Round | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
 1967 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 1971 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 1974 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1975 | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1977 | First round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
 1979 | First Round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
 1981 | Did not participate | ||||||
 1983 | First Round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 |
| 1985 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1987 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 1988 | First Round | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1991 | First Round | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1992 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1995 | First Round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1997 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1999 | Final Round | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 2001 | First Round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 2005 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
 2007 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
 2009 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | First Round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | Final Round | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
| 2015 | Final Round | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 2017 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | First Round | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2023 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | First Round | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Total | Fourth Place | 142 | 30 | 30 | 82 | 157 | 279 |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1GK | Fabrisio Mesías | (2007-01-30)30 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 |  Alianza Lima | |
| 1GK | William Falcón | (2005-04-27)27 April 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | UCV | |
| 1GK | César Bautista | (2007-01-15)15 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 1GK | Emilio Robles | 0 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1GK | Jhefferson Rodriguez | (2006-03-13)13 March 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Universitario | |
| 2DF | Alejandro Pósito | (2005-08-05)5 August 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 2DF | Brian Arias | (2006-09-02)2 September 2006 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Alianza Lima | |
| 2DF | Jonathan García | (2007-07-06)6 July 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Alianza Lima | |
| 2DF | Julinho Astudillo | (2005-01-07)7 January 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Universitario | |
| 2DF | Nicolás Amasifuen | (2005-07-05)5 July 2005 (age 20) | 13 | 1 | Alianza Lima | |
| 2DF | Franshesko Cassiano | (2005-06-21)21 June 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 2DF | Rafael Gúzman | (2008-01-26)26 January 2008 (age 17) | 1 | 0 | Universitario | |
| 2DF | Carlos Gómez | (2005-02-09)9 February 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Cruzeiro | |
| 2DF | Rait Alarcón | (2005-08-05)5 August 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Alianza Lima | |
| 2DF | Matías Barboza | (2007-01-20)20 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | |
| 2DF | Fabrizio Lora | (2005-08-30)30 August 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 2DF | Axel Cabellos | (2006-11-18)18 November 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Racing Club | |
| 3MF | Jean Lara | (2006-11-07)7 November 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Academia Cantoalo | |
| 3MF | Braidy Paz | (2007-02-01)1 February 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Alianza Lima | |
| 3MF | Eslyn Correa | (2005-06-29)29 June 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Cusco FC | |
| 3MF | José Romero | (2005-06-24)24 June 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Deportivo Municipal | |
| 3MF | Philipp Eisele Yupanqui | (2007-01-19)19 January 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| 3MF | Gian García | (2005-10-15)15 October 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Melgar | |
| 3MF | Ian Wisdom | (2005-09-14)14 September 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 3MF | Adrián Beltrán | (2005-03-30)30 March 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 3MF | Álvaro Rojas | (2005-03-12)12 March 2005 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Universitario | |
| 4FW | Bassco Soyer | (2006-10-17)17 October 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Alianza Lima | |
| 4FW | Aitor Aranguren | (2006-10-07)7 October 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 1 |  Deportivo Alavés | |
| 4FW | Sebastián Sánchez | (2005-12-07)7 December 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 4FW | Maxloren Castro | (2007-12-08)8 December 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 4FW | Jems Tenorio | (2005-05-25)25 May 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Universitario | |
| 4FW | Maycol Infante | (2005-07-20)20 July 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | UTC | |
| 4FW | Gabriel Soto | (2007-01-09)9 January 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 4FW | Víctor Guzmán | (2006-03-25)25 March 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 1 | Alianza Lima | |
| 4FW | Juan Pablo Goicochea | (2006-08-04)4 August 2006 (age 19) | 17 | 2 | Platense | |
| 4FW | Mateo Rodríguez | (2006-08-04)4 August 2006 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | |
| 4FW | Rodrigo Dioses | 1 | 0 | Universitario | ||
Gold Medalists (1): 1990
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