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| Association | Federação Portuguesa de Futebol | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Oceano Cruz | ||
| Captain | Diogo Prioste | ||
| Mostcaps | Tiago Ferreira (28) | ||
| Top scorer | Nuno Gomes Lourenço Nélson Oliveira (9 goals each) | ||
| FIFA code | POR | ||
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| First international | |||
 Spain 1–0Portugal  (Cáceres,Spain; 7 May 1979) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Macau 0–6Portugal (São Tomé,São Tomé and Príncipe; 5 October 2006)  São Tomé and Príncipe 0–6Portugal (Macau; 5 October 2006) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Japan 4–1Portugal (Tokyo,Japan; 26 August 1994) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in1979) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1989,1991) | ||
ThePortugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20football team ofPortugal and is controlled by thePortuguese Football Federation, the governing body forfootball in Portugal.
The U20 team acts mainly as a feeder team for theunder-21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualified for its only official match, FIFA U-20 World Cup, depends on U19 results.
The Portuguese team has 12 participations in theFIFA U-20 World Cup and 12 in theToulon Tournament.
TheGolden Generation was the Generation of the players that won consecutive FIFA Youth Championships in1989 and1991.
TheCourage Generation was the Generation of players that was runner up in the2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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 1977 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1979 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 1981 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1983 | |||||||
 1985 | |||||||
 1987 | |||||||
 1989 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 1991 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1993 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 1995 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
 1997 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 1999 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 2001 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2003 | |||||||
 2005 | |||||||
 2007 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
 2011 | Runners-up | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
 2013 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 |
 2015 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
 2017 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||
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  2027 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 12/25 | 57 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 50 |
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The following players were called up for theUnder 20 Elite League matches againstCzech Republic andPoland on 4 and 9 September 2025.[2]
On 31 August, Gustavo Ferreira replacedKeyan Varela due to injury.[3] Two days later,João Veloso was called up to theunder-21s squad and was replaced by Gabriel Costa.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2025, after the match against theGermany
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Gonçalo Ribeiro | (2006-01-15)15 January 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Porto | |
| 1GK | José Ribeiro | (2006-05-13)13 May 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Vitória de Guimarães | |
| 2DF | Leandro Santos | (2005-09-28)28 September 2005 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Benfica | |
| 2DF | Miguel Alves | (2005-12-30)30 December 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
| 2DF | Luís Gomes | (2005-04-13)13 April 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Porto | |
| 2DF | Rayhan Momade | (2006-01-05)5 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
| 2DF | André Oliveira | (2006-02-15)15 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Vitória de Guimarães | |
| 2DF | Tiago Parente | (2006-06-12)12 June 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Benfica | |
| 2DF | Guilherme Peixoto | (2006-05-25)25 May 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Twente | |
| 2DF | Ricardo Ribeiro | (2006-04-26)26 April 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Vitória de Guimarães | |
| 3MF | Manuel Mendonça | (2005-03-24)24 March 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | Sporting CP | |
| 3MF | João Rego | (2005-06-20)20 June 2005 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Benfica | |
| 3MF | Afonso Assis | (2006-07-15)15 July 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Moreirense | |
| 3MF | Leonardo Cardoso | (2006-10-18)18 October 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 |  Chelsea | |
| 3MF | Gabriel Costa | (2006-11-14)14 November 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Feirense | |
| 3MF | Gonçalo Moreira | (2006-01-03)3 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Benfica | |
| 3MF | Lucas Ferreira | (2006-11-25)25 November 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 |  Luzern | |
| 4FW | Rodrigo Ribeiro | (2005-04-28)28 April 2005 (age 20) | 9 | 1 | Sporting CP | |
| 4FW | Mauro Couto | (2005-11-15)15 November 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
| 4FW | Gustavo Ferreira | (2007-05-29)29 May 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Benfica | |
| 4FW | Gonçalo Sousa | (2006-06-30)30 June 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Porto | |
| 4FW | Olívio Tomé | (2006-01-27)27 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Benfica | |
The following players have previously been called up to the Portugal under-20 squad in the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Diogo Fernandes | (2005-02-17)17 February 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Porto | |
| GK | Francisco Silva | (2005-11-20)20 November 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
| DF | Rodrigo Dias | (2005-07-12)12 July 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
| DF | Rodrigo Mendes | (2005-04-02)2 April 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 |  Torino | |
| DF | Leandro Martins | (2006-01-01)1 January 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Benfica | |
| DF | Diogo Monteiro | (2005-01-28)28 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Leeds United | |
| DF | José Sampaio | (2005-01-04)4 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Vizela | |
| DF | José Silva | (2005-08-20)20 August 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
| MF | João Veloso | (2005-06-26)26 June 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Benfica | September 2025 CampSEN |
| MF | Diego Rodrigues | (2005-05-24)24 May 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Braga | |
| MF | João Teixeira | (2006-04-09)9 April 2006 (age 19) | 4 | 1 | Porto | |
| MF | Henrique Arreiol | (2005-06-21)21 June 2005 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Sporting CP | |
| FW | Keyan Varela | (2006-04-26)26 April 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Servette | September 2025 CampINJ |
| FW | Tiago Andrade | (2005-10-21)21 October 2005 (age 20) | 6 | 3 | Porto | |
| FW | Gustavo Varela | (2005-01-30)30 January 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 1 | Benfica | |
| FW | Afonso Moreira | (2005-03-19)19 March 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | Sporting CP | |
| FW | Vivaldo Semedo | (2005-01-28)28 January 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Vizela | |
INJ Withdrew due to injury. | ||||||
| # | Name | Caps | Goals | First cap | Latest cap |
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| 1 | Tiago Ferreira | 28 | 2 | July 13, 2011 | July 3, 2013 |
| 2 | Paulo Costa | 20 | 5 | September 10, 1998 | June 3, 2000 |
| Sérgio Oliveira | 20 | 3 | October 7, 2010 | April 18, 2012 | |
| 4 | Ricardo Esteves | 19 | 0 | September 10, 1998 | June 3, 2000 |
| Danilo Pereira | 19 | 3 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
| Pelé | 19 | 3 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
| Nuno Reis | 19 | 0 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
| Nélson Oliveira | 19 | 9 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 |
| # | Name | Goals | Caps | First cap | Latest cap |
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| 1 | Nuno Gomes | 9 | 13 | June 2, 1995 | January 21, 1997 |
| Lourenço | 9 | 17 | 22 February 2001 | June 21, 2003 | |
| Nélson Oliveira | 9 | 19 | October 7, 2010 | August 21, 2011 | |
| 4 | André Silva | 8 | 10 | November 17, 2014 | June 14, 2015 |
| 5 | Bruma | 6 | 6 | March 24, 2013 | July 3, 2013 |
| Carlitos | 6 | 11 | May 27, 1997 | May 19, 1998 | |
| Paulo Torres | 6 | 12 | December 18, 1990 | June 30, 1991 | |
| Bruno Gama | 6 | 14 | November 21, 2006 | July 8, 2007 | |
| Dani | 6 | 15 | August 26, 1994 | June 1, 1996 | |
| 6 | Ricardo Vaz Tê | 5 | 8 | February 16, 2005 | September 22, 2005 |
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As of 2022
| Manager | Period | Record | |||||||
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| Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | GF | GA | GD | |||
| Peres Bandeira | 1979 | ||||||||
| Carlos Queiroz | 1989–1991 | ||||||||
| Agostinho Oliveira | 1993 | ||||||||
| Nelo Vingada | 1994–1995 | ||||||||
| Jesualdo Ferreira | 1996–2000 | ||||||||
| António Violante | 2001–2002 2008–2009 | ||||||||
| Rui Caçador | 2003–2004 2007–2008 | ||||||||
| José Couceiro | 2006–2007 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 8 | +29 | |
| Paulo Alves | 2009–2010 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | |
| Oceano Cruz | 2010 | ||||||||
| Ilídio Vale | 2010–2012 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | |
| Edgar Borges | 2012–2014 2015–2016 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| Hélio Sousa | 2014–2015 2018–2019 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 22 | +24 | |
| Emílio Peixe | 2016–2017 2021–2022 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 29 | +4 | |
| José Guilherme | 2017–2018 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | |
| Filipe Ramos | 2019–2020 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | |
| Rui Bento | 2020–2021 | ||||||||
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Portugal national under-23 canoe sprint team | Portuguese Team of the Year 2011 | Succeeded by |
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The following table shows Portugal's head-to-head record in theFIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Brazil | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 020.00 |
 Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
 Gambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
 Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
 Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Honduras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
 Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
 Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
 Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
 South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 060.00 |
 Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Uruguay | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 000.00 |
 Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 57 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 054.39 |
