Argentina U-20 National Football Team represents Argentina in youth soccer competitions. Unlike European teams, the maximum age of players in this team should not exceed 20 years.
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| Nickname | Albicelestes (blue and white) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federation | Argentina Football Association | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Main coach |  Marcelo Trobbiani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Lisandro Magalyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA Code | ARG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The first game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Argentina  5–0  Venezuela( Buenos Aires , Argentina ; February 27, 1951) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Argentina 8–1  USA( Sao Paulo , Brazil ; May 4, 1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico  4–1 Argentina( Quito , Ecuador ; April 15, 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South American Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Participation | 13 ( first time in 1979 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Progress | Winners: 1979 , 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2005 , 2007
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The Argentinean youth team is one of the most titled national teams in the world - it has 4 victories in the championships of South America and 6 victories in the World Cup of youth teams.
Famous Players
- Diego Maradona
- Diego Simeone
- Esteban Cambiasso
- Maxi Rodriguez
- Javier Saviola
- Fabrizio Colochchini
- Alejandro Dominguez
- Mauro Zarate
- Sergio Aguero
- Angel di maria
- Lionel Messi
- Juan Riquelme
- Diego Placente
- Pablo Aimar
- Juan Pablo Sorin
Current squad
- As of March 30, 2015 [1]
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Achievements
- South American Championship (U20) :
- Champions (4): 1967, 1997, 1999, 2003
- Finalists (7): 1958, 1979, 1983, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2007
- World Championship (U20) :
- Champions (6): 1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007
- Finalists (1): 1983
Notes
- ↑ According to March 6, 2015 Archived copy on Wayback Machine on the official website of Juventus.
Links
- Argentina national team at the Youth World Cup in Japan
- Argentina's national team at the Qatar Youth World Cup
- Argentina national team at the youth soccer world cup in malaysia
- Argentina national team at the youth soccer world cup at home
- Argentina national team at the youth soccer world cup in the Netherlands
- Argentina national team at the youth soccer world cup in canada
- Argentina Football Association official website
See also
- Argentina National Football Team
- South America Youth Football Championship