Paraguay men's national under-20 football team

Paraguay

Association	Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Víctor Genés
Captain	Gustavo Gómez
Home stadium	Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code	PAR
First colours Second colours
First international
NA
Best result	FIFA U-20 World Cup Fourth Place 1 time (2001) South American Youth Football Championship First Place 1 time (1971) Runner-up 4 times (1964, 1967, 1985, 2009) Third Place 6 times (1974, 1977, 1979, 1997, 2001, 2003) Fourth Place 1 time (1999)

Paraguay national under-20 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and South American Youth Football Championship.

The team's most successful period was mostly during 2001 to 2003 and once again in 2006, achieving Fourth place at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship before winning back-to-back tournaments at the Milk Cup in 2002 and 2003 and once again in 2006.^[1] Paraguay also won the 2002 SBS Cup disputed in Shizuoka Japan.^[2]

Overview

The under-20 Paraguay national football team has seen and delivered along the years many of Paraguay's best talents such as Juan Bautista Agüero, Julio César Romero, Roberto Cabañas, Paulo Da Silva, Justo Villar, Salvador Cabañas and Roque Santa Cruz.

The team has participated in 8 events of the FIFA World Youth Championship and the best performance came in the 2001 World Cup held in Argentina, when Paraguay finished in the fourth place. The best performance at the South American level came in 1971 when they won the South American Youth Football Championship (also known as "Juventud de América"), along with four runners-up finishes in 1964, 1967, 1985 and 2009.

Paraguay has qualified for 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Egypt.

Current talents for the Paraguay squad include Hernán Pérez, Robin Ramírez, Nicolás Martínez, Federico Santander and Joel Silva.^[3]

Tournament records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977	Group Stage	3	2	0	1	6	2
1979	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	8	3
1981	Did Not Qualify
1983
1985	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	6
1987	Did Not Qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	5	6
1999	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	7	8
2001	Fourth place	7	3	1	3	8	11
2003	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	4	4
2005	Did Not Qualify
2007
2009	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	2	4
2011	Did Not Qualify
2013	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	3	3
2015	Did Not Qualify
Total	9/20	36	13	10	13	46	47

Current squad

Team of the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.

Coach: Víctor Genes ^[4]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Tomás Echagüe	(1996-09-18)18 September 1996 (aged 18)	Sportivo Luqueño
2	2DF	Juan Escobar	(1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 19)	Sportivo Luqueño
3	2DF	Iván Cañete	(1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 19)	Atlético Madrid C
4	2DF	Ariel Benítez	(1997-09-15)15 September 1997 (aged 17)	Guaraní
5	2DF	Saúl Salcedo	(1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 17)	Olimpia
6	3MF	Ángel Benítez	(1996-01-27)27 January 1996 (aged 18)	Libertad
7	3MF	Danilo Santacruz	(1995-06-12)12 June 1995 (aged 19)	Libertad
8	3MF	Gustavo Viera	(1995-08-28)28 August 1995 (aged 19)	Corinthians
9	4FW	Luis Amarilla	(1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 19)	Libertad
10	4FW	Antonio Sanabria	(1996-04-04)4 April 1996 (aged 18)	Roma
11	4FW	Sergio Díaz	(1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 16)	Cerro Porteño
12	1GK	José Colmán	(1996-06-04)4 June 1996 (aged 18)	3 de Febrero
13	2DF	Omar Alderete	(1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 18)	Cerro Porteño
14	2DF	José Sanabria	(1996-03-25)25 March 1996 (aged 18)	Libertad
15	2DF	Marcos González	(1995-07-15)15 July 1995 (aged 19)	Olimpia
16	3MF	Ariel Guachire	(1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 19)	Libertad
17	3MF	Jesús Medina	(1997-04-30)30 April 1997 (aged 17)	Libertad
18	3MF	Enrique Araújo	(1995-10-03)3 October 1995 (aged 19)	Nacional
19	4FW	Walter González	(1995-05-21)21 May 1995 (aged 19)	Olimpia
20	3MF	Jeremías Bogado	(1995-07-04)4 July 1995 (aged 19)	Olimpia
21	3MF	Walter Araújo	(1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 19)	Sol de América
22	1GK	Miguel Mereles	(1996-04-06)6 April 1996 (aged 18)	Libertad
23	4FW	Brahian Ayala	(1995-06-29)29 June 1995 (aged 19)	Rubio Ñu

See also

• Paraguay national football team
• Paraguay national under-23 football team
• Paraguay national under-17 football team
• Paraguay women's national under-20 football team
• Football in Paraguay

References

External links

• APF Website

Football in Paraguay
Paraguayan Football Association
National teams	Men's U-17 U-20 U-23 Women's U-17 U-20
League system	men: Primera División de Paraguay Paraguayan Division Intermedia Tercera División de Paraguay Cuarta División de Paraguay women: League
List of clubs Paraguayan football derby Footballers Managers Stadiums Footballer of the Year

Football in South America (CONMEBOL)
Argentina (AFA)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera División Copa Argentina
Bolivia (FBF)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Liga de Fútbol Profesional Copa Aerosur
Brazil (CBF)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Copa do Brasil
Chile (FFC)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera División Copa Chile
Colombia (FCF)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera A Copa Colombia
Ecuador (FEF)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Serie A
Paraguay (APF)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera División
Peru (FPF)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera División Copa Inca
Uruguay (AUF)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera División
Venezuela (FVF)	Men's national team (U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera División Copa Venezuela
National team competitions	Men Copa América Copa América Centenario Under-20 Football Championship Under-17 Football Championship Under-15 Football Championship Pan American Games Superclásico de las Américas Bolivarian Games South American Games Futsal Championship Under-20 Futsal Championship Under-17 Futsal Championship Beach Soccer Championship Women Copa América Femenina Under-20 Women's Football Championship Under-17 Women's Football Championship Pan American Games South American Games Copa América Femenina de Futsal Under-20 Women's Futsal Championship
Club competitions	Men Copa Libertadores de América Copa Sudamericana Recopa Sudamericana Copa Suruga Bank Copa Libertadores de Futsal U-20 Copa Libertadores Women Copa Libertadores Femenina Copa Libertadores Femenina de Futsal Defunct Intercontinental Cup Copa CONMEBOL Copa Interamericana Copa Iberoamericana Copa Mercosur Copa Merconorte Supercopa Libertadores Copa Master de Supercopa Copa de Oro Copa Master de CONMEBOL Copa Ganadores de Copa
South American Footballer of the Year South American Coach of the Year Top-division clubs Club competition winning teams Club competition winning managers

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football