Peru national under-20 football team

Peru national under-20 football team represents Peru in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. The Peruvian U-20 squad has participated in all South American Youth Championships, but had no luck in qualifying to a World Cup. Their best appearance was in 1967, finishing in 3rd place. The team is currently managed by José del Solar, who is also the manager of the Peru Olympic football team.

Peru

Nickname(s)	La Bicolor (The Bicolour) La Blanquirroja (The White and Red) La Rojiblanca (The Red and White)
Association	Peruvian Football Federation
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	José del Solar
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional
FIFA code	PER
First colours Second colours
First international
Peru 2–2 Paraguay (Caracas, Venezuela; May 23, 1954)
Biggest win
Peru 8–0 Venezuela (Bolivia; January 28, 1983)
Biggest defeat
Peru 0–6 Brazil (Argentina; January 23, 1999) Peru 0–6 Argentina (Colombia; January 17, 2005)
South American Youth Championship
Appearances	29 (first in 1954)
Best result	4th Place (1954, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1975)
Medal record Bolivarian Games 1947–48 Lima NA 1951 Caracas NA 1961 Barranquilla NA 1973 Panama City NA 1977 La Paz NA 1981 Barquisimeto NA Men's Pre-Olympic Football 1960 Peru NA 1964 Peru NA 1980 Colombia NA

Teams managed by Juan Carlos Oblitas in 1999, by Daniel Ahmed in 2013, and by Víctor Rivera in 2015 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.

History

The Peru National Under-20 football team was founded in the 1950s and made their debut at the 1954 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 seven South 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 the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won the 1975 Copa América. Despite the team's good performance, they failed to qualify for the inaugural 1977 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 the 2013 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 the 2018 FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years and reaching the 2019 Copa América final. Players such as Claudio Pizarro and Jefferson Farfán would go on to the senior team, helping Peru achieve these feats. Peru will host the 2025 South American Under-20 Championship, which will be held in Arequipa.

Competition records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981	Did not enter
1983	Did not qualify
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	0/24	-	-	-	-	-	-

South American Youth Championship

South American Youth Championship record
Years	Round	Gp	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1954	Fourth Place	7	2	3	2	10	11
1958		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		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		4	1	0	3	3	10
1981	Did not participate
1983	First Round	4	1	0	3	11	9
1985		4	0	2	2	2	7
1987		3	0	0	3	4	10
1988		5	2	1	2	5	7
1991		4	1	2	1	4	8
1992		3	0	0	3	2	8
1995		4	1	0	3	4	7
1997		4	0	2	2	3	7
1999		9	3	2	4	8	22
2001		4	1	1	2	4	5
2003		4	0	0	4	3	13
2005		4	0	1	3	1	11
2007		4	0	0	4	4	11
2009		4	0	0	4	3	8
2011		4	1	1	2	4	5
2013	Final Round	9	3	3	3	13	13
2015		9	3	1	5	11	21
2017	First Round	4	0	2	2	2	6
2019	Final Round	4	1	0	3	2	5
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	First Round	4	0	0	4	1	7
2025	Qualified as hosts
Total	Fourth Place	138	30	30	78	154	268

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the friendly match against Colombia.^[1]
• Match dates: 27-June-2024

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Fabrisio Mesías	(2007-01-30) 30 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Alianza Lima
	1GK	William Falcón	(2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 (age 19)	3	0	UCV
	1GK	César Bautista	(2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Sporting Cristal
	1GK	Emilio Robles		0	0	Sporting Cristal
	1GK	Jhefferson Rodriguez	(2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Universitario
	2DF	Alejandro Pósito	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Sporting Cristal
	2DF	Brian Arias	(2006-09-02) 2 September 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Alianza Lima
	2DF	Jonathan García	(2007-07-06) 6 July 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Alianza Lima
	2DF	Julinho Astudillo	(2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Universitario
	2DF	Nicolás Amasifuen	(2005-07-05) 5 July 2005 (age 19)	13	1	Alianza Lima
	2DF	Franshesko Cassiano	(2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Sporting Cristal
	2DF	Rafael Gúzman	(2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 16)	1	0	Universitario
	2DF	Carlos Gómez	(2005-02-09) 9 February 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Cruzeiro
	2DF	Rait Alarcón	(2005-08-05) 5 August 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Alianza Lima
	2DF	Matías Barboza	(2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Arsenal
	2DF	Fabrizio Lora	(2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 19)	3	1	Sporting Cristal
	2DF	Axel Cabellos	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 17)	1	0	Racing Club
	3MF	Jean Lara	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 17)	2	0	Academia Cantoalo
	3MF	Braidy Paz	(2007-02-01) 1 February 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Alianza Lima
	3MF	Eslyn Correa	(2005-06-29) 29 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Cusco FC
	3MF	José Romero	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Deportivo Municipal
	3MF	Philipp Eisele Yupanqui	(2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Eintracht Frankfurt
	3MF	Gian García	(2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Melgar
	3MF	Ian Wisdom	(2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Sporting Cristal
	3MF	Adrián Beltrán	(2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Sporting Cristal
	3MF	Álvaro Rojas	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Universitario
	4FW	Bassco Soyer	(2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Alianza Lima
	4FW	Aitor Aranguren	(2006-10-07) 7 October 2006 (age 18)	1	1	Deportivo Alavés
	4FW	Sebastián Sánchez	(2005-12-07) 7 December 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Sporting Cristal
	4FW	Maxloren Castro	(2007-12-08) 8 December 2007 (age 16)	2	0	Sporting Cristal
	4FW	Jems Tenorio	(2005-05-25) 25 May 2005 (age 19)	4	1	Universitario
	4FW	Maycol Infante	(2005-07-20) 20 July 2005 (age 19)	0	0	UTC
	4FW	Gabriel Soto	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Sporting Cristal
	4FW	Víctor Guzmán	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Alianza Lima
	4FW	Juan Pablo Goicochea	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 18)	17	2	Platense
	4FW	Mateo Rodríguez	(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Sporting Cristal
	4FW	Rodrigo Dioses		1	0	Universitario

Honours

• South American Championship U-20
  • Fourth Place (5): 1954, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1975

Previous managers

• César (Chalaca) Gonzales
• Dragan Miranović
• Juan Carlos Oblitas
• Julio César Uribe
• Julio García
• José Luis Pavoni
• Rafael Castillo
• Roberto (Tito) Drago
• Hector (Tito) Chumpitaz Dulanto
• Gustavo Ferrín

Famous previous players

• Wilmer Aguirre
• Piero Alva
• Sandro Baylón
• Marko Ciurlizza
• Erick Delgado
• Jefferson Farfán
• Jean Ferrari
• George Forsyth
• Luis Guadalupe
• Martín Hidalgo
• Damián Ísmodes
• Abel Lobatón
• Flavio Maestri
• Paolo Maldonado
• Manuel Marengo
• Andrés Mendoza
• Claudio Pizarro
• Ámilton Prado
• Alberto Rodríguez
• Junior Ross
• Guillermo Salas
• Nolberto Solano
• Juan Vargas
• Walter Vílchez
• Junior Viza
• Carlos Zambrano
• Reimond Manco

References

1. "Amistoso en Campo Mar: Selección Peruana Sub-20 empató 1-1 ante Colombia" (in Spanish). Depor. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

External links

• Peru U20 news at ovacion.pe