Venezuela national under-20 football team

The Venezuela national under-20 football team represents Venezuela in international men's football competitions such as South American Youth Championship.[1] The team became runners-up in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[2]

Venezuela Under 20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
  • La Vinotinto (The Burgundy)
  • Los Llaneros (The Plainsmen)
AssociationVenezuelan Football Federation
(Federación Venezolana de Fútbol)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachRicardo Valino
CaptainRenné Rivas
Home stadiumEstadio José Antonio Anzoátegui
Puerto La Cruz
FIFA codeVEN
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
8-0 Vs. Tahiti in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2009)
Best resultRunners-up, 2017
South American Youth Football Championship
Appearances26 (first in 1954)
Best resultThird place, 1954, 2017

2009 South American Youth Championship

Venezuela was able to qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup after finishing fourth in the hexagonal final, beating teams such as Colombia and Argentina, champions of previous editions of the tournament.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Tunisia 1977Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009Second round4202105
Colombia 2011Did not qualify
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017Runners-up7511143
Poland 2019Did not qualify
Indonesia 2023
Total2/2311713248

South American Youth Football Championship

South American Youth Football Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA +/– %
Venezuela 1954Third place3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 033.33
Chile 1958Group Stage5 0 2 3 6 17 −11 000.00
Colombia 1964Group Stage6 0 3 3 3 6 −3 000.00
Paraguay 1967Group Stage3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 033.33
Paraguay 1971Group Stage4 1 2 1 7 10 −3 025.00
Chile 1974Group Stage4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 025.00
Peru 1975Did not participate
Venezuela 1977Group Stage4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 000.00
Uruguay 1979Did not participate
Ecuador 1981Group Stage3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 000.00
Bolivia 1983Group Stage4 1 0 3 2 15 −13 025.00
Paraguay 1985Group Stage4 0 1 3 1 12 −11 000.00
Colombia 1987Did not participate
Argentina 1988Group Stage5 0 0 5 3 12 −9 000.00
Venezuela 1991Group Stage4 1 0 3 7 17 −10 025.00
Colombia 1992Did not participate
Bolivia 1995Group Stage4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 000.00
Chile 1997Final Round9 3 2 4 23 23 +0 033.33
Argentina 1999Group Stage4 1 0 3 5 14 −9 025.00
Ecuador 2001Group Stage4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 000.00
Uruguay 2003Group Stage4 1 0 3 1 4 −3 025.00
Colombia 2005Final Round9 1 1 7 9 17 −8 011.11
Paraguay 2007Group Stage4 1 0 3 3 11 −8 025.00
Venezuela 2009Final Round9 3 4 2 11 12 −1 033.33
Peru 2011Group Stage4 0 3 1 4 6 −2 000.00
Argentina 2013Group Stage4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 025.00
Uruguay 2015Group Stage4 1 0 3 1 5 −4 025.00
Ecuador 2017Final Round9 2 5 2 9 7 +2 022.22
Chile 2019Final Round9 4 1 4 11 5 +6 044.44
Colombia 2023Final Round9 2 2 5 6 15 −9 022.22
Total26/30135 26 32 77 133 268 −135 019.26

Current status

Recent and forthcoming matches

Matches from the past 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

May 20, 2017 2017 U-20 WC Venezuela  2 - 0  Germany Daejeon, South Korea
14:00 KST (UTC+9:00) Peña 51'
Córdova 54'
Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Ghead Grisha (Egypt)
June 4, 2017 2017 U-20 WC Venezuela  2 - 1 (a.e.t.)  United States Jeonju, South Korea
15:00 KST (UTC+9:00) Peñaranda 97'
N. Ferraresi 115'
Jeremy Ebobisse 117' Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 2,671
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

  Win   Draw   Loss

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament between 29 May – 12 June 2022.[3]

Stats and goals correct as of 27 May 2022.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Frankarlos Benítez (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 0 0 Venezuela Caracas
1GK Samuel Rodriguez (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 0 0 Spain Atlético Madrid

2DF Jon Aramburu (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
2DF Luis Casiani (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 0 0 Uruguay Cerro Largo
2DF Óscar Conde (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 0 0 Venezuela Academia Puerto Cabello
2DF Adrián Cova (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 0 0 Spain Granada
2DF Alejandro Cova (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 0 0 Spain Rayo Vallecano
2DF Andrés Ferro (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 0 0 Venezuela Metropolitanos
2DF Jesús Paz (2001-05-13) 13 May 2001 0 0 Venezuela Zulia
2DF Renne Rivas (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 0 0 Venezuela Caracas

3MF Abraham Bahachille (2001-03-08) 8 March 2001 0 0 Unattached
3MF Jesús Castellano (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 0 0 United States New York Red Bulls
3MF Bryant Ortega (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 0 0 Venezuela Caracas
3MF Andrés Romero (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 0 0 Venezuela Monagas
3MF Emerson Ruíz (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 0 0 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana
3MF Telasco Segovia (2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 0 0 Italy Sampdoria

4FW Yerson Chacón (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 0 0 Venezuela Deportivo Táchira
4FW Jeriel De Santis (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 0 0 Portugal Boavista
4FW Matías Lacava (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 0 0 Portugal Tondela
4FW Daniel Pérez (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 0 0 Belgium Club Brugge
4FW Manuel Sulbarán (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 0 0 Venezuela Caracas

Former squads

Honours

See also

References

  1. "Under-20 World Cup: Can Venezuela shock England in the Suwon final?". 9 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "The fairytale becoming a reality for Venezuelan football". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "Convocatoria Torneo Internacional Maurice Revello". Twitter. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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