Nickname(s) | La Rojita (The Little Red One) |
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Association | Federación de Fútbol de Chile |
Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
Head coach | Nicolás Córdova |
Captain | Sebastián Vegas |
FIFA code | CHI |
First international | |
Chile 4-1 Bolivia (Santiago, Chile; March 14, 1951) |
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Biggest win | |
Chile 7-0 Honduras (Doetinchem, Netherlands; June 11, 2005) |
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Biggest defeat | |
Chile 0-7 Spain (Doetinchem, Netherlands; June 15, 2005) |
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 1987) |
Best result | Third place 2007 |
South American Youth Championship | |
Appearances | 27 |
Best result | Runner-up 1975 |
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U-20 World Cup | ||
2007 Canada | Team |
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U-20 South American Youth Championship | ||
1971 Paraguay | NA | |
1975 Peru | NA | |
1995 Bolivia | NA |
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Premier Under-20 Milk Cup | ||
2000 Elite | NA | |
2007 Elite | NA | |
2008 Elite | NA |
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Toulon Tournament | ||
2008 Toulon Tournament | Team | |
2009 Toulon Tournament | Team |
Chile national U-20 football team, also known as Chile Sub-20 or La Rojita, is part of the Federación de Fútbol de Chile. The U-20 team is considered to be the breeding ground for future Chile national soccer team players. The Chile U-20 national team has participated in seven U-20 World Cups Chile 1987, Qatar 1995, Argentina 2001, Netherlands 2005, Canada 2007 and Turkey 2013.
One of the best and earliest U-20 World Cup campaigns was when Chile hosted the tournament in 1987, finishing in fourth place. In the most recent 2007 U-20 World Cup the team earned a third-place position, making it Chile's most successful U-20 campaign to date.
The Chile national U-20 football team also participates in the South American Youth Championship which act as qualifier for the U-20 World Cup.
The first World Cup the U-20 national team gained entry came in 1987 when Chile was granted the right to host. Chile headed Group A which included Australia, Togo, and Yugoslavia. October 10, 1987 Chile faced eventual tournament winners Yugoslavia in Santiago in the presence of a crowd totaling 67,000 spectators. All of Chile's early group matches were held in Santiago at the Estadio Nacional. Chile lost the opening game by a score of 2–4, with Lukas Tudor and Camilo Pino scoring for the squad.
The second match against Togo, had Chile winning by a score of 3–0, with Pino scoring through a penalty kick in the '8 minute of the match. Tudor would also respond by scoring two goals in the 32nd and 75th minute of the match and securing victory.