Peru national under-20 football team represents Peru in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. Their best appearance was in 1967, finishing in 3rd place, but had no luck in qualifying to a World Cup.
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 YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA 1977Did not qualify 1979 1981Did not enter 1983Did not qualify 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2023 2025 2027To be determinedTotal0/25------
South American Youth Championship South American Youth Championship recordYearsRoundGpWD*LGSGA 1954Fourth Place72321011 1958Fourth Place52211313 1964First Round621379 1967Fourth Place521297 1971Fourth Place521277 1974First Round311122 1975Fourth Place512248 1977First round411279 1979First Round4103310 1981Did not participate 1983First Round4103119 1985First Round402227 1987First Round3003410 1988First Round521257 1991First Round412148 1992First Round300328 1995First Round410347 1997First Round402237 1999Final Round9324822 2001First Round411245 2003First Round4004313 2005First Round4013111 2007First Round4004411 2009First Round400438 2011First Round411245 2013Final Round93331313 2015Final Round93151121 2017First Round402226 2019First Round410325 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2023First Round400417 2025 First Round4004311TotalFourth Place142303082157279
Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly match against Colombia. Match dates: 27-June-2024
Previous managers
César (Chalaca) Gonzales Dragan Miranović Juan Carlos Oblitas Julio César Uribe Julio García Ruiz José Luis Pavoni Rafael Castillo Roberto Drago Tito Chumpitaz Gustavo Ferrín José del Solar Carlos Silvestri
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
Honours South American Games Gold Medalists (1): 1990 Bronze Medalists (1): 1983 Bolivarian Games Bronze Medalists (1): 1985
References
External links
Peru U20 news at FPF Peru U20 news at ovacion.pe