The Tunisia national under-20 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 20 or under. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. Nabil Trabelsi is the current head coach.
The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup three times: the inaugural edition in 1977 as hosts, 1985 and 2023, reaching the round of 16 in the last participation. The team qualified nine times for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing second in 1985 after losing the final to Nigeria. The team did not qualify for the tournament for 32 years, returning to the 2021 and 2023 editions, achieving fourth place in both. The team participated seven times in the Arab Cup U-20, winning the title in their fourth appearance in 2012 after defeating Saudi Arabia in the final, Tunisia also reached the 2020 final but lost to Senegal, who were invited to the tournament. Tunisia has participated in the Mediterranean Games with the under-20 category six times, winning the gold medal in 2001 as host after defeating Italy in the final, and the bronze medal in 2013. Tunisia U-20 team is one of the most successful teams in UNAF, the team participated in the UNAF U-20 Tournament sixteen times, having won the title nine times in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 as a record, it has also finished second three times and third place twice.
Competitive records Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearRoundPosition* 1977Group stage14th310217 1979Did not qualify 1981 1983 1985Group stage16th300326 1987Did not qualify 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2023Round of 1615th410346 2025Did not qualify 2027To be determinedTotalRound of 163/2410208719
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations U-20 Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 1979Second round–421142 1981Second round–420256 1983First round–201104 1985Runner-up2nd815255 1987Quarter-finals–413032 1989First round–202022 1991Withdrew after qualification 1993Did not qualify 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021Fourth Place4th613246 2023Fourth Place4th6123512 2025Group stage9th310245TotalRunners-up9/2239917133244
Arab Cup U-20 Arab Cup U-20 recordYearRoundPosition* 1983Round 28th513336 1985Fourth Place4th7304610 1989Quarter-finals–310235 2011Did not enter 2012Champions1st5410149 2014Cancelled 2020Runners-up2nd6411103 2021Semi-finals4th540163 2022Quarter-finals5th320191 2026To be determined 2028Total1 Title7/834195125137
Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games recordYearRoundPosition*1951–1987See Tunisia national football team 1991Group stage7th210115 1993Group stage7th310225 1997Did not enter 2001Champions1st430171 2005Quarter-finals7th303044 2009Group stage7th421165 2013Third Place3rd53111052018–2022See Tunisia national under-18 football team 2026Runner-up2nd531164 2030To be determinedTotal1 Title7/122613673629
UNAF U-20 Tournament UNAF U-20 Tournament recordYearRoundPosition* 2005Champions1st330041 2006Third Place3rd4130?? 2007Champions1st320143 2008Runner-up2nd422053 2009Champions1st320141 2010Runner-up2nd302145 2011Did not participate 2012Champions1st211032 2012Fifth Place5th210124 2014Fourth Place4th200213 2015Runner-up2nd210132 2016Cancelled 2019Champions1st421154 2020Champions1st312021 2021Champions1st4310114 2022Champions1st312054 2023Champions1st4400156 2024Third Place3rd420255Total9 Titles16/1750261410––
African Games African Games recordYearRoundPosition*1965–1987See Tunisia national football team1991–2015See Tunisia national under-23 football team 2019Did not qualify 2023Withdrew after qualification 2027To be determinedTotal–0/2–––––– Honours U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up (1): 1985 Arab Cup U-20 Champions (1): 2012 Runners-up (1): 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament Champions (9): 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Runners-up (3): 2008, 2010, 2015 Third Place (2): 2006, 2024 Mediterranean Games Champions (1): 2001 Runners-up (1): 2026 Third Place (1): 2013
See also Tunisia national football team Tunisia A' national football team Tunisia national under-23 football team Tunisia national under-18 football team Tunisia national under-17 football team Tunisia national under-15 football team
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