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Italy national under-20 football team
National under-20 association football team representing Italy
National under-20 association football team representing Italy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Italy Under-20 |
| Badge | Logo Italy National Football Team - 2023.svg |
| Badge_size | 120px |
| Nickname | Gli Azzurrini |
| Association | Italian Football Federation |
| (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC) | |
| Coach | Carmine Nunziata |
| Captain | Mattia Mannini |
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| socks1 | 0000FF |
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| Regional name | FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| Regional cup apps | 9 |
| Regional cup first | 1977 |
| Regional cup best | Runners-up (2023) |
| 2ndRegional name | Under 20 Elite League |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 6 |
| 2ndRegional cup first | 2017–18 |
| 2ndRegional cup best | Winner (2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24) |
(Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio – FIGC) Italy national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.
The team competes for the Under 20 Elite League, held annually and, if qualified, for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, held every two years.
History
The Under-20 team is de facto based on the previous year's Under-19 team and acts mainly as a support team for the Under-21 selection, providing further international experience for young selectable players.
The team competes for its only official tournament, the FIFA U-20 World Cup, depending on the U19s results at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship held in the even-numbered years, that qualifies European teams for the U-20 World Cup.
The best result obtained by the Italian team in the U-20 World Cup is the second place achieved in the 2023 edition held in Argentina, losing the final 1–0 against Uruguay. They finished also third in 2017 and fourth in 2019. Italy managed to qualify for the first time for three consecutive U-20 World Cups after qualifying for the 2021 edition, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each season the team mainly participates in friendly tournaments, in which overage players may also be selected. The U20 team participated until 2017 in the annual Four Nations Tournament with Germany, Switzerland and Poland (which replaced Austria). Since the 2017–18 season, the Italy U20 team participates in the annual Under 20 Elite League, expanded to 8 participants.
The team also had an annual fixture with the Serie D Best XI after the end of the season.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Main article: FIFA Under-20 World Cup
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Total | 9/24 | 45 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 60 | 57 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia 1977 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Japan 1979 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 1981 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico 1983 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile 1987 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia 1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAE 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands 2005 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Canada 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2009 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Colombia 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea 2017 | Third place | 7 | 3 | 2* | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Poland 2019 | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia 2021 | Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina 2023 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Chile 2025 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan Uzbekistan 2027 | TBD |
:*Draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Portugal and Germany on 14 and 17 November 2025, respectively.
References
References
- Official website, Italian language
- Official website, English language
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Italy's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Total |
|---|
References
- (24 December 2020). "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
- (11 June 2012). "L'Italia Under 20 batte la Top 11 di D". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio.
- (2010-06-04). "Orvieto, Top 11 a testa alta contro l'Italia Under 20". Corriere dello Sport-Stadio.
- (3 June 2008). "Top 11: sport e solidarietà". Serie D News.
- (31 May 2007). "La Top 11 Serie D Corriere dello Sport supera per 1 - 0 l'Under 20". Serie D News.
- (7 November 2025). "Gli Azzurrini ripartono dal doppio test contro Portogallo e Germania: i 23 convocati di Nunziata". [[Italian Football Federation]].
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