The Tunisia national under-20 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football competitions since its inception in 1957. 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). Selim Benachour is the current head coach.
Nickname(s) | نسور قرطاج (Eagles of Carthage) | ||
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Association | Tunisian Football Federation | ||
Other affiliation | UAFA (Arab World) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
Head coach | Selim Benachour | ||
Home stadium | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium | ||
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First international | |||
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Tunisia 5–0 Libya (Tunis, Tunisia; 20 July 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Tunisia 0–6 Mexico (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2023) | ||
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 8 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1985) | ||
Arab Cup U-20 | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2012) | ||
Best result | Champions (2012) |
History
editSince 1977 the team has played three times in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, eight times in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, four times in the Arab Cup U-20 and fifteen times in the UNAF U-20 Tournament.
Current staff
edit- Head coach: Selim Benachour
Honours
edit- Runners-up: 1985
Competitive records
editChampions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
editFIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1977 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
1979 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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1985 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2019 | ||||||||
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Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] | |||||||
2023 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 3/24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
editU-20 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1979 | Second round | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
1981 | Second round | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
1983 | First round | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
1985 | Runner-up | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
1987 | Quarter-finals | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1989 | First round | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1991 | Withdrew after qualification | |||||||
1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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2021 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2023 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | Runners-up | 8/22 | 36 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 39 |
Arab Cup U-20
editArab Cup U-20 | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2011 | Did not participate | |||||||
2012 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 |
2014 | Cancelled | |||||||
2020 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
2021 | Fourth Place | 4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
2022 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Total | 1 Title | 4 / 5 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 16 |
Mediterranean Games
editMediterranean Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1951 – 1987 | See Tunisia national football team | |||||||
1991 | Group stage | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1993 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1997 | Did not enter | |||||||
2001 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
2005 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2009 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
2013 | Third Place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
2018 | Did not enter | |||||||
2022 | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 1/12 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 |
UNAF U-20 Tournament
editUNAF U-20 Tournament | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2005 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2006 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? |
2007 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
2008 | Runner-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
2009 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
2010 | Runner-up | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
2011 | Did not participate | |||||||
2012 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
2012 | Fifth Place | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2014 | Fourth Place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2015 | Runner-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2016 | Cancelled | |||||||
2019 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
2020 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2021 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
2022 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
2023 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
2024 | Third Place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Total | 9 Titles | 15/16 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 10 | - | - |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.