Chile national under-20 football team

Chile national under-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 football 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.

Chile National U-20 Football Team: World Cups

U-20 World Cup: Chile 1987

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.
The next game against Australia was staged in front of 75,000 people. Chile using the advantage of having support from its crowd, defeated Australia 2–0 with both goals coming from Pino in the 22nd and 52nd minutes of the match.
Chile advanced to the Quarter-Finals in second place, and later played Italy in the city of Concepción, Chile. Chile's margin of victory came with the minimum difference of a 1–0 score. The result in effect would lead ti a face-off against West Germany in the Semi-Finals. The match featured West Germany ultimately winning 4–0. The third place spot was to be played against East Germany where Chile fell on penalty kicks 3–1 after a game that had both sides drawn 1–1.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Result	Score
October 10, 1987	Santiago, Chile		L	2 - 4
October 13, 1987	Santiago, Chile		W	3 - 0
October 17, 1987	Santiago, Chile		W	2 - 0
October 21, 1987	Concepción, Chile		W	1 - 0
October 23, 1987	Concepción, Chile		L	0 - 4
October 25, 1987	Santiago, Chile		D	1 - 1

U-20 World Cup: Netherlands 2005

June 11, 2005, Chile faced CONCACAF opponents Honduras at the De Vijverberg stadium in Doetinchem, Netherlands, in what was to be the first match pertaining to group C. Massimo Busacca from Switzerland was the referee of the match. Chile, in front of 6,800 spectators, opened the scoring in the first-half with goals from forward Parada in the 11th minute and midfielder José Pedro Fuenzalida in the 30th minute. The scoring momentum continued onto the second-half, where Fuenzalida added another goal onto his personal tally in the 53rd minute, while Matías Fernández followed with a goal of his own in the 67th. Two minutes later, in the 69th, Gonzalo Jara would also score which was followed by another strike from Parada in the 71st. Pedro Morales concluded with the last goal of the day in the 77th minute, making the final score 7–0, an impressive start for "La Rojita''.
Four days later, on June 15, 2005, Chile experienced a crushing blow against Spain. The match was again held at De Vijverberg, and the referee in charge was Benito Archundia from Mexico. An estimate of 6,600 spectators were in attendance with Spaniard Fernando Llorente scoring four goals. Chile, playing with ten men witnessed, fell 0–7, bringing their goal differential to zero.
On June 17, 2005, at Galgenwaard Stadion in Utrecht, Chile competed against Morocco amid a crowd of 11,000. The referee was Australian Mark Shield. The only goal was scored by Moroccan forward Tarik Bendamou in the 47th minute.
A total of three points was enough for Chile to qualify in a best third place spot for the second round and on June 22, 2005, Chile played hosts Netherlands at De Vijverberg stadium. Dutch forwards Ryan Babel, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie and Collins John would each score for the Dutch in a game finishing 3–0, thus eliminating Chile from the World Cup.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Result	Score
June 11, 2005	Doetinchem, Netherlands		W	7 - 0
June 15, 2005	Doetinchem, Netherlands		L	0 - 7
June 17, 2005	Utrecht, Netherlands		L	0 - 1
June 22, 2005	Doetinchem, Netherlands		L	0 - 3

U-20 World Cup: Canada 2007

Canada 2007 was Chile's fifth overall participation in the U-20 world youth championship. Chile opened Group A against the host nation of Canada in Toronto, with Chile winning 3–0. The game featured a Chilean side with adequate possession of the ball and attentive striking from forwards Medina, team captain Carlos Carmona, and late game substitute Jaime Grondona.
The second match was against the African youth champions the Republic of Congo in Edmonton. Chile soundly defeated a ten-man squad with a score of 3–0, goals coming from striker Alexis Sánchez, Nicolás Medina and Arturo Vidal.
The third game was against Austria where after 90 minutes the game ended in scoreless 0–0, the result was enough for Chile to clinch the first spot of the group. In the second round, Chile went up against Portugal, who had qualified as third of their group. Chile with a goal from Vidal in the 45th minute of first half secured a pass onto the quarter-final.
The quarter-final included Nigeria, where after a scoreless 90 minutes the game was to be decided in extra time. Within the next final 30 minutes of the match, Chile would win 4–0 with finishes coming off a header from Jaime Grondona, a penalty kick by Mauricio Isla after Chilean player Mathías Vidangossy was brought down in the box, a deadly counter strike finish from Isla in the 117th minute and a late finish from Vidangossy after rounding the goalkeeper in injury time.
The semi-final against Argentina proved controversial where referee Wolfgang Stark would send off two Chilean players, Dagoberto Currimilla and Gary Medel. Playing with nine men proved drastic, as Chile would go on to lose 3–0.
The third place spot brought a familiar opponent group A, rivals Austria. The match was a consolation prize for the teams in dispute and a meritable reward after a hard fought campaign. Both countries would initiate great plays. One goal was enough with Chile's defender Hans Martínez hitting the ball past the goalkeeper and onto the net from a free kick cross, ending the match 1–0.
Goalkeeper Christopher Toselli set a record after going 492 minutes without conceding a goal, breaking the old record of 484 minutes held by under-20 Brazilian goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel since the 1985 World Cup.
Alexis Sánchez, Mathías Vidangossy, Arturo Vidal, Cristián Suárez and Christopher Toselli all listed as candidates for top player of the tournament.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Result	Score
July 1, 2007	Toronto, Canada		W	3 - 0
July 5, 2007	Edmonton, Canada		W	3 - 0
July 8, 2007	Toronto, Canada		D	0 - 0
July 12, 2007	Edmonton, Canada		W	1 - 0
July 15, 2007	Montreal, Canada		W	4 - 0
July 19, 2007	Toronto, Canada		L	0 - 3
July 22, 2007	Toronto, Canada		W	1 - 0

U-20 World Cup: Turkey 2013

Turkey 2013 marks the sixth time the Chilean U-20 team has participated in the U-20 world youth championship. The Chilean team ended the first stage of the championship in second position with 4 points, with a victory against Egypt, a draw against England, and a final defeat against Iraq. Despite the mixed results, the team advanced to the knockout stages, defeating Croatia.

Date	Venue	Opponents	Result	Score
June 23, 2013	Antalya, Turkey		W	2 - 1
June 26, 2013	Antalya, Turkey		D	1 - 1
June 29, 2013	Antalya, Turkey		L	1 - 2
July 3, 2013	Bursa, Turkey		W	2 - 0
July 7, 2013	Istanbul, Turkey		L	3- - 4

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship Record

Honours

FIFA U-20 World Cup
List of FIFA U-20 World Cup matches

By match

Record by opponent

Players

Current squad

This is the official list of 23 players for the 2019 South American Youth Football Championship in Chile.

Former squads

[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship]

Coach: Luis Ibarra

#	Name	Pos	DOB	Club
1	Guillermo Velasco	GK	02.06.1968	Santiago Wanderers
2	Mauricio Soto	DF	21.02.1969	Puerto Montt
3	Carlos Ramírez	DF	26.02.1968	Huachipato
4	Hugo Cortéz	DF	03.06.1968	Cobreandino
5	Javier Margas	DF	10.05.1969	Colo-Colo
6	Luis Musrri	MF	24.12.1969	Universidad de Chile
7	Raimundo Tupper	FW	07.01.1969	Universidad Católica
8	Sandro Navarrete	MF	16.11.1968	Huachipato
9	Lukas Tudor	FW	21.02.1969	Universidad Católica
10	Fabián Estay	MF	05.10.1968	Universidad Católica
11	Pedro González	FW	17.10.1967	Club Deportivo Valdivia
12	Gerhard Reiher	GK	21.04.1968	Provincial Osorno
13	Miguel Latín	DF	27.07.1968	Santiago Wanderers
14	Juan Carreño	FW	16.11.1968	Colo-Colo
15	Reinaldo Hoffmann	DF	18.03.1968	Cobresal
16	Héctor Cabello	MF	14.01.1968	La Serena
17	Camilo Pino	MF	04.03.1968	Cobreloa
18	Juan Reyes	FW	31.08.1967	O'Higgins

[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship]

Coach: Leonardo Véliz

#	Name	Pos	DOB	Club
1	Carlos Toro	GK	02.04.1976	Santiago Wanderers
2	Francisco Fernández	DF	19.08.1975	Colo-Colo
3	Mauricio Donoso	MF	30.04.1976	Cobreloa
4	Nelson Garrido	DF	02.12.1977	Universidad Católica
5	Jorge Vargas	DF	08.02.1976	Huachipato
6	Dion Valle	DF	22.07.1977	Colo-Colo
7	Rodrigo Valenzuela	FW	27.11.1975	Unión Española
8	Carlos Barraza	MF	12.03.1976	La Serena
9	Alejandro Osorio	MF	24.09.1976	O'Higgins
10	Frank Lobos	MF	25.09.1976	Colo-Colo
11	Sebastián Rozental	FW	01.09.1976	Universidad Católica
12	Ariel Salas	GK	19.10.1976	Colo-Colo
13	Héctor Tapia	FW	30.09.1977	Colo-Colo
14	Cristian Uribe	MF	01.08.1976	Huachipato
15	Fernando Martel	MF	02.10.1975	Unión San Felipe
16	Mauricio Aros	DF	09.03.1976	Deportes Concepción
17	Juan Carlos Madrid	FW	20.10.1975	Universidad Católica
18	Dante Poli	DF	15.08.1976	Universidad Católica

[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship]

Coach: Hector Pinto

#	Name	Pos	DOB	Club
1	Jhonny Herrera	GK	09.05.1981	Universidad de Chile
2	Sergio Fernández	DF	14.06.1981	Colo-Colo
3	Daniel Campos	MF	17.07.1981	Universidad de Concepción
4	Hugo Droguett	DF	02.09.1982	Universidad Católica
5	Luis Oyarzun	DF	24.05.1982	Palestino
6	Nelson Pinto	MF	01.02.1981	Universidad de Chile
7	Gonzalo Villagra	MF	17.09.1981	Universidad Católica
8	Sebastián Pardo	MF	01.01.1982	Universidad de Chile
9	Mario Cáceres	FW	17.03.1981	Sporting Club de Portugal
10	Jaime Valdés	MF	11.01.1981	AS Bari
11	Mario Salgado	FW	03.07.1981	Club Deportivo Huachipato
12	Gino Reyes	DF	23.02.1981	Colo-Colo
13	Joel Soto	FW	09.04.1982	Santiago Wanderers
14	Adán Vergara	DF	09.05.1981	Cobreloa
15	Mario Berríos	MF	20.08.1981	Palestino
16	Roberto Órdenes	MF	05.01.1981	Unión Española
17	Rodrigo Millar	MF	03.11.1981	Club Deportivo Huachipato
18	Eduardo Lobos	GK	30.07.1981	Colo-Colo

[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship]

Coach: José Sulantay

#	Name	Pos	DOB	Club
1	Carlos Espinoza	GK	23.02.1985	Club de Deportes Puerto Montt
2	Edzon Riquelme	DF	29.08.1985	Club de Deportes Concepción
3	Sebastián Páez	MF	13.08.1986	Club de Deportes La Serena
4	Sebastián Montecinos	DF	12.03.1986	Colo-Colo
5	Hugo Bascuñán	DF	11.01.1985	Deportivo Maracaibo
6	Marcelo Díaz	MF	30.12.1986	Universidad de Chile
7	Fernando Meneses	MF	27.09.1985	Colo-Colo
8	Iván Vásquez	MF	13.08.1985	Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
9	Nicolás Canales	FW	27.06.1985	Universidad de Chile
10	Pedro Morales	MF	25.05.1985	Club Deportivo Huachipato
11	Eduardo Tudela	FW	03.03.1986	Cobreloa
12	Carlos Arias	GK	04.09.1986	Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
13	Felipe Muñoz	DF	04.04.1985	Colo-Colo
14	Matías Fernández	MF	15.05.1986	Colo-Colo
15	Carlos Carmona	MF	21.02.1987	Coquimbo Unido
16	Francisco Sánchez	DF	06.02.1985	Everton
17	Carlos Villanueva	FW	05.02.1986	Audax Club Sportivo Italiano
18	Gonzalo Jara	DF	29.08.1985	Club Deportivo Huachipato
19	José Fuenzalida	MF	22.02.1985	Club Deportivo Universidad Católica
20	Ricardo Parada	FW	02.01.1985	Universidad de Concepción
21	José Rosales	GK	20.09.1985	Club Deportivo O'Higgins
-	Juan Gonzalo Lorca	FW	15.01.1985	Colo-Colo

[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]