The Portugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.
The U20 team acts mainly as a feeder team for the under-21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualified for its only official match, FIFA U-20 World Cup, depends on U19 results.
The Portuguese team has 12 participations in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and 12 in the Toulon Tournament.
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History
The Golden Generation (1989–1991)
The Golden Generation was the Generation of the players that won consecutive FIFA Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991.
The Silver Generation (2011)
The Courage Generation was the Generation of players that was runner up in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Competitive record
Honours
Team
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner (2): 1989, 1991
Runner-up (1): 2011
Third place (1): 1995
Toulon/Maurice Revello Tournament
Winner (4): 1992, 2001, 2003, 2026
Runner-up (4): 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005
Third place (4): 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016
U20 Elite League
Winner (1): 2025-26
Runner-up (1): 2018-19
Torneio Internacional da Madeira
Winner (7): 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
Runner-up (4): 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006
Torneio Campos Verdes
Winner (2): 2007, 2008
Copa El Presidente de La Republica - Ricardo Martinelli
Third place (1): 2011
SBS Cup International Youth Soccer
Runner-up (1): 2012
Individual awards
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Toulon Tournament
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the Under 20 Elite League matches against Switzerland and Czech Republic on 27 and 30 March 2026; respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2026, after the match against the Czech Republic.
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Portugal under-20 squad in the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Portugal's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Previous squads
FIFA U-20 World Cup
1979 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
1991 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
1993 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
1995 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
Toulon Tournament
2007 Toulon Tournament squads - Portugal
2011 Toulon Tournament squads - Portugal
Head coaches
As of 2022