El Salvador national under-20 football team

CONCACAF Championship

2024 CONCACAF Championship

On April 11, 2024, CONCACAF had their official draw. El Salvador was placed in Group B alongside, Honduras, Dominican Republic, and Canada. All games will be played in Estadio Sergio León Chávez in Irapuato, Mexico starting July 20, 2024.

El Salvador's U-20 national team participated in the 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship, held in Irapuato, Mexico. They were drawn into Group B alongside Honduras, Canada, and the Dominican Republic. The team began their campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Dominican Republic, with Christopher Argueta scoring the lone goal in the 62nd minute. Goalkeeper Daniel Franco played a crucial role, making several important saves including a penalty stop.

However, El Salvador's fortunes turned in their subsequent matches. They suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat against Honduras, despite initially taking the lead through Nelson Díaz. In their final group match, they lost 2-1 to Canada in a closely contested game. Francis Castillo scored El Salvador's goal, but a late bicycle kick by Bunbury secured Canada's win. El Salvador thought they had equalized in the final moments through Walter Menjívar, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review. With one win and two losses, El Salvador finished third in Group B with three points and a goal difference, which was insufficient to advance to the knockout stages as one of the best third-placed teams.{{Football box

Dereck Moncada 53' Anfronit Tatúm 66', 84'

Mataeo Bunbury 90'+3

2024 Qualifiers

La Azulita qualified for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship which is slated for the Summer of 2024. El Salvador U20 started the CONCACAF Qualifying on Friday, February 23, 2024, till Saturday, March 2, 2024, at ABFA Technical Center in Antigua and Barbuda. The Azulita finished first with 10 points. Suriname came in second with 9, Antigua and Barbuda with 6, Guyana with 4 and Turks and Caicos 0.

El Salvador belongs to Group B. Group B consist of the following Nations:

• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Guyana
• Suriname
• Antigua and Barbuda

After round-robin play between February 23 and March 2, 2024, the first-place team from each group will advance to the 2024 CONCACAF Men's U-20 Championship, joining the six pre-seeded top-ranked nations. Which include in order, United States, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

Daniel Espana

Walter Menjívar

Wilber Diaz

Wilber Diaz

Darwin Lopez

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Nestor Delgado

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UNCAF 2024

La Azulita, along with seven other selections, gathered in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to participate in an international competition through the tournament UNCAF FIFA FORWARD. La Azulita was grouped in Group A with Honduras, Panamá, and Nicaragua.

2024 current squad

On February 19, 2024, the Head Coach Juan Cortes named the following players to the CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifiers. The Qualifiers run from February 23, 2024, to March 2, 2024, in Antigua and Barbuda.

History of La Azulita

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

UNCAF preliminary round

1The games were forbidden by Concacaf due to El Salvador using an ineligible player

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

Previous fixtures and results

Key

• F = Friendly
• UF = Unofficial Friendly
• U-20 CCQ = 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying
• U-20 CC = U-20 Championship
• U-20 WC = U-20 World Cup
• GS = Group stage
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• Fi = Final
• PSO = Penalty shootout
• a.e.t. = After extra time
• El Salvador's scores listed first

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for training camp in January 2026.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

INJ Player withdrew from the current squad due to injury.

COV Player withdrew due to testing positively for COVID-19 or having to self-isolate because of it.

PRE Preliminary squad.

RET Player had announced retirement from international football.

SUS Player is serving a suspension.

WD Withdrawn.

Formers players

[[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] squad

Head coach: Mauricio Alfaro SLV

Personnel

Current staff

As of November 2025

Manager history

• El Salvador Conrado Miranda (1964, 1979)
• El Salvador Raul Magana (1985,1994)
• El Salvador Carlos Recinos (2000–2001)
• El Salvador Ricardo Herrera (2002–2003)
• El Salvador Cesar Acevedo (2004–2005)
• El Salvador José Luis Rugamas (2006–2007)
• El Salvador Norberto Huezo (2008–2009)
• El Salvador Mauricio Alfaro (2009–2015)
• Colombia Eduardo Lara (2016–2017)
• El Salvador Alexsander Rodriguez (2017–2018)
• El Salvador Ernesto Gochez (2018–2020)
• El Salvador Gerson Perez (2021–2022)
• Spain Manuel Torres Núñez (2023)
• Spain Juan Cortez (2024)
• El Salvador Erick Dowson Prado https://www.elgrafico.com/selecciones/Dowson-Prado-sera-el-nuevo-tecnico-de-la-seleccion-sub-20-de-El-Salvador-20250821-0016.html (2025-Present)

Honours

• CONCACAF U-20 Championship
  • Winners (1): 1964
  • Third place (2): 1984, 2013

References

References

1. (October 11, 2023). "Draw reveals groups for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers".
2. (January 16, 2024). "Torneo Sub-19 UNCAF FIFA FORWARD".
3. (13 January 2026). "La Sub 20 toma forma: talentos locales y desde EE. UU. en preselección rumbo a las eliminatorias Concacaf". ElSalvador.
4. (May 23, 2013). "Completa la nómina de la Selección Sub-20 para Copa del Mundo Turquía 2013". www.culebritamacheteada.sv.