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Tunisia national under-20 football team

National under-20 association football team representing Tunisia


Summary

National under-20 association football team representing Tunisia

FieldValue
NameTunisia U-20
Nicknameنسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Football Federation
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Other-affiliationUAFA (Arab World)
Home StadiumHammadi Agrebi Stadium
FIFA TrigrammeTUN
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First game0–6
(Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)
Largest win5–0
(Tunis, Tunisia; 20 July 2002)
Largest loss0–6
(Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)
Regional nameFIFA U-20 World Cup
Regional cup apps3
Regional cup first1977
Regional cup bestRound of 16 (2023)
2ndRegional nameU-20 Africa Cup of Nations
2ndRegional cup apps9
2ndRegional cup first1979
2ndRegional cup bestRunners-up (1985)
3rdRegional nameArab Cup U-20
3rdRegional cup apps7
3rdRegional cup first2012
3rdRegional cup bestChampions (2012)
4thRegional nameUNAF U-20 Tournament
4thRegional cup apps16
4thRegional cup first2005
4thRegional cup bestChampions (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

the men's team

(Eagles of Carthage) | Sub-confederation = UNAF (North Africa) | Other-affiliation = UAFA (Arab World) (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977) (Tunis, Tunisia; 20 July 2002) (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)

The Tunisia national under-20 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 20 or under. 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). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country.

The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup three times: the inaugural edition in 1977 as hosts, 1985 and 2023, reaching the round of 16 in the last participation. The team qualified nine times for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing second in 1985 after losing the final to Nigeria. The team did not qualify for the tournament for 32 years, returning to the 2021 and 2023 editions, achieving fourth place in both. The team participated seven times in the Arab Cup U-20, winning the title in their fourth appearance in 2012 after defeating Saudi Arabia in the final, Tunisia also reached the 2020 final but lost to Senegal, who were invited to the tournament. Tunisia has participated in the Mediterranean Games with the under-20 category six times, winning the gold medal in 2001 as host after defeating Italy in the final, and the bronze medal in 2013. Tunisia U-20 team is one of the most successful teams in UNAF, the team participated in the UNAF U-20 Tournament sixteen times, having won the title nine times in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 as a record, it has also finished second three times and third place twice.

Competitive records

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGATotalRound of 163/2410208719
Tunisia 1977Group stage14th310217
Japan 1979Did not qualify
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
USSR 1985Group stage16th300326
Chile 1987Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
UAE 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Indonesia 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Argentina 2023Round of 1615th410346
Chile 2025Did not qualify
AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027To be determined

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGATotalRunners-up9/2239917133244
1979Second round421142
1981Second round420256
1983First round201104
1985Runner-up2nd815255
1987Quarter-finals413032
1989First round202022
EGY 1991Withdrew after qualification
MRI 1993Did not qualify
NGR 1995
MAR 1997
GHA 1999
ETH 2001
BFA 2003
BEN 2005
CGO 2007
Rwanda 2009
RSA 2011
ALG 2013
SEN 2015
ZAM 2017
NIG 2019
MTN 2021Fourth Place4th613246
EGY 2023Fourth Place4th6123512
EGY 2025Group stage9th310245

Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20 recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGATotal1 Title7/834195125137
MAR 1983Round 28th513336
ALG 1985Fourth Place4th7304610
IRQ 1989Quarter-finals310235
Morocco 2011Did not enter
Jordan 2012Champions1st5410149
Qatar 2014Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2020Runners-up2nd6411103
Egypt 2021Semi-finals4th540163
KSA 2022Quarter-finals5th320191
IRQ 2026To be determined
EGY 2028

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGATotal1 Title6/122110563025
1951 – 1987See Tunisia national football team
GRE 1991Group stage7th210115
FRA 1993Group stage7th310225
ITA 1997Did not enter
Tunisia 2001Champions1st430171
ESP 2005Quarter-finals7th303044
ITA 2009Group stage7th421165
Turkey 2013Third Place3rd5311105
Since Spain 2018See Tunisia national under-18 football team

UNAF U-20 Tournament

UNAF U-20 Tournament recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGATotal9 Titles16/1750261410
Tunisia 2005Champions1st330041
Egypt 2006Third Place3rd4130??
Libya 2007Champions1st320143
Morocco 2008Runner-up2nd422053
Libya 2009Champions1st320141
Libya 2010Runner-up2nd302145
Libya 2011Did not participate
Algeria 2012Champions1st211032
Algeria 2012Fifth Place5th210124
Libya 2014Fourth Place4th200213
Tunisia 2015Runner-up2nd210132
Mauritania 2016Cancelled
Tunisia 2019Champions1st421154
Tunisia 2020Champions1st312021
Tunisia 2021Champions1st4310114
Egypt 2022Champions1st312054
Tunisia 2023Champions1st4400156
Egypt 2024Third Place3rd420255

African Games

African Games recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGATotal0/2
1965–1987See Tunisia national football team
1991–2015See Tunisia national under-23 football team
MAR 2019Did not qualify
GHA 2023Withdrew after qualification
EGY 2027To be determined

Honours

References

References

  1. (24 December 2020). "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.
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