Benin national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Les Guépards (The Cheetahs) Formerly: Les Ecureuils (The Squirrels) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Benin Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade de l'Amitié | ||
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| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2005) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2005) | ||
The Benin national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Cheetahs, represents Benin in international youth football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.
The team has participated in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. They also participated in the 2005 African Youth Championship in Benin where they got the third place.[1][2]
Competition records
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2025 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1/24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record
| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1979 | did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2005 | Third place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2013 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Quarter finals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Total | Third place | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
See also
References
- ^ "2013 African U-20 Championship qualifiers". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ "Ghana join seven other countries for Africa U20 Championship". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Benin's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |