Turkey national under-20 football team

Turkey Under-20
AssociationTurkish Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachFeyyaz Uçar
FIFA codeTUR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1993)
Best resultRound of 16 (2005, 2013)

The Turkey national under-20 football team (Turkey national under-19 football team) is the national under-20 football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. The team competes in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years. To qualify for this tournament (which is held in odd years), the team must finish in the top six of the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship from the previous year (unless acting as host).

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup Record

Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
1977 Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 8
1995 Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 7
2007 Did not qualify
2009
2011
2013 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 6 6
2015 Did not qualify
2017
2019
2023
2025
Total 3/24 11 3 2 6 11 21
*Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Mediterranean Games

Turkey B

Football at the Mediterranean Games
Year Rank GP W D L GS GA
1951 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 2 2 1 1 0 7 4
1963 2 5 3 1 1 12 7
1967 4 5 2 1 2 5 7
1971 3 4 3 1 0 4 1
1975 7 4 0 2 2 1 5
1979 5 3 1 1 1 2 2
1983 2 4 2 0 2 4 5
1987 3 5 3 0 2 6 2
1991 – present See Turkey national under-20 team
Total 8/10 32 15 7 10 41 33

Overall record as of September 29, 2013: 28 matches played, 13 wins, 10 draws, 5 losses.

Toulon Tournament

Under-20 Four Nations Tournament

1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 England 5 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
 United States 3 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5
 South Korea 3 3 0 3 0 4 4 0
 Turkey 1 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7
South Korea 1–1 England
Watson 32' (o.g.) (Report) Pearce 82'
Attendance: 15,732

Turkey 0–6 United States
(Report) Baba 22'
Joseph 26', 72'
Faklaris 28', 46', 90'
Attendance: 15,732
Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

England 1–0 United States
Bart-Williams 69' (Report)
Attendance: 9,274
Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

South Korea 1–1 Turkey
Cho 48' (Report) Reçber 85'
Attendance: 9,274
Referee: Dodji Mawuk Hounnake Kouassi (Togo)

England 1–0 Turkey
Joachim 12' (Report)
Attendance: 12,972
Referee: Jorge Nieves (Uruguay)

South Korea 2–2 United States
Lee 39', 52' (Report) Kelly 37'
Zavagnin 78'
Attendance: 12,972

2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 9 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5
 Ukraine 4 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1
  4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0
 Panama 0 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6
 1–2 China
Gökhan 84' (Report) Tan Wangsong 22'
Zhao Xuri 90+5'

Ukraine 3–1 Panama
Aliev 20' (pen.), 22'
Feschuk 32'
(Report) Arzhanov 26' (o.g.)

China 3–2 Ukraine
Zhu Ting 31'
Chen Tao 66' (pen.)
Cui Peng 75'
(Report) Vorobei 19'
Aliev 70' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrian (El Salvador)

Panama 0–1 
(Report) Gökhan 24'

 2–2 Ukraine
Sezer 8' (pen.), 53' (Report) Aliev 5', 19'

China 4–1 Panama
Zhou Haibin 6'
Gao Lin 40'
Hao Junmin 51'
Lu Lin 78'
(Report) Venegas 37'

Round of 16

Spain 3–0 
Juanfran 28', 36'
Robusté 69'
(Report)
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Current squad

Past squads

See also

Under 20 Elite League

References

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Turkey's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.