Mexico U20 National Team Profile

Mexico U20

Mexico U20 is the country’s under-20 national selection, operating under the Mexican Football Federation within CONCACAF’s development pathway. The team blends emerging domestic talent with international tournament experience, using camps, friendlies and competitive events to prepare players for the next stage of senior football. Its recorded profile spans the FIFA U-20 World Cup, CONCACAF U20 competition and the Tournoi Maurice Revello, while the latest listed squad contains 22 players.

Xtra rating
1704
Conservative: 1063
Rank national U20
1
Updated: 9 August 2026

Mexico U20 Upcoming matches by league

CONCACAF U20 - Qualification

  • - Concacaf Championship U20 - 1
    Mexico U20
    Antigua and Barbuda U20
  • - Concacaf Championship U20 - 2
    Costa Rica U20
    Mexico U20
  • - Concacaf Championship U20 - 3
    Mexico U20
    Guatemala U20

Mexico U20 Last matches by league

CONCACAF U20

  • - Final
    United States U20
    Mexico U20
  • - Semi-finals
    Canada U20
    Mexico U20
  • - Quarter-finals
    Mexico U20
    Panama U20
  • - Concacaf Championship U20 - 3
    Mexico U20
    Guatemala U20

Friendlies

  • - Friendly International
    Mexico U20
    Costa Rica U20
  • - Friendly International
    Mexico U20
    Costa Rica U20
  • - Friendlies 1
    France U21
    Mexico U20

World Cup - U20

  • - Quarter-finals
    Mexico U20
    Argentina U20
  • - Round of 16
    Chile U20
    Mexico U20
  • - Group Stage - 3
    Mexico U20
    Morocco U20
    Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
  • - Group Stage - 2
    Spain U20
    Mexico U20
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Mexico U20 Team Roster

The recorded 22-player roster contains eight attackers, six defenders, six midfielders and two goalkeepers, giving the Mexico U20 selection a broad positional balance. The attacking group includes Tahiel Adrián Jiménez Sánchez, Juan Pablo Uribe Galán and S. Carrillo, while Á. Chávez, J. Pachuca and L. Navarrete feature among the defenders. Cesar Garza Cantu and A. Morales are listed in midfield, with E. Ochoa and P. Lara providing the goalkeeper options. Shirt numbers are not unique across the list, with number 10 and number 26 each appearing twice.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

position Midfielder

position Attacker

Last Mexico U20 Coachs

The most recent recorded coaching entry is Eduardo Arce Peña, dated from July 2024, but the available timeline does not confirm a current holder. Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez is listed from June 2022, and Raúl Chabrand Manrique has recorded spells from May to June 2022 and July 2019 to October 2021. Diego Ramírez Deschamps appears from January 2018 in the same historical sequence. These entries describe chronology rather than a verified present appointment.

Eduardo Arce Peña

Eduardo Arce Peña

Mexico
Coach since 1 July 2024
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Eduardo Arce Peña Mexico 1 July 2024
Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez Mexico 1 June 2022
Raúl Chabrand Manrique Mexico 1 May 2022 1 June 2022
Raúl Chabrand Manrique Mexico 1 July 2019 1 October 2021
Diego Ramírez Deschamps Mexico 23 January 2018
Marco Antonio Ruiz García Mexico 1 January 2017 1 January 2018
Juan Carlos Chávez Zárate Mexico 1 February 2009 1 September 2011

Mexico U20 Transfers

For Mexico U20, arrivals are selection decisions rather than club signings. Players enter a camp through under-20 eligibility, federation call-ups and inclusion in a named squad, while a previously selected player may return to selection after an absence. No individual incoming call-up change is identified for the recorded roster. Accordingly, no verified transfers, loans, free-agent additions or loan returns are described for this national selection in the recorded period.

No transfers in

For Mexico U20, departures are selection outcomes rather than sales or loans. A player can be omitted from a camp, withdraw before a fixture or return to club duties when the selection window closes, without any change of registration. No individual omission or withdrawal is identified for the recorded roster. The recorded selection information therefore contains no verified sales, loans, releases or other club-market departures for this national selection during the recorded period.

No transfers out

Transfers Synthesis

Mexico U20’s movement model is cyclical and selection-based. Players are considered through age eligibility, federation scouting and call-ups for camps, friendlies, qualifiers or tournament squads, then return to their domestic clubs outside the international window. A later selection can represent a return to the group rather than an incoming transfer, while an absence can reflect non-selection or withdrawal rather than a departure. The recorded 22-player roster is therefore a snapshot of an international cohort, not a club registration list. The recorded information identifies no individual additions, omissions or withdrawals for this cycle, so no player movement pattern can be attributed to a particular change. Mexico’s under-20 pathway remains connected to domestic academy development and the senior national-team pipeline, with competitive exposure helping assess prospects across successive gatherings.

Leagues Mexico U20 has participated in

Mexico U20 has recent recorded participation in Friendlies from 2023 through 2025, the Tournoi Maurice Revello from 2022 through 2025, and the World Cup - U20 from 2017 through 2025. These three entries extend to 2025 and are marked as recently active in the competition record. CONCACAF U20 is recorded from 2018 through 2023 and is historical in this profile rather than recent. Together, the competitions reflect a pathway combining preparation matches, invitational youth football, global tournament experience and regional qualification.

More about Mexico U20

Mexico U20 is Mexico’s under-20 national football team, founded in 1927 and administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It represents the country within CONCACAF and forms part of the federation’s pathway from domestic youth development to the senior national team. Green, white and red define its visual identity, while El Tri and El Tricolor connect the age-group side with Mexico’s wider national football culture. The team’s historical profile includes a runners-up finish at the inaugural FIFA World Youth Championship in 1977 and third place at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. Those milestones sit within a broader tradition of strong regional competition. The CONCACAF Under-20 Championship is the principal route toward the FIFA U-20 World Cup, making regional performance central to the program’s international calendar. Invitational events and friendlies add opportunities to assess players from different stages of their development. Unlike a club, Mexico U20 has no permanent home ground or private ownership structure. Training camps are commonly associated with the Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Mexico City, while matches can move between facilities and stadiums around the country. Venue changes allow the federation to combine high-performance preparation with regional hosting and tournament requirements. Support reflects the enthusiasm surrounding the senior selection. Home events can bring strong regional backing, festive gatherings and the colors of the national flag, with the team carrying the symbolic weight of Mexican football even when the squad is assembled for a short competition window. Its central sporting purpose is developmental: identifying emerging talent, testing it against regional and global opposition, and preparing players for future senior-team cycles. The recorded 22-player roster illustrates that continuing process.

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Chile U20 vs Mexico U20
World Cup - U20 2025 - 1480421
Mexico U20 vs Morocco U20
World Cup - U20 2025 - 1377342
Spain U20 vs Mexico U20
World Cup - U20 2025 - 1377329
Brazil U20 vs Mexico U20
World Cup - U20 2025 - 1377319