El_Salvador_national_under-20_football_team
The El Salvador Under 20s football team, is commonly known as La Azulita. La Azulita is controlled by Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol(FESFUT) and represents El Salvador in all international Under 20 competitions.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | La Azulita | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | |||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach |  Juan Cortés | ||
| Captain | Walter Menjívar | ||
| FIFA code | SLV | ||
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| First international | |||
 Curaçao 1–19 El Salvador  (Panama City, Panama; March 6, 1962) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
El Salvador 16–0 Nicaragua  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; August 17, 1982) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Mexico 12–0 El Salvador (Havana, Cuba; September 29, 1970) Records for competitive matches only. | |||
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Their first U-20 World Cup was at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they saw their first victory at a major FIFA tournament (outside of beach soccer) to Australia by 2–1, scored respectively by Diego Coca and José Peña.
2024 CONCACAF Championship
La Azulita won their Group B in Antigua and Barbuda to qualify for the CONCACAF Championship in Guanajuato, Mexico. The two cities of Irapuato and Celaya will be host to the 12 nations that qualified for the tournament. There will be four available spots for the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile.
The official draw is set for April 2024.
2024 Qualifiers
La Azulita qualified for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship which is slated for the Summer of 2024. El Salvador U20 will 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:
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.[1] Which include in order, United States, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
El Salvador 
v 
Turks and Caicos Islands
v 
Turks and Caicos Islands
| February 23, 2024 (2024-February-23) | El Salvador | 7-0 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Stadium in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 09:30 | Christopher Argueta  26'Daniel Espana 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: ABFA Technical Center, Antigua and Barbuda |
Guyana 
v El Salvador
v El Salvador
| February 25, 2024 (2024-February-25) | Guyana | 2-2 | El Salvador | Stadium in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 09:30 | Nathaniel Pydana 10' Nathaniel Pydana 83' |
Report | 22' Kiano Falcao 62' Wilber Diaz |
Stadium: ABFA Technical Center, Antigua and Barbuda |
El Salvador v 
Suriname
v 
Suriname
| February 29, 2024 (2024-February-29) | El Salvador | 3-0 | Suriname | Stadium in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 14:00 | Christopher Argueta 10' Nestor Delgado 66' |
Report | Stadium: ABFA Technical Center, Antigua and Barbuda |
Antigua and Barbuda 
v El Salvador
v El Salvador
| March 2, 2024 (2024-March-02) | Antigua and Barbuda | 0-1 | El Salvador | Stadium in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda |
| 14:00 | Report | Christopher Guardado 57' |
Stadium: ABFA Technical Center, Antigua and Barbuda |
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.[2] La Azulita was grouped in Group A with Honduras, Panamá, and Nicaragua.
Panama 
v El Salvador
v El Salvador
| January 19, 2024 (2024-January-19) | Panama | 3-0 | El Salvador | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 11:10 | Stadium: Sede C.D. Olimpia, Honduras |
Honduras 
v El Salvador
v El Salvador
| January 21, 2024 (2024-January-21) | Honduras | 4-2 | El Salvador | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 15:10 | Stadium: Sede C.D. Olimpia, Honduras |
El Salvador v 
Nicaragua
v Nicaragua
| January 23, 2024 (2024-January-23) | El Salvador | 0-5 | Nicaragua | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 15:10 | Stadium: Sede C.D. Olimpia, Honduras |
Cuba 
v El Salvador
v El Salvador
| January 25, 2024 (2024-January-25) | Cuba | 3-3 | El Salvador | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| 10:30 | Stadium: Sede C.D. Olimpia, Honduras | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| 3 | 4 | |||
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.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Daniel Franco | 0 | 0 | Alianza F.C. | |
| 1GK | Cristian Portillo | 0 | 0 | C.D. Águila | ||
| 21 | 1GK | Hamilton Lemus | (2006-11-16) November 16, 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | C.D. ATL. COMALAPA |
| 6 | 2DF | Nestor Samoza | (2006-01-31) January 31, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | 11 DEPORTIVO F.C. |
| 2 | 2DF | William Molina | 0 | 0 | C.S.D. ATL. BALBOA | |
| 2DF | Bryan Amaya | 0 | 0 | C.D. Cacahuatique | ||
| 11 | 2DF | Víctor Mejía | 0 | 0 | C.D. Once Lobos | |
| 4 | 2DF | Darwin López | (2006-06-03) June 3, 2006 (age 17) | 0 | 0 |  LA. SURF SOCCER CLUB |
| 20 | 2DF | Daniel España | 0 | 0 | AD Unión Adarve | |
| 3 | 2DF | Kiano Falcao | (2006-04-11) April 11, 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | FC Cincinnati |
| 12 | 3MF | Inner Guevara | 0 | 0 | Alianza F.C. | |
| 15 | 3MF | David Funes | 0 | 0 | C.D. FAS | |
| 14 | 3MF | Christopher Ortiz | 0 | 0 | C.D. FAS | |
| 3MF | Christopher Guardado | (2005-10-30) October 30, 2005 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | |
| 8 | 3MF | Walter Menjívar | (2006-01-06) January 6, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | C.D. ATL. COMALAPA |
| 7 | 3MF | Nelson Díaz | (2006-04-07) April 7, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | A.D. BRASILIA SUCHITOTO |
| 19 | 3MF | Melvin Urbina | 0 | 0 | C.D. INCA | |
| 9 | 4FW | Wilber Díaz | (2007-05-16) May 16, 2007 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Santa Tecla F.C. |
| 16 | 4FW | Anderson Ochoa | 0 | 0 | C.D. Cruzeiro | |
| 10 | 4FW | Steven Guerra | (2007-03-12) March 12, 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | C.D. Dragón |
| 13 | 4FW | Cristopher Argueta | (2007-01-14) January 14, 2007 (age 17) | 4 | 2 | D.C. United |
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FIFA U-20 World Cup Record
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 2013 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 2015 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
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 2021 |
Cancelled | ||||||
| 2023 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2025 |
To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 1/24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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More information Year, Position ...
UNCAF preliminary round
1The games were forbidden by Concacaf due to El Salvador using an ineligible player |
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
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More information Date:, Location: ...
| Date: | Location: | Opponent: | Score* | Competition: | El Salvador scorers: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 19 | San Salvador, El Salvador | Luis Angel Firpo |
2–3 | F | José Villavicencio 9' Bryan Pérez 21' |
| March 12, 2014 | Santa Ana, El Salvador | FAS |
1–2 | F | Amilcar Gonzalez 70' |
| November 2, 2018 | IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, Florida, United States | Curaçao |
2–1 | CC | Gerson Sánchez 59' Christian Rosales 88' |
| November 4, 2018 | IMG Soccer Stadium, Florida, United States |  Cayman Islands |
3−1 | CC | Jose Portillo 39' Jorge Cruz 41' Fernando Clavel 51' |
| November 6, 2018 | IMG Soccer Stadium, Florida, United States |  Guatemala |
2−1 | CC | Siliazar Henríquez 32' 58' |
| November 10, 2018 | IMG Soccer Stadium, Florida, United States | Guyana |
TBD –TBD | CC | TBD 83' |
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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
2022 squad
- The following players were called up for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[3]
- Match dates: June 18 – July 3, 2022
- Caps and goals correct as of: June 19, 2022
- Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Damián Alguera | (2004-02-11) February 11, 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Philadelphia Union | |
| 1GK | Sergio Sibrián | (2004-07-08) July 8, 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Alianza | |
| 2DF | Alejandro Cano | (2004-05-21) May 21, 2004 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | San Jose Earthquakes | |
| 2DF | Mauricio Cerritos | (2003-10-17) October 17, 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Atlético Marte | |
| 2DF | René Dueñas | (2004-05-02) May 2, 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | FAS | |
| 2DF | Cesar Orellana | 0 | 0 | Unknown | ||
| 2DF | Walter Pineda | (2003-05-04) May 4, 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Águila | |
| 2DF | Alexander Romero | (2004-09-24) September 24, 2004 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles FC | |
| 2DF | Alejandro Serrano | (2003-12-04) December 4, 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Santa Tecla | |
| 3MF | Robinson Aguirre | (2004-11-23) November 23, 2004 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Colorado Rapids | |
| 3MF | Hamilton Benítez | (2003-08-28) August 28, 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Alianza | |
| 3MF | Danny Ríos | (2003-03-29) March 29, 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Houston Dynamo | |
| 3MF | Jeremy Garay | (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 1 | D.C. United | |
| 3MF | Mayer Gil | (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Alianza Petrolera | |
| 3MF | Harold Osorio | (2003-08-20) August 20, 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Chicago Fire FC | |
| 4FW | Ronald Arévalo | (2003-05-18) May 18, 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 |  OTP | |
| 4FW | Isaac Esquivel | (2003-12-30) December 30, 2003 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Marte Soyapango | |
| 4FW | Javier Mariona | (2004-10-17) October 17, 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 2 | Oakland Roots SC | |
| 4FW | Alexander Umaña | (2003-10-12) October 12, 2003 (age 20) | 5 | 3 | Sporting Kansas City | |
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2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad
Head coach: Mauricio Alfaro [4]
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Rolando Morales | (1994-03-01)March 1, 1994 (aged 19) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 2 | 2DF | Oliver Ayala | (1994-01-04)January 4, 1994 (aged 19) | León | ||
| 3 | 3MF | Tomás Granitto | (1993-06-12)June 12, 1993 (aged 20) | Florida Gulf Coast University | ||
| 4 | 2DF | Giovanni Zavaleta | (1994-09-27)September 27, 1994 (aged 18) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 5 | 3MF | Romilio Hernández | (1995-06-06)June 6, 1995 (aged 18) | Baltimore Bays | ||
| 6 | 2DF | Marvin Baumgartner | (1993-01-13)January 13, 1993 (aged 20) |  Zürich | ||
| 7 | 3MF | Jairo Henríquez | (1993-08-31)August 31, 1993 (aged 19) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 8 | 3MF | José Villavicencio | (1995-01-24)January 24, 1995 (aged 18) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 9 | 4FW | José Peña | (1994-12-10)December 10, 1994 (aged 18) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 10 | 3MF | Diego Coca | (1994-08-26)August 26, 1994 (aged 18) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 11 | 4FW | Maikon Orellana | (1993-11-12)November 12, 1993 (aged 19) |  Brøndby | ||
| 12 | 2DF | Kevin Barahona | (1994-10-01)October 1, 1994 (aged 18) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 13 | 2DF | Miguel Lemus | (1993-10-26)October 26, 1993 (aged 19) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 14 | 3MF | Óscar Rodríguez | (1995-04-16)April 16, 1995 (aged 18) | Atlético San José | ||
| 15 | 3MF | René Gómez | (1993-01-08)January 8, 1993 (aged 20) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 16 | 3MF | Benjamín Díaz | (1993-05-08)May 8, 1993 (aged 20) | University of the District of Columbia | ||
| 17 | 2DF | Kevin Ayala | (1994-07-15)July 15, 1994 (aged 18) | Turín-FESA | ||
| 18 | 1GK | Adolfo Menéndez, Jr. | (1993-07-03)July 3, 1993 (aged 19) | FAS | ||
| 19 | 3MF | Bernardo Majano | (1995-12-09)December 9, 1995 (aged 17) | D.C. United | ||
| 20 | 4FW | Roberto González | (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 20) | Santa Tecla | ||
| 21 | 1GK | Carlos Cañas | (1994-09-09)September 9, 1994 (aged 18) | Longwood University |
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Current staff
| Head coach | Juan Cortez |
| Assistant coach | Francisco Hernández |
| Assistant coach | Ernesto de la Ocomo |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Misael Alfaro |
| Physical Trainer | Emerson Leal |
| Medical Trainer | |
| Kinesiologist | |
| Equipment Manager | Abraham Beltrán |
- Conrado Miranda (1964, 1979)
- Raul Magana (1985,1994)
- Carlos Recinos (2000–2001)
- Ricardo Herrera (2002–2003)
- Cesar Acevedo (2004–2005)
- José Luis Rugamas (2006–2007)
- Norberto Huezo (2008–2009)
- Mauricio Alfaro (2009–2015)
Eduardo Lara (2016–2017)- Alexsander Rodriguez (2017–2018)
- Ernesto Gochez (2018–2020)
- Gerson Perez (2021–2022)
Manuel Torres Núñez (2023)- Juan Cortez (2024–present)
- "Draw reveals groups for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers". October 11, 2023.
- "Torneo Sub-19 UNCAF FIFA FORWARD". January 16, 2024.
- "Listas finales anunciadas para el Campeonato Sub-20 de Concacaf 2022" (in Spanish). Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- "Completa la nómina de la Selección Sub-20 para Copa del Mundo Turquía 2013" (in Spanish). www.culebritamacheteada.sv. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013.