Congo national under-20 football team

Congo U-20
Nickname(s)Ba Diabulu ya Mbwaki
(The Red Devils)
AssociationKimvuka ya nkweso ya Kongo (KNK)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Home stadiumStade ya mbanza Kintélé
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
First colours
Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2007)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2007)
Best resultRound of 16 (2007)

The Congo national under-20 football team is the under-20 football (soccer) team of the Republic of the Congo. They were eliminated by South Africa in the first round of the 2013 African Youth Championship qualifiers. They also qualified but failed to get past the group stage, in the 2015 African U-20 Championship hosted in Senegal.

Competition records

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not enter
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993 Disqualified from qualification
Qatar 1995 Did not enter
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999 Did not qualify
Argentina 2001 Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 3 7
Egypt 2009 Did not qualify
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025 To be determined
Total 1/24 4 1 1 2 3 7

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

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U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Egypt 1991 Withdrew before qualification
Mauritius 1993 Disqualified after qualification
Nigeria 1995 Withdrew before qualification
Morocco 1997 Did not enter
Ghana 1999 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 2001 Withdrew before qualification
Morocco 2003 Did not enter
Benin 2005 Withdrew before qualification
Republic of the Congo 2007 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 5 1
Rwanda 2009 Did not qualify
South Africa 2011
Algeria 2013
Senegal 2015 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 5 9
Zambia 2017 Did not qualify
Niger 2019
Mauritania 2021
Egypt 2023 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 3 0 7 6
Total 1 title 3/17 12 5 4 3 17 16

A gold background colour indicates that Congo won the tournament.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

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