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Fifa Trigramme: | EGY |
Nickname: | The old Pharaohs |
Association: | Egyptian Football Association |
Coach: | Rogério Micale |
Captain: | Moataz Mohamed |
Home Stadium: | Cairo International Stadium |
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U20wc Apps: | 8 |
U20wc First: | 1981 |
U20wc Best: | Third Place (2001) |
Regional Name: | African Youth Championship |
Regional Cup Apps: | 15 |
Regional Cup First: | 1979 |
Regional Cup Best: | Champions (1981, 1991, 2003, 2013) |
The Egypt national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Egypt. It is administered by the Egyptian Football Association.
Their best performance in the U-20 World Cup was a third-place finish in 2001. This remains the highest result Egypt has achieved in any International World Cup.
Their nickname, The Young Pharaohs is an obvious reference to the nickname of the National Team, The Pharaohs.
Egypt hosted the 2009 U-20 World Cup.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Squad | |||||||
1977 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
1979 | ||||||||||
1981 | Quarter-finals | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | Squad | |
1983 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
1985 | ||||||||||
1987 | ||||||||||
1989 | ||||||||||
1991 | Group Stage | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Squad | |
1993 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
1995 | ||||||||||
1997 | ||||||||||
1999 | ||||||||||
2001 | Semi-final | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | Squad | |
2003 | Round of 16 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad | |
2005 | Group Stage | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad | |
2007 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
2009 | Round of 16 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Squad | |
2011 | Round of 16 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad | |
2013 | Group Stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad | |
2015 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
2017 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
2019 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
2023 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
2025 | To Be Determined | |||||||||
- | Total | Third Place | 8/19 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 45 |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Squad | |||||||
home & away 1977 | Semi-finals | 4th | ||||||||
home & away 1979 | 1st-round | |||||||||
home & away 1981 | Final | Champion | ||||||||
home & away 1983 | 2nd-round | |||||||||
home & away 1985 | 1st-round | |||||||||
home & away 1987 | 2nd-round | |||||||||
home & away 1989 | 2nd-round | |||||||||
1991 | Final | Champion | ||||||||
1993 | 3rd-round | |||||||||
1995 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
1997 | Group-stage | |||||||||
1999 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
2001 | Semi-final | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
2003 | Final | Champion | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
2005 | Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | ||
2007 | Group-stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
2009 | Group-stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
2011 | Semi-final | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
2013 | Final | Champion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2017 | Group-stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2023 | Group-stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Arab Cup U-20 | |||||||||
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Appearances: 4 / 5 | |||||||||
Year | Round | Position | |||||||
1983 | did not enter | ||||||||
1985 | did not enter | ||||||||
1989 | did not enter | ||||||||
| Cancelled | ||||||||
2011 | Group stage | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
2012 | did not enter | ||||||||
| Cancelled | ||||||||
2020 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
2021 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
Total | 4 / 5 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 14 |
UNAF U-20 Tournament | |||||||||
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Appearances: 6 / 15 | |||||||||
Year | Round | Position | |||||||
2005 | Group | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
2006 | Group | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
2007 | Didn't Participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2008 | Group | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
2009 | Didn't Participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2010 | Didn't Participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2011 | Didn't Participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2012 | Group | Champions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
2014 | Didn't Participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2015 | Didn't Participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cancelled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2019 | Group stage | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
2020 | Disqualified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2021 | Group stage | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
2022 | Didn't Participate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2023 | Group | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
Total | 6 / 15 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 |
World Cups :
The following players were called up for 2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament,The tournament also served as the qualifiers for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Head coach: Rogério Micale