Peru national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | La Bicolor (The Bicolour) La Blanquirroja (The White and Red) La Rojiblanca (The Red and White) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Peruvian Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | José del Solar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | PER | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru 2–2 Paraguay (Caracas, Venezuela; May 23, 1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Peru 8–0 Venezuela (Bolivia; January 28, 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Peru 0–6 Brazil (Argentina; January 23, 1999) Peru 0–6 Argentina (Colombia; January 17, 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South American Youth Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 30 (first in 1954) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 4th Place (1954, 1958, 1967, 1971, 1975) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peru national under-20 football team represents Peru in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship. The Peruvian U-20 squad has participated in all South American Youth Championships, but had no luck in qualifying to a World Cup. Their best appearance was in 1967, finishing in 3rd place. The team is currently managed by José del Solar, who is also the manager of the Peru Olympic football team.
Teams managed by Juan Carlos Oblitas in 1999, by Daniel Ahmed in 2013, and by Víctor Rivera in 2015 have been the most successful teams until 2015. The three of them reached the 5th place. In other appearances, Peru was almost always eliminated in Group Stage.