Tunisia national under-20 football team

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Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
Other affiliationUAFA (Arab World)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Tunisia U-20
Nickname(s)نسور قرطاج
(Eagles of Carthage)
AssociationTunisian Football Federation
Other affiliationUAFA (Arab World)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachNabil Trabelsi
Home stadiumHammadi Agrebi Stadium
FIFA codeTUN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Tunisia 0–6 Mexico 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)
Biggest win
 Tunisia 5–0 Libya 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 20 July 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Tunisia 0–6 Mexico 
(Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1977)
Best resultRound of 16 (2023)
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances9 (first in 1979)
Best resultRunners-up (1985)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances7 (first in 2012)
Best resultChampions (2012)
UNAF U-20 Tournament
Appearances16 (first in 2005)
Best resultChampions (2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

The Tunisia national under-20 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 20 or under. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as Eagles of Carthage by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. Nabil Trabelsi is the current head coach.[1]

The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup three times: the inaugural edition in 1977 as hosts, 1985 and 2023, reaching the round of 16 in the last participation. The team qualified nine times for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing second in 1985 after losing the final to Nigeria. The team did not qualify for the tournament for 32 years, returning to the 2021 and 2023 editions, achieving fourth place in both. The team participated seven times in the Arab Cup U-20, winning the title in their fourth appearance in 2012 after defeating Saudi Arabia in the final, Tunisia also reached the 2020 final but lost to Senegal, who were invited to the tournament. Tunisia has participated in the Mediterranean Games with the under-20 category six times, winning the gold medal in 2001 as host after defeating Italy in the final, and the bronze medal in 2013. Tunisia U-20 team is one of the most successful teams in UNAF, the team participated in the UNAF U-20 Tournament sixteen times, having won the title nine times in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 as a record, it has also finished second three times and third place twice.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Tunisia 1977Group stage14th310217
Japan 1979Did not qualify
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985Group stage16th300326
Chile 1987Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Indonesia 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2]
Argentina 2023Round of 1615th410346
Chile 2025Did not qualify
AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027 To be determined
TotalRound of 163/2410208719

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1979Second round421142
1981Second round420256
1983First round201104
1985Runner-up2nd815255
1987Quarter-finals413032
1989First round202022
Egypt 1991Withdrew after qualification
Mauritius 1993Did not qualify
Nigeria 1995
Morocco 1997
Ghana 1999
Ethiopia 2001
Burkina Faso 2003
Benin 2005
Republic of the Congo 2007
Rwanda 2009
South Africa 2011
Algeria 2013
Senegal 2015
Zambia 2017
Niger 2019
Mauritania 2021Fourth Place4th613246
Egypt 2023Fourth Place4th6123512
Egypt 2025 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 4 5
TotalRunners-up9/2239917133244

Arab Cup U-20

Arab Cup U-20 record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Morocco 1983 Round 2 8th 5 1 3 3 3 6
Algeria 1985 Fourth Place 4th 7 3 0 4 6 10
Iraq 1989 Quarter-finals 3 1 0 2 3 5
Morocco 2011 Did not enter
Jordan 2012 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 14 9
Qatar 2014 Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2020 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 10 3
Egypt 2021 Semi-finals 4th 5 4 0 1 6 3
Saudi Arabia 2022 Quarter-finals 5th 3 2 0 1 9 1
Iraq 2026 To be determined
Egypt 2028
Total 1 Title 7/8 34 19 5 12 51 37

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
19511987See Tunisia national football team
Greece 1991 Group stage7th210115
France 1993Group stage7th310225
Italy 1997Did not enter
Tunisia 2001 Champions1st430171
Spain 2005Quarter-finals7th303044
Italy 2009Group stage 7th 4 2 1 1 6 5
Turkey 2013 Third Place 3rd 5 3 1 1 10 5
Since Spain 2018See Tunisia national under-18 football team
Total 1 Title 6/12 21 10 5 6 30 25

UNAF U-20 Tournament

UNAF U-20 Tournament record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Tunisia 2005Champions1st330041
Egypt 2006Third Place3rd4130??
Libya 2007Champions1st320143
Morocco 2008Runner-up2nd422053
Libya 2009Champions1st320141
Libya 2010Runner-up2nd302145
Libya 2011Did not participate
Algeria 2012Champions1st211032
Algeria 2012Fifth Place5th210124
Libya 2014Fourth Place4th200213
Tunisia 2015Runner-up2nd210132
Mauritania 2016Cancelled
Tunisia 2019Champions1st421154
Tunisia 2020Champions1st312021
Tunisia 2021Champions1st4310114
Egypt 2022Champions1st312054
Tunisia 2023Champions1st4400156
Egypt 2024 Third Place 3rd 4 2 0 2 5 5
Total9 Titles16/1750261410

African Games

African Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
19651987 See Tunisia national football team
19912015 See Tunisia national under-23 football team
Morocco 2019 Did not qualify
Ghana 2023 Withdrew after qualification
Egypt 2027 To be determined
Total 0/2

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