Uruguay national under 20 football team

The Uruguay national under 20 football team represents Uruguay in international football matches like the South American Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup. Nicknamed as Charruas, La Celeste Olimpica (The Olympic Sky Blue) and also as La Celeste (The Sky Blue), the team association is Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The head coach of this team is Juan Verzeri and Diego Polenta is the captain of the team. The home stadium of this team is Estadio Centenario de Montevideo.

The Uruguay U-20 team made 24 appearances in the South American Youth Championship, with their first appearance being in 1954. The team made their best mark as winners in 1954, 1958, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979 and in 1981. Some of the current players of this team include Diego Polenta, Leandro Cabrera, Ramon Arias, Matias Vecino, Pablo Cepellini and Nicolas Prieto amongst others. The recent call ups for U20 players in the past 12 months include Nicolas Rodriguez, Diego Rodriguez and Matias Soto amongst others.