The Portugal national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Portugal and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal.

The U20 team acts mainly as a feeder team for the under-21s and provides further international development for youth players. The team qualified for its only official match, FIFA U-20 World Cup, depends on U19 results.

The Portuguese team has 12 participations in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and 12 in the Toulon Tournament.

The Golden Generation was the Generation of the players that won consecutive FIFA Youth Championships in 1989 and 1991.

The Courage Generation was the Generation of players that was runner up in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not enter
1979	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	2	4
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985
1987
1989	Champions	6	5	0	1	6	3
1991		6	5	1	0	9	1
1993	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	5
1995	Third place	6	5	0	1	12	6
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	5	4
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	4	5
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	7	3
2013	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	12	7
2015	Quarter-finals	5	4	1	0	12	2
2017		5	2	2	1	9	7
2019	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	3
2023	Did not qualify
2025
Total	12/24	57	31	11	15	81	50

• FIFA U-20 World Cup
  • Winner (2): 1989, 1991
  • Runner-up (1): 2011
  • Third place (1): 1995
• Toulon Tournament
  • Winner (3): 1992, 2001, 2003
  • Runner-up (4): 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005
  • Third place (4): 1998, 2006, 2014, 2016
• Torneio Internacional da Madeira
  • Winner (7): 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
  • Runner-up (4): 1998, 2001, 2004, 2006
• Torneio Campos Verdes
  • Winner (2): 2007, 2008
• Copa El Presidente de La Republica - Ricardo Martinelli
  • Third place (1): 2011
• SBS Cup International Youth Soccer
  • Runner-up (1): 2012
• Elite League U20
  • Runner-up (1): 2018-19

• FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year Golden Ball Silver Ball Bronze Ball 1991 Emílio Peixe Paulo Torres 1995 Dani 2011 Nélson Oliveira

Year Golden Shoe Silver Shoe Bronze Show 1995 Dani 2013 Bruma

Year Golden glove 2011 Mika

• Toulon Tournament^[1]

• The following players were called up for the 2022–23 Under 20 Elite League matches.^[2]
• Match dates: 23 and 28 March 2023
• Opposition:  Romania and  Czech Republic
• Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against  Germany

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	João Carvalho	(2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Braga
	1GK	Louis Mouquet	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Paris Saint-Germain
	2DF	Guilherme Montóia	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Norwich City
	2DF	Nazinho	(2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Sporting CP
	2DF	João Tomé	(2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 22)	4	0	Benfica
	2DF	Gilberto Batista	(2003-12-29) 29 December 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Sporting CP
	2DF	José Müller	(2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Benfica
	2DF	Ni	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Vitória de Guimarães
	2DF	Alberto Cotsa	(2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Vitória de Guimarães
	3MF	Renato Veiga	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Chelsea
	3MF	Diogo Abreu	(2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Sporting CP
	3MF	Gustavo Mendonça	(2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Canelas 2010
	3MF	Daniel Carvalho	(2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Vitória de Setúbal
	3MF	Matchoi Djaló	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Paços de Ferreira
	3MF	Marco Cruz	(2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Sporting CP
	3MF	Gonçalo Nogueira	(2003-12-28) 28 December 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Vitória de Guimarães
	4FW	Diogo Cabral	(2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Sporting CP
	4FW	Rodrigo Gomes	(2003-07-07) 7 July 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Braga
	4FW	Pedro Santos	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 22)	4	0	Benfica
	4FW	Precatado	(2004-12-06) 6 December 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Benfica
	4FW	Martim Tavares	(2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Boavista
	4FW	Rodrigo Pereira	(2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Académico de Viseu

The following players have previously been called up to the Portugal under-20 squad in the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Diogo Pinto	(2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Sporting CP	v.  Germany, 22 November 2022
DF	Diogo Travassos	(2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Sporting CP	v.  Germany, 22 November 2022
MF	Dário Essugo	(2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Sporting CP	v.  Germany, 22 November 2022
MF	Mateus Fernandes	(2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Sporting CP	v.  Germany, 22 November 2022
FW	Rodrigo Ribeiro	(2005-04-28) 28 April 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Nottingham Forest	v.  Germany, 22 November 2022
FW	João Resende	(2003-03-26) 26 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Benfica	v.  Germany, 22 November 2022

FIFA U-20 World Cup

• 1979 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 1991 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 1993 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 1995 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 1999 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal
• 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup squads - Portugal

Toulon Tournament

• 2007 Toulon Tournament squads - Portugal
• 2011 Toulon Tournament squads - Portugal

As of 2022

Manager	Period	Record
		Matches	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD
Peres Bandeira	1979
Carlos Queiroz	1989–1991
Agostinho Oliveira	1993
Nelo Vingada	1994–1995
Jesualdo Ferreira	1996–2000
António Violante	2001–2002 2008–2009
Rui Caçador	2003–2004 2007–2008
José Couceiro	2006–2007	21	13	4	4	37	8	+29
Paulo Alves	2009–2010	5	3	1	1	9	3	+6
Oceano Cruz	2010
Ilídio Vale	2010–2012	24	9	12	3	27	20	+7
Edgar Borges	2012–2014 2015–2016	29	5	3	3	17	12	+5
Hélio Sousa	2014–2015 2018–2019	24	16	3	5	46	22	+24
Emílio Peixe	2016–2017 2021–2022	19	6	8	5	33	29	+4
José Guilherme	2017–2018	7	2	1	4	7	12	-5
Filipe Ramos	2019–2020	6	1	2	3	7	13	-6
Rui Bento	2020–2021

The following table shows Portugal's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Australia	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Brazil	5	1	2	2	3	4	−1	020.00
Cameroon	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Canada	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Chile	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Colombia	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Cuba	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Czech Republic	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
France	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Gambia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Ghana	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Guatemala	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Iran	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Japan	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Korea	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Mali	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Mexico	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Nigeria	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Qatar	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Senegal	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
South Africa	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
South Korea	5	3	2	0	9	4	+5	060.00
Spain	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Uruguay	5	0	3	2	3	5	−2	000.00
Zambia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	57	31	11	15	81	50	+31	054.39