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Nickname(s) | Amajita (The Boys) | ||
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Association |
South African Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF ( Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | COSAFA | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
FIFA code | RSA | ||
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First international | |||
South Africa 2–0
Swaziland ( Somhlolo, Swaziland; 11 December 1993) [1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
South Africa 8–0
Lesotho ( Moruleng, South Africa; 7 December 2016) | |||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 ( 2009) |
The South Africa national under-20 football team (Amajita), is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objectives are to qualify and play at the African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has played at seven African Youth Championships and three FIFA U-20 World Cups.
The team was started in 1993, when SAFA decided to form an under-20 team. The team's greatest achievements to date include a second-place finish at the 1997 African Youth Championship, hosted in Morocco and qualifying for the 1997, 2009 and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup [2]. [3]
Players who are selected, will be 20 or younger in the following World Cup year. With the next FIFA U-20 World Cup being held in Poland in 2019, players need to have been born on or after 1 January 1999.
The following is a list of matches from the past twenty-four months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
The following 21 players are selected for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Poland between 23 May – 15 June 2019. [4]
Players who have previously played for the under-20 team, and have since gone on to play for the senior team:
U-20 World Cup | |||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1977- 1993 | Banned | ||||||||
1995 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1997 | Group Stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
1999 to 2007 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2009 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
2011 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2017 | Group Stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
2019 | Group Stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
2023 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2025 | to be determined | ||||||||
Round of 16 | 4/24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | |||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
1979 to 1993 | did not enter | ||||||||
1995 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1997 | Second Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||
1999 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2001 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
2003 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
2005 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2009 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||
2011 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
2013 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2015 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
2017 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | ||
2019 | Third Place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
2021 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2023 |
COSAFA U-20 Cup | |||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | ||
1983- 1990 | did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1993 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | ||
1995 | Runners-up | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
1997 | Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
1999 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||
2000 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
2001 | Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
2002 | Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
2003 | Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
2004 | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
2005 | Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
2006 | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
2007 | Runners-up | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
2008 | Champions | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
2009 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
2010 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
2013 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2016 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 |