Argentina women's national under-20 football team

Argentina Women's Under-20
Nickname(s)	Albicelestes; (White and Sky blue)
Association	Argentine Football Association
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Christian Meloni
Captain	Francisca Altgelt
FIFA code	ARG
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Argentina 0–1 Uruguay ; (Encarnación, Paraguay; 11 May 2004)
Biggest win
	Argentina 5–0 Ecuador ; (Valparaíso, Chile; 11 January 2006) ; Argentina 5–0 Peru; (Guayaquil, Ecuador; 26 April 2024)
Biggest defeat
	Argentina 0–9 North Korea ; (Kobe, Japan; 23 August 2012)
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 2004)
Best result	2nd place 2006, 2008, 2012
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2006)
Best result	Round of 16 2024

The Argentina women's national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. They have participated in the eight editions of the South American U-20 Women's Championship, their best result finishing runners-up in 2006,^[1] 2008^[2] and 2012, which allowed them to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2006, 2008 and 2012, although in all of them, they ended up being eliminated in the group stage, until 2024, when Argentina advanced to the round of 16 for the first time.^[3]

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2002	did not qualify
2004	did not qualify
2006	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	9	Squad
2008	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad
2010	did not qualify
2012	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	19	Squad
2014	did not qualify
2016
2018
2022
2024	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	7	14	Squad
2026	Qualified
Total	5/12	13	2	2	9	14	48	—

South American U-20 Women's Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2004	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	1	3	Squad
2006	Runners-up	7	4	2	1	15	4	Squad
2008	Runners-up	7	5	0	2	14	11	Squad
2010	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	2	4	Squad
2012	Runners-up	7	4	1	2	15	11	Squad
2014	Group Stage	4	1	1	2	5	3	Squad
2015	Fourth Place	7	3	2	2	12	12	Squad
2018	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	4	9	Squad
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19							Squad
2022	Group Stage	4	1	2	1	3	2	Squad
2024	Fourth Place	9	2	5	2	11	9	Squad
2026	Third Place	9	6	1	2	21	9	Squad
Total	11/11	64	28	14	22	103	77	—

South American Games

South American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
2014	Senior Tournament
2018	Group Stage	5	1	1	3	9	8	Squad
2022	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	2	7	Squad
Total	2/2	7	1	1	5	11	15	—

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of recent match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Loss Void or postponed Fixture

2025

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) Friendly	Argentina	0–0	Brazil	Ezeiza, Argentina
		Report		Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi

1 December 2025 (2025-12-01) Friendly	Argentina	3–2	Paraguay	Ezeiza, Argentina
	White Delgado Aguilar	Report	Villalba Saldívar	Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi

17 December 2025 (2025-12-17) Friendly	Argentina	1–0	Colombia	Ezeiza, Argentina
	Núñez	Report		Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi

19 December 2025 (2025-12-19) Friendly	Argentina	1–0	Colombia	Ezeiza, Argentina
	Núñez	Report		Stadium: Predio Lionel Andrés Messi

2026

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) South American U-20 Group B	Ecuador	1–2	Argentina	Asunción, Paraguay
18:00 (UTC−3)	Flores 15'	Report	Núñez 8' Paz 65'	Stadium: Estadio Emiliano Ghezzi Referee: Nohelia Giacomazzi (Uruguay)

9 February 2026 (2026-02-09) South American U-20 Group B	Argentina	4–0	Peru	Villa Elisa, Paraguay
18:00 (UTC−3)		Report	Diz 9' Paz 34', 51' García 62'	Stadium: Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Paula Fernández (Colombia)

11 February 2026 (2026-02-11) South American U-20 Group B	Argentina	4–0	Bolivia	Asunción, Paraguay
18:00 (UTC−3)		Report	Vinhas 6' Núñez 11' (pen.), 12' Lombardi 48'	Stadium: Estadio Emiliano Ghezzi Referee: Helena Cantero (Paraguay)

13 February 2026 (2026-02-13) South American U-20 Group B	Brazil	1–2	Argentina	Villa Elisa, Paraguay
18:00 (UTC−3)	Brendha 7'	Report	García 15' Núñez 78'	Stadium: Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Brenda Cisternas (Chile)

16 February 2026 (2026-02-16) South American U-20 Final stage	Argentina	2–2	Venezuela	Villa Elisa, Paraguay
20:00 (UTC−3)	Altgelt 50' Núñez 61'	Report	Muñoz 76' Reyes 86'	Stadium: Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)

19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) South American U-20 Final stage	Argentina	0–1	Ecuador	Ypané, Paraguay
22:00 (UTC−3)		Report	Vélez 45'	Stadium: CARFEM Referee: Helena Cantero (Paraguay)

22 February 2026 (2026-02-22) South American U-20 Final stage	Brazil	4–0	Argentina	Villa Elisa, Paraguay
20:00 (UTC−3)	Evelin 3' Clarinha 35' Brendha 64' Carioca 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Nohelia Giacomazzi (Uruguay)

25 February 2026 (2026-02-25) South American U-20 Final stage	Argentina	4–0	Paraguay	Ypané, Paraguay
22:00 (UTC−3)	Paz 24' Núñez 36' (pen.), 66' Maldonado 66'	Report		Stadium: CARFEM

28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) South American U-20 Final stage	Colombia	0–3	Argentina	Villa Elisa, Paraguay
18:00 (UTC−3)		Report	Diz 72', 84', 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni Referee: Elizabeth Tintaya (Peru)

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were named in the squad for the 2026 South American Championship.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Paulina Aprile	(2008-05-13)13 May 2008 (aged 17)	Rosario Central
12	1GK	Priscila Siben	(2007-04-03)3 April 2007 (aged 18)	Banfield
22	1GK	Juana Schipper	(2008-02-14)14 February 2008 (aged 17)	Talleres

3	2DF	Carolina Ceniza	(2007-08-12)12 August 2007 (aged 18)	River Plate
4	2DF	Juana Cangaro	(2006-02-13)13 February 2006 (aged 19)	River Plate
6	2DF	Valentina Ahumada	(2007-05-07)7 May 2007 (aged 18)	Boca Juniors
13	2DF	Luzmila Ramírez	(2006-05-25)25 May 2006 (aged 19)	Boca Juniors
14	2DF	Luisina Araya	(2007-06-04)4 June 2007 (aged 18)	Belgrano

2	3MF	Pilar Sabransky	(2007-08-04)4 August 2007 (aged 18)	Newell's Old Boys
5	3MF	Valentina Tesio	(2006-02-06)6 February 2006 (aged 19)	Boca Juniors
8	3MF	Agustina Maldonado	(2009-03-19)19 March 2009 (aged 16)	River Plate
15	3MF	Julieta Martínez	(2007-10-03)3 October 2007 (aged 18)	Boca Juniors
16	3MF	Julia Vinhas	(2009-05-27)27 May 2009 (aged 16)	Platense
17	3MF	Denise García	(2006-03-15)15 March 2006 (aged 19)	Getafe

7	4FW	Julieta Aguilar	(2010-07-29)29 July 2010 (aged 15)	Newell's Old Boys
9	4FW	Kishi Núñez	(2006-05-17)17 May 2006 (aged 19)	Boca Juniors
10	4FW	Francisca Altgelt (captain)	(2006-05-11)11 May 2006 (aged 19)	River Plate
11	4FW	Mercedes Diz	(2009-02-24)24 February 2009 (aged 16)	River Plate
18	4FW	Brisa Jara	(2007-08-14)14 August 2007 (aged 18)	Talleres
19	4FW	Annika Paz	(2008-11-16)16 November 2008 (aged 17)	Inter
20	4FW	Delfina Lombardi	(2006-03-17)17 March 2006 (aged 19)	Florida International University
21	4FW	Violeta Álvarez	(2009-04-28)28 April 2009 (aged 16)	Boca Juniors

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Christian Meloni
Assistant coach	Esteban Pizzi
Assistant coach	Clarisa Huber
Fitness coach	Gabriel Denava
Goalkeeping coach	Enrique Yamashita

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
China	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
DR Congo	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
France	2	0	0	2	1	8	−7	000.00
Germany	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	000.00
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Norway	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
North Korea	2	0	0	2	2	15	−13	000.00
United States	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	000.00
Total	13	2	2	9	14	48	−34	015.38

References

↑ "South America - Under 19 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
↑ "Southamerican Women U-20 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
↑ "Argentina superó a Costa Rica y logró una histórica clasificación a octavos de final". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
↑ "Una por una, las convocadas para el Sudamericano Sub 20 Femenino". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)

[1] "South America - Under 19 Women's Qualifying Tournament 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

[2] "Southamerican Women U-20 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

[3] "Argentina superó a Costa Rica y logró una histórica clasificación a octavos de final". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

[4] "Una por una, las convocadas para el Sudamericano Sub 20 Femenino". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (in Spanish). AFA. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

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