Venezuela national under-20 football team

Venezuela Under 20

Nickname(s)	La Vinotinto (The Burgundy) Los Llaneros (The Plainsmen)
Association	Federación Venezolana de Fútbol (Venezuelan Football Federation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Rafael Dudamel
Captain	Josef Martínez
Home stadium	Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui Puerto La Cruz
First colours Second colours
First international
NA
Biggest win
8-0 Vs. Tahiti in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Best result	Third Place 1 time (1954)

Venezuela national under-20 football team represents Venezuela in international football competitions such as South American Youth Championship.

2009 South American Youth Championship

Venezuela was able to classify to 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup after being fourth in the hexagonal final beating teams such as Colombia and Argentina, current champion of the tournament.

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1979	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Second round	4	2	0	2	10	5
2011	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not participate	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/18	4	2	0	2	10	5

Current status

Recent and forthcoming matches

Matches from the past 6 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

Venezuela  v  Colombia

May 5, 2012 Friendly	Venezuela	2 - 2	Colombia	Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
	Manuel Arteaga  20' Renzo Zambrano  65'	Report	Manuel Cuero  22' Jhon Córdoba  63'	Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui

Venezuela  v  Peru

May 7, 2012 Friendly	Venezuela	2 - 2	Peru	Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
	José Rosquete  7' Manuel Artesticulos  90+5'	Report	Claudio Torrejón  22' Ivan Bulos  63'	Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui

Venezuela  v  Peru

May 9, 2012 Friendly	Venezuela	1 - 1	Peru	Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
	José Romo  90+2'	Report	Claudio Torrejón  46'	Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui

Venezuela  v  Colombia

May 12, 2012 Friendly	Venezuela	0 - 2	Colombia	Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
		Report	Jhon Córdoba  40'  58'	Stadium: Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui

Argentina  v  Venezuela

July 17, 2012 Friendly	Argentina	0 - 0	Venezuela	Buenos Aires, Argentina
				Stadium: Complejo Habitacional y Deportivo Ezeiza de la AFA

Venezuela  v  Colombia

August 21, 2012 Friendly	Venezuela	1 - 1	Colombia	Arequipa, Perú
	Manuel Arteaga  56'	report	Brayan Perea  45+3'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi

Paraguay  v  Venezuela

August 23, 2012 Friendly	Paraguay	3 - 1	Venezuela	Arequipa, Perú
	Edwin Peraza  18' (o.g.) Mauro Caballero  25' (pen.) Cecilio Domínguez  40'	report	Josef Martinez  23'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi

Peru  v  Venezuela

August 25, 2012 Friendly	Peru	1 - 1	Venezuela	Arequipa, Perú
	Edison Flores  67'		Robert Hernández  12'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Virgen de Chapi

United States  v  Venezuela

December 21, 2012 Friendly	United States	4 - 0	Venezuela	Miami, United States
	Mario Rodriguez Luis Gil Jose Villarreal Daniel Metzger

Ecuador  v  Venezuela

January 12, 2013 2013 U-20 SA	Ecuador	0 - 1	Venezuela	San Juan, Argentina
20:45 UTC-4:30		Report	Josef Martínez  28'	Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Peru  v  Venezuela

January 14, 2013 2013 U-20 SA	Peru	1 - 0	Venezuela	San Juan, Argentina
18:30 UTC-4:30	Cristian Benavente  37' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Referee: Julio Bascuñán (Ecuador)

Brazil  v  Venezuela

January 16, 2013 2013 U-20 SA	Brazil	1 - 0	Venezuela	San Juan, Argentina
18:30 UTC-4:30	Felipe Anderson  45+1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Uruguay  v  Venezuela

January 18, 2013 2013 U-20 SA	Uruguay	2 - 2	Venezuela	San Juan, Argentina
16:15 UTC-4:30	Diego Rolan  27' (pen.) Nicolás López  60'	Report	Josef Martínez  21' Juan Pablo Añor  48'	Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Referee: Julio Bascuñan (Chile)

  Win   Draw   Loss

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20.

Coach: Miguel Echenausi ^[1]

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Kleiner Escorcia	(1995-07-11)11 July 1995 (aged 19)	Deportivo Petare
2	2DF	Junior Mejía	(1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (aged 19)	Yaracuyanos
3	2DF	Carlos Cermeño	(1995-08-09)9 August 1995 (aged 19)	Deportivo Táchira
4	2DF	José Luis Marrufo	(1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 18)	Deportivo Lara
5	3MF	Oscar Guillén	(1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 19)	Estudiantes de Mérida
6	2DF	Franko Díaz	(1996-02-06)6 February 1996 (aged 18)	Llaneros
7	3MF	Jhon Murillo	(1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 19)	Zamora
8	3MF	Carlos José Sosa	(1995-08-02)2 August 1995 (aged 19)	Trujillanos
9	4FW	Andrés Ponce	(1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 18)	Llaneros
10	3MF	Jefferson Savarino	(1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 18)	Zulia
11	4FW	Juan Azócar	(1995-10-01)1 October 1995 (aged 19)	Deportivo Táchira
12	1GK	Beycker Velázquez	(1996-04-13)13 April 1996 (aged 18)	Caracas
13	2DF	Jefre Vargas	(1995-01-12)12 January 1995 (aged 19)	Caracas
14	2DF	Rubén Alejandro Ramírez	(1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 19)	Estudiantes de Caracas
15	2DF	Daniel Carrillo	(1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 19)	Deportivo Lara
16	3MF	Luis Jiménez	(1995-12-28)28 December 1995 (aged 19)	Carabobo
17	4FW	Yanowski Reyes	(1995-05-15)15 May 1995 (aged 19)	Llaneros
18	3MF	Adalberto Peñaranda	(1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 17)	Deportivo La Guaira
19	3MF	Ayrton Páez	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995 (aged 19)	Mallorca B
20	3MF	Kenny Romero	(1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 19)	Aragua
21	2DF	Jhonny Alberto González	(1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 19)	Atlético Venezuela
22	1GK	Andres Colmenares	(1997-11-01)1 November 1997 (aged 17)	Deportivo Táchira
23	4FW	Jaime Moreno	(1995-03-30)30 March 1995 (aged 19)	AEL Limassol

Recent Call Ups

The following players have been called up to the Venezuela squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Luis Terán	(1993-08-14) August 14, 1993	3	0	Zamora	Pre-2013 U20 South American (12th preparation module) July 23, 2012
GK	Oswaldo Girán	(1993-10-08) October 8, 1993	0	0	Llaneros	Pre-2013 U20 South American (6th preparation module) March 26, 2012
GK	Giancarlo Schiavone	(1993-11-02) November 2, 1993	0	0	Deportivo Petare	Pre-2013 U20 South American (2nd preparation module) February 6, 2012
DF	Joel Cáceres	(1993-02-15) February 15, 1993	4	0	Deportivo Lara	Pre-2013 U20 South American (16th preparation module) January 7, 2013
DF	Gabriel Benítez	(1993-09-30) September 30, 1993	1	0	Deportivo Petare	Pre-2013 U20 South American (16th preparation module) January 7, 2013
DF	Diego Araguainamo	(1994-09-22) September 22, 1994	1	0	Deportivo Anzoátegui	Pre-2013 U20 South American (16th preparation module) January 7, 2013
DF	Douglas Julio	(1993-04-20) April 20, 1993	3	0	Llaneros	Pre-2013 U20 South American (15th preparation module) November 22, 2012
DF	Henry Alzolay	(1993-06-04) June 4, 1993	0	0	Monagas	Pre-2013 U20 South American (14th preparation module) November 8, 2012
DF	Ernesto Zerpa	(1993-05-12) May 12, 1993	0	0	Yaracuyanos	Pre-2013 U20 South American (14th preparation module) November 8, 2012
DF	Whillkhei Acuña	(1993-05-23) May 23, 1993	0	0	Aragua	v.  Peru, August 25, 2012
DF	Andrés Maldonado	(1994-04-09) April 9, 1994	0	0	Atlético Venezuela	Pre-2013 U20 South American (10th preparation module) June 29, 2012
DF	Yalbert Díaz	(1994-09-06) September 6, 1994	0	0	Deportivo Lara	Pre-2013 U20 South American (8th preparation module) April 23, 2012
DF	Luis Matute	(1993-04-06) April 6, 1993	0	0	Aragua	Pre-2013 U20 South American (6th preparation module) March 26, 2012
DF	Wilcar Giménez	(1993-08-24) August 24, 1993	0	0	Yaracuyanos	Pre-2013 U20 South American (6th preparation module) March 26, 2012
DF	Carlos Cuevas	(1993-10-28) October 28, 1993	0	0	Portuguesa	Pre-2013 U20 South American (5th preparation module) March 19, 2012
DF	Robert Díaz	(1993-02-01) February 1, 1993	0	0	Tucanes	Pre-2013 U20 South American (5th preparation module) March 19, 2012
DF	Erlys Vásquez	(1993-04-17) April 17, 1993	0	0	Atlético El Vigía	Pre-2013 U20 South American (2nd preparation module) February 6, 2012
DF	Loren Ray	(1993-04-25) April 25, 1993	0	0	Deportivo Táchira	Pre-2013 U20 South American (2nd preparation module) February 6, 2012
MF	Juan Azócar	(1993-10-04) October 4, 1993	0	0	Aragua	Pre-2013 U20 South American (16th preparation module) January 7, 2013
MF	José Torres	(1993-06-19) June 19, 1993	0	0	Deportivo Petare	Pre-2013 U20 South American (16th preparation module) January 7, 2013
MF	Thony La Cruz	(1994-02-11) February 11, 1994	0	0	Zulia	Pre-2013 U20 South American (15th preparation module) November 22, 2012
MF	Arnold López	(1994-11-24) November 24, 1994	0	0	Mineros de Guayana	Pre-2013 U20 South American (14th preparation module) November 8, 2012
MF	Óscar Núñez	(1994-07-13) July 13, 1994	0	0	Yaracuyanos	Pre-2013 U20 South American (14th preparation module) November 8, 2012
MF	Diego García	(1993-08-05) August 5, 1993	5	0	Real Esppor	v.  Peru, August 25, 2012
MF	Simón Ranauro	(1994-05-30) May 30, 1994	0	0	Angolana	Pre-2013 U20 South American (10th preparation module) June 29, 2012
MF	Gabriele Rosa	(1993-06-15) June 15, 1993	2	0	Real Murcia	v.  Colombia, May 12, 2012
MF	Rafael García	(1993-02-27) February 27, 1993	2	0	Caracas	v.  Colombia, May 12, 2012
MF	Jesús Cedeño	(1994-03-05) March 5, 1994	0	0	Llaneros	Pre-2013 U20 South American (6th preparation module) March 26, 2012
MF	Jesús Quintero	(1994-04-21) April 21, 1994	0	0	Estudiantes	Pre-2013 U20 South American (4th preparation module) March 12, 2012
FW	Omar Perdomo	(1994-02-03) February 3, 1994	2	0	Trujillanos	Pre-2013 U20 South American (16th preparation module) January 7, 2013
FW	Billy Palencia	(1993-08-21) August 21, 1993	0	0	Carabobo	Pre-2013 U20 South American (15th preparation module) November 22, 2012
FW	Juan Carlos Ortíz		0	0	Ureña	Pre-2013 U20 South American (13th preparation module) November 1, 2012
FW	Carlos Alfaro	(1991-02-10) February 10, 1991	0	0	Portuguesa FC	Pre-2013 U20 South American (13th preparation module) November 1, 2012
FW	Jacobo Kouffati	(1993-06-30) June 30, 1993	0	0	Monagas	Pre-2013 U20 South American (12th preparation module) July 23, 2012
FW	Diego Silva	(1993-03-11) March 11, 1993	1	0	Deportivo Anzoátegui	Pre-2013 U20 South American (12th preparation module) July 23, 2012
FW	Carlos Guedes	(1993-09-17) September 17, 1993	0	0	Beira Mar	Pre-2013 U20 South American (10th preparation module) June 29, 2012
FW	Carlos Sira	(1994-01-05) January 5, 1994	0	0	Deportivo Lara	Pre-2013 U20 South American (2nd preparation module) February 6, 2012

Former squads

• 2009 FIFA under-20 World Cup squads - Venezuela

See also

• Venezuela national football team
• South American Youth Championship

References

1. ↑ "Darán a conocer nómina definitiva de la Vinotinto". January 7, 2015. 

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