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{{Infobox National football team
| Name               = El Salvador Under 20
| Badge              = El Salvador crest.svg
| Badge_size         = 170px
| FIFA Trigramme     = SLV
| Nickname           = La Azulita
| Association        = {{unbulleted list|[[Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol]]}}
| Confederation      = [[CONCACAF]] (North America)
| Coach              = {{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Cortés (football manager)|Juan Cortés]]
| Captain            =Walter Menjívar
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| First game         = {{fbu|20|CUW}} 1–19 El Salvador {{flagicon|SLV}}<br /> ([[Panama City]], [[Panama]]; March 6, 1962)
| Largest win        = {{flagicon|SLV}} El Salvador 16–0 {{fbu-rt|20|NIC}}<br /> ([[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]]; August 17, 1982)
| Largest loss       = {{fbu|20|MEX}} 12–0 El Salvador {{flagicon|SLV}}<br /> ([[Havana]], [[Cuba]]; September 29, 1970)<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">''Records for competitive<br>matches only.''</div>
}}

The '''El Salvador Under 20s football team''', is commonly known as La Azulita. La Azulita is controlled by [[Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol]](FESFUT) and represents [[El Salvador]] in all international Under 20 competitions.

Their first U-20 World Cup was at the [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], where they saw their first victory at a major FIFA tournament (outside of beach soccer) to [[Australia national under-20 association football team|Australia]] by 2–1, scored respectively by Diego Coca and [[José Ángel Peña|José Peña]].

==CONCACAF Championship==
===2024 CONCACAF Championship===
On April 11, 2024, CONCACAF had their official draw. El Salvador was placed in '''Group B''' alongside, Honduras, Dominican Republic, and Canada. All games will be played in [[Estadio Sergio León Chávez]] in Irapuato, Mexico starting July 20, 2024.

<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=Group B
|only_pld_pts=
|class_rules=[[2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship#Tiebreakers|tiebreakers]]
|source=[https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-20s-men/schedule-results/ CONCACAF]

|name_HON={{fbu|20|HON}} 
|name_DOM={{fbu|20|DOM}} 
|name_SLV={{fbu|20|SLV}} 
|name_CAN={{fbu|20|CAN}} 

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_HON=2 |draw_HON=1 |loss_HON=0 |gf_HON=11|ga_HON=5 |status_HON=
|win_DOM=0 |draw_DOM=0 |loss_DOM=3 |gf_DOM=2 |ga_DOM=7 |status_DOM=
|win_SLV=1 |draw_SLV=0 |loss_SLV=2 |gf_SLV=3 |ga_SLV=6 |status_SLV=
|win_CAN=2 |draw_CAN=1 |loss_CAN=0 |gf_CAN=5 |ga_CAN=3 |status_CAN=

<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team_order=HON, CAN, SLV, DOM

<!--UPDATE qualifications below (after 2nd place qualify or cannot qualify to knockout stage)-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

El Salvador's U-20 national team participated in the 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship, held in Irapuato, Mexico. They were drawn into Group B alongside Honduras, Canada, and the Dominican Republic. The team began their campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Dominican Republic, with Christopher Argueta scoring the lone goal in the 62nd minute. Goalkeeper Daniel Franco played a crucial role, making several important saves including a penalty stop.

However, El Salvador's fortunes turned in their subsequent matches. They suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat against Honduras, despite initially taking the lead through Nelson Díaz. In their final group match, they lost 2-1 to Canada in a closely contested game. Francis Castillo scored El Salvador's goal, but a late bicycle kick by Bunbury secured Canada's win. El Salvador thought they had equalized in the final moments through Walter Menjívar, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review. With one win and two losses, El Salvador finished third in Group B with three points and a goal difference, which was insufficient to advance to the knockout stages as one of the best third-placed teams.{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2024|July|20}}
| time = 
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|DOM}}
| score = 0-1
| team2 = {{fbu|20|SLV}}
| goals1 = 
| goals2 = Christopher Argueta 62'
| stadium = [[Estadio Sergio León Chávez]], [[Irapuato]]
| attendance = 
| referee = 
| report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/men-s-under-20/game-details?matchid=739941
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
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| date = {{Start date|2024|July|23}}
| time = 
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|SLV}}
| score = 1-4
| team2 = {{fbu|20|HON}}
| goals1 = Nelson Díaz 40'
| goals2 = Diego Guardado 45'+1 (OG)
Dereck Moncada 53'
Anfronit Tatúm 66', 84'
| stadium = [[Estadio Sergio León Chávez]], [[Irapuato]]
| attendance = 
| referee = 
| report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/men-s-under-20/game-details?matchid=739944
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
}}
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{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|2024|July|26}}
| time = 
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|SLV}}
| score = 1-2
| team2 = {{fbu|20|CAN}}
| goals1 = Francis Castillo 77'
| goals2 = Santiago López 21'
Mataeo Bunbury 90'+3
| stadium = [[Estadio Sergio León Chávez]], [[Irapuato]]
| attendance = 
| referee = 
| report = https://www.concacaf.com/en/men-s-under-20/game-details?matchid=739945
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
}}
===2024 Qualifiers===
La Azulita qualified for the [[CONCACAF Under-20 Championship]] which is slated for the Summer of 2024. El Salvador U20 started the [https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-20s-men/schedule-results/ CONCACAF Qualifying] on Friday, February 23, 2024, till Saturday, March 2, 2024, at ABFA Technical Center in [[Antigua and Barbuda]]. The Azulita finished first with 10 points. Suriname came in second with 9, Antigua and Barbuda with 6, Guyana with 4 and Turks and Caicos 0.

El Salvador belongs to Group B. Group B consist of the following Nations:
* [[Turks and Caicos Islands]]
* [[Guyana]]
* [[Suriname]]
* [[Antigua and Barbuda]]

After round-robin play between February 23 and March 2, 2024, the first-place team from each group will advance to the 2024 [[CONCACAF Under-20 Championship|CONCACAF Men's U-20 Championship]], joining the six pre-seeded top-ranked nations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2023 |title=Draw reveals groups for 2024 Concacaf U-20 Qualifiers |url=https://www.concacaf.com/under-20s-men/article/draw-reveals-groups-for-2024-concacaf-u-20-qualifiers/}}</ref> Which include in order, United States, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

{{footballbox collapsible
|format=1
|id         = El Salvador v Turks and Caicos Islands
|date       = {{Start date|2024|February|23}}
|time       = 09:30
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|20|SLV}}
|score      =7-0
|goals1=[[Christopher Argueta]] {{goal|26}}<br>
[[Daniel Espana]] {{goal|37}}<br>
[[Walter Menjívar]] {{goal|41}}<br>
[[Wilber Diaz]] {{goal|67}}<br>
[[Wilber Diaz]] {{goal|80}}<br>
[[Darwin Lopez]] {{goal|90+1}}<br>
[[Nelson Díaz (footballer, born 2006)|Nelson Díaz]] {{goal|90+3}}|team2      = {{fbu|20|TCA}}
|stadium    = [[ABFA Technical Center]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
|location=Stadium in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda|report     =https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-20s-men/game-details?matchid=726519
|result     =W
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|format=1
|id         = Guyana v El Salvador
|date       = {{Start date|2024|February|25}}
|time       = 09:30
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|20|GUY}}
|score      =2-2
|goals1=[[Nathaniel Pydana]] {{goal|10}}<br>
[[Nathaniel Pydana]] {{goal|83}}|team2      = {{fbu|20|SLV}}
|goals2={{goal|22}} [[Kiano Falcao]] <br>
{{goal|62}} [[Wilber Diaz]]|stadium    = [[ABFA Technical Center]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
|location=Stadium in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda|report     =https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-20s-men/game-details?matchid=726531
|result     =D
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|format=1
|id         = El Salvador v Suriname
|date       = {{Start date|2024|February|29}}
|time       = 14:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|20|SLV}}
|score      =3-0
|goals1=[[Christopher Argueta]] {{goal|10}} <br>
[[Nestor Delgado]] {{goal| 24}} <br>
[[Kiano Falcao]] {{goal| 66}}|team2      = {{fbu|20|SUR}}
|stadium    = [[ABFA Technical Center]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
|location=Stadium in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda|report     =https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-20s-men/game-details?matchid=726556
|result     =W
}}
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|format=1
|id         = Antigua and Barbuda v El Salvador
|date       = {{Start date|2024|March|02}}
|time       = 14:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|20|ATG}}
|score      =0-1
|team2      = {{fbu|20|SLV}}
|goals2=[[Christopher Guardado]] {{goal|57}}|stadium    = [[ABFA Technical Center]], [[Antigua and Barbuda]]
|location=Stadium in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda|report     =https://www.concacaf.com/en/under-20s-men/game-details?matchid=726562
|result     =W
}}

=== UNCAF 2024 ===
La Azulita, along with seven other selections, gathered in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to participate in an international competition through the tournament UNCAF FIFA FORWARD.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2024 |title=Torneo Sub-19 UNCAF FIFA FORWARD |url=https://www.uncafut.com/index.php/futbol-masculino/8821-torneo-sub-19-uncaf-fifa-forward }}</ref> La Azulita was grouped in Group A with [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]], [[Panama|Panamá]], and [[Nicaragua national football team|Nicaragua]].

{{footballbox collapsible
|format=1
|id         = Panama v El Salvador
|date       = {{Start date|2024|January|19}}
|time       = 11:10
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|20|PAN}}
|score      =3-0
|team2      = {{fbu|20|SLV}}
|stadium    = [[Sede C.D. Olimpia]], [[Honduras]]
|location=Tegucigalpa, Honduras|report     =
|result     =L
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|format=1
|id         = Honduras v El Salvador
|date       = {{Start date|2024|January|21}}
|time       = 15:10
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|20|HON}}
|score      =4-2
|team2      = {{fbu|20|SLV}}
|stadium    = [[Sede C.D. Olimpia]], [[Honduras]]
|location=Tegucigalpa, Honduras|report     =
|result     =L
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|format=1
|id         = El Salvador v Nicaragua
|date       = {{Start date|2024|January|23}}
|time       = 15:10
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|20|SLV}}
|score      =0-5
|team2      = {{fbu|20|NCA}}
|stadium    = [[Sede C.D. Olimpia]], [[Honduras]]
|location=Tegucigalpa, Honduras|report     =
|result     =L
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|penalties1=3|penalties2=4|format=1
|id         = Cuba v El Salvador
|date       = {{Start date|2024|January|25}}
|time       = 10:30
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|20|CUB}}
|score      =3-3
|team2      = {{fbu|20|SLV}}
|stadium    = [[Sede C.D. Olimpia]], [[Honduras]]
|location=Tegucigalpa, Honduras|report     =
|result     =W
}}

=== 2024 current squad ===
On February 19, 2024, the Head Coach Juan Cortes named the following players to the CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifiers. The Qualifiers run from February 23, 2024, to March 2, 2024, in Antigua and Barbuda.

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Daniel Franco (Salvadoran footballer)|Daniel Franco]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Alianza F.C.]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Cristian Portillo|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Águila]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=GK|name=[[Hamilton Lemus]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|11|16}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. ATL. COMALAPA]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Nestor Samoza]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|01|31}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[11 DEPORTIVO F.C.]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[William Molina]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.S.D. ATL. BALBOA]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Bryan Amaya]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Cacahuatique]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=DF|name=[[Víctor Mejía]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Once Lobos]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Darwin López]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|06|03}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[LA. SURF SOCCER CLUB]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel España]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[AD Unión Adarve]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Kiano Falcao]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|04|11}}|caps=4|goals=2|club=[[FC Cincinnati]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=[[Inner Guevara]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Alianza F.C.]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[David Funes]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. FAS]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Christopher Ortiz (footballer)|Christopher Ortiz]]|age= |caps=0|goals=0 |club=[[C.D. FAS]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Christopher Guardado]]|age={{birth date and age|2005|10|30}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[A.D. Isidro Metapán]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Walter Menjívar]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|01|06}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. ATL. COMALAPA]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Nelson Díaz (footballer, born 2006)|Nelson Díaz]]|age={{birth date and age|2006|04|07}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[A.D. BRASILIA SUCHITOTO]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Melvin Urbina]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. INCA]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Wilber Díaz]]|age={{birth date and age|2007|05|16}} |caps=0|goals=0 |club=[[Santa Tecla F.C.]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=FW|name=[[Anderson Ochoa]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Cruzeiro]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Steven Guerra]]|age={{birth date and age|2007|03|12}} |caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Dragón]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Cristopher Argueta]]|age={{birth date and age|2007|01|14}}|caps=4|goals=2|club=[[D.C. United]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g end}}

== History of La Azulita ==

===FIFA U-20 World Cup record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[1977 FIFA World Youth Championship|1977]]
|rowspan="18" colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship|1981]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[1985 FIFA World Youth Championship|1985]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship|1987]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1989 FIFA World Youth Championship|1989]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[1991 FIFA World Youth Championship|1991]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[1993 FIFA World Youth Championship|1993]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship|1995]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[2007 FIFA World Youth Championship|2007]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2009]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2011]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2013]]
|Group stage||3||1||0||2||2||7
|-
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2015]]
|rowspan="3" colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2017]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Poland}} [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2019]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2021]]
|colspan="7"|''Cancelled''
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2023]]
|rowspan="1" colspan="7"|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2025]]
|rowspan="1" colspan="7"|''To be determined''
|-
|'''Total'''||'''1/24'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''7'''
|}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===UNCAF preliminary round===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Position
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|
|-
|1995||1/2||2||2||0||0||8||1||''qualified''
|-
|[[1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying#Central America|1998]]||2/2||2||1||0||1||4||5||''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|PAN}} [[2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying#Central America|2001]]||3/3||2||0||1||1||1||2||''did not qualify''
|-
|[[2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying#Central America|2003]]||2/5||4||2||1||1||7||4||''qualified''
|-
|[[2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament qualifying#Central America|2005]]||3/5||4||2||0||2||9||6||''did not qualify''
|-
|[[2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament qualifying#Central America|2007]]||2/3||2||1||0||1||6||7||''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|HON}}/{{flagicon|GUA}} [[2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying#Central American zone|2009]]||1/4||3||2||0||1||6||3||''qualified''
|-
|{{flagicon|PAN}}/{{flagicon|HON}} [[2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying#Central American zone|2011]]||2/3 Play-off||4||2||1||1||8||6||''Disqualified''¹
|-
|{{flagicon|HON}}/{{flagicon|GUA}} [[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying#Central American zone|2013]]||1/3||2||1||0||1||4||4||''qualified''
|-
|{{flagicon|SLV}} [[2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying#Central American zone|2015]]||2/6||6||3||2||1||18||6||''qualified''
|-
|{{flagicon|PAN}} [[2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying#Central American zone|2017]]||2/6||4||2||1||1||9||4||''qualified''
|-
||||9/9||25||13||3||9||53||38||
|-
|}
<sup>1</sup><small>The games were forbidden by Concacaf due to El Salvador using an ineligible player</small>
{{col-2}}

===CONCACAF Under-20 Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Panama}} [[1962 CONCACAF Youth Tournament|1962]]||Round 1||3||0||2||1||2||3
|-style="background:Gold"
|{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[1964 CONCACAF Youth Tournament|1964]]||'''Champions'''||'''7'''||'''5'''||'''1'''||'''1'''||'''12'''||'''6'''
|-style="background:LemonChiffon"
|{{flagicon|Cuba}} [[1970 CONCACAF Youth Tournament|1970]]||Fourth place||4||1||1||2||3||8
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1973 CONCACAF Youth Tournament|1973]]
|rowspan="2" colspan="8"|''did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[1974 CONCACAF Youth Tournament|1974]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[1976 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1976]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||2||9
|-
|{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1978]]||Second round||6||3||1||2||11||7
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1980]]||Round 1||4||2||0||2||9||4
|-
|{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[1982 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1982]]||Second round||5||2||0||3||13||7
|-style="background:#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[1984 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1984]]||Third place||8||4||3||1||10||3
|-
|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[1986 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1986]]
|rowspan="2" colspan="8"|''did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1988]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[1990 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1990]]||Round 1||2||0||0||2||1||4
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[1992 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1992]]
|colspan="8"|''did not participate''
|-style="background:LemonChiffon"
|{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[1994 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1994]]||Fourth place||8||5||1||2||22||10
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1996]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||3||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Guatemala}}{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}}[[1998 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1998]]||rowspan="2" colspan="8"|''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}}{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}}[[2001 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|2001]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Panama}}{{flagicon|USA}}[[2003 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|2003]]||Round 1||3||0||0||3||1||5
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|Honduras}}[[2005 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|2005]]
|rowspan="2" colspan="8"|''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Panama}}{{flagicon|Mexico}}[[2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament|2007]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}}[[2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2009]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||3||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2011]]
|colspan="8"|''Disqualified''
|-style="background:#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2013]]||Third place||5||3||0||2||6||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2015]]||Playoff Stage||6||2||2||2||9||10
|-
|{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2017]]||Classification stage
||5||2||0||3||7||11
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2018]]||Qualification stage||6||3||0||3||7||7
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2022]]||Round 16||4||2||1||1||13||7
|-
|'''Total'''||'''1 Champions'''||79||30||13||33||110||103
|}
{{col-end}}

==Previous fixtures and results==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
|-
!Date:
!Location:
!Opponent:
!Score*
!Competition:
!El Salvador scorers:
|-
|February 19
|[[San Salvador, El Salvador]]
|{{flagicon|SLV}} [[C.D. Luis Angel Firpo|Luis Angel Firpo]]
|style="text-align:center"|2–3
|style="text-align:center"|[[Exhibition game|F]]
|José Villavicencio {{goal|9}} Bryan Pérez {{goal|21}}
|-
|March 12, 2014
|[[Santa Ana, El Salvador]]
|{{flagicon|SLV}} [[C.D. FAS|FAS]]
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|[[Exhibition game|F]]
|Amilcar Gonzalez  {{goal|70}}
|-
|November 2, 2018
|IMG Soccer Complex Field #2, [[Florida]], [[United States]]
|{{fbu|20|Curaçao}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|[[2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|CC]]
|Gerson Sánchez {{goal|59}} <br /> Christian Rosales {{goal|88}}
|-
|November 4, 2018
|IMG Soccer Stadium, [[Florida]], [[United States]]
|{{fbu|20|Cayman Islands}}
|style="text-align:center"|3−1
|style="text-align:center"|[[2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|CC]]
|Jose Portillo {{goal|39}} <br /> Jorge Cruz {{goal|41}} <br /> Fernando Clavel {{goal|51}}
|-
|November 6, 2018
|IMG Soccer Stadium, [[Florida]], [[United States]]
|{{fbu|20|Guatemala}}
|style="text-align:center"|2−1
|style="text-align:center"|[[2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|CC]]
|Siliazar Henríquez{{goal|32}} <br>  {{goal|58}}
|-
|November 10, 2018
|IMG Soccer Stadium, [[Florida]], [[United States]]
|{{fbu|20|Guyana}}
|style="text-align:center"|TBD –TBD
|style="text-align:center"|[[2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|CC]]
|[[To be determined|TBD]] {{goal|83}}
|-
|-
|}
<div style="font-size:smaller">
'''Key'''
* F   = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
* UF  = [[Exhibition game|Unofficial Friendly]]
* U-20 CCQ = [[2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying]]
* U-20 CC = [[2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|U-20 Championship]]
* U-20 WC = [[FIFA Under-20 World Cup|U-20 World Cup]]
* GS = Group stage
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
* Fi = Final
* PSO = [[Penalty shootout (association football)|Penalty shootout]]
* a.e.t. = [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|After extra time]]
* El Salvador's scores listed first
</div>

==Formers players==

===2022 squad===
* The following players were called up for the [[2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Listas finales anunciadas para el Campeonato Sub-20 de Concacaf 2022 |url=https://www.fesfut.org.sv/listas-finales-anunciadas-para-el-campeonato-sub-20-de-concacaf-2022-2/ |access-date=June 19, 2022 |publisher=Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol |date=June 10, 2022 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
* '''Match dates:''' June 18 – July 3, 2022
* '''Caps and goals correct as of:''' June 19, 2022
* ''Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the [[El Salvador national football team|senior team]].''

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Damián Alguera]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|2|11}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Philadelphia Union]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Sergio Sibrián]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|7|8}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Alianza F.C.|Alianza]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alejandro Cano]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|5|21}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[San Jose Earthquakes]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mauricio Cerritos]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|10|17}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Atlético Marte|Atlético Marte]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[René Dueñas]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|5|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. FAS|FAS]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Cesar Orellana]]|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=''Unknown''}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Walter Pineda]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|5|4}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Águila|Águila]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alexander Romero]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|9|24}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Los Angeles FC]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alejandro Serrano (footballer)|Alejandro Serrano]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|12|4}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Santa Tecla F.C.|Santa Tecla]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=''[[Robinson Aguirre]]''|age={{birth date and age|2004|11|23}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Colorado Rapids]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Hamilton Benítez]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|8|28}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Alianza F.C.|Alianza]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Danny Ríos]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|3|29}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Houston Dynamo FC|Houston Dynamo]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=''[[Jeremy Garay]]''|age={{birth date and age|2003|4|1}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=[[D.C. United]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Mayer Gil]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|9|7}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Alianza Petrolera]]|clubnat=COL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=''[[Harold Osorio]]''|age={{birth date and age|2003|8|20}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Chicago Fire FC]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Ronald Arévalo]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|5|18}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Oulun Työväen Palloilijat|OTP]]|clubnat=FIN}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Isaac Esquivel]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|12|30}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[C.D. Marte Soyapango|Marte Soyapango]]|clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Javier Mariona]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|10|17}}|caps=2|goals=2|club=[[Oakland Roots SC]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Alexander Umaña]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|10|12}}|caps=5|goals=3|club=[[Sporting Kansas City]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs end}}

===[[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] squad===
Head coach: '''[[Mauricio Alfaro]]''' {{flagicon|SLV}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/2013/05/27/completa-la-nomina-de-la-seleccion-sub-20-para-copa-del-mundo-turquia-2013/ |title=Completa la nómina de la Selección Sub-20 para Copa del Mundo Turquía 2013 |publisher=www.culebritamacheteada.sv |date=May 23, 2013 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615071400/http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/2013/05/27/completa-la-nomina-de-la-seleccion-sub-20-para-copa-del-mundo-turquia-2013/ |archive-date=June 15, 2013 }}</ref>

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player |no=1 |pos=GK |name=[[Rolando Morales]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1994|03|01}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=2 |pos=DF |name=[[Oliver Ayala]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1994|01|04}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Club León|León]] |clubnat=MEX}}
{{nat fs g player |no=3 |pos=MF |name=[[Tomás Granitto]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|06|12}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Florida Gulf Coast Eagles|Florida Gulf Coast University]] |clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player |no=4 |pos=DF |name=[[Giovanni Zavaleta]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1994|09|27}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=5 |pos=MF |name=[[Romilio Hernández]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1995|06|06}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Baltimore Bays]] |clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player |no=6 |pos=DF |name=[[Marvin Baumgartner]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|01|13}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[FC Zürich|Zürich]] |clubnat=SUI}}
{{nat fs g player |no=7 |pos=MF |name=[[Jairo Henríquez]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|08|31}}|caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=8 |pos=MF |name=[[José Villavicencio]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1995|01|24}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=9 |pos=FW |name=[[José Ángel Peña|José Peña]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1994|12|10}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=10 |pos=MF |name=[[Diego Coca]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1994|08|26}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=11 |pos=FW |name=[[Maikon Orellana]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|11|12}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] |clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs g player |no=12 |pos=DF |name=[[Kevin Barahona]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1994|10|01}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=13 |pos=DF |name=[[Miguel Lemus]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|10|26}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=14 |pos=MF |name=[[Óscar Rodríguez (footballer, born 1995)|Óscar Rodríguez]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1995|04|16}} |caps= |goals= |club=Atlético San José |clubnat=SLV }}
{{nat fs g player |no=15 |pos=MF |name=[[René Gómez]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|01|08}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=16 |pos=MF |name=[[Benjamín Díaz]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|05|08}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[University of the District of Columbia]] |clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player |no=17 |pos=DF |name=[[Kevin Ayala]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1994|07|15}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Turín FESA F.C.|Turín-FESA]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=18 |pos=GK |name=[[Adolfo Menéndez, Jr.]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|07|03}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[C.D. FAS|FAS]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=19 |pos=MF |name=[[Bernardo Majano]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1995|12|09}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[D.C. United]] |clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player |no=20 |pos=FW |name=[[Roberto González (footballer born 1993)|Roberto González]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1993|03|25}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Santa Tecla F.C.|Santa Tecla]] |clubnat=SLV}}
{{nat fs g player |no=21 |pos=GK |name=[[Carlos Cañas (footballer)|Carlos Cañas]] |age={{Birth date and age2|2013|06|21|1994|09|09}} |caps= |goals= |club=[[Longwood Lancers|Longwood University]] |clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g end}}

==Personnel==

===Current staff===
''As of January 2024 [https://www.laprensagrafica.com/deportes/Arranco-la-era-de-David-Doniga-al-frente-de-El-Salvador-20240108-0062.html]''
{|
|-
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Cortez (football manager)|Juan Cortez]]
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Francisco Hernández
|-
| Assistant coach
| {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Ernesto de la Ocomo
|-
| Goalkeeper Coach
| {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Misael Alfaro]]
|-
| Physical Trainer
|  {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Emerson Leal
|-
| Medical Trainer
|
|-
| Kinesiologist
|
|-
| Equipment Manager
| {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Abraham Beltrán]]
|}

==Manager history==
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Conrado Miranda]] (1964, 1979)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Raul Magana]] (1985,1994)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Carlos Recinos]] (2000–2001)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Ricardo Herrera (football manager)|Ricardo Herrera]] (2002–2003)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Cesar Acevedo]] (2004–2005)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[José Luis Rugamas]] (2006–2007)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Norberto Huezo]] (2008–2009)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Mauricio Alfaro]] (2009–2015)
* {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Eduardo Lara]] (2016–2017)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Alexsander Rodriguez]] (2017–2018)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Ernesto Gochez]] (2018–2020)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[Gerson Perez]] (2021–2022)
* {{flagicon|Spain}} Manuel Torres Núñez (2023)
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Cortés (football manager)|Juan Cortez]] (2024)
* {{flagicon|El Salvador}} TBD (2024-''Present'')

==Honours==
* [[CONCACAF Under-20 Championship|CONCACAF U-20 Championship]]
** '''Winners (1)''': [[1964 CONCACAF Youth Tournament|1964]]
** Third place (2): [[1984 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament|1984]], [[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2013]]

==See also==
* [[El Salvador national football team]]
* [[El Salvador national under-17 football team]]
* [[El Salvador national under-21 football team]]
* [[El Salvador national under-23 football team]]
* [[2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|CONCACAF Under-20 Championship]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110810074306/http://www.fesfut.org.sv/ Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol Official Site] (Spanish)
* [http://www.elbaloncuscatleco.com/ El Salvador national football team (Non-Official Site)] (Spanish)

{{CONCACAF Under-20 Championship winners}}
{{Football in El Salvador}}
{{CONCACAF under-20 teams}}
{{National sports teams of El Salvador}}

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[[Category:Central American national under-20 association football teams]]