Congo national under-20 football team

The Congo national under-20 football team is the under-20 football (soccer) team of the Republic of the Congo. They were eliminated by South Africa in the first round of the 2013 African Youth Championship qualifiers. They also qualified but failed to get past the group stage, in the 2015 African U-20 Championship hosted in Senegal.

Congo U-20
Nickname(s)Ba Diabulu ya Mbwaki
(The Red Devils)
AssociationKimvuka ya nkweso ya Kongo (KNK)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Home stadiumStade ya mbanza Kintélé
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
First colours
Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2007)
Best resultChampions (2007)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2007)
Best resultRound of 16 (2007)

Competition records

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

  • Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1977 Did not enter
  1979
  1981
  1983
  1985
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993 Disqualified from qualification
  1995 Did not enter
  1997
  1999 Did not qualify
  2001 Did not enter
  2003
  2005
  2007 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 3 7
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2023
  2025 To be determined
Total 1/24 4 1 1 2 3 7

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

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U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1991 Withdrew before qualification
  1993 Disqualified after qualification
  1995 Withdrew before qualification
  1997 Did not enter
  1999 Did not qualify
  2001 Withdrew before qualification
  2003 Did not enter
  2005 Withdrew before qualification
  2007 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 5 1
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011
  2013
  2015 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 5 9
  2017 Did not qualify
  2019
  2021
  2023 Quarter-finals 5th 4 1 3 0 7 6
Total 1 title 3/17 12 5 4 3 17 16

A gold background colour indicates that Congo won the tournament.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

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