DR Congo national under-20 football team
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National under-20 association football team representing DR Congo
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see DR Congo women's national under-20 football team.
| Nickname(s) | Small Leopards |
|---|---|
| Association | Congolese Association Football Federation |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) |
| FIFA code | COD |
| First international | |
| Angola 2–1 Zaire (Luanda, Angola; 30 April 1988) | |
| Biggest win | |
| DR Congo 4–1 Cameroon (Kinshasa, RD Congo; 12 August 2013) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| DR Congo 1–4 Central African Republic (Kinshasa, RD Congo; 2 May 2010) Congo 3–0 DR Congo (Brazzaville, Congo; 14 December 2022) | |
| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1989 ) |
| Best result | Group stage (2013) |
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| Appearances | None |
Congo DR U-20 national football team, also known as Congo DR Under-20s or nicknamed Small Leopards, is the youth team for football in Congo DR. It plays a large role in the development of Congolaise football, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Congo DR national football team and is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation.[1] [2] [3]
Competitive record
[edit ]FIFA U-20 World Cup record
[edit ]| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA |
| Tunisia 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Japan 1979 | |||||||
| Australia 1981 | |||||||
| Mexico 1983 | |||||||
| Soviet Union 1985 | |||||||
| Chile 1987 | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia 1989 | |||||||
| Portugal 1991 | |||||||
| Australia 1993 | |||||||
| Qatar 1995 | |||||||
| Malaysia 1997 | |||||||
| Nigeria 1999 | |||||||
| Argentina 2001 | |||||||
| United Arab Emirates 2003 | |||||||
| Netherlands 2005 | |||||||
| Canada 2007 | |||||||
| Egypt 2009 | |||||||
| Colombia 2011 | |||||||
| Turkey 2013 | |||||||
| New Zealand 2015 | |||||||
| South Korea 2017 | |||||||
| Poland 2019 | |||||||
| Argentina 2023 | |||||||
| Chile 2025 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 0/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Current squad
[edit ]- The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches.[4]
- Match dates: 8, 11 and 14 December 2022
- Opposition: Central African Republic, Cameroon and Congo
References
[edit ]- ^ "DR Congo/2013 U-20 Afcon qualifiers: Fecofa braces up ahead of CAR game". en.starafrica.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "CONGO DR UNDER 20". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "CAN U20 2013". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Elim CAN U20 Egypte 2023: La Liste Des Léopards Juniors Dévoilée" (in French). Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.