Zambia national under-20 football team

The Zambia National U-20 Football is a national association football team from Zambia. They have qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup three (3) times.

Zambia Under 20
Nickname(s)Junior Chipolopolo
AssociationFAZ
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachZambia Beston Chambeshi
CaptainSolomon Sakala
Most capsIsaac Chansa
Top scorerRodgers Kola
FIFA codeZAM
First colours
Second colours
First international
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Biggest win
 Zambia 6-1 Mali 
Lusaka, Zambia; 01 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 5-1 Zambia 
(Abuja, Nigeria; 11 April 1999

FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances
  • 1977 to 1997 - Did not enter
  • 1999 - Round 1
  • 2001 - Did not qualify
  • 2003 - Did not qualify
  • 2005 - Did not qualify
  • 2007 - Round 16
  • 2009 - Did not qualify
  • 2011 - Did not qualify
  • 2013 - Did not qualify
  • 2015 - Did not qualify
  • 2017 - Quarter-finals
 

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
See the main article: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia 2–1 Portugal
Chilufya Goal 51'
F. Sakala Goal 76'		 Report Hélder Goal 90+1'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 4,356
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Zambia 4–2 Iran
F. Sakala Goal 54'
Mwepu Goal 59'
E. Banda Goal 65'
Daka Goal 71'		 Report Shekari Goal 7', 49' (pen.)
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 2,060
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Costa Rica 1–0 Zambia
Daly Goal 15' Report
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

Round of 16
Zambia 4–3 (a.e.t.) Germany
E. Banda Goal 50'
F. Sakala Goal 68'
Mwepu Goal 86'
Mayembe Goal 107'		 Report Ochs Goal 37'
Serdar Goal 89'
Arweiler Goal 90+4'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Quarter-finals
Italy 3–2 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Orsolini Goal 50'
Dimarco Goal 88'
Vido Goal 111'		 Report Daka Goal 4'
Sakala Goal 84'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 6,252
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  England 7 6 1 0 12 3 +9 19 Champions
2  Venezuela 7 5 1 1 14 3 +11 16 Runners-up
3  Italy 7 3 2 2 10 9 +1 11 Third place
4  Uruguay 7 3 4 0 7 3 +4 13 Fourth place
5  Zambia 5 3 0 2 12 10 +2 9 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  United States 5 2 2 1 12 6 +6 8
7  Portugal 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 8
8  Mexico 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7
9  France 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9 Eliminated in
Round of 16
10  South Korea (H) 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
11  Senegal 4 1 1 2 2 2 0 4
12  Costa Rica 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
13  Germany 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
14  Japan 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
15  Saudi Arabia 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
16  New Zealand 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6 4
17  Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
18  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
19  Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
20  Ecuador 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
21  South Africa 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
22  Vietnam 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
23  Guinea 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
24  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Source: FIFA
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