FIFA U-20 World Cup records

This is a list of records of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Team: tournament position

All time

Most championships: 6, (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007)
Most finishes in the top two: 8, (1983, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011)
Most finishes in the top three: 11, (1977, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011)
Most World Cup appearances: 17, (every tournament except 1979)
Most second-place finishes: 3, (1991, 1995, 2009)
Most third-place finishes: 3, (1977, 1989, 2005)
Most fourth-place finishes: 2, (1991, 1993) and (1977, 1999)
Most 3rd-4th-place finishes: 3, (1977, 1989, 2005) and (1977, 1979, 1999)

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships: 2, (1995–1997 and 2005–2007), (1983–1985), (1989–1991).
Most consecutive finishes in the top two: 3, (1991–1995).
Most consecutive finishes in the top three: 4, (1989–1995).
Most consecutive finishes in the top four: 4, (2001–2007) and (1989–1995).
Most consecutive finals tournaments: 16, (1981–2011).
Most consecutive second-place Finishes: no country has finished 2nd in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third-place finishes: no country has finished 3rd in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive fourth-place finishes: 2, (1991–93).
Most consecutive 3rd-4th-place finishes: 2, (1991–93) and (1977–79).

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles: 16 years, (1979–1995)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two: 20 years, (1991–2011)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three: 20 years, (1991–2011)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four: 34 years, (1977–2011)

Host team

Best finish by host team: Champion, (1991), (2001)
Worst finish by host team: (1997), (2007)

Defending champion

Best finish by defending champion: champion, (1983), (1991), (1997 & 2007)
Worst finish by defending champion: did not participate, (1983), (1989), (2001), (2009), (2011), (2013)
Worst finish by defending champion which took part in subsequent finals: 16th (of 16), (1993)

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team: champion, (1977), (1979), (1981), (1987)

Other

Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion: 2, (1989, 2005)
Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion: 4, (1977, 1979, 1997, 1999)
Most appearances without ever being champion: 14 (all except 1977, 1979, 1989 and 2005)
Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two: 2, (1979, 1983), (1981, 1993), (1987, 2007)
Most appearances without ever finishing in the top two: 14 (all except 1977, 1979, 1989 and 2005)
Most appearances without ever finishing in the top four: 8

Team: tournament progress

All time

Most appearances in the first round: 17, (every tournament except 1979)
Progressed from the first round the most times: 17, (every tournament except 1979)

Most appearances, always progressing from the first round: 17, (every tournament except 1979)
Most appearances, never progressing from the first round: 4, (2003, 2005, 2007, 2011)

Consecutive

Most consecutive appearances in the first round: 16 (1981–2011)
Most consecutive progressions from the first round: 16 (1981–2011)

Host team

Host team eliminated in the first round: (1977), (1979), (1989), (1995), (1997), (2007)

Defending champion

Defending champion eliminated in the first round: (1981), (1993)

Goalscoring

Individual

Most goals scored, overall finals: 11, Saviola (, (2001).
Most goals scored in a tournament: 11, Saviola (, (2001).
Most goals scored in a match: 6, Adaílton (, vs , 1997).
Most goals scored in one Final: 3, Oscar (, vs , 2011).
Most hat-tricks: 2, Saviola (, (2001).
Most tournaments with at least one goal: 2, João Vieira Pinto (, (1989-1991).
Fastest goal in a final: 5 minutes, Barkero (, vs , 1999) and Oscar (, vs , 2011).
Latest goal from kickoff in a final: 111th minute, Oscar (, vs , 2011).

Team

Biggest margin of victory: 10, , vs , 1997.
Most goals scored in a match, one team: 10, , vs and , vs , both games in 1997.
Most goals scored in a match, both teams: 13, (3) vs (10), 1997.
Most goals scored in a final, one team: 4, , 1981 and , 1999.
Most goals scored in a final, both teams: 5, (3) vs. (2), 2011.
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams: 0, (0) vs (0), 1991 and (0) vs. (0), 2009.
Biggest margin of victory in a final: 4, , 1981 and , 1999.
Most goals in a tournament, one team: 27, , 2001.

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament: 167 goals, 2009.
Fewest goals scored in a tournament: 70 goals 1977.
Most goals per match in a tournament: 3.28 goals per match, 1995.
Fewest goals per match in a tournament: 2.21 goals per match, 2003.
Most scorers in a tournament: 105, 2009.
Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament: 37, 1998.

Own goals

Most own goals in a tournament: 3 goals, 2011.

Top scoring teams by tournament

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Goalkeeping

Most clean sheets (matches without conceding): 6, Mika (, 2011)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal: 574 mins (6 consecutive clean sheets), Mika (, 2011)
Most goals conceded, one match: 10, Chung Yoo-Suk (), 1997 (vs )
Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions: 1, Cláudio Taffarel (, 1985), Fernando Brassard (, 1991)

Host Records

Most times hosted: 2, 1981 & 1993
Best performance by host: Champions, 2 times: 1991, 2001
Worst performance by host: Eliminated in the first round, 6 times: (1977), (1979), (1989), (1995), (1997), (2007)

Attendance

Final: 127,000, vs , 30 June 1991, Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal, 1991.
Highest average of attendance per match: 36,099, 1983.
Highest attendance (tournament): 1,309,929, 2011.
Lowest average of attendance per match: 22000, 1977.
Lowest attendance (tournament): 785, 1977.

Penalty shootouts

Most shootouts, team, all-time: 7,
Most shootouts, team, tournament: 2, and 1977, 1979, 1987, 1991, 2009, 2011
Most shootouts, all teams, tournament: 4, 1999 and 2011
Most wins, team, all-time: 4, and
Most losses, team, all-time: 3, , and
Most shootouts with 100% record (all won): 2,
Most shootouts with 0% record (all lost): 2,

Most wins, penalty shoot-out

Penalty Shoot-out Records, Team, All-time