The Benin national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Cheetahs, represents Benin in international youth football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.
| Nickname(s) | Les Guépards (The Cheetahs) Formerly: Les Ecureuils (The Squirrels) | ||
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| Association | Benin Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Home stadium | Stade de l'Amitié | ||
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| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2005) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2005) | ||
The team has participated in the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. They also participated in the 2005 African Youth Championship in Benin where they got the third place.[1][2]
Competition records
editChampions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
 1977 |
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 1979
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 1981
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 1983
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 1985
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 1987
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 1989
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 1991
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 1997
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
 2007 |
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 2009
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 2011
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 2013
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| 2025 |
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| Total | 1/24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record
edit| Africa U-20 Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
 1979 |
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 1999
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 2005 |
Third place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
 2007 |
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 2009
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 2011
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 2013 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
 2015 |
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 2017
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 2019
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 2021
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| 2023 |
Quarter finals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Total | Third place | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2013 African U-20 Championship qualifiers". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ^ "Ghana join seven other countries for Africa U20 Championship". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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Head-to-head record
editThe following table shows Benin's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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| Australia
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Japan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |