Benin national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Benin women's national under-20 football team.

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.

Benin U-20

Nickname(s)	Les Guépards (The Cheetahs) Formerly: Les Ecureuils (The Squirrels)
Association	Benin Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Home stadium	Stade de l'Amitié
First colours Second colours
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

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1977	did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1
2007	did not qualify
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	1/24	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1979	did not qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Third place	5	1	3	1	9	9	0
2007	did not qualify
2009
2011
2013	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	2	-2
2015	did not qualify
2017
2019
2021
2023	Quarter finals	4	0	2	2	1	2	-1
Total	Third place	12	1	6	5	10	13	-3

See also

• Benin national football team
• Benin national under-17 football team