Argentina women's national under-20 football team

The Argentina women's national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. They have participated in the eight editions of the South American U-20 Women's Championship, their best result finishing runners-up in 2006, 2008 and 2012, which allowed them to qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2006, 2008 and 2012, although in all of them, they ended up being eliminated in the group stage.

Argentina Women's Under-20
Nickname(s)Albicelestes
(White and Sky blue)
AssociationArgentine Football Association
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachChristian Meloni
CaptainSofía Domínguez
FIFA codeARG
First colours
Second colours
First international
Argentina  0–1  Uruguay
(Encarnación, Paraguay; 11 May 2004)
Biggest win
Argentina  5–0  Ecuador
(Valparaíso, Chile; 11 January 2006)
Biggest defeat
Argentina  0–9  North Korea
(Kobe, Japan; 23 August 2012)
South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
Appearances10 (first in 2004)
Best result2nd place 2006, 2008, 2012
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup Stage 2006, 2008, 2012
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