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Tunisia U-20
Nickname(s)	نسور قرطاج; (Eagles of Carthage)
Association	Tunisian Football Federation
Other affiliation	UAFA (Arab World)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNAF (North Africa)
Head coach	Selim Benachour
Home stadium	Hammadi Agrebi Stadium
colours	Second colours
First international
	Tunisia 0–6 Mexico ; (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)
Biggest win
	Tunisia 5–0 Libya ; (Tunis, Tunisia; 20 July 2002)
Biggest defeat
	Tunisia 0–6 Mexico ; (Tunis, Tunisia; 27 June 1977)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1977)
Best result	Round of 16 (2023)
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	8 (first in 1979)
Best result	Runners-up (1985)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances	4 (first in 2012)
Best result	Champions (2012)

The Tunisia national under-20 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football competitions since its inception in 1957. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). Selim Benachour is the current head coach.

History

Since 1977 the team has played three times in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, eight times in the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, four times in the Arab Cup U-20 and fifteen times in the UNAF U-20 Tournament.

Runners-up: 1985

Champions: 2012

Runners-up: 2020

Champions: 2001

Third Place: 2013

Champions: 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Runners-up: 2008, 2010, 2015

Third Place: 2006

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1977	Group stage	14th	3	1	0	2	1	7
1979	Did not qualify
1981
1983
1985	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	2	6
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
~~2021~~	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[1]
2023	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	4	6
2025	To be determined
Total	Round of 16	3/24	10	2	0	8	7	19

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1979	Second round	-	4	2	1	1	4	2
1981	Second round	-	4	2	0	2	5	6
1983	First round	-	2	0	1	1	0	4
1985	Runner-up	2nd	8	1	5	2	5	5
1987	Quarter-finals	-	4	1	3	0	3	2
1989	First round	-	2	0	2	0	2	2
1991	Withdrew after qualification
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021	Semi finals	4th	6	1	3	2	4	6
2023	Semi finals	4th	6	1	2	3	5	12
Total	Runners-up	7/22	-	-	-	-	-	-

Mediterranean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951 – 1987	See Tunisia national football team
1991	Group stage	7th	2	1	0	1	1	5
1993	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	2	5
1997	Did not enter
2001	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	7	1
2005	Quarter-finals	7th	3	0	3	0	4	4
2009	Group stage	7th	4	2	1	1	6	5
2013	Third Place	3rd	5	3	1	1	10	5
2018	Did not enter
2022	Did not enter
Total	1 Title	1/12	21	10	5	6	30	25