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Zambia national under-20 football team is the U-20 football team for Zambia also known as the Junior Chipolpolo as the senior side is known as Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets). They came in fourth place in the 2007 African Youth Championship, which meant they qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where they were eliminated by U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 5-time winner Nigeria.
| Nickname(s) | Junior Chipolopolo (Junior Copper Bullets) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | FAZ | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Chisi Mbewe | ||
| Captain | Solomon Sakala | ||
| Most caps | Isaac Chansa | ||
| Top scorer | Rodgers Kola | ||
| FIFA code | ZAM | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
Zambia 6-1 Mali  Lusaka, Zambia; 1 March 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 5-1 Zambia (Abuja, Nigeria;11 April 1999) | |||
| U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2017) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Quarter final (2017) | ||
Zambia U20 soccer team has won the COSAFA U20 Cup 2022 in eSwatini[1][2]
Current squad
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Competitive record
editFIFA U-20 World Cup
editChampions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D1 | L | GS | GA |
 1977 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 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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| 1993
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 1995
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 1997
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 1999 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
 2001 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2003
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 2005
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 2007 |
Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
 2009 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2011
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 2013
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 2015
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 2017 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 |
 2019 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2023
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| 2025 |
To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 3/23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 |
Fixtures and Results
edit| Date | Tournament | Location | Home Team | score | Away Team | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 May 2008
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International Friendly
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King Abdul Aziz Makkah
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Saudi Arabia
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1 - 1
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Zambia
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27 June 2008
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2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)
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Woodlands Stadium Lusaka
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Zambia
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Zambia
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29 June 2008
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2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)
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Woodlands Stadium Lusaka
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Zambia
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1 - 0
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 Mauritius
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Tom Bakala (17th)
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13 July 2008
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2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)
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Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous
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Mauritius
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0 - 2
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Zambia
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Emmanuel Mayuka (5th), Daneil Kasongo (9th)
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28 September 2008
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2009 African Youth Championship (Qualifiers)
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Alexandria
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Egypt
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3 - 3
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Zambia
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Fwayo Tembo(Brace) Rodgers Kola
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Class of 2007
editReferences
edit- ^ "Zambia Wins Cosafa U20 Cup in eSwatini". Swaziland News Online. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Awards and Statistics". CAF. 12 March 2017.