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Liberia national under-20 football team

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

Liberia U-20
Nickname(s)The Lone Stars
AssociationLiberia Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachEmmanuel Kaykay
Home stadiumSamuel Kanyon Doe Sports Stadium
First colours
Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 1989)
Best resultPreliminary round (1989)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
AppearancesNone

The Liberia national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, represents Liberia 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.[1] They competed in the 2018 WAFU/FOX U-20 Tournament, with Tapha Manneh as manager.[2]

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025
Total 0/23 0 0 0 0 0 0

1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

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  1. ^ "Liberia - Liberia Under 20 - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ Kokoi, Anthony (3 April 2018). "U-20 Provisional Squad Released".
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