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Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: National association football team

The Portugal national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Portugal.

It is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). They are nicknamed "Esperanças," which means hope, as they are Portugal's hopes for the future.

Portugal Under-21
Nickname(s)Esperanças (Hopes)
AssociationFederação Portuguesa
de Futebol
Head coachRui Jorge
CaptainDiogo Queirós
Most capsManuel Fernandes (30)
Top scorerHugo Almeida (16)
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
First colours
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Second colours
First international
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches Portugal 3–1 South Africa Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
(Lisbon, Portugal; 16 November 1958)
Biggest win
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches Liechtenstein 0–9 Portugal Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
(Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 11 October 2018)
Biggest defeat
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches Italy 6–0 Portugal Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches
Piacenza, Italy; 2 December 1987
Records for competitive
matches only.
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1994)
Best resultRunners-up in 1994, 2015

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Year Round Position Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA
1978 Did not qualify
1980
1982 Did not enter
1984 Did not qualify
1986
1988
1990
1992
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  1994 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 7 2
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  1996 Quarter-finals 7th 2 1 0 1 1 2
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  1998 Did not qualify
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2000
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2002 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2004 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 9 11
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2006 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 1 3
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2007 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 5 2
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2009 Did not qualify
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2011
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2013
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2015 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 3 0 7 1
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2017 Group stage 3 2 0 1 7 5
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2019 Did not qualify
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  2021 Qualified
Total Runners-up 8/20 29 13 7 10 41 30
    *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
    **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
    ***Red border color indicates tournament was held in Portugal"

Player records

Top appearances

    As of 9 September 2008
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-21 Caps
1 Manuel Fernandes Benfica, Portsmouth, Everton, Valencia 2004–2008 30
2 Silvestre Varela Sporting CP, Casa Pia, Vitória Setúbal 2004–2007 28
  Ricardo Quaresma Sporting CP, Barcelona, Porto 2002–2006 28
  João Pereira Benfica, Gil Vicente, Braga 2004–2008 28
  Fernando Brassard Marítimo, Gil Vicente, Vitória Guimarães 1991–1994 28
6 Hugo Almeida Porto, União Leiria, Boavista, Werder Bremen 2002–2007 27
7 Ednilson Roma, Benfica 2000–2003 26
  Raul Meireles Aves, Boavista, Porto 2003–2006 26
9 Edgar Alverca, Real Madrid, Málaga 1997–1999 25
  Cândido Costa Porto, Vitória Setúbal, Derby County 2000–2004 25

Note: Club(s) represents the clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Top goalscorers

    As of 30 June 2015
Rank Player Club(s) Year(s) U-21 Goals
1 Hugo Almeida Porto, União Leiria, Boavista, Werder Bremen 2002–2007 16
2 Hélder Postiga Porto, Tottenham 2001–2003 12
  Toni Porto, Braga 1992–1994 12
4 Paulo Costa Alverca, Inter Milan, Reggina, Porto 2000–2002 9
5 Simão Sabrosa Sporting CP, Barcelona 1998–2001 8
  Rui Fonte Arsenal, Crystal Palace, Sporting CP, Vitória Setúbal, Espanyol 2008–2012 8
7 Orlando Sá Braga, Porto 2008–2010 7
  Miguel Bruno Feirense, Paços Ferreira, Beira-Mar 1992–1994 7
  Dani Sporting CP, West Ham United, Ajax 1995–1996 7
  Ivan Cavaleiro Benfica, Deportivo La Coruña 2013–2015 7

Note: Club(s) represents the clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Head coaches

    As of 14 November 2017
Manager Period Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  José Alberto Costa –1993 12 8 1 3 22 10 +12 066.67
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Nelo Vingada 1994–1996 22 14 5 3 33 14 +19 063.64
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Jesualdo Ferreira 1996–2000 33 19 5 9 64 36 +28 057.58
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Agostinho Oliveira 2000–2002 22 11 4 7 39 21 +18 050.00
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Rui Caçador 2002 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  José Romão 2002–2004 18 12 2 4 44 27 +17 066.67
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Rui Caçador 2004 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Agostinho Oliveira 2004–2006 18 14 1 3 36 9 +27 077.78
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  José Couceiro 2006–2007 13 7 3 3 22 9 +13 053.85
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Rui Caçador 2007–2009 27 15 4 8 54 22 +32 055.56
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Oceano Cruz 2009–2010 12 6 2 4 17 12 +5 050.00
Portugal National Under-21 Football Team: Competitive record, Player records, Head coaches  Rui Jorge 2010–present 69 47 14 8 154 54 +100 068.12

Source:

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Honours

  • UEFA Under-21 European Championship: 2015 (runner-up)

References

Other websites

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