Congo national under-20 football team

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

Not to be confused with DR Congo national under-20 football team.

Congo U-20

Nickname(s)	Ba Diabulu ya Mbwaki (The Red Devils)
Association	Kimvuka ya nkweso ya Kongo (KNK)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)
Home stadium	Stade ya mbanza Kintélé Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat
First colours Second colours
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2007)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2007)
Best result	Round of 16 (2007)

The Congo national under-20 football team is the under-20 football (soccer) team of the Republic of the Congo. They were eliminated by South Africa in the first round of the 2013 African Youth Championship qualifiers. They also qualified but failed to get past the group stage, in the 2015 African U-20 Championship hosted in Senegal.

Competition records

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993	Disqualified from qualification
1995	Did not enter
1997
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Did not enter
2003
2005
2007	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	3	7
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	–	1/24	4	1	1	2	3	7

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations record

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1991	Withdrew before qualification
1993	Disqualified after qualification
1995	Withdrew before qualification
1997	Did not enter
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Withdrew before qualification
2003	Did not enter
2005	Withdrew before qualification
2007	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	5	1
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	5	9
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021
2023	Quarter-finals	5th	4	1	3	0	7	6
Total	1 title	3/17	12	5	4	3	17	16

A gold background colour indicates that Congo won the tournament.

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.