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{{Infobox National football team
|  Name               = Zambia Under 20
|  Badge              = 
|  Nickname           = Junior Chipolopolo
|  Association        = [[Football Association of Zambia|FAZ]]
|  Confederation      = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]])
|  Coach              = {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Beston Chambeshi]]
|  Captain            = [[Solomon Sakala]]
|  Most caps          = [[Isaac Chansa]]
|  Top scorer         = [[Rodgers Kola]]
|  FIFA Trigramme     = [[Zambia|ZAM]]

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| First game         = ?
| Largest win        = {{fb|Zambia}} 6-1 {{fb-rt|Mali|name=Mali}}<br/>[[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]; 01 March 2017)
| Largest loss       = {{fb|Brazil}} 5-1 {{fb-rt|Zambia|name=Zambia}}<br/>([[Abuja]], [[Nigeria]];
11 April 1999}}

The '''[[Zambia National U-20 Football]]''' is a national [[association football]] team from Zambia. They have qualified for the [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] three (3) times.

==FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances==
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* [[1977 FIFA World Youth Championship|1977]] to [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship|1997]] - ''Did not enter''
* [[1999 FIFA World Youth Championship|1999]] - Round 1
* [[2001 FIFA World Youth Championship|2001]] - ''Did not qualify''
* [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003]] - ''Did not qualify''
* [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005]] - ''Did not qualify''
* [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007]] - Round 16
* [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2009]] - ''Did not qualify''
* [[2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2011]] - ''Did not qualify''
* [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2013]] - ''Did not qualify''
* [[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2015]] - ''Did not qualify''
* [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2017]] - '' Quarter-finals ''
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===2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup===
{{main|2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup}}
{{:2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup|transcludesection=Group C|showteam=ZAM}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|21|df=y}}
|time=14:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ZAM}}
|score=2–1
|team2={{fbu|20|POR}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170521172132/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=275960/match=300367072/index.html Report]
|goals1=[[Edward Chilufya|Chilufya]] {{goal|51}}<br>[[Fashion Sakala|F. Sakala]] {{goal|76}}
|goals2=[[Hélder José Castro Ferreira|Hélder]] {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium=[[Jeju World Cup Stadium]], [[Seogwipo]]
|attendance=4,356
|referee=[[César Arturo Ramos|César Ramos]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|24|df=y}}
|time=17:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ZAM}}
|score=4–2
|team2={{fbu|20|IRN}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170523195337/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=275960/match=300367070/index.html Report]
|goals1=[[Fashion Sakala|F. Sakala]] {{goal|54}}<br>[[Enock Mwepu|Mwepu]] {{goal|59}}<br>[[Emmanuel Banda|E. Banda]] {{goal|65}}<br>[[Patson Daka|Daka]] {{goal|71}}
|goals2=[[Reza Shekari|Shekari]] {{goal|7||49|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Jeju World Cup Stadium]], [[Seogwipo]]
|attendance=2,060
|referee=[[Antonio Mateu Lahoz]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])	
}}
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{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|27|df=y}}
|time=17:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|CRC}}
|score=1–0
|team2={{fbu|20|ZAM}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170521153054/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=275960/match=300367050/index.html Report]
|goals1=[[Jostin Daly Cordero|Daly]] {{goal|15}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Cheonan Stadium]], [[Cheonan]]
|attendance=4,508
|referee=[[Matt Conger]] ([[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]])
}}

===Round of 16===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|31|df=y}}
|time=20:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ZAM}}
|score=4–3
|aet=yes
|team2={{fbu|20|GER}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170531024240/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=275958/match=300367081/index.html Report]
|goals1=[[Emmanuel Banda|E. Banda]] {{goal|50}} <br /> [[Fashion Sakala|F. Sakala]] {{goal|68}} <br /> [[Enock Mwepu|Mwepu]] {{goal|86}} <br /> [[Shemmy Mayembe|Mayembe]] {{goal|107}}
|goals2=[[Philipp Ochs|Ochs]] {{goal|37}} <br /> [[Suat Serdar|Serdar]] {{goal|89}} <br /> [[Jonas Arweiler|Arweiler]] {{goal|90+4}}
|stadium=[[Jeju World Cup Stadium]], [[Seogwipo]]
|attendance=2,925
|referee=[[Joel Aguilar]] ([[Salvadoran Football Federation|El Salvador]])
}}

===Quarter-finals===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|6|5|df=y}}
|time=17:00
|team1={{fbu-rt|20|ITA}}
|score=3–2
|aet=yes
|team2={{fbu|20|ZAM}}
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170604002944/http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=275956/match=300367060/index.html Report]
|goals1=[[Riccardo Orsolini|Orsolini]] {{goal|50}}<br>[[Federico Dimarco|Dimarco]] {{goal|88}}<br>[[Luca Vido|Vido]] {{goal|111}}
|goals2=[[Patson Daka|Daka]] {{goal|4}}<br>[[Fashion Sakala|Sakala]] {{goal|84}}
|stadium=[[Suwon World Cup Stadium]], [[Suwon]]
|attendance=6,252
|referee=[[Roddy Zambrano]] ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|Ecuador]])
}}

===Final ranking===
<small>As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-outs]] are counted as draws.</small>
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|update=complete|source=FIFA
|team1=ENG|team2=VEN|team3=ITA|team4=URU
|team5=ZAM|team6=USA|team7=POR|team8=MEX
|team9=FRA|team10=KOR|team11=SEN|team12=CRC|team13=GER|team14=JPN|team15=KSA|team16=NZL
|team17=ARG|team18=IRN|team19=HON|team20=ECU|team21=RSA|team22=VIE|team23=GUI|team24=VAN

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|name_CRC={{fbu|20|CRC}}|win_CRC=1|draw_CRC=1|loss_CRC=2|gf_CRC=3|ga_CRC=4
|name_ECU={{fbu|20|ECU}}|win_ECU=0|draw_ECU=2|loss_ECU=1|gf_ECU=4|ga_ECU=5
|name_ENG={{fbu|20|ENG}}|win_ENG=6|draw_ENG=1|loss_ENG=0|gf_ENG=12|ga_ENG=3
|name_FRA={{fbu|20|FRA}}|win_FRA=3|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=1|gf_FRA=10|ga_FRA=2
|name_GER={{fbu|20|GER}}|win_GER=1|draw_GER=1|loss_GER=2|gf_GER=6|ga_GER=8
|name_GUI={{fbu|20|GUI}}|win_GUI=0|draw_GUI=1|loss_GUI=2|gf_GUI=1|ga_GUI=9
|name_HON={{fbu|20|HON}}|win_HON=1|draw_HON=0|loss_HON=2|gf_HON=3|ga_HON=6
|name_IRN={{fbu|20|IRN}}|win_IRN=1|draw_IRN=0|loss_IRN=2|gf_IRN=4|ga_IRN=6
|name_ITA={{fbu|20|ITA}}|win_ITA=3|draw_ITA=2|loss_ITA=2|gf_ITA=10|ga_ITA=9
|name_JPN={{fbu|20|JPN}}|win_JPN=1|draw_JPN=1|loss_JPN=2|gf_JPN=4|ga_JPN=6
|name_MEX={{fbu|20|MEX}}|win_MEX=2|draw_MEX=1|loss_MEX=2|gf_MEX=4|ga_MEX=4
|name_NZL={{fbu|20|NZL}}|win_NZL=1|draw_NZL=1|loss_NZL=2|gf_NZL=3|ga_NZL=9
|name_POR={{fbu|20|POR}}|win_POR=2|draw_POR=2|loss_POR=1|gf_POR=9|ga_POR=7
|name_KSA={{fbu|20|KSA}}|win_KSA=1|draw_KSA=1|loss_KSA=2|gf_KSA=3|ga_KSA=5
|name_SEN={{fbu|20|SEN}}|win_SEN=1|draw_SEN=1|loss_SEN=2|gf_SEN=2|ga_SEN=2
|name_RSA={{fbu|20|RSA}}|win_RSA=0|draw_RSA=1|loss_RSA=2|gf_RSA=1|ga_RSA=4
|name_KOR={{fbu|20|KOR}}|win_KOR=2|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=2|gf_KOR=6|ga_KOR=5|status_KOR=H
|name_USA={{fbu|20|USA}}|win_USA=2|draw_USA=2|loss_USA=1|gf_USA=12|ga_USA=6
|name_URU={{fbu|20|URU}}|win_URU=3|draw_URU=4|loss_URU=0|gf_URU=7|ga_URU=3
|name_VAN={{fbu|20|VAN}}|win_VAN=0|draw_VAN=0|loss_VAN=3|gf_VAN=4|ga_VAN=13
|name_VEN={{fbu|20|VEN}}|win_VEN=5|draw_VEN=1|loss_VEN=1|gf_VEN=14|ga_VEN=3
|name_VIE={{fbu|20|VIE}}|win_VIE=0|draw_VIE=1|loss_VIE=2|gf_VIE=0|ga_VIE=6
|name_ZAM={{fbu|20|ZAM}}|win_ZAM=3|draw_ZAM=0|loss_ZAM=2|gf_ZAM=12|ga_ZAM=10

|result1=1st|result2=2nd|result3=3rd|result4=4th
|result5=QF|result6=QF|result7=QF|result8=QF
|result9=R16|result10=R16|result11=R16|result12=R16|result13=R16|result14=R16|result15=R16|result16=R16
|result17=GS|result18=GS|result19=GS|result20=GS|result21=GS|result22=GS|result23=GS|result24=GS
|split4=yes|split8=yes|split16=yes

|res_col_header=Final result
|col_1st=#FFD700|text_1st=Champions
|col_2nd=#C0C0C0|text_2nd=Runners-up
|col_3rd=#CD7F32|text_3rd=Third place
|text_4th=Fourth place
|text_QF=Eliminated in<br />[[#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|text_R16=Eliminated in<br />[[#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|text_GS=Eliminated in<br />[[#Group stage|Group stage]]
}}

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