The Peruvian U-20 squad has participated in all South American Youth Championships, but had no luck in qualifying to a World Cup.

The Peru National Under-20 football team was founded in the 1950s and made their debut at the 1954 South American U-20 Championship.

Some of the Peruvian players of these tournaments went on to play for the senior team, which qualified and performed well at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and won the 1975 Copa América.

It wasn't until 2013 where Peru reached the Final Round of the 2013 South American Youth Football Championship for the first time since 1975.

Players such as Claudio Pizarro and Jefferson Farfán would go on to the senior team, helping Peru achieve these feats.