Poland national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds) Białe Orły (The White Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Polish Football Association (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Miłosz Stępiński[1] | ||
| FIFA code | POL | ||
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1983) | ||
The Poland national under-20 football team represents Poland in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland.
Competitive record
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- Silver background colour indicates second-place finish.
- Bronze background colour indicates third-place finish.
- Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1979 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| 1981 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1983 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | |
| 1985 | qualified, did not enter | |||||||
| 1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| Total | Best: Third place | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 28 | |
Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007
With the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship hosted on home soil, the tournament started badly for Poland, with a demoralizing 0–1 loss to Austria. However, the players roused themselves for their crucial second fixture and registered a convincing 4–1 victory over Belgium. A semi-final berth was at stake in the final group fixture against the Czech Republic, but the hopes of qualifying for the final four evaporated in a 0–2 defeat to the Czechs. The Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in Group A, and with it, a ticket to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019
Being the host of the tournament, Poland automatically qualified. With an inexperienced youth squad, having previously unable to qualify for any major U-19 European Championship and only competed in much smaller Under 20 Elite League, Poland put the tournament with pressure. They were grouped with Colombia, Senegal and Tahiti.
Poland managed to finish third in their group, after managing a lone 5–0 win over Tahiti and holding Senegal goalless draw, previously lost 0–2 to Colombia. This helped Poland to qualify to the round of sixteen, where they were unfortunate to face juggernaut Italy. Despite its resistance, Poland still lost by a penalty, thus for the second time Poland was eliminated from the round of sixteen.
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
| 22 March 2024 Elite League | 1–5 | England | Białystok, Poland | |
| 17:45 CET (UTC+01:00) |
|
90minut |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland) |
| 26 March 2024 Elite League | Romania | 1–1 | Târgoviște, Romania | |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
|
90minut |
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Stadium: Eugen Popescu Stadium Referee: Mihai Motan (Romania) |
| 9 September 2024 Elite League | Portugal | 2–1 | Faro, Portugal | |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut | Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Flávio Lima (Portugal) |
| 11 October 2024 Elite League | Germany | 3–1 | Ahlen, Germany | |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
|
90minut |
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Stadium: Wersestadion Attendance: 2,858 Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany) |
| 15 October 2024 Elite League | 4–2 | Turkey | Łomża, Poland | |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
|
90minut | Stadium: Łomża Municipal Stadium Referee: Grzegorz Kawałko (Poland) |
| 15 November 2024 Elite League | 2–3 | Italy | Białystok, Poland | |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
|
90minut |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Grzegorz Kawałko (Poland) |
| 19 November 2024 Elite League | 1–1 | England | Puławy, Poland | |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
|
90minut |
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Stadium: MOSiR Stadium Referee: Jacek Małyszek (Poland) |
| 21 March 2025 Elite League | 1–0 | Romania | Nieciecza, Poland | |
| 17:15 CET (UTC+01:00) |
|
90minut | Stadium: Stadion Sportowy Bruk-Bet Termalica Referee: Mateusz Piszczelok (Poland) |
| 25 March 2025 Elite League | 1–2 | Czech Republic | Opole, Poland | |
| 17:15 CET (UTC+01:00) |
|
90minut |
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Stadium: Itaka Arena Referee: Marcin Kochanek (Poland) |
Players
Current squad
The following players were selected for the Elite League matches against Romania and the Czech Republic on 21 and 25 March 2025.[2][3]
Caps and goals updated as of 25 March 2025 after the match against the Czech Republic. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Maciej Kikolski | 23 February 2004 | 7 | 0 | Radomiak Radom |
| 12 | GK | Aleksander Bobek | 7 April 2004 | 1 | 0 | ŁKS Łódź |
| 2 | DF | Kamil Sochań | 4 February 2004 | 5 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin |
| 3 | DF | Igor Drapiński | 31 May 2004 | 5 | 0 | Piast Gliwice |
| 5 | DF | Szymon Karasiński | 25 March 2004 | 3 | 1 | Ruch Chorzów |
| 8 | DF | Jakub Kolan | 3 August 2004 | 2 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin |
| 13 | DF | Kacper Przybyłko | 5 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Warta Poznań |
| 14 | DF | Jakub Okusami | 13 December 2004 | 5 | 0 | Skra Częstochowa |
| 4 | MF | Marcin Kaczor | 18 September 2004 | 3 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów |
| 6 | MF | Filip Kocaba | 13 November 2004 | 3 | 0 | Arka Gdynia |
| 7 | MF | Wiktor Nowak | 20 September 2004 | 6 | 1 | Znicz Pruszków |
| 15 | MF | Miłosz Brzozowski | 17 September 2004 | 2 | 1 | Wisła Płock |
| 16 | MF | Oliwier Wojciechowski | 5 April 2005 | 5 | 0 | Polonia Warsaw |
| 17 | MF | Natan Dzięgielewski | 19 October 2004 | 2 | 0 | GKS Tychy |
| 18 | MF | Kacper Duda | 1 January 2004 | 5 | 0 | Wisła Kraków |
| 19 | MF | Hubert Zwoźny | 17 November 2003 | 2 | 0 | Korona Kielce |
| 20 | MF | Wojciech Urbański | 12 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | Legia Warsaw |
| 21 | MF | Mariusz Kutwa | 17 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Wisła Kraków |
| 23 | MF | Karol Łysiak | 25 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów |
| 9 | FW | Kacper Śmiglewski | 7 January 2005 | 3 | 1 | Cracovia |
| 10 | FW | Jordan Majchrzak | 8 October 2004 | 13 | 1 | Arka Gdynia |
| 11 | FW | Aleksander Buksa | 15 January 2003 | 11 | 1 | Górnik Zabrze |
Recent call-ups
The following players (born in 2003 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-20 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sławomir Abramowicz | 9 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok | v. Romania, 21 March 2025 WD |
| GK | Marcel Mendes-Dudziński | 14 May 2005 | 0 | 0 | Legia Warsaw | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| GK | Antoni Mikułko | 11 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Wieczysta Kraków | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE |
| GK | Kacper Siuta | 6 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE |
| DF | Marcel Krajewski | 21 October 2004 | 8 | 1 | Widzew Łódź | v. Romania, 21 March 2025 U21 |
| DF | Jan Ziółkowski | 5 June 2005 | 5 | 1 | Legia Warsaw | v. Romania, 21 March 2025 WD |
| DF | Bartłomiej Smolarczyk | 2 July 2003 | 10 | 0 | Korona Kielce | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Filip Luberecki | 25 April 2005 | 5 | 1 | Motor Lublin | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Wiktor Matyjewicz | 11 January 2004 | 4 | 0 | Bruk-Bet Termalica | v. Turkey, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Tommaso Guercio | 1 June 2005 | 2 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Turkey, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Łukasz Gerstenstein | 6 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| DF | Patryk Romanowski | 22 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Znicz Pruszków | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE |
| MF | Maxi Oyedele | 7 November 2004 | 1 | 0 | Legia Warsaw | v. Romania, 21 March 2025 WD |
| MF | Mateusz Kowalczyk | 16 April 2004 | 6 | 0 | GKS Katowice | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Dawid Drachal | 31 January 2005 | 5 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Dariusz Stalmach | 8 December 2005 | 5 | 1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Antoni Młynarczyk | 3 May 2005 | 4 | 1 | ŁKS Łódź | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Marcel Predenkiewicz | 6 April 2004 | 3 | 0 | Polonia Warsaw | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Enzo Geerts | 3 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Iwo Kaczmarski | 16 April 2004 | 3 | 0 | Miedź Legnica | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Patryk Gogół | 18 March 2003 | 2 | 1 | Wisła Kraków | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Piotr Starzyński | 22 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Wisła Kraków | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Szymon Bartlewicz | 14 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | Chrobry Głogów | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 INJ |
| MF | Michał Głogowski | 4 August 2005 | 0 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE |
| MF | Nico Baier | 18 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Darmstadt 98 | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE |
| MF | Marcel Bykowski | 29 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Pogoń Siedlce | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE |
| MF | Marcel Kalemba | 6 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Mainz 05 | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE |
| MF | Mateusz Chmarek | 14 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Olimpia Grudziądz | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ |
| MF | Dawid Tkacz | 25 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Stal Mielec | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ |
| FW | Jan Żuberek | 13 March 2004 | 6 | 2 | Avellino | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| FW | Mateusz Kowalski | 21 July 2005 | 0 | 0 | Parma | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ |
WD Withdrew from the squad due to a non-injury issue. | ||||||
See also
- Poland national football team
- Poland Olympic football team
- Poland national under-21 football team
- Poland national under-19 football team
- Poland national under-18 football team
- Poland national under-17 football team
- Poland national under-16 football team
References
- ^ "Mariusz Rumak i Miłosz Stępiński trenerami reprezentacji młodzieżowych". Łączy nas piłka (in Polish).
- ^ "[U-20] Powołania na marcowe zgrupowanie" (in Polish). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "U-20: Zmiany w powołaniach na mecze z Rumunią i Czechami" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.