Poland national under-20 football team

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.

Poland Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)
Białe Orły (The White Eagles)
AssociationPolish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMiłosz Stępiński[1]
FIFA codePOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1979)
Best resultThird place (1983)

Competitive record

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*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

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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 To be determined
Total Best: Third place 23 9 4 10 36 28

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007

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Team overview

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Poland enjoyed a highly successful UEFA U-19 European Championship. The Central Europeans excelled in their role as tournament hosts, and the Polish U-19s also sealed a much sought-after berth at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, where the team coached by Michal Globisz could easily prove one of the surprise packages.

Qualifying

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The U-19-European Championships on home soil started badly for the home team with a demoralizing 1-0 Group A reverse against 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 although home dreams of a place in the last four evaporated in a 2-0 defeat to the Czechs, the Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in the Group and with it a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007.

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) Elite League Czech Republic   0–1   Poland Pardubice, Czech Republic
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) 90minut
Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 1,889
Referee: Adam Trska (Czech Republic)
22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) Elite League Poland   1–5   England Białystok, Poland
17:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
90minut
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland)
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Elite League Romania   1–1   Poland Târgoviște, Romania
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
90minut
Stadium: Eugen Popescu Stadium
Referee: Mihai Motan (Romania)
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) Elite League Portugal   2–1   Poland Faro, Portugal
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
90minut
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Flávio Lima (Portugal)
11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) Elite League Germany   3–1   Poland Ahlen, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
90minut Stadium: Wersestadion
Attendance: 2,858
Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany)
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Elite League Poland   4–2   Turkey Łomża, Poland
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
90minut
Stadium: Łomża Municipal Stadium
Referee: Grzegorz Kawałko (Poland)
15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) Elite League Poland   v   Italy Białystok, Poland
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Stadium: Stadion Miejski
19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) Elite League Poland   v   England Puławy, Poland
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Stadium: MOSiR Stadium

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were selected for the Elite League matches against Italy and England on 15 and 19 November 2024.[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 15 October 2024 after the match against   Turkey. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Maciej Kikolski (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20) 5 0   Radomiak Radom
1GK Sławomir Abramowicz (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Jagiellonia Białystok

2DF Bartłomiej Smolarczyk (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 21) 8 0   Korona Kielce
2DF Marcel Krajewski (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 20) 6 0   Widzew Łódź
2DF Filip Luberecki (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Motor Lublin
2DF Jakub Okusami (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Pogoń Siedlce
2DF Jan Ziółkowski (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) 3 1   Legia Warsaw
2DF Igor Drapiński (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Piast Gliwice

3MF Mateusz Kowalczyk (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) 4 0   GKS Katowice
3MF Dawid Drachal (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Raków Częstochowa
3MF Dariusz Stalmach (2005-12-08) 8 December 2005 (age 18) 3 1   Milan Futuro
3MF Oliwier Wojciechowski (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Polonia Warsaw
3MF Antoni Młynarczyk (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 19) 2 1   ŁKS Łódź
3MF Wiktor Nowak (2004-09-20) 20 September 2004 (age 20) 2 1   Znicz Pruszków
3MF Marcel Predenkiewicz (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Polonia Warsaw
3MF Marcin Kaczor (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Stal Rzeszów
3MF Miłosz Brzozowski (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Wisła Płock
3MF Enzo Geerts (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0   PSV Eindhoven
3MF Filip Kocaba (2004-11-13) 13 November 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Arka Gdynia

4FW Jordan Majchrzak (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 20) 9 0   Legia Warsaw
4FW Aleksander Buksa (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 7 1   Górnik Zabrze
4FW Jan Żuberek (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 20) 4 2   Lecco

Recent call-ups

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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 Aleksander Bobek (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) 0 0   ŁKS Łódź v.   Turkey, 15 October 2024
GK Marcel Mendes-Dudziński (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Legia Warsaw v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024
GK Antoni Mikułko (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Wieczysta Kraków v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
GK Kacper Siuta (2005-07-06) 6 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Zagłębie Sosnowiec v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
GK Oliwier Zych (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Aston Villa v.   Romania, 26 March 2024

DF Wiktor Matyjewicz (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Athens Kallithea v.   Turkey, 15 October 2024
DF Tommaso Guercio (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Śląsk Wrocław v.   Turkey, 15 October 2024
DF Kamil Sochań (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Zagłębie Lubin II v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024
DF Łukasz Gerstenstein (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Śląsk Wrocław v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024
DF Szymon Karasiński (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Ruch Chorzów v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024
DF Kacper Przybyłko (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Warta Poznań v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
DF Patryk Romanowski (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Motor Lublin v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
DF Przemysław Misiak (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 21) 6 0   Wisła Płock v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Filip Koperski (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Olimpia Grudziądz v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Jakub Lewicki (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Piast Gliwice v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Kasjan Lipkowski (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Arka Gdynia v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Michał Kostka (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Miedź Legnica v.   Romania, 26 March 2024

MF Karol Łysiak (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Stal Rzeszów v.   Turkey, 15 October 2024
MF Maxi Oyedele (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Legia Warsaw v.   Germany, 11 October 2024 SEN
MF Iwo Kaczmarski (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Miedź Legnica v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024
MF Patryk Gogół (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 2 1   Wisła Kraków v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024
MF Piotr Starzyński (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Wisła Kraków v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024
MF Wojciech Urbański (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Legia Warsaw v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024
MF Szymon Bartlewicz (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 18) 0 0   Chrobry Głogów v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 INJ
MF Michał Głogowski (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Hutnik Kraków v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Nico Baier (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Darmstadt 98 v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Marcel Bykowski (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Kotwica Kołobrzeg v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Marcel Kalemba (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Mainz 05 v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Mateusz Chmarek (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0   Ruch Chorzów v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ
MF Dawid Tkacz (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Stal Mielec v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ
MF Tomasz Neugebauer (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21) 10 0   Lechia Gdańsk v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Bartosz Biedrzycki (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) 6 0   Cracovia v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) 4 0   Stal Mielec v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Krzysztof Koton (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) 3 0   Polonia Warsaw v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Antoni Kozubal (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20) 4 0   Lech Poznań v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Adrian Bukowski (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Stal Mielec v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Kacper Łukasiak (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Pogoń Szczecin v.   Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Mariusz Fornalczyk (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 5 0   Korona Kielce v.   England, 22 March 2024 INJ
MF Kacper Duda (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0   Wisła Kraków v.   England, 22 March 2024 INJ

FW Mateusz Kowalski (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Parma v.   Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SEN Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mariusz Rumak i Miłosz Stępiński trenerami reprezentacji młodzieżowych". Łączy nas piłka (in Polish).
  2. ^ "[U-20] Powołania na mecze z Niemcami i Turcją" (in Polish). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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