Germany national under-20 football team

Germany Under-20

Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund
Head coach	Christian Wörns
FIFA code	GER
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1981)
Best result	Champions (1981, as West Germany)

Germany national under-20 football team, also known as Germany Under-20s or Germany U20(s), represents Germany in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by German Football Association, the governing body for football in Germany.

Because there is no under-20 competition at UEFA level, Germany's under-20 side has generally only played competitive matches when it has qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every 2 years.

Competitive record[]

Competing as West Germany[]

FIFA World Youth Championship record[]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981	Champions	6	5	0	1	12	4
1983	Did not qualify
1985
1987	Runners-up	6	4	2	0	14	3
1989	Did not qualify
1991
Total	1 title	12	9	2	1	26	7

Competing as Germany[]

FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup record[]

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1993	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
1995	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	4
2001	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	9	6
2003	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2005	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	6	5
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	11	5
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015	Quarter-finals	5	4	1	0	18	3
2017	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	6	8
2019	Did not qualify
2021	To be determined
Total	9/15	35	15	7	13	65	44

Players[]

Current squad[]

For the 2019–20 Under 20 Elite League, players born after 1 January 1999 are eligible to participate. The following squad was named for the upcoming fixtures in the Under 20 Elite League against Portugal and Poland on 22 and 26 March 2019.

Note: Names in italics denote players who have been capped by Germany in a higher age group.

Caps and goals as of 22 March 2019.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Jan-Christoph Bartels	(1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 23)	1	0	1. FC Köln
	1GK	Markus Schubert	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 23)	5	0	Dynamo Dresden
	1GK	Niclas Thiede	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 22)	0	0	SC Freiburg II
	2DF	Alfons Amade	(1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 22)	6	0	1899 Hoffenheim
	2DF	Florian Baak	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 22)	2	1	Hertha BSC
	2DF	Dženis Burnić	(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 23)	9	1	Dynamo Dresden
	2DF	Lennart Czyborra	(1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 (age 22)	2	1	Heracles Almelo
	2DF	Felix Götze	(1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 23)	2	0	FC Augsburg
	2DF	Davide Itter	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 23)	2	0	VfL Wolfsburg II
	2DF	Gian-Luca Itter	(1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 23)	6	1	VfL Wolfsburg
	2DF	Paul Jaeckel	(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Greuther Fürth
	2DF	Luca Kilian	(1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Borussia Dortmund II
	3MF	Bote Baku	(1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Mainz 05
	3MF	Niklas Dorsch	(1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 24)	5	0	1. FC Heidenheim
	3MF	Sidney Friede	(1998-04-12) 12 April 1998 (age 23)	4	1	Mouscron
	3MF	Benjamin Goller	(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 23)	2	0	Schalke 04
	3MF	Vitaly Janelt	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 23)	1	0	VfL Bochum
	3MF	Aaron Opoku	(1999-03-28) 28 March 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Hamburger SV
	3MF	Salih Özcan	(1998-01-11) 11 January 1998 (age 24)	7	1	1. FC Köln
	4FW	Mats Köhlert	(1998-05-02) 2 May 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Hamburger SV II
	4FW	Florian Krüger	(1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Erzgebirge Aue
	4FW	David Otto	(1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 22)	2	0	1899 Hoffenheim
	4FW	Manuel Wintzheimer	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 23)	6	0	Hamburger SV

Recent callups[]

The following players have also been called up to the Germany under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Timon Weiner	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 23)	1	0	Holstein Kiel	v.   Switzerland, 16 October 2018
DF	Nico Schlotterbeck	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 22)			SC Freiburg	v.  Portugal, 22 March 2019 INJ
DF	Tom Baack	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 22)			VfL Bochum	v.  England, 19 November 2018
DF	Ahmet Gürleyen	(1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 22)			Mainz 05	v.  England, 19 November 2018
DF	Jan-Niklas Beste	(1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 23)			Werder Bremen	v.   Switzerland, 16 October 2018
MF	Palkó Dárdai	(1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 22)			Hertha BSC	v.  Portugal, 22 March 2019
MF	Linton Maina	(1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 22)			Hannover 96	v.  Portugal, 22 March 2019 WD
MF	Meritan Shabani	(1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 22)			Bayern Munich	v.  Portugal, 22 March 2019 INJ
MF	Adrian Fein	(1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 22)			Jahn Regensburg	v.  Italy, 15 November 2018 INJ
MF	Sam Schreck	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 23)			Bayer Leverkusen	v.   Switzerland, 16 October 2018
MF	Paul Will	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 22)			Bayern Munich	v.   Switzerland, 16 October 2018
FW	Yari Otto	(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 22)			Eintracht Braunschweig	v.  England, 19 November 2018
FW	Robin Hack	(1999-03-03) 3 March 1999 (age 22)			1899 Hoffenheim	v.  Italy, 15 November 2018 INJ
FW	Torben Müsel	(1999-07-25) 25 July 1999 (age 22)	1	0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v.   Switzerland, 16 October 2018

Notes

• ^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
• ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

• Winner (1981¹)
• Runners-up (1987¹)

Notes

• 1 = as West Germany
• 2 = as East Germany

Awards[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

Individual

• Silver Ball: Michael Zorc (1981)
• Bronze Ball: Roland Wohlfarth (1981), Marcel Witeczek (1987)
• Golden Shoe: Marcel Witeczek (1987)
• Silver Shoe: Ralf Loose (1981), Roland Wohlfarth (1981)
• Bronze Shoe: Marc Stendera (2015)

Team

• FIFA Fair Play Award: 1987

See also[]

• Germany national football team
• Germany national under-21 football team
• FIFA U-20 World Cup
• FIFA U-17 World Cup
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship

References[]

External links[]

• Germany Youth National Teams