Poland national under-20 football team

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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)

The Poland national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.

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
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 10 6
Australia 1981 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 2
Mexico 1983 Third place 6 4 0 2 13 7
Soviet Union 1985 Qualified but officials of the PFU
missed deadline for application to the tournament
Chile 1987 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 10
Egypt 2009 Did not qualify
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 5 3
Indonesia 2023 To be determined
Total Best: Third place 23 9 4 10 36 28

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007[]

Team Overview[]

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[]

The U-19-European Championships on home soil started badly for the home team with a demoralising 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[]

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.

Recent results[]

23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland  0–2  Colombia Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Angulo 23'
  • Sandoval 90+3'
 Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 17,463
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland  5–0  Tahiti Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 15,894
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Senegal  0–0  Poland Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 15,829
Referee: (Brazil)
2 June 2019 (2019-06-02) 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16 Italy  1–0  Poland Gdynia, Poland
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Pinamonti 38' (pen.)
 Stadium: Gdynia Stadium
Attendance: 10,232
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were selected for the Elite League match against Romania on 11 November 2021.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 11 November 2021 after the match against  Romania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kacper Tobiasz (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 19) 2 0 Poland Legia Warszawa
12 1GK Xavier Dziekoński (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok
22 1GK Mikołaj Biegański (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Wisła Kraków
1GK Marcel Lotka (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Germany Hertha BSC II
2 2DF Dominik Marczuk (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 18) 1 0 Poland Stal Rzeszów
5 2DF Kacper Łopata (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 20) 4 0 England Southend United (on loan from Sheffield United)
16 2DF Kacper Radkowski (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław
17 2DF Krystian Palacz (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 18) 1 0 Poland Lech Poznań
18 2DF Daniel Hoyo-Kowalski (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Poland Hutnik Kraków (on loan from Wisła Kraków)
19 2DF Maksymilian Tkocz (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 20) 5 0 Poland Odra Opole
20 2DF Mateusz Maćkowiak (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 (age 20) 3 1 Poland Odra Opole (on loan from Śląsk Wrocław)
21 2DF Kryspin Szcześniak (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Poland Górnik Łęczna (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin)
2DF Jakub Iskra (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 19) 4 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław (on loan from S.P.A.L.)
3 3MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Wisła Płock
4 3MF Jakub Myszor (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Poland Cracovia
6 3MF Wojciech Kamiński (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Poland Sandecja Nowy Sącz (on loan from Piast Gliwice)
7 3MF Arkadiusz Pyrka (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 19) 5 1 Poland Piast Gliwice
8 3MF Jakub Kałuziński (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk
10 3MF Szymon Czyż (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Warta Poznań
13 3MF Maciej Śliwa (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Miedź Legnica
15 3MF Kacper Skibicki (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Legia Warszawa
23 3MF Karol Struski (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 21) 5 1 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok
3MF Jan Biegański (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 19) 4 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk
3MF Mateusz Młyński (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Poland Wisła Kraków
3MF Ernest Terpiłowski (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
9 4FW Maciej Rosołek (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Arka Gdynia (on loan from Legia Warszawa)
11 4FW Maciej Mas (2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Skra Częstochowa (on loan from Jagiellonia Białystok)
14 4FW Hubert Turski (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Poland Chrobry Głogów (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin)

Recent call-ups[]

The following players (born in 2001 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 Gabriel Kobylak (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec (on loan from Legia Warszawa) v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
GK Kacper Bieszczad (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin v.  Germany, 7 October 2021 INJ
GK Cezary Miszta (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Legia Warszawa v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
GK Nikodem Sujecki (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 18) 0 0 Poland Skra Częstochowa (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin) v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
DF Patryk Peda (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 19) 3 0 Italy S.P.A.L. v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 U21
DF Bartłomiej Eizenchart (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Poland Resovia Rzeszów (on loan from Górnik Zabrze) v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
DF Aleksander Paluszek (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 (age 20) 1 1 Slovakia Pohronie (on loan from Górnik Zabrze) v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
DF Olivier Wypart (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
DF Konrad Gruszkowski (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 (age 21) 2 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
DF Oskar Krzyżak (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Skra Częstochowa (on loan from Raków Częstochowa) v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
DF Konrad Matuszewski (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Warta Poznań v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
MF Dominik Piła (2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 20) 4 2 Poland Chrobry Głogów v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 U21
MF Mateusz Żukowski (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 U21
MF Mateusz Łęgowski (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 U21
MF Karol Knap (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Cracovia v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
MF Radosław Gołębiowski (2001-11-24) 24 November 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Widzew Łódź v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
FW Dawid Kocyła (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 19) 4 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
FW Kacper Zych (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 19) 1 0 Czech Republic MFK Karviná v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
FW Filip Szymczak (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Poland GKS Katowice (on loan from Lech Poznań) v.  Germany, 7 October 2021 U21
FW Bartosz Guzdek (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 19) 2 0 Poland Widzew Łódź v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
FW Olaf Kobacki (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Arka Gdynia (on loan from Atalanta) v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021

WD Withdrew from the squad due to a non-injury issue.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
U21 Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the under-21 team.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mariusz Rumak i Miłosz Stępiński trenerami reprezentacji młodzieżowych". Łączy nas piłka (in Polish).
  2. ^ "U-20: Powołania na mecz z Rumunią" (in Polish). Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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