Poland national under-20 football team

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

Poland Under-20
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
*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
1977Did 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
1985Qualified but officials of the PFU
missed deadline for application to the tournament
1987Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 10
2009Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 5 3
2023To be determined
TotalBest: Third place2394103628

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)
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: Raphael Claus (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)
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 2 0 Legia Warszawa
12 1GK Xavier Dziekoński (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 0 0 Jagiellonia Białystok
22 1GK Mikołaj Biegański (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 0 0 Wisła Kraków
1GK Marcel Lotka (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 1 0 Hertha BSC II
2 2DF Dominik Marczuk (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 1 0 Stal Rzeszów
5 2DF Kacper Łopata (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 4 0 Southend United (on loan from Sheffield United)
16 2DF Kacper Radkowski (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001 2 0 Śląsk Wrocław
17 2DF Krystian Palacz (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 1 0 Lech Poznań
18 2DF Daniel Hoyo-Kowalski (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 0 0 Hutnik Kraków (on loan from Wisła Kraków)
19 2DF Maksymilian Tkocz (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 5 0 Odra Opole
20 2DF Mateusz Maćkowiak (2001-05-29) 29 May 2001 3 1 Odra Opole (on loan from Śląsk Wrocław)
21 2DF Kryspin Szcześniak (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 3 0 Górnik Łęczna (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin)
2DF Jakub Iskra (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 4 0 Śląsk Wrocław (on loan from S.P.A.L.)
3 3MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 0 0 Wisła Płock
4 3MF Jakub Myszor (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 1 0 Cracovia
6 3MF Wojciech Kamiński (2001-01-21) 21 January 2001 1 0 Sandecja Nowy Sącz (on loan from Piast Gliwice)
7 3MF Arkadiusz Pyrka (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 5 1 Piast Gliwice
8 3MF Jakub Kałuziński (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 3 0 Lechia Gdańsk
10 3MF Szymon Czyż (2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 3 0 Warta Poznań
13 3MF Maciej Śliwa (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 1 0 Miedź Legnica
15 3MF Kacper Skibicki (2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 1 0 Legia Warszawa
23 3MF Karol Struski (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 5 1 Jagiellonia Białystok
3MF Jan Biegański (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 4 0 Lechia Gdańsk
3MF Mateusz Młyński (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 0 0 Wisła Kraków
3MF Ernest Terpiłowski (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 4 0 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
9 4FW Maciej Rosołek (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 1 0 Arka Gdynia (on loan from Legia Warszawa)
11 4FW Maciej Mas (2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 3 0 Skra Częstochowa (on loan from Jagiellonia Białystok)
14 4FW Hubert Turski (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 1 0 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 0 0 Zagłębie Sosnowiec (on loan from Legia Warszawa) v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
GK Kacper Bieszczad (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 1 0 Zagłębie Lubin v.  Germany, 7 October 2021 INJ
GK Cezary Miszta (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 1 0 Legia Warszawa v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
GK Nikodem Sujecki (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 0 0 Skra Częstochowa (on loan from Pogoń Szczecin) v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
DF Patryk Peda (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 3 0 S.P.A.L. v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 U21
DF Bartłomiej Eizenchart (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 4 0 Resovia Rzeszów (on loan from Górnik Zabrze) v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
DF Aleksander Paluszek (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 1 1 Pohronie (on loan from Górnik Zabrze) v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
DF Olivier Wypart (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 0 0 Śląsk Wrocław v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
DF Konrad Gruszkowski (2001-01-27) 27 January 2001 2 0 Wisła Kraków v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
DF Oskar Krzyżak (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 1 0 Skra Częstochowa (on loan from Raków Częstochowa) v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
DF Konrad Matuszewski (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 1 0 Warta Poznań v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
MF Dominik Piła (2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 4 2 Chrobry Głogów v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 U21
MF Mateusz Żukowski (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 3 0 Lechia Gdańsk v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 U21
MF Mateusz Łęgowski (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 0 0 Pogoń Szczecin v.  Romania, 11 November 2021 U21
MF Karol Knap (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 3 0 Cracovia v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
MF Radosław Gołębiowski (2001-11-24) 24 November 2001 1 0 Widzew Łódź v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
FW Dawid Kocyła (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 4 0 Wisła Płock v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
FW Kacper Zych (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 1 0 MFK Karviná v.  Norway, 11 October 2021
FW Filip Szymczak (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 0 0 GKS Katowice (on loan from Lech Poznań) v.  Germany, 7 October 2021 U21
FW Bartosz Guzdek (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 2 0 Widzew Łódź v.  Portugal, 7 September 2021
FW Olaf Kobacki (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 2 0 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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