Poland national under-20 football team

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 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
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
Argentina 2023 did not qualify
Chile 2025 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 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

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

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) Elite League Poland  0–1  Czech Republic Sosnowiec, Poland
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Stadium: ArcelorMittal Park
Referee: Tomasz Wajda (Poland)
8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) Elite League Poland  4–0  Portugal Łomża, Poland
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
PZPN Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland)
11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) Elite League Poland  1–1  Germany Legnica, Poland
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
90minut
  • Bobzien 45'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Referee: Marcin Kochanek (Poland)
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) Elite League Italy  1–0  Poland Catanzaro, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
90minut Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Alberto Santoro (Italy)
17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) Elite League Czech Republic  0–1  Poland Pardubice, Czech Republic
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) 90minut
  • Śmiglewski 62'
 Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 1,889
Referee: Adam Trska (Czech Republic)
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Elite League Romania  v  Poland Romania

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the Elite League match against Czech Republic on 17 November 2023.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 17 October 2023 after the match against  Czech Republic.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Oliwier Zych (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Poland Puszcza Niepołomice
12 1GK Maciej Kikolski (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Poland GKS Tychy
2 2DF Patryk Warczak (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Stal Rzeszów
3 2DF Cezary Polak (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 20) 5 1 Poland Kotwica Kołobrzeg
4 2DF Przemysław Misiak (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Poland Pogoń Siedlce
5 2DF Maksymilian Tkocz (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 21) 12 1 Poland Wisła Puławy
7 2DF Bartłomiej Kłudka (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 21) 1 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
14 2DF Bartłomiej Smolarczyk (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Netherlands Dordrecht
18 2DF Marcel Krajewski (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Poland Znicz Pruszków
8 3MF Tomasz Neugebauer (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 20) 8 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk
10 3MF Kacper Urbański (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 19) 1 0 Italy Bologna
11 3MF Mariusz Fornalczyk (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Poland Korona Kielce
15 3MF Krzysztof Koton (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw
17 3MF Patryk Gogół (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Wisła Kraków
19 3MF Bartosz Biedrzycki (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw
3MF Iwo Kaczmarski (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Italy Empoli
6 4FW Kacper Śmiglewski (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19) 1 1 Poland Cracovia
9 4FW Jordan Majchrzak (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 19) 4 0 Poland Puszcza Niepołomice
16 4FW Junior Nsangou (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 18) 1 0 England Blackburn Rovers
21 4FW Aleksander Buksa (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Austria WSG Tirol

Recent call-ups

The following players (born in 2002 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 19) 0 0 Poland ŁKS Łódź v.  Italy, 13 October 2023 INJ
GK Jakub Mądrzyk (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Miedź Legnica v.  Germany, 11 September 2023
GK Kacper Trelowski (2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
GK Kewin Komar (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Puszcza Niepołomice v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
DF Marcel Błachewicz (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 20) 4 1 Poland GKS Tychy v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Filip Borowski (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Poland Warta Poznań v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Krzysztof Machowski (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Poland GKS Tychy v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Wiktor Matyjewicz (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Greece Diagoras v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Kamil Sochań (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Dominik Marczuk (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 20) 4 1 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok v.  Germany, 11 September 2023
DF Mateusz Stawny (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
DF Patryk Waliś (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Odra Opole v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
DF Kasjan Lipkowski (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Arka Gdynia v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023 U21
MF Antoni Kozubal (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Poland GKS Katowice v.  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023 U21
MF Kacper Duda (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Bartosz Baranowicz (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Poland GKS Katowice v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Ricardo Gonçalves do Nascimento (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland ŁKS Łódź v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Tomasz Wójtowicz (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Ruch Chorzów v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Italy, 13 October 2023 U21
MF Mateusz Kowalczyk (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Denmark Brøndby v.  Italy, 13 October 2023 INJ
MF Tomasz Pieńko (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20) 2 2 Poland Zagłębie Lubin v.  Germany, 11 September 2023
MF Paweł Chrupałła (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Denmark Rosenborg v.  Portugal, 8 September 2023 INJ
MF Radosław Cielemęcki (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
MF Daniel Dudziński (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin II v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
MF Marcel Misztal (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
MF Jan Kuźma (2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland ŁKS Łódź v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
MF Patryk Pierzak (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Poland Miedź Legnica v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
MF Adrian Troć (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023
FW Gabriel Kirejczyk (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
FW Jakub Branecki (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza v.  Germany, 11 September 2023
FW Filip Wilak (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Ruch Chorzów v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023

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 towarzyski mecz z Czechami" (in Polish). 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

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