Poland_under-21_national_football_team
Poland national under-21 football team
National under-21 football team of Poland
The Poland national under-21 football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski U-21 w piłce nożnej) is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.
Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds) Białe Orły (The White Eagles) | ||
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Association | Polish Football Association (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Adam Majewski | ||
Most caps | Arkadiusz Głowacki (32) | ||
Top scorer | Dawid Kownacki (15) | ||
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European Under-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994) |
This team is for Polish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old.
The performance of Poland in the U-21 Euro is used to decide if Poland can qualify for the Summer Olympics. Since the team's foundation, Poland only managed to qualify once, the 1992 Summer Olympics thanked for having the best coefficence point among losing quarter-finalists in the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but managed to finish second in the tournament.
- *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.
UEFA European U-21 Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | |
1978 | did not qualify | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1982 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1984 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
1986 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
1988 | did not qualify | |||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1992 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
1994 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
1996 | did not qualify | |||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2002 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2006 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2009 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
2019 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
2021 | did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | ||||||||
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 11 Oct '24 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 12 | 2–3 | 10 Sep '24 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Kosovo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | 0–3 | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | Estonia (E) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | 10 Sep '24 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 15 Oct '24 | — | 7 Sep '24 | ||
6 | Israel (E) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 4 Sep '24 | 1–2 | 15 Oct '24 | 10 Sep '24 | 10 Oct '24 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Win Draw Loss
15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) Friendly | Poland | 1–1 | Finland | Polonia Warsaw Stadium, Warsaw |
17:30 CET (UTC+02:00) |
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90minut.pl |
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Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland) |
19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) Friendly | Montenegro | 1–2 | Poland | DG Arena, Podgorica |
20:15 CET (UTC+02:00) |
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90minut.pl |
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8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 3–0 | Kosovo | Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego, Płock |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA | Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium) |
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Estonia | 0–1 | Poland | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA |
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Attendance: 379 Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria) |
12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) Friendly | Slovakia | 2–2 | Poland | Košická futbalová aréna, Košice |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut.pl | Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic) |
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 5–0 | Estonia | Subcarpathian Football Center, Stalowa Wola |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut.pl | Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway) |
17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 2–1 | Israel | Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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UEFA |
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Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia) |
21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Germany | 3–1 | Poland | Stadion an der Hafenstraße, Essen |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | UEFA |
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Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) |
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Israel | 1–2 | Poland | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena, Germany |
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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UEFA | Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France) |
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 0–1 | Bulgaria | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | UEFA |
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Attendance: 5,498 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
1 June 2024 (2024-06-01) Friendly | Poland | 1–2 | North Macedonia | Stadion im. Braci Czachorów, Radom |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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90minut.pl |
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Attendance: 5,239 Referee: Damian Kos (Poland) |
Current squad
Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
The following players were selected for a friendly match against North Macedonia on 1 June 2024.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 1 June 2024 after the match against North Macedonia. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Jakub Mądrzyk | (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Miedź Legnica |
12 | 1GK | Oliwier Zych | (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Puszcza Niepołomice |
22 | 1GK | Sławomir Abramowicz | (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok |
2 | 2DF | Cezary Polak | (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg |
3 | 2DF | Patryk Peda | (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22) | 12 | 0 | SPAL |
4 | 2DF | Bartłomiej Smolarczyk | (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Dordrecht |
5 | 2DF | Maksymilian Pingot | (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 1 | Stal Mielec |
14 | 2DF | Miłosz Matysik | (2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Aris Limassol |
15 | 2DF | Jakub Szymański | (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Wisła Płock |
17 | 2DF | Jakub Lewicki | (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok |
6 | 3MF | Antoni Kozubal | (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | GKS Katowice |
7 | 3MF | Dominik Marczuk | (2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok |
8 | 3MF | Jakub Kałuziński | (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 21) | 12 | 1 | Antalyaspor |
10 | 3MF | Filip Marchwiński | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22) | 22 | 1 | Lech Poznań |
11 | 3MF | Kacper Duda | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Wisła Kraków |
13 | 3MF | Tomasz Wójtowicz | (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | Ruch Chorzów |
16 | 3MF | Tomasz Neugebauer | (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk |
19 | 3MF | Łukasz Gerstenstein | (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Stal Mielec |
20 | 3MF | Karol Borys | (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 17) | 1 | 1 | Westerlo |
21 | 3MF | Tomasz Pieńko | (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | Zagłębie Lubin |
23 | 3MF | Antoni Klimek | (2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Widzew Łódź |
9 | 4FW | Filip Szymczak | (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22) | 19 | 5 | Lech Poznań |
18 | 4FW | Kacper Sezonienko | (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk |
Recent call-ups
The following players (born in 2002 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Kacper Tobiasz | (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Legia Warsaw | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
GK | Kacper Bieszczad | (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
GK | Aleksander Bobek | (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ŁKS Łódź | v. Estonia, 12 September 2023 |
GK | Krzysztof Bąkowski | (2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Polonia Warsaw | v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023 |
DF | Ariel Mosór | (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 21) | 17 | 2 | Piast Gliwice | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 INJ |
DF | Łukasz Bejger | (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22) | 14 | 2 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Arkadiusz Pyrka | (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 21) | 11 | 0 | Piast Gliwice | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Bartłomiej Kłudka | (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 22) | 10 | 2 | Zagłębie Lubin | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Kasjan Lipkowski | (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | Arka Gdynia | v. Germany, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Kamil Lukoszek | (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Górnik Zabrze | v. Germany, 21 November 2023 |
DF | Oskar Krzyżak | (2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa | v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023 |
MF | Dawid Drachal | (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 INJ |
MF | Jakub Kamiński | (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22) | 16 | 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Kajetan Szmyt | (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 3 | Warta Poznań | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Mateusz Łęgowski | (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21) | 14 | 0 | Salernitana | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Kacper Kozłowski | (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) | 13 | 2 | Vitesse | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Michał Rakoczy | (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22) | 13 | 3 | Cracovia | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Kacper Urbański | (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Bologna | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Jan Biegański | (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. Israel, 17 November 2023 INJ |
MF | Nicola Zalewski | (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 1 | Roma | v. Estonia, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Fryderyk Gerbowski | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Wisła Płock | v. Estonia, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Maxi Oyedele | (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Forest Green Rovers | v. Estonia, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Jakub Myszor | (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa | v. Estonia, 12 September 2023 |
MF | Marcel Wędrychowski | (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22) | 4 | 1 | Pogoń Szczecin | v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023 |
MF | Kacper Karasek | (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023 |
MF | Adrian Bukowski | (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów | v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023 |
MF | Adrian Troć | (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023 |
FW | Szymon Włodarczyk | (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 5 | Sturm Graz | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
FW | Aleksander Buksa | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 1 | WSG Tirol | v. Estonia, 17 October 2023 |
FW | Gabriel Kirejczyk | (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Piast Gliwice | v. Finland, 15 June 2023 INJ |
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. |
Note: List is not complete
- 1972–1974 – Andrzej Strejlau
- 1974–1975 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-21)
- 1975–1978 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-23)
- 1979–1982 – Waldemar Obrębski
- 1983–1986 – Edmund Zientara
- 1987–1989 – Bogusław Hajdas
- 1990–1992 – Janusz Wójcik
- 1992–1994 – Wiktor Stasiuk
- 1994–1995 – Mieczysław Broniszewski
- 1996–1997 – Edward Lorens
- 1998–1999 – Paweł Janas
- 2000–2001 – Lesław Ćmikiewicz
- 2002–2003 – Edward Klejndinst
- 2004–2005 – Władysław Żmuda
- 2006–2010 – Andrzej Zamilski
- 2011–2012 – Stefan Majewski
- 2013–2017 – Marcin Dorna
- 2017–2020 – Czesław Michniewicz[2]
- 2020–2022 – Maciej Stolarczyk[3]
- 2022–2023 – Michał Probierz[4]
- 2023–present – Adam Majewski[5]
- "Reprezentacja młodzieżowa: Powołania na mecz towarzyski z Macedonią Północną" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- "Maciej Stolarczyk selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski U-21" (in Polish). PZPN. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Michał Probierz trenerem reprezentacji Polski U-21". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 4 July 2022.
- "PZPN ogłosił, że nowym trenerem kadry do lat 21 będzie Adam Majewski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.