Germany national under-20 football team

Germany Under-20

Nickname(s)	Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Association	Deutscher Fußball-Bund
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Christian Wörns
Most caps	Christian Schulz Matthias Lehmann (18)
Top scorer	Mike Hanke Christian Eggert (8)
FIFA code	GER
First colours Second colours Anniversary colours
First international
West Germany 1–0 Mexico   (Adelaide, Australia; 3 October 1981)
Biggest win
Germany 8–1 Fiji   (Christchurch, New Zealand; 1 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
Italy 4–1 Germany   (Empoli, Italy; 5 December 2001) Records for competitive matches only.
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, via the under-19 championship. Since the 2017–18 season, Germany also contest the Under 20 Elite League, winning the inaugural season.

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
as   West Germany
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
as   Germany
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	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [1]
2023	did not qualify
2025	did not qualify'
Total	1 title	47	24	9	14	91	51

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the friendly matches. ^[2]
• Match dates: 22 and 27 March 2023
• Opposition: England and Italy
• Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against Portugal

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Nahuel Noll	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 22)	2	0	TSG Hoffenheim
	1 GK	Tim Schreiber	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Holstein Kiel
	1 GK	Jonas Urbig	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 22)	1	0	1. FC Köln
	2 DF	Jamie Lawrence	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22)	12	0	1. FC Magdeburg
	2 DF	Kenneth Schmidt	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 23)	11	1	SC Freiburg
	2 DF	Kerim Çalhanoğlu	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 23)	6	1	SV Sandhausen
	2 DF	Marco John	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 23)	6	0	Greuther Fürth
	2 DF	Jamil Siebert	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 23)	3	0	Viktoria Köln
	2 DF	Sadik Fofana	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 22)	5	0	1. FC Nürnberg
	2 DF	Lasse Günther	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	SV Wehen Wiesbaden
	2 DF	Tim Oermann	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Wolfsberger AC
	3 MF	Merlin Röhl	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 23)	7	0	SC Freiburg
	3 MF	Robert Wagner	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 22)	5	1	SC Freiburg
	3 MF	Christopher Scott	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Royal Antwerp
	3 MF	Jens Castrop	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 22)	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg
	3 MF	Niklas Jessen	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	FC St. Pauli
	4 FW	Paul Nebel	(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22)	12	3	Karlsruher SC
	4 FW	Maximilian Beier	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Hannover 96
	4 FW	Fisnik Asllani	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 23)	5	3	1899 Hoffenheim
	4 FW	Armindo Sieb	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 22)	3	0	Greuther Fürth
	4 FW	Tim Rossmann	(2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Karlsruher SC
	4 FW	Derry Scherhant	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Hertha BSC

Recent call-ups

The following list of players have also been called up by the Germany u-20 side and still remain eligible for selection:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tjark Ernst	(2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Hertha BSC	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
DF	Lasse Rosenboom	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 23)	4	0	Werder Breman	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
DF	Meiko Sponsel	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Rot-Weiss Essen	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
MF	Tim Breithaupt	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 23)	4	0	Karlsruher SC	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
MF	Jomaine Consbruch	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Arminia Bielefeld	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Marvin Obuz	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 23)	7	0	Holstein Kiel	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Nick Woltemade	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 23)	4	1	SV Elversberg	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Emilio Kehrer	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 23)	3	2	Cercle Brugge	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Ben Bobzien	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Mainz 05	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Erik Shuranov	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23)	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v.   Portugal, 22 November 2022

Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

• Winner (1981 ¹)
• Runners-up (1987 ¹)

Notes

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

Under 20 Elite League

• Winner (2017–18)
• Runners-up (2022–23, 2023–24)

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

Under 20 Elite League

Individual

• Top scorer: Robin Hack (2017–18)

See also

• Germany national football team
• Germany national under-21 football team
• Germany national under-17 football team
• East 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

1. "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
2. "Team und Trainer" (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

External links

• Germany Youth National Teams

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Germany's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Australia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Brazil	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	000.00
Bulgaria	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Cameroon	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	050.00
Canada	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
China	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Costa Rica	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	000.00
Egypt	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Fiji	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00
France	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Ghana	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Iraq	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Mali	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Mexico	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	050.00
Nigeria	3	2	0	1	4	4	+0	066.67
Paraguay	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Portugal	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Qatar	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Romania	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Scotland	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
South Korea	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Spain	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
United States	4	3	1	0	8	2	+6	075.00
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Yugoslavia	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Zambia	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Total	47	24	9	14	91	51	+40	051.06