Germany women's national under-20 football team

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Germany
Nickname(s) Die Nationalelf
(The National Eleven)
Association German Football Association
(Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coachKathrin Peter
FIFA code GER
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 0–2 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svg
(Moscow, Russia; August 18, 2006)
Biggest win
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 9–1 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg
(Moscow, Russia; August 21, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1–4 United States  Flag of the United States.svg
(St. Petersburg, Russia; August 27, 2006)
European Championship
Appearances20 (first in 1998)
Best resultChampions (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 2002 )
Best resultChampions (2004, 2010, 2014)

The Germany women's national under-20 football team represents the female under-20s of Germany in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and is controlled by the German Football Association.

Contents

History

The German U-20 team and Nordic Cup

The German U-20 team participated in the Nordic Cup since the early '90s. Winning the tournament in 1995. [1] Nordic Cup was a U-20 competition from 1990 to 1997.

Change of U-18 to U-19

The first three tournaments of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship were in the U-18 category. In 2001, the German Football Association decided to change the age limit from the U-18 team to U-19. The move was in preparation for 2002 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (competition that served as a qualifying tournament for the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship).

Competing as a U-20 team

2005 and 2006

As the German Football Association did in 2001 prior to the introduction of the U-19 tournament, they raised the age of the squad from U-19 to U-20 in 2005. The move was, again, in response to FIFA's altering of the competition from U-19 to U-20.

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2022

10 August 2022 (2022-08-10) 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Alajuela, Costa Rica
11:00 CST (UTC–6) Report (FIFA)
Report (Soccerway)
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Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 1,158
Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)
13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Alajuela, Costa Rica
11:00 CST (UTC–6)
Report (FIFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) 2022 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Alajuela, Costa Rica
17:00 CST (UTC–6) Report (FIFA)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Players

Squad for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France [2]

Caps and goals as of 24 July 2018. [3]

Head coach: Maren Meinert

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Vanessa Fischer (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 25)20 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
142 DF Janina Hechler (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 24)20 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt
42 DF Sophia Kleinherne (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 23)30 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt
73 MF Giulia Gwinn (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 24)20 Flag of Germany.svg SC Freiburg
163 MF Luca Graf (1999-03-19) 19 March 1999 (age 24)31 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
152 DF Nina Lange (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 25)30 Flag of Germany.svg MSV Duisburg
183 MF Klara Bühl (2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 22)10 Flag of Germany.svg SC Freiburg
104 FW Laura Freigang (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 25)135 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt
63 MF Janina Minge (1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 24)51 Flag of Germany.svg SC Freiburg
121 GK Janina Leitzig (1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 (age 24)20 Flag of Germany.svg TSG Hoffenheim
83 MF Jana Feldkamp (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 25)101 Flag of Germany.svg SGS Essen
23 MF Dina Orschmann (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 25)91 Flag of the United States.svg University of Central Florida
114 FW Kristin Kögel (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 24)40 Flag of Germany.svg FC Bayern Munich
194 FW Annalena Rieke (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 24)30 Flag of Germany.svg SGS Essen
94 FW Stefanie Sanders (1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 25)124 Flag of the United States.svg University of Central Florida
172 DF Sjoeke Nüsken (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 22)10 Flag of Germany.svg Westfalia Rhynern
211 GK Charlotte Voll (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 24)00 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
52 DF Tanja Pawollek (1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 24)50 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Frankfurt
203 MF Lena Oberdorf (2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 21)11 Flag of Germany.svg SGS Essen
32 DF Katja Orschmann (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 25)40 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
132 DF Sarai Linder (1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 24)50 Flag of Germany.svg TSG Hoffenheim

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The German team has participated in all tournaments. They have been champions in three opportunities (2004, 2010 and 2014) [4] [5]

YearResultMatchesWinsDraws*LossesGFGA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2002 Third place631298
Flag of Thailand.svg 2004 Champions6420195
Flag of Russia.svg 2006 Quarter-finals4202167
Flag of Chile.svg 2008 Third place6402169
Flag of Germany.svg 2010 Champions6600205
Flag of Japan.svg 2012 Runners-up6501151
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2014 Champions6510177
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2016 Quarter-finals430182
Flag of France.svg 2018 Quarter-finals430175
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2022 Group stage310232
Flag of Colombia.svg 2024 Qualified
Total10/11513641113051

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

The German team has participated in the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 19 times; Winning it six times and setting the record for most titles. [6] [7]

YearResultMatchesWinsDraws*LossesGFGA
Two-legged final 1998Semi-finals421154
Flag of Sweden.svg 1999Runner-up320142
Flag of France.svg 2000Champions431093
Flag of Norway.svg 2001Champions220052
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002 Champions5500103
Flag of Germany.svg 2003 Group stage310274
Flag of Finland.svg 2004 Runner-up5401242
Flag of Hungary.svg 2005 Semi-finals4301116
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2006 Champions5410141
Flag of Iceland.svg 2007 Champions5500134
Flag of France.svg 2008 Semi-finals4220112
Flag of Belarus.svg 2009 Group stage3201114
Flag of North Macedonia.svg 2010 Semi-finals4310124
Flag of Italy.svg 2011 Champions5500174
Flag of Turkey.svg 2012 Did not qualify
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2013 Semi-finals421193
Flag of Norway.svg 2014 Did not qualify
Flag of Israel.svg 2015 Semi-finals421166
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2016 Group stage310256
Ulster Banner.svg 2017 Semi-finals4301122
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2018 Runner-up530252
Flag of Scotland.svg 2019 Runner-up5311114
Total20/22815791520168

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