Germany women's national under-20 football team

Germany

Nickname(s)	Die Nationalelf (The National Eleven)
Association	German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Kathrin Peter
FIFA code	GER
First colours Second colours
First international
Germany 0–2 North Korea   (Moscow, Russia; August 18, 2006)
Biggest win
Germany 9–1 Mexico   (Moscow, Russia; August 21, 2006)
Biggest defeat
Germany 1–4 United States   (St. Petersburg, Russia; August 27, 2006)
European Championship
Appearances	20 (first in 1998)
Best result	Champions (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2011)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 2002 )
Best result	Champions (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.

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

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.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Vanessa Fischer	(1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 27)	2	0	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
14	2 DF	Janina Hechler	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 26)	2	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
4	2 DF	Sophia Kleinherne	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 25)	3	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
7	3 MF	Giulia Gwinn	(1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 25)	2	0	SC Freiburg
16	3 MF	Luca Graf	(1999-03-19) 19 March 1999 (age 26)	3	1	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
15	2 DF	Nina Lange	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26)	3	0	MSV Duisburg
18	3 MF	Klara Bühl	(2000-12-07) 7 December 2000 (age 24)	1	0	SC Freiburg
10	4 FW	Laura Freigang	(1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 27)	13	5	1. FFC Frankfurt
6	3 MF	Janina Minge	(1999-06-11) 11 June 1999 (age 25)	5	1	SC Freiburg
12	1 GK	Janina Leitzig	(1999-04-16) 16 April 1999 (age 26)	2	0	TSG Hoffenheim
8	3 MF	Jana Feldkamp	(1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 27)	10	1	SGS Essen
2	3 MF	Dina Orschmann	(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 27)	9	1	University of Central Florida
11	4 FW	Kristin Kögel	(1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25)	4	0	FC Bayern Munich
19	4 FW	Annalena Rieke	(1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 26)	3	0	SGS Essen
9	4 FW	Stefanie Sanders	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 26)	12	4	University of Central Florida
17	2 DF	Sjoeke Nüsken	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Westfalia Rhynern
21	1 GK	Charlotte Voll	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Paris Saint-Germain
5	2 DF	Tanja Pawollek	(1999-01-18) 18 January 1999 (age 26)	5	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
20	3 MF	Lena Oberdorf	(2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 23)	1	1	SGS Essen
3	2 DF	Katja Orschmann	(1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 27)	4	0	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
13	2 DF	Sarai Linder	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25)	5	0	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]}

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws*	Losses	GF	GA
2002	Third place	6	3	1	2	9	8
2004	Champions	6	4	2	0	19	5
2006	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	16	7
2008	Third place	6	4	0	2	16	9
2010	Champions	6	6	0	0	20	5
2012	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	15	1
2014	Champions	6	5	1	0	17	7
2016	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	8	2
2018	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	7	5
2022	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	2
2024	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	15	7
2026	To be determined
Total	11/12	56	39	5	12	145	58

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]}

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws*	Losses	GF	GA
Two-legged final 1998	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	5	4
1999	Runner-up	3	2	0	1	4	2
2000	Champions	4	3	1	0	9	3
2001	Champions	2	2	0	0	5	2
2002	Champions	5	5	0	0	10	3
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	7	4
2004	Runner-up	5	4	0	1	24	2
2005	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	11	6
2006	Champions	5	4	1	0	14	1
2007	Champions	5	5	0	0	13	4
2008	Semi-finals	4	2	2	0	11	2
2009	Group stage	3	2	0	1	11	4
2010	Semi-finals	4	3	1	0	12	4
2011	Champions	5	5	0	0	17	4
2012	Did not qualify
2013	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	9	3
2014	Did not qualify
2015	Semi-finals	4	2	1	1	6	6
2016	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	6
2017	Semi-finals	4	3	0	1	12	2
2018	Runner-up	5	3	0	2	5	2
2019	Runner-up	5	3	1	1	11	4
Total	20/22	81	57	9	15	201	68

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Brazil	4	2	1	1	9	5	+4	050.00
Canada	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	066.67
China	4	3	1	0	13	5	+8	075.00
Colombia	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
DR Congo	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
France	5	4	0	1	13	6	+7	080.00
Ghana	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Haiti	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Japan	4	2	0	2	7	6	+1	050.00
Mexico	4	3	0	1	15	3	+12	075.00
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Nigeria	5	4	1	0	8	2	+6	080.00
North Korea	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Norway	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
South Korea	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	066.67
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Thailand	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
United States	8	3	1	4	12	13	−1	037.50
Venezuela	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	100.00
Total	56	39	5	12	145	58	+87	069.64

See also

• Germany women's national football team
• Germany women's national under-19 football team
• Germany women's national under-17 football team
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

References

1. Nordic Nordic Cup (Women U-20/U-21/U-23)
2. Current squad
3. Team statistics
4. FIFA U-20 History
5. FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
6. UEFA U-19 History
7. UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

External links

• Site of the Under-20 national team at the German Football Association
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Germany team page