Poland national under-20 football team

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Poland Under-20
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Nickname(s) Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)
Białe Orły (The White Eagles)
Association Polish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Miłosz Stępiński [1]
FIFA code POL
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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.

Contents

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
YearRoundPldWD *LGFGA
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1979 Fourth place6222106
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981 Group stage310242
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983 Third place6402137
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 qualified, did not enter
Flag of Chile.svg 1987 did not qualify
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989
Flag of Portugal.svg 1991
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Round of 164112410
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 did not qualify
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 Round of 16411253
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 did not qualify
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 To be determined
TotalBest: Third place2394103628

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

13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) Elite League Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Poland.svg  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  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Pardubice, Czech Republic
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) 90minut Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 1,889
Referee: Adam Trska (Czech Republic)
22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) Elite League Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–5Flag of England.svg  England Białystok, Poland
17:45 CET (UTC+01:00) 90minut
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland)
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Elite League Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Târgoviște, Romania
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Eugen Popescu Stadium
Referee: Mihai Motan (Romania)
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) Elite League Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg2–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Faro, Portugal
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Flávio Lima (Portugal)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for an Elite League match against Portugal on 9 September 2024. [2]

Caps and goals updated as of 9 September 2024 after the match against Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Maciej Kikolski (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of Poland.svg Radomiak Radom
1 GK Marcel Mendes-Dudziński (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw

22 DF Wiktor Matyjewicz (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of Greece.svg Athens Kallithea
32 DF Kamil Sochań (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of Poland.svg Zagłębie Lubin II
42 DF Bartłomiej Smolarczyk (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 21)60 Flag of Poland.svg Korona Kielce
52 DF Szymon Karasiński (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20)10 Flag of Poland.svg Ruch Chorzów
62 DF Tommaso Guercio (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Śląsk Wrocław
132 DF Filip Luberecki (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Motor Lublin
162 DF Łukasz Gerstenstein (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Śląsk Wrocław
182 DF Marcel Krajewski (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 19)40 Flag of Poland.svg Widzew Łódź
192 DF Jan Ziółkowski (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw
212 DF Jakub Okusami (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Pogoń Siedlce

73 MF Piotr Starzyński (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20)10 Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Kraków
83 MF Iwo Kaczmarski (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of Poland.svg Miedź Legnica
103 MF Patryk Gogół (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21)21 Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Kraków
113 MF Wojciech Urbański (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw
143 MF Maxi Oyedele (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw
153 MF Oliwier Wojciechowski (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Polonia Warsaw
233 MF Dariusz Stalmach (2005-12-08) 8 December 2005 (age 18)10 Flag of Italy.svg Milan Futuro
3 MF Karol Łysiak (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of Poland.svg Stal Rzeszów

94 FW Jordan Majchrzak (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 19)70 Flag of Poland.svg Legia Warsaw

Recent call-ups

The following players (born in 2003 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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Antoni Mikułko (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Poland.svg Wieczysta Kraków v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
GK Kacper Siuta (2005-07-06) 6 July 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Poland.svg Zagłębie Sosnowiec v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
GK Oliwier Zych (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of England.svg Aston Villa v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
GK Aleksander Bobek (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of Poland.svg ŁKS Łódź v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, 13 October 2023 INJ

DF Kacper Przybyłko (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Poland.svg Warta Poznań v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
DF Patryk Romanowski (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of Poland.svg Motor Lublin v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
DF Igor Drapiński (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of Poland.svg Piast Gliwice v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PREU21
DF Przemysław Misiak (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 21)60 Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Płock v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Filip Koperski (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of Poland.svg Olimpia Grudziądz v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Jakub Lewicki (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 18)20 Flag of Poland.svg Piast Gliwice v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Kasjan Lipkowski (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Poland.svg Arka Gdynia v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Michał Kostka (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 20)10 Flag of Poland.svg Miedź Legnica v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Cezary Polak (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21)51 Flag of Poland.svg Jagiellonia Białystok v. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
DF Patryk Warczak (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of Poland.svg Stal Rzeszów v. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
DF Marcel Błachewicz (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21)41 Flag of Poland.svg GKS Tychy v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Filip Borowski (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20)40 Flag of Poland.svg Lech Poznań v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Krzysztof Machowski (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Poland.svg GKS Tychy v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, 13 October 2023

MF Szymon Bartlewicz (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 18)00 Flag of Poland.svg Chrobry Głogów v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 INJ
MF Michał Głogowski (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Poland.svg Hutnik Kraków v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Dawid Drachal (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Poland.svg Raków Częstochowa v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Nico Baier (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Germany.svg Darmstadt 98 v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Miłosz Brzozowski (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 19)00 Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Płock v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Marcel Bykowski (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 19)00 Flag of Poland.svg Kotwica Kołobrzeg v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Marcel Kalemba (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Germany.svg Mainz 05 v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Mateusz Kowalczyk (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of Poland.svg GKS Katowice v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 SEN
MF Mateusz Chmarek (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of Poland.svg Ruch Chorzów v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PREINJ
MF Dawid Tkacz (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Poland.svg Stal Mielec v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PREINJ
MF Tomasz Neugebauer (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21)100 Flag of Poland.svg Lechia Gdańsk v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Bartosz Biedrzycki (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21)60 Flag of Poland.svg Cracovia v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Kacper Karasek (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22)51 Flag of Poland.svg Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)40 Flag of Poland.svg Stal Mielec v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Krzysztof Koton (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21)30 Flag of Poland.svg Polonia Warsaw v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Antoni Kozubal (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20)40 Flag of Poland.svg Lech Poznań v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Adrian Bukowski (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Poland.svg Stal Mielec v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Kacper Łukasiak (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of Poland.svg Pogoń Szczecin v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Mariusz Fornalczyk (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)50 Flag of Poland.svg Korona Kielce v. Flag of England.svg  England, 22 March 2024 INJ
MF Kacper Duda (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20)30 Flag of Poland.svg Wisła Kraków v. Flag of England.svg  England, 22 March 2024 INJ
MF Kacper Urbański (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20)10 Flag of Italy.svg Bologna v. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
MF Bartosz Baranowicz (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of Poland.svg GKS Katowice v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Ricardo Gonçalves (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 (age 20)10 Flag of Poland.svg ŁKS Łódź II v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Tomasz Wójtowicz (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 20)10 Flag of Poland.svg Lechia Gdańsk v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, 13 October 2023

FW Mateusz Kowalski (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of Italy.svg Parma v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PREINJ
FW Jan Żuberek (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 20)21 Flag of Italy.svg Lecco v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PREINJ
FW Aleksander Buksa (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)51 Flag of Poland.svg Górnik Zabrze v. Flag of Romania.svg  Romania, 26 March 2024
FW Junior Nsangou (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 19)10 Flag of Spain.svg Albacete B v. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
FW Kacper Śmiglewski (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 19)11 Flag of Poland.svg Cracovia v. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
FW Gabriel Kirejczyk (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 21)40 Flag of Austria.svg SKN St. Pölten v. Flag of Italy.svg  Italy, 13 October 2023

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
U21 Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the under-21 team.
SEN Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.

See also

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References

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  2. "U-20: Powołania na zgrupowanie w Rącznej i mecz Elite League z Portugalią" (in Polish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.