Romania national under-21 football team

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Romania Under-21
Nickname(s) Tricolorii Mici (The Small Tricolours)
Association Romanian Football Federation
Head coach Emil Săndoi
Captain Vladimir Screciu
Most caps Alexandru Pașcanu (29)
Top scorer George Pușcaș (18)
Home stadium Ilie Oană
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Biggest win
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0–5 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg
(Yerevan, Armenia; 16 November 2004)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0–5 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg
(Trabzon, Turkey; 25 April 1995)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8–0 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg
(Magdeburg, Germany; 9 September 2014)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1998 )
Best resultSemi-finals (2019)

The Romania national under-21 football team, also known as Romania under-21s or Romania U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Romania national football team.

This team is for Romanian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Romania at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player has not played a senior competitive game in his previous country.)

The U-21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions, in 1976. Romania qualified for the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and under Victor Pițurcă reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by the Netherlands. Romania had been 1–0 up, but were eventually beaten 2–1. The Romanian lineup included players like: Cosmin Contra, Bogdan Lobonț, Cătălin Munteanu, Ionel Dănciulescu and Ion Luțu.

Romania once again qualified unbeaten for the finals after topping their group in the qualifying series. The Romanians reached semi-final of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship for the first time in their history in the 2019 UEFA Under-21 Euro but eventually lost 4–2 to defending champions Germany who scored twice in the dying moments. Romania qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics for their first Olympics since 1964. Overall, Romania was a revelation at the tournament, beating both England and Croatia (4-2 and 4–1), and looked on course for a shock before Germany fought back to make the final.

Romania U21s do not have a permanent home. They play in stadia dotted all around Romania, in an attempt to encourage younger fans in all areas of the country to get behind Romania. Because of the lower demand compared to the senior national team, smaller grounds can be used.

Competitive record

UEFA U-21 Championship Record

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record
YearRoundPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1978 did not qualify410358
1980 420273
1982 6213912
1984 6213812
1986 614157
1988 630377
1990 630387
1992 620459
Flag of France.svg 1994 85031310
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 104421710
Flag of Romania.svg 1998 Quarter-Finals3003258800184
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2000 did not qualify8332108
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2002 8512135
Flag of Germany.svg 2004 821567
Flag of Portugal.svg 2006 10613178
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2007 210145
Flag of Sweden.svg 2009 8431113
Flag of Denmark.svg 2011 10811236
Flag of Israel.svg 2013 8422116
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2015 83321419
Flag of Poland.svg 2017 105141514
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of San Marino.svg 2019 Semi-Finals421110710730194
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2021 Group Stage31203210622227
Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Georgia.svg 2023 qualifiedQualified as hosts
Total4/24103341514160873152268181

Olympic Games

Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908. The Olympiads between 1896 and 1980 was only open for amateur players. The 1984 and 1988 tournaments were open to players with no appearances in the FIFA World Cup. After the 1988 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for U23 or U21 teams with a maximum of three older players. See Romania national football team for competition record from 1908 until 1988.

Olympic Games record Olympic Games Qualification record **
YearRoundPositionPldWD *LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 did not qualify620459
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 104421710
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 8332108
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 821567
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 210145
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 10811236
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 83321419
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 qualified149412911
Flag of France.svg 2024 to be determined000000
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 000000
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Includes both qualification phase and final tournament of UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
***Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

EURO 2021

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Denmark.svgFlag of Romania.svgFlag of Ukraine.svgFlag of Finland.svgUlster Banner.svgFlag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10820219+1226 Final tournament 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 5–1
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 10622227+1520 1–1 3–0 4–1 3–0 4–1
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 105141711+616 2–3 1–0 0–2 3–0 4–0
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 104151415113 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–0
5Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1023571369 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 0–0
6Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 10019430261 1–3 0–3 1–4 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA

Results and fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss

2020

4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) 2021 UEFA U21 Q Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Turku, Finland
UTC+02:00
  • Soisalo Soccerball shade.svg25'
Report
Stadium: Veritas Stadion, Turku
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 2021 UEFA U21 Q Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Ta' Qali, Malta
UTC+02:00
Stadium: Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary)
9 October 2020 (2020-10-09) 2021 UEFA U21 Q Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Kyiv, Ukraine
UTC+02:00
Stadium: Obolon Arena
13 October 2020 (2020-10-13) 2021 UEFA U21 Q Romania  Flag of Romania.svg4–1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Giurgiu, Romania
UTC+02:00
Stadium: Stadionul Marin Anastasovici
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 2021 UEFA U21 Q Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Ploiești, Romania
UTC+02:00
Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium

2021

24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Budapest, Hungary
21:00
Report
Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Attendance: 0 [1] [note 1]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Budapest, Hungary
18:00
Report
Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Attendance: 0 [2] [note 1]
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
30 March 2021 (2021-03-30) 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Budapest, Hungary
18:00 Report Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Attendance: 0 [3] [note 1]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
7 September 2021 (2021-09-07) Friendly Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Voluntari, Romania
21:00 UTC+02:00 Report Stadium: Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu
7 October 2021 Friendly Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Marbella, Spain
UTC+03:00 Stadium: Marbella Football Center
9 October 2021 Friendly Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Marbella, Spain
UTC+03:00
  • Carrillo Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Juárez Soccerball shade.svg41'
  • Martínez Soccerball shade.svg48'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
16 November 2021 Friendly Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Frosinone, Italy
UTC+01:00
Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe

2022

25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) Friendly Romania  Flag of Romania.svg2–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mogoșoaia, Romania
UTC+02:00
Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Friendly Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Rabat, Morocco
UTC+02:00
  • Dnanou Soccerball shade.svg73'
  • Maouhoub Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) Friendly Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg2–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Georgia
UTC+04:00
7 June 2022 Friendly Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg4–3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Senec, Slovakia
17:30 Tučný Soccerball shade.svg17'
Vojtko Soccerball shade.svg53' (pen.)
Kelemen Soccerball shade.svg80'
Kaprálik Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Marković Soccerball shade.svg24', 48'
Corbu Soccerball shade.svg33'
Stadium: NTC Senec
Attendance: 375
Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
23 September 2022 Friendly Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Cluj-Napoca, Romania
16:00 Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg8'
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg18'
Riquelme Soccerball shade.svg80'
Riquelme Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Miculescu Soccerball shade.svg85'Stadium: Cluj Arena
Attendance: 4500
Referee: Sorin Vădana (Romania)
27 September 2022 Friendly Romania  Flag of Romania.svg0–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Cluj-Napoca, Romania
16:00 Report Stadium: Cluj Arena

2023

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) Friendly Romania  Flag of Romania.svgTBDFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Bucharest, Romania
UTC+02:00 Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly Romania  Flag of Romania.svgTBDFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Sibiu, Romania
UTC+02:00 Stadium: Municipal

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly match against Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal and Flag of Germany.svg  Germany on 24 March 2023 and 28 March 2023. [4]

Caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 after the match against Flag of Germany.svg  Germany.
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Mihai Popa (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 22)80 Flag of Romania.svg Voluntari
1 GK Ștefan Târnovanu (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 23)10 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB
1 GK Andrei Gorcea (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 21)00 Flag of Romania.svg Universitatea Cluj

2 DF Vladimir Screciu (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 23)80 Flag of Romania.svg Universitatea Craiova
2 DF Victor Dican (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 22)80 Flag of Romania.svg Botoșani
2 DF Bogdan Racovițan (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 22)61 Flag of Poland.svg Raków Częstochowa
2 DF Valentin Țicu (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 22)60 Flag of Romania.svg Petrolul Ploiești
2 DF Andres Dumitrescu (2001-03-11) 11 March 2001 (age 22)60 Flag of Romania.svg Sepsi OSK
2 DF Alexandru Țîrlea (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 23)50 Flag of Spain.svg Gimnàstic
2 DF Marco Ehmann (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 22)00 Flag of Cyprus.svg Enosis Neon Paralimni FC
2 DF Alexandru Pantea (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 19)10 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB

3 MF David Miculescu (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 22)102 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB
3 MF Claudiu Petrila (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 22)90 Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj
3 MF Dragoș Albu (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 22)71 Flag of Romania.svg FC U Craiova
3 MF Marius Corbu (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 21)61 Flag of Hungary.svg Puskás Akadémia
3 MF Constantin Grameni (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 20)60 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța
3 MF Ștefan Baiaram (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 20)50 Flag of Romania.svg Universitatea Craiova
3 MF Alexi Pitu (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 20)50 Flag of France.svg Bordeaux
3 MF Mihai Lixandru (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 21)40 Flag of Romania.svg Mioveni
3 MF Alexandru Ișfan (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 23)30 Flag of Romania.svg Universitatea Craiova
3 MF Vlad Pop (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 22)30 Flag of Romania.svg FC U Craiova
3 MF Rareș Ilie (2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 (age 20)20 Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv

4 FW Jovan Marković (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 22)92 Flag of Romania.svg Universitatea Craiova
4 FW Daniel Birligea (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 23)72 Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Romania under-21 squad and remain eligible:

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Szilard Gyenge (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 22)20 Flag of Romania.svg Miercurea Ciuc v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
GK Otto Hindrich (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 20)10 Flag of Hungary.svg Kisvárda FC v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
GK Robert Popa (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 20)20 Flag of Romania.svg FC U Craiova v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
GK Raul Bălbărău (2001-04-07) 7 April 2001 (age 22)10 Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 7 June 2022
GK Răzvan Ducan (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 22)10 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB v. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico, 9 October 2021
GK George Micle (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 21)00 Flag of Romania.svg Argeș Pitești v. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark, 17 November 2020
GK Teodor Axinte (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 23)00 Flag of Romania.svg Dante Botoșani v. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta, 13 October 2020
GK Ionuț Rus (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 23)00 Flag of Romania.svg Ripensia Timișoara v. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark, 10 September 2019

DF Rareș Ispas (2000-08-26) 26 August 2000 (age 22)20 Flag of Romania.svg Sepsi OSK v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
DF Andrei Coubiș (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 19)10 Flag of Italy.svg Milan v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
DF Radu Drăgușin (2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 21)70 Flag of Italy.svg Genoa v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
DF Ricardo Farcaș (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 22)50 Flag of Italy.svg Siena v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 7 June 2022
DF Tudor Telcean (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 21)40 Flag of Romania.svg Universitatea Cluj v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 7 June 2022
DF Daniel Bîrzu (2002-05-28) 28 May 2002 (age 20)20 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 7 June 2022
DF Alexandru Georgescu (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 21)10 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța v. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco, 29 March 2022
DF Marius Leca (2000-07-06) 6 July 2000 (age 22)10 Flag of Romania.svg Afumați v. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco, 29 March 2022
DF Sorin Șerban (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 23)10 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia, 7 September 2021

MF Damian Isac (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 22)30 Flag of Romania.svg UTA Arad v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
MF Octavian Popescu (2002-12-27) 27 December 2002 (age 20)60 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
MF Antonio Sefer (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 23)40 Flag of Romania.svg Rapid București v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, 27 September 2022
MF George Cîmpanu (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 22)81 Flag of Romania.svg Universitatea Craiova v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 7 June 2022
MF Andrei Mărginean (2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 21)30 Flag of Italy.svg Novara v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 7 June 2022
MF Marian Șerban (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 22)30 Flag of Romania.svg Slatina v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia, 7 September 2021
MF Daniel Toma (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 23)10 Flag of Romania.svg Mioveni v. Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico, 9 October 2021
MF Ovidiu Perianu (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 21)10 Flag of Romania.svg Botoșani v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia, 7 September 2021
MF Valentin Mihăilă (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 23)65 Flag of Italy.svg Parma v. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta, 8 September 2020

FW Louis Munteanu (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 20)30 Flag of Romania.svg Farul Constanța v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 24 March 2023
FW Ianis Stoica (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 20)81 Flag of Romania.svg FCSB v. Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia, 7 June 2022
FW Cristian Dumitru (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 21)10 Flag of Romania.svg Mioveni v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia, 7 September 2021
FW Alexandru Stoica (2000-01-23) 23 January 2000 (age 23)00 Flag of Romania.svg Voluntari v. Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia, 7 September 2021
Notes

Coaching staff

As of September 2022. [5]
RoleName
Head Coach Flag of Romania.svg Emil Săndoi
Assistant Coaches Flag of Romania.svg Nicolae Grigore
Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Boingiu
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Romania.svg Eugen Anghel
Fitness Coach Flag of Romania.svg Silviu Ioniță
Video Analyst Flag of Romania.svg Vlad Munteanu
Physioterapists Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Mîrza
Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Bogatan
Flag of Romania.svg Mădălin Talpalaru
Flag of Romania.svg Valentin Șerban
Flag of Romania.svg Dragoș Paraschiv

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

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