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.
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| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds) Białe Orły (The White Eagles) | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1983) | ||
Competitive record
edit- *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
edit| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | |
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||
| Qualified but officials of the PFU missed deadline for application to the tournament | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Best: Third place | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 28 | |
Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007
editTeam overview
editPoland 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
editThe 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
editBeing 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
editWin Draw Loss
| 8 September 2023 Elite League | Poland | 4–0 | | Łomża, Poland |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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PZPN | Stadium: Municipal Stadium Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland) |
| 11 September 2023 Elite League | Poland | 1–1 | | Legnica, Poland |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
|
90minut |
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Stadium: Municipal Stadium Referee: Marcin Kochanek (Poland) |
| 13 October 2023 Elite League | Italy | 1–0 | | Catanzaro, Italy |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
|
90minut | Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Referee: Alberto Santoro (Italy) |
| 17 November 2023 Elite League | Czech Republic | 0–1 | | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | 90minut |
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Stadium: CFIG Arena Attendance: 1,889 Referee: Adam Trska (Czech Republic) |
| 22 March 2024 Elite League | Poland | 1–5 | | Białystok, Poland |
| 17:45 CET (UTC+01:00) |
|
90minut |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland) |
| 26 March 2024 Elite League | Romania | 1–1 | | Târgoviște, Romania |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Eugen Popescu Stadium Referee: Mihai Motan (Romania) |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were selected for the Elite League matches against England and Romania on 22 and 26 March 2024.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024 after the match against Romania.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Oliwier Zych | 28 June 2004 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Maciej Kikolski | 23 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Wiktor Matyjewicz | 11 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Bartłomiej Smolarczyk | 2 July 2003 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Przemysław Misiak | 29 August 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Kasjan Lipkowski | 28 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Michał Kostka | 13 December 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Szymon Karasiński | 25 March 2004 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Filip Koperski | 24 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Jakub Lewicki | 17 September 2005 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Marcel Krajewski | 21 October 2004 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Kacper Łukasiak | 24 September 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Fryderyk Gerbowski | 17 January 2003 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Tomasz Neugebauer | 8 May 2003 | 10 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Kacper Karasek | 20 March 2002 | 5 | 1 | |
| 16 | MF | Adrian Bukowski | 18 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | MF | Bartosz Biedrzycki | 16 April 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Dawid Drachal | 31 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Krzysztof Koton | 17 May 2003 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Antoni Kozubal | 18 August 2004 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | Maxi Oyedele | 7 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | Jordan Majchrzak | 8 October 2004 | 6 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Jan Żuberek | 13 March 2004 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | FW | Aleksander Buksa | 15 January 2003 | 5 | 1 | |
Recent call-ups
editThe 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. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Aleksander Bobek | 7 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Jakub Mądrzyk | 4 December 2003 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Cezary Polak | 31 May 2003 | 5 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Patryk Warczak | 3 October 2003 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Marcel Błachewicz | 6 May 2003 | 4 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Filip Borowski | 6 October 2003 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Krzysztof Machowski | 7 August 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Kamil Sochań | 4 February 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Dominik Marczuk | 1 November 2003 | 4 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Mariusz Fornalczyk | 15 January 2003 | 5 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Kacper Duda | 1 January 2004 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Iwo Kaczmarski | 16 April 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Patryk Gogół | 18 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Kacper Urbański | 7 September 2004 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Bartosz Baranowicz | 11 January 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Ricardo Gonçalves do Nascimento | 10 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Tomasz Wójtowicz | 19 December 2003 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Mateusz Kowalczyk | 16 April 2004 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Tomasz Pieńko | 5 January 2004 | 2 | 2 | v. | |
| MF | Paweł Chrupałła | 16 March 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Junior Nsangou | 2 September 2005 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Kacper Śmiglewski | 7 January 2005 | 1 | 1 | v. | |
| FW | Gabriel Kirejczyk | 12 February 2003 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Jakub Branecki | 16 September 2003 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mariusz Rumak i Miłosz Stępiński trenerami reprezentacji młodzieżowych". Łączy nas piłka (in Polish).
- ^ "U-20: Powołania na mecze z Anglią i Rumunią" (in Polish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.