Poland national under-21 football team
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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 | Adam Majewski | ||
Most caps | Arkadiusz Głowacki (32) | ||
Top scorer | Dawid Kownacki (15) | ||
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European Under-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994) |
The Poland national under-21 football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski U-21 w piłce nożnej) is the national under-21 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.
This team is for Polish players aged 21 or under at the start of a two-year European Under-21 Championship campaign, so players can be, and often are, up to 23 years old.
The performance of Poland in the U-21 Euro is used to decide if Poland can qualify for the Summer Olympics. Since the team's foundation, Poland only managed to qualify once, the 1992 Summer Olympics thanked for having the best coefficence point among losing quarter-finalists in the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, but managed to finish second in the tournament.
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.
UEFA European U-21 Championship
[edit]UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | |
1978 | did not qualify | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1982 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1984 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
1986 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
1988 | did not qualify | |||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1992 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
![]() | did not qualify | |||||||
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![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
![]() ![]() | did not qualify | |||||||
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![]() | to be determined | |||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
[edit]2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 11 Oct '24 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 12 | 2–3 | 10 Sep '24 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | 0–3 | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | 10 Sep '24 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 15 Oct '24 | — | 7 Sep '24 | ||
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 4 Sep '24 | 1–2 | 15 Oct '24 | 10 Sep '24 | 10 Oct '24 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Results and fixtures
[edit]Win Draw Loss
8 September 2023 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Orlen Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego, Płock |
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA | Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium) |
12 September 2023 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Estonia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA |
| Attendance: 379 Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria) |
12 October 2023 Friendly | Slovakia ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Košická futbalová aréna, Košice |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut.pl | Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic) |
17 October 2023 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej, Stalowa Wola |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut.pl | Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway) |
17 November 2023 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Stadion im. Władysława Króla, Łódź |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| UEFA |
| Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia) |
21 November 2023 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Germany ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Stadion an der Hafenstraße, Essen |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | UEFA |
| Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) |
21 March 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Israel ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena, Germany |
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| UEFA | Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France) |
26 March 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | UEFA |
| Attendance: 5,498 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
1 June 2024 Friendly | Poland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Stadion im. Braci Czachorów, Radom |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
| 90minut.pl |
| Attendance: 5,239 Referee: Damian Kos (Poland) |
10 September 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Bulgaria ![]() | v | ![]() | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA |
11 October 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Kosovo ![]() | v | ![]() | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina |
UEFA |
15 October 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland ![]() | v | ![]() | |
UEFA |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
The following players were selected for a 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Bulgaria on 10 September 2024.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 1 June 2024 after the match against North Macedonia. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players (born in 2002 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Sławomir Abramowicz | 9 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
GK | Oliwier Zych | 28 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
GK | Kacper Bieszczad | 11 September 2002 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
GK | Aleksander Bobek | 7 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Bartłomiej Smolarczyk | 2 July 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Jakub Lewicki | 17 September 2005 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Łukasz Bejger | 11 January 2002 | 14 | 2 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Bartłomiej Kłudka | 14 May 2002 | 10 | 2 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
DF | Kasjan Lipkowski | 28 March 2003 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Filip Marchwiński | 10 January 2002 | 22 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Tomasz Wójtowicz | 19 December 2003 | 8 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Karol Borys | 28 September 2006 | 1 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Kacper Duda | 1 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Łukasz Gerstenstein | 6 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Antoni Klimek | 4 August 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Tomasz Neugebauer | 8 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Jakub Kamiński | 5 June 2002 | 16 | 3 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Kacper Urbański | 7 September 2004 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Jan Biegański | 4 December 2002 | 12 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Nicola Zalewski | 23 January 2002 | 6 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Fryderyk Gerbowski | 17 January 2003 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Maxi Oyedele | 7 November 2004 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
MF | Jakub Myszor | 7 June 2002 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Kacper Sezonienko | 23 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Szymon Włodarczyk | 5 January 2003 | 12 | 5 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
FW | Aleksander Buksa | 15 January 2003 | 9 | 1 | ![]() | v. ![]() |
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. |
Coaching history
[edit]Note: List is not complete
- 1972–1974 – Andrzej Strejlau
- 1974–1975 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-21)
- 1975–1978 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-23)
- 1979–1982 – Waldemar Obrębski
- 1983–1986 – Edmund Zientara
- 1987–1989 – Bogusław Hajdas
- 1990–1992 – Janusz Wójcik
- 1992–1994 – Wiktor Stasiuk
- 1994–1995 – Mieczysław Broniszewski
- 1996–1997 – Edward Lorens
- 1998–1999 – Paweł Janas
- 2000–2001 – Lesław Ćmikiewicz
- 2002–2003 – Edward Klejndinst
- 2004–2005 – Władysław Żmuda
- 2006–2010 – Andrzej Zamilski
- 2011–2012 – Stefan Majewski
- 2013–2017 – Marcin Dorna
- 2017–2020 – Czesław Michniewicz[2]
- 2020–2022 – Maciej Stolarczyk[3]
- 2022–2023 – Michał Probierz[4]
- 2023–present – Adam Majewski[5]
See also
[edit]- Poland national football team
- Poland Olympic football team
- Poland national under-20 football team
- Poland national under-19 football team
- Poland national under-18 football team
- Poland national under-17 football team
- Poland national under-16 football team
References
[edit]- ^ "eMME: Powołania na mecz z Bułgarią" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski U-21" (in Polish). PZPN. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Michał Probierz trenerem reprezentacji Polski U-21". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 4 July 2022.
- ^ "PZPN ogłosił, że nowym trenerem kadry do lat 21 będzie Adam Majewski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
Notes
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