Germany national under-21 football team
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| Association | Deutscher Fußball-Bund | ||
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| Head coach | Antonio Di Salvo | ||
| Captain | Jonathan Burkardt | ||
| Most caps | Fabian Ernst (31) | ||
| Top scorer | Pierre Littbarski (18) | ||
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| First international | |||
U-23: West Germany 3–3 Yugoslavia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (Frankfurt, West Germany; 25 June 1955) U-21: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland 1–0 West Germany (Toruń, Poland; 10 October 1979) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
U-23: West Germany 3–0 Turkey  (Augsburg, West Germany; 24 April 1971) U-21: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} San Marino 0–11 Germany (Serravalle, San Marino; 17 November 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
U-23: Soviet Union 3–1 West Germany (Yerevan, Soviet Union; 29 April 1972) U-21:  Portugal 5–0 Germany (Olomouc, Czech Republic; 27 June 2015) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1982) | ||
| Best result | Winners (2009, 2017, 2021) | ||
The Germany national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of Germany in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and is controlled by the German Football Association (DFB), the governing body of football in Germany.
Before the reunification of Germany, East Germany and West Germany played as separate entities — the two teams played separately until summer 1990. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, international under-21 football in Europe began. A West German team, however, did not compete in the U-21 European Championship until the qualifying round (beginning in 1980) of the 1982 competition.
West Germany competed in the first two under-23 competitions, which finished in 1972 and 1974. The first under-21 competition finals were in 1978, and since the under-21 competition rules state that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an under-23 competition.
The current Germany team can be legitimately considered as the current incarnation of the West German team, since the West Germany flag, uniform, and football association all became those of the unified Germany. In effect, the West German team absorbed the East German team to become 'the Germany national under-21 football team'.
For these reasons, the record of West Germany for the U-23 and U-21 competitions is shown below.
Competitive record
For the East Germany team record, look here.
- 1972–1990 as West Germany
- 1994–present as Germany
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
UEFA U-23 Championship record
| UEFA European Under-23 Championship finals record | Qualifications record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1972 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1972 | |
| 1974 | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1974 | ||||||||
| 1976 | did not enter | did not enter | 1976 | |||||||||||||
| Total | Quarterfinals | 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | Total | |
UEFA U-21 Championship record
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals record | Qualifications record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1978 | did not enter | did not enter | 1978 | |||||||||||||
| 1980 |
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| 1982 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1982 | |
| 1984 | did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1984 | ||||||||
| 1986 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1986 | |||||||||
| 1988 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1988 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1990 | |
| 1992 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1992 | |
 1994 | did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1994 | ||||||||
 1996 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 1996 | |
 1998 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 1998 | |
 2000 | did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2000 | ||||||||
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2002 | |||||||||
| 2004 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2004 | |
| 2006 | Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 2006 | |
 2007 | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2007 | ||||||||
 2009 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 2009 | |
 2011 | did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 2013 | |
 2015 | Semifinals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 2015 | |
 2017 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 2017 | |
 2019 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 2019 | |
  2021 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2021 | |
 2023 | qualified | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 3 titles | 14/22 | 49 | 22 | 12* | 15 | 79 | 59 | 166 | 115 | 27 | 24 | 433 | 129 | Total | |
Individual awards
- Golden Player: Rudi Völler (1982)
- Silver Boot: Kevin Volland (2015)
- EURO Under-21 dream team
On 17 June 2015, UEFA revealed an all-time best XI from the previous Under-21 final tournaments.[1]
Included players from Germany:
- Goal: Manuel Neuer
- Defence: Mats Hummels
- Midfield: Mesut Özil
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Germany |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 27 | Final tournament | — | 3–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Israel |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 19 | Play-offs | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 3 | Poland |
10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 18 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Hungary |
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 14 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Latvia |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 7 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 6 | San Marino |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 34 | −34 | 1 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — |
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship (Final tournament) group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  England |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Israel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
| 3 June 2022 2023 UEFA Q | Germany | 4–0 | Hungary | Osnabrück |
| 18:15 | Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 5,609 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu (Turkey) |
| 7 June 2022 2023 UEFA Q | Poland | 1–2 | Germany | Łódź |
| 18:00 | Białek  35' |
Report | Moukoko 25', 85' |
Stadium: Stadion Miejski ŁKS Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
| 23 September 2022 Friendly | Germany | 0–1 | France | Magdeburg |
| 18:15 | Report | Gouiri 53' |
Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 5,427 Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland) |
| 27 September 2022 Friendly | England | 3–1 | Germany | Sheffield |
| 20:45 | Report | Nmecha 35' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
| 19 November 2022 Friendly | Italy | 2–4 | Germany | Ancona |
| 17:30 | Cancellieri 66', 74' |
Report |
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Stadium: Stadio del Conero Attendance: 5,287 Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia) |
| 24 March 2023 Friendly | Germany | 2–2 |  Japan | Frankfurt |
| 18:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion am Bornheimer Hang Attendance: 6,161 Referee: Jasper Vergoote (Belgium) |
| 28 March 2023 Friendly | Romania | 0–0 | Germany | Sibiu |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadionul Municipal Sibiu Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Vidican Rareș (Romania) |
| 22 June 2023 2023 UEFA EC | Germany | v | Israel | Kutaisi, Georgia |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Ramaz Shengelia Stadium |
| 25 June 2023 2023 UEFA EC | Czech Republic | v | Germany | Batumi, Georgia |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Batumi Stadium |
| 28 June 2023 2023 UEFA EC | England | v | Germany | Batumi, Georgia |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Batumi Stadium |
Players
Current squad
Players born in or after 2000 are eligible for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
The following players were called up for the friendly matches matches against Japan and Romania on 24 and 28 March 2023.[2]
Note: Names in italics denote players that have been called up to the senior team.
- Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023.[3]
Recent call-ups
The following players have previously been called up to the Germany under-21 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Christian Früchtl | 28 January 2000 | 0 | 0 |  Austria Wien |
Japan, 24 March 2023 |
| GK | Luca Philipp | 28 November 2000 | 4 | 0 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
Poland, 7 June 2022 |
| GK | Luca Unbehaun | 27 May 2001 | 0 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund |
Poland, 7 June 2022 |
| DF | Kilian Fischer | 12 October 2000 | 6 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg |
Romania, 28 March 2023 |
| DF | Simon Asta | 25 January 2001 | 2 | 0 | Greuther Fürth |
Romania, 28 March 2023 |
| DF | Malick Thiaw | 8 August 2001 | 11 | 2 | AC Milan |
Japan, 24 March 2023 |
| DF | Maximilian Bauer | 9 February 2000 | 7 | 0 | Greuther Fürth |
Japan, 24 March 2023 |
| DF | Márton Dárdai | 12 February 2002 | 5 | 0 | Hertha BSC |
Italy, 19 November 2022 |
| DF | Jamie Leweling | 26 February 2001 | 9 | 1 | Union Berlin |
England, 27 September 2022 |
| DF | Frederik Jäkel | 7 March 2001 | 0 | 0 | Arminia Bielefeld |
England, 27 September 2022 |
| DF | Josha Vagnoman | 12 November 2000 | 12 | 0 | Hamburger SV |
Poland, 7 June 2022 |
| DF | Armel Bella-Kotchap | 11 December 2001 | 9 | 0 | VfL Bochum |
Poland, 7 June 2022 |
| MF | Tom Krauß | 22 June 2001 | 11 | 3 | Schalke 04 |
Romania, 28 March 2023 |
| MF | Reda Khadra | 4 July 2001 | 3 | 0 | Sheffield United |
Italy, 19 November 2022 |
| MF | Felix Nmecha | 10 October 2000 | 3 | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
Italy, 19 November 2022 |
| MF | Tim Lemperle | 5 February 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Köln |
France, 23 September 2022 |
| MF | Florian Flick | 1 May 2000 | 1 | 0 | Schalke 04 |
Poland, 7 June 2022 |
| FW | Jan Thielmann | 26 May 2002 | 7 | 1 | 1. FC Köln |
Italy, 19 November 2022 |
| FW | Kevin Schade | 27 November 2001 | 5 | 4 | SC Freiburg |
Italy, 19 November 2022 |
| FW | Jonathan Burkardt | 11 July 2000 | 20 | 10 | Mainz 05 |
Italy, 19 November 2022 |
| FW | Youssoufa Moukoko | 20 November 2004 | 5 | 6 | Borussia Dortmund |
England, 27 September 2022 |
Past squads
- 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
- 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Player records
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Former coaches
- Hannes Löhr (1990–2002)
- Jürgen Kohler (2002–2003)
- Uli Stielike (2003–2004)
- Dieter Eilts (2004–2008)
- Horst Hrubesch (2008–2009)
- Rainer Adrion (2009–2013)
- Horst Hrubesch (2013–2016)
- Stefan Kuntz (2016–2021)
- Antonio Di Salvo (2021–)
See also
Notes
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Germany national under-21 football team.
- "Our all-time Under-21 EURO dream team". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Kader für letzte EM-Testspiele: Di Salvo beruft Neuling Matriciani". dfb.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- "U 21-Nationalteam Männer Team". dfb.de. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
External links
- Site of the Under-21 national team at the German Football Association homepage
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