Poland national under-20 football team

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.

Poland Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Biało-czerwoni
("The white and reds")
Białe Orły
("The White Eagles")
AssociationPolish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMiłosz Stępiński[1]
FIFA codePOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1979)
Best resultThird place (1983)

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
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA
Tunisia 1977did not qualify
Japan 1979 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 10 6
Australia 1981 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 2
Mexico 1983 Third place 6 4 0 2 13 7
Soviet Union 1985Qualified but officials of the PFU
missed deadline for application to the tournament
Chile 1987did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 10
Egypt 2009did not qualify
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 5 3
Indonesia 2023did not qualify
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

25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) Elite League Poland  2–0  England Bielsko-Biała, Poland
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 6,148
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28) Elite League Czech Republic  2–0  Poland Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic
16:00 CET (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: Stovky
Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic)
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) Elite League Italy  0–1  Poland San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
17:30 CET (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme
Referee: Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) Elite League Germany  2–1  Poland Unterhaching, Germany
18:00 CET (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching
Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger (Germany)
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) Elite League Poland  3–1  Portugal Stalowa Wola, Poland
15:15 CET (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej
Referee: Jacek Małyszek (Poland)
21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) Elite League Romania  2–0  Poland Arad, Romania
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Stadium: Francisc von Neuman
Referee: Claudiu Gaitin (Romania)
24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) Elite League Poland  0–1  Czech Republic Sosnowiec, Poland
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Stadium: ArcelorMittal Park
Referee: Tomasz Wajda (Poland)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for an Elite League match against Czech Republic on 24 March 2023.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 24 March 2023 after the match against  Czech Republic.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kewin Komar (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 0 0 Poland Puszcza Niepołomice
12 1GK Kacper Trelowski (2002-08-19) 19 August 2002 1 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa
22 1GK Jakub Mądrzyk (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 0 0 Poland Stomil Olsztyn
2 2DF Krzysztof Machowski (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 1 0 Poland GKS Tychy
4 2DF Przemysław Misiak (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 1 0 Poland Pogoń Siedlce
5 2DF Maksymilian Tkocz (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 11 1 Poland Odra Opole
13 2DF Filip Borowski (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 1 0 Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec
14 2DF Patryk Waliś (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 1 0 Poland Lech Poznań II
15 2DF Mateusz Stawny (2003-10-23) 23 October 2003 1 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław II
17 2DF Marcel Błachewicz (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 1 0 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
2DF Jakub Iskra (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 7 0 Poland Sandecja Nowy Sącz
2DF Dominik Marczuk (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 2 0 Poland Stal Rzeszów
3 3MF Cezary Polak (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 1 0 Poland Garbarnia Kraków
6 3MF Patryk Pierzak (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 1 0 Poland Górnik Łęczna
7 3MF Mariusz Fornalczyk (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 1 0 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
8 3MF Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 5 0 Poland ŁKS Łódź
9 3MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 3 0 Poland Stal Mielec
10 3MF Daniel Dudziński (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 2 0 Poland GKS Katowice
11 3MF Radosław Cielemęcki (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 2 0 Poland Wisła Płock
16 3MF Marcel Misztal (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 2 0 Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
19 3MF Adrian Troć (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 0 0 Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec
20 3MF Tomasz Neugebauer (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 4 0 Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
3MF Jan Kuźma (2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 1 0 Poland Górnik Polkowice
18 4FW Lucjan Klisiewicz (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 4 0 Poland Puszcza Niepołomice
21 4FW Filip Wilak (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 1 0 Poland Lech Poznań II

Recent call-ups

The following players (born in 2002 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 Mikołaj Biegański (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 2 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023 U21
GK Jakub Ojrzyński (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 1 0 Poland Radomiak Radom v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
GK Kacper Bieszczad (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 5 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
GK Fabian Mrozek (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 0 0 England Liverpool v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
GK Kacper Tobiasz (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 4 0 Poland Legia Warsaw v.  Italy, 7 June 2022
DF Kamil Lukoszek (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 1 0 Poland Skra Częstochowa v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023 U21
DF Kasjan Lipkowski (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 0 0 Poland KKS 1925 Kalisz v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023 U21
DF Jakub Szymański (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 6 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
DF Paweł Chrupałła (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 2 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
DF Łukasz Bejger (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 1 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
DF Jakub Niewiadomski (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 1 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
DF Franciszek Polowiec (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 1 0 Poland Stal Rzeszów v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
DF Eryk Mikołajewski (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002 0 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
DF Bartosz Bernard (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 2 0 Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
DF Kacper Kasperowicz (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 2 1 Poland Chojniczanka Chojnice v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
DF Karol Chuchro (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 0 0 Poland Resovia v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
DF Bartosz Farbiszewski (2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 0 0 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
DF Bartłomiej Kłudka (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 0 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin v.  Germany, 23 September 2022 U21
DF Patryk Peda (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 4 0 Italy S.P.A.L. v.  Italy, 7 June 2022
MF Kacper Karasek (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 3 1 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023 U21
MF Bartosz Baranowicz (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 1 0 Poland Skra Częstochowa v.  Czech Republic, 24 March 2023 U21
MF Arkadiusz Pyrka (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 9 1 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
MF Marcel Wędrychowski (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 3 1 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
MF Jakub Bieroński (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 2 0 Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała v.  Romania, 21 November 2022 INJ
MF Daniel Szelągowski (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 0 0 Poland Chojniczanka Chojnice v.  Romania, 21 November 2022 INJ
MF Jan Biegański (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 7 1 Poland GKS Tychy v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
MF Bartosz Talar (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 5 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
MF Patryk Walicki (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 2 0 Belgium KAA Gent v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
MF Antoni Klimek (2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 2 0 Poland Odra Opole v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
MF Jakub Witek (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 2 0 Poland Ruch Chorzów v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
MF Adrian Bukowski (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 0 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
MF Michał Rakoczy (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 3 0 Poland Cracovia v.  Italy, 7 June 2022
MF Mateusz Stępień (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 1 0 Poland Arka Gdynia v.  Italy, 7 June 2022
MF Damian Makuch (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 0 0 Poland Górnik Polkowice v.  Italy, 7 June 2022
MF Filip Marchwiński (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 0 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Italy, 7 June 2022
MF Jakub Kałuziński (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 5 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk v.  Italy, 7 June 2022 U21
MF Kacper Smorgol (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 0 0 Unattached v.  England, 25 March 2022 INJ
FW Gabriel Kirejczyk (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 1 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
FW Kacper Skóra (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 1 0 Poland Arka Gdynia v.  Romania, 21 November 2022
FW Aleksander Buksa (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 2 0 Belgium SL16 FC v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
FW Kacper Sezonienko (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 2 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk v.  Portugal, 27 September 2022
FW Dawid Kocyła (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 5 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Italy, 7 June 2022
FW Filip Szymczak (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 3 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Italy, 7 June 2022

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

See also

References
  1. "Mariusz Rumak i Miłosz Stępiński trenerami reprezentacji młodzieżowych". Łączy nas piłka (in Polish).
  2. "U-20: Powołania na towarzyski mecz z Czechami" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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