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
Argentina 2023did not qualify
Chile 2025To be determined
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

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) Elite League Poland  4–0  Portugal Łomża, Poland
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Polak 33'
  • Błachewicz 35'
  • Marczuk 38'
  • Pieńko 47'
 PZPN Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland)
11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) Elite League Poland  1–1  Germany Legnica, Poland
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Pieńko 36'
 90minut
  • Bobzien 45'
 Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Referee: Marcin Kochanek (Poland)
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) Elite League Italy  1–0  Poland Catanzaro, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Terracciano 41'
 90minut Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Alberto Santoro (Italy)
17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) Elite League Czech Republic  0–1  Poland Pardubice, Czech Republic
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) 90minut
  • Śmiglewski 62'
 Stadium: CFIG Arena
Attendance: 1,889
Referee: Adam Trska (Czech Republic)
22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) Elite League Poland  1–5  England Białystok, Poland
17:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
  • Żuberek 80'
 90minut
  • Iroegbunam 39'
  • Scarlett 47', 54', 71' (pen.)
  • Nelson 87'
 Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland)
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Elite League Romania  1–1  Poland Târgoviște, Romania
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
  • Bodișteanu 71'
 Report
  • Buksa 37'
 Stadium: Eugen Popescu Stadium
Referee: Mihai Motan (Romania)

Players

Current squad

The 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 1GK Oliwier Zych (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 3 0 Poland Puszcza Niepołomice
12 1GK Maciej Kikolski (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 2 0 Poland GKS Tychy
2 2DF Wiktor Matyjewicz (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 2 0 Greece Diagoras
3 2DF Bartłomiej Smolarczyk (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 5 0 Netherlands Dordrecht
4 2DF Przemysław Misiak (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 6 0 Poland Pogoń Siedlce
5 2DF Kasjan Lipkowski (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 2 0 Poland Arka Gdynia
13 2DF Michael Kostka (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 1 0 Poland Miedź Legnica
14 2DF Szymon Karasiński (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 0 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin
15 2DF Filip Koperski (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 2 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk
17 2DF Jakub Lewicki (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 2 0 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok
18 2DF Marcel Krajewski (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 3 0 Poland Znicz Pruszków
6 3MF Kacper Łukasiak (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 0 0 Poland Górnik Łęczna
7 3MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 4 0 Poland Wisła Płock
8 3MF Tomasz Neugebauer (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 10 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk
10 3MF Kacper Karasek (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 5 1 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
16 3MF Adrian Bukowski (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 2 0 Poland Stal Rzeszów
19 3MF Bartosz Biedrzycki (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 6 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw
20 3MF Dawid Drachal (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 1 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa
23 3MF Krzysztof Koton (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 3 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw
3MF Antoni Kozubal (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 4 0 Poland GKS Katowice
3MF Maxi Oyedele (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 0 0 England Forest Green Rovers
9 4FW Jordan Majchrzak (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 6 0 Poland Puszcza Niepołomice
11 4FW Jan Żuberek (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 2 1 Italy Ternana
21 4FW Aleksander Buksa (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 5 1 Austria WSG Tirol

Recent call-ups

The 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 (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 0 0 Poland ŁKS Łódź v.  Italy, 13 October 2023 INJ
GK Jakub Mądrzyk (2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 1 0 Poland Miedź Legnica v.  Germany, 11 September 2023
DF Cezary Polak (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 5 1 Poland Kotwica Kołobrzeg v.  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
DF Patryk Warczak (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 0 0 Poland Stal Rzeszów v.  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
DF Marcel Błachewicz (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 4 1 Poland GKS Tychy v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Filip Borowski (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 4 0 Poland Warta Poznań v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Krzysztof Machowski (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 2 0 Poland GKS Tychy v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Kamil Sochań (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 2 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
DF Dominik Marczuk (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 4 1 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok v.  Germany, 11 September 2023
MF Mariusz Fornalczyk (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 5 0 Poland Korona Kielce v.  England, 22 March 2023 INJ
MF Kacper Duda (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 3 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  England, 22 March 2023 INJ
MF Iwo Kaczmarski (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 2 0 Italy Empoli v.  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
MF Patryk Gogół (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 1 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
MF Kacper Urbański (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 1 0 Italy Bologna v.  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
MF Bartosz Baranowicz (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 2 0 Poland GKS Katowice v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Ricardo Gonçalves do Nascimento (2003-11-10) 10 November 2003 1 0 Poland ŁKS Łódź v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Tomasz Wójtowicz (2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 1 0 Poland Ruch Chorzów v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
MF Mateusz Kowalczyk (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 2 0 Denmark Brøndby v.  Italy, 13 October 2023 INJ
MF Tomasz Pieńko (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 2 2 Poland Zagłębie Lubin v.  Germany, 11 September 2023
MF Paweł Chrupałła (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 2 0 Denmark Rosenborg v.  Portugal, 8 September 2023 INJ
FW Junior Nsangou (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 1 0 England Blackburn Rovers v.  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
FW Kacper Śmiglewski (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 1 1 Poland Cracovia v.  Czech Republic, 17 October 2023
FW Gabriel Kirejczyk (2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 4 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Italy, 13 October 2023
FW Jakub Branecki (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003 2 0 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza v.  Germany, 11 September 2023

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 mecze z Anglią i Rumunią" (in Polish). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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