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Poland national under-20 football team

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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)

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.

Competitive record

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*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

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 did 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 1985 qualified, did not enter
Chile 1987 did 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 2009 did not qualify
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 5 3
Argentina 2023 did not qualify
Chile 2025
Total Best: Third place 23 9 4 10 36 28

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007

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With the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship hosted on home soil, the tournament started badly for Poland, with a demoralizing 0–1 loss to 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 the hopes of qualifying for the final four evaporated in a 0–2 defeat to the Czechs. The Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in Group A, and with it, a ticket to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[citation needed]

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) Elite League Poland  1–5  England Białystok, Poland
17:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
  • Żuberek 80'
90minut
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) 90minut
Stadium: Eugen Popescu Stadium
Referee: Mihai Motan (Romania)
9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) Elite League Portugal  2–1  Poland Faro, Portugal
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
90minut
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: Flávio Lima (Portugal)
11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) Elite League Germany  3–1  Poland Ahlen, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
90minut Stadium: Wersestadion
Attendance: 2,858
Referee: Nico Fuchs (Germany)
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Elite League Poland  4–2  Turkey Łomża, Poland
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) 90minut
Stadium: Łomża Municipal Stadium
Referee: Grzegorz Kawałko (Poland)
15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) Elite League Poland  2–3  Italy Białystok, Poland
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) 90minut
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Grzegorz Kawałko (Poland)
19 November 2024 (2024-11-19) Elite League Poland  1–1  England Puławy, Poland
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Stadium: MOSiR Stadium
Referee: Jacek Małyszek (Poland)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were selected for the Elite League matches against Italy and England on 15 and 19 November 2024.[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024 after the match against  England. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maciej Kikolski (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Poland Radomiak Radom
12 1GK Sławomir Abramowicz (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Jagiellonia Białystok

3 2DF Igor Drapiński (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Piast Gliwice
4 2DF Bartłomiej Smolarczyk (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 21) 10 0 Poland Korona Kielce
13 2DF Filip Luberecki (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19) 5 1 Poland Motor Lublin
14 2DF Jakub Okusami (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 19) 5 0 Poland Pogoń Siedlce
18 2DF Marcel Krajewski (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 20) 8 1 Poland Widzew Łódź
19 2DF Jan Ziółkowski (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) 5 1 Poland Legia Warsaw
23 2DF Kacper Przybyłko (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Poland Warta Poznań

2 3MF Enzo Geerts (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
5 3MF Marcin Kaczor (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Stal Rzeszów
6 3MF Mateusz Kowalczyk (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Poland GKS Katowice
8 3MF Dariusz Stalmach (2005-12-08) 8 December 2005 (age 18) 5 1 Italy Milan Futuro
11 3MF Wiktor Nowak (2004-09-20) 20 September 2004 (age 20) 4 1 Poland Znicz Pruszków
15 3MF Antoni Młynarczyk (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 19) 4 1 Poland ŁKS Łódź
16 3MF Oliwier Wojciechowski (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 4 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw
17 3MF Marcel Predenkiewicz (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw
20 3MF Dawid Drachal (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa
21 3MF Filip Kocaba (2004-11-13) 13 November 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Arka Gdynia
3MF Miłosz Brzozowski (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Wisła Płock

7 4FW Aleksander Buksa (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 9 1 Poland Górnik Zabrze
9 4FW Jordan Majchrzak (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 20) 11 1 Poland Legia Warsaw
10 4FW Jan Żuberek (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 20) 6 2 Italy Lecco

Recent call-ups

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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 (age 20) 0 0 Poland ŁKS Łódź v.  Turkey, 15 October 2024
GK Marcel Mendes-Dudziński (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Legia Warsaw v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024
GK Antoni Mikułko (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Wieczysta Kraków v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
GK Kacper Siuta (2005-07-06) 6 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
GK Oliwier Zych (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20) 3 0 England Aston Villa v.  Romania, 26 March 2024

DF Wiktor Matyjewicz (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Greece Athens Kallithea v.  Turkey, 15 October 2024
DF Tommaso Guercio (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Turkey, 15 October 2024
DF Kamil Sochań (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Zagłębie Lubin II v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024
DF Łukasz Gerstenstein (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Śląsk Wrocław v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024
DF Szymon Karasiński (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Ruch Chorzów v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024
DF Patryk Romanowski (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Motor Lublin v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
DF Przemysław Misiak (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Poland Wisła Płock v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Filip Koperski (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 20) 2 0 Poland Olimpia Grudziądz v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Jakub Lewicki (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19) 2 0 Poland Piast Gliwice v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Kasjan Lipkowski (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Poland Arka Gdynia v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
DF Michał Kostka (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Miedź Legnica v.  Romania, 26 March 2024

MF Karol Łysiak (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Stal Rzeszów v.  Turkey, 15 October 2024
MF Maxi Oyedele (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Legia Warsaw v.  Germany, 11 October 2024 SEN
MF Iwo Kaczmarski (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Miedź Legnica v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024
MF Patryk Gogół (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 2 1 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024
MF Piotr Starzyński (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024
MF Wojciech Urbański (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Poland Legia Warsaw v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024
MF Szymon Bartlewicz (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Chrobry Głogów v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 INJ
MF Michał Głogowski (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Hutnik Kraków v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Nico Baier (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Germany Darmstadt 98 v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Marcel Bykowski (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Kotwica Kołobrzeg v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Marcel Kalemba (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Germany Mainz 05 v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE
MF Mateusz Chmarek (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Poland Ruch Chorzów v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ
MF Dawid Tkacz (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Poland Stal Mielec v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ
MF Tomasz Neugebauer (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21) 10 0 Poland Lechia Gdańsk v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Bartosz Biedrzycki (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) 6 0 Poland Cracovia v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Fryderyk Gerbowski (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Poland Stal Mielec v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Krzysztof Koton (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Poland Polonia Warsaw v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Antoni Kozubal (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20) 4 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Adrian Bukowski (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Poland Stal Mielec v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Kacper Łukasiak (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  Romania, 26 March 2024
MF Mariusz Fornalczyk (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Poland Korona Kielce v.  England, 22 March 2024 INJ
MF Kacper Duda (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Poland Wisła Kraków v.  England, 22 March 2024 INJ

FW Mateusz Kowalski (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Italy Parma v.  Portugal, 9 September 2024 PRE INJ

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SEN Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mariusz Rumak i Miłosz Stępiński trenerami reprezentacji młodzieżowych". Łączy nas piłka (in Polish).
  2. ^ "[U-20] Powołania na mecze z Niemcami i Turcją" (in Polish). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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