Poland national under-21 football team explained

Poland Under-21
Badge:Flag of Poland.svg
Nickname:Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)
Białe Orły (The White Eagles)
Association:Polish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach:Adam Majewski
Most Caps:Arkadiusz Głowacki (32)
Top Scorer:Dawid Kownacki (15)
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Regional Name:European Under-21 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:7
Regional Cup First:1982
Regional Cup Best: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

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

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
YearRound *
1978did not qualify
1980
1982Quarter-finals201134
1984Quarter-finals201136
1986Quarter-finals210115
1988did not qualify
1990
1992Quarter-finals201116
1994Quarter-finals200215
1996did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017Group stage301237
2019Group stage320147
2021did not qualify
2023
2025to be determined
TotalQuarter-finals163491640

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

See main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group D.

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were selected for a friendly match against North Macedonia on 1 June 2024.[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 1 June 2024 after the match against . Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Recent call-ups

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:

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

Coaching history

Note: List is not complete

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reprezentacja młodzieżowa: Powołania na mecz towarzyski z Macedonią Północną . 90minut.pl . 21 May 2024 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej . 90minut . 7 July 2017 . 7 July 2017 . pl.
  3. Web site: Maciej Stolarczyk selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski U-21 . PZPN . 15 October 2020 . 14 November 2020 . pl.
  4. Web site: Michał Probierz trenerem reprezentacji Polski U-21 . pzpn.pl . pl . 4 July 2022.
  5. Web site: PZPN ogłosił, że nowym trenerem kadry do lat 21 będzie Adam Majewski . sport.tvp.pl . 22 September 2023 . pl . 22 September 2023.