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National under-21 football team of Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds) Białe Orły (The White Eagles) | ||
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Association | Polish Football Association (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Adam Majewski | ||
Most caps | Arkadiusz Głowacki (32) | ||
Top scorer | Dawid Kownacki (15) | ||
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European Under-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994) |
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.
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | |
1978 | did not qualify | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1982 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1984 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
1986 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
1988 | did not qualify | |||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1992 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
1994 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
1996 | did not qualify | |||||||
1998 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2002 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2006 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2009 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
2019 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
2021 | did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | ||||||||
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Germany (Q) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 | +25 | 25 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Poland | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 21 | Final tournament or play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Bulgaria (E) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Kosovo (E) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | Estonia (E) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 4 | 1–10 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 15 Oct '24 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | Israel (E) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 15 Oct '24 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Win Draw Loss
12 October 2023 Friendly | Slovakia | 2–2 | Poland | Košická futbalová aréna, Košice |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut.pl | Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic) |
17 October 2023 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 5–0 | Estonia | Subcarpathian Football Center, Stalowa Wola |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | 90minut.pl | Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway) |
17 November 2023 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 2–1 | Israel | Władysław Król Municipal Stadium, Łódź |
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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UEFA |
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Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia) |
21 November 2023 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Germany | 3–1 | Poland | Stadion an der Hafenstraße, Essen |
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | UEFA |
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Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) |
21 March 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Israel | 1–2 | Poland | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena, Germany |
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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UEFA | Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France) |
26 March 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 0–1 | Bulgaria | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów |
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | UEFA |
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Attendance: 5,498 Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
1 June 2024 Friendly | Poland | 1–2 | North Macedonia | Czachor Brothers Stadium, Radom |
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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90minut.pl |
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Attendance: 5,239 Referee: Damian Kos (Poland) |
10 September 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Bulgaria | 1–3 | Poland | Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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UEFA |
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Attendance: 475 Referee: Joey Kooij (Netherlands) |
11 October 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Kosovo | 0–4 | Poland | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina |
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA |
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Referee: Ladislav Szikszay (Czech Republic) |
15 October 2024 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | v | Germany | Władysław Król Municipal Stadium, Łódź |
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA |
Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
The following players were selected for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Kosovo and Germany on 11 and 15 October 2024.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 11 October 2024 after the match against Kosovo. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
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:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Xavier Dziekoński | 6 October 2003 | 1 | 0 | Korona Kielce | v. Kosovo, 11 October 2024 INJ |
GK | Oliwier Zych | 28 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
GK | Kacper Bieszczad | 11 September 2002 | 4 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin II | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
DF | Kasjan Lipkowski | 28 March 2003 | 5 | 0 | Arka Gdynia | v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 |
DF | Igor Drapiński | 31 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | Piast Gliwice | v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 |
DF | Maksymilian Pingot | 1 April 2003 | 10 | 1 | Lech Poznań | v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 WD |
DF | Bartłomiej Smolarczyk | 2 July 2003 | 2 | 0 | Korona Kielce | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
DF | Jakub Lewicki | 17 September 2005 | 1 | 0 | Piast Gliwice | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
DF | Bartłomiej Kłudka | 14 May 2002 | 10 | 2 | Zagłębie Lubin | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Kajetan Szmyt | 29 May 2002 | 16 | 3 | Zagłębie Lubin | v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 |
MF | Kacper Kozłowski | 16 October 2003 | 14 | 2 | Gaziantep | v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 |
MF | Fryderyk Gerbowski | 17 January 2003 | 3 | 0 | Stal Mielec | v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 |
MF | Dawid Drachal | 31 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa | v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 |
MF | Tomasz Wójtowicz | 19 December 2003 | 8 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
MF | Karol Borys | 28 September 2006 | 1 | 1 | Maribor | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
MF | Kacper Duda | 1 January 2004 | 1 | 0 | Wisła Kraków | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
MF | Łukasz Gerstenstein | 6 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
MF | Antoni Klimek | 4 August 2002 | 1 | 0 | Widzew Łódź | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
MF | Tomasz Neugebauer | 8 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
MF | Jakub Kamiński | 5 June 2002 | 16 | 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Kacper Urbański | 7 September 2004 | 1 | 0 | Bologna | v. Bulgaria, 26 March 2024 |
MF | Nicola Zalewski | 23 January 2002 | 6 | 1 | Roma | v. Estonia, 17 October 2023 |
MF | Maxi Oyedele | 7 November 2004 | 3 | 0 | Legia Warsaw | v. Estonia, 17 October 2023 |
FW | Wiktor Bogacz | 14 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | Miedź Legnica | v. Bulgaria, 10 September 2024 INJ |
FW | Kacper Sezonienko | 23 March 2003 | 1 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. North Macedonia, 1 June 2024 |
FW | Aleksander Buksa | 15 January 2003 | 9 | 1 | Górnik Zabrze | v. Estonia, 17 October 2023 |
WD Withdrew from the squad. |
Note: List is not complete
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