Under-20 Four Nations Tournament (Italian: Torneo Quattro Nazioni Under-20; German: Internationalen U-20 Spielrunde) was an annual under-20 football tournament, contested by the four Alpine nations: Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, from the 2003–04 edition until the 2009–10 edition. In 2011, Poland replaced Austria. For the 2017–18 edition, the tournament was replaced by the Under 20 Elite League, as the 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League.
| Organising body | Self-governing tournament |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Abolished | 2017 |
| Region | Europe |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Related competitions | Under 20 Elite League |
| Last champions | Poland |
| Most successful team(s) | Germany (9 titles) |
Format
The 4 teams played in home-and-away round-robin format.
In 2012–13 season, the age limit was: players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible. In other words, players eligible to 2011–12 season U19 team competition of UEFA were eligible to the U20 event in 2012–13. Moreover, teams could select up to 8 overage players born on or after 1 January 1992. Combining two criteria, only those players were allowed to play in 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[citation needed]
Results
Summarize
Perspective
2001–02
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 11 |
 Netherlands |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
 Germany |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 |
 Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 7 |
2002–03
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 18 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 |
 England |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 |
| Germany |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 1 |
2003–04
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
 Austria |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
| Italy |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |
2004–05
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 |
| Italy |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
| Austria |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
2005–06
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 |
| Austria |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 9 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 |
| Germany |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 |
2006–07
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 |
| Italy |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 10 |
| Austria |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 |
| Switzerland |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
2007–08
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 |
| Italy |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| Austria |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 |
2008–09
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| Germany |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 12 |
| Austria |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 |
| Italy |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 |
2009–10
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 |
| Germany |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 8 |
| Italy |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 |
| Austria | 1–5 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Schönbächler  15', 42' (pen.)Berisha 59'Avanzini 75'Abegglen 83' |
Stegersbach, Austria
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Mustafi 32' |
Hoffenheim, Germany
Referee: 
Alain Bieri
Alain BieriGleisdorf, Austria
Stadio Erasmo Iacovone, Taranto, Italy
Referee: 
Drachter
Drachter| Germany | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Mustafi 60' |
| Italy | 1–3 | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Bonaventura 55' |
Freudenthaler 4', 22' Gravogl 34' |
| Switzerland | 2–3 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Prijović 19' Avanzini 71' |
Carbonaro 33' Della Penna 52', 70' |
| Italy | 4–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Stéphane Garcia 92' |
2010–11
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 |
 Poland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 |
| Italy |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
2011–12
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 12 |
| Italy |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 |
| Poland |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 |
2012–13
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 13 |
| Italy |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 12 |
| Poland |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 |
2013–14
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Italy |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 |
| Poland |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 |
2014–15
Tournament period: 3 September 2014 – 21 April 2015
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poland |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 |
| Italy |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 12 |
| Germany |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 |
| Switzerland |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
| Poland | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Wroński 73' |
Report | Corbaz 10' |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
GC/Campus, Niederhasli
Attendance: 1050
| Germany | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Selke 54' |
Report | Frey 20' |
Referee: 
Dino Tommasi
Dino Tommasi| Switzerland | 0–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Emmanuello 87' |
| Italy | 2–1 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Garritano 10' Gagliardini 51' |
Mukhtar 31' |
Additional games
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
 Turkey |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| van Overbeek 37' Janssen 79' (pen.) |
Cenk Şahin 43' Berat Tosun 57' |
Sportpark de Bosk, Harkema
Referee: Allard Lindhout
| Germany | 1–1 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Weigl 23' |
Janssen 72' |
2015–16
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Winner |
| 2 | Switzerland |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 3 | Germany |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Poland |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 |
Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)
| Switzerland | 0–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Report Report |
Makowski 12' |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Lukas Fahndrich (Switzerland)
Referee: Angelo Cervellera (Italy)
| Italy | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)
| Germany | 1–1 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1–1 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
2016–17
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | Winner |
| 2 | Germany |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Italy |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Switzerland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2017. Source: 90minut
Stade Eugène Parlier, Chailly-Montreux
Referee: Claudio Gavillucci (Italy)
Stadion Miejski, Świnoujście
Referee: Pascal Erlachner (Switzerland)
| Italy | 2–4 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Bochniewicz 25' Wieteska 59' |
Report |
| Switzerland | 0–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
Stadion MOSiR, Piła
Referee: Sören Storks (Germany)
| Germany | 1–0 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| Reese 64' |
| Switzerland | 2–1 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| J. Oliveira 16', 63' |
Ferati 79' |
Performances by countries
| Pos. | Squadra | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
9 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy |
4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Poland |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Austria |
1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
External links
- Profile at DFB (in German)
- Results Archive of Italy U20 Team (in Italian)
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