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.
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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 | Miłosz Stępiński[1] | ||
FIFA code | POL | ||
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Appearances | 5 (first in 1979) | ||
Best result | Third place (1983) |
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.
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.
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.
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25 March 2022 (2022-03-25) Elite League | Poland ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Bielsko-Biała, Poland |
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 6,148 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland) |
28 March 2022 (2022-03-28) Elite League | Czech Republic ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic |
16:00 CET (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Stovky Referee: Ondřej Černý (Czech Republic) |
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) Elite League | Italy ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy |
17:30 CET (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme Referee: Matteo Marchetti (Italy) |
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) Elite League | Germany ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Unterhaching, Germany |
18:00 CET (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger (Germany) |
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) Elite League | Poland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Stalowa Wola, Poland |
15:15 CET (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej Referee: Jacek Małyszek (Poland) |
The following players were selected for an Elite League matches against Germany and Portugal on 23 and 27 September 2022.[2]
Caps and goals updated as of 27 September 2022 after the match against Portugal.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Mikołaj Biegański | (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | 1GK | Kacper Bieszczad | (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
1GK | Fabian Mrozek | (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2 | 2DF | Jakub Szymański | (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Kacper Kasperowicz | (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Maksymilian Tkocz | (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 20) | 10 | 1 | ![]() |
15 | 2DF | Bartosz Bernard | (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | 2DF | Paweł Chrupałła | (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2DF | Łukasz Bejger | (2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Karol Chuchro | (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
2DF | Bartosz Farbiszewski | (2002-12-17) 17 December 2002 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
6 | 3MF | Jan Biegański | (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 19) | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
7 | 3MF | Marcel Wędrychowski | (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
8 | 3MF | Kelechukwu Ibe-Torti | (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | 3MF | Jakub Witek | (2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Patryk Walicki | (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | 3MF | Kacper Karasek | (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | 3MF | Antoni Klimek | (2002-08-04) 4 August 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | 3MF | Tomasz Neugebauer | (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | 3MF | Bartosz Talar | (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
3MF | Bartosz Baranowicz | (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
3MF | Adrian Bukowski | (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
13 | 4FW | Kacper Sezonienko | (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | 4FW | Aleksander Buksa | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | 4FW | Lucjan Klisiewicz | (2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
The following players (born in 2002 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 |
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GK | Kacper Tobiasz | (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Jakub Ojrzyński | (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Xavier Dziekoński | (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Gabriel Kobylak | (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Bartłomiej Kłudka | (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jakub Iskra | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Patryk Peda | (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Dominik Marczuk | (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Krystian Palacz | (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Daniel Hoyo-Kowalski | (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Arkadiusz Pyrka | (2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | ![]() |
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MF | Michał Rakoczy | (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Fryderyk Gerbowski | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Radosław Cielemęcki | (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mateusz Stępień | (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jan Kuźma | (2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Damian Makuch | (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Filip Marchwiński | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jakub Kałuziński | (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 19) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Jakub Bieroński | (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Kacper Smorgol | (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Unattached | v. ![]() |
MF | Jakub Myszor | (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Mateusz Łęgowski | (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Dawid Kocyła | (2002-07-23) 23 July 2002 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Filip Szymczak | (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Hubert Turski | (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Kacper Zych | (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. |
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