# Germany national under-20 football team

Germany national under-20 football team, also known as Germany Under-20s or Germany U20(s), represents Germany in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by German Football Association, the governing body for football in Germany.
Because there is no under-20 competition at UEFA level, Germany's under-20 side has generally only played competitive matches when it has qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every 2 years, via the under-19 championship. Since the 2017–18 season, Germany also contest the Under 20 Elite League, winning the inaugural season.

## Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| as West Germany |||||||||
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1979 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1981 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| 1983 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1987 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| as Germany |||||||||
| 1993 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2001 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1 title | 47 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 51 |

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly matches.
* Match dates: 22 and 27 March 2023
* Opposition: England and Italy
* Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against Portugal
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Nahuel Noll | (2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 1GK | Tim Schreiber | (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Holstein Kiel |
| 1GK | Jonas Urbig | (2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | 1. FC Köln |
| 2DF | Jamie Lawrence | (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) | 12 | 0 | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| 2DF | Kenneth Schmidt | (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 1 | SC Freiburg |
| 2DF | Kerim Çalhanoğlu | (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 1 | SV Sandhausen |
| 2DF | Marco John | (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | Greuther Fürth |
| 2DF | Jamil Siebert | (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Viktoria Köln |
| 2DF | Sadik Fofana | (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 2DF | Lasse Günther | (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden |
| 2DF | Tim Oermann | (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Wolfsberger AC |
| 3MF | Merlin Röhl | (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | SC Freiburg |
| 3MF | Robert Wagner | (2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 1 | SC Freiburg |
| 3MF | Christopher Scott | (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Royal Antwerp |
| 3MF | Jens Castrop | (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 3MF | Niklas Jessen | (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | FC St. Pauli |
| 4FW | Paul Nebel | (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22) | 12 | 3 | Karlsruher SC |
| 4FW | Maximilian Beier | (2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | Hannover 96 |
| 4FW | Fisnik Asllani | (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 3 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 4FW | Armindo Sieb | (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Greuther Fürth |
| 4FW | Tim Rossmann | (2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Karlsruher SC |
| 4FW | Derry Scherhant | (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Hertha BSC |

### Recent call-ups

The following list of players have also been called up by the Germany u-20 side and still remain eligible for selection:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Tjark Ernst | (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Hertha BSC | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Lasse Rosenboom | (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | Werder Breman | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| DF | Meiko Sponsel | (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Rot-Weiss Essen | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Tim Breithaupt | (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | Karlsruher SC | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| MF | Jomaine Consbruch | (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Arminia Bielefeld | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Marvin Obuz | (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Holstein Kiel | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Nick Woltemade | (2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 1 | SV Elversberg | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Emilio Kehrer | (2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22) | 3 | 2 | Cercle Brugge | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Ben Bobzien | (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Mainz 05 | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |
| FW | Erik Shuranov | (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v. Portugal, 22 November 2022 |

## Records
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

* Winner (1981$^1$)
* Runners-up (1987$^1$)

#### Notes

* 1 = as West Germany
* 2 = as East Germany

### Under 20 Elite League

* Winner (2017–18)
* Runners-up (2022–23, 2023–24)

## Awards
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

Individual
* Silver Ball: Michael Zorc (1981)
* Bronze Ball: Roland Wohlfarth (1981), Marcel Witeczek (1987)
* Golden Shoe: Marcel Witeczek (1987)
* Silver Shoe: Ralf Loose (1981), Roland Wohlfarth (1981)
* Bronze Shoe: Marc Stendera (2015)
Team
* FIFA Fair Play Award: 1987

### Under 20 Elite League

Individual
* Top scorer: Robin Hack (2017–18)