# Poland national under-20 football team

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.

## Competitive record

    *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
    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.

### FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1979 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| 1981 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 1983 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 1985 | qualified, did not enter | qualified, did not enter | qualified, did not enter | qualified, did not enter | qualified, did not enter | qualified, did not enter | qualified, did not enter |
| 1987 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | 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 |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | Best: Third place | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 28 |

## Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007

With the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship hosted on home soil, the tournament started badly for Poland, with a demoralizing 0–1 loss to 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 the hopes of qualifying for the final four evaporated in a 0–2 defeat to the Czechs. The Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in Group A, and with it, a ticket to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

## Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019

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.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were selected for the Elite League matches against Romania and the Czech Republic on 21 and 25 March 2025.
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024 after the match against England. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Maciej Kikolski | (2004-02-23) 23 February 2004 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Radomiak Radom |
| 1GK | Aleksander Bobek | (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | ŁKS Łódź |
| 2DF | Jakub Okusami | (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Skra Częstochowa |
| 2DF | Igor Drapiński | (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Piast Gliwice |
| 2DF | Kamil Sochań | (2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin |
| 2DF | Szymon Karasiński | (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Ruch Chorzów |
| 2DF | Kacper Przybyłko | (2005-02-05) 5 February 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Warta Poznań |
| 2DF | Jakub Kolan | (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin |
| 3MF | Wiktor Nowak | (2004-09-20) 20 September 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Znicz Pruszków |
| 3MF | Oliwier Wojciechowski | (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Polonia Warsaw |
| 3MF | Kacper Duda | (2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Wisła Kraków |
| 3MF | Marcin Kaczor | (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów |
| 3MF | Filip Kocaba | (2004-11-13) 13 November 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Arka Gdynia |
| 3MF | Karol Łysiak | (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Stal Rzeszów |
| 3MF | Wojciech Urbański | (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Legia Warsaw |
| 3MF | Miłosz Brzozowski | (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Wisła Płock |
| 3MF | Natan Dzięgielewski | (2004-10-19) 19 October 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | GKS Tychy |
| 3MF | Mariusz Kutwa | (2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Wisła Kraków |
| 3MF | Hubert Zwoźny | (2003-11-17) 17 November 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Korona Kielce |
| 4FW | Jordan Majchrzak | (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 20) | 11 | 1 | Arka Gdynia |
| 4FW | Aleksander Buksa | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22) | 9 | 1 | Górnik Zabrze |
| 4FW | Kacper Śmiglewski | (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 1 | Cracovia |

### Recent call-ups

The following players (born in 2003 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 |
| GK | Sławomir Abramowicz | (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok | v. Romania, 21 March 2025 $^{WD}$ |
| GK | Marcel Mendes-Dudziński | (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Legia Warsaw | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| GK | Antoni Mikułko | (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Wieczysta Kraków | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ |
| GK | Kacper Siuta | (2005-07-06) 6 July 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ |
| GK | Oliwier Zych | (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Aston Villa | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Marcel Krajewski | (2004-10-21) 21 October 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 1 | Widzew Łódź | v. Romania, 21 March 2025 $^{U21}$ |
| DF | Jan Ziółkowski | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | Legia Warsaw | v. Romania, 21 March 2025 $^{WD}$ |
| DF | Bartłomiej Smolarczyk | (2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Korona Kielce | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Filip Luberecki | (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | Motor Lublin | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Wiktor Matyjewicz | (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Bruk-Bet Termalica | v. Turkey, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Tommaso Guercio | (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Turkey, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Łukasz Gerstenstein | (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| DF | Patryk Romanowski | (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Znicz Pruszków | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Przemysław Misiak | (2003-08-29) 29 August 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Pogoń Siedlce | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Filip Koperski | (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Olimpia Grudziądz | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Jakub Lewicki | (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Piast Gliwice | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Kasjan Lipkowski | (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Arka Gdynia | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Michał Kostka | (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Miedź Legnica | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Maxi Oyedele | (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Legia Warsaw | v. Romania, 21 March 2025 $^{WD}$ |
| MF | Mateusz Kowalczyk | (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | GKS Katowice | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Dawid Drachal | (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Dariusz Stalmach | (2005-12-08) 8 December 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Antoni Młynarczyk | (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 1 | ŁKS Łódź | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Marcel Predenkiewicz | (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Polonia Warsaw | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Enzo Geerts | (2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | PSV Eindhoven | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Iwo Kaczmarski | (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Miedź Legnica | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Patryk Gogół | (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 1 | Wisła Kraków | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Piotr Starzyński | (2004-01-22) 22 January 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Wisła Kraków | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 |
| MF | Szymon Bartlewicz | (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Chrobry Głogów | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{INJ}$ |
| MF | Michał Głogowski | (2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Nico Baier | (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Darmstadt 98 | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Marcel Bykowski | (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Pogoń Siedlce | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Marcel Kalemba | (2005-06-06) 6 June 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Mainz 05 | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Mateusz Chmarek | (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Olimpia Grudziądz | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ $^{INJ}$ |
| MF | Dawid Tkacz | (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Stal Mielec | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ $^{INJ}$ |
| MF | Tomasz Neugebauer | (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Bartosz Biedrzycki | (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Cracovia | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Fryderyk Gerbowski | (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Stal Mielec | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Krzysztof Koton | (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Polonia Warsaw | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Antoni Kozubal | (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Lech Poznań | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Adrian Bukowski | (2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Stal Mielec | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Kacper Łukasiak | (2003-09-24) 24 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Pogoń Szczecin | v. Romania, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Mariusz Fornalczyk | (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Korona Kielce | v. England, 22 March 2024 $^{INJ}$ |
| FW | Jan Żuberek | (2004-03-13) 13 March 2004 (age 21) | 6 | 2 | Avellino | v. England, 19 November 2024 |
| FW | Mateusz Kowalski | (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Parma | v. Portugal, 9 September 2024 $^{PRE}$ $^{INJ}$ |
| $^{WD}$ Withdrew from the squad due to a non-injury issue. $^{INJ}$ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad. $^{U21}$ Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the under-21 team. $^{SEN}$ Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team. |||||||