Poland Under-21

Biało-czerwoni
("The white and reds")
Białe Orły
("The White Eagles")

Association

Polish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Adam Majewski

FIFA code

POL

First colours

Second colours

European Under-21 Championship

Appearances

7 (first in 1982)

Best result

Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994)

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.

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.

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.

UEFA European U-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1978	did not qualify
1980	did not qualify
1982	Quarter-final	2	0	1	1	3	4
1984	Quarter-final	2	0	1	1	3	6
1986	Quarter-final	2	1	0	1	1	5
1988	did not qualify
1990	did not qualify
1992	Quarter-final	2	0	1	1	1	6
1994	Quarter-final	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	did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	Quarter-final	16	3	4	9	16	40

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Main article: 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	4	4	0	0	13	4	+9	12	Final tournament	—	3–1	11 Oct '24	22 Mar '24	4–1	26 Mar '24
2	Poland	5	4	0	1	12	4	+8	12	Play-offs	15 Oct '24	—	26 Mar '24	3–0	5–0	2–1
3	Bulgaria	6	2	3	1	13	7	+6	9		2–3	10 Sep '24	—	1–1	6–0	1–0
4	Kosovo	6	2	2	2	8	10	−2	8		0–3	11 Oct '24	2–2	—	2–0	3–1
5	Estonia	6	0	1	5	2	19	−17	1		10 Sep '24	0–1	1–1	15 Oct '24	—	7 Sep '24
6	Israel	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0		10 Oct '24	21 Mar '24	15 Oct '24	10 Sep '24	4 Sep '24	—

Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) Friendly	Poland	0–0	Austria	Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Antalya
13:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		90minut.pl		Referee: Kemal Ögen (Turkey)

27 March 2023 (2023-03-27) Friendly	Poland	2–0	Albania	Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Antalya
15:00 CET (UTC+02:00)	Musiałowski 11' Włodarczyk 81'	90minut.pl		Referee: Ramazan Doğanay (Turkey)

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) Friendly	Poland	1–1	Finland	Polonia Warsaw Stadium, Warsaw
17:30 CET (UTC+02:00)	Włodarczyk 90+5' (pen.)	90minut.pl	Walta 15'	Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland)

19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) Friendly	Montenegro	1–2	Poland	DG Arena, Podgorica
20:15 CET (UTC+02:00)	Janjić 6'	90minut.pl	Włodarczyk 14', 79'

8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	3–0	Kosovo	Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego, Płock
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mosór 25' Rakoczy 30', 44'	UEFA		Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Estonia	0–1	Poland	Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		UEFA	Szymczak 81'	Attendance: 379 Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)

12 October 2023 (2023-10-12) Friendly	Slovakia	2–2	Poland	Košická futbalová aréna, Košice
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Jambor 5' Marcelli 15'	90minut.pl	Buksa 8' Szmyt 60'	Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	5–0	Estonia	Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej, Stalowa Wola
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rakoczy 7' Zalewski 22' Szymczak 44', 57' Pieńko 72'	90minut.pl		Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam (Norway)

17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	2–1	Israel	Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Matysik 59' Włodarczyk 82'	UEFA	Binyamin 90+4'	Referee: Jovan Kachevski (North Macedonia)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Germany	3–1	Poland	Stadion an der Hafenstraße, Essen
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Martel 56' Woltemade 79' Röhl 82'	UEFA	Mosór 24'	Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus)

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Israel	v	Poland
		UEFA

26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	v	Bulgaria
		UEFA

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Bulgaria	v	Poland
		UEFA

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Kosovo	v	Poland
		UEFA

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying	Poland	v	Germany
		UEFA

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were selected for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Israel and Germany on 17 and 21 November 2023.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 21 November 2023 after the match against Germany. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Kacper Tobiasz	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 21)	8	0	Legia Warsaw
12	1GK	Kacper Bieszczad	(2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Raków Częstochowa
22	1GK	Jakub Mądrzyk	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Miedź Legnica

2	2DF	Ariel Mosór	(2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 20)	15	2	Piast Gliwice
3	2DF	Kasjan Lipkowski	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Arka Gdynia
4	2DF	Łukasz Bejger	(2002-01-11) 11 January 2002 (age 22)	12	2	Śląsk Wrocław
5	2DF	Maksymilian Pingot	(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Stal Mielec
14	2DF	Miłosz Matysik	(2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 19)	2	1	Aris Limassol
15	2DF	Jakub Szymański	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Wisła Płock
16	2DF	Patryk Peda	(2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 21)	11	0	SPAL
17	2DF	Arkadiusz Pyrka	(2002-09-20) 20 September 2002 (age 21)	9	0	Piast Gliwice
19	2DF	Dominik Marczuk	(2003-11-03) 3 November 2003 (age 20)	4	0	Jagiellonia Białystok
23	2DF	Kamil Lukoszek	(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Górnik Zabrze

6	3MF	Mateusz Łęgowski	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21)	12	0	Salernitana
7	3MF	Kajetan Szmyt	(2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 21)	13	2	Warta Poznań
8	3MF	Kacper Kozłowski	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20)	12	2	Vitesse
10	3MF	Filip Marchwiński	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)	19	1	Lech Poznań
11	3MF	Michał Rakoczy	(2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 21)	11	3	Cracovia
13	3MF	Jakub Kamiński	(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 21)	14	3	VfL Wolfsburg
18	3MF	Jakub Kałuziński	(2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 21)	9	1	Antalyaspor
21	3MF	Tomasz Pieńko	(2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20)	5	1	Zagłębie Lubin
	3MF	Antoni Kozubal	(2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 19)	1	0	GKS Katowice

9	4FW	Filip Szymczak	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 21)	16	5	Lech Poznań
20	4FW	Szymon Włodarczyk	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)	11	5	Sturm Graz

Recent call-ups

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
GK	Aleksander Bobek	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 19)	0	0	ŁKS Łódź	v. Estonia, 12 September 2023
GK	Krzysztof Bąkowski	(2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Polonia Warsaw	v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023
GK	Mikołaj Biegański	(2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Wisła Kraków	v. Albania, 27 March 2023
GK	Gabriel Kobylak	(2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Legia Warsaw	v. Austria, 24 March 2023 ^INJ

DF	Bartłomiej Smolarczyk	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Dordrecht	v. Estonia, 17 October 2023
DF	Bartłomiej Kłudka	(2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 21)	10	2	Zagłębie Lubin	v. Estonia, 12 September 2023
DF	Oskar Krzyżak	(2002-01-24) 24 January 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Raków Częstochowa	v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023
DF	Krystian Palacz	(2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Motor Lublin	v. Albania, 27 March 2023

MF	Jan Biegański	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 21)	12	0	Lechia Gdańsk	v. Israel, 17 November 2023 ^INJ
MF	Nicola Zalewski	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Roma	v. Estonia, 17 October 2023
MF	Fryderyk Gerbowski	(2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Wisła Płock	v. Estonia, 17 October 2023
MF	Maxi Oyedele	(2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Manchester United	v. Estonia, 17 October 2023
MF	Tomasz Wójtowicz	(2003-12-19) 19 December 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Ruch Chorzów	v. Estonia, 12 September 2023
MF	Jakub Myszor	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 21)	6	0	Raków Częstochowa	v. Estonia, 12 September 2023
MF	Kacper Urbański	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Bologna	v. Estonia, 12 September 2023
MF	Marcel Wędrychowski	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22)	4	1	Pogoń Szczecin	v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023
MF	Kacper Karasek	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza	v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023
MF	Adrian Bukowski	(2003-03-18) 18 March 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Stal Rzeszów	v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023
MF	Adrian Troć	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Zagłębie Sosnowiec	v. Montenegro, 19 June 2023
MF	Mateusz Musiałowski	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20)	5	1	Liverpool	v. Albania, 27 March 2023
MF	Bartosz Baranowicz	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	GKS Katowice	v. Austria, 24 March 2023 ^INJ

FW	Aleksander Buksa	(2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 (age 21)	9	1	WSG Tirol	v. Estonia, 17 October 2023
FW	Gabriel Kirejczyk	(2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Piast Gliwice	v. Finland, 15 June 2023 ^INJ
^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^SEN Withdrew due to a call up to the senior team.

Coaching history

Note: List is not complete

1972–1974 – Andrzej Strejlau
1974–1975 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-21)
1975–1978 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-23)
1979–1982 – Waldemar Obrębski
1983–1986 – Edmund Zientara
1987–1989 – Bogusław Hajdas
1990–1992 – Janusz Wójcik
1992–1994 – Wiktor Stasiuk
1994–1995 – Mieczysław Broniszewski
1996–1997 – Edward Lorens
1998–1999 – Paweł Janas
2000–2001 – Lesław Ćmikiewicz
2002–2003 – Edward Klejndinst
2004–2005 – Władysław Żmuda
2006–2010 – Andrzej Zamilski
2011–2012 – Stefan Majewski
2013–2017 – Marcin Dorna
2017–2020 – Czesław Michniewicz^[2]
2020–2022 – Maciej Stolarczyk^[3]
2022–2023 – Michał Probierz^[4]
2023–present – Adam Majewski^[5]

References

Notes

External links

Football in Poland

Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN)

National teams

Women's	Poland U-23 U-20 U-17
Men's	Poland Olympic (U-23) U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 U-15 Futsal Beach

League competitions

Women's	Ekstraliga I liga II liga III liga
Men's	Ekstraklasa I liga II liga III liga (4 groups) IV liga (20 groups) V liga (3 groups) / Liga okręgowa (54 groups) Klasa A (132 groups) Klasa B (157 groups) Klasa C (16 groups)
Youth	Junior Championships Centralna Liga Juniorów Młoda Ekstraklasa (2007–2013)

Cup competitions

Women's	Polish Cup
Men's	Polish Cup Polish Super Cup League Cup in Polish Football Ekstraklasa Cup Polish League Cup (1999–2002) Polish League Cup (1977–1978) Young Leaders Rally Cup

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Awards

Footballer of the Year & other

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