Romania U-20

Nickname(s)	Tricolorii (The Tricolours)
Association	Federația Română de Fotbal
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Costin Curelea
FIFA code	ROU
First colours Second colours

The Romania national under-20 football team represents Romania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Federația Română de Fotbal, the governing body for football in Romania.

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup:
  • Third Place (1): 1981

Individual awards

Year	Golden Ball
1981	Romulus Gabor

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Romania  v  Portugal

2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League	Romania	2–1	Portugal	Romania
19:00 UTC+02:00	Baiaram 55' Mustacă 70' (pen.)	Report	Agostinho 5'

England  v  Romania

6 September 2021 (2021-09-06) 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League	England	6–1	Romania	England
16:00 UTC+02:00	Mola 15' McAtee 23' Gelhardt 52' 81' (pen.) Weir 74' Rak-Sakyi 90'	Report	Ghindovean 60'

Romania  v  Czech Republic

7 October 2021 (2021-10-07) 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League	Romania	2–1	Czech Republic	Romania
UTC+02:00	Giafer 40' Rădăslăvescu 86'		Krobot 50' (pen.)

Germany  v  Romania

11 October 2021 (2021-10-11) 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League	Germany	4–0	Romania	Germany
UTC+02:00	Nebel 60' (pen.) Kehrer 73' 87' Schmidt 86'

Romania  v  Poland

11 November 2021 (2021-11-11) 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League	Romania	2–1	Poland	Romania
UTC+02:00	Rădăslăvescu 33' Mustacă 80'		Struski 45' (pen.)

Italy  v  Romania

15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League	Italy	7–0	Romania	Italy
UTC+02:00	Vergani 1' 21' Oristanio 19' 35' Bove 33' 57' Milanese 46'

Romania  v  Norway

24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) 2021–22 Under 20 Elite League	Romania	1–2	Norway	Romania
UTC+02:00	Anton 28'		Nordås 57' Østrøm 66'

Switzerland  v  Romania

28 March 2022 (2022-03-28) Friendly	Switzerland	5-0	Romania	Switzerland
UTC+01:00

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2023–24 Under 20 Elite League matches.^[1]
• Match dates: 7 and 12 September 2023
• Opposition:  Czech Republic and  Portugal
• Caps and goals correct as of: September 12, 2023, after the match against  Portugal

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Robert Popa	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 20)	2	0	FCU Craiova
	1GK	Ștefan Lefter	(2004-11-18) 18 November 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Corvinul Hunedoara
	1GK	David Dincă	(2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 19)	0	0	CSM Slatina
	2DF	Sergiu Rimovecz	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 20)	3	0	CSM Reșița
	2DF	Robert Sălceanu	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Gloria Buzău
	2DF	Gabriel Dănuleasa	(2003-04-08) 8 April 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Farul Constanța
	2DF	Tony Strata	(2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 19)	2	0	AC Ajaccio
	2DF	Ștefan Duțu	(2004-02-16) 16 February 2004 (age 19)	2	1	CS Afumați
	2DF	Sergiu Pîrvulescu	(2003-07-21) 21 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Gloria Buzău
	2DF	Dorin Ionuț Pop	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Corvinul Hunedoara
	2DF	Alexandru Șuteu	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Unirea Dej
	3MF	Aurelian Ciuciulete	(2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 (age 20)	8	0	Unirea Dej
	3MF	Eduard Radaslavescu	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 19)	5	3	FCSB
	3MF	Doru Andrei	(2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 21)	4	1	FC Voluntari
	3MF	Ștefan Bodișteanu	(2003-02-01) 1 February 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Oțelul Galați
	3MF	Szabolcs Szilágyi	(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Vasas SC
	3MF	Cristian Mihai	(2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 19)	2	0	UTA Arad
	3MF	Alin Boțogan	(2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Chindia Târgoviște
	3MF	Andres Șfait	(2004-12-09) 9 December 2004 (age 19)	2	0	US Salernitana 1919
	3MF	Alexandru Musi	(2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Petrolul Ploiești
	3MF	Tudor Lucaci	(2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 20)	0	0	CFR Cluj
	4FW	Ionuț Cojocaru	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Farul Constanța
	4FW	Atanas Trică	(2004-07-09) 9 July 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Universitatea Craiova

Recent call-ups

Players born in or after 2003 are eligible for the 2023–24 Under 20 Elite League.

The following players have also been called up in the past to the Romania under-20 squad and remain eligible to play:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alexandru Borbei	(2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 20)	2	0	U.S. Lecce	v.  Norway, 27 March 2023
GK	Denis Oncescu	(2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Concordia Chiajna	v.  Norway, 27 March 2023
GK	Paul Toroc	(2004-05-24) 24 May 2004 (age 19)	0	0	CSC Dumbrăvița	v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
GK	Aleksander Mitrovic	(2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20)	0	0	CSC 1599 Șelimbăr	v.  Germany, 26 September 2022
GK	Antony Petre	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Clodiense S.S.D.	v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2022
GK	Bogdan Eftimie	(2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Viitorul Târgu Jiu	v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2022
GK	Alexandru Silveanu	(2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 20)	1	0	CSM Slatina	v.  Germany, 11 October 2021
DF	Botond Gergely	(2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)	4	0	FC Miercurea Ciuc	v.  Czech Republic, 7 September 2023
DF	Costin Amzar	(2003-07-11) 11 July 2003 (age 20)	6	0	Dinamo București	v.  Norway, 27 March 2023
DF	Cristian Ignat	(2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21)	5	0	CS Mioveni	v.  Norway, 27 March 2023
DF	Andrei Borza	(2005-11-12) 12 November 2005 (age 18)	2	0	Rapid București	v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
DF	Denis Radu	(2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Politehnica Timișoara	v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
DF	Andrei Anton	(2003-08-23) 23 August 2003 (age 20)	2	1	Torino F.C.	v.  Germany, 26 September 2022
DF	Alexandru Pantea	(2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20)	2	0	FCSB	v.  Germany, 26 September 2022
DF	Dan Sîrbu	(2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Farul Constanța	v.  Germany, 26 September 2022
DF	Cosmin Oprean	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Paganese Calcio 1926	v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2022
DF	Alexandru Luca	(2004-04-26) 26 April 2004 (age 19)	1	0	CSC 1599 Șelimbăr	v.  Italy, 15 November 2021
DF	Andrei Coubiș	(2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 20)	2	0	AC Milan	v.  Germany, 11 October 2021
MF	Andrei Pandele	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20)	6	0	FCSB	v.  Norway, 27 March 2023
MF	Roberto Voican	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Voluntari	v.  Norway, 27 March 2023
MF	Luca Mihai	(2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 20)	2	0	CFR Cluj	v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
MF	Rareș Pop	(2005-06-14) 14 June 2005 (age 18)	1	0	UTA Arad	v.  Poland, 21 November 2022
MF	Nicolas Popescu	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Farul Constanța	v.  Germany, 26 September 2022
MF	Ramon Gașpar	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Jiul Petroșani	v.   Switzerland, 28 March 2022
FW	Dragoș Lazăr	(2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Unirea Slobozia	v.  Norway, 27 March 2023
FW	Luca Andronache	(2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 20)	6	1	Farul Constanța	v.  Poland, 21 November 2022

Notes

• ^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
• ^SUS = Player is serving suspension
• ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad
• Names in italics denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.