Poland national under-21 football team
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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.
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 | Adam Majewski | ||
FIFA code | POL | ||
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European Under-21 Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1982, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994) |
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.
- *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 | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | |
1978 | did not qualify | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | Quarter-final | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 11 Oct '24 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 | Play-offs | 15 Oct '24 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | Bulgaria | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 12 | 2–3 | 10 Sep '24 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Kosovo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 9 | 0–3 | 11 Oct '24 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | ||
5 | Estonia (E) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 1 | 10 Sep '24 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 15 Oct '24 | — | 7 Sep '24 | ||
6 | Israel (E) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 | 4 Sep '24 | 1–2 | 15 Oct '24 | 10 Sep '24 | 10 Oct '24 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Win Draw Loss
15 June 2023 (2023-06-15) Friendly | Poland | 1–1 | Finland | Polonia Warsaw Stadium, Warsaw |
17:30 CET (UTC+02:00) |
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90minut.pl |
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Referee: Łukasz Kuźma (Poland) |
19 June 2023 (2023-06-19) Friendly | Montenegro | 1–2 | Poland | DG Arena, Podgorica |
20:15 CET (UTC+02:00) |
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90minut.pl |
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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) | 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 |
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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) | 90minut.pl | 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) | 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) |
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UEFA |
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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) | UEFA |
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Attendance: 8,559 Referee: Kyriakos Athanasiou (Cyprus) |
21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) 2025 UEFA Euro qualifying | Israel | 1–2 | Poland | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena, Germany |
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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UEFA | Attendance: 0 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste (France) |