Poland national under-21 football team
| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds) Białe Orły (The White Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Polish Football Association (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Jerzy Brzęczek | ||
| Most caps | Arkadiusz Głowacki (32) | ||
| Top scorer | Dawid Kownacki (15) | ||
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| European Under-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (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 | ||||||||
| 1982 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1986 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1988 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||
| 1992 | Quarter-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1994 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2021 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2027 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 51 | |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results from the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
| 20 March 2025 Friendly | Poland | 3–3 | Denmark | Calista Sport Center, Antalya, Turkey |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | 90minut.pl |
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Attendance: 134 Referee: Halim Kolancı (Turkey) |
| 25 March 2025 Friendly | Poland | 3–2 | Ukraine | Calista Sport Center, Antalya, Turkey |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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90minut.pl |
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Referee: Ibrahim Güner (Turkey) |
| 11 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro group stage | Poland | 1–2 | Georgia | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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UEFA |
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Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Alessandro Dudic (Switzerland) |
| 14 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro group stage | Portugal | 5–0 | Poland | Štadión Sihoť, Trenčín, Slovakia |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA | Attendance: 4,469 Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland) |
| 17 June 2025 2025 UEFA Euro group stage | France | 4–1 | Poland | Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina, Slovakia |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA |
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Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
| 5 September 2025 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 3–0 | North Macedonia | Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium, Kraków |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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UEFA | Attendance: 5,874 Referee: Karel Rouček (Czech Republic) |
| 9 September 2025 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Armenia | 0–4 | Poland | Yerevan Football Academy Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA |
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Attendance: 950 Referee: Tom Owen (Wales) |
| 10 October 2025 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 2–0 | Montenegro | Arena Katowice, Katowice |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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UEFA | Attendance: 4,274 Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (Estonia) |
| 14 October 2025 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Sweden | 0–6 | Poland | Stadsparksvallen, Jönköping, Sweden |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | UEFA | Attendance: 1,618 Referee: Oguzhan Çakir (Turkey) |
| 14 November 2025 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | 2–1 | Italy | Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera, Szczecin |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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UEFA |
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Attendance: 19,177 Referee: Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 18 November 2025 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | North Macedonia | 0–1 | Poland | Petar Miloševski Stadium, Bitola, North Macedonia |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | UEFA |
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Attendance: 312 Referee: Gergő Bogár (Hungary) |
| 27 March 2026 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | v | Armenia | |
| UEFA |
| 31 March 2026 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Montenegro | v | Poland | |
| UEFA |
| 30 September 2026 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Poland | v | Sweden | |
| UEFA |
| 5 October 2026 2027 UEFA Euro qualifying | Italy | v | Poland | |
| UEFA |
Players
Current squad
Players born in or after 2004 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
The following players were selected for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Italy and North Macedonia on 14 and 18 November 2025.[1]
Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2025 after the match against North Macedonia. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Marcel Łubik | 19 May 2004 | 4 | 0 | Górnik Zabrze |
| 12 | GK | Oliwier Zych | 28 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa |
| GK | Aleksander Bobek | 7 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | ŁKS Łódź | |
| 2 | DF | Igor Drapiński | 31 May 2004 | 6 | 0 | Piast Gliwice |
| 3 | DF | Michał Gurgul | 30 January 2006 | 8 | 0 | Lech Poznań |
| 5 | DF | Kacper Potulski | 19 October 2007 | 1 | 0 | Mainz 05 |
| 13 | DF | Filip Luberecki | 25 April 2005 | 5 | 0 | Motor Lublin |
| 20 | DF | Mariusz Kutwa | 17 February 2004 | 3 | 0 | Wisła Kraków |
| 23 | DF | Igor Orlikowski | 9 February 2006 | 1 | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin |
| DF | Miłosz Matysik | 26 April 2004 | 15 | 2 | Aris Limassol | |
| 6 | MF | Antoni Kozubal | 18 August 2004 | 15 | 2 | Lech Poznań |
| 7 | MF | Wiktor Nowak | 20 September 2004 | 4 | 0 | Wisła Płock |
| 8 | MF | Kamil Jakubczyk | 10 August 2004 | 1 | 0 | Arka Gdynia |
| 10 | MF | Tomasz Pieńko (captain) | 5 January 2004 | 23 | 6 | Raków Częstochowa |
| 11 | MF | Wojciech Urbański | 12 January 2005 | 1 | 0 | Legia Warsaw |
| 14 | MF | Maciej Kuziemka | 19 March 2006 | 3 | 1 | Wisła Kraków |
| 15 | MF | Filip Kocaba | 13 November 2004 | 6 | 1 | Zagłębie Lubin |
| 16 | MF | Kacper Duda | 1 January 2004 | 8 | 0 | Wisła Kraków |
| 17 | MF | Oskar Pietuszewski | 20 May 2008 | 6 | 4 | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| 18 | MF | Jan Faberski | 22 April 2006 | 5 | 0 | PEC Zwolle |
| 19 | MF | Dawid Drachal | 31 January 2005 | 4 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| 9 | FW | Wiktor Bogacz | 14 July 2004 | 6 | 2 | New York Red Bulls |
Recent call-ups
The following players (born in 2004 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 | Maciej Kikolski | 23 February 2004 | 0 | 0 | Widzew Łódź | v. Sweden, 14 October 2025 |
| GK | Sławomir Abramowicz | 9 June 2004 | 3 | 0 | Jagiellonia Białystok | v. Montenegro, 10 October 2025 INJ |
| DF | Marcel Krajewski | 21 October 2004 | 4 | 1 | Widzew Łódź | v. Sweden, 14 October 2025 |
| DF | Tommaso Guercio | 1 June 2005 | 0 | 0 | Śląsk Wrocław | v. Sweden, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Mateusz Kowalczyk | 16 April 2004 | 8 | 0 | GKS Katowice | v. Italy, 14 November 2025 INJ |
| MF | Kacper Urbański | 7 September 2004 | 3 | 1 | Legia Warsaw | v. Italy, 14 November 2025 INJ |
| MF | Adrian Przyborek | 1 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Pogoń Szczecin | v. Sweden, 14 October 2025 |
| MF | Filip Rózga | 7 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | Sturm Graz | v. Armenia, 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Maxi Oyedele | 7 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | Strasbourg | v. North Macedonia, 5 September 2025 INJ |
| FW | Marcel Reguła | 26 October 2006 | 5 | 1 | Zagłębie Lubin | v. North Macedonia, 18 November 2025 INJ |
WD Withdrew from the squad. | ||||||
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]
- 2023–2025 – Adam Majewski[5]
- 2025–present – Jerzy Brzęczek
Honours
Friendly
- Fajr International Tournament
- Champions: 1986
See also
- Poland national football team
- Poland Olympic football team
- Poland national under-20 football team
- Poland national under-19 football team
- Poland national under-18 football team
- Poland national under-17 football team
- Poland national under-16 football team
References
- ^ "[U-21] Powołania na mecze z Włochami i Macedonią Północną" (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
- ^ "Czesław Michniewicz trenerem reprezentacji młodzieżowej" (in Polish). 90minut. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Maciej Stolarczyk selekcjonerem reprezentacji Polski U-21" (in Polish). PZPN. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Michał Probierz trenerem reprezentacji Polski U-21". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 4 July 2022.
- ^ "PZPN ogłosił, że nowym trenerem kadry do lat 21 będzie Adam Majewski". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.