The San Marino national under-21 football team represents the under-21s of

San Marino San Marino (, ), officially the Republic of San Marino ( it, Repubblica di San Marino; ), also known as the Most Serene Republic of San Marino ( it, Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino, links=no), is the fifth-smallest country in the world an ...

in the

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, and is controlled by the

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(FSGC, it, Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio), the governing body of football of the state. San Marino national under-21 football team competed for the first time in the qualifications for the

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. Since then they missed two qualifying tournaments (

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and

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). Until 2015 qualifying they won only two matches, both by forfeit. In the 2004 qualifying they lost 6–0 to

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but UEFA later awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win to San Marino due to Sweden including suspended players in their squad. In the preliminary round of the 2007 qualifying they lost 2–1 to

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but UEFA also awarded the match as a 3–0 forfeit win for San Marino. In June 2012, they held

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to a goalless draw in the 2013 qualifying. On 6 September 2013, San Marino recorded their first competitive win 1–0 over

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in the 2015 qualifying. This was also the first competitive victory of any San Marino national team since a 2–1 under-17 victory against Andorra in 2002.

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the

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matches. * Match dates: 2 and 7 June 2022. * Opposition: and *Caps and goals correct as of: 29 March 2022, after the match against .

References

External links

San Marino Under-21
at uefa.com {{DEFAULTSORT:San Marino National Under-21 Football Team European national under-21 association football teams Under 21