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's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team was formed. The team has a modest record, reaching the last eight of three tournaments, and the semi-finals of one, but failing to qualify for eleven, including the forthcoming 2006 tournament. Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Hungary's excellent record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown.

Olympics record

UEFA U-23 Championship record

* 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group. * 1974: Winners. * 1976: Runners-up.

UEFA U-21 Championship record

* 1978: Losing quarter-finalists. * 1980: Losing quarter-finalists. * 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group. * 1984: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 4 in qualification group. * 1986: Losing semi-finalists. * 1988: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qualification group. * 1990: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group. * 1992: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 4 in qualification group. * 1994: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group. * 1996: Losing quarter-finalists. * 1998: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 5 in qualification group. * 2000: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group. * 2002: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group. * 2004: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group. * 2006: Play-off stage. * 2007: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group. * 2009: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group. * 2011: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group. * 2013: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group. * 2015: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group. * 2017: Did not qualify. Finished 5th of 6 in qualification group. * 2019: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group. * 2021: Group stage. * 2023: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 6 in qualification group.

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Results and fixtures

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the September 2022 friendly matches. * Match dates: 23 and 27 September 2022 * Opposition: and * Caps and goals correct as of: 27 September 2022, after the match against

Recent callups

The following players have been selected by Hungary in the past 12 months. ;Notes *^INJ = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury *Names in ''italics'' denote players that have been capped for the Senior team.

Staff

Technical staff

Administrative staff

References

External links

UEFA Under-21 website
Contains full results archive
Hungarian Football Forum (In English)

Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships. {{National sports teams of Hungary European national under-21 association football teams under-21