The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21

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team of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

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

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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

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. Since the team's foundation, Poland only managed to qualify once, the

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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

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.'' :''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 Football Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Results and fixtures

Players

Current squad

Players born in or after 2002 are eligible for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The following players were selected for the friendly matches against

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and

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on 17 and 21 November 2022. ''Caps and goals updated as of 21 November 2022, after the match against . Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.''

Recent call-ups

The following players (born in 2002 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:
^INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
^SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.

Coaching history

Note: List is not complete * 1972–1974 –

Andrzej Strejlau Andrzej Michał Strejlau (born February 19, 1940) is a retired Polish football and handball player. In 1989–1993 he was a coach of Poland national football team. He also coached many teams from different parts of the world (China, Iceland, Gre ...

* 1974–1975 –

Ryszard Kulesza Ryszard Kulesza (28 September 1931 – 19 May 2008) was a Polish footballer, coach and official, one of managers of the Poland national football team. His father was killed during the Warsaw Uprising, and Kulesza himself, who was 13, was lucky t ...

(U-21) * 1975–1978 –

(U-23) * 1979–1982 – Waldemar Obrębski * 1983–1986 –

Edmund Zientara Edmund Jan Zientara (25 January 1929 – 3 August 2010) was a Polish association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Warsaw, Zientara played for Polonia Warsaw, Kolejarz Warszawa, Legia Warsaw, CWKS Warszawa, KS Lubli ...

* 1987–1989 – Bogusław Hajdas * 1990–1992 –

Janusz Wójcik Janusz Marek Wójcik (November 18, 1953 – November 20, 2017) was a Polish politician, football player and coach. Playing career He played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik Warszawa, Ravalpandi ...

* 1992–1994 – Wiktor Stasiuk * 1994–1995 – Mieczysław Broniszewski * 1996–1997 – Edward Lorens * 1998–1999 – Paweł Janas * 2000–2001 –

Lesław Ćmikiewicz Lesław Ćmikiewicz (born 25 August 1948 in Wrocław) is a retired Polish football player and manager. He played for Polish clubs including Śląsk Wrocław and Legia Warsaw. He also played for the New York Arrows and Chicago Horizon in the Ma ...

* 2002–2003 – Edward Klejndinst * 2004–2005 – Władysław Żmuda * 2006–2010 – Andrzej Zamilski * 2011–2012 –

Stefan Majewski Stefan Majewski (born 31 January 1956) is a Polish former professional footballer and football manager. Club career Majewski was born in Bydgoszcz. He played for clubs such as Gwiazda Bydgoszcz, Zawisza Bydgoszcz, Legia Warsaw, 1. FC Kaiserslau ...

* 2013–2017 – Marcin Dorna * 2017–2020 –

Czesław Michniewicz Czesław Michniewicz (; born 12 February 1970) is a Polish football manager and former player who managed the Poland national team in 2022. Managerial career Early years In September 2003, Michniewicz was appointed as the manager of Lech Pozna ...

* 2020–2022 – Maciej Stolarczyk * 2022–''present'' – Michał Probierz

References

Notes

External links

UEFA Under-21 website
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