Poland national under-20 football team

Poland Under-20
Nickname(s)

Biało-czerwoni
("The-white-and-red")

Orły
("The Eagles")
Association Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Poland Michal Globisz
Captain Artur Marciniak
Home stadium Silesia Stadium
FIFA code POL
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances 4 (First in 1979)
Best result 3rd place (1983)

The Poland national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007

Team Overview

Poland enjoyed a highly successful UEFA U-19 European Championship. The Central Europeans excelled in their role as tournament hosts, and the Polish U-19s also sealed a much sought-after berth at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, where the team coached by Michal Globisz could easily prove one of the surprise packages.

Qualifying

The U-19-European Championships on home soil started badly for the home team with a demoralising 1-0 Group A reverse against Austria. However, the players roused themselves for their crucial second fixture and registered a convincing 4-1 victory over Belgium. A semi-final berth was at stake in the final group fixture against the Czech Republic, but although home dreams of a place in the last four evaporated in a 2-0 defeat to the Czechs, the Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in the Group and with it a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007.

Current squad

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup Squad

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Bartosz Białkowski 6 July 1987 7 -- England Notts County
12 GK Przemysław Tytoń 4 January 1987 -- -- Netherlands Roda Kerkrade
21 GK Wojciech Szczęsny 18 April 1990 -- -- Poland Arsenal
2 DF Ben Starosta 7 January 1987 -- -- England Sheffield United
3 DF Jarosław Fojut 17 August 1987 -- -- England Bolton Wanderers
4 DF Krzysztof Król 6 February 1987 -- -- Poland Jagiellonia Bialystok
5 DF Krzysztof Strugarek 19 February 1987 -- -- Poland Wisła Płock
7 DF Adrian Marek 12 November 1987 -- -- Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec
13 DF Damian Rączka 5 August 1987 -- -- Bulgaria Lokomotiv Mezdra
14 DF Jakub Szałek 26 May 1987 -- -- Poland Lech Poznań
15 DF Maciej Dąbrowski 20 April 1987 -- -- Poland Victoria Koronowo
6 MF Adam Danch 15 December 1987 -- -- Poland Górnik Zabrze
8 MF Artur Marciniak 18 August 1987 -- -- Poland GKS Bełchatów
16 MF Grzegorz Krychowiak 29 January 1990 -- -- France Bordeaux
17 MF Jakub Feter 3 May 1987 -- -- Poland GKS Bełchatów
18 MF Mariusz Sacha 19 July 1987 -- -- Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
20 MF Tomasz Cywka 27 June 1988 -- -- England Wigan Athletic
9 FW Patryk Małecki 1 August 1988 -- -- Poland Wisła Kraków
10 FW Łukasz Janoszka 18 March 1987 -- -- Poland Ruch Chorzów
11 FW Dawid Janczyk 23 August 1987 -- -- Russia PFC CSKA Moscow
19 FW Paweł Adamiec 30 June 1987 -- -- Poland GKS Bełchatów

See also

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