Germany national under-20 football team

(Redirected from West Germany national under-20 football team) Germany National under-20 football team

Germany Under-20

Nickname(s)

Die Mannschaft (The Team)

Association

Deutscher Fußball-Bund

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Christian Wörns

Most caps

Christian Schulz
Matthias Lehmann (18)

Top scorer

Mike Hanke
Christian Eggert (8)

FIFA code

GER

First colours

Second colours

First international

West Germany 1–0 Mexico

(Adelaide, Australia; 3 October 1981)

Biggest win

Germany 8–1 Fiji

(Christchurch, New Zealand; 1 June 2015)

Biggest defeat

Italy 4–1 Germany

(Empoli, Italy; 5 December 2001) Records for competitive matches only.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Appearances

11 (first in 1981)

Best result

Champions (1981, as West Germany)

Germany national under-20 football team, also known as Germany Under-20s or Germany U20(s), represents Germany in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by German Football Association, the governing body for football in Germany.

Because there is no under-20 competition at UEFA level, Germany's under-20 side has generally only played competitive matches when it has qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every 2 years. Since the 2017–18 season, Germany also contest the Under 20 Elite League, winning the inaugural season.

Competitive record

FIFA World Youth Championship/FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
as West Germany
1977	did not qualify
1979	did not qualify
1981	Champions	6	5	0	1	12	4
1983	did not qualify
1985	did not qualify
1987	Runners-up	6	4	2	0	14	3
1989	did not qualify
1991	did not qualify
as Germany
1993	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
1995	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
1997	did not qualify
1999	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	4
2001	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	9	6
2003	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2005	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	6	5
2007	did not qualify
2009	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	11	5
2011	did not qualify
2013	did not qualify
2015	Quarter-finals	5	4	1	0	18	3
2017	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	6	8
2019	did not qualify
2021	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	1 title	47	24	9	14	91	51

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches.
Match dates: 22 and 27 March 2023
Opposition: England and Italy
Caps and goals correct as of: 22 November 2022, after the match against Portugal

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Nahuel Noll	(2003-03-17) 17 March 2003 (age 21)	2	0	TSG Hoffenheim
1GK	Tim Schreiber	(2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Holstein Kiel
1GK	Jonas Urbig	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 21)	1	0	1. FC Köln

2DF	Jamie Lawrence	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22)	12	0	1. FC Magdeburg
2DF	Kenneth Schmidt	(2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)	11	1	SC Freiburg
2DF	Kerim Çalhanoğlu	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 22)	6	1	SV Sandhausen
2DF	Marco John	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Greuther Fürth
2DF	Jamil Siebert	(2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 (age 22)	3	0	Viktoria Köln
2DF	Sadik Fofana	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21)	5	0	1. FC Nürnberg
2DF	Lasse Günther	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	SV Wehen Wiesbaden
2DF	Tim Oermann	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Wolfsberger AC

3MF	Merlin Röhl	(2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22)	7	0	SC Freiburg
3MF	Robert Wagner	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 21)	5	1	SC Freiburg
3MF	Christopher Scott	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Royal Antwerp
3MF	Jens Castrop	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21)	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg
3MF	Niklas Jessen	(2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	FC St. Pauli

4FW	Paul Nebel	(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 22)	12	3	Karlsruher SC
4FW	Maximilian Beier	(2002-10-17) 17 October 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Hannover 96
4FW	Fisnik Asllani	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)	5	3	1899 Hoffenheim
4FW	Armindo Sieb	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Greuther Fürth
4FW	Tim Rossmann	(2003-11-11) 11 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Karlsruher SC
4FW	Derry Scherhant	(2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Hertha BSC

Recent call-ups

The following list of players have also been called up by the Germany u-20 side and still remain eligible for selection:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tjark Ernst	(2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Hertha BSC	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022

DF	Lasse Rosenboom	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Werder Breman	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
DF	Meiko Sponsel	(2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Rot-Weiss Essen	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022

MF	Tim Breithaupt	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Karlsruher SC	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
MF	Jomaine Consbruch	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Arminia Bielefeld	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022

FW	Marvin Obuz	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Holstein Kiel	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Nick Woltemade	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 22)	4	1	SV Elversberg	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Emilio Kehrer	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22)	3	2	Cercle Brugge	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Ben Bobzien	(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Mainz 05	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022
FW	Erik Shuranov	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 22)	2	0	1. FC Nürnberg	v. Portugal, 22 November 2022

Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Winner (1981)
Runners-up (1987)

Notes

1 = as West Germany
2 = as East Germany

Under 20 Elite League

Winner (2017–18)
Runners-up (2022–23, 2023–24)

Awards

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Individual

Silver Ball: Michael Zorc (1981)
Bronze Ball: Roland Wohlfarth (1981), Marcel Witeczek (1987)
Golden Shoe: Marcel Witeczek (1987)
Silver Shoe: Ralf Loose (1981), Roland Wohlfarth (1981)
Bronze Shoe: Marc Stendera (2015)

Team

FIFA Fair Play Award: 1987

Under 20 Elite League

Individual

Top scorer: Robin Hack (2017–18)

References

"Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
"Team und Trainer" (in German). Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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American football
- M
- F
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Ball hockey
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- U18
Basketball
- M
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- F
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- M
- F
Beach soccer
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- M
- W
Field hockey
- M
- F
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- W-U21
Floorball
- M U19
- F
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Football
- M
- M-U23
- M-U21
- M-U20
- M-Y
- F
- F-U23
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- F-U19
- F-U17
- F-Y
- CP
Futsal
Goalball
- M
- F
- F U19
Gymnastics
- M
- W
Handball
- M
- M-J
- M-Y
- F
- F-J
Ice hockey
- M
- M-U20
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- F
- F-U18
Ice sledge hockey
Inline hockey
- M
- F
Korfball
Pitch and putt
Racquetball
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Roller hockey
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Rugby union
- M
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- M-7
- F
- F-7
Softball
- F
- F U18
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- M
- F
Tennis
- M
- F
- X
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- Longtrack
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- U21
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Volleyball
- M
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- F
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- M
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