The Poland national under-20 football team represents Poland in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland.
Competitive record *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. 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.
FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup recordYearRound 1977did not qualify 1979Fourth place6222106 1981Group stage310242 1983Third place6402137 1985qualified, but did not enter 1987did not qualify 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007Round of 164112410 2009did not qualify 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019Round of 16411253 2023did not qualify 2025 2027TotalBest: Third place2394103628
Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 With the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship hosted on home soil, the tournament started badly for Poland, with a demoralizing 0–1 loss to 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 the hopes of qualifying for the final four evaporated in a 0–2 defeat to the Czechs. The Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in Group A, and with it, a ticket to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 Being the host of the tournament, Poland automatically qualified. With an inexperienced youth squad, having previously unable to qualify for any major U-19 European Championship and only competed in much smaller Under 20 Elite League, Poland put the tournament with pressure. They were grouped with Colombia, Senegal and Tahiti.
Poland managed to finish third in their group, after managing a lone 5–0 win over Tahiti and holding Senegal goalless draw, previously lost 0–2 to Colombia. This helped Poland to qualify to the round of sixteen, where they were unfortunate to face juggernaut Italy. Despite its resistance, Poland still lost by a penalty, thus for the second time Poland was eliminated from the round of sixteen.
Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results from the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the Elite League matches against Portugal and Czech Republic on 26 and 29 September 2026.
Caps and goals updated as of 29 September 2026 after the match against Czech Republic. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
Recent call-ups The following players (born in 2005 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-20 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:
WD Withdrew from the squad due to a non-injury issue. INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. U21 Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the under-21 team.
See also Poland national football team Poland Olympic football team Poland national under-21 football team Poland national under-19 football team Poland national under-18 football team Poland national under-17 football team Poland national under-16 football team
References
External links Official website Polish Soccer Pawel Mogielnicki's Page Poland in World Cups