Poland national under-21 football team

The Poland national under-21 football team () is the national under-21 football team of Poland 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 European Under-21 Championship 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 Summer Olympics. Since the team's foundation, Poland only managed to qualify once, the 1992 Summer Olympics due to 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 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.

UEFA European U-21 Championship UEFA European Under-21 Championship recordYearRound *1978did not qualify19801982Quarter-finals201134198420113619862101151988did not qualify19901992Quarter-finals201116 1994200215 1996did not qualify 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017Group stage301237 2019320147 2021did not qualify 2023 2025Group stage3003211 2027QualifiedTotalQuarter-finals1934121851

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 Players born in or after 2004 are eligible for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

The following players were selected for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying matches against Sweden and Italy on 30 September and 5 October 2026.

Caps and goals updated as of 5 October 2026 after the match against Italy. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Recent call-ups The following players (born in 2004 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-21 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:

WD Withdrew from the squad. INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

SEN Withdrew due to a call up to the senior team.

Coaching history Note: List is not complete 1972–1974 – Andrzej Strejlau 1974–1975 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-21) 1975–1978 – Ryszard Kulesza (U-23) 1979–1982 – Waldemar Obrębski 1983–1986 – Edmund Zientara 1987–1989 – Bogusław Hajdas 1990–1992 – Janusz Wójcik 1992–1994 – Wiktor Stasiuk 1994–1995 – Mieczysław Broniszewski 1996–1997 – Edward Lorens 1998–1999 – Paweł Janas 2000–2001 – Lesław Ćmikiewicz 2002–2003 – Edward Klejndinst 2004–2005 – Władysław Żmuda 2006–2010 – Andrzej Zamilski 2011–2012 – Stefan Majewski 2013–2017 – Marcin Dorna 2017–2020 – Czesław Michniewicz 2020–2022 – Maciej Stolarczyk 2022–2023 – Michał Probierz 2023–2025 – Adam Majewski 2025–present – Jerzy Brzęczek

Honours Friendly Fajr International Tournament Champions: 1986

See also Poland national football team Poland Olympic football team Poland national under-20 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

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